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Today's Full Day in Rock Report All of today's top music news stories - more

Foreigner Strike Gold With Playlist The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has officially certified Playlist: The Very Best of Foreigner gol - more

Wasting Time Take Fans Back To The 1990s With 'Ripped Blue Jeans' Toronto's melodic punk lifers Wasting Time are back with their new single 'Ripped Blue Jeans', out now via People of Punk Rock Records - more

Scott Stapp One of 2025's Top Ten Most-Played Artists on Billboard Year-End Chart Scott Stapp is one of 2025's Top Ten most-played artists on Billboard's year-end Mainstream Rock Airplay Artists Chart - more

GWAR Recruit Soulfly and King Parrot For The Gor Gor Strikes Back Tour GWAR are returning to destroy stages across the United States with the announcement of The Gor Gor Strikes Back Tour - more

Joel Hoekstra's 13 Share 'You Can Give' Video Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Revolution Saints) is pleased to release his new single, 'You Can Give,' - more

Big Big Train's Alberto Bravin Shares His Rendition Of 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' Big Big Train lead vocalist Alberto Bravin has today released a cover of the seasonal classic 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' - more

Liam Gallagher Addresses 2026 Oasis Speculation Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has dashed fans hopes that the band would return to the road in 2026 - more

Poison's Bret Michaels Releasing 'Unbroken' Biopic and Book Next Year Poison frontman Bret Michaels took to social media late last week to announced that he will be releasing a new book and biopic - more

Goose Celebrate Goosemas With Radiohead Cover Goose have shared their cover of Radiohead's 'Burn The Witch' that was captured during night one of their sold-out Goosemas shows - more

Gouge Away Release 'Live At BBC' Ahead Of Shows With Foo Fighters Gouge Away released their triumphant third LP Deep Sage in March of 2024 and later that year, the band stopped by BBC Radio 1 - more

Cynic To Headline ProgStorm Festival Following the enthusiastic response to ProgStorm Festival's initial 2026 announcement and headliner Car Bomb - more

Van Morrison In The Studio For 'His Band And The Street Choir' 55th Anniversary The 55th anniversary of Van Morrison's 'His Band And The Street Choir' album is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands - more

The Happy Fits Announce Spring 2026 Tour Dates The Happy Fits have announced their first round of tour dates for 2026. - more

Armageddon Reissuing Debut Album For 50th Anniversary Armageddon was formed in 1974, and their self-titled debut, Armageddon, released in 1975 - more

BW&BK (Can.)

Watch Metallica Perform “fuel” In Doha, Qatar; Official Video

Foreigner – Playlist: The Very Best Of Foreigner – Certified Gold

Death Angel Share Act Iii Us Tour 2025 Recap Video From Texas

The Handsome Devils Perform “i’ve Had Enough (into The Fire)” Live At 2025 Kiss Kruise Pre-party In Vegas; Video

Jackyl Announces Initial Batch Of 2026 Tour Dates

Kiss Kitchen Knives Available Now From Dalstrong

Death – Live On Combat Tour 1988 Remastered In Hd

Review: Graham Bonnet’s Lost In Hollywood Again – “long Live Graham Bonnet!

Bravepicks 2025 – Nattverd’s Tidloes Naadesloes #17

Armageddon’s Long Lost Cult Classic To Be Reissued For 50th Anniversary

Ace Frehley: The Guitar Hero Who Gave Kiss Its Soul; Author Greg Prato Guests On “the David Ellefson Show”; Video

Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider Defend Kiss For Accepting Kennedy Center Honors – “an Artist Can’t Wait For A President Of Their Liking To Be In Office To Receive It”

Queen’s Brian May Gifts Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi With Left-handed Red Special Replica Guitar; Photos

Watch: Bangalore Choir With Giles Lavery Perform Accept’s “hellhammer” Live In Germany; Video

Yungblud – “ozzy Osbourne Was Like Batman To Me”; Video

Steve Harris On The Idea Of Iron Maiden Doing A Blockbuster Retirement Show In The Vein Of Black Sabbath – “it Sounds Like Some People Would Like That To Happen”

Canada’s Deraps Announce First-ever Us Tour

Slayer – Audiobook Edition Of D.x. Ferris’ Band Biography Available Now

Gwar Announce “the Gor Gor Strikes Back” Tour With Special Guests Soulfly & King Parrot

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith Talks Playing Kirk Hammett’s “greeny” Guitar – “the Mojo Is Off The Charts!”

