Metal News

At 14, Toronto school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever.

Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA 's July 7, 2009 concert in in Nimes, France a ' including clips of pre-show meet-and-greets, tuning-room jams, soundchecsk, photo shoots and the actual performances a ' can be viewed below.

Heavy metal veterans Judas Priest are on tour this summer celebrating the 30th anniversary of writing and recording their classic album, British Steel, which they will play in its entirety on stage for the very first time.

Rick Savage, left, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Rick Allen and Vivian Campbell == adds to an eclectic bill at the Post-Gazette Pavilion.

An open verdict was recorded yesterday on the death of Ronald "Buster" Edwards, the Great Train Robber turned florist, who was found hanged in a lock-up garage.

Tonight's METALLICA concert in Nimes, France at Arenes de Nimes was professionally filmed for a forthcoming DVD release.

A couple of my readers, including myself, might ask how good the GOM was this year.

A young North Dakotan's coming-of-age via the events that shaped his favorite music genre: heavy metal.

By MARIO TARRADELL It's a day full of phone interviews for Demi Lovato, the 16-year-old singer and actress born and raised in Dallas.

Goteborgs-Posten 's GP TV conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan at this year's edition of the Metaltown festival on Friday, June 26 at Frihamnen in Gothenburg, Sweden.

London metal band Kittie is once again ready to rock. With founding members and Byron-based sisters Morgan and Mercedes Lander still in the lineup, Kittie recently signed a three-record deal with E1 Music.

TRAFFIC delays can be expected on the A59 between Sawley and Gisburn this weekend due to a three-day music festival that kicks off on Friday.

Slipknot and Metallica are frontrunners for this year's Kerrang! Awards. Between them the two metal acts have 11 nominations - six for the masked band and five for Metallica - at the rock magazine bash to be held in August.

The High Court ordered the Military Advocate General on Wednesday to file harsher charges against an Israel Defense Forces officer who ordered a soldier to shoot a rubber-coated metal bullet at a bound Palestinian.

Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer says he wrote his new book, "Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top," in order "to be entertaining, but at the same to...help people." Kramer tells Billboard.com that "Hit Hard," which publishes today , is the result of a four-year process with writers William Patrick and Keith Garde.

JUDAS PRIEST Singer On 'British Steel': 'It's An Important Record For The Genre Of Heavy Metal' - June 24, 2009 Greg Prato of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Rob Halford of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST .

Heavy metal band Kittie have signed a worldwide deal with E1 Music and will release three albums through the label.

Head bangers, rejoice: thrash metal titans Slayer have announced that their ninth studio album, World Painted Blood , will be released late this summer.

With metal fans gathering across Europe for the epic Sonisphere tour, the organizers now present the unique Sonisphere souvenir USB wristband, offering fans the ultimate collection of content from the festival.

Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA 's June 24, 2009 concert in Rome, Italy a ' including clips of pre-show meet-and-greets, tuning-room jams and the actual performances a ' can be viewed below.