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HALESTORM's AREJAY HALE On Supporting IRON MAIDEN In Europe: 'I Was Very, Very Pleasantly Surprised By How Well That Tour Went' During a recent appearance on The DJ Force X podcast, HALESTORM drummer Arejay Hale spoke about his band’s May/June 2025 ...

BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD On MASTODON's BRANN DAILOR: 'He's Worthy Of All The Praise That He Gets' During BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward’s January 2026 radio show as part of the LA Radio Sessions, which airs Sundays at 10 a.m. (Pacific Time) ...

PETER CRISS On Beating Breast Cancer Nearly Two Decades Ago: 'God Gave Me My Miracle' In a new interview with Julian Gill, Lonnie Weischaar and Ken Keenan of the KissFAQ podcast, original KISS drummer Peter Criss spoke about the lyrical inspiration for the song ...

GEORGE LYNCH On Still Touring With LYNCH MOB: 'We Actually Were Not A Band For, I Think, 24 Hours, And Then I Changed My Mind' In a new interview with Dawn Osborne of TotalRock, legendary guitarist George Lynch spoke about why he is still playing shows under the ...

TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Reflects On 'The Only Time' He Felt 'A Sense Of Competition' With Another Bay Area Thrash Band In a new interview with Tone-Talk, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick was asked about the “vibe between thrash bands in the ...

LIVING COLOUR's VERNON REID On Timeless Message Of 'Cult Of Personality': 'It Tells The Truth About Who We Are' During an appearance on the latest episode of the Music Buzzz Podcast — hosted by Dane Clark (drummer in the John Mellencamp band since ...

MORTAL SIN's MAT MAURER On Possibility Of New Music: 'It's Been Discussed' Last summer, Australian thrash metal pioneers MORTAL SIN announced that they will return to the stage in 2026, 15 years since their last tour on the 2011 “Thrashfest ...

Ex-DEATH/MASSACRE Guitarist RICK ROZZ Doesn't Believe Any One Person Should Get Credit For Being 'Godfather' Of Death Metal In a new interview with “Reckless” Rexx Ruger of the Pod Scum podcast, former Rick Rozz, who was a member of an early ...

Neverland There may be a few petty purists still bemoaning ULVER’s abandonment of black metal in the late ’90s, but everybody else has been reveling in the Norwegians’ eclectic ethos for decades. The most imaginative and fearless band to emerge from their ...

GILBY CLARKE On Filling In For NITA STRAUSS On ALICE COOPER Tour Last Year: 'I Had So Much Fun On That Run' In a new interview with Indie Power TV, former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke reflected on his run of shows as the guitar player for Alice ...