Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Dave Mustaine says that "there had been enough stuff that had led up to" his decision to fire bassist David Ellefson from MEGADETH last year.
Ellefson's exit from the band came in May 2021, just days after sexually tinged messages and explicit video footage involving him were posted on Twitter. At t...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Audibly happy to be confounding people that thought they had him pegged, Greg Puciato's second solo album adheres to the same principles of blurred-genre anarchy that informed the first, 2020's "Child Soldier: Creator of God". Sufficiently removed from anything he had done previously, that album bri...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
They were fooling us this whole time?! Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Danny Elfman has announced "Bigger. Messier.", a brand new genre-defying album of remixed and reimagined versions of songs from his acclaimed 2021 record "Big Mess". Comprised of collaborations and guest vocal features from a sprawling array of artists, including Trent Reznor, Iggy Pop, HEALTH, Kait...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons says that Ace Frehley and Peter Criss wouldn't physically be able to play a full concert on the iconic group's final tour.
KISS launched its farewell trek in January 2019 but was forced to put it on hold in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"End Of The Road" was o...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Jimmy Fallon has a story too. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Ted Nugent says that the U.S. Supreme Court "did a good job" by ruling Friday (June 24) that Americans no longer have a constitutional right to abortion.
The conservative-leaning Supreme Court's ruling came in a case involving Mississippi's request to overturn Roe v. Wade — the court's 1973 decision...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
This imitate set features rare covers. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
If anyone is dishing out medals for commitment to the cause, MUNICIPAL WASTE should be near the front of the queue. For the last two decades, the Richmond, VA thrashers have stuck deliriously to their guns, toured anywhere and everywhere, and been widely hailed as a guaranteed good night out as a re...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
New exhibition features 50 years' worth of band's personal memorabilia. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
ASIA, one of the greatest and best-loved supergroups to emerge during the 1980s, will embark on an extensive U.S. tour in March 2023 to promote the 40th anniversary of its multi-platinum debut album and the new "Asia In Asia" box set. The tour, which had originally been set for August 2022 as a co-b...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
A 26-year-old's account of a hair metal revival show. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Linkin Park mastered the craft of genre bending. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
BLOODBATH, the Swedish/British death metal supergroup which features in its ranks KATATONIA's Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström, along with ex-OPETH drummer Martin "Axe" Axenrot and PARADISE LOST frontman Nick Holmes, will release its sixth full-length album, "Survival Of The Sickest", on September 9...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
29 and counting .... Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Avril Lavigne has addressed the conspiracy theory that she's actually a clone. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
The duo said they have a responsibility to their fans. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale has issued a statement blasting the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling Friday (June 24) that Americans no longer have a constitutional right to abortion.
The conservative-leaning Supreme Court's ruling came in a case involving Mississippi's request to overturn Roe v. Wade —...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Drummer shared duties on previous dates due to recently breaking four ribs. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Tommy Lee played the first full show of MÖTLEY CRÜE's "The Stadium Tour" last night (Tuesday, June 28) at Bank Of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The 59-year-old drummer hadn't been able to play full sets on CRÜE's current North American stadium trek with DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN J...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
The Crue's all in. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Lzzy Hale says, 'We will fight back. We will not be quiet.' Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Fan-filmed video of Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp performing on June 28 at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below.
Beck and Depp will release a collaborative album, "18", on July 15.
Beck found a kindred spirit in Depp when the two met in 2016. They bonded quickly over cars and guitars and...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
2014 performance includes band's takes on songs by Ozzy Osbourne and Rare Earth, too. Continue reading…
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The death metal supergroup is back! Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Don't expect happy music, though. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has dropped another $2.5 million from the asking price of his Southern Nevada estate.
Simmons put the home on the market in October 2021 for $14.95 million, but that price came down on November 17, 2021 to $13.5 million and again on May 19 to $11 million. Gene...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will release its ninth album, "A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society", on October 21 via Nuclear Blast. The disc will be the follow-up to "Moonglow", which came out in 2019.
