ROB ZOMBIE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, THE GREAT SATAN, OUT FEB 27TH! Watch the video for the first single "Punks And Demons" below: Heavy metal legend, acclaimed filmmaker and pop culture icon ROB ZOMBIE returns for his 8th studio album, The Great Satan, out February 27th from Nuclear Blast Records. Following the success of his Top 10 charting record…

Legendary guitarist George Lynch and his band Lynch Mob are set to release their highly anticipated final studio album “Dancing with the Devil” via Rat Pak Records due out on November 28, 2025, marking the final chapter in their storied career. Produced by Chris Collier, the album follows the success of their previous effort “Babylon” and showcases elements of classic Lynch Mob with a modern edge, fusing hard rock, blues, and soulful grooves with an unmistakable passion and energy. 

John Lodge, bass player, singer, and songwriter for The Moody Blues, has passed away at the age of 82. Announcement from John's Family It is with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that John Lodge, our darling husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law and brother has been suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us. As anyone who knew this massive hearted man knows, it was his enduring love of his wife, Kirsten, and his family, that was the most important thing to him, followed by his passion for music, and his faith.

Just in time for Halloween, British dance-rock quintet EMF has released a modern yet faithful cover of the Bauhaus post-punk classic “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.”  Incorporating the trademark indie-rave aesthetic of Forest of Dean’s favorite sons within the dark confines of the iconic midnight anthem, EMF brings new life to the undead classic. “At the local pub in our teenage years was a jukebox,” recalls vocalist…

Death Cult laid the groundwork for the band we now know as The Cult, and in 2023, to mark the band's 40th anniversary, Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, along with John Tempesta on bass and Charlie Jones on drums, revived Death Cult for a special run of shows. Out on Jan. 16, Paradise Live is a 16-track live album that documents this rebirth of Death Cult.

The Official Tigertailz site has posted the following regarding the death of Ace Finchum: I’m devastated to hear that our original Tigertailz drummer, Ace Finchum, has passed away. From the chaos of ‘Young & Crazy’ to the fire of ‘Bezerk’, we lived those moments like our lives depended on it — and maybe they did. Those two albums shaped the glam metal zeitgeist; they shaped who we were and everything we stood for.

PENNYWISE RELEASES "ACE OF SPADES" COVER KILLED BY DEAF: A PUNK TRIBUTE TO MOTÖRHEAD FEATURING THE DAMNED, RANCID, FEAR & MORE ARRIVES OCTOBER 31 A second preview of Motörhead tribute Killed By Deaf – A Punk Tribute to Motörhead (Oct. 31, BMG) arrives with Pennywise's blistering take on "Ace of Spades." Speaking on Motörhead and their "Ace of Spades" cover, Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge comments: …

Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, and award-winning singer Candice Night return to the stage in November 2025. This tour is a musical journey through the band’s 25+ year long history, featuring songs from across their entire discography and offering fans an enchanting evening celebrating the music of Blackmore’s Night. Sunday, November 9th – The Birchmere, Alexandria, VAThursday, November 13th – Mickey’s Black Box, Lititz, PA…

Just back from roads of Europe and full concert halls, Industrial metal legends DIE KRUPPS drop the new video single 'Will nicht - MUSS!'. This track is taken from the EP "Will nicht - MUSS! / On Collision Course" that was sold as a hand-numbered collectors' CD during the already ended and highly successful 45th anniversary tour of this genre defining band.

Tuesday, October 7th, marks the publication of OZZY OSBOURNE’s second autobiography, LAST RITES (Grand Central Publishing). The memoir was finished just days before the rock icon’s untimely July 2025 passing, and it chronicles the past seven or so years of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter’s life. Read a moving Q&A with OZZY’s son Jack Osbourne below.

RUSH ANNOUNCE 2026 TOUR GEDDY LEE & ALEX LIFESON TO CELEBRATE 50 PLUS YEARS OF RUSH MUSIC, THEIR LEGACY, AND HONOUR LATE BANDMATE NEIL PEART RUSH‘FIFTY SOMETHING’ TOURCONSISTS OF MULTIPLE SHOWSACROSS 7 CITIES Rush 2026 Tour dates: Jun 07 - Los Angeles, CA - Kia ForumJun 09 - Los Angeles, CA - Kia ForumJun 18 - Mexico City, MX - Palacio de los Deportes…

Legendary KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has canceled his remaining 2025 tour dates due to recovering from injuries that he received after a recent fall in his home studio. On September 26th, it was announced that Frehley had minor injuries that resulted in a trip to the hospital from a fall in his studio. At the time, Ace was reported to be fine, but doctors insisted that he should not travel at that time. No other info has been released at this time, other than the rest of the tour cancellation. We're wishing Ace well in his recovery.

