By David E. Gehlke
The cancelation of ANTHRAX’s fall continental European tour dates wasn’t enough to sour bassist Frank Bello’s mood on a late September afternoon Zoom call. The permanently outgoing Bello doesn’t appear to be one to dwell on the negative after ANTHRAX and virtually every other band…

In a new interview with the “Heavy Demons” radio show, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton spoke about the band’s decision to cover Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell” as a bonus track on QUEENSRŸCHE’s latest album, “Digital Noise Alliance”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “With the record comp…

BUTCHER BABIES’ cover version of rapper Saweetie’s chart-topping single “Best Friend” will be released on October 28. A teaser for the song’s accompanying music video is available below.
BUTCHER BABIES have been performing their cover of “Best Friend” at their recent live shows.
Speaking to Spain’s…

In a new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, country-pop superstar Carrie Underwood was asked how she got Axl Rose “out of hiding” to make a guest appearance with her at the Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, California for performances of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “Paradise City”. She r…

The last few years have found Devin Townsend in a somewhat fractious mood. 2019’s “Empath” was one of his most extravagant and unhinged releases to date: an epic prog metal monolith that threw an extraordinary number of disparate ideas together, with sublime but startling results. Last year’s “The P…

At last month’s Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale was asked by Heavy Consequence if she is ever concerned about alienating a portion of the band’s fans when she takes a stand that doesn’t match their current political views. She responded (as transcrib…