Slaughter to Prevail 2026 North American Headline Tour
Slaughter to Prevail will continue their “grizzly” tour across North America into 2026. The Russian metal outfit is set for one of their biggest tours in the United States when they headline shows next spring, supported by Whitechapel and Attila….
ZZ Top 2026 Tour Schedule Expands with 19 New US Dates
ZZ Top have added 19 new tour dates to their already crowded 2026 calendar. The Texas trio will kick off the U.S. leg of The Big One! tour on March 21 in Abilene, Texas. Throughout March and April, this tour…
Most Adorable Metal Moments of 2025 You Must Experience
We found the five most adorable moments from the world of metal in 2025, but it wasn’t easy. Before you say, “Well, of course, metal isn’t exactly adorable,” you need to know that the past 12 months were actually filled…
Toto, Christopher Cross, and the Romantics Announce 2026 Tour
Toto and Christopher Cross are touring together for the second summer in a row – but this time they’re completing their lineup with a different ’80s hit-making band. This time, they will be joined by the Romantics, famous for the…
Suicide Silence Co-Founder Reveals Hiatus in Recent Statement
The guitarist Chris Garza has announced that he is currently on hiatus from Suicide Silence, the deathcore group he co-founded in 2002. In addition to his commitments with Suicide Silence, Garza has been busy maintaining his increasingly popular podcast —…
Who Is the Sky? Tour Dates Announced by David Byrne for 2026
David Byrne will be spending a lot of time on the road in 2026. He’s announced another big batch of Who Is the Sky? tour dates for North America and Europe that will be added on to his current schedule,…
Metal Bands Shine as Top Touring Acts of the Millennium
As the year winds down, Pollstar has compiled a list of the 25 Most Popular Touring Acts of the Millennium (2001-2025). Among them are two metal bands, with one of the acts even cracking the Top 10 of touring acts…
Tetsu Yamauchi, Bassist for Free and the Faces, Passes Away at 79
Bassist Tetsu Yamauchi, whose career included stints with Free and the Faces, died on December 4 at the age of 79. A statement shared by his family on social media noted that Yamauchi “passed away peacefully, surrounded by family. We…
Better 2025 Album – ‘Don’t Go in the Forest’ Comparison
What is the Best Rock Album of 2025? Last week, you helped vote for Three Days Grace’s Alienation to a final matchup against the winner of this week’s contest. We are pitting Avatar’s Don’t Go in the Forest against Deftones’…
Kiss Receives Kennedy Center Honors from President Trump
Kiss received Kennedy Center honors on Saturday, accepting medals from President Trump himself in the Oval Office. You can watch a clip of the band being given the honors below. In addition to Kiss, this year’s other honorees were George…
Gene Simmons Criticizes Ace Frehley Following His Death
In a recent interview, KISS bassist Gene Simmons attributes a series of “bad decisions” to the recent death of his former bandmate Ace Frehley. Frehley, the band’s founding lead guitarist, suffered multiple skull fractures and a brain bleed after a…
2026 US Tour Dates Revealed by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is returning to the U.S. next year for a new run of concerts that starts March 21 in Omaha, Nebraska and wraps up over a month later in Abilene, Texas. He provided a warning on his social media…