Acclaimed rockers ALTER BRIDGE have announced a May run of headline tour dates in support of their recent album "Pawns & Kings". The 2023 "Pawns & Kings" U.S. tour will be adding nine new stops to the tour as well as a recently announced festival appearance at Welcome To Rockville on May 20.... [...]
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the artist who created the artwork for MEGADETH's latest album, "The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!", has filed a lawsuit against the band, claiming he hasn't received pay or credit for his work. In the lawsuit, which was filed on February 3 in the U.S. District... [...]
YouTube channel Dennis Justus has uploaded video of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's entire February 5 concert at The Beacon Theatre in Hopewell, Virginia. Ace's setlist was as follows: 01. Parasite (KISS song) 02. Snow Blind 03. Speedin' Back To My Baby 04. Rip It Out 05. Rock Soldiers 06. Esc... [...]
American heavy-riff zealots CORROSION OF CONFORMITY have announced a three-week run of dates across Europe, including performances at Desertfest London, Desertfest Berlin and Soulstone Gathering in Krakow. Tour dates: May 01 - IE, Dublin - Academy May 02 - UK, Glasgow - Garage May 03 - UK, Wolverham... [...]
A ballet soundtracked by the music of BLACK SABBATH will premiere in September at the Hippodrome theatre, Birmingham Royal Ballet has announced. Commissioned by Birmingham Royal Ballet's director Carlos Acosta and Ballet Now, the ballet will include eight specially reorchestrated BLACK SABBATH songs... [...]
By David E. Gehlke Charlotte Wessels was the undisputed face of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN from 2005 to 2021. And by "face", that also included the frontwoman appearing on a handful of DELAIN's album covers, a rite of passage for most acts of this ilk. While the band had yet to reach the heigh... [...]
By David E. Gehlke Plucked from relative obscurity in 2015 by Ritchie Blackmore to front RAINBOW, Chilean-born Ronnie Romero has entered himself into the conversation on who — if anyone — will assume the role as one of rock and metal's leading frontmen once the old guard hangs it up. Despite what Ro... [...]
By David E. Gehlke The friendly cackle on the other end of the line is none other than former BRUTAL TRUTH throat, Kevin Sharp. The vocalist has stayed active since BRUTAL TRUTH's 2014 disbandment, currently volleying between the extremity of LOCK UP and now the anthem-laden punk sounds of VENOMOUS... [...]
In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, David Ellefson was asked if he misses playing bigger venues now that he is no longer in MEGADETH and his main focus at the moment is KINGS OF THRASH, which also features another ex-MEGADETH member, guitarist Jeff Young. The bassist re... [...]
During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast, Swedish guitarist Michael Amott reflected on his three-and-a-half-decade career as a member of some of several acclaimed extreme metal acts, including ARCH ENEMY, CARCASS, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS and CARNAGE. He said (as transc... [...]
IRON MAIDEN is trailing Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, SOUNDGARDEN, Warren Zevon and Willie Nelson in the fan vote for this year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction class. More than one million votes have already been cast since voting began. Now through April 28, fans can vote every day through t... [...]
Björn Gelotte, guitarist of Swedish melodic death metal band IN FLAMES, has weighed in on THE HALO EFFECT, the new project featuring five former IN FLAMES members — Jesper Strömblad (guitar), Daniel Svensson (drums), Peter Iwers (bass), Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne (vocals). Asked by El... [...]
In a new interview with Germany's Rock Antenne, vocalist Michael Starr of California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER was asked if he ever gets "bored of being a parody of rock bands." He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I love playing heavy metal. It's the most exciting job in the... [...]
During the question-and-answer session at his January 20 spoken-word appearance at Slagthuset in Malmö, Sweden, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked how he takes care of his voice. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, it's not that I take care of it — I kind of do — but... [...]
Norwegian hard rock band TNT, which recently reunited with American singer Tony Harnell, has entered the studio to begin recording new music. Earlier today (Tuesday, February 7), TNT shared several photos from Studio Studio Nyhagen in Norway, and it included the following caption: "First basic track... [...]
MACHINE HEAD was joined by LIFE OF AGONY guitarist Joseph Zampella (a.k.a. Joey Z) during the San Francisco Bay Area act's November 29 concert at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, New York for a rendition of the LIFE OF AGONY classic "This Time". Fan-filmed video of Joey's appearance can be seen below (c... [...]
MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine took part in a video chat on Monday (February 6) during which he discussed the band's upcoming one-off global livestream, "They Only Come Out At Night", from the legendary Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. "They Only Come Out At Night" will be streamed worldwide and fully live o... [...]
Accidental pioneers when barely out of their teens, IN FLAMES should have little to prove. Such was the enduring impact of early records like "The Jester Race" (1996) and "Whoracle" (1997), that the Swedes are held in particularly high esteem by generations of metal fans. The fact that they (a... [...]
Whatever metalheads may have been expecting from the return of ENTOMBED's Alex Hellid, it probably wasn't this. Full credit where it's due: FREDLÖS is no kind of star vehicle or side project for the elusive guitarist. Instead, this shadowy six-piece arrived fully formed, and armed with a sound that... [...]
