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Def Leppard has released several videos on YouTube showcasing their concert at The Whisky back in 2022. Def Leppard is currently out on tour with Journey on a U.S. Tour. https://youtu.be/aNCmkyMv2fc https://youtu.be/uG_kIkE9ZFk https://youtu.be/bxoY3sS_bLg https://youtu.be/3Trr9uJGLrM

For the first time since the band wrapped the last concert of its Final World Tour back in November 2019, Slayer – Tom Araya/ bass & vocals, guitarists Kerry King and Gary Holt, and Paul Bostaph on drums – announce…

Legendary guitarist Brian Tatler (Diamond Head) joined the almighty Saxon for their latest album Hell, Fire, And Damnation. He was gracious enough to take time out of his busy schedule and talk with us at XS ROCK regarding the new…

CRASHDÏET has announced the following update: The time has come to enter the next chapter in the CRASHDÏET book of madness. After much soul-searching, Gabriel has decided to leave the band to focus on other things in life. We are…

March 1, 2024Big Big Train – The Likes Of Us (InsideOut)Blind Channel – Exit Emotions (Century Media)Bruce Dickinson – The Mandrake Project (BMG)Devastator – Conjurers Of Cruelty (Listenable)Enslaved – Heimdal Deluxe Edition (Nuclear Blast)Firewind – Stand United (AFM)Liv Kristine -…

February 2, 2024Artillery – Raw Live (In Copenhell) (Mighty)Banks Arcade – Death 2 EP (UNFD)Being As An Ocean – Death Can Wait (Out Of Line)Big Scenic Nowhere – The Waydown (Heavy Psych Sounds)Bipolar Architecture – Metaphysicize (Pelagic)Drunemeton – Tir Nan…

Legendary Southern Hard Rockers Molly Hatchet played all their greatest hits to a large, enthusiastic crowd that was on their feet throughout the entire show. The band put on a great high-energy live performance and delivered the goods starting out…

Helix vocalist Brian Vollmer has posted the following news regarding Hinz’s death on his Official Facebook Page: Greg “Fritz” Hinz: January 23rd/1956-February 16th/2024. R.I.P. It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the passing of Greg “Fritz” Hinz,…

Remastered by lead singer, Corky Gunn, who also came up with the new cover concept, this glam cult gem includes a 24-page booklet featuring never-before-seen photos and the SWEET PAIN story as told by Gunn himself. TRACKLISTING: 01 – I…

Vain has posted the following info on their Official Facebook Page regarding their upcoming new album: VAIN IS BACK… WITH A VENGEANCEIt’s been 6 long years since the San Francisco quintet’s last record, “Rolling With The Punches,” but VAIN IS…

Today, THE END MACHINE shares the second single from their highly anticipated upcoming release, ‘The Quantum Phase’ due out March 8th via Frontiers Music Srl. The track is also accompanied by a new music video. https://youtu.be/D0Lsm-_r1Ik Jeff Pilson comments on…

Stryper is releasing this two-disc set containing an audio CD and Blu-ray video. The band’s first acoustic album and video recorded and filmed at SpiritHouse Studios in 2021. This is a very limited pressing collector’s-edition and features 11 beautifully recorded…

Metal band Kittie has returned after a hiatus of almost 13 years to release a brand new song on Valentine’s Day. They recently signed to a new record label and a new album is expected soon. https://youtu.be/hIqcEiaOpM8

Following the success of his first-ever solo touring festival, Parti-Gras, in 2023, Bret Michaels has partnered with Live Nation for this select exact lineup bringing the good-time summer music festival of 2024. Michaels will be belting out all of his…

New drummer and bass player announced from the AC/DC camp: We are thrilled to finally announce the ‘POWER UP’ European Tour. Angus, Brian, Stevie, and Matt (Laug) will be joined by Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction) to carry the torch for…

Both Kingdom Come and Keith St. John have announced that they have parted ways. It appears that a replacement for St. John and Kottak has been found. Read this From The Kingdomcomerockband.com website: Kingdom Come is excited to announce two…

