Metallica singer James Hetfield was recently photographed at a market. While talking about his guitar collection in a recent interview with Guitar World, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett revealed that one of his prized guitars used to belong to John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Speaking about the 1961 Gibson SG that Frusciante once owned, Hammet […]
Mimi Barks has taken us behind-the-scenes of her debut album cycle with the music video for ‘DISGUSTED’. Photo credit: Sam Rockman Taken from ‘This Is Doom Trap’, the video for the track gives an exclusive look into parts of the record’s release that were previously unseen. On the drop, Mimi has shared: “These fragments are […]
Carlos Santana’s Facebook has announced: Santana is postponing his Oneness Tour 2025 show at Smart Financial Center, tonight (Wednesday, April 23, 2025) in Sugar Land, Texas. Mr. Santana has tested positive for Covid and is resting at his hotel. Michael Vrionis, manager, said, “As some of you are aware, we postponed last night’s show in […]
BABYMETAL have announced a change to the release date of their upcoming new album ‘METAL FORTH’. Originally scheduled for June 13, due to “changes in the overseas release date” it will now arrive two weeks later on June 27 via Capitol Records. Featuring the previous single ‘RATATATA’ with Electric Callboy, it also includes collaborations with Spiritbox, Polyphia, […]
On a new episode of SiriusXM’s Ozzy Speaks, Ozzy Osbourne sat down with co-host Billy Morrison and gave a health update, and said he’s back at the gym. He said, “I’m in heavy training for this [Black Sabbath ‘Back To The Beginning’ concert in Birmingham, United Kingdom] that’s coming up [in early July]. I haven’t […]
London, O2 Academy Brixton, 17/04/25 Photo: Corinne Cumming for Rock Sound The vast stage that the iconic Brixton Academy houses, a platform that has seen legends thrive and legacies be forged, can easily dwarf those who stand upon it as much as it can make them. It’s a room that many dream of simply occupying, […]
Guitarist Doug Aldrich recently shared how he was once invited to audition for Guns N’ Roses during their Chinese Democracy era — and the invite came from none other than keyboardist Dizzy Reed. According to Aldrich, Reed told him that Axl Rose was interested in bringing him on board. In a new interview on the […]
Contains #AD via Slam Dunk Festival Ahead of their upcoming live return at Slam Dunk Festival this May, As It Is‘ Patty Walters and Ben Biss guide us through their reworked and re-recorded debut album, ‘Never Happy, Ever After X’, set for release on April 18 via Slam Dunk Records. Plus, we have teamed up […]
GREEN DAY drummer TRÉ COOL responds to CHARLI XCX’s “Miss Should Be Headliner” with a sash of his own reading “ACTUAL HEADLINER.” After her performance at Coachella weekend one (on April 12th), Charli XCX ruffled some feathers when she shared a photo of herself wearing a “Miss Should Be Headliner” sash. […]
We Came As Romans are back with their new single ‘Bad Luck’. Their first track of 2025, it follows the release of previous album ‘Darkbloom’ in 2022. Frontman Dave Stephens shares “Bad Luck is a song that is so important to each of us. Lyrically, it’s about our journey as a band since the very beginning. We’ve […]