While answering fan-submitted questions in the new issue of Metal Hammer, Alice In Chains’ guitarist/singer Jerry Cantrell considered the possibility of collaborating with Metallica frontman James Hetfield in the future. Cantrell previously worked with Metallica on their take on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Tuesday’s Gone” featured on the 1998 covers album, Garage Inc, while Hetfield famously joined…… MORE
In a new interview with The Guardian, Julian Lennon – John Lennon’s son with his first wife Cynthia Lennon – opens up about a lifetime feeling like he’s an outsider never welcomed into the Beatles’ “inner circle.” Julian says that he isn’t informed or consulted about new Beatles projects, admitting that “it’s news to me…… MORE
During a new interview on John Kennedy’s Radio X show, the Cure frontman Robert Smith disclosed that the band will be releasing a new album “hopefully before next summer.” In November, the Cure released Songs of a Lost World, their first new record in 16 years, and Smith has previously teased that he has two…… MORE
Three months after an ugly onstage fight between band members brought Jane’s Addiction’s reunion tour to an abrupt end, the band is recording new music together without singer Perry Farrell. On Friday (January 3), Eric Avery shared a video on Instagram that captured a recent recording session where he was adding bass to Stephen Perkins’…… MORE
After announcing last week that he was pulling out of the 2025 Glastonbury Festival, Neil Young has changed his mind and will be playing the UK music fest after all. Young accused Glastonbury of taking a “corporate turn,” claiming the festival wanted “us to do a lot of things in a way that we were…… MORE
Carlos Santana recently suffered a broken finger after an accidental fall at his vacation home in Hawaii. As a result of the injury, the legendary guitarist’s upcoming residency at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas has been postponed. Santana’s eight-show residency was scheduled to begin on January 22, and…… MORE
In a new article in The Sun, Ozzy Osbourne opened up about how difficult the Christmas season has been on him over the years, and how he used to cope with his holiday depression by drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. “I f—ing hate Christmas. It gets right up my ars**ole,” the 76-year-old heavy metal legend…… MORE
Current Scorpions drummer and longtime Motörhead member Mikkey Dee took to Facebook on Thursday (January 2) to give fans an update about his recent health scare. The hard rock veteran revealed that he nearly died from a severe blood infection, but thankfully he in now at home recovering and “fighting this bas**rd bacteria.” “This holiday…… MORE
Joshua Ward, the drummer for the North Carolina death metal band Voraath, was killed along with three others by a drunk driver on New Year’s Eve. The tragic car crash took place in Greenville, South Carolina, shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday evening (December 31st). The 37-year-old Ward was in a car with his fiancee…… MORE
In a new interview with YouTuber Bradley Hall, Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows opened up about the challenges facing bands in the current music climate and how difficult it is to make any money from touring at the moment. “Touring is very hard right now for bands,” Shadows admits. “It’s almost impossible. People have been…… MORE
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson took to the band’s Instagram account on Tuesday (December 31) to share a video where the singer promises that exciting things are in store for Maiden’s upcoming Run For Your Lives World Tour. The tour is set to start in May, and will feature the heavy metal legends exclusively playing…… MORE
On Tuesday (December 31), Neil Young shared a message with fans on Neil Young Archives announcing that he would be backing out of performing at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival. The 79-year-old Canadian music legend explained his decision to not perform at the celebrated UK music festival in a short but scathing post simply titled, “Glastonbury.”…… MORE
The Beatles’ recent single, “Now and Then,” was nominated for two Grammy Awards, receiving nods for both Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance. But the Fab Four’s last song together – which features Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison adding contributions to a previously unfinished 1977 John Lennon home demo – will…… MORE
Sammy Hagar took to Instagram over the weekend to look back on his time in Van Halen, while also voicing his anger about Alex Van Halen not acknowledging that era of the band in his recent memoir, Brothers. The post features a photo from 1991 of Hagar and late guitarist Eddie Van Halen heading to…… MORE
Los Angeles’ historic Morrison Hotel, made famous by the Doors‘ 1970 album of the same name, was destroyed by a fire on Thursday (December 26th). The 110-year-old, four-story residence had previously sat vacant for more than a decade, though dozens of squatters were occupying the building at the time of the fire. Everyone on the…… MORE
Billy Joel celebrated New Year’s Eve by performing in front of a sold-out crowd at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Jason Bonham‘s Led Zeppelin Evening served as the Piano Man’s opening act, and Jason – the son of legendary Zeppelin drummer John Bonham – joined Joel halfway through his hits-filled set to lead his…… MORE
George Harrison’s Resonet Futurama guitar, which the musician played during the early years of the Beatles, sold for $1.27 million last week at a Nashville rock & roll memorabilia auction house in Nashville. Harrison originally purchased the Futurama in 1959 from a music store in Liverpool, and used it during over 324 Beatles live performances,…… MORE
The top of the Billboard chart has been dominated by pop, country, and hip-hop throughout 2024 and beyond. You have to dig deep on Billboard’s year-end best-selling albums list to find the first rock record, and when you do it’s a classic album released 47 years ago. Fleetwood Mac’s 21x-platinum 1977 album, Rumours, is the…… MORE
A new study conducted by the tattoo shop LLTattoo in Switzerland has found that Pink Floyd has inspired the most rock-band tattoos, followed by Guns ‘N Roses and Rammstein. The study was conducted by examining search volume data from Google Keyword Planner. Pink Floyd came out in first place with over 13,000 monthly searches worldwide,…… MORE
Billboard Boxscore revealed its ranking of the Top 10 highest-grossing rock tours of the last 12 months. Veteran acts dominate the entire list, with the origins of all of the groups dating back to the 20th century. The lone exception is Dead & Company, which formed in 2015 but celebrates the music of the Grateful…… MORE
