Sammy Hagar will continue his celebration of Van Halen with the Oct. 10 release of The Residency, a live album recorded during his recent Best of All Worlds Las Vegas shows. The residency and the 2024 Best of All Worlds tour that preceded it found Hagar and fellow Van Halen alumni Michael Anthony digging deep […]
He’s screamed for vengeance and broken the law. Now the Metal God may be doing a little crooning, if Rob Halford has his way. “There’s so many musical things I want to do,” the Judas Priest singer tells UCR, and among those is taking on the Great American Songbook and, in particular, Tony Bennett, ala […]
Former Mastodon guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds died on Wednesday (Aug. 20) in a motorcycle accident in the band’s hometown of Atlanta, Atlanta News First reports. Hinds was riding his Harley Davidson when the driver of a BMW SUV failed to yield while making a turn, police said. The Fulton County medical examiner’s office confirmed Hinds’ […]
Bryan Adams will release his 17th album, Roll With the Punches, on August 29. This will be the first album of all-new material that Adams releases on his new independent label, Bad Records. You can see the complete track list below. Roll With the Punches is available in a variety of formats from Adams’ official […]
If the following list of Black Sabbath albums ranked worst to best proves one thing, it’s that fans write off the band’s obscure and latter-day records at their own peril. Everybody knows (and damn well better love) the Ozzy Osbourne era of Black Sabbath for good reason. The original lineup invented heavy metal and rose to superstardom off […]
Kansas is officially adding a new member and he’s a familiar face: Scott Bernard has been filling in for stalwart guitarist Rich Williams when needed over the summer. Williams, who’s been with the group since 1973, will remain a member of Kansas. He’s simply scaling back on touring. “Scott Bernard is a fantastic guitar player, […]
Unlike many people, Sammy Hagar believes David Lee Roth was telling the truth about being visited by Eddie Van Halen‘s ghost. In fact, the Red Rocker sees the story as an olive branch moment between the long-quibbling former Van Halen singers. Roth made headlines last week by telling fans at a concert in Hampton Beach that […]
Cheap Trick has added 11 shows to the 2025 calendar. Among them are more stops with Heart on their lengthy Royal Flush tour. See a complete list of dates and cities below. Presales for the newly announced concerts begin at 10AM on Wednesday, Aug. 20 (with code CTLIVE), as Cheap Trick gets set to play […]
It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Unfortunately, when it comes to a lot of the pictures of classic rockers currently circulating on social media, some of those words include “fake,” “AI,” and “slop.” Although many people are already well aware of the dangers posed by the AI technology that’s capable […]
When it comes to official merchandise items, no other band on the planet comes close to Kiss. It’s safe to say it would be nearly impossible to get your hands on every piece of official Kiss memorabilia due to the sheer number of items bearing the band’s name. In 2014, Kiss signed a multiyear merchandising […]