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ALICE COOPER Dropped By Cosmetics Company After Calling Gender-Affirming Care 'A Fad'

Cosmetics company Vampyre Cosmetics has canceled its partnership with Alice Cooper after the legendary rocker called gender-affirming care "a fad" and claimed that discourse surrounding the trans community has "gone now to the point of absurdity." Less than two weeks after Cooper signed a deal with...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER On Upcoming 40th-Anniversary Live Album: 'It's Exciting'

In a new interview with Oran O'Beirne of Bloodstock TV, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser confirmed that he and his bandmates have no plans to work on the follow-up to 2020's "Quadra" album in the coming months. "Next year we're gonna celebrate 40 years of a career, so the idea is to put out a live...

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Watch: ROB ZOMBIE Kicks Off 'Freaks On Parade' 2023 North American Tour With ALICE COOPER

Rob Zombie kicked off his "Freaks On Parade" 2023 tour with Alice Cooper last night (Thursday, August 24) at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, Texas. Fan-filmed video of Rob's performance can be seen below (courtesy of the Russell McKeown YouTube channel). Rob's setlist was as follows, according to...

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CARLOS SANTANA Apologizes For 'Insensitive' Comments About Trans Community

Carlos Santana has apologized for his "insensitive" comments about the trans community. The 76-year-old musician faced criticism when a video of him making anti-transgender comments during a concert in New Jersey in July resurfaced on social media. "When God made you and me, before we came out of th...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA's DANNY WORSNOP Is 'Fine' With Bands Using Backing Tracks During Live Shows

ASKING ALEXANDRIA singer Danny Worsnop has weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts mor...

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IN THIS MOMENT Shares Visualizer For Title Track Of Upcoming 'Godmode' Album

IN THIS MOMENT has shared the official visualizer for "Godmode", the title track of the band's upcoming eighth studio album, which will be released on October 27 via BMG. Check it out below. IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth recently told Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF about "Godmo...

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Watch: PANTERA Celebrates What Would Have Been DIMEBAG's 57th Birthday On Stage In Austin

PANTERA celebrated what would have been late guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's 57th birthday last night (Sunday, August 20) during the band's headlining concert at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. Joining the four members of PANTERA on stage for a round of Dimebag's favorite...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT's TAIME DOWNE Is Working On His Autobiography

On a recent episode of the "Talk Louder" podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS), FASTER PUSSYCAT singer Taime Downe confirmed that he is working on a book with Rare Bird, the Los Angeles–based publi...

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BRUCE KULICK To Perform KISS's Entire 'Alive III' Album At 'Kiss Cancer Goodbye II'; ACE FREHLEY To Also Appear

Former KISS members Bruce Kulick and Ace Frehley will appear at this year's Kiss Cancer Goodbye II fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, set to take place October 13-14, 2023 on Harvest House campus in Sarasota, Florida. Kulick will perform KISS's "Alive III" album in its entirety at the event...

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BANG TANGO Singer JOE LESTE Recovering From Stroke

BANG TANGO singer Joe LeSte is recovering at an Arizona hospital after suffering a stroke more than a week ago. The 58-year-old musician took to his social media on Friday (August 18) to write: "Hey Peeps- My blood pressure medicine failed me last week and I had a stroke. I am currently in a rehabi...

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GREEN DAY Announces Massive 'Dookie' 30th-Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Marking three decades of one of the most influential albums of all time, five-time Grammy Award-winning band GREEN DAY has announced the massive "Dookie" 30th-anniversary deluxe edition out on September 29, 2023. As part of this blockbuster collection, the California trio celebrate their landmark 10...

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Here Is August 2023 Video Of VINNIE PAUL's And DIMEBAG's Gravesite

Uncle Yaga of the Geekedelic YouTube channel has uploaded video of his August 15, 2023 visit to the graves of PANTERA founders Vinnie Paul Abbott and "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott at the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. Check out the footage below. In 2021, a protective fence was...

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IN THIS MOMENT's New Album 'Godmode' Is 'Heavier' And 'More Proggy' Than Previous Efforts

Singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth of IN THIS MOMENT spoke to Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF about the band's upcoming eighth studio album, "Godmode", which will be released on October 27 via BMG. Chris said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's different from all of o...

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Missouri Venue Apologizes To GHOST Fans For 'Miscommunication' About Face Paint Policy

The Missouri venue where GHOST and AMON AMARTH performed on Friday (August 11) has apologized to the bands' fans for "miscommunication" about the venue's face paint policy. Two days before the concert, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights revealed via social media that "face paint or ma...

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Watch: New FORBIDDEN Lineup Performs At Belgium's ALCATRAZ Festival

Resurrected San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN played their first European show last night (Friday, August 11) at the Alcatraz festival in Kortrijk, Belgium. Video and photos of the band's performance can be found below. The new FORBIDDEN lineup — consisting of Craig Locicero (gu...