ANNIHILATOR’s JEFF WATERS To Release Second AMERIKAN KAOS Album, ‘All That Jive’, In April

ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS To Release Second AMERIKAN KAOS Album, 'All That Jive', In April

On April 4, 2025, Metal Department will release the sophomore album from AMERIKAN KAOS, “All That Jive”. AMERIKAN KAOS is the “secret love child” of guitar virtuoso Jeff Waters, best known from ANNIHILATOR, which he […]

Huge 80s rock band cancel string of gigs just days before hitting the stage as frontman drops surgery bombshell

Silhouetted crowd at a concert with their hands raised.

A HUGE Eighties rock band has left fans devastated after cancelling a string of gigs just days before taking to the stage. It comes as one band member requires a “medical procedure” – meaning the […]

10 Pop Rock and Alternative Rock Bands That Used to Be Heavy

10 Pop Rock and Alternative Rock Bands That Used to Be Heavy

Before they ruled adult contemporary airwaves and department store playlists, some of the most popular pop-rock and bands were busy headbanging. Many artists kick off their careers with scrappy projects, DIY recordings, and short-lived label […]

DISCIPLES OF VERITY, Featuring LIVING COLOUR, GOD FORBID Members, Releases ‘Thread The Needle’ Single

DISCIPLES OF VERITY, Featuring LIVING COLOUR, GOD FORBID Members, Releases 'Thread The Needle' Single

DISCIPLES OF VERITY, which is fronted by Corey Glover of LIVING COLOUR, has unveiled its latest single, “Thread The Needle”, through TLG|ZOID and distributed by Virgin Music Group. The song is taken from DISCIPLES OF […]

BON JOVI Guitarist PHIL X And THE DRILLS Announce New Album ‘POW! Right In The Kisser’

BON JOVI Guitarist PHIL X And THE DRILLS Announce New Album 'POW! Right In The Kisser'

Theofilos Xenidis, better known as Phil X, prolific studio guitarist, songwriter and renowned guitarist for Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees BON JOVI, and his band THE DRILLS are back and ready to blow […]

ORIANTHI On Her Return To ALICE COOPER’s Touring Band: ‘The Shows Are Going To Be Really Fun’

ORIANTHI Is Returning To ALICE COOPER's Band For January/February 2025 Tour Dates

Orianthi spoke to Guitar World magazine about Alice Cooper‘s recent announcement that she will be rejoining his band for shows January 31 through February 16, filling in for Nita Strauss, who, unfortunately, has conflicting obligations […]

DEF LEPPARD, NICKELBACK, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SHINEDOWN To Headline Inaugural BOARDWALK ROCK

DEF LEPPARD, NICKELBACK, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SHINEDOWN To Headline Inaugural BOARDWALK ROCK

DEF LEPPARD, NICKELBACK, MÖTLEY CRÜE and SHINEDOWN are set to headline the inaugural Boardwalk Rock, bringing some of the most legendary names in rock and roll to Ocean City, Maryland, May 17-18. From C3 Presents, […]