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Openly Christian rockers STRYPER will embark on a U.S. tour in May 2022. The trek will include a stop at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, where they will be joined by SKID ROW and TESLA, among many others. "We are so excited about touring again," said STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet. "We'll be touring heavily in 2022 and hope to see you all. Here's our first round of tour dates. More coming soon but […]

According to The Bookseller, Headline will publish the upcoming autobiography from Dave Davies of THE KINKS. Due in hardback and e-book in July 2022, "Living On A Thin Line" "will explore the glory days of the band, its legacy and the turbulent relationship" between Dave and his brother, and fellow THE KINKS co-founder, Ray Davies. Dave Davies said: "I've had a laugh, and shed quite a few tears, thinking back over the last six decades since THE KINKS had our first hit in 1964 with 'You Really […]

Fresh off a successful fall 2021 tour, THEORY OF A DEADMAN (a.k.a. THEORY) is returning to the road this winter on the "Say Nothing" tour. THEORY will embark on a headline run, kicking off February 11 in Indianapolis and running through March 13 in Charleston, South Carolina. Support includes BLACK STONE CHERRY from February 11 to February 14. SHAMAN'S HARVEST will support on all the remaining dates. Pre-sale tickets will be available starting tomorrow (Wednesday, December 15) at 10 a.m. […]

Fans of classic Canadian rockers TRIUMPH are in for a special treat — the launch of the "Triumph Vault" web site on Tuesday, December 14. By accessing triumphvault.com, fans will be able to discover artifacts from the band's career beginning with a celebration of TRIUMPH's classic 1981 album "Allied Forces". This inaugural collection will feature a selection of newly discovered artifacts personally curated by drummer Gil Moore, guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett and bassist Mike Levine in collaboration with Definitive Authentic. Several pieces are partnered with […]

Nikki Sixx has once again said that the chance for MÖTLEY CRÜE to headline a U.S. stadium tour was the primary reason the band decided to cancel its retirement. CRÜE fans who shelled out for the band's 2014/2015 "farewell" tour were led to believe that the group would never return after playing its final concert on December 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The band touted the signing of a pre-tour "cessation […]

PAPA ROACH has announced the first leg of its North American "Kill The Noise" tour featuring very special guests HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and BAD WOLVES. The trek, produced by Live Nation, will make stops in the United States and Canada, marking the band's first headlining tour in three years. "We're really excited to be back on the road, joining up again with HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and BAD WOLVES," PAPA ROACH says. "Both bands bring deep catalogues and killer live shows. It'll be a non-stop […]

BEARTOOTH has announced "The Below Tour Part 2". The second leg of the headline trek kicks off on March 26 in Fort Wayne, Indiana and runs through May 3 in Louisville, Kentucky. Also appearing on the bill are SILVERSTEIN, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and ERRA. The trek follows the original "Below Tour", which took place this past summer and was sold out at every turn. Citi is the official presale credit card of "The Below Tour Part 2 Tour". […]

SHINEDOWN has announced its second headlining 2022 North American outing, "The Revolution's Live Tour", with special guests THE PRETTY RECKLESS and DIAMANTE. Kicking off April 1 in Spokane, the 24-date trek, produced by Frank Productions, will see the acclaimed quartet, hailed for its high-octane live shows, travel throughout the U.S. with stops in Boise, Green Bay, Des Moines, Baltimore, Columbus, Wichita, Birmingham, Greensboro, and Nashville, among others, before wrapping in Knoxville on May 7. Later in […]

Brent Smith says that SHINEDOWN's recently completed seventh studio album is a "controversial" and "provocative" effort which delves into "different subject matters" that the band has never addressed in the past. The SHINEDOWN singer discussed the new LP in a recent interview with 95.9 The Rat's Carl Craft. Speaking about the album's more "stripped-down" approach, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We wanted to push everything to the front. And what I mean by that is we've […]