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CHARLIE BENANTE On How He Landed PANTERA Gig: 'It Was Always Me That They Wanted To Do This'

ANTHRAX and PANTERA drummer Charlie Benante is the featured guest on the latest episode of "Metal Sticks", the recently launched podcast hosted by Nicko McBrain, the iconic drummer of IRON MAIDEN for 42 years, recently retired from touring, and Modern Drummer CEO David Frangioni. In the first of a t...

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JOHN 5 Opens Up About His Battle With Nonbacterial Prostatitis: 'It's The Most Crippling Thing'

Guitar virtuoso John 5 is the latest guest on Billy Corgan's podcast, "The Magnificent Others". Corgan sits down with John 5 for a charged conversation about music, mastery, and survival. John opens up about his private KISS museum, the TV-music desert that shaped his Telecaster tone, and a grind ho...

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THE OFFSPRING Announces January/February 2026 North American Tour With BAD RELIGION

On the heels of sell-out runs across Australia, Europe and the U.S., punk rock legends THE OFFSPRING will bring their "Supercharged Worldwide In '26" tour to North America in early 2026. Promoted by Live Nation, the run kicks off January 16 in Bakersfield, California and rolls across additional citi...

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Original SALIVA Singer JOSEY SCOTT Accuses Band's Current Frontman BOBBY AMARU Of 'Talking Out Of Both Sides Of His Neck'

Original SALIVA singer Josey Scott, who left the band in 2011 and was replaced the following year by Bobby Amaru, has once again blasted his successor, accusing Amaru of "talking out of both sides of his neck" and saying that Bobby has treated Josey like a "former disgruntled employee". Asked in a n...

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LIVING COLOUR And EXTREME Members Guest On MILITIA VOX's Cover Of 'It's Only Love'

Golden Robot Records has announced the release of "It's Only Love", a powerhouse new single from Militia Vox and Corey Glover (of LIVING COLOUR),with guest appearances by Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR) and Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME),dropping October 24 across all major digital platforms and available...

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CREED's SCOTT STAPP Earns Third Consecutive Hit Solo Single As 'Deadman's Trigger' Shoots To No. 9 At Radio

Scott Stapp's "Deadman's Trigger" shoots to No. 9 on the Mediabase Active Rock chart, becoming the third consecutive radio hit from the CREED frontman's latest solo album, "Higher Power". Previous singles were "Black Butterfly" (No. 5) and "Higher Power" (No. 8). Released in March 2024, "Higher Powe...

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SAMMY HAGAR And RIVAL SONS' JAY BUCHANAN To Perform At Stage Red Fontana Youth Music Foundation's Inaugural Gala

Rock legends and hometown heroes Sammy Hagar (pictured) and Jay Buchanan will headline the inaugural fundraising gala for the newly established Stage Red Fontana Youth Music Foundation on Wednesday, October 29, at Stage Red Fontana, located at 8463 Sierra Ave. in Fontana, California. The evening wil...

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AMORPHIS Bassist OLLI-PEKKA LAINE To Miss Band's European Tour Due To 'Family Reasons'

Bassist Olli-Pekka Laine of Finnish metal veterans AMORPHIS will miss the European leg of the band's tour in support of their latest album, "Borderland", which came out on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix Music. Earlier today (Friday, October 3),Olli-Pekka released the following statement via the...

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METALLICA's 'Nothing Else Matters' Reimagined As Arabic-Rock Fusion By LAZYWALL

Moroccan rock trio LAZYWALL has shared a striking reinterpretation of METALLICA's classic "Nothing Else Matters", available exclusively as a video release. LAZYWALL, known for its powerful fusion of Arabic music and alternative rock, selected the track not only out of admiration but because of its u...

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METALLICA's Former Producer On Lack Of Bass In '...And Justice For All' Mix: 'I've Asked Them A Thousand Times. I Do Not Know.'

In a new interview with Chile's Futuro, METALLICA's former producer Flemming Rasmussen once again discussed the sound of the band's "...And Justice For All" album. While "...And Justice For All" is considered one of METALLICA's classics, it has been criticized almost since the day it was released in...

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NINE INCH NAILS Announce February/March 2026 North American Tour

NINE INCH NAILS announced the second North America leg of their critically acclaimed "Peel It Back" tour. Produced by Live Nation, the new dates kick off Thursday, February 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana at Smoothie King Center, with stops in Washington, D.C., Montreal, Austin, Las Vegas, San Francisco...

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GHOST Announces January/February 2026 North American Tour

GHOST has confirmed that its "Skeletour" world tour will continue to pack arenas in the new year, with today's announcement of 20 new North American rituals kicking off January 21 at the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida and running through February 23 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Tickets for U.S...

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Legendary Guitarist STEVE MORSE Still Enjoys Performing Live: 'We're At Our Best When We Connect With Each Other'

In a recent interview with Rockin' 101's "The Johnny Rock Show", Steve Morse — a certified legend of the guitar world, having founded the DIXIE DREGS and gone on to become DEEP PURPLE's longest-serving guitarist prior to his departure in 2022, was asked if he gets tired of the "gunslinger on the axe...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS On Touring With MIKE PORTNOY Again: 'We've Been Having A Great Time Hanging Out'

The Dream Theater World, the official DREAM THEATER fan club, recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER members John Petrucci (guitar),Jordan Rudess (keyboards) and Mike Portnoy (drums). Asked what it has been like touring together again following the return of Portnoy in October 2023 afte...

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JOHN 5 Names Three Guitarists Who 'Changed Music' For Him

In a new interview with Christina Rowatt and Chris Enriquez of the We Wreck Records podcast, acclaimed guitarist John 5 (MÖTLEY CRÜE, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, David Lee Roth) was asked for his take on "the new generation" of guitarists such as POLYPHIA's Tim Henson, who has emerged as one of the...