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- August 31
- August 30
- August 29
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- Live return with 1st album in 8 years
- Butcher Babies cover Osmonds, ZZ Top
- Anthrax ex Turbin could've joined Metallica
- Rock icons join forces for second charity auction
- Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week
- Annihilator, Down and more on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Springsteen pens children's book
- Emigrate Kruspe amazed by Lemmy collusion
- Orange Goblin and My Sleeping Karma join Desertfest
- Lennon killer sorry for being 'an idiot'
- Distorted Harmony drop live video
- Asking Alexandria reveal Moving On clip
- Queen frustrated over Mercury duet with Jackson
- EXCLUSIVE: Excerpt from Cannibal Corpse – Bible Of Butchery biography
- Amplifier Open Up for Mystoria
- Morgoth stream God Is Evil
- Alter Bridge X boxset finally finished
- Agent premiere Collecting Scars
- Big Big Train for 2 London shows
- Perry recalls blues lesson for Metallica
- Evergrey came close to split
- Di’Anno: I hit the notes Rob Halford can’t reach
- hAND go gold with album No.3
- Led Zeppelin present second wave of reissues
- Black Tongue drop Eclipse promo
- Counting Crows unveil Scarecrow clip
- August 28
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- Mr Big name tour drummer
- Godsmack Larkin shows restraint with blues band
- Unearth reveal Watchers Of Rule
- Richards praises 'showman' Berry
- Opeth happy with their place in the metal scene
- BFMV go ghost hunting in Wales
- Playing Hendrix saved me - Andre
- Saxon's Byford fronts sci-fi concept band
- Riffs That Shook The World #1: Metallica – Creeping Death
- Orange Goblin stop by on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Perry: Aerosmith could tour rather than record
- Abysmal Dawn stream Inanimate
- Christine McVie on overcoming fear of flying
- UPF announce record deal and tour
- COC set to unveil limited edition vinyl reissues
- Scorsese to direct Ramones movie
- Me Vs Hero album streams via app game
- Kinks: No Dave, no reunion
- Is your favourite venue about to close?
- Kamelot feel the cold in video
- Nickelback detail No Fixed Address
- Anaal Nathrakh reveal their Idol
- ZZ Top cancel tour over Hill bus accident
- A7X drop original video for Unholy Confessions
- Phillips' 5-disc anthology details revealed
- Phil Rudd: AC/DC album better than Black Ice
- Sixx AM cover The Cars classic Drive
- Prong showcase single promo
- Billy Idol reveals record and tour news
- Skeletonwitch drop creepy clip
- Amy Lee streams Push The Button
- August 27
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- Code Orange launch I Am King stream
- Box set release for Dylan’s Basement Tapes
- All That Remains done with 7th record
- UK dates for Gogol Bordello
- Cannibal Corpse tracks are 'mini horror movies'
- Def Leppard set for UK NFL showdown
- Cavalera Conspiracy detail tracklist
- Tate to auction stage backdrop for injured fan
- Riffs That Shook The World #2: Pantera – Cowboys From Hell
- Evergrey drop in on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Obituary stream Visions In My Head
- Meshuggah confirm anniversary tour
- Kings Of Leon pull 2 more shows
- Dillinger take the rap with Jarren
- Neil Young splits with wife Pegi after 36 years
- Opeth reveal secret wish
- Red Dragon Cartel name bassist
- Rainbow could rise again says Joe Lynn Turner
- Dieter Meier to play in London
- Architects detail biggest UK tour
- Pantera reunion calls are selfish says Vinnie Paul
- EXCLUSIVE: The new album art from American Heritage
- An open letter to metalcore from The Hell
- Kinks to reunite.. with or without Dave Davies
- Lombardo reveals last Slayer text
- Kate Bush albums re-enter charts
- Suicidal Tendencies bassist Rawbiz dies
- Plant album could be his last
- Slash: Aerosmith have made us a better band
- Empress AD stream debut
- Entombed AD to tour with Hang The Bastard
- Butcher Babies tease release
- August 26
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- ALS fighter Jason Becker 's brave bucket challenge
- The Haunted get brutal on Cutting Teeth
- Genesis film gets Blu-ray update
- Joe Bonamassa won't lose focus in studio
- Papa Roach stay positive
- Iron Maiden reissue vinyl back catalogue
- Quatro marks 50 years with box set
