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RACHEL BOLAN Offers Update On SKID ROW's Singer Search: 'We Have A Few People That We're Taking To The Second Phase Again'

In a new interview with Mitch Joel, host of Groove - The No Treble podcast, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan offered an update on the band's recently launched first-of-its-kind partnership with USA company Sweetwater, the world's leading online retailer of musical instruments and pro-audio equipment, t...

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TONY IOMMI Reveals He Turned Down Producer ANDREW WATT's Offer To Make Final BLACK SABBATH Album With Original Lineup

Tony Iommi has revealed to Classic Rock magazine that he turned down the opportunity to record a final BLACK SABBATH album with the band's original lineup as a follow-up to 2013's "13" LP. "13" didn't feature original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward due to a breakdown in contractual negotiations. Wh...

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HIGH PARASITE, Featuring Ex-MY DYING BRIDE Singer AARON STAINTHORPE, Releases New Single 'The Screams That Come'

HIGH PARASITE, the U.K. "death pop" outfit led by former MY DYING BRIDE and current TOWARDS THE SINISTER frontman Aaron Stainthorpe, has released a new standalone single, "The Screams That Come", out now via Spinefarm alongside a visualizer. Produced by PARADISE LOST's Gregor Mackintosh and mixed by...

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Authorized DEF LEPPARD Documentary 'Long Live Def Leppard' Coming To Theaters In Early 2027

Bleecker Street's event cinema division Crosswalk has acquired the North American rights to the first-ever authorized feature-length documentary on DEF LEPPARD, "Long Live Def Leppard", a complete and all-access account of the epic journey the band has taken from its humble beginnings in the U.K. to...

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Watch: SLAYER Performs Entire 'Reign In Blood' Album At 2026 ROCKLAHOMA Festival

California thrash metal legends SLAYER celebrated the 40th anniversary of their classic third album, "Reign In Blood", with a headlining show — featuring the LP performed in full — on Sunday, September 6 at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma. Fan-filmed video of the "Reign In Blood" portion...

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Legendary Drummer TOMMY ALDRIDGE Unveils 'Off The Hook', First Piece From 'Sonic Visions' Drum Art Collection

Legendary heavy rock drummer Tommy Aldridge, in collaboration with the Los Angeles art collective SceneFour, has unveiled "Off The Hook", the first piece from Aldridge's "Sonic Visions" debut drum art collection. A behind-the-scenes video featuring Aldridge personally inspecting and hand signing the...

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Watch: SLAYER Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of 'Reign In Blood' At First Concert Of 2026

California thrash metal legends SLAYER celebrated the 40th anniversary of their classic third album, "Reign In Blood", with a headlining show featuring the LP performed in full on Friday, September 4 at Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, Minnesota. Support at the gig came from DOWN, SUICIDAL TEND...

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Legendary BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Is Mastering His New Solo LP: 'It's A Very Colorful Album'

In a new interview with Dan Shinder of Drum Talk TV, BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward spoke about his plans to release solo music in the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "Currently we're mastering a new album. And I'm not gonna reveal the name or the title of the album ye...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Has Learned How To 'Tour Smarter, Not Harder': 'We Know Where The Sweet Spot And The Joy And The Fun Of It Is'

In a recent interview with Stefan Nilsson of Roppongi Rocks, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about his involvement with METAL CHURCH's new lineup, in which he is joined by founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, longtime guitarist Rick Van Zandt, powerhouse drummer Ken Mary (FLOTSAM AND JE...

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BEARTOOTH's CALEB SHOMO Says 'It Was Sad' To See 'A Lot Of Homophobia' In Response To Him Coming Out As 'A Proudly Gay Man'

In a new interview with The Break Down With Nath & Johnny, BEARTOOTH frontman Caleb Shomo spoke about the band's new album, "Pure Ecstasy", feeling more comfortable in his own skin and finding the inner strength to publicly come out in May 2026 as a "proudly gay man" after "a decade burying feel...

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FOREIGNER Shares Previously Unreleased 'Head Games'-Era Song 'Trouble', Featuring Newly Added PETER FRAMPTON Solo

Following last year's acclaimed deluxe edition of "Foreigner 4", FOREIGNER continues its fifty-year celebration with a newly remixed and remastered edition of "Head Games", the band's multi-platinum third studio album, originally released in 1979, now available October 30, 2026 on CD/Blu-ray and bla...

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PHIL COLLEN Says Producer 'MUTT' LANGE Was Responsible For 'Probably About 99%' Of DEF LEPPARD's Success In 1980s

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the band's collaboration with Robert John "Mutt" Lange, considered by some to be one of the greatest music producers of all time. Lange's big break came with the success of his work with A...

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RIVAL SONS Guitarist SCOTT HOLIDAY Shares 'Autonomatic' Single From HOL1D4Y Solo Project

RIVAL SONS guitarist Scott Holiday recently announced a solo project, HOL1D4Y, and debut album, "Topology", due out September 25, 2026 on RIVAL SONS' label Sacred Tongue Recordings, distributed worldwide via Thirty Tigers. The official music video for the LP's second single, "Autonomatic", can be se...

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AARON STAINTHORPE On His Exit From MY DYING BRIDE: 'By Kicking Me Out, They Showed Their Cards'

Unceremoniously dismissed in 2025 from the band he co-founded and fronted for 35 years, former MY DYING BRIDE singer Aaron Stainthorpe recently returned with TOWARDS THE SINISTER, a new project featuring three of his ex-bandmates, Calvin Robertshaw (guitar),Ade Jackson (bass) and Rick Miah (drums)....

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Ex-DEATH/MASSACRE Bassist TERRY BUTLER On 'Toxic' KAM LEE: 'There's Absolutely No Way RICK ROZZ And I Are Gonna Ever Work With Him In The Future'

In a recent interview with Terry Palamara of Loud And Proud Italy, Terry Butler spoke about LEFT TO DIE's debut full-length album, "Initium Mortis", which came out on July 17 via Relapse Records. LEFT TO DIE is the band featuring classic DEATH members Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently...