Guardian Music — English folk-rock legend Roy Harper celebrates his 70th birthday with a one-off concert (5 Nov, Royal Festival Hall, SE1, southbankcentre.co.uk) …And hitting 70 isn't stopping American folk-rock legend Bob Dylan from performing at London's Feis (18... more info

Guardian Music — With the 'big four' thrash bands all playing sonisphere, Louis Pattison steels himself for a summer of metalHeavy metal is back. Of course, true metalheads would say that it has never been away. Metal isn't a trend that comes and goes – it's sturdy... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Lady Gaga - JUDAS by igapromotion "Judas," the second single from Lady Gaga's upcoming album Born This Way, leaked online today. (The song was originally scheduled to debut on Tuesday.) Though some of the songs we've heard from Gaga's new album find ... more info

Altsounds — Thin Lizzy can officially announce Richard Fortus from Guns 'n Roses will replace Vivian Campbell on guitar for all Thin Lizzy live shows whilst Vivian is back touring and recording with Def Leppard. Vivian's last show will be at Slane Castle in ... more info

Altsounds — PRIMORDIAL announce Dublin show in September post second song taken off upcoming new album 'Redemption At The Puritan's Hand'! PRIMORDIAL have announced a batch of European dates including a one-off Irish appearance at The Academy in Dublin on Sat... more info

Altsounds — Following the launch of the UK's new prestige rock festival, in 2010, High Voltage returns in 2011 with exclusive performances from headliners Judas Priest and Dream Theater, UK festival exclusives from Black Country Communion, Jethro Tull, Queen... more info

VH1 Blog — Just over a year after the release of Sade’s most recent album Soldier of Love, Epic has compiled the 2-CD Ultimate Collection, coming May 3. The first disc largely replicates 1994’s quadruple-platinum The Best of Sade, but the second disc, in ad... more info

Altsounds — Irish pagan metal masters *PRIMORDIAL* have posted the second single taken off their upcoming new album *Redemption At The Puritan's Hand* due April 23/26 via Metal Blade Records in Europe, April 26 in North America! In collaboration with Metal Hamm... more info

ContactMusic — Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus has joined Thin Lizzy to replace Vivian Campbell as he makes his return to Def Leppard. Campbell began playing for the band last year (10) during a break from his regular job with the... more info

ContactMusic — Late guitar legend Gary Moore left behind an estate worth $3. 2 million (2 million) after his death in February (11). The Thin Lizzy rocker died from a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Spain with his girlfriend... more info