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ANTHRAX: 'Still Relevant' After More Than 35 Years

Drummer Charlie Benante of ANTHRAX, which celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2016, spoke to Fargo Monthly about the band's longevity. He said: "When you're trying to keep it together, I would say it is important that you love what you're doing. Throughout the years, we can see other forms of music t...

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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist DON AIREY: Audio Samples Of Entire 'One Of A Kind' Solo Album

Audio samples of all the songs that are set to appear on DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey's upcoming solo album, "One Of A Kind", can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The effort will be released on May 25 via earMUSIC as 2CD (including a bonus live CD) as well as on vinyl and digitally. It is...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: More 'You Can't Kill My Rock 'N Roll' Album Details Revealed

Gothenburg, Sweden-based rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR will release their 11th studio album, "You Can't Kill My Rock 'N Roll", on September 21 via Gain Music Entertainment. The disc consists of 12 ear-splitting anthems that drive home the fact that rock isn't dead; it is, in fact, alive and well and t...

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BUTCHER BABIES' HEIDI SHEPHERD And CARLA HARVEY 'Sound Like Women' On 'Lilith' Album

Mike Preston of Psycho Babble TV conducted an interview with BUTCHER BABIES frontwomen Carla Harvey and Heidi Shepherd prior to the band's May 11 concert at Route 20 in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On BUTCHER BA...

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PEARL JAM Has 'A Bunch Of Stuff That's Partly Written' For Next Album

PEARL JAM has not yet begun recording its next studio album, according to bassist Jeff Ament. The Seattle rockers surprise-released a new single, "Can't Deny Me", back in March, and said the song would appear on a forthcoming studio album. The announcement didn't mention a release date, but it's lik...

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BILLY DUFFY Says THE CULT Has 'Talked About' Making Another Album

THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy was recently interviewed by Pittsburgh Music Magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's summer tour with BUSH and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS: Billy: "Generally, they try and pair bands toge...

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NONPOINT Singer On Forthcoming Album 'X': 'I Haven't Been Prouder Of A Record'

NONPOINT has set "X" as the title of its tenth album, tentatively due in August. The follow-up to 2016's "The Poison Red" was produced by Fred Archambault, who has previously woked with ATREYU and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, among others. During an appearance on the "SixX Strings" podcast, NONPOINT vocalist...

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EPICA's 'Attack On Titan' EP To Receive Worldwide Release

Last December, Dutch symphonic metal giants EPICA surprised their fans with a very special covers EP titled "Epica Vs. Attack On Titan". The release, which was only available in Japan, featured metal versions of the theme songs from the highly successful manga-series-turned-worldwide-aired anime "At...

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CHEAP TRICK Releases New Single, 'The Summer Looks Good On You'

Veteran rockers CHEAP TRICK have released a brand-new single called "The Summer Looks Good On You" via Big Machine Records. The band co-produced the song with longtime collaborator Julian Raymond, who also worked on CHEAP TRICK's last three albums, 2016's "Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello" and 2017's "We'...

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GENE SIMMONS Was 'Astonished To Find Out The Medicinal Value' Of Cannabis

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has once again admitted that he was "judgmental and uninformed" about marijuana's benefits in the past. The KISS bassist/vocalist, who has always promoted clean living and scoffed at peers who snort drugs and get high, made headlines in March when he landed an odd...

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DEW-SCENTED To Call It Quits Following One Last Round Of Shows

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED will split up following one final round of live shows. The long-running band, which released its 10th studio album, "Intermination", in 2015, announced its decision to call it quits in a Facebook post earlier today. The group wrote: "All good things must come to an end.....

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WHITESNAKE's JOEL HOEKSTRA Explains 'Flesh & Blood' Album Delay

WHITESNAKE guitarist Joel Hoekstra spoke to the "Ouch You're On My Hair" podcast about the decision to push back the projected release date of the band's new album, "Flesh & Blood", to next year. "A lot of it just has to do with how long it takes after you turn something in these days," he said. "We...

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SOILWORK Frontman On Upcoming Album: 'We've Allowed Ourselves To Experiment More And Take More Chances Sonically'

Swedish metallers SOILWORK recently entered Nordic Sound Lab studios in Skara, Sweden with producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson to begin recording their eleventh album. The follow-up to 2015's "The Ride Majestic" is tentatively due in the fall via Nuclear Blast Records. "The Ride Majestic" was SOILWORK'...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' 'Audience Music' Episode To Air Friday; 'Roll Me Under' Preview Clip Available

The "Audience Music" episode featuring STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will premiere on Friday, May 18 at 9 p.m. PT/ET on the Audience network (DirecTV Ch. 239 or U-verse TV Ch. 1114 and via live streaming on the DirecTV and U-verse apps and DirecTV Now). A preview clip of the episode, featuring STONE TEMPLE PI...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer On Upcoming Album: 'We're In A New Headspace And I Think The Music Represents That'

At this year's edition of the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre spoke to Talking Metal about the progress of the recording sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2015 album, "Condition Hüman". "It's probably two-thirds of the...