Search results for 'status quo'

News

SYMPHONY X's RUSSELL ALLEN Says There Are Plans For Him To Release More Solo Music

In a new interview with Brazil's Whiplash.net, SYMPHONY X vocalist Russell Allen, who recently released a deeply personal new ballad titled "Love Her Like I Do (Ava's Song)" in recognition of Autism Awareness Month, was asked if there are plans for him to release more solo material in the future. He...

News

STONE SOUR Guitarist JOSH RAND's THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT, the dynamic collaboration between guitarist and songwriter Josh Rand (STONE SOUR) and powerhouse vocalist Casandra Carson (PARALANDRA, CASANDRA'S CROSSING). This new partnership marks an important step forward for THE L.I.F.E. PR...

News

GUS G Shares Music Video For 'Dancing With Death' Featuring Ex-ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G, well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, has just released his fifth solo album, "Steel Burner". Marking his first solo offering in five years, the record delivers a blistering fusion of modern...

News

Former KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Is Recovering From 'Heart Valve Surgery'

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick is recovering from "heart valve surgery". The 72-year-old musician, who also played with GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, took to his social media to say that the operation was "a success" and went on to thank his "heart surgeon and their fantastic staff for looking after me l...

News

Watch TRIUMPH Perform In Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada During 2026 50th-Anniversary Tour

Fan-filmed video of TRIUMPH's April 22 concert at GFL Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, the band's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. When The Lights Go Down 02. Somebody's Out There 03. Spellbound 04. Hold On 05. Allied Forces 06...

News

NIGHT RANGER, BRUCE KULICK, SLAUGHTER, FASTER PUSSYCAT And KEEL To Perform At 2026 'KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas'

NIGHT RANGER, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, SLAUGHTER, FASTER PUSSYCAT, KEEL and Chris Jericho's 1980s KISS cover band KUARANTINE will join KISS during the 2026 edition of the "KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas", set to take place November 13-15 at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. An offici...

News

TOMMY VICTOR Says PRONG's New Album Will Be 'Faster' And 'More Diverse' Than 'State Of Emergency'

In a new interview with Devolution magazine, PRONG guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor spoke about the status of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2023's "State Of Emergency" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, it's in mixdown now. We sort of finished [recording]...

News

TRIUMPH's RIK EMMETT: 'I Can't Do What I Did When I Was In My Thirties; There Are Certain Notes That I Just Can't Hit'

In a new interview with Mike DiGiorgio of Rochester, New York's 13WHAM, singer and guitarist Rik Emmett of legendary Canadian rockers TRIUMPH spoke about the band's recently launched first tour in more than 30 years. For the 2026 trek, TRIUMPH's original members Emmett and Gil Moore (drums, vocals)...

Review

Evolution

It was always more than just another side project, albeit one conceived by a significant figure from the metal world. Richie Faulkner is still best known as guitarist with the almighty JUDAS PRIEST, but ELEGANT WEAPONS increasingly look like a major part of his legacy. There was arguably not quite e...

News

MASTERPLAN Shares Visualizer For 'Electric Nights' From Upcoming 'Metalmorphosis' Album

Power metal veterans MASTERPLAN, who are led by former HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, will release their new studio album, "Metalmorphosis", on June 26, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official visualizer for the LP's third single, "Electric Nights", can be seen below. Grapow commented: "'Elec...

News

IMMORTAL Completes Writing Eleventh Studio Album

Norwegian black metal band IMMORTAL has completed the songwriting process for the follow-up to the "War Against All" album, which came out in May 2023 via Nuclear Blast Records. On Sunday (April 19),IMMORTAL founder Harald "Demonaz" Nævdal shared the following update via the band's social media: "G...

News

TESTAMENT Shares Official Mini-Documentary On First Show Of 'Thrash Of The Titans' 2026 U.S. Tour

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have shared an official mini-documentary on the first show of the U.S. leg of their "Thrash Of The Titans" world tour. The trek, which launched in March, united the band with fellow thrash legends OVERKILL and DESTRUCTION for one of the fiercest tours of th...

News

INSIDIOUS DISEASE, Featuring DIMMU BORGIR And NAPALM DEATH Members, Completes Recording Third Album

In a new interview with the Everblack podcast, DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Sven Atle Kopperud (a.k.a. Silenoz) spoke about the current status of INSIDIOUS DISEASE, his old-school death metal project also featuring Marc Grewe (vocals; formerly of MORGOTH) and Shane Embury (bass; also of NAPALM DEATH). He...

News

CHRIS CAFFERY Believes Reformed SAVATAGE Will Eventually Play Some U.S. Shows: 'I Just Don't Know Exactly When Or How'

In a new interview with Matt Capitano of the Face The Music podcast, guitarist Chris Caffery of acclaimed progressive metal pioneers SAVATAGE was asked how the band's comeback performances in 2025 were received by the fans in South America and Europe. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I...

Review

The Dead Ones

In at least one sense, THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE are the archetypal deathcore band. Their music has a lot to do with it. Stripped down, unrelenting and brutal, the Pennsylvanians' distinctive take on the genre eschews much of the progressive broadening that has occurred elsewhere and instead focu...