- It's all about riffs on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Killer Be Killed unveil Snakes clip
- Prince to release 2 albums in 1 day
- Motorhead in cruise control
- Pendragon bare their Soul
- Sepultura drop teaser for Rio DVD
- Riffs That Shook Your World #3: Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath
- White Hills premiere Spirit Of Exile video
- Hammer's Dark Lord in ice bucket challenge
- Stevie Nicks' Lady gets lyric video
- Gerard Way: Opening festivals was 'cool'
- EXCLUSIVE: Aphyxion – Earth Entangled album stream
- Blythe guests on PBF track So Low
- Rudess: Portnoy replacement had to be kind
- EXCLUSIVE: Lock & Key – The Divide EP stream
- Claudio Sanchez's song for his son
- Shadows Fall to go on hiatus
- Di'Anno: My wife won't let me quit
- Steven Wilson remixes Yes’ Relayer
- Rollins vows to learn from Williams rant
- Crossfaith confirm first UK headline tour
- Led Zep riff tops BBC poll
- BMTH confirm Wembley supports
- Rush novel No.2 underway
- In Flames reveal future hopes
- August 25
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- Alice Cooper raises the dead
- Ex-Trouble stars form The Skull
- Halford picks 10 albums that changed his life
- Competition: win a John Varvatos Makeover
- Rise Against credit duo for evolution
- Devil City Angels stream latest release
- Pulled Apart By Horses bassist collapses
- Ghost cite ABBA as main influence
- Alien Ant Farm pay Homage to heroes
- The Cult hint at heavier album
- Limp Bizkit drop video for Endless Slaughter
- Slipknot's Gray Chapter set for October release
- Goldy recruits MSG man Findlay
- Tate claims he's the 'winner' in Queensryche saga
- August 24
- August 23
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- Rollins' sorrow over Williams suicide rant
- TNT mark 30 years with orchestral live pack
- Sonata Arctica revisit Ecliptica
- BSR pick Nick as replacement producer
- A Day To Remember's Neil Westfall trying to be metal
- Fearless Vampire Killers detail second album
- Scar Symmetry push the Limits
- Scott Ian: I hope Lady Gaga covers Anthrax
- August 22
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- Wolf postpone UK dates
- Frehley claims he and Simmons are still 'brothers'
- Sanctuary debut Arise And Purify
- Classic Rock's Tracks of the Week
- Frank Iero proud of record's DIY ethic
- Lacuna Coil go backstage
- Rammstein, Twisted Sister + more on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Rothery offers free track with Hackett
- Nuclear Assault aim to go out with big bang
- Bluesy doomsters Witch Mountain unveil stunning new track
- Sixx AM drop Stars stream
- UK PREMIERE: Ides Of Gemini – The Adversary
- Vote For The Riff That Shook The World
- Wesley joins Bigelf for tour
- Rollins can't feel bad for Robin Williams
- Obituary teaser for Inked In Blood
- Hard Rock Hell 8 adds more acts
- BRMC’s Been leads late dad’s band
- Dream Theater to break Wall live
- Your Guide To Your Free Guardians Of The Riff CD
- At The Gates unveil album artwork
- Slash says media to blame for GN'R 'conflict'
- Weiland shouts down arrest rumour
- Genesis to launch 42-year R-Kive
- Scar Symmetry list Singularity tracks
- Whitesnake name new axeman
- AC/DC will tour vows Rudd
- Skyharbor detail Guiding Lights
- Ian Dury box set to include all 8 albums
- Revived Breaking Benjamin lineup confirmed
- August 21
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- Zappa reissue revealed
- Foo Fighters Unveil Sonic Highways Trailer
- Vinnie praises UK audiences
- Nonpoint give studio update
- Win the ultimate Joe Bonamassa prize
- MoeTar thrilled with 'labour of love'
- Peter Gabriel Is Prog God 2014
- Jerry Cantrell, Hammerfall + more on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Yes show their lighter side
- PREMIERE: Hammerfall – Hector's Hymn
- Gerard Way relives alcohol torment
- Tame Impala 'joke' could lead to legal action
- Bizkit DJ wants award back
- Dylan 'lost lyrics' track gets star treatment
- WIN sets of weekend passes to HRH AOR 3
- Between The Buried And Me detail studio DVD
- Buzzcocks reveal album and tour details
- Friedman loves 'fresh' Babymetal sound
- Frampton calls out snap-happy fans
- Century Media founder launches new label
- Drover completes Queensryche flip
- Betrayal ex Tony in child porn charges
- Carl Palmer’s retirement joke
- Bon Jovi reunion fuelled by ice challenge?
