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1. MÖTLEY CRÜE And SHINEDOWN To Perform On Season Finale Of 'American Idol'

   
   MÖTLEY CRÜE will perform on the season finale of "American Idol". The three-hour episode of the singing competition show airs May 11 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and will stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. The episode will feature the top three contestants performing, and whoever gets the most viewer v...

2. MEGADETH's TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI Believes GHOST-Style 'Phone Ban' At Concerts Is A 'Great Idea'

   
   In a new interview with Fernanda Hein of Chile's Sonar FM, MEGADETH guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari was asked for his opinion on phone-free concerts, such as was the case with Swedish metallers GHOST, who instituted a no-phone policy on their recent tour by utilizing Yondr pouches. He said (as transcribe...

3. LIVING WRECKAGE, Featuring Members Of ANTHRAX And  SHADOWS FALL, Releases New Single 'Righteous Side Of Sanity'

   
   LIVING WRECKAGE — the modern metal band featuring guitarist Jon Donais (ANTHRAX, SHADOWS FALL) and bassist Matt Bachand (SHADOWS FALL, ACT OF DEFIANCE) — has released a new single, "Righteous Side Of Sanity". The lyric video for the track can be seen below. "Righteous Side Of Sanity", the first sing...

4. Denigration

   
   Few would dispute that INGESTED have become leading benchmarks for the brutal death metal, slam and deathcore scenes. Relentlessly focused and ferocious, the British crew have done more than virtually any other band to promote this kind of extreme and uncompromising music. And despite gleefully blur...

5. CANCER BATS Announce New Album 'Give Me Dirt', Share 'Stay Stuck' Music Video

   
   Currently touring across Canada on their "Birthing The Giant" 20th-anniversary tour, six-time-Juno-nominated Canadian hardcore punk heavyweights CANCER BATS will release their eighth studio album, "Give Me Dirt", on August 7 via Bat Skull Records in partnership with New Damage Records in Canada and...

6. NAPALM DEATH's SHANE EMBURY Remembers Late AT THE GATES Frontman TOMAS LINDBERG: 'He Was A Really Important Person For The Scene'

   
   In a new interview with Stefan Nilsson of Roppongi Rocks, NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury spoke about last year's passing of his longtime friend and LOCK UP bandmate, founding AT THE GATES frontman Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg. Shane said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, Tomas, he's been my...

7. NICKO MCBRAIN Reflects On IRON MAIDEN's BLAZE BAYLEY Era, BRUCE DICKINSON's Return: 'I Think It Was All God's Plan'

   
   In a new interview with Kerrang! magazine, longtime IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain spoke about the five-year period when the band was fronted by Blaze Bayley. Singer Bruce Dickinson exited MAIDEN back in 1993, paving the way for the Bayley era and a string of four solo albums from Bruce. Bayley f...

8. 'Van Halen' Book By ALEX VAN HALEN: More Details Revealed

   
   Genesis Publications has announced that pre-orders are now open for "Van Halen", written and signed by Alex Van Halen. This is the official chronicle of the band, published in a limited edition of only 1,500 signed and numbered copies worldwide. The book traces the brothers' journey from their child...

9. THE WHO Releases New Single 'You Better You Bet' From Upcoming Live Album 'Live At Eden Project'

   
   Following the reveal of THE WHO's upcoming live album "Live At Eden Project", earMUSIC presents the album's second single: "You Better You Bet (Live at Eden Project)", available today as an instant gratification track with all digital pre-orders. To accompany the release, the live performance video...

10. THEORY OF A DEADMAN And SEVENDUST To Join Forces For 36-Date Co-Headline Tour Of North America

    
    A partnership over two decades in the making, THEORY OF A DEADMAN and SEVENDUST are teaming up for "The Dead / Seven Tour". This 36-date co-headline trek promises to be more than just another show. It's an unforgettable evening comprised of hard rock anthems, raw energy, and decades of fan-favorite...

11. THE ROLLING STONES Announce New Studio Album 'Foreign Tongues'

    
    THE ROLLING STONES today announce the release of their highly anticipated new studio album "Foreign Tongues", arriving July 10 from Capitol Records. The incredibly vibrant 14-track collection follows less than three years after the band's universally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning "Hackney...

12. No Place Of Warmth

    
    Over the last few years, FROZEN SOUL have risen from their underground origins to become indisputable figureheads for the new breed of American death metal. The release of 2023's "Glacial Domination" was the spark that sent the Texans into orbit. A masterful slice of post-BOLT THROWER brutality that...

13. EVERGREY Releases Music Video For 'Leaving The Emptiness' From Upcoming 'Architects Of A New Weave' Album

    
    EVERGREY, Gothenburg, Sweden's masterminds of melancholia, will release their fifteenth album, "Architects Of A New Weave", on June 5, 2026 via Napalm Records, just days before the band takes the stage as special guest to the undisputed kings of heavy metal IRON MAIDEN for two shows on their "Run Fo...

14. LAMB OF GOD, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DOWN And SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Set For 2026 Edition of 'Berzerkus' Festival

    
    BLACK LABEL SOCIETY frontman and PANTERA guitarist Zakk Wylde has announced the 2026 edition of the Berzerkus festival, set to take place August 28 at Scranton, Pennsylvania's Pavilion at Montage Mountain and on August 29 at in Wantagh, New York's Northwell at Jones Beach Theater. Both concerts will...

15. Watch: Sons Of KISS's PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Perform Live As STANLEY SIMMONS For First Time

    
    STANLEY SIMMONS, the collaborative project of Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons — sons of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, respectively, from KISS — made its live debut last night (Monday, May 4) at the House Of Blues Voodoo Room in San Diego, California. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below....