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- Rob Zombie Guitarist John 5 Shares A Weird Video With His Hair Towel
The current guitarist of Rob Zombie, John 5, has shared a quirky video of himself on his official Instagram account and stunned fans with his hair towel. In the video, John was playing an electric mandolin in his hotel room in Alabama and wearing a black t-shirt with an absurd hair towel. As well as […]
- OZZY OSBOURNE On Track To Land Highest-Charting Solo Album In U.K. With ‘Ordinary Man’
Ozzy Osbourne is on track to land his highest-charting solo album in the United Kingdom ever with his latest effort, “Ordinary Man”. Released on Friday (February 21), the LP is currently at No. 2 on the the U.K.’s midweek Official Albums Chart Update. Ozzy’s previous highest-charting solo album in the U.K. was 1980’s “Blizzard Of […]
- Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and High on Fire’s Matt Pike are Working on “Something Special” Together
Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and High on Fire’s Matt Pike, two of metal’s most talented guitar players, songwriters, and jovial, lovable characters, are working on “something special” together. So sayeth Hinds in a post to Instagram yesterday, in which he revealed precious little about the project. But thanks to the power of inductive reasoning, we can […]
- Hysteria to release new album ‘Rock Police’ on March 14th
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- Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Recalls His Jethro Tull Days And Reveals How He Got Really Mad
Legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi spoke in a recent interview with ‘Gibson TV,’ told a bizarre story that made him most annoyed about his short-term Jethro Tull membership. Tony left Black Sabbath to become Jethro Tull’s third guitarist. A few weeks later, he parted ways with the band because he was not invited to […]
- GLENN HUGHES Honors His ‘Longest Friend In The Music Business’ RONNIE JAMES DIO
Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes was interviewed by “The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show” on the red carpet of the Ronnie James Dio 10th Memorial Awards Gala, which was held this past Thursday, February 20 at the Avalon in Los Angeles. “Anything to do with Ronnie, to honor the legacy of my longest friend in […]
- Metallica Officially Drop off Sonic Temple and Louder Than Life as James Hetfield Continues Treatment for Addiction
As rumored, Metallica will no longer be playing this May’s Sonic Temple and September’s Louder Than Life festivals. Tool and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will, indeed, be replacing Metallica for Sonic Temple; no replacement has yet been announced for Louder Than Life. The band still plans to play a series of South American shows […]
- Carcass to Release New Album This Summer
See the band’s latest update. Continue reading…
- The Black Keys Announce 35-Date Summer Tour
From the Pacific Northwest down to Florida, they’re ready to rock. Continue reading…
- KISS’ Gene Simmons’ Daughter Stuns Fans With A Wet And Braless Photo
The legendary KISS singer and bassist Gene Simmons’ lovely daughter, Sophie Simmons, has posted a new photo of herself on the official Instagram page, announcing important details of her new music. As you might see in the photo, Sophie stunned her admirers by her killer beauty and perfect body while wearing a tight leather outfit. […]
- Ozzy Osbourne Took To Social Media About Talking Duff McKagan Of Guns N’ Roses
The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, has shared a new post on his official Twitter account and made a statement about Guns N’ Roses legend Duff McKagan. Four days ago, Ozzy has released his newest album ‘Ordinary Man,’ and Duff is one of the iconic musicians who has worked for this album. Tom Morello, Elton […]
- NUCLEAR BLAST Announces Signings and Exclusives for SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2019
Nuclear Blast Records, synonymous with the worldwide advancement of heavy metal, extreme music, and hard rock, is returning to San Diego Comic-Con International at booth #501 with Stern Pinball and Rebellion Republic. This year, Nuclear Blast, Stern Pinball and Rebellion Republic continue the tradition of bringing the most extreme collectibles to Comic-Con with exclusives and […]
- Judas Priest Announce 50th Anniversary Tour!
