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

Megadeth Play Live Debut Metallica Classic Megadeth are streaming video of their debut performance of the 1984 Metallica classic, 'Ride The Lightning.' - more

Ghost Win At Swedish Grammis Awards Ghost won the 'Best Hard Rock/Metal' category at the Swedish Grammis Awards during a ceremony at Annexet in Stockholm on April 29. - more

A Static Lullaby Announce 'And Don't Forget The Breathe' Live Album A Static Lullaby is breathing new life into a nostalgic soundtrack with special live renditions of the complete tracklist - more

American Football Stream Their New Album LP4 American Football have unveiled their highly anticipated, fourth studio album American Football (LP4) - more

Jared James Nichols Plots 'Louder Than Fate' Album Release Events Jared James Nichols is proud to announce a series of exclusive record release events in celebration of his upcoming fourth studio album - more

Letdown Says 'Do It For The Love' With New Single Letdown. (Blake Coddington) unleashes a hard-hitting and hypnotic new single entitled 'Do It For The Love' - more

Big D And The Kids Table Deliver 'Right Now' Video Ska-punk heroes Big D And The Kids Table return with their new single 'Right Now,' a full-throttle burst of positivity - more

Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner's Elegant Weapons Unleash 'Evil Eyes' Elegant Weapons continue to build momentum around their sophomore album Evolution with the release of the lyric video for 'Evil Eyes,' - more

Girl Tones Take A Bite Out Of The Forbidden Fruit In 'Stubborn Mouth' Video Girl Tones release their newest song, 'Stubborn Mouth' via Parallel Vision and Big Loud Rock - more

Watch The Bones' 'Woke Up Dead' Video The Bones, fronted by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Patrick Vitagliano, have followed up their previous track 'My Kind of Crazy (Feat. Phil X)' with the release of 'Woke Up Dead.' - more

Kings Of Thrash Unleash New Song 'Bullets Ready' Cleopatra Records proudly announces 'Bullets Ready,' the latest release from the iconic thrash metal group, Kings Of Thrash - more

King Ultramega Team With Mastodon's Brann Dailor For Chris Cornell Tribute King Ultramega have released a powerful interpretation of 'Dead Wishes' featuring Brann Dailor (Mastodon) at the helm performing lead vocals. - more

Tom Petty Estate Releases Vinyl Edition Of Live at the Paradise Rock Club, 1978 In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the Tom Petty Estate unveils the release of Live at the Paradise Rock Club, 1978 - more

Godsmack Stream New Album 'Live At Mohegan Sun' Godsmack unleash their brand‑new live album, Live at Mohegan Sun -arriving just as the band prepares to take the stage - more

BW&BK (Can.)

Robert Fripp And Toyah Share Throwback Performance Of Republica’s ’90s Hit “ready To Go” (video)

Today In Metal History 🤘 May 3rd, 2026 🤘 Overkill, QueensrŸche, Living Colour, Poison, Scorpions, Frank Zappa

French Doom Metallers Angellore Share New 11 Minute Single “falling Birds”

Stryper Update Us Tour Schedule For 2026

Megadeth Frontman Dave Mustaine On Covering Metallica’s “ride The Lightning” – “i Wanted To Do Something That Was Just To Show Some Respect” (video)

Watch Nevermore’s Entire São Paulo Headline Show; Fan-filmed Video

Asia – Audiomover Takes A Deep Dive Into Self-titled Debut Album (video)

Listen: This Week’s Metalshop Features Slash And George Lynch, Plus Armored Saint’s John Bush In The Feature Interview

Today In Metal History 🤘 May 2nd, 2026 🤘 Slayer / Jeff Hanneman, Foreigner, Joe Comeau, Killer Dwarfs, Morbid Angel, Enslaved, Tool

Original Kiss Drummer Peter Criss Shares Recap Video From Detroit Meet & Greet Event

Watch Trivium’s Live Debut Of “strife” At Bloodstock 2025; Pro-shot Video

Sicksense Vocalist Vicky Psarakis Records New Song For Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7; “no One There” Official Lyric Video Streaming

Stryper Frontman Michael Sweet In Praise Of Zakk Wylde – “he Plays With A Fire And An Energy That Few Possess”

Angra Reunite With Guitarist Kiko Loureiro And Vocalist Edu Falaschi Live To Celebrate Rebirth Album’s 25th Anniversary; Fan-filmed Video

My Ruin Release New Single / Video “infinite Connection”

Ftmining Launches Free Mining Service For Btc, Eth, Xrp And Doge Holders, With Daily Earnings Of Up To $9,900? 

