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1. 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...

2. 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...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. 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...

6. 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...

7. 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...

8. 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...

9. 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...

10. 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",...

11. Watch: MATT SORUM And MACY GRAY Speak To Coachella Valley Students About Value Of Arts Education

    
    On September 25, 2025, Grammy-winning artists Macy Gray and Matt Sorum (ex-GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) spent a day with more than 100 students from six Coachella Valley elementary schools as part of a special music workshop at Agua Caliente Elementary School in Cathedral City, California. This s...

12. KREATOR's FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ Knows His Role In The Band: 'I'm Contributing On Different Levels', He Says

    
    In a new interview with Jai That Aussie Metal Guy, bassist Frédéric Leclercq of German/Finnish/French thrash metal veterans KREATOR was asked how his role in the band has evolved since he joined the group six years ago. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Very soon in the game, when I joi...

13. ADRIAN SMITH On IRON MAIDEN's Change From Physical Backdrops To Digital Screens On 'Run For Your Lives' Tour: 'It Was A Conscious Thing'

    
    In a new interview with Spain's El Jevilongo, IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith was asked about the fact that the band's production for the ongoing "Run For Your Lives" 50th-anniversary tour includes digital screens instead of physical backdrops and props which characterized MAIDEN's previous shows...

14. Former VOIVOD Frontman ERIC FORREST's E-FORCE To Release 'Voivod Revisited' Album Next Spring

    
    E-FORCE, the band led by ex-VOIVOD vocalist/bassist Eric Forrest, is putting the finishing touches on a new album, "Voivod Revisited". In an interview with Chile's iRock, Forrest said the effort will contain re-recordings of songs from the two VOIVOD albums he appeared on, 1995's "Negatron" and 1997...

15. DAVE MUSTAINE Explains Why MEGADETH's Upcoming Album And Tour Will Be The Band's Last

    
    During a December 5 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine spoke about the band's recently announced "farewell" tour, which will officially launch in 2026. The trek, dubbed the "This Was Our Life" tour, will be in support of MEGADETH's upcoming "final...