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FROM ASHES TO NEW Shows Fans That 'Love Is Louder' As Part Of National Bullying Prevention Month

In honor of National Bullying Prevention Month, Better Noise Records' FROM ASHES TO NEW has partnered with Love Is Louder in an effort to help fans and friends who have been affected by bullying and its side effects (such as depression and suicide) and to call attention to the underlying problems in...

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BAD COMPANY And LYNYRD SKYNYRD Visit Children's Minnesota Saint Paul Hospital

BAD COMPANY and LYNYRD SKYNYRD visited Children's Minnesota Saint Paul Hospital in advance of their show at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota on October 5. The bands performed at The Child Life Zone and visited the children and their families before making a combined $20,000 donation to th...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Releases Video For Acoustic Version Of 'Alone In A Room'

U.K. metalcore act ASKING ALEXANDRIA has released a brand new video for the beautifully stripped down, acoustic version of its third Top 10 radio hit "Alone In A Room" (currently No. 8 on the Active Rock chart). "Alone In A Room" is the second single from ASKING ALEXANDRIA's self-titled fifth studi...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Announces 'March Of The Peaceful Army' 2019 World Tour

GRETA VAN FLEET, one of the most buzzed-about new rock bands today, announces the "March Of The Peaceful Army" world tour and initial headline dates for 2019. These dates are in support of the band's debut album, "Anthem Of The Peaceful Army", which is due out October 19 (Lava/Republic). As part o...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer Says Original Guitarist PETE WILLIS 'Deserves' To Be Inducted Into ROCK HALL Alongside Former Bandmates

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott has told Billboard that he was pleased to learn that original guitarist Pete Willis, who was fired after the band's second album, was included in the list of members who have been nominated for Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction next year. "Pete is very important in...

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CHTHONIC: 'Battlefields Of Asura' Track-By-Track Breakdown (Video)

PureGrainAudio has uploaded a track-by-track breakdown of "Battlefields Of Asura", the upcoming album from Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC, courtesy of vocalist Freddy Lim. Check it out below. Many tracks on "Battlefields Of Asura", which is due on October 12, are associated with different Taiwanese go...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman DEZ FAFARA Celebrates Two Years Of Sobriety

DEVILDRIVER and COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara is celebrating the second anniversary of his getting sober today (Tuesday, October 6). He wrote on his Instagram account: "On 10-9-16, I walked off my bus, down the street to a tattoo joint and got these numbers tattooed on me. I quit ON THE ROAD, wit...

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K.K. DOWNING Defends JUDAS PRIEST's 'Nostradamus': 'It's A Great Musical Work'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has defended the band's controversial symphonic heavy metal concept double album about Nostradamus, saying that it "a great musical work" which might have been ahead of its time. Released in 2008, the two-CD, 23-track journey through the life of the contro...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Demonstrates Custom-Built SONOR Drum Kit In Manchester (Video)

On September 29, IRON MAIDEN's Nicko McBrain made an appearance at Manchester Central in Manchester, U.K. following The UK Drum Show. An evening of drums, drumming, chit chat and an in-depth look at life in one of the world's most successful heavy metal bands, the event — which was hosted by Al Murr...

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CHTHONIC: 'A Crimson Sky's Command' Video

Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC have released the official music video for "A Crimson Sky's Command", the second track from their upcoming album, "Battlefields Of Asura". Check it out below. Earlier on in March, CHTHONIC performed the song in public for the first time at one of the biggest music festiv...

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SAXON Announces February 2019 U.S. Tour Dates

British heavy metal legends SAXON have announced a string of U.S. tour dates, following the incredibly successful tour with JUDAS PRIEST earlier this year and prior to their appearance on the 2019 Monsters Of Rock cruise out of Florida. SAXON frontman Biff Byford said in a statement: "We're bringing...

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DEF LEPPARD, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, MC5 Among Nominees For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

DEF LEPPARD, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and the MC5 are among the nominees for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next year. Also nominated are RADIOHEAD, Stevie Nicks, THE CURE, DEVO, Janet Jackson, KRAFTWERK, LL COOL J, ROXY MUSIC, Todd Rundgren, John Prine, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and...

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NORDIC UNION Feat. PRETTY MAIDS Vocalist, ECLIPSE Guitarist: 'Because Of Us' Video

The official music video for the song "Because Of Us" from the Danish/Swedish group NORDIC UNION — which features PRETTY MAIDS vocalist Ronnie Atkins and guitarist/songwriter/producer Erik Martensson (ECLIPSE, W.E.T., AMMUNITION) — can be seen below. The track is taken from NORDIC UNION's sophomore...

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EVANESCENCE: 'Lacrymosa' Performance Clip from 'Synthesis Live' DVD

On October 12, Eagle Vision will release EVANESCENCE's "Synthesis Live" on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD and digital formats. Recorded late last autumn during the band's critically acclaimed "Synthesis" tour, the concert was captured in state-of-the-art 4K by director P.R. Brown and produced by Craig Ziogas of...

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Surviving SOUNDGARDEN Members 'Would Love To Try To Continue To Do Something Together'

Although two of the three surviving SOUNDGARDEN bandmembers — drummer Matt Cameron and guitarist Kim Thayil — reunited in June for Denmark's Northside festival as part of a supergroup called MC5, there are no plans for them to re-team with bassist Ben Shepherd as they continue to mourn singer Chris...