Stormkeep To Release The Nocturnes Of Iswylm; New Single Streaming

Into Eternity – The Scattering Of Ashes 20th Anniversary Edition Vinyl Out In June

Mayhem – Live In Bischofswerda 1997 To Be Reissued On Various Formats

The Calling Reschedule Tour Dates; New Single “dust” Available In July

Johnny Van Zant Talks Future Of Lynyrd Skynyrd – “i Always Say It’s Up To The Fans… You Come Out, We’ll Play”; Video

Godsmack Release New Album Live At Mohegan Sun; “surrender” Live Video Streaming

Memorain’s Evolution Album Returns; Re-evolution Available Now On All Digital Platforms

How A Serial Cheater Inspired Jeff Lynne To Write An Electric Light Orchestra Classic; Video

Hell In The Club Release “the Ocean” Single And Music Video

New At The Gates Album Tops Four Swedish Charts!

Erik GrÖnwall Releases “praying For A Miracle” Single And Music Video

Cavalera Conspiracy Return To Europe For Summer Festival Run

Queen – Julien’s Announces “on Air: Queen Captured” Live Auction

Kings Of Thrash Release New Single & Music Video “bullets Ready” Feat. Former Exodus Vocalist Steve “zetro” Souza

Blabbermouth (U.S.)

VENOM Explains Lack Of U.S. Shows: Getting Visas Is 'Really Expensive' And 'So Difficult'

Original SALIVA Singer JOSEY SCOTT Confirms Stolen Trailer Has Been Recovered And All Gear Has Been Returned Intact

Watch: KINGS OF THRASH Performs MEGADETH Classics In Toronto During 'Thrashin' The Northeast' Spring 2026 Tour

TRIXTER's Upcoming Contribution To '1970s Soft Rock Tribute' Album Will 'Blow You Away'

Watch: ACCEPT Plays First Concert With Ex-MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER

Watch: DEREK SHARP Fills In for PHIL X At TRIUMPH's Shows In Halifax And Moncton

Watch: DAVID LEE ROTH Performs In Austin During 2026 Tour

Longtime NAPALM DEATH Guitarist MITCH HARRIS Launches TOURFLIP, New Platform Helping Bands Get Booked And Fans Pay Less

ATREYU's BRANDON SALLER Explains Decision To Re-Record 'The Curse': 'There Were Motivating Factors In Doing That'

DISTURBED's JOHN MOYER Celebrates One Year Of Sobriety

RICHIE FAULKNER On JUDAS PRIEST's In-Progress New Studio Album: 'It's Sounding Really Cool'

CARMINE APPICE Says Concert Ticket Prices Today Are 'Ridiculous': 'Who's Buying All These Tickets? Rich People?'

Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Opens Up About Throat Cancer Diagnosis: 'I Got My 'Free And Clear' About Three Weeks Ago'

Watch: GEOFF TATE Performs 'Power' Single From 'Operation: Mindcrime III' Album Live For First Time

JOEY VERA 'Would Love To' Play Shows With FATES WARNING Again: 'I Know That There's Offers Coming In From Promoters'

SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON Says Murder Of His Younger Brother Is His 'Deepest Scar': 'I Feel His Soul Is Here With Me'

SHANNON LARKIN Says SULLY ERNA 'Understood' His Reasons For Leaving GODSMACK: 'It Ended Beautifully, And There Was No Hard Feelings'

