In a new interview with Billlboard, HEART's Ann and Nancy Wilson, who are about to hit the road for their first tour together since 2019, said that they are hoping to work on new music in the near future. "The thing that we really hope to achieve is to maybe write some more stuff together," Ann said... [...]
With the blessing of late FIREHOUSE frontman CJ Snare's family, his bandmates honored the singer, his music and legacy at their performance on Saturday, April 13 in Greeneville, Tennessee at Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Nate Peck, 2023 "American Idol" golden ticket recipient from Season 21, han... [...]
During an appearance on The Hook Rocks! podcast, Lita Ford spoke about what it was like for her in the 1980s when she was the exception on the testosterone-fueled, male-dominated hair metal scene, where women were relegated to eye candy. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It was a lot o... [...]
Fan-filmed video of ANTHRAX's April 17 concert at Club Pepper in San Jose, Costa Rica can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows, according to Setlist.fm: 01. Among The Living 02. Caught In A Mosh 03. Madhouse 04. Metal Thrashing Mad 05. Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.) 06. Keep It In The Family 07.... [...]
In a new interview with Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast, DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton was asked if he would ever consider writing an autobiography. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't know, man. I'm a pretty private person. You know what I tell people… I... [...]
In a brand new interview with The Hook Rocks!, singer Michael Starr of California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER spoke about the challenge of combining raucous comedy with undeniably catchy rock tunes. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That's the thing about our music, is we know we... [...]
In a new interview with Brian Casey of the 93.5 Max radio station, drummer Jason Bonham — son of the legendary John Bonham — spoke about his LED ZEPPELIN EVENING show, which he is once again taking on tour across North America this spring. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "One of the re... [...]
TALISMAN — the now-defunct Swedish-American melodic hard rock band featuring singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) — will reunite for an appearance at this year's Sweden Rock Festival on June 5 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Marcel Jacob, who would have turned 60 this year, was TALISMAN's bassi... [...]
On Saturday, April 13, LAMB OF GOD drummer Art Cruz was lucky enough to meet with legendary street photographer Merrick Morton and get an intimate walk-through of his first solo exhibition, "Un-Rehearsed", at the Eastern Project Gallery in Los Angeles, California. A video recap of that day can be se... [...]
Fan-filmed video of Bruce Dickinson's April 18 concert at Teatro Diana in Guadalajara, Mexico can be seen below. The setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Accident Of Birth 02. Abduction 03. Laughing In The Hiding Bush 04. Afterglow Of Ragnarok 05. Chemical Wedding 06. Many Doors To Hell 07. Tear... [...]
Norway's propensity for progressive metal rarely gets the recognition it deserves. IN VAIN have been scraping away at the exploratory coalface since the mid-2000s, peddling a strain of downbeat but elegantly complex heaviness that only uses death metal as a launchpad from which to reach more interes... [...]
Following the successful release of "Never Dawn" (over two million streams), Italian goth metal veterans LACUNA COIL are back with their new single, "In The Mean Time", featuring Ash Costello of NEW YEARS DAY. The song’s title is a reference to the mean times the world is living in, as well as a ref... [...]
Gene Simmons and his solo band will perform at the grand opening of the Rock & Brews restaurant at the Ilani dining and entertainment destination in Ridgefield, Washington on April 23. It will mark the KISS bassist/vocalist's first live appearance since the legendary rock act concluded its "End... [...]
Former SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall has released his cover version of "I Will Always Love You", the love ballad made famous by Whitney Houston and Dolly Parton (who wrote the song). You can check it out below. Late last month, Grönwall, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2... [...]
LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant has become patron of a U.K. charity supporting homeless people. The singer has partnered with Wolverhampton-based Good Shepherd after inviting it to publicize its work at his concert in the city last year and visiting its headquarters. Plant has been a longtime suppo... [...]
"Portraits Of Gillan", the latest book in the new "Portraits" series from Rufus Publications, is a photographic celebration of Ian Gillan's post-DEEP PURPLE career, published as a brand-new coffee-table book tracing his career with a mixture of well-known, rare and unseen photographs from some of ro... [...]
SCORPIONS dedicated the song "Send Me An Angel" to their late drummer James Kottak during the opening concert of their Las Vegas residency on April 11 at Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Prior to launching into the track, frontman Klaus Meine told the crowd: "We shared the stag... [...]
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and TRIVIUM have announced the continental European dates for "The Poisoned Ascendancy" tour. "The Poisoned Ascendancy" will launch in the U.K. in late January 2025 for six shows, before the two bands, along with support act ORBIT CULTURE, head over to mainland Europe for 18... [...]
Current and former members of ICE NINE KILLS and FROM ASHES TO NEW have formed a brand new band called HILLHAVEN. Today, they have shared the video for the new single "Damned To Dream". HILLHAVEN's lineup is comprised of Chris Kelly (ex-ICE NINE KILLS, ex-GALACTIC EMPIRE, and a rumored member of the... [...]
STAIND has released an animated music video for the song "Better Days" featuring Dorothy. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Confessions Of The Fallen", which arrived last September. "Better Days", an emotionally charged power ballad that is classic STAIND, marks the first time the ba... [...]
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Metal Sludge — In the latest game of musical chairs, it has come to light that Blas Elias (Slaughter) has officially stepped behind the drum kit for Stephen Pearcy. Last night on April 17th in The Colony Texas at “Lava Cantina”, the voice of Ratt appeared in concert with a new face on stage in Elias who made his debut with the group. Pearcy, who is the founder, lead singer and principal songwriter of Ratt [...]
