What’s New?

Guns N’ Roses have selected Isaac Carpenter as their new drummer.

Iron Maiden’s Boeing 747, Ed Force One, was turned into 12,000 special keychains after the plane was retired.

Alex Lifeson underwent stomach surgery in 2023.

The band’s plans to play new music at a January 2025 show were postponed due to wildfires in California.

Motorhead is celebrating its 50th anniversary by streaming a vintage Top Of The Pops performance of their classic song “Iron Fist.”

The Tom Petty Estate has released previously unseen video footage from 1982.

The book will be released in bookstores and online retailers in summer 2025.

Styx’s Lawrence Gowan says South Park had a major influence on the band’s fanbase: “I’m happy to admit that’d I’d say it’s 1% our effort and 99% South Park’s influence.”

Warrant singer Robert Mason says there might be plans for new music.

Kirk Hammett’s guitar collection is the subject of a new luxury coffee table book by Gibson Publishing.

The concert, titled “Back to the Beginning,” will feature a star-studded lineup of heavy metal bands, including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, and Alice in Chains, all playing Black Sabbath hits.

There’s one rock star Nicks will always regret never meeting: David Bowie.

Journey’s show in Houston, Texas, was cut short after an electrical fire broke out below the stage area.

Eddie Vedder surprised fans by joining Jack White on stage in Tokyo for a Neil Young cover.

The band says Beard will “attend to a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.”