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CHUCK BILLY Says DAVE LOMBARDO Has Expressed Interest In Playing On Next TESTAMENT Studio Album

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy discussed the return of drummer Dave Lombardo to the group's ranks during an interview earlier this week with the WSOU 89.5 FM radio station. An original member of thrash metal legends SLAYER, Lombardo was the guest drummer on TESTAMENT's 1999 studio album "The Gathering...

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TALAS Releases First New Music In 37 Years, 'Inner Mounting Flame'

TALAS has released a new song, "Inner Mounting Flame", featuring vocals by the late frontman Phil Naro, who passed away in May 2021. The track is a tour de force of hard rock teetering on metal. "Inner Mounting Flame" marks TALAS's first taste of new music since 1984's "Live Speed On Ice". Helmed by...

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GENE SIMMONS Says PUTIN Has 'Clearly Gone Off The Rails', Predicts Russia Won't Win War With Ukraine

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was a guest on the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's "Chief Chat" show on Tuesday (March 15). During the question-and-answer session, Gene talked about life, business, his appreciation for the military and KISS's ongoing "End Of The Road" farewell tour. The h...

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Original KISS Members ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS To Perform Together At CREATURES FEST In May

Original KISS members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss will perform together at this year's Creatures Fest, set to take place May 27-29 at Nashville's Sonesta Nashville Airport Hotel. Also scheduled to appear at the event are former KISS guitarists Bruce Kulick and Vinnie Vincent. According to Creatures...

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KISS's Twice-Postponed Concert In West Palm Beach To Finally Take Place In September

KISS's concert at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida, which was originally scheduled for October 8, 2021 and was then postponed to November 5, 2021 "due to ongoing weather issues," will finally take place on September 21, 2022. All previously purchased tickets will be honored...

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WAGE WAR Replaces JINJER On SLIPKNOT's 'Knotfest Roadshow' Tour

SLIPKNOT will kick off the 2022 iteration of its "Knotfest Roadshow" tour on March 16. It was announced today that previously announced support JINJER will no longer be joining the tour, as they focus on the safety of their families in their home country of Ukraine. Taking their place on this run wi...

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Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Patchogue, New York

Fan-filmed video of Ace Frehley's March 3 performance at Patchogue Theatre For The Performing Arts in Patchogue, New York can be seen below. Last November, Ace said that he had collaborated with his longtime friend Peppy Castro on "some heavy songs." Peppy reportedly taught Frehley how to play guita...

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GENE SIMMONS Says KANYE WEST Is 'Out Of His Mind': 'There's Something Clinically Wrong With Him'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons says that Kanye West needs to "move on" and leave his estranged wife Kim Kardashian alone to pursue her new relationship with Pete Davidson. Earlier this month, West made headlines when he released a music video for his song "Eazy", which included scenes of him kid...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says 'It Felt Like The Right Moment' For Him To Return To TESTAMENT

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT discussed the return of drummer Dave Lombardo to the group's ranks during an appearance Tuesday (March 1) on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal with host Jose Mangin. An original member of thrash metal legends SLAYER, Lombardo was the guest drummer on TESTAMENT's 1999...

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TESTAMENT Rejoined By Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have announced the return of drummer Dave Lombardo to the group's ranks. An original member of thrash metal legends SLAYER, Lombardo was the guest drummer on TESTAMENT's 1999 studio album "The Gathering", which also marked the first time the band worked wit...

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Watch: JERRY CANTRELL And KIM THAYIL Perform At 2022 'The Sounds Of Seattle' Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp In Los Angeles

Video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell and SOUNDGARDEN's Kim Thayil performing with several campers at this month's "The Sounds Of Seattle" Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles, California is available below. Thayil can be seen in one video playing SOUNDGARDEN's "Slaves & Bulldoze...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Announces Summer/Fall 2022 U.S. Arena Tour Dates

On the heels of its sold-out spring 2022 "Dreams In Gold" arena tour, Grammy Award-winning rock band GRETA VAN FLEET has announced new arena shows for this fall. Kicking off August 16 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, the band will make stops in 42 cities across the U.S. and Canada. There will be a fa...

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VIO-LENCE Hopes To Record Another EP By The Fall

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE will release their new EP, "Let The World Burn", on March 4 via Metal Blade Records. The five-song collection, VIO-LENCE's first original release since 1993's "Nothing To Gain", was tracked at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California by Juan Urteaga (MACHINE...

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TESTAMENT Announces Summer 2022 European Tour

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have announced almost a dozen European club shows to fill the gaps between their numerous 2022 summer festival appearances, which will include some of the biggest and most renowned metal festivals across the continent. For the club shows they wi...

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THE OFFSPRING Singer To Deliver Commencement Address To Keck School Of Medicine Of USC Students

THE OFFSPRING singer Bryan "Dexter" Holland will deliver the commencement address at one of the commencement ceremonies at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, speaking to PhD, MPH, and MS graduate students on May 14. Holland, who has a Ph....