Metallica’s James Hetfield has released a spoken word rendition of the holiday classic “Twas The Night Before Christmas” (aka “A Visit From St. Nicholas”) on the band’s Maximum Metallica Sir... Read more

On Friday (December 19), the Recording Academy revealed that Paul Simon, Cher, Chaka Khan, and Carlos Santana are set to receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards this year, with posthumous... Read more

Multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd confirmed his departure from the Flaming Lips after over three decades with the band. Drozd accidentally disclosed the news this week on Threads when asked... Read more

Former J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf will return to live performance after more than a year off. Wolf and his band the Midnight Travelers have announced six dates starting […] Read more

Discogs released its list of the 25 most valuable vinyl records sold in 2025, with collectors paying premium prices for rare releases. The Fix’s “Vengeance” 7-inch topped t... Read more

German instrument company Höfner has filed for bankruptcy after more than 100 years in business. An insolvency administrator will attempt to resolve debts over three months. Höfner is famous... Read more

The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences reduced 65 eligible songs to 15 finalists for the 2026 Best Original Song Oscar. Notable nominees include Ed Sheeran for ‘Drive’... Read more

Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance, using his real name Zachary Baker, debuted his first solo single, “Dark Horse,” on Wednesday (December 17). Baker embraces a full-on country soun... Read more

Social Distortion will release their first new album in 15 years this May, frontman Mike Ness announced during an interview at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2025 event, with the [... Read more

In a new interview with Heavy Consequence, Green Day’s Mike Dirnt recalled being profoundly inspired by seeing Metallica’s late bassist Cliff Burton play live for the first time at a [... Read more