Lady Gaga has opened up about the "pain in the past" that she has revisited on her new album ARTPOP.

German thrash legends Kreator have posted a full video from their forthcoming live DVD 'Dying Alive', which is due for release on September 2. Check out United In Hate below.

With Reading Festival weekend tickets now sold out and just four weeks remaining until Early Entry ticket holders begin to arrive for Reading & Leeds 2013, the line-up continues to grow with the announcement of many names on the BBC Introducing Stage, Dance To The Radio in Leeds and more.

Brazilian thrash metal outfit Soulfly have announced the details of their latest album ‘Savages’.

International rock juggernauts Alter Bridge have confirmed the UK release of their long-awaited fourth studio album, ‘Fortress’, for September 30.

This competition has now closed. Congratulations to Sue Armstrong, Claire Smith and Tracey Cartwirght!

Example will release ‘#hits’, a compilation of his greatest hits, on August 5 and Stereoboard has 3 copies of the album to give away in our new competition below.

Ryan Jarman - frontman of the Cribs and Exclamation Pony - is appealing for help to find a guitar that was stolen from him by a former roommate.

Sparks have confirmed a short string of live UK dates for the autumn, including three separate London shows at Union Chapel. 

New Zealand post-punk outfit the Naked and Famous have announced the details of their second record, as well as unveiling brand new track Hearts Like Ours.

Organisers have announced a raft of big names for the latest edition of The Warehouse Project, which will take over Victoria Warehouse at Manchester's Trafford Park between September 27 and January 1.

DJ Fresh has unveiled the video for his new single Earthquake, a collaboration with Mad Decent label boss Diplo that features the vocal talents of Dominique Young Unique.

The final count of viewing figures for One Direction’s latest hit, Best Song Ever, has revealed that they have smashed the record for the most-viewed video on VEVO in 24 hours, with an astonishing 12.3 million views. The new record beats Miley Cyrus’ We Can’t Stop, which hit 10.7 million views.

Eighties pop star Belinda Carlisle has announced a handful of live dates for a UK tour in May 2014.

The organisers of Beacons Festival have revealed the stage times ahead of next month’s event.

Losing a founding member to MGMT’s touring band after the release of your first record is hard, and equally, making it through to the other side is an accomplishment. Hats off, then, to the Whigs. Their fourth album ‘Enjoy the Company’, reveals a new-found confidence in what they do best.

American pop star Miley Cyrus has confessed that a lyric in her track ‘We Can’t Stop’ IS about MDMA.

Tennessee rockers Kings Of Leon have announced a one-off show at London's Shepherds Bush Empire for August 9.

Canadian rock ‘n’ rollers Monster Truck have confirmed dates for their debut UK tour, following their head-turning shakedown at this year’s Download Festival. The band are looking forward to being the special guests of Vista Chino, the brainchild of ex-Kyuss rockers John Garcia and Brant Bjork, on their upcoming European run.

Biffy Clyro will finish an amazing 2013 with their largest headline tour of mainland Europe to date.

A Taylor Swift meet-and-greet competition has been cancelled this week - after internet trolls hijacked it so a rather creepy 39-year-old would win.