DAVE MUSTAINE On His METALLICA 'Feud': 'I Put That To Sleep So Many Years Ago'

See Video Of ANGRA's Reunion With KIKO LOUREIRO, EDU FALASCHI And AQUILES PRIESTER At 2026 BANGERS OPEN AIR

Watch: KISS Legend PETER CRISS Shares Video Recap Of First Visit To Detroit In More Than 20 Years

Former DRAGONFORCE And SKID ROW Singer ZP THEART Releases Music Video For Latest Single 'Electric Beings'

COAL CHAMBER's DEZ FAFARA On Drummer MIKEY 'BUG' COX's Cancer Battle: 'I'm Just Really Blessed That He's With Us'

NAZARETH's PETE AGNEW: New Singer GIANNI PONTILLO Was 'A Gift From The Gods'

Ex-SKID ROW Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL Releases Music Video For 'Praying For A Miracle' Single From Upcoming 'Bad Bones' Solo Album

ANDY LA ROCQUE Is Still Waiting For KING DIAMOND To Finish His Songs For Upcoming Album

KINGS OF THRASH, Featuring DAVID ELLEFSON And JEFF YOUNG, Recruits STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA For 'Bullets Ready' Single

Mini MOTÖRHEAD Museum Serving Beer And 'Lemmy Lemonade' Opens In U.K.

'The Ballad Of Judas Priest' Co-Director Says 'It Was Tricky' Getting K.K. DOWNING Involved In Official Documentary

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD Releases New Single 'All My Friends' Featuring JERIS JOHNSON

Former GREAT WHITE Bassist TONY CARDENAS-MONTANA Shares New SHADOW & THE THRILL Single 'Hangover Sex'

Louder Sound (U.K.)

“under The Applause He Leaned In And Said Clearly: ‘don’t You Dare!’” Rick Wakeman’s Label Boss Claimed To Love Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, But He’d Actually Tried To Have It Shelved. When It Became A Hit, Rick’s Award Came With A Warning

"it’s Strange To Grow Up Feeling Like 230lbs Of Mucus And Then See All These Girls Taking Their Clothes Off And Throwing Them At You." Why One Of 90s Metal's Most Unlikely Sex Symbols Wrote A 60s Pop Bop Austin Powers Would Be Proud Of

“possibly Our Lowest Point Artistically. It Sounds Like We Didn’t Have Any Idea Between Us. But We Became Much More Prolific After It”: The Hated Experimental Albums That Set Pink Floyd On The Road To The Dark Side Of The Moon

“it Became Very Ugly. When Our Manager Punched Rick Allen, We Were Dumped From The Tour.” Fistfights With Def Leppard And Bust-ups With Ac/dc: The Incredible Story Of Switzerland’s First Great Heavy Metal Band

“it’s The Realisation That Radiohead Is Only Part Of The Story”: Philip Selway Put His Solo Ambitions On Hold For 20 Years. Does He Regret It?

Child Sexual Assault Lawsuit Which Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Hoped To Get Dismissed Is Heading For Trial

“we Knew We Could Never Do What Led Zeppelin Were Doing, But What If You’re Not The Greatest Musician And Still Wanna Do It?”": Billy Idol Comes Clean About Religion, Nearly Losing A Leg, And Taking It To The Edge And Living To Tell The Tale

Former Turnstile Guitarist Brady Ebert Facing Possible Life Sentence After Charges Upgraded To Attempted First-degree Murder

Former Metallica Bassist Jason Newsted Celebrates All Clear From Throat Cancer

“when People Used To Come Over To My House, They Would Expect To See People Hanging Off Meat Hooks Cos They Been Listening To My Music”: Rap And Metal Icon Ice T’s Home Is Nothing Like You’d Expect. We Know – We Went There

“we Were Listening To Velvet Revolver. It Was The First Time In A Long Time That Slash Had Been Doing That. We Wanted To Incorporate That Vibe”: The Ott Metal Anthem That Transformed Avenged Sevenfold From Metalcore Upstarts Into Rock’n’roll Stars

