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Mike Portnoy Returns To Dream Theater
Dream Theater and their band members have announced the following: We are thrilled to announce the return of drummer Mike Portnoy to Dream Theater! We will be going into the studio to begin working on our 16th studio album and…
Listen To Brand New Dokken Song “Over The Mountain”
Legendary American rockers Dokken release the mesmerizing video for the new single ‘Over The Mountain’, taken from the band’s 13th studio album, Heaven Comes Down, out this week via Silver Lining Music. “‘Over The Mountain’ is a metaphoric song lyrically…
Dokken Returns With One Of The Best Albums Of Their Career
Dokken returns to release their 13th studio album, ‘Heaven Comes Down’, their first new album in 11 years. During that time Don Dokken had a multitude of health issues including arm paralysis after a neck and spine surgery. Many people…
Lynch Mob Releases Final Album And The Band Will End After Upcoming Tour
Final Album “Babylon” Released and The Final Ride Tour Will See The Band End LYNCH MOB have released their last album, ‘Babylon’ and announce The Final Ride, a farewell tour celebrating the band’s 35 year legacy. The tour is expected…
Listen To “The Dark Horse” By Riley’s L.A. Guns
Not to be confused with L.A. Guns (featuring Phil Lewis And Tracii Guns), Riley’s L.A. Guns have released a brand new single called “The Dark Horse”. Riley’s L.A. Guns features Steve Riley, Kelly Nickels, Scott Griffin & Kurt Frohlich. https://youtu.be/MPsAgrwhPdY…
Watch New Video For “I’m Your Last Hope” By EKTOMORF
December 8, 2023 will see Hungary’s metal frontrunners, EKTOMORF, release their brand new album offering, titled Vivid Black, via powerhouse label AFM Records! Available as CD,Vinyl and Digital formats, the pre-sale has just started at THIS LOCATION! https://youtu.be/78x6NyTcwXw Vivid Black marks not…
ZAKK SABBATH Announces US Tour And New Single “Fairies Wear Boots”
While waiting for Santa this winter, ZAKK SABBATH will be coming to a North American town near you. The preeminent BLACK SABBATH tribute band on the planet, featuring guitarist and singer Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE, PANTERA), ROB…
Tesla Guitarist Dave Rude To Release Solo Album “Through The Fire”
Longtime Tesla guitarist Dave Rude will release his highly anticipated full-length album, “Through the Fire” on November 17, 2023, via Rat Pak Records. The album features 11 new studio tracks and was mixed by fellow Tesla band-mate Brian Wheat, at…
Stryper’s Michael Sweet Announces Cancer Diagnosis
Michael Sweet, vocalist and guitarist in Stryper has shared the following update via social media: Hello my friends, I wanted to give you all an update on my eyes and my thyroid. First, my eyes are actually doing fairly well…
Listen To First Single By Paul Stanley’s Son, Evan Stanley With His Band Amber Wild
“All live all the time.” AMBER WILD started in January 2023 with one simple goal: make the kind of music they wanted to hear. Fiery guitars, thunderous drums, and raw vocals filtered through a kaleidoscope of influences make for something…
Terry Ilous’ XYZ Turns Florida ‘Inside Out’ On Latest Tour
XYZ founder, vocalist, and former singer for Great White, Terry Ilous brought his touring version of XYZ to multiple dates throughout Florida recently and XS ROCK was on-site for the Clearwater show on October 15th. The show was opened by…
Listen To New Song “Turn Up The Music” By King Kobra
After an astounding 4+ decades of non-stop rockin, both collectively and individually, you might expect the members of King Kobra to settle into a nice, quiet soft rock groove. But with the release of the band’s seventh studio album earlier…
David Lee Roth Releases Previously Unheard Song “Manda Bala”
Featuring guitar from Motley Crue’s John 5, David Lee Roth has released this gem of a song that was recorded back in 2007. The song also features longtime DLR drummer Gregg Bissonette. https://youtu.be/_E3yNeLwg78 https://davidleeroth.com/
All Or Nothing Proves Rock Isn’t Dead
For years now we’ve all been hearing the phrase…rock music is dead. Most of us didn’t believe it but have watched as one by one, a lot of rock bands have retired with no real successors in sight to take…
Watch The Video For Hive Mind By Slipknot
Slipknot has released the Official video for the song “Hive Mind” from their latest album “The End, So Far”. https://youtu.be/x_ncROEEyvc Get “Hive Mind” here: https://slipknot1.lnk.to/TheEndSoFar Site: http://slipknot1.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/slipknot TikTok: http://tiktok.com/slipknot Facebook: http://facebook.com/slipknot Twitter: http://twitter.com/slipknot iTunes: http://itunes.com/slipknot
Watch The Video For “Only The Wicked” By Leatherwolf
Orange County CA classic metal band LEATHERWOLF have announced the release of their latest video/single, ‘Only the Wicked’, off their most recent full-length album, ‘Kill The Hunted’ https://youtu.be/Dm3fHBA6njA Stream or purchase ‘Kill The Hunted’ at https://smarturl.it/LeatherwolfThe ‘Only the Wicked’ clip was…
Today In 80s Music History: Def Leppard Sets Chart Record
On October 14th, 1988, Def Leppard became the first musical act to have two consecutive studio albums (Pyromania and Hysteria) sell 7 million copies. Those numbers would only increase over the years with Hysteria selling over 20 million copies.
