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1. CRADLE OF FILTH Announces Spring 2026 U.S. Tour With SUFFOCATION, GHOST BATH And CULTUS BLACK

   
   British extreme metal veterans CRADLE OF FILTH will embark on a U.S. tour next spring. Support on the trek will come from SUFFOCATION, GHOST BATH and CULTUS BLACK. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, December 12 at 10 a.m. local time. 2026 tour dates: April 30 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater May...

2. GORGUTS To Enter Studio Around March 2026 To Begin Recording Long-Awaited New Album

   
   In a new interview with Capital Chaos TV, guitarist/vocalist Luc Lemay of Canadian death metal veterans GORGUTS spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited new studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I was telling myself, as soon as we're bac...

3. GRAHAM BONNET Says His BRUCE DICKINSON Duet Will Be Called 'The Fifth Force Of Nature'

   
   On a new episode of the "Talk Louder" podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS), legendary rock singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, ALCATRAZZ, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) confirmed that the next studio album...

4. Watch: SLASH Joins MYLES KENNEDY On Stage In Anaheim For 'Behind The Veil' Performance

   
   GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash joined his SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS bandmate Myles Kennedy on stage last night (Sunday, December 7) at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California to perform the song "Behind The Veil". The original version of "Behind The Veil" was featured...

5. METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN And GUNS N' ROSES Among POLLSTAR's Most Popular Touring Artists Of The New Millennium

   
   METALLICA, BON JOVI, IRON MAIDEN and GUNS N' ROSES have made concert trade publication Pollstar's list of the top 25 "Most Popular Touring Artists Of The Millennium", based on ticket sales from January 1, 2001 to the end of 2025. METALLICA came in at No. 8 with over 15.5 million tickets sold at 562...

6. TOM KEIFER, QUEENSRŸCHE, BUCKCHERRY And WHITE LION Set For 2026 Edition Of M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

   
   CINDERELLA's Tom Keifer and QUEENSRŸCHE will be the headliners of the 2026 edition of the M3 Rock Festival, set to take place May 2, 2026 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Also scheduled to appear are BUCKCHERRY, WHITE LION, BARRY GOUDREAU'S ENGINE ROOM, FASTER PUSSYCAT, TRIXT...

7. Watch: CHRIS HOLMES And TOMMY SKEOCH Perform Cover Of NEIL YOUNG's 'Rockin' In The Free World' In West Seneca, New York

   
   Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes joined BAD MARRIAGE, the band featuring former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch, on stage this past Saturday (December 6) at The Rockin' Buffalo in West Seneca, New York to perform a cover of the Neil Young classic "Rockin' In The Free World". Video of Holmes's...

8. DAVID LEE ROTH Announces First Solo Concert Of 2026

   
   David Lee Roth has announced his first solo concert of 2026. The 71-year-old former VAN HALEN singer will play the BMO Pavilion in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 20, 2026 as part of what is being billed as "A Night With David Lee Roth". The artist presale will begin on Wednesday, December 10 at 10 a.m...

9. BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD: METALLICA's 'LARS ULRICH Is A Brilliant Drummer'

   
   During BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's December 2025 radio show as part of the LA Radio Sessions, which airs Sundays at 10 a.m. (Pacific Time) on 99.1 KLBP-FM in Long Beach and also online at KLBP.org, he played METALLICA's "Enter Sandman". Bill later discussed METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and th...

10. TOTO Announces Summer 2026 North American Tour With CHRISTOPHER CROSS And THE ROMANTICS

    
    TOTO, Christopher Cross and THE ROMANTICS have announced plans to tour North America next summer. Produced by Live Nation, the run will commence on July 15 in Bethel, New York at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, with 32 appearances planned prior to the final event on August 30 in Toronto, Ontar...

11. AVENGED SEVENFOLD And GOOD CHARLOTTE Announce Summer 2026 North American Tour

    
    AVENGED SEVENFOLD and GOOD CHARLOTTE will join together next summer for a North American tour, marking a rare moment that unites two massively influential bands with deep roots and friendship spanning decades. While both acts have helped define their respective corners of rock music, this...

12. BAD BRAINS Form Partnership With TRUST RECORDS

    
    The iconic and highly influential punk rock band BAD BRAINS announced today that they have partnered with Trust Records, the company formed to ensure that classic punk and hardcore music continues to endure. Under the new deal, Trust Records will continue to ensure that the band's music is available...

13. Watch: NICKO MCBRAIN And PAT TRAVERS Perform Three-Song Set At Rock N Roll Ribs 16th-Anniversary Celebration

    
    On Saturday, December 6, IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain performed a set of MAIDEN classics with TITANIUM TART at the 16th-anniversary celebration for Rock N Roll Ribs, the barbecue restaurant owned by McBrain and close friend Mitch Tanne, in Coral Springs, Florida. Also appearing at the event...

14. PETER CRISS Says Receiving Kennedy Center Honor Is 'A Dream': 'I Never Thought I'd Be Doing Something Like This'

    
    The three living original members of KISS — guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley, bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and drummer Peter Criss — reunited on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 7 in Washington D.C., less than two months after the death of their longtime bandmate, orig...

15. Watch: STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Perform Medley Of Biggest Hits At LAS VEGAS RAIDERS Vs. DENVER BRONCOS Game

    
    Grammy Award-winning rock band STONE TEMPLE PILOTS took the stage at Las Vegas, Nevada's Allegiant Stadium for halftime when the Las Vegas Raiders hosted the Denver Broncos on Sunday, December 7. The band performed a medley of some of its biggest hits, including "Plush", "Vasoline", "Big Empty",...