Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads has announced new dates for his 2025-2026 Stop Making Sense screening tour, following a successful 40th-anniversary run last year. Kicking off September 11 in Concord, New Hampshire, the tour will visit cities like Washington, DC, Kansas City, and Austin, featuring 4K Ultra HD presentations by A24 with a newly remixed…… MORE
Oasis’ five reunion shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park in mid-July attracted around 300,000 fans, with the massive events ultimately inspiring the city council to establish a £250,000 fund to support local grassroots music venues. Alongside major concerts from artists like Billie Eilish and Charli XCX, these events have drawn approximately 1.3 million music tourists to…… MORE
More than 40 years after the premiere of the cult classic mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap, the iconic fictional heavy metal band is back with a new film, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. The movie is accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name, with both projects set for release on September 12.…… MORE
King Charles’ guards paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday (July 30) by performing Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” during the Changing of the Guard ceremony. The royal honor coincided with the funeral procession for the heavy metal legend that took place in Ozzy’s hometown of Birmingham that same day. The Band of the…… MORE
Blues legend Buddy Guy celebrated his 89th birthday on Wednesday (July 30) by releasing his new album, Ain’t Done with the Blues. The two-disc set features 18 tracks of Chicago blues from the 8-time Grammy Award-winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, and includes collaborations with fellow guitar greats Joe Bonamassa, Peter Frampton, and…… MORE
Paul Mario Day, the original vocalist of Iron Maiden and a notable figure in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, has died at 69. Recruited in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, Day’s brief tenure with Iron Maiden lasted only ten months before he was replaced, due to concerns over his stage presence. “When I…… MORE
In a new interview on the podcast But That 1% with Sona Oganesyan, drummer John Dolmayan explained what it would take for System of a Down to finally make their first new record in nearly 20 years. Suggesting that they would record in any of the band members’ home studios, Dolmayan added that under ideal…… MORE
Drummer Josh Freese’s departure from the Foo Fighters was unexpected, but it has not derailed his career. Freese is set to rejoin Nine Inch Nails, whose current drummer, Ilan Rubin, will now join the Foo Fighters. This arrangement was not pre-planned, but it works out well for both bands. The Foo Fighters have officially named…… MORE
Thousands of fans gathered in Birmingham, England, on Wednesday (July 30) to honor Ozzy Osbourne during the funeral procession for the heavy metal icon. Ozzy’s grieving family also made an emotional appearance, as his wife Sharon Osbourne and their children Jack, Kelly, and Aimee, took a moment to lay some flowers down at the massive…… MORE
In an Instagram post shared over the weekend, Live Nation reports a 14% increase in “heavy rock” shows in 2025, with data also showing that metal now accounts for 13% of all arena and stadium concerts. These impressive figures signal a major resurgence of these genres within the live music industry. Rising bands like Bring…… MORE
