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JOSEY SCOTT Announces Tour Dates Under JOSEY SCOTT'S SALIVA Banner

Original SALIVA singer Josey Scott (a.k.a. Joseph Sappington) has announced a series of live appearances this spring, summer and fall under the banner JOSEY SCOTT'S SALIVA. When asked by one fan to clarify if Josey's performances will see him performing material that the vocalist wrote and recorded...

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KIX Singer STEVE WHITEMAN Says Decision To Retire Was Made 'Around A Year Ago'

KIX vocalist Steve Whiteman has opened up about the band's announcement that it will retire after more than 45 years, telling Metal Edge in a new interview: "It might seem sudden, but this is a decision that I made around a year ago. I gave it a lot of thought, decided, and announced it to the guys...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN Deletes His TINDER Account, Calls Dating App 'An Absolute S***show'

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman says he deleted his account on Tinder, calling it "an absolute shitshow". Last week, Draiman confirmed that he was using the dating app to find "the right woman" following his recent divorce. But earlier today (Monday, May 8), Draiman offered an update on his se...

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KIX To Call It Quits After Playing 'Final' Show In Maryland

Veteran rockers KIX will play their final show in September. The Baltimore-based act, which formed in 1977, announced its plan to call it quits during an appearance earlier today (Sunday, May 7) at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. In a video shared by Mar...

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ACE FREHLEY Welcomes Back Drummer SCOT COOGAN For First Time In Five Years

Scot Coogan, a veteran session drummer who has played with Ace Frehley, LYNCH MOB, Lita Ford, Stephen Pearcy and L.A. GUNS, rejoined the original KISS guitarist on stage for the first time in five years on April 29 at Reg Lenna Center For The Arts in Jamestown, New York. Fan-filmed video of the enti...

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Okemah Rising

We know what you're thinking. New DROPKICK MURPHYS is here, and it isn't even St. Patrick's Day! The Boston-based Celtic punk guys are favorites around St. Patrick's Day, thanks to their blend of traditional Irish music and American hardcore. Forming in the late-1990s as a fairly straight-ahead punk...

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IN FLAMES Frontman Blasts Practice Of Venues Taking Cut Of Artists' Merchandise Sales: 'It's Horrendous'

In a new interview with Spain's The Metal Circus, IN FLAMES frontman Anders Fridén spoke about the growing demand among artists that music venues and promoters eliminate the fees they charge bands to sell merchandise at shows. Many venues require bands to pay them a percentage of their merchandise s...

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LAMB OF GOD To Play Special 'As The Palaces Burn' Set At MILWAUKEE METAL FEST To Celebrate Album's 20th Anniversary

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of LAMB OF GOD's third album, "As The Palaces Burn", which came out in May 2003 via Prosthetic Records, the band will perform a special commemorative set during its headlining appearance at this year's edition of Milwaukee Metal Fest on May 28 at The Rave/Eagle...

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LARS ULRICH On METALLICA's Musical Evolution: 'There's Always Been A Desire To Keep Exploring And To Keep Moving Forward'

In a new interview with Japanese music critic and radio personality Masa Ito of TVK's "Rock City", METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about the band's musical evolution, in particular as it relates to the group's latest effort, "72 Seasons", which came out last month. He said (as transcribed by BLA...

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Watch: FEAR FACTORY Returns To Whisky A Go Go For First Headlining Concert With New Singer MILO SILVESTRO

FEAR FACTORY played its first headlining concert with new singer Milo Silvestro and touring drummer Pete Webber on Friday, May 5 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the entire show below. FEAR FACTORY's recently completed "Rise Of The Machine" U.S. tour as the supp...

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DEICIDE Completes Recording Long-Awaited New Studio Album

Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE have completed recording their long-awaited new studio album. On Saturday (May 6), DEICIDE shared a graphic with the text "The new album is finished," and included the following message: "The recording is done, it's going to test mixing, then mastering. The...

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DROWNING POOL Is Working On First New Music With Singer RYAN MCCOMBS In More Than A Decade

DROWNING POOL is working on its first new music with singer Ryan McCombs in more than a decade. McCombs and founding DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce discussed the band's plans for new material during a Facebook Live chat with fans on Saturday (May 6). Asked by one fan if DROWNING POOL was writin...

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Watch: TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says 'LOMBARDO Who?' While Introducing New Drummer CHRIS DOVAS In Colombia

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy threw shade at the band's former drummer Dave Lombardo during a concert in Colombia. Billy brought up Lombardo's name while introducing TESTAMENT's new drummer Chris Dovas at the group's May 2 show at the Teatro Royal Center in Bogotá. Before launching into the song "D.N...

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Watch: PANTERA Plays First U.S. Concert In 22 Years At Florida's THUNDER BEACH MOTORCYCLE RALLY

The reformed PANTERA played its first U.S. concert Saturday night (May 6) at the Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally in Panama City, Florida. The performance marked PANTERA's first live appearance in its home country in 22 years — since July 25, 2001, when the band played at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wa...

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METAL CHURCH's KURDT VANDERHOOF Believes Antidepressants And Prescription Pills Played A Part In MIKE HOWE's Suicide

In a new interview with Australia's Metal Mal , METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof spoke about the passing of the band's singer, Mike Howe, less than two years ago. Howe was found dead at his home in Eureka, California in July 2021. According to TMZ, Howe's official cause of death was determine...