Month: June 2022

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has issued a statement blasting the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling Friday (June 24) that Americans no longer have a constitutional right to abortion. The conservative-leaning Supreme Court's decision ruling came in a case involving Mississippi's request to overturn Roe v. Wade — the court's 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the United States — and uphold a state law that bars the procedure 15 weeks after […]

During an appearance on this past Tuesday's (June 21) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was asked if the band's current participation in "The Stadium Tour" will lead to further activity from the Bret Michaels-fronted outfit, perhaps in the form of new music and more shows in other parts of the world. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, you know what? I hope so. I'm definitely all about doing that. And there has been talk […]

Openly Christian hard rockers STRYPER have released a new single and lyric video, "Rise To The Call". The song is taken from their upcoming album, which is set for release later this year via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up to 2020's "Even The Devil Believes" was produced by guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet and was once again recorded at SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts. Sweet commented: "Although we have faced many obstacles over the past few years, we were somehow able to […]

KING'S X, comprised of Doug "Dug" Pinnick, Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill, will release its 13th studio album, "Three Sides Of One", on September 2. The LP's heavy first single, "Let It Rain", can be streamed below. Pinnick comments: 'When I think of it, KING'S X feels like a couple of old best friends coming together, shooting the shit, and having a good time, it's instinctual. "When I would listen to demo tapes of Jerry and Ty for the record, it gave […]

Mark September 9 on your calendar as the release date for "Patient Number 9", Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne's new album and the first since his critically acclaimed, worldwide, chart-topping 2020 "Ordinary Man" release. The album's first single and video, the "Patient Number 9" title track, has been released. The clip, which was directed by comic book legend Todd McFarlane — who created the "Spawn" universe and won two Emmys for his groundbreaking animated series of […]

TALAS will release a new album, "1985", on September 23 via Metal Blade Records. The LP's latest single, "Crystal Clear", can be streamed below. Formed in the early 1970s and dissolved in 1985, TALAS may have never reached arena-headlining status but they were an integral part of the early 1980s hard rock scene, and their long-awaited return does not disappoint. "The time was right and we were all into it, no one needed any convincing, we […]

SPIRITBOX has dropped its first new music since the band's incendiary, chart-topping debut album, "Eternal Blue". The new release comes in the form of a three-track single titled "Rotoscope" and sees SPIRITBOX bringing its unique spin to a more industrial, 1990s alt-rock-tinged sound. The new drop is accompanied by an official music video directed by Max Moore which can be viewed below. "Rotoscope" track listing: 01. Rotoscope 02. Sew Me Up 03. Hysteria Fresh off of a run of incredible U.S. […]

MEGADETH will cap a summer of successful global touring with the release of its highly anticipated sixteenth studio album, "The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!", on September 2 via UMe. Featuring twelve new tracks, "The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!" will be made available on CD, vinyl, and cassette, as well as digitally through all online partners. There will also be a limited deluxe edition 2LP, 12-track album pressed on 180g black vinyl […]

Formed in 1968, the original ALICE COOPER band forged a theatrical brand of hard rock that was destined to shock and had never been seen before. Within five years, they would release no fewer than seven studio albums, amongst them their international breakthrough "School's Out" (including the Top 10 hit of the same name) and the U.S. No. 1 "Billion Dollar Babies" (1973). By 1974, the band had risen to the upper echelon of rock stardom... […]