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NICKO MCBRAIN’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, “NICKO MCBRAIN: HELLO BOYS AND GIRLS” TO BE RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 10TH, PRE-ORDER IS AVAILABLE NOW
Harper Nonfiction are set to publish the thrilling, hilarious and deeply personal autobiography of Iron Maiden’s unstoppable drummer, Nicko McBrain. Hello Boys and Girls! will

MÖTLEY CRÜE PERFORM WITH CARRIE UNDERWOOD ON THE SEASON FINALE OF “AMERICAN IDOL,” “THE RETURN OF THE CARNIVAL OF SINS” TOUR BEGINS JULY 17TH , BAND CELEBRATES 45TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION RELEASES
Mötley Crüe continue to electrify audiences across generations, delivering a high-energy national TV performance on the season finale of American Idol last nightthat reminded the
ICONIC, FEATURING MICHAEL SWEET, JOEL HOEKSTRA, MARCO MENDOZA AND TOMMY ALDRIDGE SHARE SINGLES “CRY NO MORE” AND “TEARS KEEP ON FALLING,” ALBUM “II” OUT JULY 31ST
Iconic, featuring Michael Sweet (Stryper) on guitar, Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake) on guitar, Nathan James (Inglorious) on vocals, Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder) on bass and Tommy Aldridge (Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake) on drums, will

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: DO YOU LIKE HAVING KEYBOARDS IN HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL MUSIC?
One word: No.

STANLEY SIMMONS SHARE THIRD SINGLE, “TEMPORARY LOVE” FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, “DANCING WHILE THE WORLD IS ENDING,” AVAILABLE AUGUST 28TH
he official music video for Temporary Love, the third single from Stanley Simmons, the collaborative project of Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons — sons of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, respectively, from KISS — can be

SHORT FILM ABOUT BRITISH MUSICIAN BILLY MORRISON, “WHO THE F%@K IS BILLY MORRISON” OUT TODAY
Throughout an illustrious career, Billy Morrison has played live in front of millions of fans, collaborated with every A-list rockstar under the sun (even notching

DEEP PURPLE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “SPLAT!” OUT JULY 3RD
Deep Purple will release their new studio album SPLAT! on July 3rd on earMUSIC. The band—Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, and Simon

“VAN HALEN” BOOK BY ALEX VAN HALEN AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
Genesis Publications has announced that pre-orders are now open for Van Halen, written and signed by Alex Van Halen. This is the official chronicle of the band, published in

ORIGINAL KISS DRUMMER, PETER CRISS, SHARES VIDEO OF HIS FIRST VISIT TO DETROIT IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES
Peter Criss, rock and roll icon and founding drummer of KISS, took part in an exclusive meet-and-greet event on April 24th-25th at Rock City Music Company in Livonia,

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: WHAT IS THE ONE QUESTION YOU THINK INTERVIEWERS HAVE NOT ASKED AND OF WHOM? YOU ARE ALLOWED TO INCLUDE MUSICIANS WHO HAVE PASSED ON
Just off the top of my pinhead (lol), I would have loved to have known why John Sykes titled Jelly Roll, Jelly Roll? What is

DEF LEPPARD TO RELEASE 2026 TOUR EDITION OF “GREATEST HITS” ON VINYL
To celebrate Def Leppard‘s sold-out European arena tour this year, the band presents a newly mastered, limited-edition Greatest Hits set. The set is being made available on one

FOZZY RELEASE NEW SINGLE “I KNOW EVIL”
FOZZY, the band featuring wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and Stuck Mojo mastermind Rich “The Duke” Ward, has released a new single, I Know Evil. The song serves as a high-octane preview

KISS BASSIST/VOCALIST GENE SIMMONS DISCUSSES ACE FREHLEY’S SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, BUT ADMITS HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL GUITAR PLAYERS OF THE ERA
In a new interview with the Inside Of You With Michael Rosenbaum podcast, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked if he had any “good conversations” with late KISS guitarist Ace Frehley before Ace passed away last October

ACCEPTS ALL STAR “TEUTONIC TITANS 1976-2026” FEATURES ROB HALFORD, K.K. DOWNING, KIRK HAMMETT, TOBIAS FORGE AND MANY OTHERS, DUE SEPTEMBER 4TH
German/American heavy metal legends Accept celebrate 50 years of pure power by bringing together the scene’s A-list musicians for a landmark release. Teutonic Titans 1976–2026 stands as a definitive
EUROPE TO RELEASE THEIR 12TH STUDIO ALBUM, “COME THIS MADNESS,” ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, VIDEO FOR THE FIRST SINGLE “ONE ON ONE,” OUT TODAY
After nine years, Swedish hard rockers Europe return with Come This Madness, their twelfth studio album and their most powerful, uncompromising statement to date. Come This Madness is set for

WOLFGANG VAN HALEN’S MAMMOTH ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL “THE END” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
As the band is currently turning heads on the road in support of Bush, GRAMMY® Award–nominated songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Wolfgang Van Halen and his band Mammoth are announcing

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: ARE THERE ANY BANDS WHERE YOU LIKED AN ALTERNATIVE LINEUP BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL?
Yes, the ’84 Whitesnake lineup of David Coverdale, John Sykes, Cozy Powell and Neil Murray was, in my humble opinion, hands down the best lineup,

SHARON OSBOURNE SAYS THAT BLACK SABBATH’S FIRST MANAGER, JIM SIMPSON, HAS RETURNED THE BAND’S DEMO TAPES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS, BACK THE MEMBERS
Sharon Osbourne, the wife and manager of the late Ozzy Osbourne, has settled a legal dispute with Jim Simpson, the first manager of Black Sabbath, over Simpson‘s plans to

ARMORED SAINT RELEASE SECOND SINGLE, “HIT A MOONSHOT,” FROM THEIR FORTHCOMING ALBUM, “EMOTION FACTORY RESET”
Armored Saint have released their second single, Hit A Moonshot, from the band’s forthcoming new album, Emotion Factory Reset, due out May 22nd. Hit A Moonshot is a

LISTEN TO GRAHAM BONNET, BOB DAISLEY, DON AIREY, CARMINE APPICE AND BUMBLEFOOT REINVENT RAINBOW’S “LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL”
When you’re gathering guests for a Rainbow tribute album, whom better to invite than some of the people who made Rainbow such a great band in the first place?

DAVID LEE ROTH REVEALS THAT HE SOLD HIS PUBLISHING CATALOG EIGHT MONTHS AGO
Original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth spoke with the Associated Press on April 10th at this year’sCoachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in Indio, California,





Update looks nice. Is the Music News section that shows older articles no longer available Dana?
Cheers, Brent
Hi B,
I am not sure, as the webmaster informed me, that the site was hit by a bot attack, so, he had to fix it. Perhaps as a matter of course correction, older stories had to be removed, as they were corrupted?
Ahh, wondered if something sinister occurred or was just a refresh. Looks like it’s reporting older stories. Cheers and sorry for the headache you must be dealing with today.
No worries, it was the poor webmaster dealing with all these issues. If anyone deserves your pity, it is him. 🙂