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1. AVATAR Announces November/December 2026 European Tour

   
   Following a monumental summer that sees AVATAR supporting METALLICA on their global juggernaut and lighting up some of Europe's most iconic festival stages before heading Down Under to Australia, the Swedish theatrical metal titans are ready to end the year on their own terms. AVATAR are thrilled to...

2. GANG GREEN Announces 'Another Wasted Night' 40th-Anniversary Shows

   
   Legendary Boston hardcore punk icons GANG GREEN, led by founder Chris Doherty, are returning to the East Coast for a select run of live dates in July and August alongside Boston punk legends THE FUS, TREE and WORM, celebrating the 40th anniversary of their landmark release "Another Wasted Night". Wi...

3. RICHIE KOTZEN Surprises Fans With Newly Recorded Song 'Catch A Star'

   
   As creativity doesn't move within the confines of specific timelines, it didn't take Richie Kotzen long to start working on new music. Fresh off a world tour, inspiration struck and he immediately went into the studio, breathing new life into a track he had been sitting on, patiently waiting for the...

4. BOKASSA Returns With New Single 'Doesn't Matter If You Love It Here'

   
   Norwegian stoner punk trio BOKASSA returns in grand style with its brand new single, "Doesn't Matter If You Love It Here". A melodic stoner rock banger with a metallic edge and sun-scorched desert vibe, the track feels tailor-made for long road trips, hazy summer days, and late nights ready to erupt...

5. STAIND's AARON LEWIS Announces 'Give My Country Back' Solo Album, Shares Title Track

   
   Multi-platinum-selling country artist and STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis will release his new solo album, "Give My Country Back", on July 17 via Big Machine Label Group. To celebrate the announcement, Lewis has dropped the album's title track, "Give My Country Back", today. With his sixth solo country...

6. PAUL DI'ANNO Documentary Director Says IRON MAIDEN Members Didn't Want To Participate In The Making Of The Film: 'It Was A Massive Bummer'

   
   Cleopatra Entertainment recently announced the theatrical release of the documentary film "Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer" into U.K. cinemas at Birmingham's Mockingbird Cinema, followed by screenings in the U.K.'s Light Cinema chain. The film will also see its North American theatrical premiere...

7. OZZY OSBOURNE's A.I. Avatar To Appear In 'Proto Luma' Units In U.K. And U.S. Beginning Late Summer

   
   On Wednesday (May 20), Sharon and Jack Osbourne announced the creation of an A.I. avatar of Ozzy Osbourne during a talk called "The Enduring Legacy Of A Rock Icon And His Family: Ozzy Osbourne And The Osbournes" on the License Global main stage at Licensing Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention...

8. THE DARKNESS Releases Theme Song For New 'Masters Of The Universe Movie'

   
   British rockers THE DARKNESS have released "Masters Of The Universe", the theme tune to this year's long-awaited He-Man movie "Masters Of The Universe", which premiered earlier this week at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. The track was written by written by THE DARKNESS frontman Ju...

9. THE PRETTY RECKLESS Releases Title Track Of Upcoming 'Dear God' Album

   
   THE PRETTY RECKLESS has released "Dear God", the title track of the band's upcoming fifth studio album, arriving June 26 via Fearless Records. With the "Dear God" title cut, THE PRETTY RECKLESS leans into a haunting and emotionally driven sound, led by frontwoman Taylor Momsen's commanding vocals a...

10. CROWBAR To Record Live Album In Louisiana

    
    Louisiana metal legends CROWBAR will play a free concert on Friday, July 17 at Southport Music Hall in Jefferson, Louisiana. The show will be professionally recorded and filmed for future release. On Thursday (May 21), CROWBAR founder, vocalist and guitarist Kirk Windstein released a video message i...

11. BRET MICHAELS: 'All Members Of POISON Agreed That We Will Not Perform As POISON Without All Four Original Members'

    
    Bret Michaels says that he and his POISON bandmates have agreed that they would not perform under the POISON name without "all four original members". Bret's comments come just a day after POISON drummer Rikki Rockett once again expressed optimism that the band would hit the road in 2027 to commemor...

12. EICCA TOPPINEN Confirms APOCALYPTICA Has Started Work On New Album: 'We're Getting Back At It', He Says

    
    In a new interview with Hollie Nicole of Teaser Talk, Eicca Toppinen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA spoke about the band's plans to release new music. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We recorded, we did two features during the winter now in Europe, two songs. And also we've bee...

13. JEFF BECK's 'Definitive' Biography 'Blow By Blow: The Jeff Beck Story' Due In July

    
    Da Capo has announced "Blow By Blow: The Jeff Beck Story" by Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill, the first biography to fully capture the life, music, and mystery of this singular artist. Drawing on more than 30 hours of original interviews with Beck, along with extensive conversations with friends and co...

14. CHRIS POLAND: 'I Like All The Different Versions Of MEGADETH'

    
    In a new interview with Omar Rodriguez of The Metal Mixtape, former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland was asked if he thinks all the lineup changes the band has gone though in the last four decades, particularly when it comes to lead guitarists, has negatively affected MEGADETH's ability to stay consi...

15. RUDY SARZO Is Working On New Solo Music: 'I Really Wanted To Go Back To My Roots Of Music That I Grew Up Playing And Loving'

    
    In a new interview with Judy Rosenfeld of the "Electric Crush" weekly Internet radio show, legendary hard rock bassist Rudy Sarzo confirmed that he is "working on new music" which he is planning on releasing independently in the not-too-distant future. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...