“it’s To Encourage Activism… We’re More Likely To Engage If We Feel Hope”: Peter Gabriel Launches New O/i Single Won’t Stand Down

"mr Rotten Joins In The Fight, And Has A Few Kicks At The Victim." 50 Years On, Pet Shop Boys Frontman Neil Tennant Still Has Vivid Memories Of Seeing The Sex Pistols For The First Time In 1976

“gn’r’s Version Was A Bit Of A Copycat Thing – They Didn’t Try To Make It Their Own. Axl Wanted To Sound Like Dan”: The 70s Rock Classic That Was Censored By The Label, Inspired Guns N’roses And Almost Got Banned In Chile

“tony Was Always Saying, ‘we’ve Gotta Sound Like Foreigner’, Or ‘we’ve Gotta Sound Like Queen’”: Chaos, Walk-outs And An Album Ozzy Osbourne Called “disgusting” – The Sad End Of Black Sabbath’s Original Line-up

The 10 Best New Metal Songs You Need To Hear Right Now

"he Took Me Out To His Rolls-royce And Played It. I Was A Little Bit Embarrassed Because It's A Bit Saucy." The Day That Spice Girl Mel C Learned That Red Hot Chili Peppers Frontman Anthony Kiedis Had Written A Song About Her

"welcome To The Carnival Of Sin." Corpse-painted Nuns, Sparklers And Songs About Sex: Controversial Metallers Dogma Return To The Uk

"it Looked Like Somebody Had Been Sliced To Bits With A Chainsaw." Beavis And Butt-head, Pantera And Tiktok - How Sludge Metal Legends Crowbar Have Suddenly Become Bigger Than Ever

"and Then That Wicked Movie Came Out, And I Was So P*****!" How Ariana Grande's Blockbuster Sequel Ruined One Key Plan For The New Foo Fighters Album

“sounds Of The Universe Crying”: This Pop Icon’s Label Wanted A Pop Solo Album. He Gave Them A Prog Record Instead. Which Is Why They Suppressed It For Three Years

"everyone Always Looked At Me Like I Was An Alien. When I Moved To The Uk, It Felt Like Freedom." The French Misfit Who Found A Home In The British Metal Scene - And Has Become One Of Its Most Exciting Young Vocalists

"other Than A Forty-eight-piece String Orchestra, Everything Else Was The Band Or Synths." The Story Of The Global Hit Inspired By Lego And Simon & Garfunkel That Soundtracked A Martian Invasion

"eddfest Could Even Become A Festival That Didn't Have Iron Maiden In It, Just Bands In The Same Spirit." Bruce Dickinson Says Iron Maiden's Knebworth Party Could Continue Without Them

"you're Never Too Old To Learn A Bit About Technique." Colin Blunstone On The Zombies, Keeping It In The Family, And Looking After What Suzannah Hoffs Calls His "just Plain Sexy" Voice

"i Can't Physically Breathe If I Can’t Play Music." With A Musical Education From His Grandfather, Former Busker Ty Freeman Is Now Playing With His Childhood Heroes

Nudity On Stage, Handing Out Drugs At Shows, Police Searches, Stabbings And A Fatal Crash: The Roots Of Hawkwind, The “barbarians With Electronics” Accused Of Stealing Paul Mccartney’s Bass

"i Think I Kinda Blew It." After Her Bid For Stardom Stumbled, Fiona Became A Suburban Soccer Mom. But The Death Of Warrant's Jani Lane Inspired Her To Give Rock One Last Shot

"this Band Was And Is My Life." The New Issue Of Metal Hammer Magazine Celebrates 30 Years Of Him With A World Exclusive Ville Valo Interview

"we Live In A Secluded Village Where The Belief In Witches Was Still Very Much Alive Just A Few Decades Ago." Meet The Forest-dwelling Duo Exploring Hungary's Wild And Magical Folklore Through Black Metal

Loudwire (US)

