54+ min ago (377+ words) Buy yourself some cosy, oh-so-snuggly heavy metal pyjamas this winter and rep your favourite bands even whilst you sleep It's cold, rainy, and gets dark around 4pm. The day is basically over by the afternoon, and being at home has suddenly become way more appealing than doing anything else. The solution? Lean into the cozy feeling and head over to Hot Topic's Cyber Weekend sale, where they're offering heavy metal pyjamas with up to 60% off. And yes, heavy metal pyjamas are a thing. It's the season to stay warm AND metal, and what better way to get into the snuggly spirit of things by repping your favourite bands even whilst you sleep, or with a cup of cocoa in front of the fire? Let's get into it - here are the best jammies on the market. Take it from a band with…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (335+ words) Staff writer for Metal Hammer, Rich has never met a feature he didn't fancy, which is just as well when it comes to covering everything rock, punk and metal for both print and online, be it legendary events like Rock In Rio or Clash Of The Titans or seeking out exciting new bands like Nine Treasures, Jinjer and Sleep Token." Whether you've already got a set-up and want to upgrade, or a first-timer looking to get a good audio set-up, there's plenty of deals to dive into. Speaking of which, both Amazon UK and Amazon US are currently offering savings on Philips Stereo HiFi Systems. Read more about the deals they're offering below. Amazon US are currently offering a 29% saving on the Philips Bluetooth Stereo System. A HiFi system with CD, MP3, Wireless Streaming and USB capabilities, it's a great set-up…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago (1126+ words) Chicago's Fall Out Boy were playing to one person a night " and then MTV happened A gig at Knights Of Colombus, a venue in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, where Stump's band Fall Out Boy were filming the video for their very first single, Dead On Arrival, had got completely out of hand. Three songs into the set, the police turned up and shut the show down. "I thought I was going to die," the vocalist and guitarist later told Chicago music TV show, JBTV. Viewed today, Dead On Arrival's video captures the furore that was building around the band at the time. Formed by bassist Pete Wentz and guitarist Joe Trohman in 2001, the duo recruited Stump and later, drummer Andy Hurley, who was renowned on the Chicago punk scene, and signed to independent Florida label, Fueled By Ramen,…...

5+ hour, 1+ min ago (907+ words) He only wanted a harmless distraction from No-Man " but when the debut album sold 30 times its original pressing run, he had to take things more seriously He has since confirmed that another of the album's standout songs, Linton Samuel Dawson, was about LSD; although the lyrics were written by early collaborator Alan Duffy, who was "very immersed in acid culture and psychedelia " it was a Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds-type thing. A lot of what we were doing were shameless pastiches." Druga have never been an important activity for Wilson himself: "The subject does fascinate me," he admits, "but as an outsider. People say a lot of great artists made their best work by using them. I don't believe that. Drugs allowed them to tap into the power of dreams, but I can do that without chemicals to facilitate…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago (315+ words) There's money off both the vinyl and CD editions of the 2025 album that saw Alice reunite with the surviving members of the original Cooper band "A 12-banger cracker of a record!" That was the verdict on The Revenge Of Alice Cooper from Classic Rock. And now this stellar album is available in two dynamite deals in Amazon's Black Friday sale. US buyers can get the album on double vinyl for $30.50 " down from its list price of $39.98 and a saving of 24% UK buyers can get the CD box set for "42.49 " a saving of 15%. This package includes CD Digipak, 7-inch including two bonus tracks vintage art print and t-shirt. For the first time in over 50 years, Alice Cooper and the original band reunite to bring rock "n' roll back from the shadows! The Revenge of Alice Cooper is a high-voltage journey into…...

13+ hour, 55+ min ago (377+ words) Buy yourself some cosy, oh-so-snuggly heavy metal pyjamas this winter and rep your favourite bands even whilst you sleep It's cold, rainy, and gets dark around 4pm. The day is basically over by the afternoon, and being at home has suddenly become way more appealing than doing anything else. The solution? Lean into the cozy feeling and head over to Hot Topic's Cyber Weekend sale, where they're offering heavy metal pyjamas with up to 60% off. And yes, heavy metal pyjamas are a thing. It's the season to stay warm AND metal, and what better way to get into the snuggly spirit of things by repping your favourite bands even whilst you sleep, or with a cup of cocoa in front of the fire? Let's get into it - here are the best jammies on the market. Take it from a band with…...

16+ hour, 4+ min ago (278+ words) Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier hurt his hand on eve of tour and has called on old friend Greg Kubacki from Car Bomb to help out Gojira have kicked off a tour of their homeland France with a new face in the lineup " Car Bomb guitarist Greg Kubacki. Kubacki is filling in for frontman Joe Duplantier, who is unable to perform his guitar parts after injuring his hand just days before the tour launched. His first performance with the band was at the ReimsArena in Reims on Thursday (November 27). Fan-filmed footage can be viewed below. Announcing the news in a post on Gojira's social media channels, Duplantier shared an x-ray of his hand and said: "I hurt my hand a few weeks ago. After getting minor surgery, I'm on the mend but unfortunately I won't be able to play all my…...

16+ hour, 34+ min ago (442+ words) Motley Crue man Nikki Sixx is 66 " and he's not a fan of "artists that are still trying to act 25 and they're 65" Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has taken aim at aging rock stars who still try to pass as much younger than they are. The 66-year-old says artists should embrace evolution and that trying to be something they're not is not "cool for the fans." He tells WTHR: "Life changes, man. It's cool that it changes. The thing that I don't like is when I see artists that are still trying to act 25 and they're 65. I don't think that's cool for the fans. "Evolution is evolution. We all age, we all change, we have different interests, and Motley Crue seems to have ridden that wave pretty good, just letting it be real. "You evolve as a person, as a lyricist....

21+ hour, 21+ min ago (608+ words) Black Sabbath for Black Friday - that's none more black! Black Sabbath's self-titled debut album is arguably the most important heavy record album ever made " and for a limited time it's available on vinyl for a knockdown price at Amazon as part of their huge Black Friday/Cyber Weekend/whatever we're calling it now sale. And that's not the only Sabbath deal on offer. Amazon have also reduced the price on another of the band's early classics, Vol.4 , and the double-vinyl anthology The Ultimate Collection. If you're yet to add any Sabbath to your collection, in my opinion these are the albums to start with. Vol.4 was originally released in 1972 and features landmark tracks such as Supernaut, Snowblind and the famous ballad Changes. The Ultimate Collection focuses purely on Sabbath's first imperial phase in the 1970s with Ozzy Osbourne as singer. This…...

1+ day ago (302+ words) Looking to build out your record collection? Amazon are offering a three-vinyl-for-66 deal on some all-timers Amazon really are offering a record-buyers paradise this Cyber Weekend. We've already offered up a connoisseurs choice collection of albums you can still pick up for cheap with both Amazon UK and US, but it turns out Amazon UK are also offering massive savings on a whole bunch of classic albums, with a deal that lets you pick any three selected albums for 66. It might be 66p short of being a devilish deal, but we reckon that can be forgiven when you see the calibre of albums they've got on offer. Below you can see a few albums we've selected out that are indisputable classics, but you can browse the full range on Amazon UK. Did Nirvana kill off hair metal? Kind of. Arriving amidst…...