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Guns N’ Roses have officially announced their new drummer who replaces the outgoing Frank Ferrer. Guns N’ Roses announce the arrival of Isaac Carpenter, its newest drummer who will hit the road with the band throughout their 2025 European, Asian,

–“’THE ARTROOM WONDER’ is an echo from my fourth year at senior school,” explains post-punk icon PETER MURPHY about his new single which is released today, March 21, 2025 via Metropolis Records. “Daniel Ash [former Bauhaus bandmate] and I are

After a period of inactivity between 2013 and 2017, the legendary band Bride entered a frenetic rhythm of releases totaling 3 albums, 1 EP, 1 Christmas album, 1 bluegrass album and 1 acoustic album released from 2018 until now, with

Dust off your neon outfits, tease your hair, and crank up the synthesizers because Lost 80’s Live, the ultimate retro music experience, is returning for its highly anticipated 23rd Anniversary Tour in 2025! Hosted by legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame

Guns N’ Roses announce the amicable exit of Frank Ferrer, the longest-serving drummer in their storied run. The band thanks Frank for his friendship, creativity, and sturdy presence over the past 19 years, and they wish him success in the

On April 25th, 2025, guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen will release a new live album entitled ‘Tokyo Live’ Check out the video of Yngwie’s performance of “No Rest For The Wicked” below: For more on Yngwie Malmsteen check out the following

Swans, who recently announced their seventeenth studio album, Birthing, arriving May 30 via Young God Records/Mute, have confirmed their first North American tour in support of the highly-anticipated release, launching on Sept. 4 in Philadelphia. Tickets are on-sale this Friday,

Japanese metal band BABYMETAL announce their longest North America Tour yet! BABYMETAL NORTH AMERICA 2025 TOUR with special guests Black Veil Brides, Jinjer and Bloodywood on select dates. Pre-sale tickets and VIP begins TODAY at 12:00pm ET, General on-sale Friday

Buckcherry will release their 11th album Roar Like Thunder on June 13th. The band has just released the video for the first single and you can watch it below:

Former Fastway and current Floggy Molly frontman, Dave King suffered a life-threatening brain hemorrhage. His wife has reported the news of his condition on the Flogging Molly Facebook page today: Hi everyone, I’ve wanted to reach out for some time,

Today, Metalville Records announces May 16th as the international release date for Paul Di’Anno’s In Memory Of. On May 17th this year, the frontman of the groundbreaking first two Iron Maiden albums should have celebrated his 67th birthday. Unfortunately, we

Legendary singer RONNIE ROMERO is thrilled to announce the release of his new album, ‘Live At Rock Imperium Festival’, set for release on May 23, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl. ‘Live At Rock Imperium Festival’ sees ROMERO delivering an impressive

Def Leppard just announced their 2025 Spring and Summer 2025 tour dates for North America: May 15 – Coliseo de Puerto Rico – San Juan, Puerto RicoMay 17 – Boardwalk Rock 2025 – Ocean City, MDJun. 19 – Summerfest –

Norway’s legend CADAVER revisited unreleased material that offers a fascinating glimpse into the band’s formative years. this is a raw and powerful chapter of CADAVER’s history, demonstrating once again that they were never just a typical death metal band, but

Melodic rockers GIANT are excited to announce the upcoming release of their new album ‘Stand And Deliver’, out on May 16th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl. To coincide with the announcement, the band shares the first single, “Hold The Night,”

If you like intense, highly energetic live shows with perfect musicianship and songwriting, powerful vocals, a spectacular scenery, fire, force and fun, Finnish metal stars BATTLE BEAST are your perfect choice. Recorded and filmed at a sold-out Helsinki Ice Hall

Samantha Fish, “a genuine force of sonic prowess” (Rolling Stone) and one of the most electrifying guitarists of her generation, has shared new single “I’m Done Runnin’” – the lead-off track from her forthcoming album Paper Doll, out April 25

“American Death” is the latest single from progressive death metal progenitors RIVERS OF NIHIL. The ferocious new track — a true-to-form beater that’s sure to slay live — comes by way of the band’s eponymous fifth full-length, set for release

A monumental summer tour featuring 4 iconic bands ready to rock the nation!  Ignite your summer with one of the most electrifying tours of 2025! “The Taste Of Armageddon” tour is set to hit major cities across the United States,

JOHN 5  Announces Opening Of Exclusive  KNIGHTS IN SATAN’S SERVICE MUSEUM   of KISS Memorabilia  In Los Angeles, California,  Public Tours To Take Place In May 2025  The Iconic Guitarist And Lifelong KISS Fan  Offers A Look At His Personal Collection

Hymns In Dissonance Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records Band To Kick Off North American Headlining Tour Next Week! Watch / stream WHITECHAPEL’s “Hate Cult Ritual” HERE WHITECHAPEL is pleased to present their latest video for “Hate Cult Ritual.”

