In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal's Metal Global, vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM weighed in on the debate about the place of politics in music, particularly his lyrical content. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "There's pluses...

In a new interview with Sylvain Latour of The Subversive Podcast, former VOIVOD and current E-FORCE vocalist/bassist Eric Forrest spoke about his recently completed European tour with VOIVOD after the band's frontman Denis "Snake" Bélanger sat out the trek in order to "attend to a family matter". As...

Sammy Hagar has responded to Alex Van Halen after the legendary VAN HALEN drummer called the singer "complete idiot". The 73-year-old Alex made the comment earlier this year while speaking to Brazilian music journalist Marcelo Vieira, who translated Van Halen's "Brothers" memoir into Portuguese for...

BLUE MEDUSA, the new band led by former ARCH ENEMY and THE AGONIST vocalist Alissa White-Gluz, made its live debut on Friday, September 4 as one of the headliners of the Corrupted Blood Club Show at Huxleys Neue Welt in Berlin, Germany. The organizer of the Corrupted Blood Club Show, [...]

During an appearance on Heretics, hosted by Andrew Gold, a long-form interview podcast that explores controversial topics and unconventional perspectives, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons addressed his recent claim that he had lost several performances with his solo band because he declined to spe...

In a new interview with KOMO News' Molly Shen, guitarist Kim Thayil discussed the album he and the other surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN are working on featuring previously unreleased recordings they made with late frontman Chris Cornell before his 2017 death. Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassi...

The Michigan Outdoor Writers Association has named Ted Nugent as an inductee into the 2026 Michigan Outdoor Hall Of Fame. Nugent was honored for his tireless efforts to promote hunting, gun ownership, and the celebrated outdoor lifestyle cherished in Michigan and beyond. Ever articulate, Nugent was...

Ahead of the September 18 release of ANTHRAX's long-awaited twelfth full-length studio album "Cursum Perficio", the band has have announced a collaboration with Dark Matter Coffee for a special limited-edition Dark Matter Coffee x Anthrax "Cursum Perficio" brew. The base of the "Cursum Perficio" cof...

HALESTORM recently performed three songs live for Ernie Ball's "Big Sound" series, recorded at The Dark Garden — the home studio HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger built together after making the band's latest album, "Everest". The set includes "Rain Your Blood On Me" and "Da...