John Sykes, guitarist and hair-metal hitmaker with Whitesnake, dies at 65

John Sykes, guitarist and hair-metal hitmaker with Whitesnake, dies at 65

Guitarist John Sykes, who played with the rock bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died at 65. He helped compose one of the defining power ballads of the late-1980s hair-metal scene in “Is This Love,” […]

ANVIL Announces Spring 2025 U.S. East Coast Tour With DON JAMIESON And MIDNITE HELLION

ANVIL Announces Spring 2025 U.S. East Coast Tour With DON JAMIESON And MIDNITE HELLION

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will embark on a headlining U.S. East Coast tour in the spring. Support on the trek will come from comedian Don Jamieson and MIDNITE HELLION. Tour dates: April 17 – Portland, […]

THUNDERMOTHER Releases New Single ‘Can’t Put Out The Fire’ From Upcoming ‘Dirty & Divine’ Album

THUNDERMOTHER Releases New Single 'Dead Or Alive'

Swedish rock quartet THUNDERMOTHER has released a new single, “Can’t Put Out The Fire”. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album, “Dirty & Divine”, which will arrive on February 7, 2025 via AFM […]

ARCHITECTS Share Music Video For New Single ‘Blackhole’

ARCHITECTS Share Music Video For New Single 'Blackhole'

British metalcore giants ARCHITECTS have released “Blackhole”, the fourth single from their upcoming studio album, “The Sky, The Earth & All Between”, due on February 28, 2025 via Epitaph Records. Paired with a jaw-dropping, cinematic […]

THUNDERMOTHER Releases New Single ‘Bright Eyes’

THUNDERMOTHER Releases New Single 'Dead Or Alive'

Swedish rock quartet THUNDERMOTHER has released a new single, “Bright Eyes”. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album, “Dirty & Divine”, which will arrive on February 7, 2025 via AFM Records. THUNDERMOTHER comments: […]

BPI Says Recorded Music Market in UK Up 9.7%

BPI recorded music UK 2024

Photo Credit: Adrian Korte BPI has revealed data about the UK recorded music market showcasing a 9.7% rise to 201 million albums. Streaming also hit a new record high of just under 200 billion audio […]

STYX, KEVIN CRONIN And DON FELDER Announce ‘Brotherhood Of Rock’ 2025 Tour

STYX, KEVIN CRONIN And DON FELDER Announce 'Brotherhood Of Rock' 2025 Tour

Legendary rockers STYX and Kevin Cronin, the iconic voice and writer behind REO SPEEDWAGON‘s greatest hits, have one of the strongest brotherly bonds spanning 25 years, especially since they’ve crossed paths on the North American […]

At Women’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, female legends strike a chord with talented up-and-comers

Nancy Wilson shows a Women's Rock Camp student a few chords on stage.

The music industry, and rock music in general, is still very much male dominated. So what can a woman do if she’s a musician who wants to share the stage with legendary women rockers such […]

ARCHITECTS Announce New Album ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’, Share ‘Whiplash’ Single

ARCHITECTS Announce New Album 'The Sky, The Earth & All Between', Share 'Whiplash' Single

British metalcore giants ARCHITECTS will release their new studio album, “The Sky, The Earth & All Between”, on February 28, 2025 via Epitaph Records. Alongside the news, the band have revealed the third single from […]

CLUTCH To Perform Entire 1995 Self-Titled Album On 2025 European Tour

CLUTCH To Perform Entire 1995 Self-Titled Album On 2025 European Tour

Master craftsmen of groove rock CLUTCH have been honing their sound since they first formed in 1991. It was their second record, the eponymous “Clutch”, which saw them start to experiment more, blending more funk […]

THUNDERMOTHER Releases New Single ‘Dead Or Alive’

THUNDERMOTHER Releases New Single 'Dead Or Alive'

Swedish rock quartet THUNDERMOTHER has released a new single, “Dead Or Alive”. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album, “Dirty & Divine”, which will arrive on February 7, 2025 via AFM Records. THUNDERMOTHER […]

ANGEL Guitarist PUNKY MEADOWS To Release His First-Ever Solo Christmas Song ‘Wrap Me Up’

ANGEL Guitarist PUNKY MEADOWS To Release His First-Ever Solo Christmas Song 'Wrap Me Up'

One of the most striking hard rock bands of the 1970s was undoubtedly ANGEL — who sported costumes, and a highly theatrical stage show only rivaled by KISS (their then-labelmates on Casablanca Records). Despite ANGEL […]

PAPA ROACH And RISE AGAINST Announce ‘Rise Of The Roach’ 2025 U.S. Tour

PAPA ROACH And RISE AGAINST Announce 'Rise Of The Roach' 2025 U.S. Tour

PAPA ROACH will join forces with RISE AGAINST and special guest UNDEROATH to embark on the first North American legs of the “Rise Of The Roach” tour in the spring and fall of 2025, marking […]

See IRON MAIDEN Perform In Philadelphia During Fall 2024 ‘The Future Past’ Tour

See IRON MAIDEN Perform In Philadelphia During Fall 2024 'The Future Past' Tour

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN performed at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, November 1 as part of the fall 2024 North American leg of their “The Future Past” tour. The band’s […]

Nepo baby stuns at celeb-packed Halloween party – but can you guess who her super-famous musician dad is?

The Nepo baby looked sensational in her Halloween outfit which showed off her model figure to perfection

ONE high-profile Nepo baby looked frightfully good at this year’s Hallozeem. Taking the opportunity to dress as a Spider hero for the celebrity-packed event, the world famous drummer’s daughter posed up a storm for pictures […]