- Nightwish write movies, not songs
- Halford recalls his miracle clean-up moment
- Gwar announce tour in honour of tragic Brockie
- August 20
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- Hendrix records set for reissue
- Grohl in epic ice bucket challenge
- Johnny Thunders to be revealed in documentary
- Gray: Mudvayne not over yet
- Lillian Axe lose bassist Morris
- Von Hertzens back in the studio
- Devilment, Behemoth and more on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Carnifex reveal performance vid
- Tyler premieres Sin City track
- Schnauser chop out album teaser
- Ace: Send Simmons back to school
- Enchant offer more Divide clips
- ENVY ALERT: Herman Li shredding on FFDP's yacht
- Verse Vica detail 'musical hybrid'
- Electric Wizard drop SadioWitch stream
- Adrenaline Mob name Moyer replacement
- Bush back with Man On The Run
- Crossfaith cancel tour dates
- Pylo to tour UK
- Lounge Kittens rock Metalgeddon
- Slash teases 30 Years single
- Paice hopes he’s wrong about Blackmore
- Thayil in new jab at Corgan
- Slipknot, Faith No More, Soundgarden & more for Soundwave
- Waters’ Wall movie gets premiere
- Superjoint Ritual in reunion
- Nickelback return for Revolution
- August 19
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- Korn drop clip for Hater
- Kate Bush: Don't ruin shows with cameras
- Yellowcard premiere One Bedroom
- Mellencamp back with Troubled Man
- Flying Colors premiere Mask Machine
- Neil amazed how Crue survived 'dark days'
- Celtic Frost, Iron Maiden + more on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Philm rejuvinated me – Lombardo
- Hellyeah had lot to prove on Blood For Blood
- Amplifier's 8-bit Carpet ride
- The Blackout detail UK tour
- Kravitz launches Strut title track
- Coheed reveal Silent Earth reissue
- Danko Jones stream live album
- The Haunted need day jobs to keep them sane
- Ace turns guns on Stanley
- Tyler duets with Smokey Robinson
- Trioscapes play out Dream Sequence
- Way gears up for shows with No Shows vid
- Elliott out of BSR album
- Sixx AM see Stars
- Kate Bush photo books unveiled
- Duff to Jam with Seattle symphony
- August 18
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- No heart fears for Aerosmith Kramer
- Magnum unveil UK Winter tour
- Bob Seger releases Ride Out album in October
- Varone sticks the boot into Skid Row
- Potty-mouthed Buckcherry drop further f-bombs
- Blood Red Throne drop in on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Scorpions mark 50 years with album and tour
- Behemoth and Enslaved announced for Inferno Festival
- Opeth stream Pale Communion
- Hawkwind hire Brian Blessed for nightmare single
- Lacuna Coil songs were 'self therapy'
- PREMIERE: Cavalera Conspiracy – Bonzai Kamakazi
- Win A VIP Room For Up To 8 People AT HRH3
- Twin Atlantic play HMV London in-store
- Nashville Pussy detail UK tour
- Gwar mainman gets flaming send-off
- Exclusive: Devastating doomsters Pallbearer stream new album in full!
