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

Motley Crue Cancel Festival Appearance For Health Reasons Motley Crue have announced that they have dropped off the bill for the Boardwalk Rock Festival so that frontman Vince Neil can recover - more

Air Announce Record Store Day Releases And Expand Tour Air are announcing two special releases in anticipation of Record Store Day on April 12 - more

The New Pornographers Get Animated For 'Ballad of the Last Payphone' Last month, The New Pornographers went analogue, surprising fans with the vinyl-first release of their first full band tracks since 2023 - more

Tetrarch Deliver 'Cold' Visualizer Tetrarch recently announced their massive upcoming third album, The Ugly Side Of Me - more

Mikkey Dee Helps Mad Invasion 'Crack The Sky' Mad Invasion (featuring special guest Mikkey Dee) release their second album 'Crack In The Sky' on April 25 - more

Another Damn Disappointment (A.D.D.) Share 'Lights Go Out' Sacramento punk heroes Another Damn Disappointment (A.D.D.) are back with the new album Bedlam - more

Black Sabbath May Continue As Avatars Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon is open to the idea of Black Sabbath living on as ABBA-Styled Avatars - more

Shannon Larkin and Tony Rombola Exit Godsmack Shannon Larkin reportedly confirmed that he and guitarist Tony Rombola have officially parted ways with Godsmack - more

E Street Band's Nils Lofgren Selling Collection Of Guitars and More Nils Lofgren of the E Street Band is selling a collection of signed guitars, amps, cases and more in The Official Nils Lofgren Reverb Shop - more

Fit For An Autopsy Preview North American Tour With 'Lower Purpose' Live Video Fit For An Autopsy released their latest offering, The Nothing That Is, last fall. - more

AC/DC Giving Away Tickets To Final Stop Of U.S. Tour AC/DC have launched a new contest for U.S. fans offering an opportunity to win a trip to the final stop - more

ASH Reveal Evil Dead-Inspired 'Jump In The Line' Video ASH return today with their new single, a suitably vibrant version of the Harry Belafonte's 1961 staple 'Jump In The Line'. - more

Mystic Circle Take On Iron Maiden's 'Afraid To Shoot Strangers' A music video for the first single, a cover version of IRON MAIDEN's 'Afraid To Shoot Strangers', is streaming now - more

The Zac Schulze Gang Plot 100 Club Album Release Party The Zac Schulze Gang are pleased to announce they will perform a special concert at the legendary 100 Club - more

BW&BK (Can.)

Executionist To Release Debut Sacrament Of The Sick In May

Canada’s Prisoner Announces Kill The King Tour

Gwar Announces Berserker Mode Coffee Release Party At Gwarbar

Metallica Pinball Remastered – Gameplay Stream Now Available

2 Minutes To Tulsa 2025 – Menaces To Society? Hardly!

Inhuman Condition Featuring Overkill, Deicide, Obituary Members Release “severely Lifeless” Music Video

Watch Forbidden Perform “twisted Into Form” Live At Bloodstock Open Air 2024; Pro-shot Video

Smith/kotzen’s Adrian Smith Explains How He Comes Up With Great Solos – “i Don’t Know A Lot About Theory, I Just Hear It In My Head,” Says Iron Maiden Guitarist

The Fifth To Release Debut Album, We Are One, In May; “blind” Single Out Friday

Ginger Evil Launch Official Music Video For “black Waves”

Richie Sambora Reveals The Real Story Behind Life In Bon Jovi On Billy Corgan’s “the Magnificent Others” Podcast; Video

Arch Enemy Debut “a Million Suns” Music Video

Pestilence Announce Asian Tour Dates

Steel Panther Tv Presents Demolicious, Episode 209; Video

Midnight To Release Steel, Rust And Disgust Covers Album In May; Video Released For Original Track “cleveland Metal”

Tetrarch Drops New Single And Visualizer “cold”; The Ugly Side Of Me Album Due In May

Translator/writer Tim Mohr Dead At 55; Collaborated With Paul Stanley, Duff Mckagan