Pantera’s setlist for the show: “A New Level””Mouth for War””Strength Beyond Strength””Becoming””I’m Broken””Suicide Note Pt. II””5 Minutes Alone””This Love””Floods””Walk””Domination””Hollow””Cowboys From Hell” Encore”Fucking Hostile”

https://youtu.be/yskan54xlhY Epic metal legends Warlord return with new album “Free Spirit Soar” on May 10th, 2024 on High Roller Records.   Pre-orders available at https://www.hrrecords.de/WARLORD_1 “Free Spirit Soar” Tracklist: 01 Behold A Pale Horse 02 The Rider 03 Conquerors 04 Worms…

Coming in April, Waysted’s Won’t Get Out Alive – Volume One (1983-1986). A 4CD set covering three studio albums, one live album, and a mini-album from the early 80s. When Pete Way passed away in August 2020, the music world…

Hericane Alice singer Bruce Naumann announced the following update regarding his surgery on his official Facebook page: Hey Everyone! Bruce here. I just wanted to do a rare check-in here to express my thanks for all of your kind thoughts,…

Whom Gods Destroy, the formidable new progressive metal group formed by keyboardist Derek Sherinian, guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal, and vocalist Dino Jelusick, along with the potent rhythm section of bassist Yas Nomura and drummer Bruno Valverde, will be releasing their…

Legendary heavy metal titans ACCEPT announce their new album, entitled ‘Humanoid’, to be released on April 26, 2024, with the first single and video to be released on February 28! The upcoming masterpiece was once again produced, recorded, mixed, and…

The Los Angeles Forum, just before midnight on Saturday, November 30, 2019.  Slayer’s Kerry King stood center stage; his signature chains hung from his belt; he walked over to stage right, unhooked the chains and held them high, dropped them onto…

Crown of Horns is the third single to be released from the upcoming new Judas Priest album “Invincible Shield” which will arrive on March 8, 2024. https://youtu.be/dMlvMsGRouM https://youtu.be/2YqZuo1WKk4 https://youtu.be/zLPaGqGzdY0 “Invincible Shield” track listing: 01. Panic Attack02. The Serpent And The King03. Invincible Shield04. Devil In…

With the first single “Enemy Is Me” from his upcoming album “Baptized By Fire”, David Reece sends a first hint at the musical direction of the new CD. Much heavier than its two predecessors! The reviews so far immediately draw…

Ace Frehley has just released his second single from the upcoming album “10,000 Volts”. Ace comments: THE MUSIC VIDEO IS HERE!!! Click below to watch the official music video for ‘Walkin’ on the Moon’ – Make sure you watch until…

‘Rage’ is the 2nd single / music video from the forthcoming new Blaze Bayley studio album ‘Circle of Stone’. https://youtu.be/rMTk_QYugSo It tells the story from Welsh folklore of Gelert the faithful hound & his unfortunate demise at the hands of…

SHOTGUN MISTRESS released their video for new single ‘Jude Judas’,out now, hits #1 in the iTunes rock charts Australia! Since 2020, Shotgun Mistress been trailblazing through the Australian rock landscape, carving out a niche with an electrifying mix of spirited hard rock,…

Founding member and guitarist, Filippa Nässil comments: “The new single is written by Linnéa and me, recorded live in Medley Studios with our long time great producer Søren Andersen. It’s a very bad ass song that we’re all proud of.…

Ron Keel’s RFK Media label has signed former MCA artist Cold Sweat, with plans to release “Unburied Alive” on March 29th in conjunction with the band’s appearance at the 2024 M3 Festival on May 5th. The foundation of this album…

Former Whitesnake guitarist Adrian Vandenberg has returned with his solo band Vandenberg to deliver a great new album called “Sin” and you can watch the brand new video from the album below: https://youtu.be/tQo6kkMFq_Y Vandenberg – Sin Tracklisting:Thunder And LightningHouse On…

