In a new interview with the Lipps Service With Scott Lipps podcast, BEARTOOTH frontman Caleb Shomo spoke about finding the inner strength to publicly come out in May 2026 as a "proudly gay man" after "a decade burying feelings with alcohol." Asked if it was easier to come out to [...]

In a new interview with Joann Butler In Studio With..., DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan reflected on Ritchie Blackmore's reunion with DEEP PURPLE for the first time in more than three decades during the band's headlining concert on August 12 at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New [...]

In a new interview with Michael Moynihan of The Moynihan Report, "Star Trek" legend William Shatner confirmed that he is working on a heavy metal album. The project, which is being driven by a heavyweight production team led by Adam Hamilton (L.A. GUNS, BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE) and Brian Perera, pr...

AC/DC's September 16 concert at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has been canceled due to "severe damage" done to the venue by a storm a week ago. Live Nation scrapped the show after a "thorough assessment" of the damage suffered by at Rogers Stadium — which seats 50,000 people [...]

Finnish rockers THE RASMUS — Lauri Ylönen (founder, frontman, lead singer-songwriter); Eero Heinonen (bass); Emilia "Emppu" Suhonen (guitar); and Aki Hakala (drums) — have shared their rousing cover of ALPHAVILLE's '80s classic "Forever Young". Listen to the track below. THE RASMUS members chose the...

After a refreshing festival summer and highly successful North American tour with German metal legends HELLOWEEN, BEAST IN BLACK, the Helsinki, Finland-based metal group led by former BATTLE BEAST guitarist Anton Kabanen, now finally returns with new music. Prior to striking its sharpened fangs into...

In a new interview with Steve Harkins of TalkShopLive, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian spoke about the band's long-awaited twelfth full-length studio album, "Cursum Perficio", which will arrive on September 18 via Megaforce in the U.S. and Nuclear Blast in Europe. "Cursum Perficio" marks ANTHRAX's first...

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, who is currently playing with METAL CHURCH, was asked if he will stick around to watch MEGADETH play when the two bands share the main stage — approximately five hours apart — on Thursday, [...]

In a new interview with Germany's Sonic Seducer magazine, vocalist Sharon Den Adel of Dutch metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION was asked if she feels artists have a "responsibility to reflect what's happening in the world" through their music. She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "I think s...