KISS’s sixth authorized OFF THE SOUNDBOARD edition showcases their stop in San Antonio, Texas on December 3, 1985 at HemisFair Arena. Featuring Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr and the first Soundboard release with Bruce Kulick on the Asylum Tour

Brew Ha Ha Productions Announces UNHINGED Festival – A New Extreme Music Experience With Lamb of God, Knocked Loose, In This Moment, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Body Count, Power Trip & More Saturday, July 26 & Sunday, July 27 At

WASP IN A JAR, THE VAPORS new full-length, has been welcomed with open arms from critics and fans alike. Music mensch Ira Robbins in the seminal Trouser Press praised, “As if the group had been carefully preserved in amber since

Acclaimed British hard rock band INGLORIOUS is thrilled to unveil a new single and official video, “Testify,” out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Lead singer Nathan James commented about the new single: “’Testify‘ is one of those songs that, when

Renowned guitarist and songwriter DON FELDER – best known for his role with the Eagles – is pleased to announce the release of his highly anticipated new studio album ‘The Vault – Fifty Years Of Music,’ set for release on

Finnish rock band Shiraz Lane are pleased to share the release of their new single and official video “Dangerous”, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. The band will be touring in the upcoming months, heading to the Monsters Of Rock

After two consecutive new Jethro Tull album releases in 2022 and 2023, a new studio record – ‘Curious Ruminant’ – was recently announced and will be released on the 7th March 2025. Consisting of nine new tracks varying in length

Grammy-winning, multiplatinum heavy metal band MEGADETH has announced an agreement for founder and frontman Dave Mustaine’s Tradecraft imprint with the Frontiers Label Group’s new imprint, BLKIIBLK. In this new arrangement, BKLIIBLK—which is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of heavy music—will exclusively

After the announcement of their brand-new studio album ‘Welcome to the Future’, Hard rock sensation H.E.A.T continues to ignite 2025 with the release of their second single ‘Bad Time for Love’. Following the success of their first single ‘Disaster’ –

Mastodon posted the following via their Facebook page: Friends and Fans, After 25 monumental years together, Mastodon and Brent Hinds have mutually decided to part ways. We’re deeply proud of and beyond grateful for the music and history we’ve shared

Canadian dark pop act The Birthday Massacre have today released a new single entitled ‘Sleep Tonight’, the first to be issued from their upcoming album ‘Pathways’, which is set for release on 11th April via Metropolis Records. “’Sleep Tonight’ is

Alternative Tentacles is proud to present the brand new music video for “Sickness” from Ani Kyd Wolf’s new album “The Last Steps of Man-Unkind” Ani Kyd Wolf had this to say about “Sickness”: “Sickness is a song about addiction. So

Cracker has released the following info via their social media accounts: It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Bob Rupe. Bob was the charismatic and talented bassist for Cracker from roughly 1994 to 1999. Along

Six live shows across 8 CDs, Access All Areas: Live captures the raw excitement of Whitesnake in full flight, live on stage. Kicking off with Live… In the Still of Night, legendary rock singer David Coverdale is joined by Doug

Listen Like Thieves 40th Anniversary is a deep dive celebration into INXS’s global breakthrough album. The Deluxe Edition is a 1LP + 3CD set containing a brand-new 2025 stereo mix of the Listen Like Thieves album by Giles Martin; Paul

Brian James Facebook Page has posted the following info regarding his death: GOODBYE TO A PIONEER & TRUE GENTLEMAN It is with great sadness that we announce the death of one of the true pioneers of music, guitarist, songwriter, and

Aaron Rossi’s Social media page has posted the following regarding his passing: It is with overwhelming sadness to share that on January 27, 2025, Aaron John Rossi passed away from a sudden, severe heart attack. Aaron was a force with

L.A. Guns have released their second single from their new album “Leopard Skin” called Lucky Motherfucker. The new album will be released on April 4th, 2025. Leopard Skin track listing: 01. Taste It02. Lucky Motherfucker03. The Grinder04. Hit And Run05. Don’t Gimme Away06. I’m Your Candy Man07. Runaway

Wow! Some really incredible, long-lost concert footage of the mighty Van Halen from a 1982 concert in Largo, Florida has suddenly appeared on YouTube on the James Vega channel. Besides the concert, there are hours of outtakes from Van Halen