Judas Priest have been talking up their 50th anniversary in the press of late, with former guitarist K.K. Downing even attempting to get in on the action with a new version of the band dubbed KK’s Priest. The real deal Judas Priest have now made the next move — as if there were any doubt […]
- METALLICA’s KIRK HAMMETT Is ‘Completely Blown Away’ By Opportunity To Perform At PETER GREEN Tribute Concert
On February 25, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett will perform at an all-star tribute concert to FLEETWOOD MAC co-founder Peter Green at the London Palladium. The event, which is being curated by Green’s fellow FLEETWOOD MAC co-founder Mick Fleetwood, will feature additional appearances by Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Jonny Lang, Andy Fairweather Low, John Mayall, Christine […]
- Chip Z’Nuff reveals Enuff Z’Nuff offered “huge deal” to put line-up together that included Donnie Vie
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- The Beatles Icon John Lennon’s Lithographic Memorabilia Exposed After Many Times
The official and verified Instagram page of The Beatles icon John Lennon exposed special memorabilia of lithographic plates written by Lennon. In the caption of the picture, It is stated that this exclusive plate was written by John in February 1969 as a part of the ‘Bag One’ collection. The stone was printed by Curwen […]
- Queen Star’s Daughter Gives A French Kiss To A Woman In Public
The legendary Queen co-founder Roger Taylor’s lovely daughter and also a well-known social media personality, Tiger Lily Taylor, posted a new photo on his official Instagram Stories today. As you might check out the photo she shared, Tiger Lily is almost giving a french kiss to her friend named Natasia Demetriou who is a well-known […]
- The Beatles’ John Lennon’s Iconic Photo Colored For The First Time After Years
The Beatles legend John Lennon’s official Instagram page unearthed yet another golden-worth photo of John Lennon but this time, he is alone in this picture. Actually, many fans of John Lennon could saw this image before but it was originally black and white. Today, the official Instagram page of John has shared a new version […]
- JOHN BUSH On Upcoming ARMORED SAINT Album: ‘We’ve Written Songs That Take It To A Whole Other Level’
ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush spoke to the “Shockwaves Skullsessions” podcast about the progress of the recording sessions for the band’s new album, tentatively due in late 2020 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2015’s “Win Hands Down” is being tracked with veteran producer/engineer Bill Metoyer and bassist/producer Joey Vera at the helm. “We’re […]
- Megadeth Will Record New Album Before Tour With Lamb of God
The follow-up to ‘Dystopia’ is almost underway. Continue reading…
- JOHN BUSH On Upcoming ARMORED SAINT Album: ‘We’ve Written Songs That Take It To A Whole Another Level’
ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush spoke to the “Shockwaves Skullsessions” podcast about the progress of the recording sessions for the band’s new album, tentatively due in late 2020 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2015’s “Win Hands Down” is being tracked with veteran producer/engineer Bill Metoyer and bassist/producer Joey Vera at the helm. “We’re […]
- RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Adds Shows To Reunion Tour
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has added several more dates to its previously announced reunion tour. The trek, which will feature incendiary rap duo RUN THE JEWELS (Killer Mike and El-P) in the opening slot, will now include five shows at the Madison Square Garden in New York City: on August 10, 11 13, 14 and […]
- Judas Priest announce US dates for ’50 Heavy Metal Years Tour’
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- SCORPIONS And WHITESNAKE Reschedule Sydney Concert, Cancel Auckland Show
The SCORPIONS and WHITESNAKE show which was meant to go ahead at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia on Saturday, February 22 has now been rescheduled to take place this Wednesday, February 26. All existing tickets remain valid without the need for exchange. Unfortunately, due to insurmountable logistical issues, the SCORPIONS and WHITESNAKE show scheduled […]
- Today in Rock History – February 24
1963, The Rolling Stones started a Sunday night residency at The Station Hotel, Richmond, Surrey. The Stones were paid $41 for the gig and played on the first night to a total of 66 people. 1965, The first full day of filming took place for The Beatles movie Help! with the group riding bicycles on […]
- METALLICA Pulls Out Of SONIC TEMPLE And LOUDER THAN LIFE Festivals; JAMES HETFIELD Issues Statement
METALLICA has regretfully had to cancel their headline performances at Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio (May 15 and May 17) and Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky (September 18 and September 20) to allow singer James Hetfield to continue his road to recovery. METALLICA reassures its fans that the band will […]
- MEGADETH To Begin Recording New Album Before Hitting The Road With LAMB OF GOD
MEGADETH is preparing to enter the studio to begin tracking its sixteenth album. The band revealed its recording plans over the weekend while thanking its fans and crew for a successful European tour with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH which ended on Saturday (February 22) in Sofia, Bulgaria. MEGADETH wrote: “We wanted to thank the bands […]
- NUCLEAR BLAST And BELIEVE Launch BLOOD BLAST DISTRIBUTION
Believe and Nuclear Blast have announced Blood Blast Distribution, the first worldwide digital distribution offer dedicated to extreme music. Blood Blast provides strong and fast distribution to over 200 digital streaming and download platforms and will help bands and artists at all levels make their music available to their audiences on a global basis while […]
- Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil’s Gym-Honed Shape Revealed By A Top Model
Mötley Crüe legend Vince Neil is trying to lose weight for the upcoming reunion tour of the band and everyone looks forward to seeing Vince’s latest status at all. Last week, famous top model Destiny Dixon, who is the close friend of Vince and Rain Hannah, posted a new photo on her official Instagram page […]
- Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Remembers Good Old Days With A Golden Photo
The legendary musician and frontman of Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, has shared a really rare photo belong to the first days of their band via his official and verified Instagram page. Billie Joe Armstrong was revealing the old days of ‘Green Day’ thanks to this Instagram post. In the photo, they were playing Eggplant’s […]
- HINDER Announces ‘Extreme Behavior’ 15th-Anniversary Tour
HINDER will hit the road to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its debut album, “Extreme Behavior”, playing the LP live in its entirety for the first time ever. “Extreme Behavior” reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Top Rock Albums chart and second single “Lips Of An Angel” became one […]
- Devin Townsend’s Summer Touring Band to Feature ex-Members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Decapitated, etc.
