On May 21, founding POISON drummer Rikki Rockett kicked off a series of shows where he is paying tribute to POISON‘s “Look What The Cat Dragged In” album by performing the entire LP with his new band, THE ROCKETT MAFIA. This year marks the album’s 40th anniversary, which features the hits “Talk Dirty To Me”, “I Want Action”, “Cry Tough” and the album’s title cut. Video of […]

Fan-filmed video of Tim “Ripper” Owens‘s May 27 concert at DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium can be seen below. Backing the former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK’S PRIEST singer at the gig were Emiliano Tessitore on guitar, Martin Bilek on guitar, Francesco Caporaletti on bass and Alessio Palizzi on drums. The setlist for the show was as follows: 01. One On One (JUDAS PRIEST song) 02. Metal Gods (JUDAS PRIEST song) 03. The […]

During METALLICA‘s May 30 concert at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo played a cover of the RAMMSTEIN classic “Sonne”. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. METALLICA launched the “M72” world tour in Amsterdam in April 2023 and has since performed for an estimated four million fans worldwide. As with all tour dates, the band is donating a portion […]

Former NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl joined Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA for a “Kaiowas” jam session during the latter band’s May 29 headlining concert at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, California. You can watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below. In a 2017 issue of U.K.’s Mojo magazine, Grohl named SEPULTURA‘s classic 1996 album “Roots” as one of the albums and songs that saved his life and shaped […]

On May 30, 2026 at the legendary Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois, THE DEAD DAISIES returned for a special night of rock featuring Glenn Hughes on vocals and bass. Glenn joined guitarist Doug Aldrich, drummer Tommy Clufetos and guitarist David Lowy for this rare, one-off performance delivering a thrilling 50/50 split set, kicking off with 10 of THE DEAD DAISIES‘ favorite tracks followed by almost as […]

Lzzy Hale, lead singer of HALESTORM, joined DAUGHTRY on stage this past Friday (May 15) at the Sonic Temple festival in Columbus, Ohio to perform a cover of the JOURNEY classic “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” . Fan-filmed video of the collaboration can be seen below. A studio recording of DAUGHTRY‘s and Lzzy‘s version of “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” was made available in January 2023, exactly 40 years to […]

Björn Strid (SOILWORK, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA),Dino “Jelusick” Jelusić (ex-WHITESNAKE),Mats Levén (CANDLEMASS, TREAT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Pontus Egberg (KING DIAMOND),Joakim Svalberg (OPETH),Linnea Wikström Egg (THUNDERMOTHER, THERION) and Kee Marcello (ex-EUROPE, EASY ACTION) are among the more than 20 musicians who took part in the 2026 edition of the “Stargazer Alliance” memorial concert for Ronnie James Dio, which was held this past Saturday (May 16) at Bibliotek Bar & […]

The new lineup of METAL CHURCH made its live debut last night (Sunday, May 17) at the San Luis Metal Fest at Teatro del Pueblo in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. METAL CHURCH‘s current lineup consists of founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof alongside longtime guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bass icon David Ellefson (MEGADETH),powerhouse drummer Ken Mary (FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, […]