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PROCOL HARUM Frontman GARY BROOKER Dead At 76
PROCOL HARUM frontman Gary Brooker has died at the age of 76. He passed away at his home on Saturday, February 19 after a battle with cancer. PROCOL HARUM announced Brooker's death in a group statement, writing: "From his earliest onstage duets with his musician father, through his youthful recordin...February 22, 2022
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TED NUGENT Supports Canadian Trucker Convoy, Refers To JUSTIN TRUDEAU As 'FIDEL JR.'
Ted Nugent has expressed his support for those involved in the Canadian trucker protests, saying they "stand up for the best of humanity." A three-week protest in downtown Ottawa initially focused on Canada's vaccine requirements for truckers entering the country but it morphed into a broader attack...February 21, 2022
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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH On GEORGE FLOYD's Death: 'We Watched In Real Time A Man Get Murdered On Live Television'
SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith spoke to Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio about the lyrical inspiration for the band's seventh album, "Planet Zero", which will be released on April 22 via Atlantic Records. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "In the most point-blank way I can say it, this albu...February 21, 2022
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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Explains How He Dealt With Racist Attitudes Early In His Music Career
In a new interview with the "(Don't) Quit Your Day Job" podcast, Jeff Scott Soto, the acclaimed American hard rock singer of Puerto Rican descent, was asked if he ever felt like he didn't get a fair shake or people treated him "shitty" just because of the slightly darker hue of his complexion. He re...February 21, 2022
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SCORPIONS' RUDOLF SCHENKER Says MIKKEY DEE Added 'Kick-Ass' New Energy To The Band
SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker has addressed some of the issues that led to the departure of the group's longtime drummer James Kottak more than five years ago. In September 2016, Kottak was dismissed from the legendary German hard rock band during his well-publicized battle with alcoholism and...February 17, 2022
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DAVE GROHL Has Recorded Entire New Metal Album
Dave Grohl has told Rolling Stone that he recently recorded an entire metal album as the fictional band DREAM WIDOW in the FOO FIGHTERS' horror-comedy film "Studio 666". In "Studio 666", FOO FIGHTERS move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much-anticipated...February 17, 2022
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EVANESCENCE And WITHIN TEMPTATION Announce Rescheduled Fall 2022 Dates For Their 'Worlds Collide' Tour
EVANESCENCE and WITHIN TEMPTATION have announced that their "Worlds Collide" European co-headlining tour will still happen this year. The trek, which was originally planned for 2020 and later moved to 2021 and then to March/April 2022, will now kick off in the fall. All existing tickets and VIP pac...February 16, 2022
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JOURNEY Announces New Album, 'Freedom'
Legendary rockers JOURNEY have set "Freedom" as the title of their long-awaited new album, to be released later in the year. Founding JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon shared the news of the LP's title and track listing in an Instagram post earlier today (Wednesday, February 16). He wrote in an accompany...February 16, 2022
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2022 Edition Of KISS's Annual 'Kiss Kruise' Will Feature Band's 'Last Performance Onboard'
Legendary rockers KISS have announced that the upcoming voyage of the "Kiss Kruise XI" will be their "last performance onboard". The KISS Navy will set sail for their eleventh mission from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada, Mexico from October 29, 2022 to November 3, 2022. As has been the c...February 15, 2022
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EVANESCENCE And WITHIN TEMPTATION's 'Worlds Collide' European Tour Postponed Once Again
EVANESCENCE and WITHIN TEMPTATION's "Worlds Collide" European tour has once again been postponed. The trek, which was originally planned for 2020 and later moved to 2021 and then to March/April 2022, will now kick off in the fall. EVANESCENCE said in a statement: "As the world is slowly reopening ag...February 11, 2022
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TED NUGENT On Transgender Women Competing On Female Sports Teams: 'It Is The Work Of Satan'
Ted Nugent has spoken out against the participation of transgender women in female sports, calling it "the work of Satan" and "absolutely unacceptable." Last summer's Tokyo Olympics were the first to see publicly out transgender athletes compete. According to ESPN, Laurel Hubbard, a weightlifter fro...February 9, 2022
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Ex-TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER: Lyric Video For Title Track Of Posthumous Solo Album Now Available
The official lyric video for "In The Lonely Light Of Mourning", the title track from former TROUBLE singer Eric Wagner's posthumous solo album, can be seen below. The song features a guest solo from PLACE OF SKULLS/ex-PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin. "The title track is lyrically foreboding music...February 7, 2022
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CIRCLE JERKS Release New 'Wild In The Streets' Video
"Wild In The Streets", the scorching 1982 sophomore album by the pathfinding Southern California hardcore punk band the CIRCLE JERKS, will receive a remastered, augmented LP reissue on February 18 by Trust Records. Succeeding Trust's 2020 re-release of the band's 1980 debut "Group Sex", the package...February 1, 2022
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Watch SHINEDOWN Perform New Single 'Planet Zero' Live For First Time
SHINEDOWN performed its new single, "Planet Zero", live for the first time last night (Wednesday, January 26) at the opening show of its "Shinedown Live In Concert" tour at The Warfield in San Francisco, California. Fan-filmed video and photos of the performance can be found below. "Planet Zero" is...January 27, 2022
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TED NUGENT On MEAT LOAF: 'He Was A Defiant Son Of A Bitch, And I Love Him For That'
During a recent appearance on "The Joe Piscopo Show", Ted Nugent paid tribute to iconic rock singer Meat Loaf, who died on January 20 at the age of 74. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "This guy was so gifted. And more important than that, he was a funny son of a bitch. He was such a sh...January 26, 2022
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