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Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler explains why he’s using AI vocals on his demos for his new upcoming solo album, Alex Van Halen reveals he’s digging into the Van Halen vaults and working with Toto’s Steve Lukather on a new musical project, David Bowie’s childhood home in southeast London will be open to the public as a museum starting in 2027, Peter Gabriel’s new album will be released with a schedul...

Santana, Paul Simon & more are among the musicians announced for the 2025 Grammy lifetime achievement awards, Ex-KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent is in hot water with his fans after lashing out at fans who questioned his $225 price tag on his new 8-minute single, saying “this one song is worth more than most albums, consider yourself lucky” Janes Addiction & Perry Ferrell finally reach an agr...

Two young Metallica fans receive lifetime bans after climbing the speaker scaffolding at a recent show in Australia, Violet Grohl is following in her fathers footsteps by releasing two new singles on an exclusive 7” through her Bandcamp page, The Cure’s Robert Smith is curating the diverse lineup for a huge charity gig for Teenage Cancer Trust next March, and we’ll go over the final album releases...

Guns N Roses release 2 new original tracks this week in support of their massive 2026 world tour that was just announced, Aerosmith achieves what only 4 other artists have achieved in the last 60 years; to chart a top 10 album in every decade since the 70s, Megadeth announces the Canadian leg of their farewell tour in 2026 with support from Exodus & Anthrax, Sublime announces the first date of...

Jack White will be rocking his hometown of Detroit this week as part of the annual NFL Thanksgiving celebration,  Reselling concert tickets for more than face value will soon be banned in the UK, Sharon Osbourne threatens legal action against a planned collection of early Black Sabbath demos that she claims are being released against the bands wishes, The Beatles Anthology docuseries premieres thi...

David Coverdale officially announces his retirement from music after fronting bands like Deep Purple & Whitesnake for more than 50 years, A contestant in the Miss World Chile competition has won after singing a death metal song for the talent portion of the show, members from Chicago, Journey and REO Speedwagon will form a new supergroup for a special charity gig later this week in Nashville,...

Hardcore icons Henry Rollins and Ian Mackaye collaborate on a new music project, Wolfmother announce 2026 North American tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Guns N Roses former manager is suing the band saying they are blocking the release of his tell-all memoir, Dave Mustaine announces that he is re-recording Metallica’s track ‘Ride The Lightning’ on Megadeth’s upcoming fi...

Geddy Lee shares how his bass tech played a major role in how Anika Nilles was chosen for their upcoming tour, The Stray Cats are forced to cancel their reunion tour due to Brian Setzer’s serious illness, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil announces a new memoir titled ‘A Screaming Life’ that will be released next year, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke reveals why it took more than 7 years for the band to get back on...

Foo Fighters announce their first official tour in over a year with Queens of the Stone Age, Soundgarden’s drummer Matt Cameron reveals that original bassist Hiro Yamamoto will participate in Soundgarden’s live performance at the RRHOF next month, Puscifer announces their new album with contributions from Tony Levin and Danny Carey, and Iron Maiden announces more tour dates for the 50th anniversar...

Supergroup Metal Allegiance has announced a special one-off show in 2026 with tons of heavy metal legends taking part, No Doubt is reuniting for a Las Vegas Sphere residency in 2026, Danzig’s first 4 albums have been reissued for the first time on vinyl in over 20 years, Gene Simmons officiates a true heavy metal wedding with Anthrax’s drummer Charlie Benante & Butcher Babies’ singer Carla Har...

Rush announces more 2026 tour dates and new drummer Anika Nilles, Slash gives an update on the progress of the new upcoming Guns N Roses album, Ace Frehley is forced to cancel his upcoming tour after taking a fall in his home studio, and Oasis fans are speculating about a special 30th anniversary show at Knebworth in 2026 after Liam confirms there are indeed more unannounced tour dates in the work...

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