GWAR Announces 'The Stoned Age' Fall 2024 Tour With DARK FUNERAL, SQUID PISSER And CANCER BATS - Heavy Metal - NewsLocker (2024)

Shock rock legends GWAR will embark on "The Stoned Age Tour" this fall in support of their most recent album, "The New Dark Ages". The trek will launch on October 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada at House Of Blues and then wrap up the tour on November 20 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Brooklyn Bowl. The tour...

VIXEN's BRITT LIGHTNING Wasn't Involved In Decision To Change Singers Again, But 'Trusts' That It Will Be 'A Positive' Move

During a new appearance on the Battleline Podcast, VIXEN guitarist Brittany Denaro (a.k.a. Britt Lightning) discussed the decision to part ways with the band's singer of the past five years, Lorraine Lewis. Asked what she would say to fans who are concerned that VIXEN bears little resemblance to the...

TESLA, KROKUS, EXTREME, WINGER, MICHAEL MONROE, L.A. GUNS, PRETTY MAIDS, Others Set For 2025 'Monsters Of Rock Cruise'

The annual Monsters Of Rock Cruise (MORC), which bills itself as "the world's premier hard rock and heavy metal fan immersive music cruise," is returning for its thirteenth year.
Promoter On the Blue Cruises has announced the five-day/five-night full-ship music charter will set sail March 10-15, 202...

ARMORED SAINT's JOHN BUSH Finds Side Project Home In CATEGORY 7: 'Everyone Is Beyond Talented'

By David E. Gehlke
The John Bush story now practically writes itself: The singer co-founded ARMORED SAINT in 1982, declined an offer to front METALLICA in 1984, left ARMORED SAINT for ANTHRAX in 1992, reformed ARMORED SAINT in 1999 (while still doing ANTHRAX), was replaced in ANTHRAX by a returning...

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FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE To Release 'Opera' Album In August

Italian symphonic death metal maestros FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE are finally back with their brand new, sixth album titled "Opera", a gut-wrenching musical journey inspired by the tragic mountain-climbing accident occurred to their frontman and mastermind Francesco Paoli in 2021.
Due out August 23 via Nuc...

See 4K Video Of JUDAS PRIEST's Entire Barcelona Concert During Spring 2024 'Invincible Shield' Tour

Fan-filmed video of JUDAS PRIEST's entire June 13 concert at Sant Jordi Club in Barcelona, Spain can be seen below.
Featured songs:
00:01 Panic Attack
05:27 You've Got Another Thing Comin'
12:15 Rapid Fire
16:24 Breaking The Law
18:49 Gates Of Hell
23:37 Love Bites
28:25 Devil's Child
33:10 Riding O...

Watch: SAMMY HAGAR Plays Acoustic Set At Grand Opening Of Stage Red In Fontana, California

Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer and former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar was honored in his former hometown of Fontana, California on Saturday, June 15 with the official grand opening of Stage Red Theater. Named for Hagar, who is famously nicknamed the "Red Rocker," the historic 300-seat theater was co...

MICHAEL SCHENKER's 'My Years With UFO' Album To Feature Guest Appearances By AXL ROSE, STEPHEN PEARCY, DEE SNIDER, Others

Axl Rose (GUNS N' ROSES), Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER), Joey Tempest (EUROPE), Roger Glover (DEEP PURPLE), Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW), Biff Byford (SAXON) and Stephen Pearcy (RATT) are among the musicians who appear on "My Years With UFO", the new album from Michael Schenker on which the legendary Ger...

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Ex-VENOM Drummer ABADDON: 'I Don't Think Artificial Intelligence Has Any Place In Our Form Of Music'

In a new interview with Get Heavy UK, former VENOM and VENOM INC. drummer Abaddon (real name: Antony Bray) weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms a...

FEAR FACTORY Is Preparing To Work On First Studio Album With New Singer MILO SILVESTRO

At this past weekend's Download festival in the United Kingdom, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares spoke to Primordial Radio about how things are going with the band's current lineup, also featuring Milo Silvestro on vocals, Tony Campos on bass, and Pete Webber on drums. He said (as transcribed by...

ACE FREHLEY Announces Split From Fiancée After Nearly Six Years Together: 'It Was Just Time'

Ace Frehley and his fiancée, Lara Cove, have split after nearly six years together.
The original KISS guitarist, who had lived in Sparta, New Jersey with Lara for the past few years, announced the end of the relationship from the stage during his June 15 concert at the Hollywood Casino at Charles To...

MICHAEL ANTHONY Shares Opinion On Only VAN HALEN Album He Didn't Play On, Talks Unreleased Material

In a new interview with Greg Prato of Ultimate Guitar, former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was asked if there are many unreleased songs from the David Lee Roth era of the band. He responded:"There were quite a few songs that I was a part of and worked on and written, even a couple of things b...

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Announces Fall 2024 40th-Anniversary U.S. Tour

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will embark on a 40th-anniversary tour this fall. Support on the trek, which will kick off on September 26 in Fort Myers, Florida and conclude on November 18 in New York City, will come from singer-songwriter Kurt Deimer.
Tickets go on sale on Tuesday, Ju...

UNLEASHED Is Working On New Album For Early 2025 Release

In a new interview with Finland's Rauta, UNLEASHED's founding frontman Johnny Hedlund spoke about the band's plans for the next couple of years. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We are now working on the new album. In my world, it's gonna get done [written] by, let's say, the end of th...