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Earns Black Belt In Jiu-jitsu

Former Ac/dc Drummer Phil Rudd Confirmed For Full Metal Orchestra Rock Festival

“this Is Spinal Tap” Director Rob Reiner And Wife Stabbed To Death In Brentwood Home; Couple’s Son Being Held On $4 Million Bail

Joel Hoekstra’s 13 Release New Single “you Can Give”; Official Video Streaming

Today In Metal History 🤘 December 15th, 2025 🤘 Carmine Appice, Stryper, The Who, Status Quo, Savatage

Electric Callboy Share Official “revery” Live In Stuttgart One-shot Video

Watch Amorphis Perform “silver Bride” At Rock Hard Festival 2024; Pro-shot Video

Ozzy Osbourne – Welsh Artist “blown Away” By Positive Feedback To Record Store Tribute Mural

Triumph Drummer / Vocalist Gil Moore Looks Back On Their Breakthrough Live Show – “from The Minute We Walked On Stage To The Minute We Left Stage Was Like Two Different Bands” (video)

Bret Michaels – Unbroken Biopic And Book Coming In 2026

Louder Sound (U.K.)

"it's Not Happening." Liam Gallagher Shoots Down Rumours That Oasis Will Return For Knebworth Mega-gigs Next Year, Says The Band "are Not Doing Anything In 2026"

King Crimson Affiliates Beat Announce One-off London Show For June

Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 Earbuds Review

"tonight Is Less About Nostalgia Than A Reaffirmation Of The Importance Of Resistance, Of Protest, Of A Refusal To Be Silenced." Primal Scream Revisit The Politically-charged Xtrmntr, 25 Years On

“i Was Trying To Write Something Heavier Than The Bands I Was Listening To, And That Felt Like The First Time That I’d Done It”: How Metallica Broke The Thrash Metal Mould With Biblical Barnstormer Creeping Death

“often Too Leaden To Float – But It Has Spells Where The More Honeyed Version Of The Band Is Visible”: Nektar’s Deluxe Edition Of A Tab In The Ocean

"that Video Game Opened Us Up To A Whole New Audience, Like Top Of The Pops Did To Me When I Was A Little Kid." The Unlikely Hit Mixing Reggae And Heavy Metal That A Meddling Producer Wanted To Delete From History

"a Diverse, Daring And Deeply Emotional Lineup!" Soen And The Ocean Announced As Headliners For Next Year's Be Prog! My Friend

"when Anthony And I Were Kids We Were Up To So Much Wild Stuff." Red Hot Chili Peppers Bassist Flea On His "feral" Teenage Adventures With Anthony Kiedis, And His Top Tip For Sneaking Into Shows Without Paying

Sleep Token’s Caramel Has Been Named The Best Song Of 2025 By The New York Times

“these Musicians Had A Rare Empathy And Sense Of Exploration. At One Point It Feels Like They’re Going To Collectively Take Off”: Tangerine Dream’s Rubycon Box Set

“he Came In With Billy Bunter Trousers, Frock Coat, Euphonium And Horrible Glasses. And Big Rubber Ears. I Thought, ‘yeah, I’ll Sign Up To This’”: In 1962 A Band Decided To Play As Badly As Possible Until Someone Noticed. It Worked.

"i Wasn't Allowed To Listen To Ac/dc Or Hair Metal Growing Up: My Dad Thought It Was Misogynistic…" Die Spitz: They Hate Being Touted As The Next Big Thing. They Hate Interviews. They Love Rock

"there Is A Huge Misconception That This Song Is About 1969, But It's Not": The Surprisingly Sexual Story Of The Bryan Adams Song Fans Thought Was About Innocence And Friendship

"what A Strange Time We Live In, When An Imposter Can Write A Tune, Or Have A Toaster Write It For Him": People Are Pretending To Be Alan Parsons And He's Not Happy About It

Toto, Christopher Cross And The Romantics Announce Mammoth North American Tour

“stranger Things Is A Phenomenon, Right? But It’s Ending. I Hope I Reach The Point Where, When The Time Comes, We Step Away Gracefully”: Robb Flynn Wants Machine Head’s Retirement To Be Like A Hit Netflix Finale

"they're This Generation's Iron Maiden." Canons, Gas Masks, Castles And Hellfire: Power Metal's Biggest Band Sabaton Just Conquered The Uk's Biggest Arena

