Mastodon Is Working On ‘Two Different Projects’

Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor recently spoke to Loudwire Nights and told host Chuck Armstrong about plans for after their just-launched “Ashes Of Leviathan” North American co-headlining tour with Lamb Of God. “Riffs. Drum beats and riffs. I can’t really divulge too much.…

Tremonti’s Sixth Album Coming January 2025

Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist/songwriter Mark Tremonti was recently interviewed on Cutter’s RockCast and confirmed that he’s done recording his sixth album from his solo band, Tremonti. “We have a record mastered, ready to go. We have the album artwork…

Prince documentary blocked and “dead in the water”

Well, if you’ve been patiently waiting for that Prince documentary, you can stop. It’s been blocked and after multiple disputes is now “dead in the water”. Apparently reps from Prince’s estate said the first cut of the Netflix film had…

Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Album ‘Aghori Mhori Mei’

Smashing Pumpkins just announced their new album, “Aghori Mhori Mei”, will be released August 2. They’re currently on tour, having just wrapped up 20 shows in Europe – and now it’s all about North America. You can buy the deluxe…

Sequel To ‘Spinal Tap’ To Arrive In Spring/Summer 2025

Director Rob Reiner was recently interviewed by Deadline and talked about the progress on the sequel to “This Is Spinal Tap”. You’ll be happy to hear that he said, “It’s going good. Our first screening for our family and friends…

Ex-FFDP Guitarist Jason Hook’s Flat Black Releases Debut Album

Flat Black (formed by ex-Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Jason Hook) could be your new favourite band. Or, at least that’s how I feel about them. I’ve had their debut album, “Dark Side of the Brain”, for about a month…

Metallica’s ‘Black Album’ Has Now Spent 750 Weeks On Billboard 200

Can you remember the first time you heard the ‘Black Album’ and how blown away you were? Holy crap this is huge! Metallica‘s self-titled album (the ‘Black Album’) has now spent 750 total weeks on the Billboard 200 chart (it’s…

Hear Oasis’ Unheard ‘Up In The Sky’ from ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th Anniversary Reissue

Oasis‘ 30th Anniversary edition of ‘Definitely Maybe’ is out next month, August 30. And to get you ready, the brothers have released a previously unheard version of ‘Up In The Sky’!  You can pre-order the album here. As you’d expect,…

Physical Album Sales Sees First Increase In 20 Years

This shouldn’t surprise you. Sales of physical albums should see their first increase in two decades (on the backs of Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and The Last Dinner Party), following years of streaming kickin’ ass n’ taking names. The Official…

Clutch Has ‘A Solid 10 Ideas’ For A New Studio Album

Clutch bassist Dan Maines recently spoke to Chile’s IRock about the writing a new album to follow up 2022’s “Sunrise On Slaughter Beach” LP, saying, “We’re kind of in the middle of some deep writing sessions. We’ve been getting together…