#deeppurple #newalbum #tour Deep Purple will release a new studio album named SPLAT! on July 3. According to a press release announcing the album, SPLAT! is based on a concept from singer Ian Gillan: "Rather than treating the end [of the world] as destruction, the album imagines it as transformation. SPLAT! explores the end of humanity not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence." Musically, Gillan says the album revisits Deep Purple's

#journey #tour #finalfrontier After more than five decades of arena-shaking performances, era-defining hits and one of the most enduring catalogs in rock history, JOURNEY is extending their massive "Final Frontier Tour" with 40 additional North American dates this fall. Presented by AEG Presents, the newly announced leg begins Saturday, September 12 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California and concludes with a hometown finale show on Saturday, November 28 at Chase Cente

#ozzyosbourne #biopic #jackosbourne During a May 12 livestream on his YouTube channel, Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack was asked by one of the viewers for an update on the status of the long-awaited Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne biopic. Jack said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "I can tell you this: we are moving ahead. I was on calls today about it. The script is right there. We are good. This movie will absolutely happen. Realistically — I mean, look, we're already halfway throu

METALLICA has announced the definitive re-release of its quadruple-platinum seventh studio album "ReLoad", to be released June 26 via the band's own Blackened Recordings. Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering with Greg Fidelman overseeing, the "ReLoad" remastered limited-edition deluxe box set is available now for pre-order at this location, where full package details and track listings can be viewed. Pre-orders of the deluxe box will receive instant-grat versions o

#chuckbilly #memoir #rocknews He screamed his way into metal history. Then cancer tried to silence him for good. Now, for the first time, Chuck Billy — the iconic frontman of San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT — tells the whole truth in his unflinching memoir, "Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments Of Chuck Billy", due on November 10, 2026 via Permuted Press. This is not your typical rock memoir. Structured as two interlocking testaments, the book traces the full

#stryper #tour #rocknews Stryper has announced a 2026 tour with multiple U.S. dates starting in June, along with European festival appearances. Key stops include Anaheim (June 5), Tempe (June 6), Houston (July 18), and various locations in PA, IL, and FL through October. VIP meet & greet packages are available directly through Stryper's official website. Dates: May 3: Trezzo Sull'adda, Italy (Frontiers Rock Festival) Jun 5: Anaheim, CA (Grove of Anaheim) Jun 6: Tempe, AZ (Mar

#creed #cruise #1999 Grammy Award-winning rock icons CREED, in partnership with Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than two decades, has announced the fifth sailing of their blockbuster rock celebration at sea, Summer Of '99 & Beyond Cruise, traveling April 17-21, 2027, from Miami, Florida to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas on the spectacular Norwegian Joy. Alumni pre-sales will be held April 30-May 1, and May 4-5; first round presale signups are availabl

#slayer #40thanniversary #reigninblood California thrash metal legends SLAYER will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their classic third album, "Reign In Blood", with two U.S. headlining shows featuring the LP performed in full, including their first Los Angeles concert in seven years. The details are as follows: September 04 - Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater November 13 - Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum These are the only U.S. performances of the special "Reign In Blood" a