TWISTED SISTER’S DEE SNIDER LOOKS FORWARD WITH AN ECLECTIC NEW SOLO ALBUM, “WE ARE THE ONES,” DUE IN OCTOBER

One thing you won’t ever catch Dee Snider doing is being complacent. “I’ve never been about living in the past,” Snider says. “The past is wonderful to reflect on and enjoy, but for me, I’d rather show you the latest thing I’ve been working on. I’m all about looking ahead, and this new record is […]
OPERATION: MINDCRIME STREAM NEW SINGLE, “LEFT FOR DEAD”

As previously reported, Operation: Mindcrime will release their new album, Resurrection, on September 23rd through Frontiers Music. The band is streaming the first single called, Left For Dead, which can be heard below. “The album Resurrection is the second part of our three album presentation or trilogy. It continues the story that began on the […]
METALLICA TO PLAY AT THE GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL, IN NEW YORK CITY’S CENTRAL PARK, ON SEPTEMBER 24TH

Metallica will appear at this year’s free Global Citizen festival in New York in September. The band will join Eddie Vedder, Chris Martin, Cat Stevens and others at the fifth annual event, which seeks to encourage the concept of everyday people helping solve the world’s social problems. It takes place at Central Park on September […]
ALTER BRIDGE’S FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM “THE LAST HERO” NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AND SLATED FOR WORLDWIDE RELEASE ON OCTOBER 7TH

Alter Bridge has been a band known for blurring the line between hard rock and heavy metal. As assets in both musical genres, the band returns with their fifth studio album, The Last Hero. The album is scheduled for worldwide release on October 7th by Caroline Records in the United States/Canada and Napalm Records throughout […]
METAL MELTDOWN CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF EXTREME’S “PORNOGRAFFITTI” WITH “PORNOGRAFFITTI LIVE 25/METAL MELTDOWN” BLU-RAY/DVD/CD SEPTEMBER 23RD

Last year marked the 25th anniversary of Extreme’s classic multi-Platinum, Grammy® nominated Pornograffitti, the definitive album of the band’s career. To mark the anniversary, Pornograffitti Live 25/Metal Meltdown will be released September 23rd by the award-winning production company Rock Fuel Media in association with Loud & Proud Records as part of their four-part “Metal Meltdown” […]
BASSIST JASON NEWSTED SWITCHES FROM METAL TO ACOUSTIC, SAYS “I CAN’T PLAY LIKE SLIPKNOT NOW”

Jason Newsted says one of the reasons he’s pursuing his acoustic project is because he achieved everything he could in heavy music while he was with Metallica. He’s happy for bands like Slipknot to take up the mantle – and admits he can’t play “heavier and faster” the way he used to. He last week […]