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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 […]

In a brand new interview with Liz Barnes of Planet Rock's "My Planet Rocks", legendary guitarist Tony Iommi was asked if "that's really it" for BLACK SABBATH. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "You can never say never, can you? We've known in this band you can never say, 'That's never gonna happen again,' because every time we said that, it has. We never thought we'd get back with Ozzy [Osbourne after] the early years. We never thought we'd get back with [Ronnie […]

British rockers THE DARKNESS have announced dates for their 2022 North American tour in support of their latest album, "Motorheart", which came out last month via Cooking Vinyl. The 34-date run will kick off on March 9 in San Diego and wrap on April 24 in Boston. With a back catalog overflowing with sonic gold and a live reputation that most bands can only dream of attaining, fans will be treated to new songs […]

Paul Stanley (KISS), Slash (GUNS N' ROSES), Rob Zombie, Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman (THE OFFSPRING), Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) and Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS) are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to the passing of Michael Nesmith. THE MONKEES singer and guitarist died earlier today (Friday, December 10) at the age of 78. Nesmith passed away of heart failure at his home in Carmel Valley, California, according to his manager. His death was confirmed by his family, which issued the following statement: "With […]

SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo spoke to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" about his band's upcoming album, tentatively due in early 2022. The band is recording the LP in Nashville, Tennesse with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who has previously worked with FOO FIGHTERS, STONE SOUR, HALESTORM, EVANESCENCE, RUSH and ALICE IN CHAINS, among many others. SKID ROW's new effort will mark its first release with South African-born, British-based vocalist ZP Theart (DRAGONFORCE, TANK, I AM I), who joined the band in 2016 following the departure of Tony Harnell (TNT, STARBREAKER). Unlike 2014's "Rise Of […]

This coming weekend, Reelz will air a new original special "Frontman" exploring the real life and success story of David Lee Roth with insight from some of the people who knew him best. A preview clip, featuring veteran rock photographer Mark "Weissguy" Weiss, journalist Susan Masino and VAN HALEN biographer Greg Renoff, is available below. One of the most famous, flamboyant and charismatic frontmen in the world, David Lee Roth is unlike most lead singers. The frontman of VAN HALEN is the same person both on […]

ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti has told MetalTalk in a new interview that the band is still on track to reconvene in 2022 to record a new album. "We are planning to go to the studio in April and May to record the next ALTER BRIDGE record," he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "But at this point, me and Myles [Kennedy, ALTER BRIDGE singer] haven't put together ideas; we're just kind of working separately. Scott Phillips [ALTER BRIDGE drummer] was actually gonna come over today […]

The Coda Collection will present an exclusive global live streaming event — "40 Years Of Metallica" — a special two-night event celebrating 40 years of METALLICA. Powered by streaming partners Amazon Music and Prime Video channels, the exclusive free global live stream will showcase the band's full hometown performances on December 17 and December 19 at San Francisco's Chase Center. While in-person tickets were available exclusively to members of the group's Fifth Member fan club, now METALLICA fans across the […]

The popular vinyl collectible company Funko — best known for its big-headed Pop! figures — has announced its latest artist collaboration: Eddie Van Halen. Due in January 2022, the vinyl figure is approximately 3.75 inches tall. It comes packaged in a window display box. Earlier today, Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang took to his Instagram to write: "Pop signed off on this way back in 2019 and it's wonderful to see it finally come to fruition. So stoked with how […]