Due to demand for tickets, Paramore have added a second London Wembley Arena show to their September UK tour. This new tour will follow the band’s appearance at this year’s Radio 1 Big Weekend in Londonderry/Derry at the end of the month.

Just ahead of the European release of new album 'One Of Us Is The Killer', Dillinger Escape Plan have announced a UK tour for November.

Grammy Award-winning, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, Rod Stewart is tackling two momentous rock-star milestones in 2013. The first is his landmark new album 'Time', his first album of new material in almost 20 years. The second is the one of most exciting UK tours of his career! 

Rock-your-face-off duo, Tenacious D will return to our shores again this December for a run of headline acoustic shows. Tenacious D Tickets are ON SALE 9AM TODAY, Friday 17th May.

Grammy nominated and multimillion selling three-piece Paramore have announced they will be returning to the UK and Ireland to play 6 shows in September 2013. This will follow the band’s appearance at this year’s Radio 1 Big Weekend in Londonderry/Derry at the end of the month. Paramore Tickets are ON SALE 9AM TODAY, Friday 17th May.

Orange County’s Avenged Sevenfold have today announced that they will be heading to the UK to tour, for the first time since their epic main stage performance at Download Festival in June 2011. The eagerly anticipated return will see the band hitting the historic Wembley Arena in London along with Manchester Arena and the LG Arena, Birmingham in November and December. Avenged Sevenfold Tickets are ON SALE 9AM TODAY, Friday 17th May, priced at £28.50 + fees.

The 58th annual Ivor Novello Awards took place in London this afternoon, and once again Emeli Sande left with multiple awards!

The Finnish rockers have returned with another slice of gloomy, yet anthemic rock, deep from the inner workings of the mind of Ville Valo and company, entitled 'Tears On Tape' (read Stereoboard's review here). To celebrate the album, HIM have released an exclusive Metal Hammer presented Fanpack, three of which we have SIGNED and ready to give away in our brand new competition, below.

World-beating boyband One Direction are known to have some of the most passionate and downright crazy fans in the world, and one place they all like to hang out is Twitter.

This November legendary ‘Madchester’ band Happy Mondays return to London for a performance at The Forum, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of their first LP, and they bring very some special guests along for the ride.

Scottish indie-rockers Franz Ferdinand have announced the details of their fourth studio album.

California’s P.O.D have announced that they will follow-up this years appearance at Download with two headline shows in the UK.

The Lumineers have announced their new single, and follow-up to the huge single ‘Ho Hey’, ‘Stubborn Love’ which will be released on 24th June.

Sound of Contact are set to release their debut concept album ‘Dimensionaut’ on the 20th May 2013, and the band are currently out on tour in Europe as part of the InsideOut Music 20th Anniversary shows with Spock’s Beard and Beardfish. Recently a select few industry members and close friends and family were treated to a screening of the band’s fantastic debut music video for ‘Not Coming Down’, the first single to be taken from 'Dimensionaut'. Simon Collins, co-writer/producer, vocalist and drummer for Sound of Contact had this to say about the video's concept and its making:

King Krule has released a live video capturing his recent performance of 'Rock Bottom' during a sold-out show at London's Garage, as part of Fred Perry's Sub-Sonic Live. 

American hip-hop star Kanye West gave a brand new track it’s premiere performance whilst performing at a party in New York last night - you can check out a video below.

X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke has postponed her forthcoming 'Lady Sings The Blues' UK tour, due to overwhelming demand for tickets from fans.

American superstar Beyonce has issued an apology to her Belgian fans, after cancelling a gig in Antwerp earlier this week.

Denver four-piece, multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble DeVotchKa will be returning to the UK later this month for a one-off UK show at Islington Assembly Hall on Thursday 23rd May. 

French house duo Daft Punk have revealed their views on EDM - and confessed that they used to think that all EDM was written by just one person!