The Verve's reunion has come to an end, according to reports

In your faces mainstream, metal reigns supreme!Justifiably, Iron maiden scoop the Brit Award for Best British Live Act ahead of Elbow, The Verve, Scouting For Girls and, most importantly, Coldplay.Metal Hammer would like to offer out hearty congratulations to the Irons and pay tribute to them for all of the amazing live ...

The Eden Project, the conservation centre in Cornwall that has hosted gigs by the likes of The Verve and Pulp in the past and will host Oasis on July 14, is set to go global.

British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden and Anglo Aussie rockers AC/DC have been nominated for gongs at this year's Brit awards.AC/DC are up against The Killers and Kings Of Leon in the Best International Group and the Best International Album (for last year's Black Ice album) categories, while Iron Maiden are up against indie dullards The Verve...

How much you will like the video for the Verve's "Rather Be", from their latest album Forth, depends on how much you like looking at Richard Ashcroft (who also directed) wandering around the woods in a red suit, singing to the camera in slow motion. A great deal, you say? Take it away, Richard.[from Forth; out now on On Your Own/Parlophone/EMI]