The official lyric video for the LP's first single, "The Wicked Ru...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
And the performance won't be made up anytime soon. Continue reading…
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The Rush frontman - from the start of his career until now. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
METALLICA has been forced to cancel its headlining appearance at the Frauenfeld Rocks festival in Switzerland Wednesday night (June 29) after a member of the band's "family" has tested positive for COVID-19.
Earlier today, METALLICA released the following statement via social media: "It is with a ve...
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
Ever hear 13 death metal vocalists sing at once? Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 29, 2022
We wish the drummer well during this time. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
Ex-SEPULTURA drummer Igor "Iggor" Cavalera says that "it would be amazing" if the group's classic lineup reunited but insists that "the real reunion" is him and his brother Max playing together.
The Brazilian four-piece fell apart in 1996 with the exit of Max after the rest of the band split with th...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
In a new interview with Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", RATT singer Stephen Pearcy once again opened up about his private three-year battle with liver cancer. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "[Right now I am] just monitoring [everything regula...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
During an appearance on the latest episode of "The Jasta Show", the video podcast hosted by HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta, LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton spoke about his band's songwriting process. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We really don't have a strategy at all going in. Th...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
In a new interview with THE HAUNTED guitarist Ola Englund's YouTube channel, KORN guitarists James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch were asked how they keep themselves "angry" enough to be able to come up with consistently aggressive music. Munky responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
The first promotional photo of IRON ALLIES, the new band featuring former ACCEPT members Herman Frank and David Reece, can be seen above.
Earlier this year, IRON ALLIES entered Horus Sound Studio in Hannover, Germany to begin recording its debut album. The LP, which is being co-produced by Arne Neur...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
WHITESNAKE has been forced to cancel a third concert on the band's European tour due to an infection of the sinus and trachea suffered by frontman David Coverdale.
Earlier today (Tuesday, June 28), Coverdale released the following statement via social media: "As stated earlier, I am still under doct...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
We break it down for you. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing the song "Damage, Inc." on June 15 at the Copenhell festival at Refshaleøen in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below.
The band's setlist was as follows:
01. Whiplash
02. Creeping Death
03. Enter Sandman
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. Trapped Under Ice...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
Find out who's replacing who. Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
Ronnie James Dio would have turned 80 years old on July 10. To celebrate this historic day, the legendary Rainbow Bar & Grill on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood will host "At The Rainbow In The Dark", a special event for Dio family, friends, and fans, on July 7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. PDT. The...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell has blasted a strict new law in Britain that's designed to curb protests which have brought parts of the country to a standstill over the past year.
Under the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act, noisy protests are forbidden in a designated area outside the House...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
JUDAS PRIEST, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, JINJER, IF I DIE FIRST and Nita Strauss have pulled out of this year's this year's Aftershock festival. No reason was given for their cancelation. Replacing them on the bill will be DANZIG, IN FLAMES, PRONG and SET IT OFF.
Aftershock festival will return to Dis...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
Former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno, who has been receiving physiotherapy and lymphatic drainage treatments in Zagreb, Croatia in preparation for his upcoming knee surgery, has teamed up with several Croatian musicians to form a new project called WARHORSE. WARHORSE recently entered the studio...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
Joe Perry says band is "looking over the next two or three years at releasing this stuff, decade by decade in different formats." Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
Did this album get 'better'? Continue reading…
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
PRIMUS has canceled the previously announced European leg of its "A Tribute To Kings" tour "due to unavoidable logistical challenges."
The trek, which was supposed to see the members of PRIMUS pay tribute to their musical heroes RUSH by covering the "A Farewell To Kings" album in its entirety, was s...
Posted On Jun 28, 2022
QUEENSRŸCHE's Todd La Torre has lamented the lack of "real singers" in heavy metal, saying that they are a "dying breed."
The 48-year-old vocalist, who has fronted QUEENSRŸCHE for the past decade, took to his Twitter on Monday (June 27) to write: "I love gutturals don't get me wrong, and I do them o...