Our good friends in CANDLEMASS has just announced some tour-dates in Sweden for 2024 - go see them if that's in your neighbourhood!

33 years ago TESTAMENT gained tremendous mainstream exposure when they supported JUDAS PRIEST on the massive 'Painkiller' tour, firmly establishing their position in the alltime Top 5 of Thrash Metal bands. Here's a really good audience video recording from that tour:

Just 2 legends hanging out together, not much to see here......! Motörhead & Lemmy was obviously a big influence on Guns N' Roses. Here they are caught jamming live on stage at the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards ceremony in London, England.

This autumn 40 years ago OZZY OSBOURNE and legendary rock photographer Fin Costello shoot the infamous 'Bark At The Moon' session photos in Shepperton, England. Ozzy went through a grueling process to look like a werewolf, art directed by FX master Greg Channon, who had previously done make-up for the

Official announcement from KISS today: "Thanks to Telstra, we will be performing at the 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final. We cannot wait to create rock 'n' roll history playing at the iconic MCG in Melbourne for one last time. We're absolutely thrilled to be performing in front of 100,000 footy

The 'BOWL FOR RONNIE' event returns on November 16th, 2023! The #BowlForRonnie is an annual event hosted by the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund which raises funds for cancer research that furthers early detection and prevention. This event sells out every year, so grab your tickets

This week an amazing previously undiscovered video-clip of KISS performing live at the Tarrant County Convention Center Arena in Fort Worth, TX, USA on August 11th 1976 was published on Youtube by channel DFW Rock Show. This surprising clear footage was filmed with a regular 8mm spring wound Bell &

One of the most epic power ballads of the 1980s, TWISTED SISTER's legendary 'The Price' (from the album 'Stay Hungry') has just been released as a very cool video cover-version by Tommy Johansson of SABATON fame. Watch the brand new video and the original TWISTED SISTER version here: Which of

'DIO - Killing the Dragon' was the latest addition to the growing Metal Department collection of video slots by legendary rock and metal artists, released in October of 2022. In this celebrated slot game, players stand alongside Ronnie James Dio to conquer a deadly fire-breathing dragon. All in all, it's

In 2005 famed TWISTED SISTER guitarist EDDIE OJEDA issued his first (and so far) only solo album, entitled 'Axes 2 Axes'. The album was released on vinyl at the time, but there was never any single release available. Now Metal Department rectify that and issue 2 tracks off that album