Tom Morello marks anniversary of Måneskin collab: ‘They are turning a new generation onto the power of RAWK’

ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME 2023 INDUCTION CEREMONY – 11/03/2023
The 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, with rare once-in-a-lifetime performances and collaborations, will be broadcast live coast to coast from Brooklyn on FRIDAY, NOV. 3 (8:00 p.m. EDT) on Disney+. (Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser)
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Raining cheese parties: Kerry King’s excited to showcase ‘full taste’ of solo band on headlining tour

Alex Lifeson’s band Envy of None to release sophomore album, ‘Stygian Wavz’, in March

Slipknot co-founder Shawn "Clown" Crahan has opened up about his decision to move from his longtime home in Iowa to Palm Springs, California. In a recent interview, Crahan explained that after decades in the Midwest, he felt a need for a change in environment to support his creative and personal evolution.

Crahan described the "incredible energy" of the desert landscape as a major draw, noting that the new setting has provided a fresh perspective for his artistic endeavors. While he remains deeply connected to Slipknot's roots, he emphasized that the move represents a necessary chapter in his life. This transition comes as the band prepares for a busy 2026, including their highly anticipated "25th Anniversary" tour dates.

Crahan stated:

"There's some health things, you know, and the sun is always out here. It is always blue skies. The energy is incredible, and it's just better for what my wife and I are doing now in our life, which is trying to be stress-free as much as possible and appreciate each other. All the kids are out of the house, so, it's been a long haul dedicating to art and life. So, we moved to Palm Springs to take a load off and get a different energy and have blue skies [and] warm weather that just feels good all day, every day."

#Slipknot #ShawnCrahan #Clown #PalmSprings #Iowa #MetalNews #RockInterviews #MusicNews2026 #Slipknot25 #CreativeJourney

Shinedown singer Brent Smith has shared new details regarding the band’s eighth studio album, titled Ei8ht, scheduled for release on May 29 via Atlantic Records. In an interview with Audacy Music's Katie & Company, Smith explained that the album features 18 songs, making it "essentially a double record".

Departing from the conceptual themes of the band's last two releases, Smith described Ei8ht as a "traditional record" where each song exists as its own entity. The album is the result of a year-and-a-half-long production journey and follows a string of successful singles, including "Dance, Kid, Dance" and "Three Six Five." Shinedown will support the release with the "Dance, Kid, Dance Act II" world tour and their curated festival event, the Lunatic Ball Beach Weekend, in October 2026.

#Shinedown #BrentSmith #Ei8ht #NewAlbum #RockNews #AtlanticRecords #DoubleAlbum #DanceKidDance #WorldTour #MusicNews

Courtney Love has officially shut down speculation regarding a full Hole reunion, despite recently teasing a tour with former bassist Melissa Auf der Maur. After posting a video of Auf der Maur set to the band's 1998 hit "Malibu" with the caption, "So do we tell the kids about the tour?", Love later clarified in social media comments that the upcoming shows are "not a reunion".

Instead, the duo will be performing "new songs" together, likely in support of Love's long-awaited solo album, which features vocal contributions from Auf der Maur. This news arrives as Auf der Maur prepares to release her memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry, on March 17, and Love continues to promote her new documentary, Antiheroine, which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

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#CourtneyLove #MelissaAufderMaur #Hole #Grunge #NewMusic2026 #Antiheroine #EvenTheGoodGirlsWillCry #MusicNews #AlternativeRock #LiveMusic

In an interview with The Guardian, Jack White shared his philosophy on incorporating politics into music, drawing a distinction between his personal activism and his songwriting. White cited Bob Dylan’s "Blowin' in the Wind" as a primary example of effective songwriting, noting that while the song is deeply political, Dylan "didn't tell you what the answer was," allowing the listener to find their own meaning.

While White has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump on social media and has performed at political events—such as a 2019 Bernie Sanders rally where he covered Dylan's "License to Kill"—he explained that he prefers to avoid direct political messaging in his own lyrics. "If I were to put it in artistic form, I don't think I would say those things directly," White stated, expressing a preference for the "metaphorical" approach used by artists like Dylan and The Beatles.

#JackWhite #BobDylan #PoliticsInMusic #Songwriting #ThirdManRecords #Consequence #MusicInterviews #AlternativeRock #BobDylanInfluence #ArtisticExpression

Former Arch Enemy and The Agonist frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz has officially announced the formation of her new band, Blue Medusa. The lineup features guitarists Alyssa Day (Mindscar, Absentia) and Dani Sophia (ex-Till Lindemann), alongside bassist Alicia Vigil (DragonForce, Vigil of War) and drummer Delaney Jaster (Stitched Up Heart).

The announcement comes months after White-Gluz’s November 2025 departure from Arch Enemy, where she served as lead vocalist for 11 years across four studio albums. White-Gluz described the new collaboration as "exactly what I have always wanted," noting that the music combines heavy, energetic, and catchy elements. Blue Medusa is expected to perform live shows as the vocalist continues to transition into this new era of her career following her recent solo single, "The Room Where She Died".

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#AlissaWhiteGluz #BlueMedusa #ArchEnemy #TheAgonist #MetalNew

Black Label Society kicked off their 2026 North American tour on Friday, March 6, at the Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado, with a surprise addition to their setlist. For the first time since 2001, the band performed a cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s 1991 classic "No More Tears".

