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DESTRUCTION Releases New Single 'No Kings - No Masters'; Full-Length Album To Arrive In 2025

After completing their "40 Years Of Destruction" anniversary tour in 2023 throughout South America, Mexico and Europe, German thrash metal pioneers DESTRUCTION are far from slowing down. Today the quartet has released a hard-hitting new single, "No Kings - No Masters", along with an accompanying mus...

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JACK RUSSELL To Miss JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Concert For 'Health' Reasons; ANDREW FREEMAN To Step In

Due to "health" reasons, former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell will sit out the June 8 concert by his current band JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE at the Feather Falls Casino & Lodge in Oroville, California. He will be replaced at the gig by Andrew Freeman, a member of LAST IN LINE who fronted GREAT...

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OVERKILL's D.D. VERNI Announces Second Solo Album, 'Dreadful Company'

M-Theory Audio has announced the second album, and first for M-Theory Audio, from VERNI. If the name sounds familiar, VERNI is the solo project of legendary bassist D.D. Verni, better known as the bassist and a founding member of thrash metal legends OVERKILL. D.D. has held the bottom end of OVERK...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER Announces Summer 2024 North American Tour Dates

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler has announced a series of North American tour dates for this summer. The trek will kick off on June 8 in Fargo, North Dakota and is currently scheduled to conclude on August 2 in Jefferson City, Missouri. Joining Adler to bring songs like "Paradise City", "W...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist's SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET Project To Release Debut Single Next Week

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian's solo project SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET (S.H.A.V.) will release its debut single, "Paradise", on Thursday, June 13. The 50-year-old Armenian-American musician is joined in the group by WINDS OF PLAGUE guitarist Michael Montoya (a.k.a. MorgothBeatz),a producer...

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See ACE FREHLEY Perform During Ohio Bike Week

Fan-filmed video of Ace Frehley's May 31 concert at the Ohio Bike Week in Sandusky, Ohio can be seen below. The original KISS guitarist played his song "Cherry Medicine" live for the first time during his concert on May 26 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Frehley released the official...

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PRIMAL FEAR Signs With REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC

German metal commandos PRIMAL FEAR have officially signed a deal with new record label Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) for the release of their next studio album. PRIMAL FEAR bassist/vocalist Mat Sinner states: "We are looking forward to continuing and rejuvenating our successful work with Sven, Jochen...

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SLASH: How The Brits Reinvented The Blues

In a new interview with France's RTL, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, who is promoting his new blues album, "Orgy Of The Damned", spoke about British blues music, which emerged in the 1960s as a distinct genre that combined traditional American blues with elements of rock and roll. He said (as transc...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Announces In-Store Signing Session For His 'Child Within The Man' Album

Sebastian Bach will hold an in-store signing session at Volta Records in Greenfield, Wisconsin on June 6 as part of his "Child Within The Man" tour. The greet-and-greet will start at 5 p.m. and will run for two hours. Show up early to secure your spot in line. Customers who buy a copy of Bach's "Chi...

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LZZY HALE Says She Is Unable To Commit To A Permanent Role In SKID ROW

HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale has reflected on the four shows she just played as the vocalist of SKID ROW, saying the experience will live with her forever. The 40-year-old singer, who has fronted her band HALESTORM for more than two and a half decades, handled the vocal duties for SKID ROW after the group'...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Was 'Surprised' By ALEX VAN HALEN's Gear Auction: 'It Appears He's Selling Everything Right Down To His Last Drumstick'

In a new interview with Greg Prato of Ultimate Guitar, former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was asked if he is still in contact with Alex Van Halen and why he thinks the VAN HALEN drummer doesn't want to perform music anymore. He responded: "I haven't spoken to Alex in a while, probably about a...

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THE SEX PISTOLS And FRANK CARTER To Perform 'Never Mind The Bollocks' To Raise Funds For London Venue

Frank Carter and THE SEX PISTOLS' Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones are uniting to save historic music venue Bush Hall in West London with two shows on Tuesday, August 13 and Wednesday, August 14, 2024. THE SEX PISTOLS, one of the most influential rock bands of all time, will be joined by the...

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Watch: LZZY HALE Plays Fourth And Final Concert As Singer Of SKID ROW

HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale played her fourth and final show as the vocalist of SKID ROW Saturday night (June 1) at the the Hard Rock Live Sacramento in Wheatland, California. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of The Nexus Chord). During an appearance on the May 23 episode of Sir...

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NITA STRAUSS 'Would Love To Do Something More Mainstream' And 'Heavy' On Her Next Solo Album

In a new interview with Ultimate Guitar, Nita Strauss was asked about her plans for the follow-up to her sophomore solo album, "The Call Of The Void", which came out last July via Sumerian Records. She said: "I don't want to lose the momentum of this one. It was five years between 'Controlled Chaos'...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL Serves As Grand Marshal Of This Year's Franklin Rodeo Parade: Video, Photos

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil was the grand marshal for the Franklin Rodeo Parade on Saturday, May 11 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) in downtown Franklin, Tennessee. Franklin Rodeo has shared a Facebook Reel containing video and photo highlights of the event, writing in an accompanying caption: "What an epic...