ALTER BRIDGE RETURN WITH LATEST SINGLE “PLAYING ACES” FROM THEIR SELF-TITLED EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON JANUARY 9TH, 2026
With less than six weeks until the arrival of their eighth studio album on January 9th, 2026, Alter Bridge return with their brand-new single, Playing Aces. The song bursts open with the band’s trademark dual-guitar firepower as Myles Kennedy (vocals/guitars), Mark Tremonti (guitars/vocals), Brian Marshall (bass), and Scott Phillips (drums) lock into the muscular groove that has […]
ON THE 1OTH ANNIVERSARY OF SINGER SCOTT WEILAND’S PASSING, A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONG, “IF I COULD FLY,” IS MADE AVAILABLE
To honor ten years since Scott Weiland‘s passing, If I Could Fly, a previously unreleased track written in 2000 after the birth of his son, is out today on all digital streaming platforms through Primary Wave/Virgin. This is the first unheard song from Weiland‘s archive since he left us. It is personal, raw and a reminder of the heart […]
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN’S MAMMOTH ANNOUNCES FIRST TOUR DATES FOR 2026 AS “THE END” TOUR CONTINUES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
With just three dates left on their current run, GRAMMY® Award–nominated songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Wolfgang Van Halen and his band Mammoth are announcing their first headlining dates of 2026. The lineup—Van Halen with guitarists Jon Jourdan and Frank Sidoris, bassist Ronnie Ficarro, and drummer Garrett Whitlock—will return to North America in support of their third album, The End. The […]
2025 “BOWL FOR RONNIE” CELEBRITY BOWLING PARTY BRINGS IN OVER $85,000 FOR “RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER FUND”
PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California was filled to capacity on November 13th with rock musicians, bowling enthusiasts and Dio fans for the annual Bowl For Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. With sponsor lanes and spectator tickets officially sold out well in advance, the event […]
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN DISCUSSES THE CHALLENGE OF PLAYING ALL THE INSTRUMENTS ON ALL OF HIS RECORDINGS
In a new interview with Cutter’s Rockcast, Mammoth frontman Wolfgang Van Halen was asked about his decision to play all the instruments and sing all the vocals on the band’s recordings. He said (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net): “It was initially just a challenge. ‘Cause I had these ideas I was writing on my own, and I wanted to see if I […]
STYX AND CHICAGO ANNOUNCE “THE WINDY CITIES TOUR – ALL THE HITS…YOUR KIND OF TOUR” SUMMER 2026
Two of music’s biggest bands, legendary multi-Platinum rockers Chicago and Styx, got their start in Chicago, and now they’re joining together for their first-ever co-headlining tour, bringing the best of the Midwest to venues nationwide with The Windy Cities Tour – All The Hits…Your Kind of Tour begins July 13th in West Palm Beach, FL […]