Mike Tramp has released the first single from his new upcoming solo album that is sung entirely in Danish. The song translated to English means “He We Want To Be” https://youtu.be/MuQwjrdmaYA Mike Tramp is probably the only person ever to…

Considered one of the best rock guitarists of all time, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was born on January 26th, 1955. Sadly, Edward passed away on October 6, 2020, at the age of 65 due to a stroke amid complications from…

Unrelenting black metal masters THE INFERNAL SEA return with their captivating and terrifying new album, ‘Hellfenlic.’ Filled with historical stories of religious brutality at the hands of the notorious Witchfinder General, the album is a masterpiece of groove-laden riffs, relentless…

The mighty Saxon have returned with one of the best albums in years. Hell, Fire, And Damnation represent everything that I love about Saxon. This is a strong album armed to the teeth with great metal tracks that take no…

Longtime Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars has released the third single from his upcoming solo album. https://youtu.be/uDGmgjm-LvU The Other Side Of Mars Album Tracklisting: Loyal to the Lie Broken on the Inside Alone Killing Breed Memories Right Side of Wrong…

Check out the video for the brand new track from Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson called “Rain On The Graves”. https://youtu.be/kE4xNUB2Q5E Bruce Dickinson will be releasing a brand new solo album on March 1st 2024 on BMG Records. Entitled The…

Toxic misogyny, violence against women, and incels are the latest target Al Jourgensen takes aim at in the song “B.D.E.” (aka “Big Dick Energy”) out today, including a spellbinding music video that draws the line on the poisonous behavior seen…

Guns N’ Roses have just released their official music video for their latest single “The General”. The subject matter of the song has a serious message regarding abuse. https://youtu.be/l0_OFC10hTE While there hasn’t been a new album from GNR in a…

“Get ready to rock” is often said, but this time it’s fitting as the legendary hard rock powerhouse, Riley’s L.A. Guns, gears up to unleash their highly anticipated album, ‘The Dark Horse,’ courtesy of Golden Robot Records. After dominating the music scene with their…

Judas Priest is set to release their brand new album Invincible Shield on March 8, 2024. Check out the third single from the new album called “Crown Of Horns” below: https://youtu.be/BExNIGlVJTw Invincible Shield tracklisting: Panic Attack The Serpent And The…

Motley Cue has unveiled their online virtual museum, appropriately called The Crueseum that you can visit right here https://crueseum.com/! The band has this to say about it: From our earliest days forming the band in 1981, through rocking the incredible…

Whom Gods Destroy, the formidable new progressive metal group formed by keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (Ex-Guns N’ Roses), and vocalist Dino Jelusick (Whitesnake, Dirty Shirley) along with the potent rhythm section of bassist Yas Nomura…

Saxon unleash the video for “There’s Something In Roswell”, the second single from the band’s 24th studio album, Hell, Fire And Damnation out this week via Silver Lining Music. Hell, Fire And Damnation sees the band investigate all areas of…

Cassette tapes. Remember those? Those things with the dual spools and loads of wide brown plastic recording string that’d occasionally unravel and hang out of the shell, requiring a pencil and firm wrist to spin back into place? Yeah, well, once upon a time,…

2024 launches with a bang thanks to the announcement of ‘The Quantum Phase’, the highly anticipated new record from supergroup THE END MACHINE. The announcement signals a notable change in personnel as well. Singer Robert Mason has officially parted ways with…

It appears that the founding members of Alcatrazz are feuding. Alcatrazz was formed in 1983 by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo, and Gary Shea. The band parted ways with Bonnet in 2020 and has continued on with singer Doogie White. Alcatrazz…

AON is a high-energy, exciting rock band made up of young, powerful, and talented musicians who truly appreciate rock. Having performed on stage with Great White, XYZ, George Lynch of Dokken and having opened for Puddle of Mudd, Steel Panther,…

Jason Bieler & Phil Varone, with much vim and vigor yet also reluctantly announce “a celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Water album and other assorted Saigon Kick music.” (While not technically a farewell tour, nor a reunion, if you know anything about Saigon Kick…there…

