Rockers Metallica have launched their own music festival. The Orion Music + More event will be staged at Bader Field in New Jersey on June 23rd - 24th and the band will headline. A post on the ...

Alice Cooper will ring in 2012 in Hawaii with the oddest band of the year - he'll be joined onstage by 'Weird Al' Yankovic and Michael McDonald as part of a charity show. According to The Maui Ne...

Metallica frontman James Hetfield hit out at members of the paparazzi in Uruguay over Christmas, allegedly hurling stones at the snappers after they failed to leave his vacationing family alone. ...

Adele's hit album 21 has been crowned Entertainment Weekly's top album of 2011. The release has already topped a string of important magazine countdowns and now the Brit can add another major end...

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has landed his own radio show. The star will host new SiriusXM program Ozzy's Boneyard when it launches later this year. Osbourne will showcase tracks from his favorite art...

Lou Reed has received a barrage of "threatening" letters from Metallica fans angry over his collaboration with the rockers. The veteran musician teamed up with the group to record new album Lulu,...

Metallica have reached out to fans in India after their concert debut in the country was scrapped, insisting they are "deeply disappointed" with the cancellation. The band was set to headline the ...

organizers of a scrapped Metallica show in India have reportedly been arrested over allegations they oversold tickets to the gig. The rock group called off a planned concert at the Leisure Valley ...

Disappointed Metallica fans ran rioted in India on Friday after the heavy rockers postponed their first-ever concert in the country due to "technical problems".

Metallica are to play their first show in India. The heavy rockers will headline the upcoming F1 Rocks concert in Uttar Pradesh on October 28 - two days before the inaugural Indian Formula One Gr...

Happy Birthday to: Metallica singer James Hetfield (1963) Lost actress Evangeline Lilly (1979) New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (1977) Actor Jay North (1951) Airplane director John ...

Rockers Slipknot will share their upcoming set at Britain's Sonisphere festival with fans all over the world by streaming the gig over the internet. The band will take to the stage at the rock ev...

Heavy rockers Metallica have recorded an album with music veteran Lou Reed. The band performed with the Perfect Day hit-maker during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concerts in Ne...

Moby has ruled out any more big name collaborations, insisting he can no longer tolerate the "arrogance" of superstars. The hitmaker has recorded tracks with a whole host of A-list artists but ad...

Metallica star Lars Ulrich has been hit with a lawsuit from his former personal assistant, alleging he failed to pay overtime. Steven Wiig has filed papers in Marin Superior Court, California cla...

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are teaming up again for one U.S. Big Four date on the site of the Coachella Festival. The heavy metal groups will come together on April 23 for an outdoor ...

Rockers Bon Jovi are ending 2010 on a high after scoring the year's top-selling tour. The band sold a massive $201 million worth of tickets worldwide for The Circle Tour, topping a list of 2010's...

Happy Birthday to: Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich (1963) 30 Seconds to Mars singer Jared Leto (1978) "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh (1945) Comedian Alan King (1927; d. 2004) Actor/come...

Metallica have issued a statement in a bid to get to the truth of a story suggesting a little girl was kicked into the audience at a recent concert in Australia. The youngster, who is the daughter...

Pop star-turned-actor Justin Timberlake has sided with fallen Napster co-founder Sean Parker in the music downloading debate, admitting he would have used the file-sharing website had he not shot t...

Metallica regret airing their problems in 2004 movie Some Kind Of Monster, insisting they were "stupid" to go public with therapy sessions and band disputes. Drummer Lars Ulrich admits the docum...

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has penned a moving tribute to Ronnie James Dio, while rock stars including Slash and Ozzy Osbourne have also honored the rocker, who died on Sunday. The heavy meta...

Metallica's "Master Of Puppets" has topped a new list of heavy metal albums. The group's 1986 release beat Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast" and "Appetite For Destruction" by Guns N' Roses on the...

Heavy rockers Metallica have boosted security at their upcoming Caracas show in Venezuela in an effort to make sure there isn't a repeat of riots that soured recent shows in Chile and Colombia. T...

Police in Bogotá, Colombia failed to prevent riots at a Metallica concert on Wednesday night - more than 100 fans were arrested after violence erupted outside the venue. Members of the nation's ...

Israeli fans of Metallica have won their bid for cheaper tickets after staging a boycott of the group's May 22 gig in Tel Aviv, Israel. The man behind the Ramat Gan stadium show - the band's first...

Metallica fans in Israel have vowed to boycott the band's upcoming show in Tel Aviv amid complaints of soaring ticket prices. The Enter Sandman hit-makers are scheduled to play at Ramat Gan stadium...

Motorhead star Lemmy and Judas Priest's Rob Halford are to be honored with top prizes at the second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards in April. Ace of Spades singer Lemmy will be the 2010 recipien...