- Ten Things We Learned From Metal Hammer Issue 261
- Johnny Winter was ‘kindred spirit’ - Trucks
- Issue 15 of The Blues is on sale today
- Sixx: Don’t bash Simmons
- Katatonia detail 4-disc live set
- New Music Monday: Pay No Respect – Hope For The Hopeless
- Philip Sayce streams Influence in full
- Thunders’ bassist Rath dead at 66
- Win the last available room at Hammerfest VII
- Flotsam And Jetsam to revamp old tracks
- Babymetal are playing Brixton O2 Academy
- The Cure photo book confirmed
- Pearcy: 30 years of Ratt 'enough'
- Biohazard play down porn link
- District 97 offer Kickstart tease
- August 17
- August 16
- August 15
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- Spotlight shines on The Killing Lights
- Hollywood horror show for Slash
- Aversions Crown sign to Nuclear Blast
- Classic Rock's Tracks of the Week
- Def Leppard's Allen goes from kit to canvas
- Down and Hellyeah join us on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Northern Oak show their roots
- Subterranea: Occultation unleash a magickal new track!
- Nita Strauss in Alice Cooper dreamland
- Experts left Thunderstruck by cost of AC/DC song
- Exclusive: winterfylleth unleash glorious new lyric video
- Buckcherry EP is no gimmick says Todd
- Polyphia drop video for 87
- Pierce The Veil back in studio
- Win a foosball table signed by LOADS of bands
- Tate: Firing is 'career suicide' for Queensryche
- The Trews annouce UK Tour
- Joanne Shaw Taylor rocks out in Mud
- Lamb Of God Chris not Slipknot drummer
- Nikki Sixx slams 'moronic' Gene Simmons
- Tool drummer Danny steps up for Primus
- Release leaves Crobot spooked
- August 14
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- Quo recall stage disasters
- Godsmack turn on the power
- PREMIERE: Manumit – Abuse Of Power
- Motorhead Phil covers Sabbath
- Children Of Bodom + Lacuna Coil on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Accept embark on Final Journey
- The Offspring get animated
- PREMIERE: Steak – Rising
- Laiho: Don't complain, just keep touring
- Trail Of Dead set cover art puzzle
- Strummer car up for auction
- Carcass: Babymetal are no gimmick
- Claudio Sanchez launches label
- Soundgarden latest on lullaby list
- Schenker on a Mission
- PREMIERE: Evergrey – King Of Errors
- 5FDP pay tribute to war veterans
- Halford predicts Redeemer will be ‘revered’
- Aeon Zen reveal Algorithm remix
- Journey and Whitesnake men form supergroup
- Lamb Of God Adler keeps Slipknot silence
- Aerosmith Kramer in heart rumours
- The Enid announce London show
- Sammy Hagar to host Classic Rock Awards, voting now open
- August 13
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- Black Moth land 8-date UK tour
- Frank Iero goes Joyriding
- Queen see future with Lambert
- Machine Head detail album No.8
- Van Halen split led to lasting friendship
- PREMIERE: Buckcherry – The Motherfucker
- Entombed AD + Dimmu Borgir on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Def Lep's Rick recalls comeback crossroads
- Slash feared for 'frat boy' video
- Frehley streams Joker cover
- Beartooth versus food in video
- The Haunted stream Exit Wounds track
- Steve Rothery goes to Sea
- Draiman warns of ‘new Holocaust’
- Duff: Weiland VR era is ‘played out’
- Classic Rock 201 has landed
- Slipknot unveil new single artwork
- Coal Chamber album on way
- AC/DC murder case reopened
- Danzig's Misfits lawsuit thrown out of court
- Echolyn’s Kull producing Fractal Mirror
- Machine Head hit UK in December
- Ozzy’s debt to tragic Williams
- Rush park plans get green light
- Slayer 'missing the magic' says Lombardo
- Red Fang wake up The Meadows
- August 12
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- How Hetfield relies on fans
- Accept’s live Terror
- YOB Unmask The Spectre
