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Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson revealed during a recent interview at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood that the band’s new drummer Simon Dawson reminds him of another well known drummer, but it’s not Nicko McBrain whom he recently took over for. Within the chat with MI Conversation Series host Ryan J. Downey, Dickinson broke down how

Wheatus are set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their self-titled, debut album with a 2025 UK and Ireland tour. Find all the ticket information below. The New York rock band’s seminal 2000 LP featured the breakout hit ‘Teenage Dirtbag’, which reached Number Two in the UK Singles Chart and has since been certified quadruple

Ozzy Osbourne has revealed during a recent episode of SiriusXM’s Ozzy Speaks on the Ozzy’s Boneyard channel that he’s started a training regimen to get him ready to play his final performance at the Back to the Beginning all-day festival in Aston Villa. Osbourne was speaking with host Billy Morrison when he revealed, “I’m in

Katy Perry has announced the cancellation of two upcoming concerts in Guadalajara, Mexico – find out more below. READ MORE: Katy Perry – ‘143’ review: a pop star struggles to relocate her old sense of fun Yesterday (April 22), Arena Guadalajara, an upcoming arena in Mexico announced that a number of upcoming shows scheduled for the

Sharon Osbourne has called for a “revocation of Kneecap’s work visa” after she claims their performance at Coachella 2025 “compromised” the festival’s “moral and spiritual integrity”. It comes after the organisers of the festival reportedly said they were “blindsided” by the band’s pro-Palestinian messages and chants at the festival. The Irish rap trio made headlines

A heavy band got a massive shoutout from pop star Charli XCX over the weekend at Coachella 2025. There were a total of seven rock and metal acts on the bill for Coachella this year, and Green Day were the only act of the bunch that had a headlining slot. But although there wasn’t a

Zedd has brought out Incubus to perform several songs at Coachella 2025 – check out footage of the performance below. READ MORE: Incubus’ Brandon Boyd on 20 years of ‘Morning View’: “We wanted to change our environment dramatically” On Sunday (April 20), EDM DJ and producer Zedd performed at Coachella’s Outdoor Theatre and turned in a

Staind have eight studio albums under their belt, but during a recent guest appearance on the KiddChris Show (heard below), guitarist Mike Mushok revealed that he’s never received a royalty check from his record label. The veteran band has enjoyed what most would consider a successful career. Four of their studio albums have been certified

Arcade Fire have confirmed that Richard Reed Parry will miss their upcoming ‘Pink Elephant’ tour due to paternity leave. The Canadian indie rockers are preparing to release their seventh album, also titled ‘Pink Elephant’, on May 9, and so far they have previewed the record with the single ‘Year Of The Snake’. A range of international

Last week, Loudwire reported on The Who’s “dismissal of drummer Zak Starkey, who had been a touring member of the band for 29 years.” Now, it looks like the band have had a change of heart, as The Who have rehired Starkey and Townshend has taken “responsibility for some of the confusion” regarding the situation.

Slayer‘s Kerry King has performed at WWE’s Wrestlemania 41 event – check out footage below. Last night (April 20), the thrash metal guitarist made a special appearance on the second day of the annual Wrestlemania event, where he performed along to wrestler’s Damian Priest’s entrance theme. The theme, titled ‘Rise For the Night’, was produced

Over the past few weeks, Sleep Token have steadily been teasing new information regarding Even in Arcadia (their highly anticipated follow-up to 2023’s Take Me Back to Eden). Well, the mysterious group have finally revealed the full track listing for Even in Arcadia, and fans have a lot of jokes and theories. Even in Arcadia’s Full Track

Green Day drummer Tré Cool has responded to Charli XCX by sporting an “Actual Headliner” sash at Coachella this weekend. The ‘Brat’ star ruffled some feathers last week when she was seen wearing a sash at a Coachella afterparty that read “Miss Should Be Headliner”. She had played at 7pm on the Main Stage, before

WrestleMania has always been about more than just wrestling. The annual event, which takes place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas this weekend, is also about creating moments that involve both the wrestlers themselves and also celebrities and musicians. Here is a look back at the 15 best hard rock and metal moments in the

The BBC has delayed its plans to block access to BBC Sounds for listeners outside of the UK. Earlier this year, the corporation announced plans to restrict the availability of the app for international audiences, with the proviso that access to Radio 4 and the World Service would remain for all through a new audio

What are the best deathcore albums of the 2000s? The early aughts gave birth to deathcore. While staple elements of the genre had been present in metal before the turn of the century, it was the post-Y2K scene that laid the foundation for what it would become. Many OG metal heads were disgusted by Myspace-era

Clodagh Rodgers, the UK’s Eurovision contestant in 1971, has died at the age of 78. The news was confirmed on Saturday (April 19) by her son Sam Sorbie, who wrote on Facebook: “With a heavy heart, my dear beautiful mum Clodagh has sadly passed away after battling an illness for the last three years. She

Sinners have opened in theaters this weekend, and director Ryan Coogler has revealed that the movie has a surprising metal tie drawing inspiration from the iconic metal band Metallica. The director, who got his start telling the story of Bay Area native Oscar Grant’s tragic 2009 death in Fruitvale Station, has once again found a