M.o.d X MotÖrhead Collaboration Drops This Spring; Masters Of Dirt Teams Up With Band To Celebrate 50 Years Of Rock ’n’ Roll

Sharon Osbourne Says Black Sabbath Could Take Inspiration From Abba With Future Virtual Project – “you Never Know What The Opportunities Are”

Black Majesty Signs With Scarlet Records; Oceans Of Black Album Available In June

Fractal Universe Debut “a New Cycle” Music Video

Fit For An Autopsy Release Live Music Video For “lower Purpose”; North American Tour Kicks Off Next Week

H.e.a.t Launch Official Video For New Single “running To You”

The Flower Kings Share New Single And Video “burning Both Edges”

Mad Invasion Feat. Mikkey Dee To Release Crack In The Sky Album This Month; Title Track Music Video Posted

Incite To Release Savage New Times Album In August; “no Mercy No Forgiveness” Lyric Video Streaming

Kiss – Dressed To Kill 50th Anniversary Expanded Fan Remix Streaming

Soul Sign Feat. Mark Boals And Bjorn Englen Streaming “negative Thoughts” Single

Lik – Swedish Death Metallers Present “morgue Rat” Single And Video

Mystic Circle Release Video For Cover Of Iron Maiden’s “afraid To Shoot Strangers”; Kriegsgötter Mmxxv Album Due In June

Louder Sound (U.K.)

"lots Of My Records Melted In The Blaze": John Lydon Lost Part Of His Vinyl Collection After His Kitchen Was Accidentally Set On Fire - Right After His Insurance Was Cancelled

Tobias Forge Says Most Ghost Songs Aren’t About The Devil: “they’ve Always Been About Mankind’s Relationship With The Concept Of Life And Death”

"i Am The Pistols, And They’re Not.” John Lydon Is Getting Ever More Salty About The Success And Acclaim Currently Being Enjoyed By His Revitalised Former Sex Pistols Bandmates

The Hives Announce New Josh Homme/mike D-assisted Album The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, And Share Punchy New Single Enough Is Enough, Plus Uk And European Tour Dates

This Wwe Icon Once Invited A Fake Sammy Hagar Backstage And Watched Him Snort So Much Cocaine His Nose Bled

More Than A Shredbot: The Joe Satriani Albums You Should Definitely Listen To

Machine Head Toured America Six Days After 9/11: “everybody In The Front Row Was Like, ‘why Am I Here? Tell Me It’s Gonna Be Ok’”

A New Trailer For "the Citizen Kane Of British Pop Movies" Has Been Released

"i'm Not A Dictator. I'm A Good King": Tobias Sammet On The Democracy Of Avantasia, The Late Tony Clarkin, And Whispering Bruce Dickinson

“i Didn’t Just Walk Away From Nightwish. I Walked Away From Everything, So I Could Figure Out What The Problem Was”: Marko Hietala Had To Adjust To A New Normal, And The Result Is Roses From The Deep

“all These Men Were Like, ‘lose Your Brother, Lose The Band, Lose Your Buddies – You Should Be In Pop’”: Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale Reveals Industry Pressure To Start A Solo Career

Robert Fripp And Toyah Willcox Promised Fans A New Version Of A King Crimson Classic But Gave Them Bunny Rabbits

"how Anyone Can Be 'deeply Disturbed And Hurt' By This Is Beyond Me": Reo Speedwagon Charity Show Bickering Continues As Bruce Hall Fires Back At Kevin Cronin

“contains Love Songs Of Every Stripe: Stressed-out, Gooey-eyed, Gratuitously Horny, Blissed Out, Obsessive And Mysterious.” Wet Leg Announce Second Album Moisturizer, Share New Single Catch These Fists

Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Billy Corgan Lines Up Shows To Celebrate The Anniversaries Of Three Classic Smashing Pumpkins Albums, But He'll Be Performing With His New Solo Band, Not Smashing Pumpkins

The New Issue Of Metal Hammer Features Ghost On The Cover – And Comes With Three Exclusive Gifts!

