Sony Music Vision, in association with Sony Music Entertainment UK and Epic Records, today announced the production of The Ballad of Judas Priest, a new documentary about legendary GRAMMY-winning English heavy metal band Judas Priest and their epic journey to the top of rock and roll.
Co-directed by documentary filmmaker Sam Dunn and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello in his directorial debut, the documentary will celebrate the legendary band's lasting impact on music and culture with their influence reaching far beyond metal. Featuring unforgettable anthems and pop culture staples like "Breaking the Law" and "You've Got Another Thing Coming," The Ballad of Judas Priest will capture the passion, resilience and enduring legacy of a band whose music and story continue to inspire generations. (continue)
Legendary band Sublime is set to take over Las Vegas with 'Fear, Loathing, and Sublime in Las Vegas' at Park MGM August 14-16. The three-day celebration of music includes two electrifying shows at Dolby Live Friday, Aug. 15 and Saturday, Aug. 16 and a welcome party Thursday, Aug. 14 to kick things off, DJ'd by KROQ's Miles the DJ with appearances from members of Sublime. Throughout the immersive weekend experience, Sublime will be joined on stage by iconic punk and alternative rock acts including Pennywise, The Vandals, The Ataris, Long Beach Dub Allstars, and SVNBVRNT Records artists Jesse James Pariah & Zayno, plus exclusive VIP experiences, acoustic sessions, and rare memorabilia on display.
Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, May 23 at 9 a.m. PT and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com. An artist pre-sale will begin Thursday, May 22 at 9 a.m. PT. Members of MGM Rewards, MGM Resorts International's loyalty rewards program, will have access to a pre-sale Thursday, May 22 from 10 a.m. PT. All pre-sales are scheduled to end Thursday, May 22 at 10 p.m. PT. (continue)
The Beach Boys today announced that actor, producer, and musician John Stamos will join as a special guest for select U.S. dates on The Sounds of Summer Tour. Marking his 40th anniversary performing with the legendary band, Stamos will join The Beach Boys this Summer at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, MA (June 10); The Town Hall in New York, NY (June 13); PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ (June 14); Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY (July 5); Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC) in Canandaigua, NY (July 6); Pechanga Resort Casino - Pechanga Summit in Temecula, CA (August 8); The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, CA (August 9); and Long Beach Terrace Theater in Long Beach, CA (August 10). The Beach Boys also recently announced that they will bring their Sounds of Summer Tour to Las Vegas for a three-night engagement at The Venetian Resort on October 1, 3 and 4.
Today's announcement comes as co-founder and chief lyricist Mike Love prepares to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 12 in New York City. As the lyricist behind timeless Beach Boys classics like "California Girls," "Good Vibrations," "The Warmth of the Sun," "I Get Around," and "Fun, Fun, Fun," Love's work has left an indelible mark on pop culture and continues to resonate with audiences worldwide. He joins an esteemed 2025 class that includes The Doobie Brothers' Michael McDonald, Tom Johnston, and Patrick Simmons; George Clinton; Ashley Gorley; Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins; and Tony Macaulay. (continue)
This morning, a false report circulated claiming that JON ANDERSON AND THE BAND GEEKS had canceled the second leg of their 2025 tour. According to Jon Anderson's manager, Larry Mazer, JON is in good health, and all scheduled dates will proceed as planned.
The 11-show tour commences June 15th at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC, and ends July 13th at The Factory in St. Louis, Missouri. The tour will feature an evening of YES classics as well as tracks from their critically acclaimed debut album 'TRUE' released August 2024. (continue)
ShipRocked producer ASK4 Entertainment has announced the music lineup for the 16th year of ShipRocked, the premier rock music festival cruise. ShipRocked 2026 sails January 25-31, 2026 on board Carnival Horizon from Miami to Half Moon Cay, Celebration Key-Carnival's soon to be opened private cruise port on the island of Grand Bahama-and Nassau in The Bahamas.
