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In a recent interview with Empire Extreme conducted at the 2025 edition of the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke about the legendary German/American heavy metal band's longevity, having celebrated the 45th anniversary of th...

THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey is among the prominent figures awarded knighthoods in this year's King's Birthday Honours list. The 81-year-old singer was honored for his services to charity. In addition to his music accomplishments, Daltrey has served as a patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust since 20...

In a new interview with Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock, DIAMOND HEAD guitarist Brian Tatler, who has been playing with SAXON since early 2023, was asked if there are any plans for DIAMOND HEAD to release a new studio album as a follow-up to 2019's "The Coffin Train",. He responded (as transcrib...

In a new interview with The Delz Show, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about his current relationship with the band's leader Dave Mustaine. After show host Delz said that he misses seeing Ellefson and Mustaine playing together, David said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I miss Da...

At this weekend's Download festival at Leicestershire, United Kingdom's Donington Park, APOCALYPTICA lead cellist Perttu Kivilaakso was asked by Daniel Steer of Mike James Rock Show if there are any musicians left on his "wish list" for possible collaborators on the band's future recordings. He resp...

At this weekend's Download festival at Leicestershire, United Kingdom's Donington Park, Matt Tuck of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, who have spent the first half of 2025 celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, "The Poison", on tours of Europe and North America, spoke to Jame...

At this weekend's Download festival at Leicestershire, United Kingdom's Donington Park, SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith spoke to James Wilson-Taylor of Rock Sound about the response to the band's latest two singles, "Three Six Five" and "Dance, Kid, Dance", which were made available on January 24 via...

HEART guitarist Nancy Wilson has blasted the Trump administration for using the band's classic song "Barracuda" at Saturday's (June 14) military parade in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. The military parade coincided with U.S. president Donald Trump's 79th birthday....

In a new interview with Altars Of Metal, former MORBID ANGEL bassist/vocalist David Vincent was asked if there are any plans for him to record new music with I AM MORBID, the band which has spent the last few years exclusively performing material that Vincent recorded with MORBID ANGEL. He responded...

In a new interview with Wayne Carle Jr. of the 95 WIIL Rock (WIIL-FM) radio station in Wisconsin, vocalist Johannes Eckerström of Swedish metallers AVATAR spoke about the band's upcoming July/August 2025 European tour as the support act for IRON MAIDEN after previously opening for the British heavy...