POISON frontman Bret Michaels and QUEENSRŸCHE will headline the 10th-anniversary edition of the RockTember music festival, set to take place September 8-9, 2023 in Hinckley, Minnesota. Also scheduled to appear at the two-day event are SLAUGHTER, Lita Ford, Orianthi, FIREHOUSE, KIX, VIXEN, Eric Marti... [...]
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Metal Sludge — The vinyl craze continues and TUFF along with the band’s own indy print RLS Records have just released a reissue remaster of “The Glam Years 1985-1989” on 12″ black purple vinyl. Back in 2021 TUFF announced their signing of an official licensing deal with Rhino Entertainment Warner Music Group to secure the rights to remaster and reissue their Atlantic Records debut “What Comes Around Goes Around.” Now to kick off 2023, the [...]
Metal Sludge — The annual Rocktember Music Festival has just announced their 10th Anniversary weekend for Friday September 8th and Saturday September 9th 2023. The annual festival has become one of the go-to yearly events for fans of hard rock, 80’s and the Sunset Strip era of music. The 2-day weekend is full of some of the era’s biggest names including the headliners Bret Michaels (the voice of Poison) and Queensryche, along with Slaughter, Lita [...]
Blabbermouth — John 5 has taken to social media to share the first official photo of MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s new lineup, taken by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin. Check out his post below. MÖTLEY CRÜE held its first rehearsal with the former ROB ZOMBIE and MARILYN MANSON guitarist on January 23 in preparation for the band’s upcoming shows with DEF LEPPARD. A short time later, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx took to his Twitter to write: [...]
Metal Sludge — Authorities in the Palm Springs area of California are currently seeking a long-haired man, and a female friend after the pair caused thousands of dollars in damages at a local area eatery. It seems the leather clad rockers became disgruntled when they were told there was a wait, due to the restaurant being busy. The I Heart Mac & Cheese manager says: “We had some very irate and angry customers” and then [...]
Metal Sludge — Below you will find all the links for the TUFF DIARIES as authored by Stevie Rachelle of Tuff. These diaries take the reader on a first-hand journey from Rachelle as he makes his way from Wisconsin to California to find and audition for the band Tuff. In June of 1987 a 21 year old Steve Lauxes got wind of this cool band from Hollywood that was looking for a new singer. Within [...]
Metal Sludge — In a video being shared on social media early this morning, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler stopped his show last night and apologized to the fans. On Friday January 20th Steven Adler and his band Adler’s Appetite were scheduled to play the “Rise Rooftop” in Houston Texas but the show seemed to have hit a rough spot at some point. In the video Adler is seen standing in front of [...]
Metal Sludge — For the diehard Poison fans, there is new music but not from the band, instead from their frontman. Bret Michaels will officially release his new video single titled “Back In The Day” on Wednesday January 18th 2023 at 10:00AM (PST). A full press-release and related links can be found below. ——————————————— BRET MICHAELS BRAND NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO BACK IN THE DAY WILL WORLD PREMIERE AT BRETMICHAELS.COM ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 AT [...]
Metal Sludge — In what world did anyone think a 10 band lineup of mostly 80’s glam era hairbands would show up for a week-long tour run in Australia, in 2023? Well, stranger things have happened, and it looks like this is going to be one of them. Glam Fest is set to hit 4 major cities in Oz, including Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The lineup features 5 bands from the U.S.A., 1 from [...]
Metal Sludge — Where are all the women in rock fans from the U.K. and Scandinavia? We got good news for you, as former The Runaways singer Cherie Currie has a new release and a subsequent tour of the U.K. and Scandinavia slated for the early spring. Currie is going to be hitting the U.K. and some surrounding areas for 2 solid weeks worth of tour dates with the Munich Germany based all-female rockers Blue [...]
Metal Sludge — In a brand new Facebook post, former Stryper bassist Timothy Gaines has blasted his readers and followers with a message pushing his faith and beliefs. Within hours of the recent sad news of the passing of guitar legend Jeff Beck, Gaines took to social media and seems to be blasting those who have added “RIP” to their various posts about Beck. Gaines writes: “Sorry to be so blunt but RIP? Sentimental hogwash. [...]
Win a DOKKEN 5 Album Box Set! Ten contest winners will receive: The 4 albums that made DOKKEN one of the ’80s top rock bands are now being collected as a box set (available in LP or CD formats) from BMG, ”The Elektra Albums 1983-1987.” Released on January 27, 2023, the limited-edition set includes Dokken’s […] [...]
The first official photo shoot with new guitarist, John 5, shot by renowned rock photographer, Ross Halfin. Looking forward to the 2023 World Tour with The Crue & Def Leppard. [...]
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Legendarily innovative guitarist Jeff Beck, a two-time inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 78. A statement from Beck’s family reads, “On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, […] [...]
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Celebrated guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, and legendary drummer Mike Portnoy, will Induct the classic lineup of Rock Icons Twisted Sister into the 2023 Metal Hall of Fame, at the 6th Annual Metal Hall of Fame Charity Gala. “The most important night in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal,” takes place January 26, 2023, at the Canyon […] [...]