San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD kicked off their summer 2025 European tour on Saturday (June 28) at the Tons Of Rock festival in Oslo, Norway. Fan-filmed video of the band’s performance can be […]
Guitarist Brent Hinds, who parted ways with Mastodon earlier this year, has blasted his former bandmates as “horrible humans” in a new comment on Instagram, while also calling the acclaimed metal group a “shit band.” […]
The Edge is officially an Irish citizen. After living in Ireland for 62 years, the U2 guitarist, 63, became an Irish citizen Monday. “I guess, you know, I’m a little tardy with the paperwork,” The […]
BRITISH rock legend Mick Ralphs, who co-founded the band Bad Company, has died aged 81. A message on the band’s official website on Monday said Ralphs is “survived by the love of his life, Susie […]
Guitarist Mick Ralphs, the legendary founding member of both Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died at age 81, according to a statement from his publicist. “Mick Ralphs, the influential guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder […]
HEARTBREAKING tributes have poured in for Babyshambles guitarist Patrick Walden after he died aged 46. The devastating news was revealed by the band on their official Facebook page. 3 Patrick Walden has died aged 46Credit: […]
PRESTO BALLET, the progressive rock project led by METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, will release its seventh studio album, “Dreamentia”, on June 27 via Rat Pak Records. Founded by Vanderhoof in 2005, PRESTO BALLET combines […]
Former Evanescence guitarist Jen Majura has announced that she’s stepping away from the music industry, citing “AI related developments and change in society” among her reasons. Majura joined Evanescence’s touring lineup in 2015 before being […]
In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal’s Metal Global, KATATONIA vocalist Jonas Renkse spoke about the Swedish band’s recent split with founding guitarist Anders Nyström. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s been […]
RICK Derringer, the legendary guitarist behind the garage rock number-one Hang On Sloopy and Hulk Hogan’s themes, has died at 77. The musician passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Monday, according to a […]
Music legend Rick Derringer, who was best known for the ’60s hit “Hang on Sloopy” and the ’70s single “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” has passed away. He was 77. Derringer’s longtime friend, Tony Wilson, […]
Mastodon played the first show of a spring tour on Thursday night (May 8th) during a headlining show at The Factory in Chesterfield, Missouri. The veteran metal band unveiled Nick Johnston as their latest touring […]
California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL performed as a four-piece at the Bangers Open Air festival in São Paulo, Brazil on Saturday, May 3 after an alleged airline mishap forced guitarist Eric Meyer to miss […]
SABATON guitarist Thobbe Englund says that his rejoining the band a little over a year ago was a “no-brainer”. In early February 2024, the Swedish metallers announced that they had welcomed back Englund. This news […]
Photo Credit: Mike Mushok by Craig Noce / CC by 3.0 Staind guitarist Mike Mushok says he’s never received a royalty payment from Atlantic Records — but the band did receive “large advances.” Staind guitarist […]
We’re continuing the roll out of Consequence’s Guitar Week with a Crate Digging list of 10 albums that Metallica’s Kirk Hammett thinks every guitarist should own. See where Hammett lands on our 100 Best Guitarists […]
Al Barile, guitarist for pioneering Boston hardcore band SSD (aka SS Decontrol), has died at the age of 63 after a battle with cancer. Barile had been battling colon cancer and other related health issues […]
GODSMACK played the second show of its 2025 European tour Monday night (March 24) at Hala Laminor in Bucharest, Romania. As was the case with the Sofia, Bulgaria concert two nights earlier, filling in for […]
Long-running Swedish extreme metal act Katatonia have parted ways with founding guitarist Anders Nyström after 34 years. Singer-guitarist Jonas Renkse, the other founding member of Katatonia, announced the news via Instagram on Monday (March 17th), […]
Joey Molland, guitarist for the legendary Welsh rock band Badfinger, died at the age of 77 on Saturday (March 1st). While no cause of death was announced, the veteran musician had been battling a number […]