Arguably one of the most notoriously named bands in rock history, Butthole Surfers made a career out of upending the establishment and irritating  the easily annoyed. Their albums were abrasive yet tuneful, much like their live performances. Rising to the

The overall music lineup for Aftershock 2025 is as follows: Blink-182, Deftones, Korn, Bring Me The Horizon, A Perfect Circle, Bad Omens, Rob Zombie, Good Charlotte, TURNSTILE, Gojira, Marilyn Manson, Knocked Loose, Three Days Grace (with Adam Gontier), Lamb of

Ghost has a brand new album called Skeleta’ coming out April 25th, 2025. Today, the band released the first single from the album. Watch the brand new video for “Satanized” by Ghost below: For more on Ghost visit: https://ghost-official.com/

Bruce Dickinson announces his first extensive North American solo tour in almost 30 years in support of his current studio album The Mandrake Project. For “The Mandrake Project Live 2025” North American Tour, Bruce reunites his 2024 touring line up

Coming June 2025, two platinum-selling artists will join forces for a co-headline tour – Forest of Dean’s favorite sons EMF and Leeds-by-way-of-NYC’s Spacehog. The tour kicks off on June 14th in San Jose, CA and focuses their routing around the

CONFLICT ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN OVER TWO DECADES ‘THIS MUCH REMAINS’ TO BE RELEASED ON MORTARHATE/CADIZ MUSIC ON APRIL 25th PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM ON CD, VINYL AND LIMITED EDITION BOXSET HERE: https://cadizmerchstore.com/…/conflict-this-much… WATCH THE VIDEO FOR SINGLE ‘THIS MUCH

Louder Than Life will be disturbing the peace in 2025 with one of the biggest and LOUDEST festivals in North America all year. Over 160 bands will perform on 6 stages September 18, 19, 20 & 21 at the Highland

British rock icons SKUNK ANANSIE have announced their hugely anticipated new studio album ‘The Painful Truth’. The new album, their seventh studio collection and first in nine years, will be released on May 23rd via FLG Records. To celebrate, the

Sad news to report, less than two weeks after we reported that David Johansen had stage 4 cancer, the singer has passed away from the illness. See below for the earlier report that we posted about Johansen and his daughters’

Close Enemies, a powerhouse band featuring legendary musicians Tom Hamilton, multiple Grammy winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, and bassist of the biggest-selling American rock band of all time, Aerosmith, is joined by legendary drummer Tony Brock (The Babys

As most people know, Steve Riley passed away on October 24th, 2023. Riley’s L.A. Guns bassist Kelly Nickels has posted the following regarding the band: What up everybody? So I just wanted to officially say that Riley’s L.A.Guns are calling

Singer Halsey has just released an eye-popping video for the song “Safeword,” in which the star appears as a dominatrix and several other characters. The song is a raw-sounding punk-driven anthem that delivers the goods! Follow Halsey – Instagram:   / iamhalsey  

Billy Idol has a brand new single out called “Still Dancing” that will be on his new album called “Dream Into It”. The album will be released on April 25, 2025 via Dark Horse Records! https://www.facebook.com/BillyIdol

Leading lights of British metal, EMPLOYED TO SERVE, have released a new single, the title track from their forthcoming album, ‘Fallen Star.’ “’Fallen Star‘ is about enduring the burn-out of someone close to us,” offers Employed To Serve frontwoman Justine

Annihilator’s JEFF WATERS: ” Sad News in the Metal World: ANNIHILATOR’s Never, Neverland vocalist, Coburn Pharr, has passed away. I won’t say anything about the details, as that is the family’s business, but I wanted to post this before any

 Legendary American rockers Dokken release the performance video for the pensive track ‘Saving Grace’, taken from the band’s 13th studio album, Heaven Comes Down, out now viaSilver Lining Music. “My studio in the Sangre de Cristo mountains has wrap-around windows staring at three mountains ranges

Jimmy Page And The Black Crowes are all set to release an expanded 25th anniversary edition of their “Live At The Greek” album. And today they released a previously unheard version of the Led Zeppelin classic “The Lemon Song” performed

Black Sabbath’s Reunion Concert Gathered In Their Masses…is now available to watch for free on YouTube courtesy of Qello Concerts By Stingray. It was originally released as part of a Deluxe Box Set, DVD and Blu-Ray. You can watch the

British blues-rock powerhouse Joanne Shaw Taylor continues to build anticipation for her forthcoming album Black & Gold with the release of her latest single, “Hell Of A Good Time”—an energetic, hard-hitting track that blends her signature fiery guitar work with

Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival in Las Vegas is the place where generations of punk fans come together to raise hell. Picture a massive 3-day outdoor music festival, paired with late-night club shows over 5 days, a 2-day bowling tournament,

