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RIP Dick Parry
Dick Parry, the saxophone player best known for his work with Pink Floyd, has died at the age of 83.
Read MoreNICKO McBRAIN TO PUBLISH AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is to publish his autobiography this October.
Read MoreCHUCK BILLY TO SHARE TWO TESTAMENTS OF HIS LIFE
Chuck Billy, frontman of Bay Area thrash legends Testament, won’t be holding his breath, or back his words, when he publishes what promises to be an unflinching memoir this November.
Read MoreTOUR NEWS: ABIGAIL WILLIAMS ANNOUNCE IRISH DATES
American black metallers Abigail Willams will shine a four-pointed dark star on the island of Ireland with a run of four dates at the beginning of June.
Read MoreBLOODSTOCK DRAWS FIRST #NEWBLOOD OF 2026
Bloodstock has demonstrated its continuing, unprecedented and unwavering support for the grassroots, independent metal underground by announcing the first bands to play alongside the 30 regional winners of its annual Metal 2 The Masses competition.
Read MorePRS MUST ‘SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT’ ON FEE STRUCTURES
The organization charged with ensuring artists are paid fairly for their work has been accused of actually damaging the music industry by financially harming the very venues in which they perform and earn their livings.
Read MoreGIG NEWS: BRING ME THE HORIZON TO COUNT THEIR BLESSINGS AND REPENT IN MANCHESTER
Following a viral campaign in Manchester that had many tongues wagging throughout the Überverse, Outbreak has dropped a mammoth show at Manchester’s B.E.C Arena on 10 July, when Bring Me The Horizon will celebrate 20 years of ‘Count Your Blessings’.
Read MoreRIP BO LUEDERS
Bo Lueders, guitarist with Chicago hardcore punk band Harm’s Way and co-presenter of the HardLore podcast, has died at the age of 38. A statement by his mother, Holly, said he had passed “by his own hand”.
Read MoreRIP ROSS ‘THE BOSS’ FRIEDMAN
Former The Dictators/Manowar guitarist Ross ‘The Boss’ Friedman has died at the age of 72, following a short battle with ALS.
Read MoreFESTIVAL NEWS: FINAL NAMES CONFIRMED FOR JERA ON AIR
The final names have been confirmed for this summer’s iteration of the Netherlands’ best independent rock weekender, Jera On Air.
Read MoreIRON MAIDEN FUEL FLAMES OF ‘BURNING AMBITION’
The first trailer for the official upcoming 50th anniversary Iron Maiden biopic, ‘Burning Ambition’, has been released.
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