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Former UNEARTH and AS I LAY DYING guitarist Ken Susi has officially joined ALL THAT REMAINS as the replacement for Jason Richardson. Last July, Richardson exited ALL THAT REMAINS after a nearly seven-year run with the band. Richardson joined ALL THAT REMAINS on lead guitar after the tragic passing o...

In a new interview with the Lipps Service With Scott Lipps podcast, Harley Flanagan, who founded the legendary hardcore band the CRO-MAGS at the age of 14, reflected on the CRO-MAGS' rise to success in the mid-1980s. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think part of the reason I failed...

Former SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg has announced his departure from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES after an almost two-year run with the California crossover thrash/hardcore punk legends. Earlier today, Weinberg took to his Instagram to share nearly two dozen photos from his time with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, an...

NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury and touring guitarist John Cooke have entered Parlour Studios in Kettering, U.K. with longtime producer Russ Russell (DIMMU BORGIR, AT THE GATES, AMORPHIS) to begin recording demos for the band's seventeenth studio album. Earlier today (Sunday, January 11), Embury s...

For the first time, Gunnar and Matthew Nelson are telling the real story behind their family's all-American entertainment dynasty in their new memoir, "What Happened To Your Hair?", which came out on December 16 via Permuted Press. From "The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet" — Ozzie and Harriet Nelso...

Former METAL CHURCH drummer Stet Howland says that he is "100%" in agreement with the band's former singer Marc Lopes after the vocalist described METAL CHURCH as "a shit show" and blasted the group's founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof over the way METAL CHURCH's recent lineup changes were handled....

Bobby Weir, a founding member of the legendary GRATEFUL DEAD, has died at age of 78. "It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir," Weir's family wrote in a statement. "He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could...

In a new interview with the Stupid And Contagious Podcast, CANDLEBOX frontman Kevin Martin confirmed that there are no plans for him and his bandmates to retire from touring anytime soon, despite the fact that they announced their "farewell" tour, "The Long Goodbye", and released what was being bill...

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach once again addressed his claim that he was asked to replace Vince Neil in MÖTLEY CRÜE more than three decades ago. Neil was fired from MÖTLEY CRÜE in 1992 due to personal differences and was replaced by John Cora...

During a recent appearance on "The Hustle: Music & Money" podcast, Roddy Bottum, keyboardist for FAITH NO MORE and IMPERIAL TEEN, spoke about how he became a multi-millionaire from an early investment in Apple stock, a fact he also discusses in his memoir "The Royal We". Roddy invested around $1...