- Biffy to play fan setlists at end-of-era shows
- Nirvana cost me $27m says Love
- Frehley trails solo album
- Orphaned Land + Flotsam And Jetsam on tonight's Hammer Radio Show
- Bumblefoot regrets blanking solo career
- Primal Fear lose drummer Black
- A Metal Tribute To The History of Video Games
- Exclusive: Black State Highway debut video
- Donockley, Nolan, Stevens guest with Gandalf’s Fist
- Beatles’ crossing safety fears
- 'Fake' Friedman couldn't stay with Megadeth
- Robb Flynn on why he loves King 810
- Wednesday Is 100 Greatest Prog Albums Day On TeamRock Radio
- King 810 open their Eyes
- Vixen bassist joins Down N Outz
- Shinoda shrugs off missed No.1
- Amplifier go live in November
- Evanescence could be over says Lee
- Weiland slams STP's work with Bennington
- CJ Wildheart's double joy
- Electric Wurms’ turn to Bat
- Lacuna Coil return to UK
- August 11
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- Evile announce Piers as new lead guitarist
- Dickinson only here for the beer
- Foos go the distance on Sonic Highways
- Katagory V fight for survival with campaign
- ZZ Top's Gibbons dancing to a new tune
- Fish swims back from Exile
- Hatebreed, Evile and Prong on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Converge among acts confirmed for Temples 2015
- Royal Blood sick of lazy comparisons
- Followill 'banged up' after tour bus accident
- Orphaned Land: Bitter but hopeful in Gaza warzone
- Life on the road no picnic for Hammerfall
- Mr Big back to tell more stories
- Jasta joins Suicide Silence for Last Breath
- It's Not Over for Simon McBride
- Queensryche: We had to clean up our 'sickness'
- Neal Morse full of optimism on Heaven Smiled
- Astarte singer Tristessa dies
- The Pineapple Thief announce European tour
- August 10
- August 9
- August 8
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- Hammerfall trail Hector’s Hymn
- Tommy Lee leads cruelty campaign
- Watch free live Bloodstock stream
- The Agonist hail producer Donaldson
- Classic Rock's Tracks of the Week
- Devo crowdfund Casale tribute DVD
- Lemmy guests with Rammstein's Kruspe
- How Hoffmann thinks before he plays
- The Enid detail surprise album
- A7X anniversary takes them back in time
- Collins confirms benefit show
- Tin Spirits launch Summer Now video
- Memphis May Fire go Beneath The Skin
- Overkill Blitz's shock over death warning
- Rick Wakeman to headline HRH Prog 3
- Could Clapton live DVD be his last?
- Threshold reveal Journey guitars
- Slayer music to be everything fans expect - King
- Foos offer 8 seconds of 8th album
- Meshuggah revisit I EP
- Anthrax Ian's sweary DVD gets launch date
- Warrior shines in creepy Triptykon video
- Get Addicted to Amaranthe
- August 7
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- Decapitated drop Dummy God single
- Hendrix park brings joy to Seattle
- Way lets secret out of the bag
- Quo gigs get the green light
- Song pays honour to King Diamond creature
- Stream sweary Buckcherry song
- Scorpions, Accept and more on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Capture the Crown continue their Reign of Terror
- 15 things the stars told us in Classic Rock 200
- Rock icons join forces in charity auction
- The Who ask fans to get involved
- North Atlantic Oscillation celebrate August
- Enuff Z'Nuff aim to strike Gold with covers
- PREMIERE: Wovenwar – All Rise
- DevilDriver exes return in Bellum
- Get A Free Copy Of Prog At This Year's Cropredy Festival
- Frampton's phone fury
- Wilson's Ten Commandments Of Fuckery
- Funky Munky predicts Korn's next move
- Hammerfest VII announces Stoner stage
- Floyd engineer Jackson confirms Noisy solo outing
- Dragonforce made to face racist past
- Rothery teases Ghosts release
- New Found Glory get Selfless
- Oldfield confirms 8-album set
- Has Foos album art leaked?