Listen To “Panic Attack”, The First Single From Judas Priest’s New Album
Following their amazing headline show at the Power Trip Festival in Indio, California this past weekend, Judas Priest today announced their new single “Panic Attack” from their upcoming new studio album Invincible Shield. https://youtu.be/N_l-trEOtbk The band revealed Invincible Shield on stage…
Watch The Video For “Hurricane” By Extreme
Extreme just released their latest video from their new album “Six” for the song Hurricane with the band having this to say about the song and video: NEW VIDEO FOR “HURRICANE” OUT NOW.Dedicated to those who are being hit hard…
John Corabi (Motley Crue/ The Dead Daisies) To Headline Cancer Benefit Show
John Corabi (Motley Crue/ The Dead Daisies) To Headline G4L Records Cancer Benefit Show #1 for “Elizabeth & Chris” on Oct 17th at The Eighth Room Nashville Also Starring Anthony Corder (Tora Tora) and Blevins Vox (13 South) With Host…
ALL-STAR GROUP METAL ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCES SPECIAL 10th ANNIVERSARY SHOW
METAL ALLEGIANCE began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community’s most revered trailblazers, armed with a list of contributors onstage (and off) that read like a Wikipedia entry on the…
Watch The New Video For “New Generation” By Metalite
Sweden’s METALITE Present “New Generation” Single & Music Video Taken Off Upcoming, Colossal Album “Expedition One”! Following their previously-shared, first singles, “Disciples Of The Stars” and “Blazing Skies”, Swedish melodic power metal act METALITE is gearing up for the release of their…
Judas Priest Announces New Album “Invincible Shield”
ANNOUNCED ONSTAGE AT POWERTRIP FESTIVAL IN CALIFORNIA, INVINCIBLE SHIELD IS THE UPCOMING STUDIO ALBUM BY JUDAS PRIEST. THE NEW RECORD MARKS THE BAND’S FIRST RELEASE IN 6 YEARS, HAVING RECENTLY CELEBRATED 50 YEARS IN MUSIC AND 50 MILLION RECORDS SOLD.…
Spock’s Beard announces ‘Feel Euphoria’ 20th anniversary edition; first time ever on vinyl!
Legendary US progressive rockers Spock’s Beard are pleased to announce a special 20th anniversary edition of their ‘Feel Euphoria’ album, arriving on vinyl for the very first time on November 24th, 2023. Pre-order now here: https://spocksbeard.lnk.to/FeelEuphoria-20thAnniversaryDave Meros comments of this edition: “This is…
Latest 80s Rock And Pop Articles
Ready For The World…Where Are They Now?