Multiple outlets are now reporting that former Kingdom Come and Scorpions drummer James Kottak has died. Kottack was the drummer for the Scorpions for 20 years from 1996-2016. Kottak was first known as the drummer for Kingdom Come often compared…

https://youtu.be/zLPaGqGzdY0 “Invincible Shield” track listing: 01. Panic Attack02. The Serpent And The King03. Invincible Shield04. Devil In Disguise05. Gates Of Hell06. Crown Of Horns07. As God Is My Witness08. Trial By Fire09. Escape From Reality10. Sons Of Thunder11. Giants In The Sky Deluxe edition bonus tracks: 12. Fight Of Your Life13. Vicious Circle14. The Lodger

For years Britny Fox fans have been holding out hope for a reunion of the original lineup. However, that seems to be as far away from happening as it has been for so many years now. Recently a new version…

Brand new to vinyl and Reissued on CD– the debut solo album from Great White frontman and one of the most powerful voices in hard rock, Jack Russell!Musically, this album is right in line with GW’s brand of Zeppelin-inspired blues…

In a bold move, Vinnie Vincent is now charging for access to his private Facebook Group OFFICIAL VINNIE VINCENT EUPHORIA. If you click to join the group you are now greeted with PAY FIRST AT WWW.VINNIEVINCENT.COM/SHOP ($200 ANNUAL MEMBER FEE).…

Metallica has announced the following: Win a trip to Spain for two nights of Metallica and see the shows from the Snake Pit! One lucky fan & their guest could be flying to Spain for Metallica’s final two European No…

Hard rockers and 80s heavy metal band Great White are now offering “Great White” Beef Jerky in various flavors. Ready to up your snack game? Get your jerky fix via the Great White official merch store! Great White Beef Jerky…

Bloodstock Open Air (B-O-A) is the UK’s biggest independent METAL festival. Held at the picturesque location of Walton on Trent in Derbyshire, B-O-A has won the hearts and minds of fans of heavy ROCK AND METAL by consistently showcasing the…

At The Ohio State Reformatory Prison, Megadeth members visited in the latest episode of Paranormal Prison. The prison is often used in movies and was where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed. Over the years when the prison was active, thousands…

January 5, 2024 Cancer Christ – God Is Violence (Seeing Red)Dunwich Ritual – The Weird Tapes Sessions (Jawbreaker)Haywire – Conditioned For Demolition (Daze)Lastworld – Beautiful Ilusion (Perris)The Oddeven – Darkness (Eclipse)Panzerchrist – All Witches Shall Burn EP (Emanzipation) January 12,…

The 26th Annual Thunder By The Bay Music & Motorcycle Festival is a three-day event held Feb. 16-18, 2024 at the Sarasota Fairgrounds that benefits Suncoast Charities for Children.  Headline acts performing include Molly Hatchet (Friday – February 16), Grand…

Original founding members of Crimson Glory, Ben Jackson on guitar, Jeff Lords on bass, and drummer Dana Burnell have returned with new vocalist Travis Wills and new guitarist Mark Borgmeyer. You can listen to a sample of the new single…

Punk legends Cock Sparrer announce their 8th and final album on vinyl, splatter vinyl, picture disc, CD, cassette and digital formats! No one (band included) expected any more new songs after 2017’s excellent ‘Forever’ album. But lockdown came and with…

You can watch the full live performance of AC/DC from their Power Trip show courtesy of the Riff Raff YouTube channel. The band ripped through 24 songs including some first-time live performances of songs from their latest album “Power Up”.…

Steevi Jaimz, former frontman for the legendary glam metal band Tigertailz has just announced that his solo album “My Private Hell” is now available to buy on colored vinyl for the first time ever! It’s available in the colors Blood…

Take a trip down memory lane with this list of one-hit wonders on the U.S. charts from the years 1980 and 1981. How many of these did you remember and how many had you forgotten about? The Vapors-Turning Japanese (1980)…

