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WHITECHAPEL Announces Fall 2026 North American '20th Anniversary Tour'

Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a special North American headlining tour this fall where they will perform songs from their entire discography. Presented by Live Nation, the trek will commence on November 11 in Atlanta, Georgia and run thro...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says ANIKA NILLES 'Absolutely Killed It In The Best Way Imaginable' At RUSH's First 2026 Concert

DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy has weighed in on RUSH's first concert with Anika Nilles, a German drummer who toured with legendary guitarist Jeff Beck in 2022, and newly added keyboardist Loren Gold, who is best known as touring member of THE WHO and CHICAGO. The June 7 show at Kia Forum in Los Angel...

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Watch: KITTIE Kicks Off First Full North American Headlining Tour In Over 10 Years, Enlists Stand-In Bassist RACHEL GONZALES

Canadian heavy music pioneers KITTIE kicked off their first full North American headlining tour in over 10 years Saturday night (June 6) at The Pageant in St Louis, Missouri. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. The 16-date trek, dubbed "Legacy Of Fire Tour: 30 Years Of Kittie", celebr...

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Watch: OVERKILL Performs At 2026 SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video of OVERKILL's June 5 performance at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which is being held in Sölvesborg, Sweden, can be seen below. As was the case with this past spring's "Thrash Of The Titans" U.S. tour with TESTAMENT and DESTRUCTION, OVERKILL is currently performin...

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JOHN BUSH Hopes To Play European Shows Celebrating His Era Of ANTHRAX, Confirms Plans For Second CATEGORY 7 Album

Last December, legendary vocalist John Bush played three live concerts in the U.S. showcasing the music he helped create during his decade-long tenure singing with ANTHRAX. At the gigs, Bush performed songs spanning all four albums he recorded with the band: "Sound Of White Noise", "Stomp 442", "Vol...

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GIL MOORE On TRIUMPH's 2026 Tour: 'It Couldn't Have Worked Out Better If We Scripted It'

During an appearance on the June 3 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", TRIUMPH singer/guitarist Rik Emmett and drummer/vocalist Gil Moore spoke about the legendary Canadian rockers' recently launched first tour in more than 30 years. For the 2026 trek, TRIUMPH's original members E...

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Watch: DOWN's PHILIP ANSELMO Dedicates 'Lifer' To DIMEBAG, VINNIE PAUL And OZZY OSBOURNE At 2026 SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

The HojasLive channel on YouTube has uploaded video of DOWN performing the song "Lifer" — dedicated to late PANTERA members "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and Vinnie Paul Abbott, as well as iconic BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne — earlier today (Wednesday, June 3) at this year's edition of the Sweden R...

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PHIL COLLEN Says DEF LEPPARD 'Would Love' To Play At The Sphere, But Expresses Concern About Production Overshadowing Band

During a June 2 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the possibility of him and his bandmates staging a run of shows at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. Asked if he has seen any shows at the Sphere yet, Phil said (as transcribed by B...

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L.A. GUNS Release Music Video For 'Electric Gypsy' From Upcoming Live CD And DVD, 'Live From The Guild Theatre'

L.A. GUNS will release a new live CD and DVD, "Live From The Guild Theatre", on July 3 via Cleopatra Records. Recorded on July 10, 2025 at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, California and celebrating the release of the band's then-new album "Leopard Skin", L.A. GUNS fire off killer versions of fan fa...

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TOMMY LEE Looks Back On His Exit From MÖTLEY CRÜE More Than 25 Years Ago: 'I Was Creatively Dying Slowly'

In a new interview with the Zach Sang Show, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee spoke about the band's upcoming "The Return Of Carnival Of Sins" tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of CRÜE's groundbreaking 2005-2006 "Carnival Of Sins" tour and the 45th anniversary of the band. The 33-city Live Nation-pr...

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ANDREW FREEMAN On His Former Bandmates In LAST IN LINE: 'I Did More Work On Those Records Than Any Of Those Guys Did'

In a new interview with the Hard Rock History Show, singer Andrew Freeman once again addressed LAST IN LINE drummer Vinny Appice's recent revelation that the band was looking for a new vocalist. Asked if he was surprised by the fact that he was fired from LAST IN LINE — which was originally formed b...

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ALICE COOPER Announces Special Guest Hosts For October 2026 U.K. Book Tour

Alice Cooper has announced special guest hosts who will join him on stage for each date of his intimate "Devil On My Shoulder" U.K. book tour this October. Building on over sixty years of rock folklore, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee will be joined in conversation by three distinct voices f...

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Second Posthumous JOHN SYKES Single 'Believe In Yourself' To Be Released This Month

Australia's Golden Robot Records will release "Believe In Yourself", the second posthumous single from late English guitarist John Sykes (TYGERS OF PAN TANG, THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, SYKES),on June 12. The track is available globally now to pre-save on all major streaming platforms and...

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ALICE COOPER On A.I.: 'It Has No Emotion. It Has No Heart. It Has No Feel. It Has No Soul To It'

During a May 21 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", legendary rocker Alice Cooper weighed in on the growing popularity of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in music, particularly as relates to its possibilities and its implications in terms of the way we make, produce and distribu...

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CHARLIE BENANTE Hopes There Will Be New PANTERA Music 'At Some Point', Says He Can Write PANTERA-Style Riffs

In a new interview with Talk Is Jericho, the podcast hosted by wrestling superstar and FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho, Charlie Benante once again spoke about the possibility of the reformed lineup of PANTERA — featuring surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass),alongside Benante (...