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AS I LAY DYING Announces Summer 2024 U.S. Tour With CHELSEA GRIN And ENTHEOS

AS I LAY DYING has announced a U.S. summer 2024 tour. The 26-date trek will kick off July 9 on the West Coast with major market performances in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles before concluding at a hometown show on August 10 at The Observatory Northpark. Support on the tour will come from CHELSE...

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JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING Announces Spring 2024 North American Tour

JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING has announced a 12-city North American tour for this spring. The trek will kick off on April 16th in Montreal and run through May 3 in Portland, Oregon. Jason's son Jager Henry will provide support at all shows. A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begin...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Explains Why He Turned Down KANYE WEST's Sample Request

Ozzy Osbourne has spoken to Rolling Stone magazine about the decision to refuse permission to Kanye West to sample an Ozzy song at a listening event for the rapper's new album in Chicago. West, who is now known as Ye, and Ty Dolla $ign hosted the listening party at the United Center earlier in the m...

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PUDDLE OF MUDD Shares Music Video For 'Cash & Cobain'

PUDDLE OF MUDD has shared the official music video for "Cash & Cobain". The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Ubiquitous", which came out last September via Pavement Entertainment. The follow-up to 2019's "Welcome To Galvania" is available on streaming and traditional platforms worldw...

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P.O.D. Announces 'I Got That' Tour With BAD WOLVES, NORMA JEAN And BLIND CHANNEL

Platinum-selling rock juggernaut P.O.D. — Sonny Sandoval (vocals),Marcos Curiel (guitar) and Traa Daniels (bass) — will embark on a headline North American tour this spring in support of the band's 11th album, "VERITAS", due on May 3 via Mascot Records. Also appearing on the bill will be BAD WOLVES...

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INFECTIOUS GROOVES Record First New Song With Ex-SLIPKNOT Drummer JAY WEINBERG

INFECTIOUS GROOVES, the long-running outfit formed more than three decades ago by now-METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo alongside Robert's then-SUICIDAL TENDENCIES bandmate Mike Muir, has entered the studio to record a new song. The track, which was co-written by former INFECTIOUS GROOVES guitarist...

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TONY KAKKO On SONATA ARCTICA's Return To Power Metal On 'Clear Cold Beyond': 'It Was Like Riding A Bike'

By David E. Gehlke Finland's SONATA ARCTICA were on a four-album winning streak by the time the touring cycle for 2004's "Reckoning Night" concluded. With countrymen STRATOVARIUS consumed by lineup instability, SONATA ARCTICA stepped up to the plate with a series of LPs that were shamelessly fast, o...

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MNEMIC Reunites With Original Lineup For 20th-Anniversary Shows

The original members of the Danish metal band MNEMIC will reunite, after an 18-year hiatus, for a series of 20th-anniversary performances. This revered lineup includes vocalist Michael Bøgballe, guitarists Mircea Gabriel Eftemie and Rune Stigart, bassist Tomas "Obeast" Koefoed and drummer Brian "Bry...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL On Recording Process For 'Invincible Shield': 'It Was Different'

In a new interview with Nicholas Kobe of WOUB.org, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill spoke about the songwriting process for the band's upcoming album, "Invincible Shield", which will arrive on March 8 via Sony Music. He said: "Well, I'm not one of the writers. That'll be Richie [Faulkner, guitar], Glen...

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Ex-GREAT WHITE Singer JACK RUSSELL Won't Dish Any Dirt In His Autobiography: 'What's The Point?'

In a new interview with George Dionne of KNAC.COM, former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell spoke about the status of his long-awaited autobiography. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "A girl named Katelyn [Louise] Doty is working on it with me. We started writing this together about three...

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MIKE PORTNOY Denies His Return To DREAM THEATER Had Anything To Do With SONS OF APOLLO's 'Demise'

Mike Portnoy has shot down the suggestion that his return to DREAM THEATER is the reason for the end of his progressive metal supergroup SONS OF APOLLO. SONS OF APOLLO, which also featured guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS),keyboardi...

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BRUCE DICKINSON On NICKO MCBRAIN's Post-Stroke Recovery: 'How He Coped With That, It Was Just Amazing'

During a February 25 question-and-answer session at Bio Roy in Gothenburg, Sweden to promote his upcoming solo album, "The Mandrake Project", IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson spoke about the stroke his bandmate Nicko McBrain suffered in early 2023 and the drummer's ongoing recovery. Bruce said (as...

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PETER BALTES On ACCEPT: 'I Felt Like We Were Always Doing The Same Album Or Concept Again And Again, Only With Different Lyrics'

In a new interview with Marko Syrjala of Metal Rules, former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. bassist Peter Baltes was asked about the songwriting process in U.D.O. and how it compares to that of ACCEPT. He said: "Everyone is involved in songwriting in U.D.O. It's great because so many different writing st...

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AL JOURGENSEN Is 'Completely Horrified' And 'Disgusted' By DONALD TRUMP And His MAGA Followers

In a new interview with Heavy Consequence, MINISTRY leader Al Jourgensen, whose 2018 album "AmeriKKKant" was a scathing assault on then-U.S. president Donald Trump and, by extension, the country and political system that put him in office, was asked how he feels about Trump's November rematch of the...

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Watch: Young DIMEBAG Lookalike Joins PANTERA On Stage To Sing 'F***ing Hostile'

A young "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott lookalike joined PANTERA on stage during the band's February 24 concert at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland to sing the PANTERA classic "Fucking Hostile". Prior to launching into the track, PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo pointed out the fan, whose name is Hun...