- Slipknot secrets to stay under wraps - Taylor
- Nightwish drummer Jukka 'steps aside'
- Young 'won't return' to AC/DC
- Mustaine clears up Dissection row
- New Model Army keep fans Guessing
- Talking Heads used life savings for classic film
- Gillan: Blackmore and I were both assholes
- Riot V back with first record since Reale's death
- August 6
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- Watch Primal Fear Alive And On Fire clip
- Nicks drops video for The Dealer
- Sixx AM Get It Right
- Joe Elliott guests on song he wrote for Vega
- Entombed AD fly into a Rage
- Emperor, Body Count and more on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Foreigner boxset features first seven records
- PREMIERE: Plainview – Aino
- Godflesh go 'back to core' with 3rd album
- Have a taste of Horses Blood
- Knock Out Kaine take to the air with Dickinson
- PREMIERE: Triptykon – Aurorae
- Peart details part 2 of his autobiography
- Y&T hit studio to celebrate 40 year career
- Man jailed after Bizkit phone thefts
- Grateful Dead Spring 23-disc set
- Simmons reacts to racism row
- Offspring still in love with Smash
- Filth is a Puppet for Motionless
- Anvil part ways with bassist Sal
- New Issue Of Prog On Sale Today
- Taylor pleased with reaction to Negative One
- Days Between Stations launch debut video
- Bryan Adams strips down
- Moyer 'confused' over Mob fight
- Rock Hall under fire over DJ Freed's ashes
- Datsuns awake from Deep Sleep
- Anthrax Bello recalls last words to Burton
- Protest The Hero clear the Mist
- August 5
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- Guns comes out firing
- Killing Joke ease pain of Alt-Fest cancellation
- Twice as nice for Twin Atlantic
- Petty flying high live on chat show
- Slipknot unveil official video for The Negative One
- Iero weighs up the future
- Flaming Lips reveal Pepper cover details
- Former Megadeth pair's Metallica tribute
- Gojira, Def Leppard and more on tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Time off 'strange' says Mikkey Dee
- Oceansize classic gets vinyl treatment
- Trouble brewing for doom merchants
- Fripp hopes for Crimson joy at last
- Steve 'N' Seagulls take on AC/DC's Thunderstruck
- Marmozets get Weird on debut
- Jane's Addiction offer MS therapy
- Darkest Hour make Misery
- Hammerfest VII announces Doom stage
- Moon Safari detail Mexico live set
- Jim Morrison 'was murdered' says Faithfull
- Obituary unveil Bloody cover
- Moyer leaves Mob via Twitter
- The Agonist drop 3rd studio clip
- Trail Of Dead set 4 UK dates
- Rare Moore tracks on live album
- August 4
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- Fans snap up Jack White on vinyl
- Bloodstock launch official app and announce signing tent times
- Demonic Resurrection drop by tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- William Orbit to work on Queen archive release
- Puscifer man Tim recovering after heart op
- Jagger worked through pain of girlfriend's death
- Claypool, Lee and Flea named in top bass poll
- Filmmaker seeks funds to finish Terry Kath movie
- King 810 ready to go to War
- Anathema launch self-titled video
- Apocalyptica and Perez join forces
- Lovering: Pixies dysfunctional as ever
- All Time Low reach Wembley at last
- Oliveri solo track Explodes
- New Music Monday: Hacktivist – False Idols
- Yes trail classic lineup DVD
- Korn call on bully victims to speak up
- Savatage confirm festival reunion
- God Dethroned return next year
- Bonham bows out of California Breed
- Opeth bring on the Rains
- August 3
- August 2
- August 1
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- Rich Robinson lines up UK tour
- Big Country reveal reissues
- Anthrax closed door on Caggiano writing skills
- Bizkit's tasty treat for fans
- Slipknot have released a new song!
- Gaslight Anthem keep on Rollin'
- More bands for Hammerfest VII
- Paul Gray widow sees lawsuit dismissed
- Opeth record title came with side effects
- PREMIERE: Hang The Bastard – Sex In The Seventh Circle
- Shep Gordon stops by tonight's Metal Hammer Radio Show
- Jon Lord tribute gets DVD release
- Rare Vintage from Sixx AM
- Numbers add up for Zombie
- Winery Dogs give acoustic airing of One More Time
- Melvins recruit Butthole Surfers
- Meshuggah detail 25th anniversary live pack
- Exodus reveal Blood art
- PREMIERE: Servers – Claustrophobia
- Selway drops dark solo video
- Fleece boss hopes venue is saved
- PREMIERE: Alestorm – Magnetic North
- Gus G takes the blame
- PREMIERE: Confessions Of A Traitor – Scavengers
- Threshold bring Journey to life
- Lee Roth's iconic Uncle Manny dies
- Frampton caught in Friendly Fire
- Transatlantic to perform at the 2014 Prog Awards
- Mike D blames death of spandex on grunge
- Campbell cancer in remission again
- Townsend takes flight with latest project
- Quiet Riot's Jizzy is the 'real deal'