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Jonathan Davis broke down his favorite and least favorite Korn releases during an appearance on Silverstein vocalist Shane Told's Lead Singer Syndrome podcast. Looking back on the band's extensive catalog, the frontman singled out 2002's Untouchables as their finest work while bluntly criticizing 2003's self-produced Take a Look in the Mirror.

"My favorite Korn record hands down is Untouchables," Davis explained. "That album is perfect. I call it the heavy-metal Aja. Sonically, you hear Aja from Steely Dan — that is a perfect record. It’s just unreal how good it sounds and how much work we put into it." In contrast, he admitted their follow-up fell flat behind the board. "Sonically, it sucks. We did it in my home studio. It lacks ... I helped produce it with the band and we just didn’t know what the hell we were doing."

Where do Untouchables and Take a Look in the Mirror rank in your personal Korn tier list?

#Korn #JonathanDavis #Untouchables #TakeALookInTheMirror #NuMetal #HeavyMetal #RockMusic #RockNews2026

Rush is officially doubling down on their upcoming Elevate From The Norm residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas by confirming five additional performances. Overwhelming fan demand for their initial run in late May prompted the Canadian prog-rock icons to expand their calendar with new dates scheduled across June 15th, 17th, 19th, 24th, and 26th.

Vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist Geddy Lee noted that the state-of-the-art venue perfectly complements the visual scale the band has championed for decades, confirming plans to perform full album runs of 2112 and Moving Pictures.

"When I first heard of Sphere, I thought to myself, 'wow, what a shame that Rush is no longer touring, because this venue sounds tailor made for the kind of visual attitude with which we have always designed our shows.' But life is nothing if not surprising and now, here we are, living and touring in the present tense and we are able to make that particular dream come true."

General ticket sales for the new June performances begin this Friday, November 13th at 10:00am PST, following ongoing presales.

Which classic track are you most excited to experience inside the cutting-edge Sphere visual setup?

#Rush #GeddyLee #2112 #MovingPictures #ProgRock #TheSphere #LasVegas #RockNews2026

Def Leppard is celebrating a half-century of rock dominance with an official new career-spanning book documenting their rise from local Sheffield gigs to global stadium headliners. Tentatively titled Def Leppard Live, the collectible signed limited edition marks the band's second major collaboration with Genesis Publications following the record-breaking success of their previous release, Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard.

The band opened their extensive personal vaults to document five decades of touring history, packing the volume with unseen concert imagery, backstage access, tour itineraries, and stage clothing. The project was "created in close collaboration with Def Leppard, this new volume will draw on the group's extensive archives, bringing together rare and previously unseen concert photography, backstage images, tour itineraries, set lists, stage designs, memorabilia, instruments and stage clothing."

Pre-orders for the milestone anniversary release officially open in December 2026 as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees continue a massive global live run. Which Def Leppard tour or live era stands out as your absolute favorite concert memory?

#DefLeppard #JoeElliott #PhilCollen #DefLeppardLive #Hysteria #Pyromania #HardRock #ClassicRock #RockNews2026

John 5 experienced an overwhelming wave of emotion following his first live performance as the guitarist for Mötley Crüe. Stepping off the stage in Atlantic City, the longtime devoted KISS fan found himself breaking down after two of his biggest childhood heroes watched his performance directly from the crowd. Founding KISS members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss both drove two hours each to support him for the debut.

"I got off the stage and everyone was like, 'That was awesome.' And I burst out into tears for some reason. Like uncontrollably," John 5 revealed. "It was just so, so much emotion. It was so weird, you know, to have my heroes there and playing with Mötley Crüe and all that stuff."

How would you react if your lifetime musical heroes showed up to watch you play your biggest career gig?

#John5 #MotleyCrue #KISS #AceFrehley #PeterCriss #HardRock
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Noodles is confronting his medical hiatus with fierce determination and deep gratitude. The Offspring guitarist reached out to fans online to thank them for an overwhelming wave of encouragement after stepping away from live performances on October 21 to address a sudden and fairly serious health issue.

The guitarist noted that the flood of supportive messages over the past several weeks has been "enormous, gigantic, almost overwhelming," crediting his family, friends, bandmates, and the global punk rock community for rallying behind him. While no specific diagnosis or timeline for a return to the stage has been announced, he affirmed he is ready to take the battle head-on.