The 2026 Greek mythology-themed edition of ShipRocked will feature more than 25 bands onboard, and to celebrate the final night of ShipRocked, Halestorm will perform a special show on the ship just before departing Nassau. In addition to Halestorm's special set, the ShipRocked 2026 lineup features Motionless In White and Knocked Loose, along with Wage War, AWOLNATION, Suicidal Tendencies, Avatar, Starset, Sleep Theory, From Ashes To New, and Kittie, as well as '68, Archetypes Collide, aurorawave, The Barbarians of California, Dead Poet Society, DeathByRomy, Dinosaur Pile-Up, The Funeral Portrait, Holy Wars, House Of Protection, Lowlives, Not Enough Space, Shepherd's Reign, UnityTX, Zero 9:36 and ShipRockers' favorite all-star band The Stowaways. (continue)
Guitar icon Marty Friedman will follow the print release of his compelling autobiography last December, "Dreaming Japanese," with an audiobook version via Recorded Books on June 24. The audiobook release is available to pre-order now across all digital platforms via Amazon here.
Written with veteran music journalist Jon Wiederhorn ("Louder Than Hell," "Raising Hell"), "Dreaming Japanese" debuted at #1 on Amazon's Heavy Metal Books chart and has received praise from major outlets including Rolling Stone, Guitar World, Decibel, and Publishers Marketplace. The autobiography shares Friedman's inspiring journey from landing a gig as the lead guitarist for legendary thrash metal outfit Megadeth during their peak years to his emigration from the U.S. to Japan, where he became a prominent television figure and Japanese pop culture household name as well as being appointed an official Ambassador of Japan Heritage. (continue)
Chevy Metal - the long-running cover band co-founded by late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins - today announced their headlining summer tour across the United States.
The band's summer dates begin Monday, July 19, in Denver at the Marquis Theater, followed by stops in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere before wrapping up in Southern California in August. Local openers will be performing at each date, TBD. (continue)
UK pop-punk legends Neck Deep make a triumphant return with a brand new single "You Should See Me Now" via Hopeless Records. Fueled by resilience and rebellion, the track captures everything fans love about Neck Deep - raw honesty, unrelenting drive, and the defiant spirit that has continued to fuel the band from day one.
Speaking on the new single, frontman Ben Barlow says, "'You Should See Me Now' is a song about hard work, self-belief, the struggle through adversity and proving people wrong. As a band we've always been pretty humble and shied away from too much self-aggrandisement, but this felt like a good way of showing a little pride, and hopefully people can relate to that too. It was a song we've had in the bank for a long time and really should've been on the album in the first place, so it's nice to have such a strong bonus track to be featured on something cool to be announced soon." (continue)
In a surprise moment that brought both judges and fans to their feet, Kelly Hansen, longtime lead vocalist of legendary rock band Foreigner, announced he's stepping down live during a special appearance on NBC's The Voice.
After two decades fronting the band with one of rock's most iconic catalogs, Hansen revealed he will be leaving FOREIGNER at the end of the Summer 2025 tour. (continue)
This Memorial Day Weekend, celebrate the 25th anniversary of a historic live collaboration and the release of the special anniversary edition of "Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes: Live at the Greek" with their exclusive all-new conversation debuting on SiriusXM's Classic Rewind.
Jimmy Page: "Ten Years Gone" was a song that I wrote for Led Zeppelin and it's on the "Physical Graffiti" album. And it was something I'd worked on at home. It had all this sort of guitar orchestration on it, but I'd never heard it like that apart from on record, because in the days of Zeppelin, I'd try and do as much as I could just with the one guitar. (continue)
We Are Scientists - comprising founding members Keith Murray and Chris Cain - unveil "I Could Do Much Worse," the second single from their forthcoming album Qualifying Miles. A melancholic power ballad, the track begins with shimmering, propulsive guitar work that crescendos into an anthemic chorus and soaring solo. The release marks a rare moment where the band leans fully into a minor-key ballad. Lyrically it explores the lingering weight of life's missteps and the power of emotional reckoning.