Metal Sludge — In a new social media post. former Great White frontman Jack Russell has teased his up coming autobiography. Russell took to Facebook earlier today and has informed fans and followers that his book ‘THE TRUE TALE OF MISTA BONE: A Rock & Roll Narrative‘ will be coming this summer, with a potential date to be determined later this spring. As readers know, Russell no longer sings for Great White, but does front [...]
Metal Sludge — The annual Monsters of Rock Cruise have started to drop some names of artists who will appear on next year’s floating music festival. The event is slated for March 10th – 15th 2025, and it will set sail from Miami Florida and will make stops at Great Stirrup Cay and Nassau (The Bahamas). The 2025 festival will be lucky number 13 for the Monsters of Rock Cruise. As of press time, the [...]
“As far as I’m concerned Jack (Russell) has earned the right to play shows anywhere and anytime he wants. Healthy or not.” — Dan McNay bassist of Jack Russell’s Great White Metal Sludge — After a rough weekend on the road, members of Jack Russell’s Great White have spoken out in support of their health troubled lead singer Jack Russell. Last week in Texas, Jack Russell and his band played a few gigs that had [...]
“I felt like it was a “weeknight at bernies”….unbelievable and the crowd were in a state of shock at what they saw and paid for….Jack couldn’t get five words out of his mouth and couldn’t even hold or at times find the microphone…“ — A fan’s review on Facebook after seeing Jack Russell’s Great White at ‘Lava Cantina‘ in Texas Metal Sludge — This is not a review or an interview… but rather an opinion… [...]
Metal Sludge — Horrible news from the rock world, as we learn of the passing of FireHouse co-founder and singer Cj Snare. Snare had been battling a Stage IV Colon Cancer diagnosis since September of 2020. The singer had a few surgeries over the recent years but has now lost his fight. Snare passed away unexpectedly while at home according to the band’s official statement. The FireHouse social media platforms have all posted a message [...]
Metal Sludge — It’s not everyday you see a Rock God at Wal-Mart, but for some that is exactly what they got on their trip to the mega chain store. Ace Frehley and his girlfriend went shopping at Wal-Mart and the guitarist has shared a new video of their recent visit. The Frehley‘s enjoyed their afternoon pushing a cart and picking out all kinds of goodies, including the former Kiss guitarist’s latest release “10,000 Volts”, [...]
Metal Sludge — Sad news to report from the world of Pantera, as Jerry Abbott has died. Abbott is the Father of ‘Dimebag’ Darrell Abbott and Vincent “Vinnie Paul” Abbott. The following was reported on Blabbermouth earlier today. ———————— Jerry Abbott, the father of PANTERA‘s founding members, drummer Vincent “Vinnie Paul” Abbott and guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, died last night in a Denton, Texas caregiving facility. He was reportedly only five days away from celebrating [...]
“I’m so Un affected by Juan’s touring!” — Bobby Blotzer Metal Sludge — Bobby Blotzer has posted again regarding the recent announcement of Juan Croucier‘s summer tour dates, only this time, his tune has changed. Blotzer has come out on Facebook and is now ‘clarifying’ his previous comments about his former Ratt band-mate. Readers will recall that earlier in the week Blotzer had posted a few blogs (comments) on social media which included him calling [...]
“Yes, I have decided to leave SKID ROW. The main reason being that it’s proved difficult to prioritize my health and full recovery as the lead singer of the band.” — Erik Grönwall Metal Sludge — Talk about a bombshell! Skid Row and Erik Grönwall have officially and “Amicably” parted ways. A brand new Press Release has just started to circulate this morning… and the news is, Skid Row with Erik Grönwall as lead singer [...]
On Friday night the late Lemmy Kilmister’s ashes will be enshrined at the Rainbow Bar & Grill, the Motörhead legend’s old haunt in West Hollywood. But first James Hetfield has included some in the ink for his new middle finger tattoo. “Without him, there would be NO Metallica,” Hetfield writes. “Black ink mixed with a […] [...]
Legendary Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson announced two last-minute shows at the famed Whisky a Go Go for Friday (April 12th) and Saturday (April 13th). Even more surprising, he showed up at the box office on Friday morning to sell the tickets himself. “As we were holed up in our North Hollywood Rehearsal Studio preparing for the tour, we […] [...]
From Firehouse: It is with great sorrow we are letting the world know we have lost our brother: CJ Snare, the rock and roll warrior, lead vocalist, and a founding member of Firehouse. CJ Snare passed unexpectedly at home Friday night, April 5, 2024. He was a young 64 years old. As you are […] [...]
AC/DC’s Back in Black Inspires New Book of Murder Mysteries, Including New Jack Reacher Story Each short story in the anthology is based on a song title from the iconic album The book, titled Back in Black: An Anthology of New Mystery Short Stories (pre-order here), is coming out via Blackstone Publishing. It’s curated by Don Bruns […] [...]
Slayer, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Pantera, Slipknot, Disturbed, Judas Priest and Five Finger Death Punch lead a very packed lineup for this year’s Aftershock festival that will hitting Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA October 10th through 13th. Metal legends Iron Maiden will be making their only U.S. festival appearance this year at the event, and […] [...]
OUR ALERT! We are super excited to announce Sebastian Bach will be hitting the road on his North American “What Do I Got to Lose? Tour 2024!” Tickets shows go on sale Friday, March 1 at 10:00 AM (local time), but you can get yours early Thursday, February 29 at 10:00 AM by using the […] [...]
Alex Van Halen will release his autobiography titled “Brothers” on October 22, 2024. It will be available as a 384 page hardcover book or a 720 minute audio book. [...]
TICKETS: https://linktr.ee/kkdowning KK Downing says: “It has been far too long! I am very excited to announce that KK’S PRIEST will soon have the honour of playing our first ever shows in the USA starting March 7th 2024. Finally, KK’S PRIEST metal is coming to my dear home away from home. We will be very […] [...]