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Last week, Primus publicly announced the shocking departure of their longtime drummer, Tim Alexander. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Alexander explained what went into his decision to leave the alt-rock band that he has played with for the past 35 years. “A lot of times, you do something you love for a long…

In a new interview with Guitar World, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi voiced his frustration with the Hard Rock Cafe because the company won’t return his 1964 Gibson “Monkey” SG Special guitar to him. Iommi used that guitar on the early Black Sabbath albums, and the metal legend claims that the original deal gave him the…

In a new interview with Uncut, the Cure’s Robert Smith opens up about how aging has affected his songwriting. The goth rock icons released their first new album in 16 years, Songs Of A Lost World, on Friday (November 1). While there are lovelorn, moody tracks filling the record, Smith was hesitant to write openly…

During an appearance on Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk on Thursday (October 31), Poison drummer Rikki Rockett revealed that he is releasing a memoir called Ghost Notes on July 15, 2025. Rockett spent last year working on the book, along with writers Leif Eriksson and Martin Svensson. Rockett said his memoir will focus on the…

Deftones continue their ongoing beverage partnerships by announcing their first non-alcoholic beer called Tone Zero. The alt-metal band has already released a dozen craft beers in recent years, but this marks the first time that Deftones have launched a non-alcoholic variety, with more NA options to come. The first release in the Tone Zero series…

In a recent viral TikTok video, busker Armand Davis was filmed drumming along to Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1999 Billboard Top 20 hit single, “Otherside,” on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade. One person is seen concentrating on Davis’ performance, and that was he actual Chili Peppers drummer, Chad Smith, who is shown tapping his feet…

In an episode of the docuseries, Queen The Greatest Special: The Story of Queen 1, guitarist Brian May reveals how the band comforted themselves after receiving terrible reviews of their self-titled 1973 debut album. In one scathing review in the NME, music critic Nick Kent likened the album to “a bucket of urine.” Queen coped…

Limp Bizkit are currently in the studio recording together again making the follow-up to their 2021 album, Still Sucks. Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst shared an update on the band’s daily activities in his Instagram story, where he captured John Otto tracking drums for the new material. “Oh s**t, in the studio with John Otto…

During a solo show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday (October 30), Thom Yorke walked off the stage after his performance was interrupted by a Pro-Palestine protestor. During the Radiohead frontman’s set, someone in the audience began yelling about “the Israeli genocide in Gaza.” In fan-captured footage of the interaction,…

Guitarist Phil Sgrosso announced on Instagram on Wednesday (October 30) that he has left As I Lay Dying. Sgrosso joins three other band members – Ken Susi, Nick Pierce, and Ryan Neff – who all quit the group last week. The only member left in the band is frontman Tim Lambesis, who reunited the group…