Def Leppard will be honored with the 2,825th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, October 9th at 11:30 am PT at 1750 N. Vine Street. Def Leppard will receive their star in the category of Recording. Joining emcee Bob Buchmann will be Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Resnikoff. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce administers the legendary Walk of Fame for the City of Los Angeles and has proudly hosted the globally iconic star ceremonies for decades.

Following the stomping debut single “Heavy As Hell” from their upcoming album 'Built To Destroy,' due out on November 14th, New York steamrollers N.Y.C. kick down the doors of the virtual Heaven ‘n’ Hell Bar once again, this time with the album’s crushing title track. Louder, faster, and meaner, “Built To Destroy” is a perfect metal battering ram for the beginning of the end times.

The lead singers, Miljenko Matijević of SteelHeart and Jeff Keith of Tesla, have combined forces to deliver a brand new cover song of the Foghat classic "I Just Wanna Make Love To You." Listen to the song below: Bristling with raw power, playful energy, and undeniable chemistry, the track is more than just a tribute—it’s a celebration of friendship at its most electrifying.

Today, in rock music news, rock duo Girl Tones release their guitar-driven, combustible new single “Burnout” via Parallel Vision x Big Loud Rock. Starting the song asking “Can you hear me now,” the band already knows everyone is hanging onto their every word. On October 7th, “Burnout” will be featured in a new episode of ABC's High Potential starring Kaitlin Olson.

Swedish melodeath torchbearers FIMBUL WINTER rise from the ashes with the release of their debut single “Mounds Of Stones," the first taste of their forthcoming EP What Once Was, due out November 14. Carrying the weight of history and the fire of unfinished business, What Once Was delivers five tracks of cold, uncompromising death metal steeped in the spirit of Sweden’s early scene.

MEGADETH have unveiled “Tipping Point” as the first single and video from their forthcoming self-titled final album due out in 2026 via DAVE MUSTAINE’s Tradecraft imprint in partnership with Frontiers Label Group’s new BLKIIBLK label. The sonically explosive and lyrically unflinching song kicks off with a thunderous guitar solo before DAVE’s iconic voice hauntingly kicks in. “We all have different ‘tipping points’ and they may vary from day to day,” says MUSTAINE.

On October 24, 1995, The Smashing Pumpkins released what would become one of the most iconic works of the decade: the sprawling double album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. Now, thirty years later, the band is returning with a special deluxe reissue expanding on the original album, including eighty minutes of previously unreleased recordings from the 1996 tour in support of the album.

There is true magic glittering in the second single taken from the forthcoming MER Redux Series release "The Downward Spiral Redux". Avant-garde metal outfit DREADNOUGHT from Denver, Colorado present their astonishing and unique take on the NINE INCH NAILS classic 'The Becoming' in the shape of a music video – and yes, there is a flute. The highly anticipated new Redux Series installment is slated for release on November 28, 2025.

Lamb of God return with “Sepsis,” a visceral, menacing new single out now via Epic Records, marking the GRAMMY® Award-nominated band’s first new original music since 2022’s critically revered album, Omens. Produced by longtime collaborator Josh Wilbur, the three-and-a-half-minute track arrives alongside a grainy, lo-fi performance video that offers a moody, unfiltered look at Richmond’s underbelly. Directed by Gianfranco Svagelj, the video captures the song’s slow-burning tension.

After years in the making, author Jeff Wagner has announced the imminent publication of Always Moving: The Strange Multiverse of Voïvod on November 17, 2025. Always Moving celebrates the 40+ year career arc of Canada’s cosmic metal mutants. Between 2020 and 2024, Wagner interviewed band members, managers, producers, record label reps, family members, peer musicians, and other musicians heavily influenced by Voïvod’s ever-evolving music to capture their entire fasci­nating story.

Norwegian Rock outfit LEPROUS are launching a second single/video outtake from their upcoming live release entitled “An Evening Of Atonement”, which is being released October 24th, 2025 worldwide via InsideOutMusic. While “Atonement (Live In Tilburg 2025)” can now be streamed via the DSP of your choice, you can also check out the track as video medley "Atonement / The Sky Is Red (Outro) (Live In Tilburg 2025)" here:

The all-star hard rock collective BLACK SWAN - featuring Robin McAuley (McAuley Schenker Group), Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake), Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, The End Machine, ex-Dokken), and Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr. Big) – are pleased to unveil their new single and official visualizer, “The Fire And The Flame”, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Robin McAuley commented: “The song is a powerful idiom and metaphor often found in religious literature and pop culture, signifying a divine power, but also an insight into one's personal struggles and perseverance.

Legendary Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has teamed up with Sumerian to launch a brand-new multi-volume graphic novel series, Axl Rose: Appetite for Destruction. Pre-orders are now live exclusively at sumeriancomics.com "Axl Rose: Appetite for Destruction is a raw, neon-noir fever dream, part rock anthem, part cyberpunk prophecy. Axl and I built a world where rebellion isn't just attitude, it's survival,” said Nathan Yocum, Sumerian Comics Co-Founder and series co-creator.