"touring Australia With The Sex Pistols Was Horrendous. Seeing The Audience Doing Nazi Salutes Really Wore Me Down, And Johnny Rotten Didn’t Say Anything." Skunk Anansie's Skin Recalls "violent" 1996 Tour With The Sex Pistols

“it’s Getting Ridiculous. We’re The Last Men Standing, Unless Some New Wave Of Rock Comes Along…” The Rise, Fall And Resurrection Of The Darkness, The Band On A Mission To Save Rock

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Unique Uk And European Tour, Split Between 'rave Sets' And Orchestral Shows

4 Brilliant New Metal Bands You Need To Hear This Month

Mixing Sepultura Groove With Gojira Stomp, Alien Weaponry Step Up Into The Metal A-league With Te Rā

"so Much Happened During Those 12 Months That It's Hard To Pack The Impact Into Mere Words": The Greatest Year In Heavy Metal History, Revisited

“if It Wasn’t For Those Four Guys, We Might Still Be Wandering Around In The Dark”: While Kirk Hammett Hails Black Sabbath As Metal’s Founders, Ghost’s Tobias Forge Names The “neglected” Aspect Of Their Sound

A Beginner's Guide To Sweet In 10 Brilliant Songs, From Chart Hits To Deep Cuts

“with Deference To Everybody In Beat, My Function Is To Amuse Myself And Hopefully You. I Can’t Do Music From 45 Years Ago”: Why Bill Bruford Demoted Himself From The King Crimson, Yes And Genesis League

"the Thing About Rock, If It’s Real, Is That It Will Always Be Relevant": Kula Shaker's Crispian Mills On Mass Psychosis And The Best Way To Solve Writer's Block

"there's Not A Doubt In My Mind That When I'm Gone That Song Will Live On Forever": Dee Snider On The Twisted Sister Song That Transcended Its Era

"we Have A Very, Very Simple Goal, To Make This The Greatest Day In The History Of Heavy Metal." Tom Morello Reveals What We Can Expect From Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning Mega-gig, Teases Added Surprise From "huge Superstars"

Babymetal Announce New Album Metal Forth, Featuring Collaborations With Poppy, Spiritbox, Tom Morello, Polyphia, And More

Metal Injection

Godsmack's Sully Erna On Shannon Larkin & Tony Rombola Leaving The Band: "their Departure Marks The End Of An Era"

Midnight Attacks The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame On New Single "cleveland Metal"

Unboxing Machine Head's Shotgun Blast Whiskey Box Set

Candlemass Streams Doomed New Single "black Star"

Doc Coyle & Kyle Konkiel Quit Bad Wolves

Sharon Osbourne Is Down For A Black Sabbath Avatar Show

Tallah Streams "what We Know", Announces New Record Primeval: Obsession // Detachment

Teutonic Thrash's Mount Rushmore As Chosen By Warfield

Inhuman Condition (obituary, Deicide, Overkill) Streams Miserable New Single "severely Lifeless"

Shannon Larkin & Tony Rombola Officially Quit Godsmack

10 Extremely Underrated Symphonic Metal Albums

Rage Against The Machine, Crazy Town, Limp Bizkit & More A Part Of Netflix's Devil May Cry Soundtrack

Demonic Death Judge Streams Sludgy Banger "goner"

Burning Witches Announces Us Tour

Acid Bath Announces Washington Show

Neil Fallon On New Clutch: "it's Taken Longer Than I Think We Would've Liked"

Mastodon Announces One-off Show With All Shall Perish & Dead Heat For This May

Creed Adds Five Dates To Their North American Tour With Mammoth Wvh, Daughtry & Hinder

Ghost Checks In On Frater Imperator In New Lore Chapter

Buckethead & Bootsy Collins Are Working On A New Album

Architects, Erra & Holywatr Announce North American Tour

Lamb Of God Announces Us Dates With Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Gwar, Power Trip & More

Marilyn Manson Announces Us & European Tour Dates

Bleed From Within Is Metal Injection's Artist Of The Month For April 2025!

