In a new interview with the Distortion Den With Deke podcast, Andy Curran, a founding member of Canadian hard rock legends CONEY HATCH, addressed his statement from May 2026 in which he called out CONEY HATCH singer/guitarist Carl Dixon for advertising live dates under the name CARL DIXON'S CONEY HA…

In a new interview with Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice, former QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate spoke about performing the entire landmark 1988 concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" from start to finish live "for the last time" on his "Operation: Mindcrime – The Final Chapter" tour. Asked if th…

By David E. Gehlke Norway's GREEN CARNATION are no strangers to ambitious, multi-tiered, emotionally fraught concept albums. Their 2001 "Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness" was a single-song epic clocking in at over an hour, detailing founding member and bassist Tchort's journey after his daughter's deat…

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH were forced to cancel their November 8 concert at Royal Center in Bogotá, Colombia after vocalist and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt came down with a "virus". The Bogotá show was part of OPETH's ongoing Latin American tour, which kicked off on November 1 in Santiago,…

What began as an unconventional project in 2004 has evolved into one of the most successful heavy metal bands in the world. With five No. 1 albums on the official German album chart, gold and platinum certifications, sold-out arena tours, and acclaimed performances on the world's biggest festival st…

In a new interview with KWCH, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was asked how much he depends on nostalgia and how much he wants to bring that to an audience at his live shows nowadays. Bach responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, this is gonna sound weird. Me as a singer, I'm not…