On Saturday night (August 5), GUNS N’ ROSES ignited the next leg of its massive 2023 world tour with a sold-out blockbuster show at Medavie Blue Cross Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The iconic rock band ripped through a near three-hour set highlighted by some of the greatest rock ‘n’ rol…

The DriveH2 campaign, a public service initiative by environmental nonprofit Energy Independence Now (EIN), has named Scott Ian, the legendary multi-Grammy-nominated guitarist, lyricist and co-founder of metal band ANTHRAX, as its newest celebrity ambassador. Ian will help spread EIN’s message of a…

Anders Colsefni and Jeffrey Nothing, the original singers from SLIPKNOT and MUSHROOMHEAD, respectively, are the featured guests on “Breaking The Fallen”, the new single from the New Zealand act KAOSIS.
“Breaking The Fallen” is a progressive nu-metal track that features Anders delivering gut-wrenchin…

During a new appearance on the “Drew And Mike Show”, legendary rocker Ted Nugent spoke about his decision to embark on what is being billed as his last-ever tour, dubbed “Adios Mofo ’23”. Asked if this is indeed his final time on the road, Ted said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’ll…

Longtime MADBALL bassist Jorge “Hoya Roc” Guerra has announced his departure from the veteran New York hardcore band.
Hoya, who joined MADBALL in 1993, broke the news of his exit in a social media post earlier today (Tuesday, August 8). He wrote: “Wasup everybody I have a little announcement .I am n…

Guitarist Tom Butwin channels his inner Hendrix and demos the all-new StewMac Sun Fuzz. StewMac Sun Fuzz Inspired by Analog Man’s Sun Face, our version finally gives you the control and tone shaping you’ve always wanted from the original Fuzz Face circuit. If you love Hendrix, Clapton, or Gilmour … this fuzz must be on your board. The Fuzz Face is one of the foundational tones for electric guitar. However, the originals can be hard to control and don’t play nice with many pickups and amps. Even temperature can completely change the tone! Following Analog Man’s lead, we’ve swapped the germanium transistor for a silicon BC-108, giving the pedal a brighter tone, more gain, and enhanced touch sensitivity.

You’re not seeing things. Skeletonwitch guitarist Scott Hedrick has hooked up with Dutch noise fiends Dead Neanderthals again on their new LP, Specters.
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British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have released a video message thanking fans for coming out to see them on the just-completed European leg of “The Future Past Tour”.
“The Future Past Tour” features previously unperformed songs from MAIDEN’s most recent studio album, “Senjutsu”, along with a f…

According to the Irish News, a quad bike that was once owned by Ozzy Osbourne will be sold at auction later this month.
The legendary heavy metal singer bought the Suzuki Quad Runner 250 as one of an identical pair back in 1994.
In 2003, Ozzy was seriously injured in an accident involving a differen…