LAMB OF GOD frontman D. Randall “Randy” Blythe has announced three spoken-word and question-and-answer events to promote his upcoming book, “Just Beyond The Light: Making Peace With The Wars Inside Our Head”.
Due on February 18, 2025 via Grand Central Publishing (GCP), “Just Beyond The Light” is des…

DANZIG will play a string of rare live shows on the U.S. West Coast in late March 2025. Support on the trek, which will include cities DANZIG has not played in many years, will come from DOWN, ABBATH and CRO-MAGS. Exact cities and venues will be announced later this week.
DANZIG’s latest album, “Bla…

Pryor Creek Music Festivals (PCMF) has announced that, effective immediately, company president Mark Nuessle, along with his wife Bev, and VP Dave Giencke, alongside his wife Sharon, along with the dedicated PCMF team, will once again take ownership of the Rocklahoma and Born & Raised music fest…

COAL CHAMBER has added 10 new dates to its rescheduled “Fiend For The Fans” U.S. tour. The trek, which was originally slated to kick off in August before being postponed due to COAL CHAMBER vocalist Dez Fafara’s health emergency, will feature support from FEAR FACTORY, TWIZTID, BLACK SATELLITE and F…

British rockers THE WILDHEARTS have released a brand new single, “Failure Is The Mother Of Success”, the first track to be revealed from their upcoming studio album, “Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts”, due out on March 7, 2025 via Snakefarm.
About the new track, THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger (real n…

In a new interview with Indie Power TV, BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd spoke about the band’s upcoming eleventh album, which was recorded last month at a Nashville studio with producer Marti Frederiksen. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We just finished recording and we’re waiting for t…

Now here’s a blast from the prog metal past. Originally formed more than 30 years ago, in Pisa, Italy, ATHENA XIX (initially known simply as ATHENA) were the creative starting point for Fabio Lione, one of the most respected power metal vocalists of all time. Best known for tenures in both ANGRA and…

SOUNDGARDEN’s surviving members will reunite for a special “brief encore performance” at the 13th annual SMooCH concert benefiting Seattle Children’s Hospital’s uncompensated care fund. Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd will perform under the anagram alias NUDEDRAGONS, joined by singer-songw…

In a recent interview with Sidewalks Entertainment host Lori Rosales, SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker and singer Klaus Meine were asked what piece of advice they would give to young musicians who are looking to break into the music industry. Rudolf said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Adv…