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Original Pantera vocalist Terry Glaze is back in a new supergroup called Axe Dragger, who just released their self-titled debut single. Glaze is joined by Fu Manchu guitarist Bob Balch, Dark Funeral bassist Fredrik Isaksson and former Pentagram drummer Pete Campbell. Axe Dragger will release their self-titled debut album on March 6 via Ripple Music.

David Gilmour has celebrated Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ landing the Christmas Number One album spot. The classic record has been reissued with new digital and physical editions for its 50th anniversary, and on Friday (December 19), it was announced that it had topped the Official Albums Chart for Christmas. The record did not top the

At least nine rock or metal bands removed their music from Spotify in 2025, with many of them moving off the platform in the past six months. The reasons behind these moves include everything from concerns over artist compensation to Spotify co-founder, chairman and CEO Daniel Ek’s other company (Prima Materia) securing a few hundred

The US Justice Department has released an initial tranche of documents related to dead paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was arrested in July 2019 for sex trafficking and was found dead in his jail cell in August of that year, with authorities later determining that he hanged himself. Since his death, there has been a campaign

Metallica have dropped an early Christmas treat for fans as James Hetfield has shared a spoken word narration of the popular Christmas tale, “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” which many often recognize from its opening line, “Twas the night before Christmas.” The Hetfield narration of this classic Christmas tale initially premiered Friday (Dec. 19) on

Glastonbury’s Block9 has uploaded a range of sets from their 2025 line-up, including from Sub Focus and IMOGEN – listen below. This year, the Block9 area at the festival’s hedonistic south-east corner was made up of four stages, IICON, Genosys, the NYC Downlow and The Meat Rack, providing a place for electronic music fans to revel deep into the

What were 2025’s best rock albums? While we recently shared with you the 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025 with you and named Three Days Grace‘s Alienation our Rock Album of the Year, we have not gone through the process of ranking the year’s best as of yet … until now. The discussions

Oasis guitarist Gem Archer has spoken about playing with Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs on the band’s huge reunion tour this year. READ MORE.: Oasis live in Cardiff: a supersonic reunion for a new generation In an interview with Guitar World, Archer reflected on playing the giant Oasis reunion tour – which wrapped up in São Paulo, Brazil on November 23 –

Megadeth are now three songs deep into their self-titled final album and we’ve got the new song and lyrics for “Let There Be Shred.” Dave Mustaine and Teemu Mantysaari are clearly having a great time living up to the title of the song as they lay down some blistering guitar work on this pulse-racing banger.

Olivia Dean has shared the story of how encountering the story of a single mother who couldn’t afford a ticket to her show inspired her to call out Ticketmaster and AEG’s “vile” re-sale practices. READ MORE: The UK ban on secondary ticketing explained by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy: “Time is up for ticket touts” After tickets for

On Wednesday (Dec. 17), Tom Morello joined Loudwire Nights to celebrate the release of his latest song, “Everything Burns,” featuring Beartooth. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. “It really was lightning in a bottle,” Morello told host Chuck Armstrong about working with Beartooth on the song. As

Kirsty MacColl’s ex-husband has alleged that there was a “cover-up” surrounding her death to protect a Mexican billionaire. The singer, who collaborated with The Pogues on their festive classic ‘Fairytale Of New York’, died 25 years ago today, on December 18, 2000. She was 41 years old. READ MORE: The Pogues: “Fontaines D.C. are carrying their

Both Perry Farrell and the other members of Jane’s Addiction have both issued new public statements about their split with each admitting fault, but it doesn’t appear that the band will be reuniting. The timing feels a bit odd as Farrell and his bandmates famously split during an onstage altercation in 2024, then immediately announced

Perry Farrell has apologised for starting the physical altercation on stage last year that ended Jane’s Addiction, with remaining members Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins saying they have “come together one last time to resolve our differences”. READ MORE: Jane’s Addiction live in London: the alt-rock icons make an explosive return to the UK

Six former members of masked metal band Mushroomhead will reunite for two shows in April under the moniker the Ex-Faces. The new group will comprise vocalists Waylon Reavis and Jason “J Mann” Popson, guitarist Dave “Gravy” Felton, bassist Joe “Mr. Murdernickel” Kilcoyne, drummer Daniel “Lil’ Dan” Fox and keyboardist/sampler Rick “St1tch” Thomas. The Ex-Faces will

Mariah Carey has responded to ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ breaking the record for the longest-running Number One single in the US. READ MORE: Mariah Carey: “You know what? I love Christmas!” Last week saw the pop star’s 1994 festive hit achieve a record-breaking 20th week at the top spot on the Billboard Hot

What are Tye Trujillo‘s five favorite bass lines of all time? That’s what we’re here to find out! The OTTTO and Suicidal Tendencies musician has been a serious student of the bass from a young age, even having filled in with Korn on a South American tour at the age of 12. Skilled in a number