DREAM THEATER ANNOUNCE 16TH STUDIO ALBUM, “PARASOMNIA,” SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON FEBRUARY 7TH, 2025, FIRST SINGLE, “NIGHT TERROR,” AVAILABLE FOR LISTENING

An album announcement that is fifteen years in the making, GRAMMY®-winning, progressive music titans Dream Theater return with their sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia. The album marks the first album featuring the iconic lineup of vocalist James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drummer Mike Portnoy since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings. The news on this […]
RICKY WARWICK AND LITA FORD DUET ON NEW SONG, “DON’T LEAVE ME IN THE DARK,” WARWICK’S NEW ALBUM, “BLOOD TIES,” DUE MARCH 14TH, 2025

Ricky Warwick will release a new solo album, Blood Ties, on March 14th, 2025 throughEarache Records. The official music video for the LP’s latest single, Don’t Leave Me In The Dark, which features Lita Ford on guest vocals, can be seen below. About the single, Ricky comments, “This was the first song written for the album and details the intricacies of love […]
SLAYER OPEN THE “SLAYTANIC VERSES” ONLINE DIGITAL MUSUEM

Thrash metal icons Slayer pulls back the curtain on over four decades of brutal, malevolent, and inhumanly fast thrash and invites their fans to take the plunge into the abyss with the official launch of their new online museum, Slaytanic Verses. In partnership with Definitive Authentic/Inveniem, this exclusive virtual museum offers a behind-the-scenes look at memorabilia rarely seen by […]
SEBASTIAN BACH SAID JON BON JOVI TOLD HIM TO “TELL THE STORY OF WHAT THE LYRICS ARE SAYING” WHEN SINGING

Matt Wardlaw of Ultimate Classic Rock spoke with Sebastian Bach, portions of the interview appear below. UCR: People have spent plenty of time talking smack about Sebastian Bach over the years. Historically, you’ve often been able to punch back with your own music. This time, the answer comes in the form of your latest album. […]
CATEGORY 7, FEATURING JOHN BUSH, PHIL DEMMEL, MIKE ORLANDO, JACK GIBSON AND JASON BITTNER, ANNOUNCE US TOUR DATES

Category 7, featuring John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Phil Demmel (Kerry King, Machine Head), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), Jack Gibson (Exodus), and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), today announces their 2025 first ever tour in support of their self-titled Metal Blade debut. The fourteen-show trek commences on March 6th in Baltimore, Maryland and runs through […]
KING’S X FRONTMAN, dUg PINNICK, TO RELEASE NEW SOLO ALBUM, “THINGAMAJIGGER,” ON OCTOBER 25TH; LISTEN TO FIRST SINGLE “CLIMBING UP THE MOUNTAIN” HERE

Acclaimed King’s X bassist, songwriter and co-vocalist Doug “dUg” Pinnick will release a new solo album, Thingamajigger, on October 25th through Rat Pak Records. The LP features 11 brand new songs and follows his successful 2021 release Joy Bomb. From the opening chords of Climbing Up the Mountain (which can be heard below), which can be streamed below, it is clear that Pinnick‘s […]