"he Said, Would You Shave My Butt?" Oscar-winning English Actress Recalls Her Horror When One Of America's Most Famous Musicians Requested Intimate 'manscaping' Before Saturday Night Live Appearance

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 8, 2025

“i Had This Look Of Shock On My Face. The Whole Audience Got Quiet: ‘did Somebody Die?!’”: This Is What It’s Like Finding Out You’re Grammy-nominated Halfway Through Your Own Concert, As Explained By Halestorm

"i Just Wanted To Apologise For Selling Your Guitar." How An Act Of Kindness In The Darkest Of Hours Bonded Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist John Frusciante And Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro Forever

"brian May Of Queen Was In Tears Watching The Performance...i’d Shed A Few Tears Myself." The Emotional Reaction One Rock Legend Had To One Of Ozzy Osbourne's Final Performances - And Why It Was So Emotional For Ozzy Himself

“i Thought We’d Follow The Sex Pistols Model – One Album And Out. We Were This Disgusting-sounding Metal Band, I Never Thought That It Could Last”: How Laid To Rest, Against All Odds, Gave Lamb Of God An Actual Career

"i Wanted To Make It A Truly Unforgettable, Unmissable Week, A Run Of Shows To Dream About." The Cure's Robert Smith Lines Up Wolf Alice, Garbage, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine And More For Teenage Cancer Trust Shows

"it's Too Indebted To Us Fm Rock To Find Its Own Feet And The Production Is So Polite It Takes Any Edge Off": Jimmy Barnes Strives For Solo Success On For The Working Class Man

“it’s Me Giving The Finger To Those Who Say An Album Shouldn’t Be More Than 40 Minutes, Just Because People Don’t Have Time To Listen. It’s For An Audience That’s Trying To Heal”: Riverside’s Mariusz Duda Unchains Himself From Lunatic Soul

"when I Finished, I Lay On The Floor Covered In Sweat And Exhausted - I Just Had No More Left To Offer": Jimmy Barnes Picks Six Songs That Changed His Career

Former Free And Faces Bassist Tetsu Yamauchi Dead At 79

"robert Plant Talking About Juice Running Down His Leg...there Shouldn't Be A Double-standard. Women In This Business Think About It Too!" Halestorm's Lzzy Hale Opens Up On The "empowering" Song That Helped Launch Their Career

Metal Injection

Archspire Drops Blinding New Single "carrion Ladder", Announces New Album Too Fast To Die

Bilmuri Announces Kinda Hard U.s. Tour For Mid-2026

Filter Announces U.s. Tour With Finger Eleven & Local H

Clutch Announces U.s. Tour With Corrosion Of Conformity & Jd Pinkus

Smearing Can Destroy You In Less Than Two Minutes, Thanks To Their New Single "domain Lapse"

Sleep Token Tops The New York Times' Best Songs Of 2025 List

Cradle Of Filth Announces U.s. Tour With Suffocation, Ghost Bath & Cultus Black

Slaughter To Prevail Announces North American Tour With Whitechapel & Attila

Amon Amarth & Dethklok Announce Co-headlining North American Tour

Metallica Remains One Of The Most Successful Live Acts

Chris Garza Goes On Hiatus From Suicide Silence

People Streamed Over 21,000 Years Worth Of Metallica In 2025 On Spotify

It's Everyone's Favorite Band – sleep Token – and They Have A Brand New… Coloring Book

Myke Terry (volumes, Fire From The Gods) Joins Crystal Lake On Their New Single, "neversleep"

Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster To Play Florida Show In 2026

Kiss Receives Kennedy Center Honors Medallions In White House; Gene Simmons Says Ahead Of Ceremony In Interview Ace Frehley "reaped" What He "sowed"

Josh Travis Isn't Even Sure Of His Role In The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza

Avenged Sevenfold Announces Co-headlining Tour In North America Alongside Good Charlotte

Ben Koller Of Converge Involved In Hit-and-run That Rolled His Car Over; Says He's "pretty Lucky To Be Alive"

Godsmack Announces European Shows With Nothing More & Thunder Mother

Gene Simmons Says During White House Briefing That The American Music Fairness Act Is "a Bipartisan Bill That Will Get Passed Because The President Is Very Pro Artists"

Inhuman Condition, Wretched & Trash Panda Announce U.s. Tour Dates

Dave Mustaine Says Megadeth Can't Do Full-lineup Reunion Because "of The Behavior Of One Of The Band Members In The Past"

