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NONPOINT launched its independent record label 361 Degrees Records LLC in January 2021. They filmed the process of starting the label and making new music in a docu-series titled "A Path To Independence" that can be seen on the band's YouTube and official web site. In December, NONPOINT released its latest EP, "Ruthless". This follows their independent label plan of delivering music to their fans through more frequent releases and videos from the band. Asked in a new interview with […]

David Lee Roth has hinted that he will take part in an all-star VAN HALEN tribute project with Alex Van Halen and Joe Satriani. Last month, Satriani confirmed to the "Rock Of Nations With Dave Kinchen" classic rock show that the trio has been in regular contact over the past year "about doing something — a tour, something like that — that was gonna be a true tribute to [late VAN HALEN guitarist] Eddie [Van Halen] and the VAN HALEN legacy," he said. The 65-year-old guitarist […]

3RD SECRET, the new band featuring SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil, NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic and SOUNDGARDEN and PEARL JAM drummer Matt Cameron, has shared a new music video for "Rhythm Of The Ride". The song was recorded by Erik Friend and mixed by longtime Seattle producer Jack Endino. The group, whose lineup is rounded out by Bubba Dupree, guitarist for D.C. hardcore outfit VOID and alt-metal supergroup HATER (also featuring Cameron),and vocalists Jennifer Johnson and Jillian Raye (Novoselic's bandmate in GIANTS IN THE TREES),surprised-released its self-titled debut album, recorded and mixed by Endino, on April 11. In the […]

SHINEDOWN have released a soaring and poignant anthem, "Daylight". Offering an assurance that you are never alone, the single's meaningful portrait of a vital human connection reflects the importance of our relationships and the people in our lives whose support and empathy help get us through to the next day. The track is taken from SHINEDOWN's upcoming album, "Planet Zero", which will arrive on July 1 via Atlantic. Comments singer Brent Smith: "This is about the […]

As rock superstars DEF LEPPARD return with a brand-new album, "Diamond Star Halos", vocalist Joe Elliott insists that the album format is still important — at least for DEF LEPPARD. "When we got together in 2014 we noticed a trend of people releasing one song a month," Elliott tells Rock Candy writer Jon Hotten in an exclusive cover story that runs over 12 pages in the new issue of the magazine. "They might bang them all together on an album two years […]

Platinum-selling rock band FALLING IN REVERSE, which is racking up 12 million streams per week, has shared the video for the brand new single "Voices In My Head". "Voices In My Head" follows "Zombified", which recently ascended to No. 1 on the active rock radio charts. Both tracks will appear on FALLING IN REVERSE's forthcoming "Neon Zombie" EP. For the track, frontman Ronnie Radke had a very specific and clear vision for the video, saying: "I wanted to […]

Reelz has released a "sneak peek" at "Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Eddie Van Halen", which will premiere on Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Check it out below. "Autopsy: The Last Hours Of…" is a documentary series that reveals the truth behind the controversial deaths of global icons and people whose untimely deaths were surrounded by scandal and intense media attention. Fact and fiction are forever separated through reconstructions […]

JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro has opened up about his battle with "long COVID", a condition characterized by symptoms of COVID-19 and other syndromes months after the initial illness has subsided. Navarro discussed his long-term effects of coronavirus less than two weeks after JANE'S ADDICTION was forced to pull out of this year's Welcome To Rockville festival due to his lingering health problems. On Saturday (May 28),Navarro shared a new photo of himself on Instagram, and he included the following […]

Former KISS guitarists Vinnie Vincent, Ace Frehley and Bruce Kulick performed together for the first time ever at this year's Creatures Fest, which is taking place this weekend at Nashville's Sonesta Nashville Airport Hotel. Vincent started his set Saturday night (May 28) with around 15 minutes of guitar shredding before he played the KISS classic "I Love It Loud" accompanied by a backing track. Kulick then joined him for "War Machine" before Frehley also stepped in for "Deuce" and "Cold Gin". According to fans attending the event, "phones/video/audio" during Vinnie's set were […]

In a new interview with Modern Drummer, former GUNS N' ROSES member Matt Sorum recalled auditioning for the drummer slot in David Lee Roth's solo band in 1985, a gig that eventually went to Greg Bissonette. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Literally when I came out that door, there was Greg Bissonette and Mark Craney standing there. But no one knew [the audition] was for David Lee Roth. We all got called by Steve Vai. And we were, like, 'Steve Vai? It's that […]