Shannon Larkin Says Sully Erna 'Understood' Why He Left Godsmack

Jason Newsted Celebrates 'Free and Clear' Cancer Update

Ex-Turnstile Guitarist May Face Life in Jail With Upgraded Charge

Dave Grohl Bets You Can't Guess Pat Smear's Favorite Musician

Photos - See Grunge Stars Before + After Getting Famous

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

CKY Postpone May 2026 Tour Due to Injury - See Statement

Judge Dismisses Majority of Lawsuit Against Steven Tyler

Rock Stars Celebrating Birthdays in May

25 New Rock + Metal Tours Announced This Past Week

Nick Hexum Interview: New 311 Music, Tour With Dirty Heads + More

The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today

10 Times Rock Bands Made the Best Covers of Disney Songs

Daughter of Kanye West + Kim Kardashian Just Dropped a Metal Song

An Unreleased Type O Negative Song Has Been Unearthed

The 11 Best Nu-Metal Albums of All Time (Ranked)

Sons of KISS' Stanley and Simmons Reveal Debut Album Details

Photos - 20 Rock and Metal Stars in 1986 Vs. Now

Wrestler Inspired By Iron Maiden Makes WWE In-Ring Debut

Ozzy 30-Year Secret Cologne Is Getting a Special Limited Release

Chuck Billy Announces Memoir With 'Two Testaments' Of His Story

Did Dave Grohl Just Debunk a Huge Myth About Kurt Cobain?

Taylor Swift Praises 2 Major 2000s Pop-Punk and Emo Stars

Review - 'Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition' Documentary

Dani Filth Reflects on Cradle of Filth's Legacy + Upcoming Tour

Every Band That Played Ozzfest From A to Z

Metallica to Reissue 'Reload' With 'Massive' Box Set

Backlash Over Kid Rock's Army Helicopter Flight With Pete Hegseth

10 Nearly Perfect 1980s Rock Albums (+ the Songs That Must Go)

Slipknot Classic Lands in Short Film From Iconic Fashion Brand

Ultimate Classic Rock (US)

Rolling Stones Puzzle Seems to Confirm New Album Title and Cover

Robert Plant, David Byrne Highlight Big Ears 2026: Live Review

Duran Duran Never Met the Artist Behind Their Iconic 'Rio' Cover

Revisiting Joy Division's Final Concert: Set List + Audio

Rock Legends Who Never Had a No. 1 Hit Single

Hear a New Chris Cornell Tribute From King Ultramega

Who Are the 'Big 4' of Southern Rock?

Hear Peter Gabriel's New Song, 'Won't Stand Down'

50 Years Ago: Alan Parsons' Bold Start on 'Tales of Mystery'

What It Was Really Like Growing Up a Country Kid in the '80s

Watch David Lee Roth Cover Billy Joel's 'New York State of Mind'

The Day Muddy Waters Died

Who Are the 'Big 4' of Glam Rock?

Sons of Kiss' Stanley and Simmons Reveal Debut Album Details

Photos - 20 Rock and Metal Stars in 1986 Vs. Now

Lynyrd Skynyrd Sets Fall 2026 Tour Plans

38 Special Adds Almost 20 Headlining Dates Around Kansas Tour

Grand Funk Railroad Extends Summer Tour After Lead Singer's Retirement

Top 40 'Baby' Songs of All Time

Gene Simmons Announces 2026 Canadian Tour Dates

Beach Boys Set More Than 40 World Tour Dates for the Summer

How Jon Anderson Created His First Solo Album

Ten ’70s Wacky Packages Cards That Hit Very Different Now

Metallica Celebrates 'ReLoad''s Upcoming 30th Anniversary With Deluxe Set

Europe Announces 'Come This Madness' Album, Drops First Single

20 Chuck Leavell Collaborations You May Not Know About

Win an Eagles 'One of These Nights' Box Set

Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth Unveils Summer 2026 Tour Dates

15 Toys That Could Have Killed Us in the '70s and '80s

Bruce Springsteen Takes the High Road in Austin: Review + Photos