Halsey unveils their new angst-fuelled emo track Lonely Is The Muse

Heriot, Fever 333 and Leprous are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe says he's going to start performing sat down with a phone in his hand if fans continue to film his concerts

Norwegian prog metal quintet Leprous will release new album Melodies Of Atonement in August

The No Name tour is taking place wherever and whenever Jack White feels like it, mostly in small clubs, back yard fetes and festivals

Bones UK share the atmospheric new track Knee Deep, lifted from forthcoming album Soft

Nigerien desert rockers Mdou Moctar were filmed playing at the Sultans' Palace in the historic centre of Agadez

You can now bid to make your ultimate metal dinner date fantasy a reality and take out Metallica's James Hetfield for a night in Colorado

Alan Niven, the former manager, co-songwriter and producer of Great White on the Jack Russell he knew

Graham Nash insists 1974 "doom tour" wouldn't have gone ahead without distractions