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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL Announces Spring 2022 North American Solo Tour

Iconic singer, songwriter, guitarist, and ALICE IN CHAINS co-founder Jerry Cantrell has announced a North American tour, beginning on March 24, 2022, in support of his soon-to-be-released solo album, "Brighten". Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 27 at 10 a.m. local time. The trek kicks off at the...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Announces 'Doom Crew Inc.' Album, Drops 'Set You Free' Single

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will release its 11th studio album, "Doom Crew Inc.", on November 26 via Entertainment One (eOne). The album will be available digitally on CD and vinyl plus a deluxe edition that includes vinyl, CD longbox, cassette and more. Today, the band released the music video for the LP's...

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CATHEDRAL Frontman LEE DORRIAN Pays Tribute To TROUBLE's ERIC WAGNER

CATHEDRAL frontman Lee Dorrian has paid tribute to Eric Wagner, saying TROUBLE's "The Skull" is "the heaviest doom metal album ever recorded." Wagner, who was TROUBLE's original singer, died yesterday (Sunday, August 22) after a battle with COVID pneumonia. He was 62 years old. The news of Wagner's...

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SEX PISTOLS' JOHN LYDON Loses Legal Battle To Stop Band's Music Being Used In New Biopic Miniseries

SEX PISTOLS frontman John Lydon has lost a legal battle over the right to use the band's songs in the upcoming biopic miniseries about the U.K. punk legends. "Pistol" is a six-episode series about SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones. It is based on Jones's 2018 memoir "Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pis...

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COREY TAYLOR's Wife Says He Is 'Doing Well' After Testing Positive For COVID-19

Corey Taylor is "doing well," two days after he contracted a breakthrough case of COVID-19 that made him "very, very sick." The 47-year-old SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer was forced to call off his appearance at a Michigan pop culture convention this weekend after testing positive for the coronaviru...

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MEGADETH Makes Setlist Changes For Second Concert Of 'The Metal Tour Of The Year' (Video)

MEGADETH played its second show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years last night (Saturday, August 21) in Irving, Texas. As was the case the night before in Austin, "The Metal Tour Of The Year" concert at the The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliner...

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Man Falls To His Death At DEAD & COMPANY Concert

A man died after falling at DEAD & COMPANY's concert Friday night (August 20) in Flushing, New York. According to the Daily News, the man — said to be Brooklyn resident in his 40s — fell from an upper tier balcony to the concrete below during the show's intermission. "He attempted a body flip, f...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Blasts 'Rude' And 'Selfish' Fans Who Want Him To Replace His Father In VAN HALEN

Wolfgang Van Halen has once again shot down a rumor that a new version of VAN HALEN could be assembled featuring him on guitar in place of his late father. Last October, a rumor started to make the rounds via a Wolfgang Van Halen private group on Facebook that the VAN HALEN "camp" was discussing the...

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MEGADETH Plays First Show With Bassist JAMES LOMENZO In Nearly 12 Years (Video)

MEGADETH played its first show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years last night (Friday, August 20) in Austin, Texas. The opening concert of "The Metal Tour Of The Year" at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, along with TRIVIUM and...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Atone' Video

Late last month, ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell returned with "Atone", the first single from his upcoming solo album, "Brighten". The song's accompanying video was creatively directed as a group effort by Jerry; photographer/musician Jim Louvau; singer/guitarist Greg Puciato;...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Fires Back At GENE SIMMONS

David Lee Roth has fired back at Gene Simmons over the KISS bassist/vocalist's recent comment about the VAN HALEN frontman. Roth performed as the opening act for the February/March 2020 North American leg of KISS's farewell tour, but is not making any appearances on the rescheduled KISS shows which...

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MINISTRY Releases Music Video For Cover Of THE STOOGES' 'Search And Destroy'

Industrial metal pioneers MINISTRY have released the official music video for their cover version of THE STOOGES' 1973 classic "Search And Destroy". The track, which features guitar virtuoso Billy Morrison (BILLY IDOL, ROYAL MACHINES),is taken from the band's 15th studio album, "Moral Hygiene", whi...

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EXODUS: 'Persona Non Grata' Album Details Revealed; 'The Beatings Will Continue' Single Now Available

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS will release their new album, "Persona Non Grata", on November 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. The official music video for the disc's first single, "The Beatings Will Continue (Until Morale Improves)", which was written and directed by BJ McDonnell...

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SKILLET To Release New Single, 'Surviving The Game', In September

Multi-platinum Grammy Award-nominated rock band SKILLET has announced its long-awaited, first single in over a year, "Surviving The Game" (Atlantic). The track will be sent to active rock radio and available on all DSPs as well as the Skillet.com webstore on September 15. Produced by Kevin Churko (O...

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METALLICA Shares Video Of 1992 Performance Of 'Of Wolf And Man' In Nuremberg, Germany

METALLICA has shared "Of Wolf and Man (Nuremberg, Germany - November 29, 1992)" , taken from the "Live At Frankenhalle" DVD included in the remastered deluxe box set of its self-titled fifth album — also known as "The Black Album" — due on September 10 via the band's own Blackened Recordings. The tr...