The new album project called Russell-Guns will hit stores on January 12, 2024. https://youtu.be/dYMKnNUN7tM Russell-Guns “Medusa” track listing: 01. Next In Line02. Tell Me Why03. Coming Down04. Where I Belong05. For You06. Give Me The Night07. Living A Lie08. In And Out Of Love09. Medusa10. Back Into Your Arms Again11. I Want…

The 2024 7th Annual Metal Hall of Fame Gala “The most important night in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal” will take place on January 24, 2024, at the Marriott Delta Garden Grove, Anaheim, CA, and will be hosted by radio  Icon / 2024 Metal Hall of…

Former Lynch Mob vocalist Oni Logan has just released a new 4-song EP called “The Cosmic Trust Sessions”. Additionally, he has teamed with Sean McNabb on bass, Hawk Lopez on drums, and Jimmy Bunkard on guitar to perform as Oni…

David Reece releases the cover and tracklist for his new album “Baptized By Fire”, which will be released on March 1, 2024, followed by an extensive tour through North America and Europe. The exact dates will be released gradually.The artwork…

Bruce Dickinson known as Bruce Bruce at the time, was a member of the UK heavy metal band Samson back in 1981. Samson then appeared in a scene for the horror movie Incubus performing the song “Vice-Versa” from the Samson…

Longtime Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars has released the second single from his upcoming solo album. Watch the video for “Right Side Of Wrong” below: https://youtu.be/onhdroC-PM0 The Other Side Of Mars Album Tracklisting: Loyal to the Lie Broken on the…

Social Distortion’s Mike Ness has posted the following regarding the tour: It gives us great pleasure to announce that in April we will be going on a nationwide co-headlining tour with our friends in Bad Religion. Yes, we are back…

GET READY FOR “NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME”!M3 ROCK FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 15 YEARSOF ROCK N ROLL WITH ANOTHER FULL WEEKEND AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, HOSTING THE BEST ‘80s ARENA ROCK M3 Rock Festival 2024 kicks off Saturday, May 4th with…

Def Leppard and Journey are teaming up for the Summer Stadium Tour 2024 with Steve Miller Band, Heart, and Cheap Trick! The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Icons are once again coming together for a night of hits.  2024…

Legendary AOR band Head East is back and better than ever with the highly anticipated release of “Full Circle,” their first studio album in over four decades. Widely recognized for their classic rock anthem “Never Been Any Reason,” Head East…

It is a complete pleasure to work together with my long time friend and solo manager David Williams to start XOVR (pronounced ’Crossover Records’) I am equally excited to work on our first release with @spokenofficial, featuring our brother JR…

Check out “Nocturnal Lights”, the 8th video taken from “Digital Noise Alliance”. https://youtu.be/2eZ9_1l-9R0 The band comments: “This is a song spawned from the truly catastrophic year of 2020. Beginning with Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash to a relentless global pandemic with…

  ANNOUNCE40 YEARS FAREWELLEUROPEAN TOUR‘CELEBRATING LIFE THROUGH DEATH’     Sepultura has today issued the following statement…”Sepultura has reached the end of the road and has chosen to depart via a conscious and planned death. Throughout the next 18 months, we will celebrate…

Listen to the first single “A Single Trace” below: https://youtu.be/epbsnLxyQ8I The new album eNdgame will be released on February 2, 2024. Album Tracklisting: 1. A Single Trace2. Locked Away3. Bitter End4. New World Awaits5. You Don’t Need To See6. In…

Guns N’ Roses has released another new single from what seems to be reworks of previously unreleased material. This time they’ve released the single “The General” which they debuted live recently. https://youtu.be/35IMLsf54oI Guns N’ Roses – “The General” out now:…

The arena-ready stomp of “What Do I Got To Lose?” was co-written by SEBASTIAN, Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge, Slash) and Elvis Baskette (Mammoth WVH, Slash), the latter of whom also served as the track’s producer. Guitars lock into a heart-thumping groove…