Disturbed launches a new era with their first single “I Will Not Break” off their very own label Mother Culture Records! This the band’s first new music released since 2022! For more on Disturbed visit: https://disturbed1.com/

Motörhead‘s signature ‘Speedfreak’ blend is the loudest, fastest, and heaviest coffee you’ll ever ingest, a bold-bodied paint-peeling, face-ripper containing notes of Dark Chocolate, Caramel, and Cocoa primed to fuel your day (truth be told, it’s also a little nutty with

California-based electronic musician and sound designer CYRNAI (aka Carolyn Fok) has released a new single entitled ‘Echo Language’ today. A hypnotising combination of pulsating sequencer rhythms and other sound effects underpinned with a relentless ultra-heavy beat, the track is guaranteed to

Melvins 1983, the raw and unfiltered incarnation of the legendary band featuring Buzz Osborne and original Melvins drummer, Mike Dillard, return with Thunderball – their first full-length album in four years, out April 18 via Ipecac Recordings. “Thunderball is the

Not many bands can lay claim to creating an entire genre, much less a movement that has continued to flourish for over four decades, but German heroes Helloween did exactly that. Combining the speed of thrash, the twin-guitar approach of

One of the most electrifying guitarists of her generation, Samantha Fish, has consistently captivated audiences with her unparalleled energy, boldness, emotional depth and unique blend of rock and soul. Known for her expressive guitar playing and powerhouse performances, Fish’s career

Power metal masterminds DYNAZTY release their long-awaited new album Game of Faces via Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Dynazty themselves and mixed by Swedish pioneer Jens Bogren, Game of Faces takes you on a journey exploring the essence of the human mind

New Wednesday 13 album, Mid Death Crisis, out on April 25, 2025! Catch Wednesday 13 on tour!Tickets and info: https://officialwednesday13.com/#tour There’s No Such Things As Monsters North American Tour 2025Support from Ya Toyah, Dead Rabbits, Stitched Up Heart03/14/25: Las Vegas,

The brand new single from Black Label Society, “Lord Humungus” has just dropped. Check it out below: For more info and tour dates check visit: https://blacklabelsociety.com/

Screaming Butterfly Entertainment, in partnership with Ellefson Films and BayView Entertainment, have announced the new date for the red carpet premiere event of the fully authorized Nick Menza documentary, This Was My Life, Nick Menza’s Metal Memories With Megadeth And

Madfish Music announces the digital release of Bonus Tracks & B-Sides from the W.A.S.P. The 7 Savage boxset. Purchase or stream the digital release of Bonus Tracks & B-Sides – https://orcd.co/wasp_bonus_listen W.A.S.P. has always been a band that embraced the

Prepare for night after night of electrifying performances, stimulating beats, and raw, unbridled sensory fuel as two of the most provocative and bold acts in the music industry unite for the must-see “PRAISE THE LORDS” Tour 2025! LORDS OF ACID

Brian Setzer, vocalist and guitarist in The Stray Cats as well as an accomplished solo artist has announced the following regarding his diagnosis of an auto-immune disease: Hi everybody, I just wanted to check in with you all. Towards the

Rikki Rockett is proud to announce the formation of Rockett Mafia! Featuring Rockett on drums, Rockett Mafia is Brandon Gibbs (vocals, guitar), Mick Sweda (guitar, backing vocals) and Bryan Kimes (bass, backing vocals). Considering themselves, “Rock ’N’ Roll Evangelists, the

Yesterday afternoon, Gibson hosted a very special event to launch the brand-new Gibson Custom Brian May SJ-200 12 String acoustic guitar. His first model with the iconic and leading global instrument brand, the launch kicked off Gibson Garage Fest—a week-long

Red Fang kicks off their 20th-anniversary celebrations with the March 14 release of Deep Cuts, an extensive 26-song collection of non-album tracks, covers, and previously unreleased singles. Deep Cuts also includes several covers, such as the Wipers’ “Over The Edge,” and Tubeway

Everywhere you look these days…Kamenar is playing a show near you! If you haven’t had the privilege to see them live, do yourself a huge favor and go check them out. The band comprised of twin brothers, Sean and John

Dropkick Murphys & Bad Religion Announce Summer Of Discontent Tour, First Ever Co-Headlining U.S. Tour Tickets On Sale February 20 At www.DropkickMurphys.com & www.BadReligion.com This summer, iconic punk rock bands Dropkick Murphys and Bad Religion will be co-headlining for the

Guitar icons Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, and Steve Vai – the original line-up behind the G3 touring concept – returned to the road in 2024 for a series of sold-out concerts in the US. The just-released “G3 Reunion Live” album