The performance served as a poignant tribute to the late "Prince of Darkness," following his passing in July 2025. Zakk Wylde, who co-wrote the track and played on the original album, formed Black Label Society in 1998 while serving as Ozzy's longtime guitarist. The tour also features Wylde’s Black Sabbath tribute act, Zakk Sabbath, and precedes the March 27 release of the band's 13th studio album, Engines of Demolition, which includes a dedicated tribute track titled "Ozzy's Song".

#BlackLabelSociety #ZakkWylde #OzzyOsbourne #NoMoreTears #EnginesOfDemolition #Denver #MissionBallroom #MetalNews #NorthAmericanTour2026 #ZakkSabbath #MNRKHeavy

Linkin Park’s 2024 comeback single, "The Emptiness Machine," has officially surpassed 800 million streams on Spotify. The track, which served as the lead single for their album From Zero, is now the band's 10th most-streamed song on the platform, having recently overtaken the classic "Papercut". The track is projected to reach the 1 billion stream milestone by the end of 2026.

#LinkinPark #TheEmptiness Machine #Spotify #FromZero #Grammys2026 #RockMusic #MusicNews #StreamingMilestone #EmilyArmstrong #MikeShinoda

Netflix has released the first trailer for The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel, a new documentary centered on the band's early years and the legacy of founding guitarist Hillel Slovak. Directed by Ben Feldman, the film features archival footage and new interviews with Anthony Kiedis, Flea, and John Frusciante, as well as former drummer Jack Irons and producer George Clinton.

The documentary explores the group's "gritty formative years" in the Los Angeles music scene and the profound impact Slovak had on their funk-rock sound before his death in 1988. Notably, the band recently issued a statement clarifying that while members participated in interviews out of respect for Slovak's memory, they did not have creative control over the project and do not consider it the "official" Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary. The film is set to premiere at SXSW on March 13 before arriving on Netflix globally on March 20, 2026.

#RedHotChiliPeppers #HillelSlovak #Netflix #OurBrotherHillel #RockDoc #MusicNews #RHCP #Flea #AnthonyKiedis #SXSW2026

Spiritbox vocalist Courtney LaPlante made a guest appearance at The Sphere in Las Vegas to perform alongside DJ ILLENIUM. The surprise collaboration took place as part of ILLENIUM’s residency at the immersive venue, where LaPlante joined him onstage to perform their 2022 collaborative track, "Shivering".

The performance follows a busy start to 2026 for LaPlante, who recently performed "Soft Spine" at the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony in February. Spiritbox is also preparing for a major fall tour across the UK and Europe alongside Jinjer and Dying Wish.

#Spiritbox #CourtneyLaPlante #ILLENIUM #TheSphere #LasVegas #Shivering #LiveMusic #ElectronicRock #Metalcore #VegasResidency

Filmmaker and Society 1 frontman Matt Zane has released an unreleased song from the late Wayne Static titled "Infiltrator." The track is one of six unreleased songs Zane intended to feature in his unauthorized documentary about the Static-X frontman and his late wife, Tera Wray.

Due to ongoing legal objections from the families of Static and Wray regarding the use of Static’s original vocals, Zane has launched a search for a new singer to re-track the vocal parts. Zane compared this approach to how Jonathan Davis handled the Queen of the Damned soundtrack, where Davis wrote the music but other vocalists performed on the official release due to contractual limitations. The song's debut comes as the estate continues to focus on the official band documentary, Evil Disco: The Rise, Fall, and Regeneration of Static-X.

#WayneStatic #StaticX #Infiltrator #MattZane #NuMetal #MetalNews #CopyrightDispute #NewMusic2026 #Society1 #IndustrialMetal

Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon Shares Band’s Nightly Pre-Show Ritual
In a recent interview with Kati Rausch of Music Interview Corner, Sevendust vocalist Lajon Witherspoon detailed the band’s longstanding pre-show tradition of praying together before every performance. Witherspoon noted that the ritual has been a constant since the group's inception three decades ago and often includes guests or crew members who happen to be nearby.

Witherspoon shared that the prayer is an expression of gratitude for the band's longevity and a wish for the safety of both the performers and the audience. He also highlighted that Brian Marshall of Alter Bridge—tourmates on the band’s 2026 European run—makes a point to join them for the prayer each night. Beyond the ritual, Witherspoon credited the band's rare lineup stability to mutual respect and a collaborative creative process.

#Sevendust #LajonWitherspoon #RockNews #MusicInterviews #AlterBridge #BrianMarshall #BandRituals #MetalNews #NapalmRecords #One2026

Black Label Society frontman and longtime Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde has shared his admiration for Lady Gaga, naming her 2008 debut album, The Fame, as a record that people might be surprised to learn he owns. In an interview with Metal Hammer, Wylde called the pop superstar "fking awesome" and urged fans to look past her stage outfits to recognize her fundamental musical abilities.

“I think Lady Gaga is f*cking awesome. Have you ever seen her play piano? She’ll sit down and really throw down something. Aside from all the crazy outfits, she’s a really f*cking good musician and she writes all that shit too. Check out YouTube, ‘Lady Gaga Led Zeppelin’. It’s her with dark hair playing in a little club in a cover band, before she became Lady Gaga.”

#ZakkWylde #LadyGaga #TheFame #MetalNews #PopNews #BlackLabelSociety #OzzyOsbourne #LedZeppelin #MusicInterviews #Musicianship

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