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Watch IRON MAIDEN Singer BRUCE DICKINSON's Powerful Keynote Speech At 'One Young World' Summit

Environmental activist and IRON MAIDEN lead singer Bruce Dickinson gave a powerful keynote speech and introduced delegate speaker Marek Kubik at this year's edition of the "One Young World" summit. The world's premier forum for young leaders was held in early October in Bogotá, Colombia and brought...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Says DONALD TRUMP 'Fooled 30 Percent Of America'

On December 13, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian took part in a "Build Series" session in New York City where he discussed his newly released second book, "Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life". You can now watch the interview below. Asked if he ever has any desire, in these tumultuous times,...

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Heavy Metal Singer Becomes Virginia's First Openly Transgender Legislator

Danica Roem, who on Tuesday (November 7) became the first openly transgender person elected to a U.S. statehouse seat, is a longtime lead singer of a metal band called CAB RIDE HOME. Democrat Roem, a former journalist for the Montgomery County Sentinel and a lifelong resident of Manassas, Virgina, d...

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MAX CAVALERA On Las Vegas Massacre: 'It's Mind-Blowing That S**t Like That Happens'

Max Cavalera says that we cannot let fear hinder us from living our life to the fullest in the wake of this month's Las Vegas massacre. A gunman opened fire on October 1 from thirty-second floor the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino during the Route 91 Harvest festival, killing fifty-eight people and w...

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L.A. GUNS Singer PHIL LEWIS: 'I'm Not Racist'

L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis has once again denied being racist, one and a half years after his controversial onstage comment that "black people are all one-dimensional." L.A. GUNS was performing at the Fish Head Cantina in a Baltimore, Maryland suburb in April 2016 when Lewis made the remark. His ob...

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WARLORD Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL; New Album Due In 2018

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of legendary U.S. metallers WARLORD for the release of a new studio album in 2018. Long admirers of the band and having gotten to know drummer Mark Zonder through his work with GRAHAM BONNET BAND and the upcoming group SPIRITS OF FIRE (which also feature...

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FOO FIGHTERS Blame 'Unscrupulous Secondary Ticket Agencies' For Fans Being Turned Away From London Show

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS have blamed "unscrupulous secondary ticket agencies" for widespread confusion before a show in London on Tuesday night (September 19) that led to hundreds of fan being denied entry to the concert. The band, promoter SJM and the O2 venue issued a statemen...

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QUICKSAND Guitarist Accused Of Shoplifting, Resisting Arrest At Phoenix CVS

Tom Capone, guitarist for the New York City-based post-hardcore act QUICKSAND, has left the band's current U.S. tour so that he could focus on his "health." Capone's absence from the trek follows reports that the 47-year-old was arrested this past Tuesday (September 12) in Arizona on suspicion of sh...

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ROBERT PLANT To Release 'Carry Fire' Album In October; Listen To 'The May Queen' Single

Robert Plant will release his eleventh solo album, "Carry Fire", on October 13 via Nonesuch/Warner. The disc's lead track, "The May Queen", can be heard below. The follow-up to 2014's "Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar" features Plant's backing band THE SENSATIONAL SHAPE SHIFTERS in their second appea...

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Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA: Part Of 'Megalife' Video Series Released

Part two of a three-part video series featuring footage compiled during the research and writing of late MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza's memoir, "Megalife: Nick Menza The Book" by J. Marshall Craig can be seen below. In this episode, Nick takes the viewer around his drum kit. Discussing and illustrat...

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SLAYER's Next Album Will Include A Song About 'TRUMP's Nonsense,' Says KERRY KING

Kerry King spoke to Snowboard magazine about the criticism SLAYER frontman Tom Araya drew from some of the band's fans in January when a photoshopped picture of Donald Trump and the members of SLAYER appeared on their Instagram account. Araya posted the image and later chastised fans who objected t...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Watches CNN 'Just To See What Idiocy' DONALD TRUMP Said That Day

Kerry King spoke to Westword about the criticism SLAYER frontman Tom Araya drew from some of the band's fans in January when a photoshopped picture of Donald Trump and the members of SLAYER appeared on their Instagram account. Araya posted the image and later chastised fans who objected to the phot...

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NIKKI SIXX On MÖTLEY CRÜE Calling It Quits: 'When It Ended, It Didn't End In A Good Way'

Nikki Sixx says that he is happy MÖTLEY CRÜE disbanded because he no longer has to deal with the "drama" of being in a group with three other guys with completely "different ideas." In 2015, MÖTLEY CRÜE completed "The Final Tour", closing the book on the band's iconic career after performing a total...

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Former QUIET RIOT Singer SEANN NICOLS Says FRANKIE BANALI Was 'A Nightmare To Work With'

Seann Nicols says that Frankie Banali was "a nightmare to work with" during his short tenure as the lead singer of QUIET RIOT. Nicols was with QUIET RIOT for just a few months, but long enough to record the vocals for an early version of the band's new album, "Road Rage". QUIET RIOT has since re-rec...

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Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA's Family And Biographer Vow To 'Not Censor Anything' In Upcoming Memoir

Late MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza's family, management and biographer are promising some shattering public disclosures about Nick's final months — and the disgraceful treatment they've received since the musician's sudden death. Late in the evening on May 21, 2016, Nick collapsed after suffering a he...