Some tense phone calls were exchanged before the American hair metal band Skid Row settled on their official name.

Nine Inch Nails, Amon Amarth and In This Moment are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Rock Out and Defeat Corporate Greed   I've said it before, I'll say it again - I'm not a particularly "metal" person in real life. I'm usually mellow and soft-spoken.

Few remember this heavy metal supergroup that was created specifically for a VH1 reality show back in the 2000s.