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OF MICE & MEN Cancels More Shows Following AARON PAULEY's Surgery

OF MICE & MEN has pulled out of the first six shows of its previously announced U.S. tour with BEARTOOTH so that bassist/vocalist Aaron Pauley can have enough time to recover from his recent surgery. The band explained in a statement: "On Monday, April 8th, Aaron became aware of a medical issue requ...

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THE 69 EYES Singer On Upcoming Album: 'It's Probably The Best Record We've Ever Done'

Finnish goth rock legends THE 69 EYES are mixing their twelfth studio album for a September release via Nuclear Blast. The first single from the disc will be made available at the end of May. THE 69 EYES singer Jyrki 69 told Capital Chaos about the new disc (hear audio below): "I'm thinking it's pro...

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D-A-D Is Back With New Single, 'Burning Star'

Danish rockers D-A-D have just released "Burning Star", the first single from their upcoming album. A limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single featuring "Burning Star" with "A Prayer For The Loud" on the B-side will be made available at the band's Danish concerts this week. The single comes in an exq...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Hopes Other Members Of Band Will Contribute 'A Lot Of Music' To New Album

In a brand new interview with Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked if the band's songwriting process has changed since winning a Grammy for 2016's "Dystopia" or if it's "full steam ahead as usual." Mustaine responded: "Well, I'd like to think it's full...

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NIKKI SIXX Doesn't Blame Grunge For Demise Of 'Hair Metal': Those Bands 'Killed Themselves'

In a brand new interview with U.K.'s Kerrang!, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx spoke about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. Asked if it was fair that CRÜE was lumped in with bands such as POISON and WARR...

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KING DIAMOND's Next Two Albums Will Tell 'Gruesome' Story: 'It's Gonna Be Very Creepy,' He Says

King Diamond was interviewed on the March 22-24 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A couple of excerpts follow. Full Metal Jackie: Since your last studio album, you underwent very serious heart surgery and y...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER To JOE BONAMASSA: 'Stop Acting Like A Spoilt Tit'

JUDAS PRIEST's Richie Faulkner has implored Joe Bonamassa to "stop acting like a spoilt tit" after the blues/rock guitar titan complained about an online article based on one of his tweets. The online exchange started when Bonamassa shared a brief video of him playing some shredding metal licks and...

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Watch ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE Play 'At Dawn They Sleep' With SLAYER

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has uploaded an Instagram video of him playing the SLAYER song "At Dawn They Sleep" with the members of the latter band during soundcheck. The clip, which was apparently filmed earlier today before the two groups' joint concert in Auckland, New Zealand, can be seen be...

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STEEL PANTHER Unveils Second Guitar Pedal, 'Poontang Boomerang'

California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER continue their fight for freedom of speech and their work to create a safe space for all creative expression in the music instrument world with the release of their second guitar pedal — a digital delay called the Poontang Boomerang. The pedal, which tak...

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NIKKI SIXX Says MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Anger' At KISS And TRAVIS SCOTT Was 'Misdirected'

Nikki Sixx says that he has "no problems" with KISS, less than a month after he called out the make-up-wearing rockers' "End Of The Road" farewell tour for allegedly ripping off production elements from MÖTLEY CRÜE's final trek. On February 17, Sixx posted a side-by-side photo comparison of him bein...

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THE PRODIGY Frontman KEITH FLINT Dead At 49

THE PRODIGY frontman Keith Flint has died at the age of 49. He was found dead this morning (Monday, March 4) at his home in Essex, a county in the southeast of England, northeast of London. Flint's THE PRODIGY bandmate Liam Howlett said that Keith died by suicide. "The news is true, I can't believe...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Platitudes And Barren Words' Video Released

The official music video for the song "Platitudes And Barren Words" from Finnish melodic metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM can be seen below. The track is the third single from the band's tenth album, "Hexed", which will be released on March 8 via Nuclear Blast Records. CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman, guitar...

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TESTAMENT Is Working On 'Killer, Kick-Ass' New Album, Says GENE HOGLAN

TESTAMENT drummer Gene Hoglan spoke to Agoraphobic News about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake" album. "Eric [Peterson, guitar] and I are in the process of writing it," he said (hear audio below). "We've got about six songs together. I sc...

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Former LIFE OF AGONY Drummer Says MINA CAPUTO Is 'A Really Nasty Person' Who 'Is Not Who She Says She Is'

Former LIFE OF AGONY drummer Sal Abruscato has slammed the band's transgender lead singer, Mina Caputo, as "a really nasty person" who "is not who she says she is." Asked in a new interview with Big Music Geek about the reasons for his December 2017 departure from LIFE OF AGONY, Sal said: "We had no...

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NICKELBACK Bassist: 'We're Obviously Doing Something Right If Someone Hates Us That Much'

NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger says that his band's detractors can be "outright nasty" while vocalizing their distate for the Canadian rock act. Arguably the most disliked band in America, NICKELBACK has earned a type of hatred so potent it's hard to fathom what they did that was so terrible to the...