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TRIXTER's Pete Loran says that he is tired of hearing about Sebastian Bach pining for a reunion with his former band SKID ROW. Loran, who hasn't played a full concert with TRIXTER since 2017, addressed a possible renewed collaboration between Bach and SKID ROW in a new seven-minute video posted to h...

During an appearance on a recent episode of the Iblis Manifestations podcast, former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON singer, guitarist and main songwriter Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Gabriel Warrior) spoke about TRIPTYKON's appearance at the Incineration festival in London, United...

During an appearance on the latest episode of the Office Hours Live With Tim Heidecker, DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy discussed the recent spate of high-profile drummer firings, including those of Josh Freese (FOO FIGHTERS), Zak Starkey (THE WHO), Jason Bonham (Sammy Hagar's band) and Frank Ferrer (G...

During an appearance on a recent episode of the Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz, BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd was asked when he and his bandmates realized that they were "genreless" and category-less" and that they "didn't necessarily have any peers anymore." He responded (as transcribed by BLABB...

In a new interview with The UK Drum Show Official Podcast, STYX drummer Todd Sucherman was asked if he thinks there are any "bad habits" that most aspiring drummers bring to the table and what the best way is to tackle them. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, sadly, there's a...

In a recent interview with Hungary's Hammer World, GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna, whose band completed a European tour in March/April 2025, was asked about his plans for the coming months. He responded: "After this European tour, we're taking a full year off. I'll probably start something new during...

Swedish old-school death metal unit GRAND CADAVER, featuring current and former members of DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HALO EFFECT, TIAMAT, NOVARUPTA and KATATONIA, returns with its most explosive material yet: the new EP "The Rot Beneath", set to be released on August 15 via Majestic Mountain Records. T...

In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal's Metal Global, EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) was asked if it surprises him to see a black metal group like his band have so much success nearly three and a half decades after EMPEROR's formation. He responded (as transcrib...

Former THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA drummer Daniel Williams and talent agent and Sound Talent Group (STG) owner agent Dave Shapiro were among those killed in a fiery plane crash in San Diego, California in the early morning on Thursday (May 22). A spokesperson for Sound Talent Group told Billboard in a sta...

MIDNIGHT have been a formidable and prolific force over the last two decades. Founder and chief creative force Athenar has never deviated from his love of filthy, speed-fueled heavy metal, and underground diehards love him for it. After two particularly great studio records, last year's "Hellish Exp...