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AEROSMITH Drummer JOEY KRAMER To Sit Out 2022 Concert Dates; Temporary Replacement Announced

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer has "regrettably made the decision to sit out the band's concerts in 2022 so he can focus his full attention on his family during these uncertain times," according to a statement from the legendary rockers. While Kramer "takes a temporary leave of absence" from AEROSMIT...

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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS Announce 'Live From Boston' Global Streaming Event

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS have announced a global streaming event, to be held Friday, April 15 at 12 p.m. PT in an exclusive partnership with premium concert livestream platform Veeps. "Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators - Live From Boston", shot on location this...

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RUSH Cover Artist HUGH SYME Discusses Creation Of 'Moving Pictures' Album Artwork (Audio)

On April 15, UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records label groups continue the extensive RUSH 40th-anniversary album series with new, expanded editions of the band's groundbreaking 1981 release "Moving Pictures", embodying its well-deserved classic album status. "Moving Pictures - 40th Anniversary" will be a...

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SHINEDOWN Releases New Song 'The Saints Of Violence And Innuendo' From 'Planet Zero' Album

SHINEDOWN has released a new single, "The Saints Of Violence And Innuendo". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Planet Zero", due on April 22 via Atlantic Records. While lead single "Planet Zero" — SHINEDOWN's record-breaking 18th No. 1 — remains in the top spot at Active Rock Radio...

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Hear DAVE GROHL's New Metal Album As Fictional Band DREAM WIDOW

Dave Grohl's metal album that he recorded as the fictional band DREAM WIDOW in the FOO FIGHTERS' horror-comedy film "Studio 666" has just been made available digitally, with a physical release to follow later this year. The LP's first single, "March Of The Insane", came out last month. "Dream Widow"...

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SKID ROW Releases 'The Gang's All Here' Single Featuring New Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL

SKID ROW will release its new album, "The Gang's All Here", on October 14 via earMUSIC. The LP's first single, the title track, can be streamed below. "The Gang's All Here" marks SKID ROW's recording debut with ex-H.E.A.T. vocalist Erik Grönwall, who recently joined the band as the replacement for Z...

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JAMES LOMENZO On MEGADETH's Setlist For 'The Metal Tour Of The Year': 'You've Gotta Keep The Hits'

During a new "The Metal Tour Of The Year" bassist roundtable video chat with Knotfest's Ryan J. Downey, MEGADETH's James LoMenzo discussed the setlist for the upcoming 2022 leg of the trek, which will kick off on Saturday, April 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada and hit a further 21 cities before wrapping in A...

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Hear New RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Song 'Not The One'

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS have released another new single, "Not The One". The song, which can be streamed below, is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Unlimited Love", which will arrive on April 1 via Warner. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS's first new LP with guitarist John Frusciante since 2006's "Stadium...

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JUDAS PRIEST's GLENN TIPTON On K.K. DOWNING: 'He Never Approached Any Of The Band And Asked To Rejoin'

Glenn Tipton says that Kenneth "K.K." Downing never approached any the members of JUDAS PRIEST about rejoining the band before the launch of the "Firepower" world tour. K.K. left PRIEST in 2011 amid claims of band conflict, shoddy management and declining quality of performance. In 2018, Downing rev...

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SACRED REICH Cancels Three More Shows, Hopes To Rejoin SEPULTURA Tour In New Orleans

Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have canceled three more shows on their North American tour with SEPULTURA due to frontman Phil Rind's "ongoing respiratory illness." Rind was hospitalized last Saturday (March 19) with a non-COVID-19-related illness. The trek, which kicked off on March 4 in Sacramento...

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BILLY GRAZIADEI Says There Has Been 'Talk' About Putting BIOHAZARD Back Together

Billy Graziadei says that there has been "talk" about putting BIOHAZARD back together. The group, which is acknowledged as one of the earliest outfits to fuse hardcore punk and heavy metal with elements of hip-hop, has been out of the public eye since Scott Roberts left the band more than six years...

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Watch: MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Performs BLACK SABBATH Covers With San Francisco Bay Area Tribute Band

Rob Flynn (MACHINE HEAD) and Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN) joined the BLACK SABBATH tribute band BACK STABBATH on stage on March 19 at the Elbo Room Jack London in Oakland, California to perform a set of BLACK SABBATH classics. Fan-filmed video of the concert is available below. Back in 2015, Flynn tol...

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Tease 'Not The One' Single

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS will release another new single, "Not The One", on Friday, March 25. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Unlimited Love", which will arrive on April 1 via Warner. A short snippet of "Not The One" is available below. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS's first new LP with guita...

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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER: 'Grunge Cured Hair Metal'

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider spoke to Tom La Vecchia of Armchair MBA about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. Asked if he saw Seattle bands like NIRVANA and SOUNDGARDEN slowly gaining popularity of at...

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SKID ROW Parts Ways With Singer ZP THEART, Enlists Ex-H.E.A.T. Frontman ERIK GRÖNWALL

SKID ROW has parted ways with singer ZP Theart and has replaced him with ex-H.E.A.T. vocalist Erik Grönwall (pictured). Grönwall will make his recording debut with SKID ROW on the band's upcoming album, "The Gang's All Here", due on October 14 via earMUSIC. The LP's first single, the title track, wi...