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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Celebrate LOLLAPALOOZA Homecoming With 'Pumpkinpalooza'

This Friday, July 31, the iconic, Grammy Award-winning rock band THE SMASHING PUMPKINS will headline their hometown's famed Lollapalooza. The momentous event marks the band's long-awaited return to the festival for the first time since they appeared on its original touring iteration in 1994. To cele...

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TOM KEIFER: Writing Songs 'Always Starts With A Lyric For Me'

In a new interview with Jacky BamBam of the 93.3 WMMR radio station, CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer talked about his songwriting process. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Writing always starts with a lyric for me. I know a lot of people think it's the other way around. Even the heavies...

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Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Kicks Off 2026 'Faithkeepers' European Tour At Germany's BOBFEST

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST kicked off their 2026 "Faithkeepers" world tour Saturday night (July 25) at Germany's BOBfest. The band's 17-song set at Monchengladbach's SparkassenPark included two 1970s classics, "The Ripper" and "Delivering The Goods", which hadn't been performed live si...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE Explains How ACCEPT's 'Fast As A Shark' Inspired Him To Play Fast Double Bass

At this weekend's San Diego Comic-Con, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante once again said that his work with the 1980s hardcore/metal project STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH (S.O.D.) set the template for extreme metal and hardcore blast beats. A type of fast drum beat characteristic of extreme heavy metal style...

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HOLE To Reissue 'Pretty On The Inside', 'Live Through This' And 'Celebrity Skin' Albums On Vinyl

Multi-Grammy Award-nominated iconic rock band HOLE has announced new physical reissues of its influential first three albums — "Pretty On The Inside", "Live Through This" and "Celebrity Skin" — out September 18, 2026 via UMe. These records will be available in multiple configurations, including 1LP...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Surprise Releases New Four-Song EP, 'Statica'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has surprise released a new four-song EP, "Statica". The effort, which consists of the tracks "Lights", "Statica", "Rejoice" and "Ashes", follows up the band's 2023 album "Life Is But A Dream…" and the standalone single "Magic", which dropped in December as part of Black Ops 7 Seas...

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MINISTRY Announces 'Final' Album 'Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)', Shares 'Burned Out' Single

Done. Sayonara. Finito. However you want to say it, MINISTRY is coming to an end. But before bidding adieu, creator and music madman Al Jourgensen has a few final things to say about the state of the world, those in charge and how we should all collectively move forward. He gets it all off his chest...

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Watch: IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Joins BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG And THE COVERUPS On Stage At San Diego Comic-Con Party

Fandom and Z2 turned the volume all the way up in San Diego last night (Thursday, July 23),kicking off San Diego Comic-Con weekend with their annual party, marking the unofficial start of San Diego Comic-Con. Headlined by rock and roll cover band THE COVERUPS, fronted by GREEN DAY's legendary Billi...

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Watch: How OZZY OSBOURNE's Hometown Marked First Anniversary Of His Death

Trust In Rock, the YouTube channel launched by former MTV's "Headbangers Ball" presenter Vanessa Warwick, and Karlmetalhead have uploaded separate video reports on the number of events which took place on July 22, 2026 in Birmingham, United Kingdom to mark the first anniversary of the death of the r...

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BRIAN TATLER Says 'DIAMOND HEAD Will Have To Go On A Bit Of A Hiatus' While He Is Busy With SAXON

Brian Tatler has confirmed that DIAMOND HEAD is on hiatus due to his commitments with heavy metal legends SAXON. Speaking to Eamon O'Neill of Eonmusic at last weekend's Maid Of Stone festival, the founding DIAMOND HEAD guitarist, who joined SAXON in 2023 following Paul Quinn's retirement from tourin...

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FORBIDDEN Announces Self-Titled Album, Shares New Single 'Psyclops'

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal pioneers FORBIDDEN will release their new, self-titled album on October 23 via BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. The band's long-awaited follow-up to 2010's "Omega Wave" album was tracked at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with e...

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TONY IOMMI And SHARON OSBOURNE Pay Tribute To OZZY OSBOURNE On First Anniversary Of His Death

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and Sharon Osbourne have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne on the first anniversary of his death. Ozzy died on July 22, 2025, a little over two weeks after BLACK SABBATH's historic "Back To The Beginning" concert at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Earlier tod...

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MARILYN MANSON Releases Music Video For New Single 'Front Toward Enemy'

Marilyn Manson has released the Henri Alexander Levy-directed music video for "Front Toward Enemy". The track is the second single fromMarilyn's upcoming album "One Assassination Under God - Chapter 2", co-produced and co-written with Tyler Bates, which will arrive on August 14 via Nuclear Blast Rec...

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Nostalgia is a peculiar thing. Over the last few years, the '80s revivalism that occasionally rears its head through contemporary pop music has become almost ubiquitous in mainstream culture. It is almost impossible to switch on the radio without hearing some modern artist evoking the tinny synthesi...

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MESHUGGAH Announces Exclusive Signing And Limited-Edition 'Transformers' Collaboration At San Diego Comic-Con

MESHUGGAH members Tomas Haake and Mårten Hagström will make a special appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, signing for fans at the Reigning Phoenix Music/Stern Pinball booth, #4029, on Friday, July 24, at 3:30 p.m. The appearance will coincide with the unveiling of a limited-edition MESHUGGAH x Hasbro...