D-A-D Releases Lyric Video For New Song 'The Ghost'

Danish hard rock veterans D-A-D have released the official lyric video for the song "The Ghost". The track is taken from the band's upcoming thirteenth album, titled "Speed Of Darkness", due on October 4, 2024 via AFM Records.
Teaming up with producer Nick Foss once again, D-A-D guitarist Jacob Binz...

BUSH To Release New Song This Summer

BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale has told Billboard that he is already hard work on material for the follow-up to 2022's "The Art Of Survival" album.
"I am gonna leave here today and go to the studio to work on more for the next record," he said. "I just keep thinking forward… there's a painful, tortuou...

Stigma

Metalcore is a lot of things these days, but boring it is not. The genre's ability to continue to evolve and present imaginative, explosive music that fuses a variety of heavy genres, from hardcore to punk to electronic, keeps it hot and interesting.
"Stigma" is metalcore rising stars' WAGE WAR's fo...

NIGHTWISH Discusses Filming Of 'Perfume Of The Timeless' Video In Fourth 'Yesterwynde' Making-Of Episode

Symphonic metal veterans NIGHTWISH have released the fourth part of a documentary about the making of the band's upcoming album, "Yesterwynde", due on September 20, 2024 via Nuclear Blast. It marks the band's tenth studio LP, following on from the release of "Human. :II: Nature." in 2020. In the lat...

METALLICA Shares 'Holier Than Thou' Pro-Shot Video From Milan Stop Of 'M72' Tour

Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing the song "Holier Than Thou" at the I Days festival on May 29 at Ippodromo SNAI La Maura in Milan, Italy during the 2024 leg of the band's "M72" tour can be seen below.
In support of METALLICA's latest album, "72 Seasons", the band has been playing...

BLACKIE LAWLESS Explains Why W.A.S.P. Original-Lineup Reunion Is 'Pretty Much An Impossibility' For Upcoming Tour

In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents…, Blackie Lawless spoke about the 40th anniversary of the release of W.A.S.P.'s first album. To celebrate this classic metal album, W.A.S.P. will, for the first time in 40 years, play the entire album from top to bottom, start to finish, on a fall 2024 Nor...

ATREYU's BRANDON SALLER: So Many Bands Are 'Negative About A Lot Of Things' They Get To Do

In a new interview with TotalRock's "Louder With Ore B" radio show, ATREYU vocalist Brandon Saller and guitarist Dan Jacobs were asked if they feel their latest music has been more positive, in a way, despite having darker overtones. Brandon responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "A hundred...

LACUNA COIL Parts Ways With Guitarist DIEGO CAVALLOTTI

Italian goth metal veterans LACUNA COIL have parted ways with guitarist Diego Cavallotti.
Cavallotti joined LACUNA COIL in 2016, initially as a fill-in guitarist following the departure of Marco "Maus" Biazzi.
Earlier today (Monday, June 17), LACUNA COIL released the following statement via social m...

Watch: AC/DC Performs In Dresden During Spring/Summer 2024 'Power Up' European Tour

Fan-filmed video of AC/DC's June 16 concert atRinne (Festwiese Ostragehege) in Dresden, Germany can be seen below (courtesy of Marco's HIGH VOLTAGE Music Channel).
The setlist for the show was as follows, according to Setlist.fm:
01. If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
02. Back In Black
03. Demon Fi...

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK-based death metal/deathcore outfit Kingdom of Entropy premiere a new single and lyric video titled "The Messiah Construct", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Sólstafir premiere their new single "Hin Helga Kvöl!" ("The Holy Torment!"). This track marks the band's debut with Century Media Records and is now available for streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.Comments Sólstafir guitarist/vocalist Aðalbjörn Tryggvason:Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

InTheosis (Extol) Premiere Debut Single "Mysteria"

InTheosis have premiered their debut single "Mysteria," available for streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The duo consists of Extol vocalist Peter Espevoll and Jon Reichardt. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

GEEZER BUTLER Says OZZY OSBOURNE 'Desperately Wants' To Play One Final Concert

In a new interview with Jonathan Clarke, host of "Out Of The Box" on Q104.3, New York's classic rock station, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler reflected on the band's "The End" final tour, which concluded in February 2017 in SABBATH's original hometown of Birmingham, England. He said (as transcri...

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's JOHNNY CHRIST On Stage Production For 'Life Is But A Dream…': We Were Able To Take It To Another Level'

At this weekend's Download festival in the United Kingdom, AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ spoke to James Wilson-Taylor of Rock Sound magazine about the band's ongoing world tour in support of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's latest album, "Life Is But A Dream…" Written and recorded over the span of four...

See KERRY KING Perform At Czech Republic's ROCK FOR PEOPLE Festival

Fan-filmed video of Kerry King's June 15 concert at the Rock For People festival in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic can be seen below.
The setlist for the gig included SLAYER tracks as well as several of the 13 songs that appear on King's debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise", which came out on May 17...

THE OFFSPRING's BRYAN 'DEXTER' HOLLAND Says New Single 'Make It All Right' Is 'Almost A Summer Song'

At this weekend's Download festival in the United Kingdom, THE OFFSPRING singer Bryan "Dexter" Holland spoke to James Wilson-Taylor of Rock Sound magazine about the band's upcoming eleventh album, "Supercharged", which will arrive on October 11 via Concord Records. Addressing the fact that the LP wi...