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ALL SHALL PERISH Announces First European Tour In 12 Years

Northern California extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH will embark on the "Slamageddon" European tour in November 2025. Earlier today, ALL SHALL PERISH released the following statement via social media: "EUROPE — IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING! "After 12 long years, we're making our long-awaited return to E...

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BABYMETAL Announces Spring/Summer 2025 North American Tour With BLACK VEIL BRIDES, JINJER And BLOODYWOOD

Japanese metal band BABYMETAL has announced a spring/summer 2025 headlining tour produced by Live Nation with support from BLACK VEIL BRIDES and JINJER on select dates, along with BLOODYWOOD. Marking BABYMETAL's biggest North American tour yet, the 24-date run kicks off on June 13 in Houston and wil...

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BUCKCHERRY Shares Music Video For Title Track Of Upcoming Album 'Roar Like Thunder'

California rock veterans BUCKCHERRY will release their eleventh album, "Roar Like Thunder", on June 13. The official music video for the LP's title track was filmed in Los Angeles by director Tom Flynn and can be seen below. As with 2023's "Vol. 10" and 2021's "Hellbound", "Roar Like Thunder" was re...

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ROBERT MASON: 'There's No Urgency' For WARRANT To Release New Music

In a new interview with Joe Scibilia of The Rock N' Roll & Coffee Show, WARRANT singer Robert Mason was asked if there are any plans to release new music as a follow-up to 2017's "Louder Harder Faster" album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We have something that might happen...

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IRON MAIDEN's Aviationtag Celebrates History Of Band's Chartered 'Ed Force One' Plane

Aviationtag has announced the launch of the exclusive Aviationtag x Iron Maiden Edition: Ed Force One. This special edition celebrates the spectacular and storied history of IRON MAIDEN's legendary "flying tour bus," the Boeing 747 Ed Force One. Ed Force One was not merely a mode of transport; it be...

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ZAKK WYLDE Says All The Participating Bands Will Play BLACK SABBATH Songs At OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Concert

Zakk Wylde says that it will be "special" for him to be participating in Ozzy Osbourne's farewell concert in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Taking place on July 5 at Villa Park, the all-star event — billed as "Back To The Beginning" — sold out in less than 10 minutes last month. The concert will mark t...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Says New SMITH/KOTZEN Single 'Black Light' Was Nearly Scrapped: 'That Song Almost Didn't Survive'

During an interview following SMITH/KOTZEN's March 5 acoustic performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen revealed that "Black Light" — the group's current single and latest music video, and the co-title track of SMITH/KOTZEN's forthcoming second album "Black Li...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH: 'I Know We Can Do Better As A Human Race; I Know We Can Do Better In Our Country'

In a new interview with the 100.3 The X Rocks radio station, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach spoke about the band's latest album, "This Consequence", which came out on February 21 via Metal Blade. Regarding why it seemingly took so long to release the LP after it was recorded months earlier, Le...

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See DISTURBED's Detroit Concert During 'The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour'

Front Row Bobby has uploaded video of DISTURBED's March 10 concert at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Check out the clips below. DISTURBED's setlist was as follows: The Sickness 01. Voices 02. The Game 03. Stupify 04. Down With The Sickness 05. Violence Fetish 06. Fear 07. Numb 08. Want 0...

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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER: Why American Thrash Bands Became More Commercially Successful Than Their German Counterparts

In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents, DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Schmier was asked why he thinks American thrash bands like METALLICA and SLAYER achieved greater success than German bands such as DESTRUCTION and KREATOR, even though they all came out in the early 1980s. He responded (as tra...

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METALLICA Announces New Apple Immersive Concert Experience

"Metallica", an Apple Immersive concert experience, will be available for free only on Apple Vision Pro starting March 14. Filmed during the band's final "M72" stop of 2024 in Mexico City, it features full performances of "Whiplash", "One" and "Enter Sandman", all captured exclusively in Apple Immer...

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ROBIN MCAULEY Talks 'Gritty' Four Decades In Rock With MICHAEL SCHENKER And Solo Career

By David E. Gehlke Veteran rock singer Robin McAuley has long been associated with German guitar hero Michael Schenker, first in the eponymous MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and more recently in MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST. It's a natural pairing — McAuley's soulful, gritty...

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JOHN 5 Announces Opening Of 'Knights In Satan's Service Museum' Of KISS Memorabilia

Before he ever became a guitar virtuoso and toured the world with the likes of Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Rob Halford and — currently — MÖTLEY CRÜE, John 5 was just a kid growing up near Detroit Rock City obsessed with KISS. That fascination turned into a lifelong journey of collecting anything and...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History' Book Due In The Fall

Thames & Hudson has announced the forthcoming publication of "Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History", to be published globally in hardback in autumn 2025. A magnificent visual celebration of the first 50 years of IRON MAIDEN, this new book chronicles the evolution of heavy m...

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SAVATAGE: 'ZAK STEVENS Won't Try To Imitate JON OLIVA; He Never Did'

In a new interview with Geoff of the Gas Masks & Hand Grenades podcast, guitarist Chris Caffery and drummer Jeff Plate of reactivated American progressive metallers SAVATAGE spoke about the band's upcoming 2025 live shows. Joining them in SAVATAGE's current lineup are Johnny Lee Middleton on bas...