Slash and his former Guns N' Roses bandmate Axl Rose are not exactly on the best of terms but Slash had a positive reaction to his friend, Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie and her actor husband Josh Duhamel, naming their new son Axl. TMZ caught up with Slash and asked him his thoughts on the name. TMZ, ""I think it's really cool, I actually talked to [Fergie and Josh] yesterday. It's all good � who am I to judge?" Watch video here.

Flotsam And Jetsam have lunched a Pledge Music campaign for their album, No Place For Disgrace. No Place For Disgrace 2014 features re-recorded with fresh tracks. During a recent interview with BraveWords, former Flotsam And Jetsam bassist Jason Newsted (ex-METALLICA, VOIVOD) - who wrote some of the material on the original No Place For Disgrace - revealed that he has been helping the band with the re-recordings. more

Dates have been announced for Veil of Maya's fall North American tour, which will also feature Structures, Northlane, Vildhjarta, and Here Comes The Kraken. more

Got any questions you'd like to ask Testament vocalist Chuck Billy and/or guitarist Eric Peterson? Post them in the comments section on the band's official Facebook page here and select questions will be answered in an upcoming video interview. more

Disperse will not be appearing at ProgPower USA XV," states one of the festival's promoters. They will be replaced by US progressive metallers Thought Chamber and will open the show on the Friday. more

Don Dokken was the featured guest on the latest episode of Wikimetal and talked about his upcoming appearance in Brazil at the Monsters of Rock, his early career, working with the Scorpions and more. Listen to the full episode here or skip directly to the interview here.