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1. JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER And WITHIN TEMPTATION's RUUD JOLIE Open Up About Their Love For 'Star Wars'

   
   JUDAS PRIEST's Richie Faulkner and WITHIN TEMPTATION's Ruud Jolie recently went on Side Jams With Bryan Reesman to talk about their love for "Star Wars". Richie also spoke about his and PRIEST's connection to Lucasfilm and working with Christopher Lee. Richie and Ruud became friends on the 2007 WITH...

2. Watch: IRON MAIDEN Performs 'Infinite Dreams' Live For First Time In 38 Years At 2026 'Run For Your Lives' Tour Kick-Off

   
   British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN kicked off the 2026 leg of their "Run For Your Lives" world tour Saturday night (May 23) at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) in Athens, Greece. Although most of the setlist has remained the same as the one for the 2025 leg of "Run For Your Lives",...

3. DEAN DELEO's ONE MORE SATELLITE Completes Work On Second Album

   
   ONE MORE SATELLITE, the collaboration between STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist Dean DeLeo and U.K.-based vocalist and lyricist Pete Shoulder, has mixed and mastered its second album for a tentative fall 2026 release. In a new interview with Ronni Hunter of the 99.7 The Blitz radio station, Dean stated...

4. BAD BRAINS' DARRYL JENIFER Announces New Instrumental Album 'The Weather Channel'

   
   Darryl Jenifer — bassist and founding member of the legendary hardcore innovators BAD BRAINS — returns with "The Weather Channel", a new instrumental album arriving July 17 on Org Music on LP, CD and digital formats. Rooted in exploratory jazz and threaded with elements of fusion, dub, psychedelia,...

5. BEARTOOTH's CALEB SHOMO: 'I Am A Proudly Gay Man'

   
   BEARTOOTH vocalist Caleb Shomo has publicly come out as gay following recent online speculation surrounding his personal life. Shomo's announcement comes after the singer temporarily stepped away from social media amid backlash and homophobic comments related to his appearance in the music video tha...

6. EXODUS's GARY HOLT: 'I Don't Wanna Die On Stage'

   
   In a new interview with Oran O'Beirne of Fistful Of Metal magazine, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt spoke about the possibility of the band one day calling it quits, similar to the way MEGADETH recently announced its farewell tour. "Well, I don't wanna die on stage," he said laughing. "I've spent a lot o...

7. SOUNDGARDEN Is Still 'In The Process' Of Finishing Final Album With CHRIS CORNELL: 'It's Very, Very Important To All Of Us'

   
   In a new interview with LifeMinute editor-in-chief Joann Butler, guitarist Kim Thayil discussed the album he and the other surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN are working on featuring previously unreleased recordings they made with late frontman Chris Cornell before his 2017 death. Thayil, drummer Matt...

8. DEF LEPPARD Releases Pro-Shot Video Of 'Personal Jesus' Performance From 2026 Las Vegas Residency

   
   DEF LEPPARD has shared professionally filmed video of the band's cover of DEPECHE MODE's "Personal Jesus", filmed during the group's third Las Vegas residency, "Def Leppard Live At Caesars Palace: The Las Vegas Residency", which was held this past February. The 12-show run followed sold-out residenc...

9. JACK OSBOURNE Says OZZY 'Would Be Into' The Idea Of A.I. Avatar: 'It's Gonna Be So Tasteful What We're Doing'

   
   During a May 22 livestream on his YouTube channel, Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack addressed some of the negative feedback he and the rest of the Osbourne family have received to the recently announced Ozzy A.I. avatar, which is coming to life through a partnership between Hyperreal, the digital human...

10. Watch: METALLICA Covers TANKARD's Version Of Anthem Of German Football Club EINTRACHT FRANKFURT

    
    During METALLICA's May 22 concert at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo performed a cover of "Schwarz-Weiß Wie Schnee" (English-language translation: "Black And White As Snow"), TANKARD's version of the anthem of the German...

11. FEMME FATALE's LORRAINE LEWIS Guests On BLACKLIST UNION's Cover Of 'Jackson'

    
    Dirty rock n' roll is alive and kicking, and BLACKLIST UNION has lit the fuse by releasing its blistering new version of "Jackson",, the iconic duet popularized by Johnny Cash and June Carter, featuring none other than rock icon Lorraine Lewis of FEMME FATALE. The track is already being hailed as...

12. DONNIE VIE Shares Title Track Of Upcoming 'Beautiful Things' Album Re-Release

    
    For more than four decades, Donnie Vie has remained one of rock music's most distinctive melodic voices — a songwriter capable of balancing emotional honesty with towering hooks and timeless power-pop craftsmanship. On Friday, May 22, Vie released the digital single "Beautiful Things", a radiant and...

13. Ex-ASKING ALEXANDRIA Singer DENIS 'STOFF' SHAFOROSTOV Returns With New DRAG ME OUT Single 'Can't Keep On Running Away'

    
    Acclaimed Eastern European emotional metalcore band DRAG ME OUT, led by Denis "Stoff" Shaforostov, the charismatic frontman and former singer for MAKE ME FAMOUS and ASKING ALEXANDRIA, has released a brand new single, "Can't Keep On Running Away", via Life Or Death. DRAG ME OUT continues to carve its...

14. Ex-SKID ROW Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL Releases Music Video For 'Who's The Winner' Single From 'Bad Bones' Solo Album

    
    Former SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall has released the official music video for "Who's The Winner", a powerful track from his latest solo album, "Bad Bones", which came out on May 22. After years of fronting some of rock's most iconic acts, Erik returns with his first fully original solo LP. Known wo...

15. ILLUMISHADE, Featuring ELUVEITIE Members, Returns With New Single 'Paralyzed'

    
    Swiss modern metal outfit ILLUMISHADE, featuring ELUVEITIE vocalist Fabienne Erni and guitarist Jonas Wolf, has released a new single, "Paralyzed". A dark, pulsating testament to the group's originality, the song plants its undeniable hook immediately before a crushing, whammy-ridden riff takes you...