The Dead Daisies release their latest single “Love That’ll Never Be” today. The song came together while the band was working on songs for what became their latest album “Light ‘Em Up”. John and Marti Frederiksen had started working on the track with a

With the US cult act Psyclon Nine currently midway through a North American tour, ‘Devil’s Work’ is the second boundary breaking single to be lifted from their forthcoming new album. Possessing a similar brooding, menacing quality to its recent predecessor, ‘I

By Alexander Sink February 15, 2025 There once was a time when the band that needs no introduction, needed an introduction and Jimmy Page’s brainchild had not yet been born. The new film “Becoming Led Zeppelin”, directed by Bernard MacMahon,

KMFDM’s Sascha Konietzko has announced the following regarding the band’s involvement with Meta and X: I understand that some of you feel left out since I am leaving the Zuck Fuck world. But perhaps a little calming down will do

On the heels of the tremendous success of The Morrison Project and #1 song “Crack Cocaine”, rock guitarist Billy Morrison and Ozzy Osbourne release an epic new single “Gods of Rock N Roll” today, Valentine’s Day,  through TLG|ZOID, distributed by

After announcing that they would be performing together for the M3 Festival, Stphen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini are now announcing more dates for their “Invasion Celebration” Tour! More shows are expected to be announced in the near future! Wed, Feb

Following his triumphant return to the spotlight with last winter’s duet with Boy George “Let The Flowers Grow,” PETER MURPHY continues with his new single “Swoon” which is released today, February 14, 2025 via Metropolis Records. Peter states, “I am

‘Tokyo Live’, the ultimate live experience from Yngwie Malmsteen’s 40th Anniversary World Tour, releases April 25th! Mark your calendars and prepare to crank it LOUD. Pre-order here: https://lnk.to/yngwiemalmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen “Tokyo Live” track listing: CD1 CD2

Ministry Announces The Squirrely Years Revisited Out March 28 Via Cleopatra Records Celebrating The Early Synth Pop Years With New Studio Takes On Hits Including “Everyday Is Halloween,” “Work For Love” &  “I’ll Do Anything For You” The Squirrely Years

This year we have a repeat nominee reappearing on the list and some first-time artists. Soundgarden is back as a nominee since missing the nod in 2023. This is the first nomination for both the Black Crowes and the legendary

In the 1990’s, we were told that the Sunset Strip scene was gone!  But throughout the early, mid and late 1990s, and even into the early 2000s, something was happening on the stages of rock clubs all over Southern California.

Vince Neil’s representative, Worrick Robinson, IV just provided the following statement: RE: Learjet Aircraft 35A Plane Collision – Scottsdale Airport At 2:39 p.m. local time, a Learjet aircraft Model 35A owned by Vince Neil was attempting to land at the

Legendary rocker Jizzy Pearl is back! The unmistakable voice behind Blackout in the Red Room returns with Punk Rock Fiesta! on March 1, 2025, via Kenyon Records. This latest album from Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate is a raw, unfiltered blast of

Legendary rock and pop singer Michael Bolton has announced the following via his Official Social Media pages regarding his diagnosis of brain cancer: The article was posted on February 7th with Bolton canceling a concert in London that was scheduled

Breaking news on New York Dolls’ Vocalist David Johansen direct from his daughter and with a link to help out if you can: My name is Leah Hennessey, and I’m David Johansen’s daughter. As some, but not many of you

Rock band Plush drops their latest release—a new live album entitled Live USA ’24. Featuring songs from their self-titled debut and Find The Beautiful EP, Live USA ’24 lets fans hear Plush raw and unfiltered. This album puts listeners right

Boundary-pushing Grammy-nominated rock outfit NOTHING MORE will release a deluxe edition of their acclaimed 2024 album CARNAL via Better Noise Music on March 28 across digital platforms followed by a physical release on CD and vinyl on May 16. CARNAL

Peter Murphy has announced the release date of his new single entitled “Swoon” for February 14th, 2025. Pre-order Peter Murphy’s new single “Swoon” on Bandcamp at https://petermurphy.bandcamp.com/album/swoon Peter Murphy is a legendary singer fronting the highly influential early gothic rock band

For the past 40 years, the Bay Area thrash pioneers HEATHEN have abided by their never-say-die attitude. The HEATHEN brand of intelligent yet aggressive Thrash appealed not only to the genre’s core demographic but also to metal fans looking for brains

Today, Metalville Records announces April 11th as the international release date for Herman Rarebell & Friends‘ new album What About Love? Welcome to our journey back to the future! Herman Rarebell & Friends take you back to the 1980s, and