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Junkyard frontman David Roach diagnosed with and battling aggressive form of cancer Junkyard have announced that their long-time frontman David Roach is battling an aggressive form of cancer. Junkyard have released the following albums: Junkyard (1989); Sixes, Sevens & Nines (1991); Joker (1998); XXX (1998); Shut Up - We're Trying To Practice! (live album) (2000);
House of Lords launch video for new single "Cry of The Wicked" House of Lords consisting of lead vocalist / bassist James Christian, guitarist Jimi Bell , keyboardist Mark Mangold and drummer Johan Koleberg have unveiled a video for their new single “Cry of The Wicked” from their latest studio album Full Tilt Overdrive, which
Helloween unleash live video for track “Future World” from album ‘Live At Budokan’ German power metal rockers Helloween consisting of lead vocalists Andi Deris and Michael Kiske; guitarists Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen and Sascha Gerstner; bassist Markus Grosskopf and drummer Dani Löble have unveiled yet another live video in support of their new live record, Live
Crashdïet to play 'Rest In Sleaze 20th Anniversary' show in Stockholm, Sweden on September 19th Swedish sleaze rockers Crashdïet consisting of guitarist Martin Sweet, bassist Peter London, lead vocalist John Elliot and drummer Michael Sweet will be playing a Rest in Sleaze 20th Anniversary show at Debaser Strand in Stockholm, Sweden on September 19, 2025.
W.E.T. drop lyric video for new track "Where Are The Heroes Now" from upcoming album 'Apex' W.E.T. consisting of co-lead vocalist Jeff Scott Soto; co-lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Erik Mårtensson; guitarist and keyboardist Robert Säll; guitarist Magnus Henriksson; bassist Andreas Passmark; and, drummer Jamie Borger have unveiled a lyric video for their new single
Spiders share video for new single "Mess With My Emotions" from upcoming album 'Sharp Objects' Swedish rockers Spiders consisting of lead vocalist Ann-Sofie Hoyles, guitarists Rickard Hellgren and John Hoyles, bassist Olle Griphammar and drummer Oskar Brindmark have unveiled a video for their new single "Mess With My Emotions" from their upcoming studio album Sharp
Wig Wam launch video for new single "Human Fire" Norwegian rockers Wig Wam consisting of Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen) on lead vocals, Teeny (Trond Holter) on guitar, Flash (Bernt Jansen) on bass and Sporty (Øystein Andersen) on drums have unveiled a video for their new single "Human Fire". Wig Wam's studio album Out of The Dark was voted to
The Dead Daisies unveil "revamped" video for track "I'm Gonna Ride" outlining March tour dates The Dead Daisies consisting of John Corabi (The Scream, Mötley Crüe) on lead vocals, David Lowy (Red Phoenix, Mink) and Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio) on guitars, Tommy Clufetos (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath) on drums and Michael Devin (Whitesnake) on bass have unveiled
Video footage and setlist from Airbourne's opening night of their 'Europe 2025' tour Aussie rockers Airbourne consisting of lead vocalist / lead guitarist Joel O’Keeffe, drummer Ryan O’Keeffe, bassist Justin Street and rhythm guitarist Brett Tyrrell played their first show of their Europe 2025 tour at the Roxy in Ulm, Germany on Thursday, January 30,
Wildness drop video for title track of new album 'Avenger' Swedish rockers Wildness consisting of lead vocalist Erik Forsberg, bassist Marcus Sjösund, guitarists Adam Holmström and Pontus Sköld, and drummer Erik Modin have unveiled a video for the title track from their latest album Avenger, which was just released via Frontiers Music Srl on January
Jack Starr to release solo album 'Out of The Darkness Part II' on April 25th Guitarist Jack Starr will be releasing his new solo album Out of The Darkness II via BraveWords Records on April 25, 2025. Starr's line-up consists of himself on lead guitar, Giles Lavery on lead vocals, Eric Juris on lead guitar,
Sisters Doll share video for title track of their new album 'Scars' Australian rockers Sisters Doll consisting of frontman Brennan Mileto, drummer Bryce Mileto, lead guitarist Austin Mileto and bassist Sage Mileto have unveiled a video for the title track of their latest studio album Scars, which was released on January 24, 2025. Track List
M3 Rock Festival unveils its 2025 line-up featuring David Lee Roth & Pearcy / DeMartini playing Ratt hits It's taken a little longer than expected but the M3 Rock Festival has finally unveiled its line-up for 2025 which features headliners David Lee Roth and Ratt's founding member Stephen Pearcy (lead vocals) along with classic line-up