In 1985 the band Ready For The World hit the scene, blending pop. funk, R & B, and electro elements. They scored a huge hit with their single “Oh Sheila” and as a result, found their debut album going Platinum…
Berlin’s Terri Nunn “Takes Our Breath Away” Discussing Her Latest Album
Recently, Terri Nunn, lead vocalist for legendary rock band Berlin was interviewed by The Wild 80s where she discussed recording their latest album “Strings Attached”. Listen to the interview below: https://youtu.be/1AjW-ZA_5RE
Billy Idol Has To Cancel Tour With Journey Over Health Issues
Billy Idol has posted the following update regarding his health and tour cancellation: I am absolutely gutted. I haven’t felt like myself since mid-December with a sinus infection that won’t respond to medication. It has worsened to the point where…
Ranked: KISS Albums Of The 80s
KISS released 8 studio albums during the 1980s. These albums cover a lot of territory including the albums that most likely saved and re-invigorated their career as well as the ones that almost ended the bands’ career altogether. So keep…
John Waite Reveals His Hit Song “Missing You” Was Written About MTV VJ, Nina Blackwood
Sure, we all know John Waite’s # 1 hit song “Missing You”, but did you know it was written about former MTV VJ, Nina Blackwood. During a new interview where he discusses his brand new album, Wooden Heart Acoustic Anthology…
Exclusive Interview With John Waite
In the music world, you’ll find lots of entertainers. You’ll also find some great songwriters, musicians, and singers. These days it’s extremely rare for any one person to have all of these qualities. However, singer/songwriter John Waite is one of…
Latest Featured Articles
Seriously…How Many People Thought At Least Some Of The Band Members In Poison Were Female At First?
Okay, let’s talk about this for a minute. I seriously can’t be the only guy that thought at least one of the band members was a girl when this album first came out. Back in August of 1986, Poison released…
Five Finger Death Punch Is The Nickelback Of Metal
Anytime you write an article like this, you’re going to get some salty comments about your opinion. And that’s okay. I’d expect nothing less. However, my opinion remains the same. And my opinion is that Five Finger Death Punch are…
Another 25 Great Hard Rock Albums Of The 80’s That You Might Have Missed
One of XS ROCK’s most popular articles has been our article on 25 Great Hard Rock Albums Of The ’80s That You Might Have Missed. So popular in fact, that we now present the second round of “Great Hard Rock…
8 Goth Rock Bands That Made A Big Impact During The 1980’s
Recently, we published the article “10 Bands That Helped Form The Gothic Rock Movement” which you can read here. Now, we’re going to start to dig in a little deeper and take a look at some more bands that started,…
10 Bands That Helped Start The Gothic Rock Movement
If you’re a fan of Gothic Rock and you haven’t heard all of these bands before, by all means, check them out. These bands along with numerous others helped create a new sub-genre of rock music that still thrills fans…
Def Leppard’s Change In Sound: The Tale Of Two Leppards
Def Leppard is arguably one of the most successful bands to emerge from the 80’s hard rock and heavy metal scene. The band found success early on, hitting the scene with their debut full-length album “On Through The Night” in…
10 Bad Albums By 10 Great Hard Rock Bands
You wanted the best….you got the best! Now here are some of their worst albums These 10 artists are some of hard rocks’ most famous bands. Most have long careers with certified Gold and Platinum albums. But even these artists…
The Good, The Bad And The Dirt On The Motley Crue Movie
On March 22nd, Netflix premiered “The Dirt”, the biopic about the infamous and sordid details of lives of Motley Crue. Having read the book, I was curious how they were going to fit everything into a two hour movie. And…
Top 15 Christian Metal Bands Of The 80’s
01. Stryper-Stryper has to be at the top of this list. Not because I think they’re the best, but because their contribution to Christian metal is the equivalent of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest in the non-christian metal…
How Beavis & Butthead Ruined Winger’s Coolness At The Peak Of Their Popularity
From the late 80’s into the early 90’s Winger built momentum and became an overnight sensation, in part thanks to heavy rotation of their videos on MTV, which at that time, actually showed music videos. Winger’s debut album went platinum…
25 Great Hair Bands That Debuted In The 90’s
During the 80’s glam and melodic metal ruled the airwaves. For all of the bands that made it big, there were plenty of other talented bands that got lost in the shuffle. Many of them suffered from lack of promotion…
25 Great Hard Rock Albums Of The 80’s That You Might Have Missed
During the 80’s hard rock ruled the airwaves. Quiet Riot’s Metal Health became the first #1 metal album of all time. Soon after the scene exploded with bands like Motley Crue, Guns N’ Roses, Dokken, Ratt, Warrant, Poison, and many…
Best & Worst Lead Singer Changes In Rock N’ Roll
The Most Successful Bands To Change Singers While many bands have tried, only a few have been really successful with switching lead singers after they become famous. Let’s take a look of some of the best lead singer changes first….…
Hard Rock and Metal From Japan
A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAPANESE HARD ROCK AND METAL Part One Recently, there has been a lot of publicity around the Japanese band Babymetal. This trio of Japanese teens have taken the world by storm and found international success. Now,…
