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METAL CHURCH Guitarist KURDT VANDERHOOF Announces Sixth PRESTO BALLET Album, 'Dreamentia'

PRESTO BALLET, the progressive rock project led by METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, will release its sixth studio album, "Dreamentia", on June 27 via Rat Pak Records. Founded by Vanderhoof in 2005, PRESTO BALLET combines the melodic and harmonic old-school aspects with the neo-progressive ro...

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STEEL PANTHER Announces Final U.S. Dates Of 'Feel The Steel 15th Anniversary Tour'

With 2025 well underway and the band about to go rock the European festival circuit, California metal maestros STEEL PANTHER have announced the last round of U.S. dates on their "Feel The Steel 15th Anniversary Tour". The latest round of shows kickoff in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 16 and wraps up a...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Slips And Falls On Stage At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL (Video)

James LaBrie took a tumble during DREAM THEATER's concert Thursday night (June 5) at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The incident happened while the singer was in the middle of performing the opening song of the band's set, "Night Terror". Two separate fan-filmed videos (including on...

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DOROTHY Announces Summer/Fall 2025 North American Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

Hungarian-born singer Dorothy Martin will embark on a North American tour this summer and fall. Support on the trek will come from EDDIE AND THE GETAWAY. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Thursday, June 5 at 10:00 a.m. local time and end on Thursday, June 5 at 10:00 p.m. local time....

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Watch: DREAM THEATER Performs 'The Enemy Inside' With MIKE PORTNOY For First Time

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER kicked off the spring/summer 2025 leg of their "40th Anniversary European Tour" Tuesday night (June 3) at Logomo in Turku, Finland. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. Prior to the launch of the trek, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy took to hi...

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SEETHER And DAUGHTRY Announce Fall 2025 U.S. Tour With P.O.D.

SEETHER and DAUGHTRY will join forces for a U.S. co-headlining tour this fall. Support on the trek, which will kick off on October 1 in Virginia Beach and conclude on November 15 in Fort Lauderdale, will come from P.O.D. and Kami Kehoe. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. local time...

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 'Took Three Years' To Make Upcoming Album: It's 'Gonna Come Out Later' In 2025

In a new interview with Cutter's Rockcast, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA guitarist/vocalist Jeremy DePoyster spoke about the band's last couple of singles, "For You", which arrived in April, and "Ritual", which was made available in 2024. Asked if those tracks are "a natural progression" in THE DEVIL WEARS...

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PHILIP ANSELMO On Playing With PANTERA Again: 'Every Night It's About Trying To Make My Bandmates Proud'

In the special 50th edition of Rock Candy magazine, Philip Anselmo of the returning PANTERA tells editor Howard Johnson what it means to him to have the band back on the road and playing sold-out shows. "I feel crazily lucky, crazily fortunate," he says. "I have a hard time putting it into words, bu...

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WHITECHAPEL To Perform Entire 'Hymns In Dissonance' Album On Fall 2025 U.S. Tour

Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will return to U.S. stages this fall on the "Rituals Of Hate" headlining tour. The journey makes its way through over two dozen cities from November 12 through December 14 and will see the band perform their critically adored new full-length "Hymns In...

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MIKE PORTNOY Jokes That He Is 'Scared' For His 'Life And Career' After Spate Of Recent High-Profile Drummer Firings

During an appearance on the latest episode of the Office Hours Live With Tim Heidecker, DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy discussed the recent spate of high-profile drummer firings, including those of Josh Freese (FOO FIGHTERS),Zak Starkey (THE WHO),Jason Bonham (Sammy Hagar's band) and Frank Ferrer (G...

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Ex-RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Never Wanted To Copy RONNIE JAMES DIO: I Tried 'Putting My Own Stamp' On The Songs

In a new interview with author/journalist Joel Gausten, former RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero was asked about the challenges of putting his own stamp on performing material that was originally sung by legendary singers Ronnie James Dio, Joe Lynn Turner, Graham Bonnet, Ian Gillan and David Coverdale wh...

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DREAM THEATER To Perform Entire 'Parasomnia' Album On September/October 2025 U.S. Tour

On the heels of their successful 2025 40th-anniversary sold-out North American tour that wrapped at Radio City Music Hall in March, Grammy-winning, progressive music titans DREAM THEATER have announced another run of dates in the United States. As referenced nightly from the stage on the last run, t...

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JERRY CANTRELL Announces August/September 2025 U.S. Tour

 ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, whose widely praised solo album "I Want Blood" arrived late last year, has announced a new round of U.S. tour dates, kicking off on August 16 in San Diego. Tickets for the four-week outing, which finds Cantrell joined once again by FILTER, go on sa...

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PUDDLE OF MUDD's WES SCANTLIN On His Upcoming Solo Album: 'It Will Possibly Bring Tears To Your Eyes'

In a new interview with Mark Strigl, PUDDLE OF MUDD frontman Wes Scantlin, whose band has just released an album called "Kiss The Machine", confirmed that fans can expect to hear more fresh music from him in the not-too-distant future. "I'm doing a solo record with Universal Music Group," he explai...

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Watch: WOLFGANG VAN HALEN's MAMMOTH Plays Six-Song Acoustic Set At Kansas City Distillery

Wolfgang Van Halen's MAMMOTH (formerly known as MAMMOTH WVH) played a six-song acoustic set on May 6 at the J. Rieger & Co. distillery in Kansas City, Missouri. Fan-filmed video of the entire performance can be seen below. (Note: After each song, the YouTube player automatically jumps to the nex...