Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple pay tribute to producer Martin Birch.
Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple were some of the artists who paid tribute to the late producer Marin Birch.
Sevendust confirms new album for October of this year; find out more.
Sevendust has confirmed that they will release their next album in October. 'Blood & Stone' will feature a Soundgarden cover and…
“Stop complaining and put on your damn mask,” says Corey Taylor.
When talking about people not wearing masks during the pandemic, he recalled when he had to wear the Slipknot mask for eight hours straight. Continue Reading →
Godsmack is planning two releases for 2021; learn more
Sully Erna, vocalist of Godsmack, said he is preparing two releases with the band for 2021, in addition to an album…
Conquer Divide returns with their first song in five years; listen to “Chemicals”
Conquer Divide has returned after five years with a new single titled “Chemicals.” To celebrate the new release, the group also…
Bad Religion releases new version of “Faith Alone”; listen here
Bad Religion has released a new version of the song "Faith Alone." According to them, the new version was created to serve as a "symphonic appeal to reason." Continue Reading →
Lzzy Hale duets with country singer Cory Marks; listen here
Halestorm vocalist Lzzy Hale has teamed up with country singer Cory Marks for the song “Out In The Rain”…
Tom Morello shares “You Belong To Me”, a previously unreleased song from his Nightwatchman project
Tom Morello has shared a previously unreleased song from his solo project The Nightwatchman, “You Belong To Me”. Listen here.
The Sword delivers a heavy cover of Rush's "Working Man"; listen here.
The Sword covered Rush's "Working Man" during the 'Conquest of Quarantine Lockdown Session' to celebrate the band's career. Continue Reading →
Roger Waters plays rare tracks from 'The Wall' in a quarantine-style video; watch it here
Roger Waters released a video singing two rarities from 'The Wall', Pink Floyd's classic album, "Vera" and "Bring the…
Corey Taylor says Stone Sour will go on indefinite hiatus.
Corey Taylor announced that Stone Sour has gone on an indefinite hiatus. "We've put the band on hold now,"…
The Who launches a series of historic concerts on YouTube; learn more.
The Who launched the Join Together @ Home series this weekend, which will stream several of the band's historic concerts on their YouTube channel. Continue Reading →
This week's new releases are featured in this playlist: Deep Purple, Gojira, John Petrucci and more.
Every Friday, Wikimetal brings together the biggest releases from the world of rock and heavy metal. Today we have Deep Purple, Gojira,…
Metallica releases video of studio rehearsal; watch it here
In the video, the band appears playing a snippet of "Creeping Death" from the album 'Ride the Lightning' in the studio, months later…
Halestorm releases video for “Break In” featuring Amy Lee in the studio
Halestorm has released a video for their new version of "Break In" featuring Amy Lee of Evanescence. The cover will be part of the EP 'Halestorm Reimagined'. Continue Reading →
Rolling Stones release video for “Scarlet”, a 'lost' song featuring Jimmy Page; watch it here.
The Rolling Stones have released the music video for "Scarlet," a song they recently released and which was originally recorded in 1974 with Jimmy Page…
Paul McCartney says suing the Beatles was the "only way" to save the songs
Paul McCartney revealed, during a new interview with GQ, the reason why he sued the Beatles right after leaving the band…
Metallica releases a cover of "Moth into Flame" by S&M2; watch it here
Metallica will release the highly anticipated 'S&M2' this month and has released another preview of the album, this time of the song "Moth into Flame". Watch it here! Continue Reading →
Members of indie bands form a Black Sabbath cover supergroup and release a version of "Sweet Leaf".
Members of various indie bands have formed a Black Sabbath cover supergroup and released their first rendition. Listen here!
Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed offers a plan to fix Metallica's 'Lulu'.
Criticism of Metallica's album 'Lulu' with Lou Reed is somewhat common in the world of heavy metal, but…
Sammy Hagar will perform his first post-pandemic show in September.
Sammy Hagar and the Circle will perform their first post-pandemic show at a benefit event to help a children's hospital. Learn more here. Continue Reading →
Sons of Apollo postpones Brazilian tour to 2021.
The Latin American tour of the supergroup Sons Of Apollo, which was scheduled for October of this year, has been postponed…
Gojira releases first single in four years; listen to “Another World”
Gojira returned after four years without new music with the single "Another World," which came with a music video. Watch it…
Adrian Smith's biography gets a signed and limited edition.
British bookstore Waterstones has announced a new edition of Adrian Smith's biography. The book will be released in September and is already available for pre-order. Continue Reading →
Seether: Shaun Morgan tops Billboard's list of best hard rock songwriters.
Seether frontman and founder Shaun Morgan has been named the best hard rock songwriter by Billboard. Learn more…
Guns N' Roses will release a greatest hits compilation on vinyl.
Guns N' Roses announced that they will release their 2004 compilation album, Greatest Hits, on vinyl for the first time in…
Linkin Park promises a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album 'Hybrid Theory'.
In 2020, Linkin Park's legendary album 'Hybrid Theory' celebrates its 20th anniversary, and the band will not let the date pass unnoticed, according to Mike Shinoda. Continue Reading →
Online store launches line of soaps featuring Abbath, King Diamond, and other black metal bands.
The online store CorpsePaintSoaps, on the Etsy website, has launched a line of soaps featuring prints of various black metal bands…
Roger Waters releases a new version of "Time" from his new live album; watch it here
Roger Waters released a live video of his performance of Pink Floyd's "Time" during the Us + tour…
Corey Taylor reveals plans for a second solo album.
Corey Taylor works non-stop, and that's nothing new, but now he may have outdone himself by saying he'll be working on his second solo album this year. Continue Reading →