News

Founding BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has shared a new original poem called "It's Near". Check it out below. Ward has released a number of poems in recent years, some inspired by the coronavirus pandemic and others celebrating the fall–winter holiday season, including Thanksgiving and Christmas....

earMUSIC has set a January 24, 2025 release date for "Iggy Pop Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023". Pop is an avant-garde icon and a punk pioneer. The Montreux Jazz Festival is a boundary-pushing event that brings the best of all musical genres to one gorgeous location every year. "Live At Montreux...

In a new interview with The Adventures Of Pipeman, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about a pairing of PRIEST and IRON MAIDEN on a festival bill, such as at last year's Power Trip and this year's Aftershock. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I was talking to Rob [Halford, PR...

In a new interview with Ruben Mosqueda of We Go To 11, MR. BIG bassist Billy Sheehan was asked if the group's recently completed "The BIG Finish" farewell tour was just the end of extensive touring for him and his bandmates, with plans to make special appearances from time to time, or if MR. BIG is...

GOD FORBID, a New Jersey-based band who helped pioneer the metalcore and New Wave Of American Heavy Metal sound in the late '90s and early '00s along with band like LAMB OF GOD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and SHADOWS FALL, broke up in 2013. The band reunited in 2022 for the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Virgin...

Jake E. Lee's daughter Jade has shared the first photo of the former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist after he was shot in Las Vegas nearly two weeks ago. Check out her Facebook post below. The 67-year-old musician was hit three times in a shooting about 10 miles from the Las Vegas Strip early on Tuesday, Oc...

In a new interview with Shaggy of the 94.9 and 104.5 The Pick radio station in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Michael Sweet was asked whom he would like to induct STRYPER into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame if that day ever comes. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, man. I would love someth...

During a recent appearance on "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, BREAKING BENJAMIN founder/frontman Benjamin Burnley was asked about the musical and thematic inspiration for the band's upcoming long-awaited follow-up to 2018's "Ember" album. He responded (as transcribed by...

Former GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum is mourning the death of his father, David William Sorum, who passed away on Saturday, October 26 at the age of 91. On Saturday, the 63-year-old Matt took to his Instagram to share a few photos of his father, and he included the following m...