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SHINEDOWN will release a new single, "Killing Fields", on Tuesday, July 15. A preview of the track is available below. SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith stated about "Killing Fields": "'Killing Fields' is not a song that has one specific meaning. The subject matter in this song cannot be prioritized to o...

On July 10, THE ROCKETT MAFIA, the band featuring POISON's Rikki Rockett on drums, Brandon Gibbs (DEVIL CITY ANGELS) on vocals and guitar, Mick Sweda (BULLETBOYS) on guitar and backing vocals, and Tyson Leslie on bass, keyboards and vocals, performed at Picktown Palooza in Pickerington, Ohio. Fan-fi...

DEFTONES will release a new album, "Private Music", on August 22 via Reprise and Warner Records. The LP's first single, "My Mind Is A Mountain", can be streamed below. Formed in Sacramento, California in 1988, DEFTONES have always defined boundless creativity in the music space. Across nine studio a...

Ronnie James Dio, the heavy metal music icon who succumbed to gastric cancer in 2010, was honored today — on what would have been his 83rd birthday — by the non-profit founded in his memory with the dedication of a room in the UCLA Center for Oral/Head & Neck Oncology Research (COOR), embedded w...

SPINESHANK played its first show in nearly 13 years last night (Wednesday, July 9) at Jake's Sports Cafe & Backroom in Lubbock, Texas. Joining vocalist Jonny Santos, drummer Tommy Decker and bassist/vocalist Robert Garcia in SPINESHANK's 2025 lineup are new recruits Tommy Decker, Jr. (Tommy Deck...

In a new interview with the "Rock Camp The Podcast", hosted by Tommy London, Britt Lightning and Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp founder David Fishof, ex-GRAND FUNK RAILROAD singer Mark Farner was asked how he feels about his former band having yet to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. He r...

Hot on the heels of Ozzy Osbourne's farewell show with BLACK SABBATH, the Prince Of Darkness himself has teamed up with a different group of artists: ex-lab chimps who enjoy creating abstract art. Esteemed rock royalty and national treasure Ozzy Osbourne may have hung up on his microphone and retire...

Legendary hard rockers AC/DC performed at Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany on July 8 as part of the summer 2025 leg of their European "Power Up" tour. The setlist for the show was as follows, according to Setlist.fm: 01. If You Want Blood (You've Got It) 02. Back In Black 03. Demon Fire 04....

Now that the whole tech-metal / djent surge has died down, its central protagonists are trying to forge new paths. BORN OF OSIRIS have been a significant force in such polished and technical matters, but the Illinois veterans have also hedged their bets somewhat. With a sound that takes the twists a...

On the July 8 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Tony Iommi reflected on last weekend's "Back To The Beginning" event which marked the original BLACK SABBATH lineup's first performance since 2005 and the quartet's final live appearance. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...