As unbelievable as this sounds, we’re genuinely not making this up. Posters advertising Steel Panther’s new album ‘Balls Out’ have been banned after the Advertising Standards Authority received four complaints about their “overtly sexual” content. Yeah. Four whole complaints. (more…)

Slipknot members Corey Taylor and Shawn “Clown” Crahan recently revealed that they’re starting up their own film and television production company, and the duo have already released a special 15-minute film giving us a preview of what’s in store. Come and watch ‘Thy Shalt I’ inside… (more…)

Cancer Bats head up the second raft of acts announced for this year's Hit The Deck festival. The latest announcement for the six-stage indoor festival also brings Rolo Tomassi, Bury Tomorrow, Spy Catcher and I Am The Avalanche, among many others. Cancer Bats are also set to showcase their Bat Sabbath alter ego with a dedicated set of Black Sabbath covers. They join the previously announced Kids In Glass Houses, Deaf Havana, The Wonder Years and We Are The In Crowd at the April 22 event, which takes place across a host of venues in Nottingham. Tickets are available at www.alt-tickets.co.uk. For more information, see www.hitthedeckfestival.com.

JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE made its live debut on January 14 at the Rock-n-Roll GangStar Apparel Pre-NAMM Festival & Jam at Delzano's in Redondo Beach.

CrankItUp.se conducted an interview with Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg and Anton Reisenegger of the extreme metal supergroup LOCK UP on January 3 at Debaser in Stockholm, Sweden.

WatchMojo.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT.

According to Melodic Rock, Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and Billy Sheehan (MR.

On January 4, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with THIN LIZZY guitarist Damon Johnson.

According to the unofficial VAN HALEN web site Van Halen News Desk, those watching the CBS hit show "CSI" tomorrow night (Wednesday, January 25) will get to hear clips of two songs off VAN HALEN's forthcoming album, "A Different Kind Of Truth".

Fan-filmed video footage of BIOHAZARD's January 17, 2012 concert at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City can be seen below.

SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell spoke to Australia's long-running rock station Triple M earlier this week about the band's forthcoming studio album, tentatively due later in the year.

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor and percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan unveiled their new film and TV production company, called Living Breathing Films, this past weekend at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

WatchMojo.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Waters of Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR.

Drummer Tomas Haake and vocalist Jens Kidman of Swedish Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH took part in a video online chat via Ustream.tv earlier today (Tuesday, January 24).

A five-and-a-half-minute video clip which shows "what happens when you ask a serious and dedicated band like UNISONIC to film some promotional clips to promote their new album and the debut EP, 'Ignition'," can be seen below.

"Metal Detector" podcast recently conducted an interview with drummer Donald Tardy of Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY.

BLACK SABBATH's official Facebook page has been updated with a message about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's new album following the revelation earlier this month that guitarist Tony Iommi was diagnosed with cancer.

AEROSMITH lead singer Steven Tyler's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Sunday's (January 22) AFC title game between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens was blasted online, with one fan writing on Twitter, "Steven Tyler's national anthem before the Patriots/Ravens game couldn't have been any worse if John Madden farted it through a harmonica." Tyler was also ridiculed for hav

We still have no idea how Andrew WK managed to have everyone and their mum talking about his upcoming UK tour, but it looks like it was pretty justified – the guy’s shows have now been upgraded! (more…)

Mastodon are about to release the next single from their fucking flawless recent album ‘The Hunter’, and the proggy Georgian riff lords have released a special – and pretty damn trippy – new trailer for the video! Come inside and check out the ‘Dry Bone Valley’ trailer inside… (more…)

Wave 100 conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee before the band's December 17, 2011 concert at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland.

Relapse Records has announced the signing of Melbourne, Australia's doom dwellers INVERLOCH.

Moral Free recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ken Susi of Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH.

SOUNDGARDEN/ex-AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell will perform at Muhammad Ali's 70th-birthday celebration on Saturday, February 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

MetalItalia.com recently conducted separate interviews with Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro of the Italian heavy rock band LACUNA COIL.

CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti recently spoke to Fret 12 about his upcoming debut solo album, "All I Was", tentatively due this spring.

Dutch symphonic black metal act CARACH ANGREN has entered Tidal Wave studio in Karlsruhe, Germany to begin recording its third album for a late 2011 release via the French record label Season Of Mist.

Finnish death metallers TORTURE KILLER will release a new three-song EP entitled "I Chose Death" on March 7 via Dynamic Arts Records.

"Open Your Eyes", the new video from Birmingham, Alabama hard rockers MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER, can be seen below.

Solid State Records has set a March 13 release date for MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE's third, self-titled album.