Former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing and former Judas Priest vocalist Tim Ripper Owens have released their latest video for the song “Sons Of The Sentinel”. https://youtu.be/yaywBB3nR4w The song comes from the band’s latest album “The Sinner Rides Again”

Kramer, the original Made to Rock Hard guitar brandhas been setting trends with premium, performance-focused instruments since 1976. Kramer is proud to partner with Lzzy Hale–frontwoman of the GRAMMY® Award-winning hard rock band Halestorm and Gibson’s first female brand ambassador–to…

Adam Ant is pleased to announce his ANTMUSIC 2024 U.S. tour, which commences March 21st in St. Louis, MO. The English Beat will be supporting on all of the dates.In the mid-seventies, Adam Ant joined the band Bazooka Joe as a…

US heavy metal titans RIOT (V) are finally back with a brand-new studio album titled Mean Streets, set for release on February 16th, 2024 through Atomic Fire Records! The record features twelve tracks recorded and mixed by Bruno Ravel and…

Foreigner has announced the following: This summer we’re hitting the road with Styx! “We always look forward to being with our buddies in Styx,” Foreigner vocalist Kelly Hansen told UCR as the two bands prepare for their first tour together…

Goodwyn was not only the singer but also the guitarist and main songwriter for the band. https://youtu.be/xG0HUm8f56A Goodwyn was widely revered as a great songwriter and received The National Achievement Award From The Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers…

In Madison Square Garden, KISS closed out the last show of their live performances for what has been billed as their final tour called “The End Of The Road”. But the band had an announcement at the end of the…

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson has released a new video for the first single from his upcoming new solo album called “Afterglow Of Ragnarok”. The album is called The Mandrake Project and will be his first new solo album since…

P.O.D. “Payable On Death: has released their brand new video for the song “Afraid To Die” from their upcoming new album. https://youtu.be/ah80WZaJH54 @pod “If the world is gonna end you know that I’m bringing all my friends cuz we ain’t…

Skid Row has released their new official video for the song “Resurrected” from their album “The Gang’s All Here”. The album is the first to feature singer Erik Grönwall. https://youtu.be/nbecB3A0fnc Skid Row will be continuing its North American tour in…

The guitarist and co-founder of The Dictators Scott “Top Ten” Kempner has died at age 69 from complications of dementia. He would also co-found the band The Del-Lords. Scott Kempner released three solo albums Tenement Angels, Saving Grace, and Live…

Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has died after a lengthy stay in ICU for an infection. A statement on behalf of Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke, his sister Siobhan, and father, Maurice. It is with the deepest sorrow and heaviest…

Judas Priest have released their first official video from their upcoming new album Invincible Shield for the song “Trial By Fire”. https://youtu.be/2YqZuo1WKk4 Invincible Shield is set to be released on March 8th, 2024. This will be the first studio album…

Just in time for the Holidays Tiffany is set to release the new single “Angels All Around” and the Limited Edition NEW Shadows cover. Order the vinyl now and get a free download of “Angels All Around” included. PLUS, the…

Ace Frehley, former and original KISS guitarist will return with a brand new album called “10,000 Volts” on February 23, 2024. You can listen to the first single and title track below: https://youtu.be/bSDrecojgjU 10,000 Volts track listing: 10,000 Volts Walkin’…

Controlled Bleeding has announced the following: The entire Controlled Bleeding digital discography is FREE on Bandcamp for Cyber week starting today!!controlledbleeding.bandcamp.com To claim your downloads visit the link above and choose $0 for the name your price (if you want…

Eric Martin Band – Sucker For A Pretty Face – Original Sessions Tracklist: 1.    Sucker For A Pretty Face 2.    Don’t Stop 3.    Private Life 4.    Letting It Out 5.    Young At Heart 6.    One More Time 7.    Catch Me If You Can 8.    Love Me 9.    Can’t Take…

Kevin “Geordie” Walker reportedly suffered a massive stroke on Friday, November 24th, and passed away on Sunday, November 26th. Killing Joke released their first album in 1980 and Geordie was the guitarist for all of the band’s albums with Killing…