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MACHINE HEAD, PAPA ROACH And GOJIRA Among First Confirmed Bands For 2025 Edition Of WACKEN OPEN AIR The organizers of the annual Wacken Open Air festival have announced the first confirmed bands for the 2025 edition of the event, set to take place from July 30 to August 2 in

THE PRETTY RECKLESS Shares Pro-Shot Video Of TAYLOR MOMSEN's Onstage Bat Encounter THE PRETTY RECKLESS has shared professionally filmed video of the band’s performance in Spain where singer Taylor Momsen was bitten by a bat. Momsen and her THE PRETTY RECKLESS ...

See JAMES HETFIELD Sing High-Pitched Version Of METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' With The Help Of Helium METALLICA frontman James Hetfield turns 61 years old on Saturday (August 3). Earlier today, METALLICA’s social media uploaded video message from James in ...

SKID ROW Pays Tribute To AEROSMITH: 'Their Energy, Talent And Passion For Music Have Always Been An Inspiration To Us' SKID ROW has reacted on social media to the news that AEROSMITH is officially retiring from touring after Steven Tyler’s vocal injury. The ...

Watch: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Joins ACCEPT For 'Balls To The Wall' Performance At WACKEN OPEN AIR Former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK’S PRIEST singer Tim “Ripper” Owens joined ACCEPT on stage on Thursday, August 1 at the Wacken Open Air ...

ANTHRAX's JOEY BELLADONNA: 'I Love Classic Rock' In a new interview with Wacken TV conducted at this weekend’s Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna spoke about his love for classic rock. He said in part (as ...

SAMMY HAGAR And MICHAEL ANTHONY Pay Tribute To AEROSMITH After Retirement Announcement Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony paid tribute to AEROSMITH after the legendary rockers announced they were retiring from the road. During the encore portion of Hagar’s concert on ...

Ex-SLIPKNOT Drummer JAY WEINBERG Shares Drum-Cam Video Of His Barcelona Performance With BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Former SLIPKNOT and current SUICIDAL TENDENCIES drummer Jay Weinberg has shared drum-cam video of him filling in for his father Max Weinberg for the song “Radio ...

Watch: MEGADETH Kicks Off 'Destroy All Enemies' Summer 2024 U.S. Tour In Rogers, Arkansas MEGADETH kicked off the “Destroy All Enemies” summer 2024 U.S. tour Friday night (August 2) at Walmart AMP, Rogers, Arkansas. Produced by Live Nation, the trek, ...

BUCKCHERRY's Eleventh Album Will Arrive 'Probably' Before Summer 2025 In a new interview with the “Everblack” podcast, BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band’s 2023 ...