Imari Tones' 19th studio album 'Coming Back Alive' out on February 7th Japanese rockers Imari Tones featuring lead vocalist and guitarist Tak Nakamine will be releasing their 19th studio album titled Coming Back Alive via Kitchen Knife Records on February 7, 2025. Tak Nakamine's press release outlines: "Imari Tones, widely recognized as Japan’s first Christian
First new album in 40 years from Thin Lizzy titled 'Acoustic Sessions' now available Thin Lizzy have released their first new album in 40 years. Acoustic Sessions features original vocals from now deceased frontman Phil Lynott and brand new guitar parts from founding member Eric Bell. The album is currently available on CD and Vinyl,
The Darkness launch visualizer video for new single "Rock and Roll Party Cowboy" UK rockers The Darkness consisting of frontman Justin Hawkins, guitarist Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain and drummer Rufus Taylor have unveiled a visualizer video for their latest single “Rock and Roll Party Cowboy” from their upcoming studio album Dreams On Toast, which
Steel Panther reminisce on their long journey from cover band to an all original one Steel Panther consisting of frontman Michael Starr, guitarist Satchel, and drummer Stix Zadinia, along with new bassist Spyder, are celebrating the 15th year anniversary of the release of their debut album Feel The Steel. The group recently released the 15th
Jelusick share video for new single "How Many Times" Croatian rockers Jelusick consisting of lead vocalist Dino Jelusick, guitarist Ivan Keller, bassist Luka Broderick and drummer Mario Lepoglavec have unveiled a video for their second single “How Many Times” from their upcoming second album. Jelusick’s debut album Follow The Blind Man was voted to the
Kick N Fight unleash their cover of Britny Fox's track "Lonely Too Long" Kick N Fight consisting of Steven Sylvain (Angel Talk) on lead vocals, Tommy Krash (Angel Talk, ex-Britny Fox) on guitars and bass, and Matt Woshnak on drums have released their cover of Britny Fox's track "Lonely Too Long" via the Zelly Recording
H.E.A.T unveil video for lead single "Disaster" from upcoming studio record 'Welcome To The Future' Swedish rockers H.E.A.T consisting of lead vocalist Kenny Leckremo, guitarist Dave Dalone, keyboardist Jona Tee, bassist Jimmy Jay and drummer Don Crash have unveiled a video for their new single "Disaster" from their ucp,0mg studio album Welcome To The Future, which will be available
Bruce Kulick plans on telling his whole story in his autobiography unlike what Alex Van Halen did Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick was recently interviewed by Marko Syrjala for Metal-Rules. Kulick spoke about his planned autobiography that he started about 20 to 25 years ago. In terms of what changed his mind about writing a
Lorraine Lewis lining up Femme Fatale band members & working with "renowned songwriter / producer" Femme Fatale founder and lead vocalist Lorraine Lewis has apparently changed her mind about doing a third instalment of her band. After revealing to Andrew Daly in an interview for Metal Castle that there would be no third instalment of
Overdrivers launch video for new single "Meet The Monsters" from upcoming album 'Glory Or Nothing' French rockers Overdrivers consisting of lead vocals and rhythm guitar Adrien Desquirez, lead guitarist Anthony Clay, drummer Florian Morgano and bassist Lion Das Neves have unveiled a video for their new single “Meet The Monsters” from their upcoming studio album
Crazy Lixx drop video for new single "Hunt For Danger" from upcoming album 'Thrill of The Bite' Swedish rockers Crazy Lixx consisting of band founder and lead vocalist Danny Rexon, guitarists Jens Lundgren and Chrisse Olsson, bassist Jens Andersson and new drummer Robin Nilsson have unveiled a video for their new single “Hunt For Danger”
Guitarist Bruce Kulick recalls playing bass on KISS' track 'Psycho Circus' Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick was recently interviewed by Marko Syrjala for Metal-Rules. Kulick spoke at length about KISS' Conventions in 1995, the group's MTV Unplugged appearance back in 1995 that led to him losing his position in the band, and the Carnival of
R.I.P. former Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Blue Murder guitarist John Sykes (1959-2025) Sleaze Roxx has some very sad news to report as the legendary guitarist John Sykes has passed away at the age of 65 after a hard fought battle with cancer. Sykes was born in England on July 29, 1959 and his passing was