Speaking on the track, Keith offers: "Remember when rock bands made all their money and bought all of their houses and helicopters and ski-doos off the back of their smash-hit power ballads? Our public-facing band persona is so founded in high-energy party vibes that we're never really given the stylistic leeway to publicly lean into our own power ballads. We've always been writing them - I'd argue there's at least one PB on every last We Are Scientists record, and we in the band always vote that they ought to be singles. It's nice to finally be giving one of their ilk a little time in the spotlight to tan its wan little face. (continue)
Rick Wakeman's THE OFFICIAL BROADCAST COLLECTION is a remarkable anthology that captures the virtuosity and creativity of one of progressive rock's most iconic keyboardists. This collection features a curated selection of live performances and broadcasts spanning Wakeman's illustrious career, showcasing his unparalleled skill on the piano, synthesizers, and other keyboards. From his early days with YES to his solo projects, these live recordings highlight his ability to blend classical influences with rock innovation, creating a unique and timeless sound.
Fans are treated to a mix of well-known pieces and rare performances, offering an extremely comprehensive look at Wakeman's evolution as an artist. Each track reflects his flair for dramatic storytelling through music, often accompanied by elaborate arrangements and intricate solos. (continue)
Over recent weeks, fans of Mark Pritchard, Thom Yorke and visual collaborator Jonathan Zawada discovered an Instagram profile for a mysterious metalsmith going by the name of Marien Marcel. The account showed development sketches for the visual world of "Tall Tales" - the new album from Pritchard and Yorke, released on Friday, 9th May - leading to speculation that this account was run by someone inside the project. The account also seemed to show the process of the melting down of fake works of art, purchased on eBay, and the subsequent forging of coins from the molten bronze. Fans have now started to discover these coins appearing in the real world.
Today, Mark Pritchard, Thom Yorke and Jonathan Zawada unveil "Tall Tales: The Coins (Forge, Reforge, Forgery)", a short film documenting the crafting of these coins. It forms part of the third element to the "Tall Tales" project, following the album released last week, and the film premiered in cinemas on Thursday, 8th May. (continue)
Extreme metal supergroup Sinsaenum have announced their long-awaited return with the release of their crushing new single, "In Devastation," the title track of their forthcoming third studio album, due out later this year via earMUSIC.
The release marks the band's first new material since the tragic passing of legendary drummer Joey Jordison (Slipknot, Murderdolls) in 2021. Both the single and album serve as a cathartic tribute to Jordison and to guitarist and founder Frederic Leclercq's late father, whose deaths profoundly shaped the emotional and creative direction of the project. (continue)
Angel frontman Frank DiMino is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of his debut solo album "Old Habits Die Hard", with a new remastered and repackaged edition with the bonus acoustic track "Even Now" and liner notes by rock journalist Dave Reynolds.
It will be available for the first time on 180g White Vinyl and as a 6-Panel Digipak on June 6th. DiMino explains the origins of the album "Ken Ciancimino as executive producer and Paul Crook as the musical producer is the reason I did a solo album. Having Oz Fox and Jeff LaBansky to collaborate with was so inspirational and the reason for writing all new songs for the album. (continue)
L.A. rockers Good Terms released their brand new single "Progress" today, and to celebrate we asked vocalist/guitarist Brian McShea to tell us about the track, which arrives just ahead of their big Walk-A-Thon event. Here is the story:
"Progress" is a big song, not just because we're making a big swing with the release, but because it's soaked up so much meaning for us as we've made it. What started as a stream-of-conscious rambling into my notes app a few years ago has tumbled into this massive snowball of perseverance and determination as it's rolled up the mundane failings of my 20s, the insane journey Good Terms has endured, and now the fallout of losing my Altadena house in the Eaton Fire. It's like the little song that could, chugging thru all these ups and downs, carrying more and more meaning as it's gone on. (continue)
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