“Polaris” is Lodestar’s third album and we had the honor of reviewing their sophomore release 2022’s “Event Horizon.” Both albums, by the way, tell a lot about the themes the band like to inspire on to write their songs. If you said science fiction and everything related you are right. I always say that having the opportunity to review a band’s albums in a sequence gives me the change of getting to know how the band is evolving ..read more

HAMMERFALL has announced their 13th studio album, Avenge The Fallen , which will be released on August 9th via Nuclear Blast Records ..read more

Has FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares just confirmed that Eloy Casagrande is new SLIPKNOT drummer? It sure seems so. On April 23rd, Cazares took to X to post the following: “Now that Eloy Casagrande is playing drums for SLIPKNOT makes me actually wanna go see the band, how about you?” SLIPKNOT is set to perform an exclusive performance at Pappy + Harriet’s in Pioneertown, California, a popular destination close to Joshua Tree National Park in San Bernardino County later today ..read more

Arise Sir Ozzy! We’ve had knighthoods for surviving BEATLES members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Welsh star Tom Jones, and even the ultimate accolade of Sir Mick Jagger of THE ROLLING STONES. But sadly, as highlighted in a BBC interview this week, the gongs have not been forthcoming for any members of Birmingham rock legends BLACK SABBATH, despite half a century of performing to millions of fans around the world ..read more

MÖTLEY CRÜE is set to debut a new track titled “Dogs Of War” on Friday, April 26th. This release comes as part of MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s recent collaboration with Big Machine Records. CRÜE frontman Vince Neil told Billboard: “We want to keep putting out new music, too, so we don’t get stagnant. We recorded ‘(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)’ by the BEASTIE BOYS and we recorded this song, too, and I thought it turned out pretty good ..read more

While speaking on SiriusXM‘s “The Howard Stern Show,” Matt Cameron, the drummer for both PEARL JAM and SOUNDGARDEN, recalled about an incident nearly five decades ago when he faced the threat of legal action from KISS. “I was in a neighborhood KISS cover band when I was 13, 14 or something like that,” Cameron said ..read more

One more alive album to honor the 20th anniversary of career of a Metal band. For all metallers all around this sad and lonely and pathetic little planet this is a moment of joy. A Metal show is the moment of glory of a Metal band and the fans. It’s a moment of a social catharsis. It’s the apex of music itself because Metal is one of the music styles that insist on having musicians who actually play their instruments ..read more

During a recent interview on Canada’s iHeart Radio, Amy Lee of EVANESCENCE was asked about the recent speculations regarding LINKIN PARK potentially hiring a female vocalist and the wishes of some LP fans for her to fill the void left by the late Chester Bennington. She responded: “That is an incredible compliment. I have not heard that. No, I have not been contacted [by LINKIN PARK] or anything like that ..read more

SLIPKNOT is set to perform an exclusive performance at Pappy + Harriet’s in Pioneertown, California, a popular destination close to Joshua Tree National Park in San Bernardino County. This Thursday, April 25th, marks the date for this intimate show, serving as a prelude to the band’s upcoming performance at the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, over the weekend. Notably, this concert will unveil SLIPKNOT‘s new drummer, rumored to be the former SEPULTURA member, Eloy Casagrande ..read more

We all know Black Metal has several facetes and, maybe, that’s trhe thing that fascinates the most the fans all around this sad and lonely and pathetic little planet. Yeah, Black Metal is a passion. Only the only that have feelings for it can explain what this is. It’s the power, the passion, the heresy, the rebellion. Black Metal without all these isn’t Black Metal. It may be something else, but not Black Metal at all ..read more