Bulletproof frontman Nemanja Stojanović releases solo album 'Emotional Metastasis' Bulletproof's lead vocalist and guitarist Nemanja Stojanović released his debut solo album Emotional Metastasis under the name Nemo back on December 13 2024. Stojanović is backed by his brother Danko Stojanovic on bass, Lorenzo Vincenzo Nocerino on vocals, Glenn Welmann on drums, Neemias Teixeira on synthesizers
Kamenar set to embark on 'Just Like An Animal Tour 2025' I recently heard from Sean Kamenar of the band, Kamenar. He and his twin brother, John, work non-stop and not only have a new single out, "Animal", they’re already on a new tour. I love the fact that these young guys play music in
Autograph guitarist Steve Lynch's autobiography 'Confessions of A Rock Guitarist' coming out in May Autograph guitarist and band founder Steve Lynch is celebrating his 70th birthday today and he has announced that his long-anticipated autobiography Confessions of A Rock Guitarist will be released in May 2025. The following message was posted on Lynch's Facebook page
Deraps to release sophomore album in a few months It's been 10 years since Canadian guitarist Jacob Deraps and Australian drummer Josh Gallagher first met and the two musicians have formed an undeniable bond and chemistry over those years, which included forming the band Deraps together. Deraps' debut self-titled album finished at #7 on the
Gotthard share video for new single "Thunder & Lightning" from upcoming album 'Stereo Crush' Swiss rockers Gotthard consisting of lead vocalist Nic Maeder, guitarists Leo Leoni and Freddy Scherer, bassist Marc Lynn and drummer Flavio Mezzodi have unveiled a video for their new single "Thunder & Lightning" from their upcoming album Stereo Crush, which will
Thundermother unveil video for new single "Can't Put Out The Fire" Swedish female rockers Thundermother consisting of band founder and guitarist Filippa Nässil , bassist Majsan Lindberg, lead vocalist Linnéa Vikström and drummer Joan Massing have unveiled a video for their latest single "Can't Put Our The Fire” from their upcoming studio album Dirty & Divine,
Michael Sweet jokingly suggests starting a Stryper tribute band and his reasons for doing so How do artists feel about other bands paying "tribute" to them? Stryper frontman Michael Sweet kind of revealed what his thoughts are in that regard by outlining what he perceives to be the advantages of him starting a Stryper tribute
Dirkschneider launch lyric video for classic track "Balls To The Wall" featuring Joakim Brodén Dirkschneider featuring former Accept and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider have unveiled a lyric video for their version of Accept's classic track "Balls To The Wall" from their upcoming album Balls To The Wall Reloaded, which will be released via Reigning
Spread Eagle to release EP 'The 1989 Demos' and to hit the road for '35th Anniversary Tour' New York rockers Spread Eagle consisting of lead vocalist Ray West, bassist Rob De Luca, drummer Rik De Luca and guitarist Jimmy Puleda will be releasing an EP titled The 1989 Demos and embarking on a 35th Anniversary
Löanshark unleash video for new single "Another Man In The Trunk" Spanish rockers Löanshark consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Lögan Heads, bassist Aless Oppossed and drummer Ángel Smolski have launched a video for their new single "Another Man In The Drunk" from their upcoming album No Sins To Confess, which will be released via
Dirty Honey drop live video for track "When I'm Gone" from upcoming album 'Mayhem & Revelry Live' California rockers Dirty Honey consisting of frontman Marc LaBelle, guitarist John Notto and bassist Justin Smolian and new drummer Jaydon Bean have unveiled a live video for their track "When It's Gone" from their upcoming live record Mayhem & Revelry
Rikki Rockett feels rock and metal outlets are quickly becoming the "soundtrack of the grumpy" Poison drummer Rikki Rockett is one of the lucky '80s rockers who still gets to pack arenas and stadiums with his main band approximately 40 years after first starting out. Poison were part of the very successful The Stadium Tour
Wheels of Fire to release new album 'All In' on March 21st Italian melodic rockers Wheels of Fire consisting of lead vocalist and keyboardist Davide "Dave Rox" Barbieri, guitarist Stefano Zeni, bassist Simon Dredo and drummer Fabrizio Uccellini will be releasing their fourth studio album All In via Art of Melody Music and Burning Minds
Trixy Tang unveil current 2025 show dates Michigan, USA based rockers Trixy Tang consisting of lead vocalist Klay Fennema, guitarist Jordan Martin, bassist Kevin Turner and drummer Tyler Coeling have revealed their current show dates for 2025. The band's debut self-titled full-length album landed the #10 position on the Sleaze Roxx's Top Ten Albums of