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Hot on the heels of the massive second leg of "Knotfest Roadshow 2022" tour, SLIPKNOT announced today that it will be hitting the road for its fall tour, this time with horror-themed metal maestros ICE NINE KILLS and metalcore titans CROWN THE EMPIRE. Produced by Live Nation, the run will kick off on September 20 in Nashville, Tennessee and hit an additional eight cities before culminating in Irvine, California on October 7. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Tuesday, […]

Legendary AEROSMITH guitarist and songwriter Joe Perry has confirmed three Northeast solo gigs in July for THE JOE PERRY PROJECT: Thursday July 21 at Hampton Beach Casino in Hampton, New Hampshire; Friday, July 22 at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts; and Saturday, July 23 at the Atlantic City Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. These performances mark the first solo shows for Perry in more than four years (around the release of his 2018 "Sweetzerland […]

Ozzy Osbourne is about to undergo a "major operation" which will "determine the rest of his life." The singer's wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, announced on U.K.'s "The Talk" on Wednesday evening (June 8) that she would be flying to America on Thursday to be by her 73-year-old husband's side. During the TalkTV show, co-host Vanessa Feltz asked if Sharon was traveling back to Los Angeles and added: "I'm sorry to hear that Ozzy has a big operation coming up as […]

The official lyric video for "Welcome To The Circus", a brand new song from FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "AfterLife", which is due on August 19. The "Afterlife" title track, which was released as a single in April, has just given FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH the most consecutive No. 1s on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The song is the band's 12th total No. 1 and […]

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has shared a short clip of the band rehearsing for its upcoming U.S. tour. A 34-second snippet of Zack De La Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk and Tim Commerford playing "War Within A Breath" this past Tuesday (June 7) at their Southern California studio can be streamed below. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's comeback tour, which will mark the reunited rap-metal quartet's first live shows in over a decade, will kick off July 9 in East […]

Celebrating the first anniversary of its chart-topping, critically acclaimed ninth album "Nowhere Generation", RISE AGAINST returns with the surprise release of a new EP, "Nowhere Generation II", via Loma Vista Recordings. The five-song collection — written and recorded alongside "Nowhere Generation" and featuring production by Bill Stevenson (THE DESCENDENTS, BLACK FLAG) — is out digitally worldwide now alongside the premiere of a new, Ryan Valdez-directed video for its propulsive lead single "Last Man Standing". "'Last Man Standing' was a way of expressing some […]

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell has released the official music video for the song "Had To Know". The Jim Louvau-directed clip was filmed during Jerry's recent North American tour in support of his latest solo album, "Brighten", and is a compilation of memorable moments from many nights on the road. Cantrell kicked off the "Brighten" tour on March 24 at the Palace Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jerry's band for the trek consisted of Tyler Bates (guitar),Greg Puciato (backing vocals),Gil Sharone (drums),George Adrian (bass),Michael […]

POISON has shared a short video from the rehearsals for the band's upcoming "The Stadium Tour". The clip, which can be seen below, notably features a clean-shaven C.C. DeVille, less than a week after the 60-year-old POISON guitarist posted a photo of him sporting a full beard. The members of POISON were once synonymous with androgynous, glammed-out hair rock, including such fashion choices as hair spray, lipstick and spandex. "It was a statement," bassist Bobby Dall explained to Miami New […]

UGLY KID JOE will release a new studio album, "Rad Wings Of Destiny", on October 21. The official music video for the first single from the LP, "That Ain't Livin'", can be seen below. "Rad Wings Of Destiny" sees UGLY KID JOE re-teaming producer Mark Dodson who was behind the desk for the band's debut album, "America's Least Wanted", which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. "'That Ain't Livin'' is a tip of the hat to old-school AC/DC 'Powerage' rock and roll," […]

  Rocklahoma will return this Labor Day Weekend, taking place on Friday, September 2, Saturday, September 3, and Sunday, September 4 at Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside of Tulsa. This year, Rocklahoma will celebrate America's biggest Labor Day Weekend Party as well as 15 years of rocklahoma. The three-day camping festival features some of today's top rock artists, including KORN, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SHINEDOWN, EVANESCENCE, MEGADETH, SEETHER, THREE DAYS GRACE, CYPRESS HILL, JELLY ROLL, and many […]