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Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain feared he would never play again

McBrain suffered a minor stroke in January that left him partially paralysed on his right side

Metallica’s James Hetfield says 2024 will be about “continuing to try and improve myself”

"I'm always looking forward to getting back out on the road"

Metallica share footage of ‘The Unforgiven’ from first-ever concert in Saudi Arabia

The metal giants performed at Soundstorm festival in Riyadh this month

Watch Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy play ‘Pull Me Under’ for the first time in 13 years

The returning Dream Theater drummer was breaking down the song for Drumeo

Ozzy Osbourne shuts down death hoax: “I’m not going any-fucking-where”

"I’m gonna go and do some more gigs before I’m finished"

Metallica’s Robert Trujillo reveals why they tweaked ‘M72’ tour setlist

The bassist also discussed his favourite songs to play live

Vended announce huge 2024 UK and Europe tour

"The intensity we’ve felt in the past from Europe and the UK is something we don’t find anywhere else, and we want to return the favour tenfold this next year"

Metallica among investors in $13.7million funding for new artist-to-fan platform Medallion

Other artists involved in the round include Disclosure, Jungle and Tiga

Former Slipknot singer Anders Colsefni announces first Painface gig since 2015 – with Corey Taylor in attendance

Colsefni also played Slipknot's 1996 demo 'Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.' on tour earlier this year

Torben Ulrich, Lars Ulrich’s father, has died

"Thank you endlessly," Lars wrote in tribute to his late father, aged 95