Concert Review - W.A.S.P - Armored Saint - The Wellmont Theater, New Jersey - 17 November 2022. The anticipation for W.A.S.P.'s homecoming American tour has been brewing ever since their last time touring the country over a decade ago. Photo: @shannonwilk_ @waspnationofficial @thearmoredsaint

Bad Wolves hit the UK in December for four special UK Monsters headline shows, and MetalTalk has a pair of tickets, a t-shirt and a hat to give away to one lucky reader. @badwolvesofficial

Roger Waters has released Comfortably Numb 2022, a new version of the iconic song which originally appeared on the seminal Pink Floyd album, The Wall. @rogerwaters

Remembering the late Bernie Tormé, not many people could play like Randy Rhoads. Bernie was one of them. Mik Gaffney talks to MetalTalk as Final Fling set for release. @bernie.torme Photo: @punkrocksal @mikgaffney

On the 22 March 1982, Iron Maiden rewrote the Heavy Metal rulebook with the release of their iconic album The Number Of The Beast. Today the 40 Anniversary Edition is released

Classless Act, who have cemented their status as rock music's most exciting debut of 2022, release the acoustic version of Time To Bleed exclusively at MetalTalk. @classlessact

Japanese Heavy Metal titans Babymetal have released the new single Monochrome, taken from their new album The Other One, set to be released on 24 March 2023. @babymetal_official

Ian Anderson / Jethro Tull have wrapped up the recording and mixing of a new album. @jethrotull_

Psychedelic rockers Kula Shaker plays Shepherd's Bush Empire on 8 December, the anniversary of John Lennon's death. 14-date UK Tour starts in January 2023. @kulashakerofficial

Beneath The Embers - Condemned if you are a fan of the range of music from Metalcore to classic rock, then consider yourself in good hands with Condemned. @beneathembers Words and Photo: @lawrence89_photography

Davide Lo Surdo, who Rolling Stone magazine and GuitarraMX declared The Fastest Guitarist in History for his ability to play 129 notes in 1 second, will release his new song, Full Emersion, on 4 December 2022. @davidelosurdoofficial

Anthrax and Black Label Society announce a 24-date tour of North America for Jan/Feb. Joining as special guests are North California Thrash Metal gods Exodus. Photo: @photos.bygeoo @anthrax

Evanescence - Within Temptation - Veridia - Gig Review - The Worlds Collide tour has been transcending any expectations, the power of positivity, people and music in perfect harmony. Photos: @robert_sutton_photography Words: @pmonkhouse1 @wtofficial @evanescenceofficial @veridia

Gypsy's Kiss and Buffalo Fish will play the Cart & Horses, the birthplace of Iron Maiden, on 19 November 2022. The fundraising event is in memory of Cart regular Dave Pawsey. @cartandhorseslondon

Psych-rockers Longheads, who released their EP Mars Doesn't Feel Like Home Anymore, have shared a video for the track One Step Further ahead of their EP release celebration on 24 November 2022 at The Black Heart. @longheadsmusic

The Lamb Of God State Of Unrest sold out UK tour with Kreator has been moved to February and March 2023. UK dates are now in early March, Glasgow date cancelled. @lambofgod @kreatorofficial

Canadian Punk Rockers The Bloody Hell, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, finally return with their follow-up to their 2018 self-titled debut album, with the nine-track, twenty-eight-minute offering, Nobody Cares. @thebloodyhellhfx

INTERVIEW - Tuk Smith is in a relieved mood. Tuk Smith and the Restless Hearts debut album, The Ballad Of A Misspent Youth, has just been released. The culmination of hard graft and challenge, it's a cracking album.

Suzi Quatro, The Queen of rock 'n' roll, has been putting her in-between concert time to excellent use with the release of a six-track EP called Uncovered.