Devin Townsend is known for providing the ultimate concert experience. He’s explained before that he’s ditching the typical way of doing tours and instead is using ever-changing lineups to keep it interesting. He’ll continue with that trend into the summer, unveiling a new live band that will feature former members of The Faceless, The Dillinger […]
- Hinder to Revisit ‘Extreme Behavior’ Album in Full on 15th Anniversary Tour
The band will revisit the album in full during the run. Continue reading…
- Tool Announce Spring North American Headline Tour
See dates and venues here. Continue reading…
- Show Review: Mr. Bungle at The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, February 13, 2019
Thursday, February 13, marked the final date of a tour that will go down as one of the best reunion tours to ever hit the stage. Twenty years after calling it quits, Mike Patton, Trey Spruance and Trevor Dunn, the core of seminal experimental metallers Mr. Bungle, announced late last year that they would unite […]
- GOTTHARD: ‘Bad News’ Lyric Video
Swiss rockers GOTTHARD will release their 13th studio album, “#13”, on March 13 via Nuclear Blast Records. The official lyric video for the disc’s second single, “Bad News”, can be seen below. “Bad News” is not only the opening track of the new album, it’s also exactly what fans and critics alike have grown to […]
- DEFTONES Are Mixing New Album
DEFTONES drummer Abe Cunningham has confirmed to Australia’s Mixdown that the band’s follow-up to 2016’s “Gore” album is currently being mixed for a tentative late 2020 release. “It’s cool, man,” Abe said. “We did things a little bit differently this time. We stretched everything out over the course of a couple of years, rather than […]
- OZZY OSBOURNE: ‘Ordinary Man’ Is ‘First Album I’ve Recorded Completely Sober’
Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that his new solo album, “Ordinary Man”, is the first LP he has made completely sober. “I thought it was the drugs and the alcohol that made it all work,” he told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in a new interview (see video below). “But it’s not true. All I was doing […]
- Ozzy Osbourne on track for highest charting solo album with ‘Ordinary Man’
Ozzy Osbourne is on course to score his highest charting solo album ever with his critically acclaimed twelfth studio record ‘Ordinary Man’.
- Alice Cooper Delights Fans With An Extraordinary Project
The legendary rock music veteran, Alice Cooper of Hollywood Vampires, has shared the fragment of Amy Poehler‘s new animated series called ‘Duncanville’ via his verified and official Instagram account. In the recent Instagram post, Alice Cooper has announced that he will be making an appearance in the second episode of Duncanville. You can watch the scene of […]
- JUDAS PRIEST Announces ’50 Heavy Metal Years Tour’ 2020
One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, JUDAS PRIEST will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with a world tour coming to the U.S. in the fall. The “50 Heavy Metal Years Tour” will also feature SABATON as openers and is being fueled by the highest-charting album of PRIEST’s career, “Firepower”, which peaked at No. 5 […]
- Streetlight Circus welcome new guitarist Alex Rude and working on third album
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- 26 Years Ago: Cradle of Filth Make Their Debut With ‘The Principle of Evil Made Flesh’
On Feb. 24, 1994, Cradle of Filth released their debut album, ‘The Principle of Evil Made Flesh.’ Continue reading…
- DISTURBED’s DAVID DRAIMAN In Conversation With OZZY OSBOURNE At iHeartRadio’s ‘ICONS’ Event
DISTURBED frontman David Draiman will host iHeartRadio’s “ICONS” event, celebrating the release of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Ordinary Man”, which will also include an exclusive question-and-answer session with Ozzy and David. Fans can listen and tune in free for a video stream of the exclusive “iHeartRadio ICONS Ozzy Osbourne: In Celebration Of ‘Ordinary Man'” on Monday, February […]
- King Diamond Grieves Death of Four-Year-Old Fan
Friday, February 21 started off gloomy — and not in the typical spooky King Diamond way — when the legendary Danish heavy metal pioneer announced that one of his youngest fans tragically passed away. Larissa, who was only four years old, had gone to King Diamond’s concert in Anaheim, CA last December. King Diamond noticed […]
- Tool + Red Hot Chili Peppers’ First Show With John Frusciante to Replace Metallica at Sonic Temple
There have been some changes. Continue reading…
- Watch: Metallica’s James Hetfield performs live for first time since rehab
Metallica frontman James Hetfield has performed live for the first time since he entered rehab last autumn.
- Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Celebrates His Bandmate’s Birthday With A Special Message
Iconic Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has uploaded the new photos on his official Instagram account and celebrated the 68th birthday of the band’s legendary guitarist, Brad Whitford, with a special message. As you might see in the post, Tyler has shared two special photos of himself with Withford from their recent show. Steven also left […]
- Rumor: Metallica Drop Off Sonic Temple, Will Be Replaced by Tool and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Metallica were scheduled to headline two of the three nights of this year’s Sonic Temple Festival (f.k.a. Rock on the Range), with Slipknot headlining the evening sandwiched in between — but it now appears as though that is no longer happening. Instead, those two nights will be headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and […]
