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1. ACCEPT Announces 50th-Anniversary Fall 2026 European Tour

   
   German/American heavy metal pioneers ACCEPT will celebrate their 50th anniversary with an extensive European tour in late 2026, marking a major milestone in the band's extraordinary five-decade career at the forefront of heavy metal. The newly announced dates form part of ACCEPT's 50th-anniversary t...

2. NONPOINT Announces Spring 2026 'The Outta Control Tour' With SOIL And SUMO CYCO

   
   NONPOINT will headline "The Outta Control Tour" this spring, with support from SOIL and SUMO CYCO. The U.S. trek will kick off on April 25 in Tampa, Florida and wrap up on May 14 in Chicago, Illinois. NONPOINT will be performing new material from its forthcoming album, giving fans an early taste of...

3. DAVE GROHL Explains FOO FIGHTERS' Decision To Fire JOSH FREESE: It 'Didn't Happen Overnight'

   
   Dave Grohl has spoken out about FOO FIGHTERS' decision last year to part ways with Josh Freese. The legendary rock drummer was fired from FOO FIGHTERS in May 2025, two years after he was recruited to fill the vacancy left by the late Taylor Hawkins. When Freese announced he was let go from FOO FIGHT...

4. Original FOREIGNER Singer LOU GRAMM Shares 'Long Hard Look', Second Single From Upcoming 'Released' Solo Album

   
   Legendary vocalist and 2024 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Lou Gramm, best known as the iconic voice of FOREIGNER, has released "Long Hard Look", the powerful second single from his highly anticipated solo album "Released". A brooding, mid-tempo rock anthem driven by muscular guitars and Gramm'...

5. CLAWFINGER Shares Music Video For 'Before We All Die' Title Track

   
   Swedish-Norwegian rap-metal pioneers CLAWFINGER have released the official music video for "Before We All Die", the title track of their new album, which came out today (Friday, February 20) via Perception, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music. "Before We All Die" marks CLAWFINGER's first studio alb...

6. HARDLINE Announces New Album 'Shout', Shares 'Rise Up' Single

   
   American/Italian hard rock veterans HARDLINE, led by vocalist Johnny Gioeli (also frontman of the AXEL RUDI PELL band), will release a new studio album, "Shout", on April 17, 2026 via Steamhammer/SPV. It's impossible to tell the full story of "Shout" without mentioning HARDLINE's 1992 classic "Doubl...

7. PRIMAL FEAR Shares 'One', Previously Unreleased Song From 'Domination' Sessions

   
   While the world remains being a restless place, metal commando PRIMAL FEAR is among the most reliable constants in these insecure times. Supporting their 2025 success album "Domination" on stages worldwide with a second European leg kicking off in London, U.K. on March 11, the band warms up its engi...

8. GUS G. Announces New Solo Album 'Steel Burner' Featuring DORO PESCH, MATT BARLOW, RONNIE ROMERO And DINO JELUSICK

   
   Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, will release his fifth solo album, "Steel Burner", on April 24, 2026 through Metal Department Records. The album marks his first solo release in five y...

9. STEVE PERRY Shoots Down Rumors Of Him Rejoining JOURNEY For 'Final Frontier' Tour

   
   Steve Perry has shot down rumors that he will rejoin JOURNEY on the band's upcoming "Final Frontier" tour. In an interview published by Ultimate Classic Rock on Thursday (February 19), JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain claimed that JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon had been talking with Perry about the p...

10. AT THE GATES Announces 'The Ghost Of A Future Dead' Album, Shares 'The Fever Mask' Single

    
    Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES will release their new album, "The Ghost Of A Future Dead", on April 24 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2021's wildly adventurous "The Nightmare of Being", this upcoming release marks a special tribute to frontman Tomas Lindberg, who trag...

11. DAVID ELLEFSON Says DAVE MUSTAINE Re-Recording 'No Life 'Til Leather' Demo Would Have Been 'Extremely Disrespectful' To METALLICA

    
    In a new interview with Argentina's César Fuentes Rodríguez, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the band's 2022 album "The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!" for which he laid down the original bass tracks in May 2020 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee. A year later, Ellefson was fired...

12. PRIMUS's LES CLAYPOOL Teams Up With Z2 COMICS For 'Frizzle Fry' Graphic Novel

    
    A band truly unlike any other, PRIMUS is set to debut their illustrated fable, "Frizzle Fry: Phantoms Of Barrington Hall", via Z2, bringing the band's signature blend of satire and hallucinatory experimentation to life on every page. Written by Les Claypool, "Frizzle Fry" is an "Illustrated storyboo...

13. Watch: MEGADETH Performs 'Let There Be Shred' Live For First Time

    
    MEGADETH played the song "Let There Be Shred" live for the first time last night (Wednesday, February 18) during the band's concert at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada as part of a Canadian tour with ANTHRAX and EXODUS. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. "Let T...

14. WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On State Of Modern Rock: 'I Think It's Perfectly Great Where It Is'

    
    In a new interview with Special K of The Sound 228 and 97.9 WCPR Rocks, former VAN HALEN bassist and current MAMMOTH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen was asked what he thinks modern rock needs more of. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I really don't know. I think there's room for every...

15. SPINESHANK Announces Spring 2026 'Nu Metal Sucks Tour' With (HED)P.E. And PRIMER 55

    
    The reunited SPINESHANK will embark on the "Nu Metal Sucks Tour" this spring with support from (HED)P.E. and PRIMER 55. For SPINESHANK, these will mark the final shows celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band's sophomore studio album, "The Height Of Callousness". (HED)P.E. will perform its 2000...