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1. Watch: DAVID LEE ROTH Kicks Off 2026 Tour In Spokane

   
   David Lee Roth, the 71-year-old lead singer for the rock band VAN HALEN, kicked off his 2026 solo tour Thursday night (Apri l16) at Spokane Live! at Spokane Tribe Casino in Airway Heights, Washington. Roth's setlist was as follows: 01. Panama (VAN HALEN song) 02. Drop Dead Legs (VAN HALEN song) 03....

2. BROTHER CANE Recruits LYNYRD SKYNYRD's JOHNNY VAN ZANT And RICKEY MEDLOCKE For 'Prince Charming' Single

   
   Southern rock takes on a heartfelt tone as BROTHER CANE teams up with LYNYRD SKYNYRD's Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke for their new single, "Prince Charming". The collaboration delivers a track that feels both nostalgic and deeply meaningful. "Prince Charming" stands as a powerful tribute to la...

3. THE PRETTY RECKLESS Shares New Single 'Love Me' From Upcoming 'Dear God' Album

   
   THE PRETTY RECKLESS has released "Love Me", the third single from the band's highly anticipated fifth studio album, "Dear God", due on June 26 via Fearless Records. The track arrives as the band prepares to embark on their 2026 headlining world tour. With "Love Me", THE PRETTY RECKLESS continues bui...

4. VOIVOD Announces New Live Album 'Symphonique' Featuring Quebec Symphony Orchestra

   
   Canada's progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD will release "Symphonique", a special live collaboration with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique De Québec), on June 5, 2026 worldwide via Century Media Records. "Symphonique", which functions like an epic piece of cinema,...

5. 'Bon Jovi: Forever' Book Wins 'Best Book Finishing Award' at 'British Book Design & Production Awards'

   
   Genesis Publications, publishers of highly sought after, hand-crafted limited editions authored by the biggest names in music and entertainment, celebrated winning the "Best Book Finishing Award" at the British Book Design & Production Awards, for the limited edition of their 2025 book "Bon Jovi...

6. Former MEGADETH, GUNS N' ROSES SKID ROW, DEEP PURPLE Members Guest On 'Ride The Rainbow - The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow'

   
   Cleopatra Records has set a June 19 release date for "Ride The Rainbow - The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". The mighty RAINBOW, Ritchie Blackmore's post-DEEP PURPLE juggernaut, receives its full flowers on this star-studded tribute album. It features appearances by no fewer than s...

7. IRON MAIDEN Won't Attend ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony: 'The Band Will Be On Tour In Australia'

   
   British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have confirmed that they will not attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this year. The 2026 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony will take place on November 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. At the time of the event, IRON...

8. KISS To Perform Two 'Unmasked' Shows At 2026 'KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas'

   
   The 2026 edition of the "KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas" will take place November 13-15 at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. The four members of KISS's current lineup — Gene Simmons (bass, vocals), Paul Stanley (guitar, vocals), Tommy Thayer (guitar) and Eric Singer (drums) — will perform two "u...

9. Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Will Respond To Some Of DAVE MUSTAINE's Allegations In His Upcoming Book: 'There's A Lot Of Things He Said That's Total B.S.'

   
   In a new interview with U.K. radio veteran Paul Stephenson of VRP Rocks, former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland spoke about the song "Liar" from the band's 1988 album "So Far, So Good... So What?", which was written by Dave Mustaine about him. Asked if being publicly called a "liar" by Mustaine hind...

10. KIKO LOUREIRO Says There Were 'Many Reasons' That Contributed To His Decision To Leave MEGADETH

    
    In a new interview with Niels Guns of Sixty Scales And The Truth, Kiko Loureiro spoke about his decision to leave MEGADETH at the end of 2023 after a nine-year run with the band. The 53-year-old Brazilian guitarist, who lives in Finland with his wife and three kids, said in part (as transcribed by B...

11. The Dead Ones

    
    In at least one sense, THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE are the archetypal deathcore band. Their music has a lot to do with it. Stripped down, unrelenting and brutal, the Pennsylvanians' distinctive take on the genre eschews much of the progressive broadening that has occurred elsewhere and instead focu...

12. ANETTE OLZON Looks Back On Her Time With NIGHTWISH: 'I Don't Have Any Resentment Towards The Band'

    
    In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, Anette Olzon spoke about her upcoming summer 2026 European tour which will be dedicated to the acclaimed albums she recorded with NIGHTWISH, "Dark Passion Play" (2007) and "Imaginaerum" (2011). Asked if her views on her time with NIGHTWISH have changed in...

13. Watch: SLIPKNOT's ELOY CASAGRANDE Performs At 2026 'Europe Drum Show'

    
    Video of former SEPULTURA and current SLIPKNOT drummer Eloy Casagrande's April 11 performance at The Europe Drum Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany can be seen below. In an interview with Thomann's Drum Bash, Casagrande explained how he came to join SLIPKNOT in early 2024 prior to the launch of the...

14. GREYSON NEKRUTMAN On Being Asked To Join SEPULTURA For Farewell Tour: 'There Was No Way I Could Say 'No''

    
    In a new interview with Thomann's Drum Bash conducted at this month's Europe Drum Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, former SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and current SEPULTURA drummer Greyson Nekrutman was asked how he goes about "mentally preparing" for a gig like SEPULTURA, where he had to replace Eloy Casag...

15. BILLY CORGAN: 'I Patently Refuse To Use A.I. In My Music Creation'

    
    In a new interview with the And The Writer Is... podcast, SMASHING PUMPKINS leader Billy Corgan spoke about how artificial intelligence (A.I.) music generators are becoming surprisingly advanced, with programs such as Suno, Udio and other generative audio systems now able to create songs that sound...