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LAMB OF GOD's Self-Titled Album Pushed Back To June

LAMB OF GOD's self-titled album has had its release date pushed back to June 19 from the previously announced May 8. The band announced the date change in a press release earlier today. LAMB OF GOD said: "Regrettably, we have to announce that the release date for our upcoming self-titled album is be...

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How Did Two TESTAMENT Members Contract COVID-19? ALEX SKOLNICK Weighs In

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick spoke to Guitar Player's "No Guitar Is Safe" podcast about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected his group's touring activities. TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was one of the first metal musicians to test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new corona...

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PEARL JAM's EDDIE VEDDER Performs Solo Version Of 'River Cross' At 'One World' Benefit (Video)

PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder performed a solo version of the band's "River Cross" song at the "One World: Together At Home" benefit event on Saturday night (April 18). The track appears on PEARL JAM's latest album, "Gigaton", which was released on March 27. The two-hour global special was present...

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DEATH ANGEL's WILL CARROLL On His Battle With COVID-19: The Doctors 'Thought I Was Gonna Die'

DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll recently returned home after spending almost two weeks on a ventilator in an intensive care unit at a Northern California hospital. The musician — who tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus — first got sick when he and the rest of DEA...

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LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON: 'I'm Really Proud' To Have ART CRUZ In Our Band

Richmond, Virginia-based metallers LAMB OF GOD will release their new, self-titled album on May 8 via Epic Records in the U.S. and Nuclear Blast Records in Europe. The follow-up to 2015's "VII: Sturm Und Drang" marks LAMB OF GOD's first recordings with Art Cruz, who joined the band last year as the...

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KANSAS Launches Video For 'Throwing Mountains', First Single From New Album 'The Absence Of Presence'

KANSAS, America's legendary progressive rock band, will release its highly anticipated new studio album, "The Absence Of Presence", on June 26 via InsideOut Music. The official music video for the disc's new single, "Throwing Mountains", can be seen below. "'Throwing Mountains' might be one of the h...

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CHERIE CURRIE's 'Blvds Of Splendor' Solo Album: Behind-The-Scenes Video Part 2

The second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Blvds Of Splendor", the latest solo project from 1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie, can be seen below. Due on April 28 as a digital release via Blackheart Records, the LP features guest coll...

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DEATH ANGEL's WILL CARROLL 'Knew' While He Was Still In Europe That He Had Contracted COVID-19

DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll recently returned home after spending almost two weeks on a ventilator in an intensive care unit at a Northern California hospital. The musician — who tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus — first got sick when he and the rest of DEA...

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CHUCK BILLY On TESTAMENT's 1999 Album 'The Gathering': 'At That Point, It Was Like We Found Ourselves'

In a recent interview with Dead Rhetoric's Matt Coe, frontman Chuck Billy of veteran Bay Area thrash metallers TESTAMENT talked about the impact their 1999 studio album "The Gathering" has had on their career. The album marked the first time TESTAMENT worked with then-up-and-coming British producer/...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Releases 'Planetary Lockdown' Solo Instrumental Song

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SONS OF APOLLO guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has released a new instrumental song called "Planetary Lockdown". You can now stream the track below. Thal said: "It was early March 2020, on tour with SONS OF APOLLO in Europe, as the COVID-19 coronavirus numbers were q...

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ADRIAN VANDENBERG Explains How He Recruited RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO For Reactivated VANDENBERG Project

VANDENBERG's new lineup will release a studio album titled "2020" on May 29 via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. Joining master guitarist Adrian Vandenberg in the group's current incarnation are Chilean-born singer Ronnie Romero (Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW),bassist Randy Van Der Elsen (of NWOB...

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DEATH ANGEL's WILL CARROLL Says Support From GIMME RADIO Listeners Has Been 'Amazing' Following COVID-19 Diagnosis

After battling COVID-19 and being in a coma for twelve days, DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll is returning to Gimme Radio for his weekly show "Fool Metal Jacket" today, Monday, April 13 at 5:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. PST with a special episode titled "Coma". Comments Carroll: "From when I announced on G...

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BENEDICTION: New Album Pushed Back To August

Long-running Birmingham, U.K.-based extreme metallers BENEDICTION have been forced to delay the release of their new album due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. Originally scheduled for May, BENEDICTION's next LP is now expected in August. BENEDICTION has released the following...

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RANDY BLYTHE: How JAMEY JASTA And CHUCK BILLY Ended Up Guesting On New LAMB OF GOD Album

In a recent interview with U.K.'s TotalRock Radio, LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe spoke about the guest musicians who appear on the band's forthcoming self-titled album. He said: "On one song, I have my friend Jamey Jasta [HATEBREED], on a song called 'Poison Dream', that he did guest vocals on. I'...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Release New Solo Instrumental Song On Tuesday

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SONS OF APOLLO guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will release a new instrumental song on April 14. A short preview clip is available below. Thal joined GUNS N' ROSES in 2006, replacing Buckethead. He played with the band for eight years and performed on "Chinese Democr...