"I honestly can’t fully express my gratitude. Love you all!" he shared.

What are your favorite memories of watching Noodles perform with The Offspring, and what words of support do you have for him today?

#TheOffspring #Noodles #PunkRock #RockMusic #Punk #Guitarist
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Godsmack frontman Sully Erna is calling out rock bands that depend on backing tracks and technology during live concerts instead of relying on genuine musicianship. Speaking in a new interview on Get On The Bus, the singer emphasized that rock music thrives on raw human imperfection and thousands of hours of practice, arguing that heavily automated performances cheat the audience out of a real concert experience.

"Don't go up there and pretend you're a rock musician and you have six guitars playing on a computer with you, a bunch of background vocals, half your drum set's playing, all the samples and keyboards," Erna stated. "At that point, you're no different than sitting in your bedroom lip syncing to the album that you have on into your mirror."

While Erna recognized that electronic and industrial acts like Ministry and Nine Inch Nails naturally feature technology as part of their style, he stressed that traditional rock and metal acts should never lean on computers to fill out their sound. He even challenged tech-heavy bands in the genre to unplug their devices and see what they actually sound like without the assistance.

Do you agree with Sully Erna that backing tracks ruin the integrity of live rock, or should bands use technology to recreate album production on stage?

#Godsmack #SullyErna #Ministry #NineInchNails #HardRock #HeavyMetal #RockNews2026

Staind is officially launching their next era with the announcement of their ninth full-length studio album, The Space Between The Darkness And The Light, set to arrive on March 5, 2027 via Alchemy Recordings/BMG. To mark the announcement, the Massachusetts heavyweights dropped their crushing new single Watch Me Break, pairing heavy seven-string riffing with sweeping, emotive melodies.

Crafted alongside producer Erik Ron fresh off a sold-out 2026 arena run, the material confronts spiritual conflict, raw anxiety, and relentless personal trials. Vocalist Aaron Lewis captured the tension driving the record:

"The struggle in the middle of dark and light is so fucking present throughout the entire album. It almost named itself. The title fit this collection because the songs are stuck in the conflict between opposite ends of the spectrum. There are a couple of songs where I'm straight up talking to God. To me, that's 'The Space Between The Darkness and The Light'."

How does Watch Me Break compare to the classic Staind catalog, and what are you expecting from the full album next year?

#Staind #AaronLewis #MikeMushok #WatchMeBreak #TheSpaceBetweenTheDarknessAndTheLight #HardRock #ErikRon
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Gene Simmons has announced the first wave of dates for his 2027 solo tour across the United States. Kicking off on January 30 in St. Petersburg, Florida, the cross-country run will see the musician performing in venues from California to the Midwest and Northeast throughout the first half of the year.

Following the conclusion of KISS in December 2023, Simmons launched the Gene Simmons Band to deliver a stripped-down live set. Free from massive arena production, the smaller lineup tackles classic rock covers, rare solo tracks, and songs KISS never performed live, with Simmons calling the intimate format "a very exciting event."

With confirmed stops set for Pittsburgh, Lincoln, Cabazon, St. Charles, Moline, and Utica, the bass icon shows zero signs of slowing down on the road. Which deep-cut KISS track or solo favorite do you hope to hear Gene Simmons perform on this run?

#GeneSimmons #GeneSimmonsBand #KISS #HardRock #ClassicRock #LiveMusic #RockTours
#RockNews2026

KITTIE will officially release Oracle XXV, a re-recorded 25th-anniversary edition of the band's second studio album, on Friday, November 13, 2026. The project revisits the 2001 Artemis Records release, which was originally recorded at EMAC Recording Studios with producer Garth Richardson as a three-piece lineup following the exit of co-founding guitarist and vocalist Fallon Bowman.

The upcoming release follows the band's recent 16-date Legacy Of Fire Tour, their first full North American headlining trek in over a decade celebrating "three decades of uncompromising metal." Coming directly on the heels of their 2024 comeback album Fire and 2025's Spit XXV EP, the group has already launched a music video preview for Mouthful Of Poison XXV to roll out the campaign.

Which classic track from Oracle are you most looking forward to hearing reimagined on Oracle XXV?

#Kittie #OracleXXV #MouthfulOfPoison #HeavyMetal #Metal #LegacyOfFire #RockNews2026

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