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SIMPLE PLAN, HOOBASTANK And THE USED Perform On Southwest Airlines Flight From Los Angeles To Orlando For 'Vans Warped Tour'
Vans Warped Tour took touring to new heights when SIMPLE PLAN, HOOBASTANK, THE USED and LØLØ performed aboard a Southwest Airlines flight to Orlando as part of the airline's "Live At 35" music program. The performances brought the festival experience to the skies, giving passengers a high-altitude p...
PAUL STANLEY On Upcoming KISS Avatar Show: 'The Idea Was Never To Replicate A Concert'
In a new interview with Billboard, KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons discussed the upcoming avatar-based KISS show, which is tentatively scheduled to launch in Las Vegas in 2028. The as-yet unnamed KISS experience will be the first major entry into the U.S. market for Pophouse Entertainment...
Watch: DRAGONFORCE Kicks Off 'Inhuman Rampage' 20th-Anniversary North American Tour In San Diego
On Friday, November 13, epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE kicked off their largest North American tour in more than two decades at The Observatory North Park in San Diego, California. In celebration of 2026's 20th anniversary of "Inhuman Rampage" — the monumental DRAGONFORCE album that birthed the p...
METAL CHURCH To Be Joined By Former Bassist DUKE ERICKSON On Stage In Bremerton, Washington
Former METAL CHURCH bassist Duke Erickson will join the band on stage tonight (Saturday, November 14) during METAL CHURCH's concert at Tracyton Movie House (The Redwood Theater) in Bremerton, Washington. Erickson will also join METAL CHURCH us for the pre-show VIP meet-and-greet with fans. Duke...
JACK BLACK: RONNIE JAMES DIO Is 'Still The Reigning Champion, Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalist Of All Time'
In an interview with former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin (for Canada's The Metal Voice) at the 2026 edition of the "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling party, which took place this past Thursday, November 12 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, actor Jack Black of TENACIOUS D — the metal-...
DAVE MUSTAINE On MEGADETH's 'Retirement Tour': 'We're Gonna Play As Long As We Can'
At this past September's Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine confirmed to Musora that his worsening hand condition has forced the band's retirement. He's been diagnosed with Dupuytren's contracture — also known as Viking's Disease — which is preventing hi...