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Listen: SEBASTIAN BACH, BOB DAISLEY, MICK BOX, JONATHAN CAIN, DOUG ALDRICH And CARMINE APPICE Cover RAINBOW's 'Man On The Silver Mountain'

With just days to wait now before "Ride The Rainbow - The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow" touches down on June 19, Cleopatra Records has unleashed the final single from the set. Sebastian Bach, the former SKID ROW hero who now leads TWISTED SISTER, fronts a devastating performance o...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN Explains Why 'Splat!' is Band's 'Heaviest' Album In Many Years

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan spoke about the band's upcoming studio album, "Splat!", which is due on July 3 via earMUSIC. Produced once again by Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper),the effort has been described in a...

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DEEP PURPLE Releases Music Video For Latest Single 'Diablo'

Hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE have released the official music video for their new single, "Diablo". The new track is the latest taste of "Splat!", DEEP PURPLE's new studio album, due out on July 3 via earMUSIC. "Diablo" follows "Arrogant Boy", the first single from "Splat!" and opens the door to on...

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DEEP PURPLE Shares New Single 'Diablo' From Upcoming 'Splat!' Album

Hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE have released a new single, "Diablo" today. The new track is the latest taste of "Splat!", DEEP PURPLE's new studio album, due out on July 3 via earMUSIC. "Diablo" follows "Arrogant Boy", the first single from "Splat!" and opens the door to one of DEEP PURPLE's surreal...

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KISS To Release 'Destroyer: The Definitive Visual History' Book In October

Insight Editions has set an October 27 release date for "KISS Destroyer: The Definitive Visual History: Making And Touring The Legendary Album, Official And Authorized". The book was written by author Ken Sharp along with KISS co-founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. In 1976, Gene, Paul, Ace Frehl...

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ALICE COOPER Announces Special Guest Hosts For October 2026 U.K. Book Tour

Alice Cooper has announced special guest hosts who will join him on stage for each date of his intimate "Devil On My Shoulder" U.K. book tour this October. Building on over sixty years of rock folklore, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee will be joined in conversation by three distinct voices f...

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Former IRON MAIDEN Singer PAUL DI'ANNO's BATTLEZONE Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of 'Fighting Back'

In 1986, legendary vocalist Paul Di'Anno — who was the unmistakable original voice behind IRON MAIDEN's formative years — launched a bold new chapter with the release of "Fighting Back", the explosive debut album from BATTLEZONE. Following his departure from IRON MAIDEN, Di'Anno refused to look back...

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THE WESTERN FRONT, 1980s Project Featuring THIN LIZZY's SCOTT GORHAM, Releases 'Rain' Single From Upcoming 'Eureka' Album

THE WESTERN FRONT has revealed the latest single "Rain", taken from the near-mythical album "Eureka", which will be released on July 10 via Music Theories Recordings / Artone Label Group. THE WESTERN FRONT was conceived by rock luminaries Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY, BLACK STAR RIDERS),Marty Walsh (SU...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Is Now 'A Fully Independent Band'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has announced that it is now "a fully independent band" after completing its deal with Warner with the arrival of the "Life Is But A Dream…" album, which came out in June 2023. The band has also secured the rights to its 2016 LP "The Stage", which was originally made available thro...

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TESLA Shares Cover Of QUEEN's 'Spread Your Wings' From Upcoming 'Homage' Album

American hard rockers TESLA have shared their cover of QUEEN's 1977 classic "Spread Your Wings", taken from their upcoming album "Homage", set for release on July 17, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Marking a full-circle moment in TESLA's storied career, the album finds the band returning to its roots...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist SIMON MCBRIDE Says Simple Songs Like 'Smoke On The Water' Are 'Most Challenging Ones' To Play

In a new interview with Rob Cass of the  dopeYEAH talk podcast, DEEP PURPLE guitarist Simon McBride, who officially joined the band in 2022 as the replacement for Steve Morse, was asked about the rumor that it took him only 40 minutes to learn the PURPLE set before he first played with the group. He...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE: 'It's Time To Kind Of Pull Back On Touring'

In a new interview with Matt Wardlaw of Ultimate Classic Rock, legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore discussed the health issues which led to the cancelation of the last four shows on the six-date tour of the U.S. East Coast by BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the renaissance-inspired rock...

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APOCALYPTICA's EICCA TOPPINEN Defends METALLICA's 'St. Anger': 'I Think It's A Great Album'

In a new interview with Pipeman Radio, Eicca Toppinen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA — who are still touring behind "Apocalyptica Plays Metallica, Vol. 2", the sequel to their legendary debut record, "Plays Metallica By Four Cellos" — was asked for his opinion of METALLICA's controversial "St...

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DEEP PURPLE Releases Music Video For 'Arrogant Boy', First Single From Upcoming 'Splat!' Album

Hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE have released the official music video for the song "Arrogant Boy". The track is the first single from the band's upcoming studio album, "Splat!", which will arrive on July 3 via earMUSIC. DEEP PURPLE is currently featured on the cover of Classic Rock Germany, where the...

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Listen: STEVE MORSE, JONATHAN CAIN, SIMON WRIGHT And RONNIE ROMERO Reinvent RAINBOW's 'The Temple Of The King'

As the much-anticipated tribute to Richie Blackmore's RAINBOW, "Ride The Rainbow - The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow", draws closer to its June 19 release date, another taste of the treat to come materializes with this sonics-stuffed reimagining of the first album's classic "The Te...