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AVANTASIA Announces 'A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society' Album, Drops 'The Wicked Rule The Night' Single

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project has just released a new single, "The Wicked Rule The Night". The song, which features a guest appearance by PRIMAL FEAR singer Ralf Scheepers, is taken from the ninth AVANTASIA album, "A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society", due in the fall...

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Ex-DEFTONES Bassist SERGIO VEGA Says His Exit 'Was Never About Money': 'It's Purely About Belonging'

Former DEFTONES bassist Sergio Vega has opened up about his departure from the band. The 51-year-old musician, who officially joined DEFTONES in 2009, confirmed his exit two months ago, just days after a new photo of the group without him emerged online on various digital service providers. At the t...

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New ANTHRAX Album 'Should' Be Released In 2023, Says SCOTT IAN

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian spoke to Kyle Meredith about the band's plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We didn't get to tour [for our actual 40th anniversary in 2021], so we're doing the 40th-anniversary tour in our 41st year. [Laughs] Obviously, we couldn't...

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of METALLICA Performing 'Whiskey In The Jar' In Curitiba

Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing its cover of the famous Irish traditional song "Whiskey In The Jar" (popularized by THIN LIZZY in the '70s) on May 7 at Estádio Couto Pereira in Curitiba, Brazil can be seen below. Curitiba was the fourth stop on METALLICA's South American tour, wh...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Announces New Album 'The God Machine'

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have set "The God Machine" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in September via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD was designed by Peter Mohrbacher and can be seen below. "The God Machine" track listing: 01. Deliver Us From Evil (5:22) 02....

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS To Release New Single 'Guitarman' In June

Last fall, original AC/DC singer Dave Evans recorded two new songs with legendary producer Flemming Rasmussen, best known for having been helmed three of METALLICA's early albums, plus winning a Grammy for his work on METALLICA's "One" in 1989. One of the tracks, "Guitarman", was written by Danish m...

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LES CLAYPOOL Recalls His METALLICA Audition: 'I Didn't Fit And They Saw That'

PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool spoke to Goldmine magazine about auditioning for the then-vacant bassist slot in METALLICA following the September 1986 death of the group's previous bassist, Cliff Burton. Asked if he thinks that being passed over by METALLICA in the end turned out to be a blessing, as...

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PEARL JAM's MIKE MCCREADY Pays Tribute To EDDIE VAN HALEN With 'Eruption' Cover (Video)

PEARL JAM's Mike McCready has paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen by performing the legendary VAN HALEN guitarist's classic instrumental "Eruption". The performance took place on May 9 during PEARL JAM's concert at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. McCready played the song after frontman Eddie Vedd...

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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Performs New Single 'The Foundations Of Decay' Live For First Time

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE launched its U.K. tour last night (Monday, May 16) at Cornwall's Eden Project. The band opened its first U.K. show in over a decade with new single "The Foundations Of Decay" and performed a number of other anthems, including "Helena", "Famous Last Words", "Thank You For The Veno...

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PEARL JAM Rejoined By Drummer DAVE KRUSEN For Fresno Concert

Early PEARL JAM drummer Dave Krusen rejoined his former bandmates on stage Monday night (May 16) at a concert in Fresno, California. Krusen was one of three drummers tapped to fill in for PEARL JAM's longtime drummer Matt Cameron, who has been sitting out shows on the band's current tour after posit...

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GWAR Releases New Song 'Berserker Mode'

GWAR has released a new song called "Berserker Mode". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The New Dark Ages", which will arrive on CD/digital June 3 and vinyl and cassette on September 16 via GWAR's own Pit Records. The visualizer for the song features the first animated art cells fr...

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New OZZY OSBOURNE Album To Be Released In September, Says SHARON

During a recent appearance on "The Graham Norton Radio Show", Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon Osbourne confirmed that she and the legendary heavy metal singer are planning to move back permanently to their Buckinghamshire, U.K. estate. "I'm back here [in the U.K.] for three weeks right now,"...

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Here Is A New Video Tour Of CLIFF BURTON Museum And Memorial Stone

Writer/musician Jeremiah Karlsson has uploaded a new video tour of the museum honoring the legacy of late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton, which officially opened on Saturday (May 14) in the municipality of Ljungby in Sweden, near where Burton died in a tragic tour bus accident in 1986. Also included...

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EXODUS's GARY HOLT Is Almost A Year Sober: 'I'm Playing The Best I Ever Have'

EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt celebrated his 333rd day sober on Sunday, May 15. He wrote on his Instagram page: "Triples threes today, and never felt better. "When I decided to quit drinking I wondered if I'd still be able to be a maniac on stage, would the rage diminish without some beers t...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Launches New Solo Single 'Am I Right'

James LaBrie, known internationally as the vocalist for progressive metal icons and Grammy winners DREAM THEATER, will release his fourth solo album, titled "Beautiful Shade Of Grey", on May 20. The third and final track to be launched before the album is released is "Am I Right", and you can watch...