Austrian violinist Lidia Baich joined legendary rockers DEEP PURPLE on stage during their October 5 concert at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria to perform the band's classic song "Perfect Strangers". Fan-filmed video of her appearance can be seen below. Widely regarded as one of the most versati...

Rock icon Slash received the 2026 Les Paul Spirit Award this past Monday night, October 5, during an intimate celebration at the Les Paul Recording Studio at Universal Master Recordings in Hollywood, California. Presented by the Les Paul Foundation in partnership with Gibson Gives, the philanthropic...

During an appearance on the Beardo & Weirdo podcast, hosted by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael and comedian Craig Gass, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked if there were any "misunderstandings" in terms of the way his split with the band in 2012 was perceived by the public. [...]

Live Nation-Hewitt Silva and Blackbird Presents today announce "California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends", a monumental concert celebration honoring the unmatched history, explosive live performance and enduring legacy of America's greatest rock band. This historic event will take over the Holl...

A much-anticipated follow-up to one of the most ambitious prog metal albums of the 2000s, "When The Lions Leave Their Den" is almost unbearably sumptuous and rich in color. AMASEFFER hail from Tel Aviv, Israel, and like their fellow countrymen ORPHANED LAND, they make music that transcends the turbu...

Prior to their September 24 performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, MEGADETH members Dave Mustaine, James LoMenzo, Dirk Verbeuren and Teemu Mäntysaari were interviewed by former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield. A few excerpts from the conversation appear below (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On...

In a recent interview with Hakos Pervanidis of the Metal Hammer Greece TV program TV War, Anneke Van Giersbergen spoke about the ongoing reunion shows from her former band THE GATHERING to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Dutch rockers' "Mandylion" album. Regarding whether she and her longtime...

During an appearance on the October 5 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist John 5 spoke about the band's recently completed "The Return Of Carnival Of Sins" tour, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of the band's groundbreaking 2005-2006 "Carnival Of Sins" r...

Dennis Pepa, the founding bassist of the long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal band DEATH ANGEL, is batting stage 4 duodenal cancer, a rare and generally aggressive malignancy of the small intestine. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help Dennis cover the financial costs associated with h...