Carpenter Brut Returns With Dystopian New Single "leather Temple"

Nekrogoblikon & Enterprise Earth Announce U.s. Tour Dates Prior To Hanabie Tour

Punk News

Loudwire (US)

Most Collected Rock + Metal Albums on Vinyl in 2025

Best 2025 Rock Album - 'Alienation' vs. 'private music'

40 Rock Stars Who Are Jewish

GWAR Announce First U.S. Tour Dates of 2026

Rob Reiner's Son Arrested Following Death of Hollywood Director

President Singer Says Band Is Not an Industry Plant

Win a Rhino Rocktober 2025 Vinyl Extravaganza!

Bret Michaels Reveals New Book + Biopic Coming in 2026

Win Mirador's Self-Titled Album on Vinyl - Signed by Jake Kiszka

The 11 Best Prog Metal Songs of 2025

Death Angel's Mark Osegueda Teases the Band's Next Music

Rob Reiner Found Dead in Homicide, 'Spinal Tap' Director Was 78

Josh Freese Still Doesn't Know Why He Was Fired From Foo Fighters

Twenty One Pilots' Josh Dun + Wife Debby Ryan Welcome First Child

Hair Metal Musicians Who Never Really Drank Alcohol or Did Drugs

10 Legendary Blink-182 Songs That Never Hit No. 1

Heart Emergency? AHA Recommends This Grunge Song for CPR Tempo

How to Watch/Stream Nik's 2025 Nocturnal Awards Tonight

Watch Slash Play Private Show With Yungblud, Bruno Mars + More

The Biggest Rock + Metal Stories of 2025 (In Case You Forgot)

Jimmy Allen Discusses Brand-New Music With Sebastian James

41 New Rock + Metal Tours Announced This Past Week

The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today

The Best Rock Song of 2025 - Mammoth, 'The End'

The Best Metal Song of 2025 - 'End of You'

The Most + Least Expensive Ticket Price for Biggest Touring Bands

Sharon Osbourne Had Revenge Plan After Roger Waters' Ozzy Diss

Guns N' Roses Reveal Opening Acts for 2026 North American Tour

3 Rock Albums Make Billboard’s List of 50 Best Albums of 2025

Ultimate Classic Rock (US)

Foreigner and Lou Gramm Extend Reunion Run With New 2026 Dates

Styx and Cheap Trick Team Up for 2026 Tour Dates

Tesla Adds More Dates to 2026's Still Keepin' It Real Tour

Fire Alarm Can't Stop Bruce Springsteen's Surprise Set

John 5 Has 'No Idea' Why Motley Crue Isn't in the Rock Hall

40 Jewish Rock Stars

Rob Reiner's Son Arrested Following Death of Hollywood Director

Pat Benatar Sets Early 2026 Tour Schedule With Neil Giraldo

Beach Boys Confirm Shows in the U.S. and U.K. for 2026

When Bruce Kulick Played His Last Kiss Show

45 Years Ago: 'Seven Bridges Road' Becomes Last Eagles Top 25 Hit

Rob Reiner Found Dead in His Home: 'Spinal Tap' Director Was 78

The 20 Best Songs of the Half Decade: 2020-2025

The 20 Best-Selling Classic Rock Albums of 2025

Fleetwood Mac Still Dominated Billboard's 2025 Year End Charts

Kansas Sets 2026 North American Tour Dates With Rebuilt Lineup

Watch Slash Play Private Show With Yungblud, Bruno Mars + More

Iron Maiden Extends 2026's Run for Your Lives Tour Again

Everything We Know About the Beatles Biopic Casting So Far

The 'Big 4' Classic Rock Acts of 2025

10 Years Ago: Prince Stitches Together a Final Triumph

Eagles, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart and More to Play Jazz Fest 2026

Triumph's Expanded Band is 'More Honest' Than Backing Tracks

Paul Simon Returns With Extended Quiet Celebration Tour

Guns N' Roses Name Opening Acts For 2026 Tour

Jefferson Starship Hits the Road With 2026's Runaway Again Tour

Five Famous '60s Acts That Have Been Snubbed by the Hall of Fame

Marshall Tucker Band Launches While I'm Young Tour In 2026

55 Years Ago: John Lennon Redefines Himself on 'Plastic Ono Band'

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai Announce 2026 North American Tour