Behemoth Takes Their New Album Title Seriously, Makes Toilet Paper Now

Loudwire (US)

Wrestler CM Punk Thinks The Beatles 'Overrated' and 'Phony'

Godsmack Members Confirm They Quit the Band, Issue Statement

Ola Englund (The Haunted) Plays His Favorite Riffs

Why Adrian Smith Likes Improvising Now, YouTube Wormholes + More

Val Kilmer, a Salute to the Late Rock 'n' Roll Actor

Looks Like Slash's X Account Got Hacked

Two Bad Wolves Members Quit + Share Statements, New Members Added

Every Big Rock + Metal Album Released Each Day in April History

Are Cypress Hill Really Banned From 'SNL'? B-Real Weighs In

Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos (Ranked)

Buzz Osborne Discusses New Melvins LP, Celebrates Black Sabbath

The 'Big 4' of Nu-Metal, According to David Ellefson

Ghost Reveal What Happened to Papa Emeritus IV

Beatles Four-Part Biopic: Release Dates and Cast Photo Revealed

Marilyn Manson Announces 29 New 2025 Headlining Tour Dates

Beatles Biopic Has a Cast - Where Have You Seen the Four Actors?

Rock Stars Celebrating Birthdays in April

How Many of These Forgotten 1995 Rock Radio Hits Do You Remember?

VOTE: Better Rock Hitmakers - Shinedown vs. Three Days Grace

Brand New Announce 24-Date U.S. Reunion Tour, First Since 2017

Billy Corgan Forms Solo Band to Support 3 Pumpkins Albums

How is This Weatherman Involved in Sleep Token's New Album?

The Best Song by 11 Legendary Prog Rock Bands

Final Four! Vote for the Best Dad Rock Band of All Time

Arch Enemy's Michael Amott Recalls 'Turbulence' of 'War Eternal'

Fans Call Out Danzig Over Nazi Symbol on Merch

Ted Nugent Estimates He 'Should Have Died' 40 Times Onstage

Dave Navarro Gets Married for Fourth Time - Photos + Details

Steven Wilson on the 'Only Thing' Prog Artists Have in Common

Ultimate Classic Rock (US)

Jon Anderson and Band Geeks Launch 2025 Tour: Set List and Video

Joe DePugh, Inspiration for Springsteen's 'Glory Days,' Dies

Top 40 Albums of 1985

'Top Gun' and 'The Doors' Star Val Kilmer Dead at 65

Top 10 Val Kilmer Movies

Bruce Hall Responds to Kevin Cronin's Outrage Over REO Reunion

5 Hair Metal Songs Featuring Big-Name Guest Performers

Lou Gramm Details How HOF Induction Helped End Foreigner Grudge

Read Billy Joel's Letter Urging Rock Hall to Induct Joe Cocker

Top 30 Fools Songs

How Steve Jones Stole Ziggy and Spiders Gear From Their Stage

The Best Albums We've Heard So Far This Year: Roundtable

Elton John and Brandi Carlile, 'Who Believes in Angels?': Review

Gene Simmons: ‘It’s Still Better to Be a Rich, Miserable F---'

Beatles Four-Part Biopic: Release Dates and Cast Photo Revealed

2025 Summer Rock Tour Preview

Vote for the Best Album of the '80s: Only the Final Four Remain!

Cheap Trick, Night Ranger, Winger Announce 'Farewell Japan' Tours

5 Prog Rock Bands That Should've Been Bigger

Todd Rundgren Reveals His Songwriting Inspiration

Ted Nugent's Archives Include Eddie Van Halen, Billy Gibbons Jams

Ted Nugent Estimates He 'Should Have Died' 40 Times Onstage

Cronin 'Disturbed and Hurt' by REO Speedwagon Reunion Exclusion

Ted Nugent Accuses Rock Hall of 'Pissing in the Face' of History

Top 10 Disco Songs

Will Evanescence Be Classic Rock Someday?

Gene Simmons: Kiss 'Will Hold True to the Promise' at Vegas Show

Kiss, 'Off the Soundboard: Live in San Antonio': Album Review

Foreigner's Kelly Hansen Explains His Absence on Tour