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  • KISS’ Paul Stanley: “There May Be Some Music In The Works”

    During a Q&A session at the “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event, KISS frontman Paul Stanley addressed the possibility of new music. He said the following:

    “There may be some music in the works. We like to tell you what we’re doing, the things that are planned. The problem is that so much of what we may bring up never comes to fruition, [but] music, yeah, that looks pretty damn… more than possible. Probable. I’m not going to give you any hints, but I only write when there’s a project — and I’ve been writing.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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  • Lynyrd Skynyrd & Foreigner Announce Co-Headlining North American Tour

    Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner have booked a co-headlining North American tour for next year. Six Gun Sally will open.

    Tour Dates:

    07/23 Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
    07/24 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
    07/25 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
    07/26 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
    07/30 Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
    07/31 Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
    08/01 Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater
    08/06 Saint Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
    08/07 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
    08/08 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
    08/14 Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
    08/16 Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
    08/20 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
    08/21 Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
    08/22 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
    08/23 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
    08/27 Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
    08/28 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
    08/29 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP

    Foreigner’s Jeff Pilson commented:

    “The energy the band has felt knowing we’ll be touring with Skynyrd this coming summer has been electric! Two bands with plenty of iconic songs, dueling guitars, double trouble and double vision are gonna set each and every stage on fire! No question this will be THE go-to event of the summer!”

    Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant added:

    “I’m excited to share the stage with Foreigner and hear all their amazing hits! I’ve always been a fan, and I believe the audience will love this tour. Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner together — it doesn’t get much better than that. See y’all in 2026!”

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  • Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Wants To Perform In Space

    During an interview with Metal Hammer, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine expressed a desire to play the band’s final show in space. According to him, it would be a “fitting climax.”

    Mustaine said the following:

    “I hope we’ll be playing up in space. I think that will be a really fitting climax. And I’m not talking about on the side of a vomit comet. A gig on the moon, a full moon landing, that would be cool.”

    He continued:

    “I saw they sent up a bunch of celebrities into space and I thought ‘Well, if them, why not me?’, you know? I’m just watching how that all progresses. I know Elon Musk and Richard Branson were working on interstellar travel. I think people are going to be travelling to space a lot sooner than you think.”

    He also added:

    “People already travel over 40,000 feet altitude, and when you get to that kind of atmosphere you’re basically already in space. So I do think it’s going to happen. The question is, are people going to be able to inhabit the moon?”

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  • Director McG On KISS’ Upcoming Biopic: “My Goal Is To Give Everybody Something You Can Go To The Theater And Just Have Your Face Melted”

    During an appearance at the “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event, director Joseph McGinty Nichol (aka McG) and producer Mark Canton shared some more details on KISS’ upcoming biopic “Shout It Out Loud.” According to Nichol, his “goal is to give everybody something you can go to the theater and just have your face melted.”

    Nichol said the following:

    “I think KISS is the most exciting rock n’ roll band in history, and because of that, we owe the [KISS] Army the most exciting film in history. I think with this band, the fact that this band broke on a live record, [they] broke on a live record because people want to feel what it was like to go to the show. I’m from Michigan, so I feel a particular affinity to the band. My goal is to give everybody something you can go to the theater and just have your face melted and just feel the heat coming off the stage — and for that matter, coming off the screen — which is what I get so excited about at a KISS show. Then, when it gets to the streamers and you can watch it at home and live this incredible story that is far more strange than fiction – two buddies, a cab driver [driving] to Madison Square Garden [saying], ‘One day, that’s going to be me,’ and a substitute teacher whose mother is a Holocaust survivor. Against all odds, didn’t get it done as WICKED LESTER, put the paint on, developing personas, it’s the ultimate rock n’ roll fantasy, and it’s going to kick your fuckin’ ass.”

    Canton went on to say it will be “affirmational”:

    “Both McG and I have a history of making movies for movie fans. Music [and] movies go together in everything that we do, and we know that this is the age where you have to make choices, and what is going to get you out of your house and rocking? Where is the connection? You have a lot of choices, and, of course, affordability is something we’re all hearing about [right now], but we can assure you that for all of your hard-earned effort, money, family and everything else, that you’re going to go out, you’re going to be inspired. We’re going to have you go into the theater feeling that connection that you have all earned over the years, and you’re going to come out of the theater that much the better for it… We’re really focused on good stories well-told. It is not just about the event — it’s about telling a story about these two incredible individuals who came together against all odds. It’s that type of story that everyone relates to, I think more than ever these days around the world. We’re really proud of the screenplay. We feel like it’s going to be not just a fun movie, but a great movie.”

    Nichol also added:

    “I think more than any other band in the history of rock n’ roll, there is rock n’ roll before KISS, and there is rock n’ roll after KISS. If you think of ‘The Social Network’ — there was the world before Facebook, then Facebook happened, and it was forever changed, and now it’s just a part of our world. Rock n’ roll was pretty straightforward until KISS came along and blew it up, literally and figuratively, with bombs and pyrotechnics and spitting blood and costumes and fun and explosiveness and providing a life that was larger than our own… Taylor Swift has pyrotechnics. That all traces back to KISS. This is the inflection point in the movie where the world was forever changed through the power of rock ‘n’ roll.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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  • Iron Maiden Reveal Opening Acts For Upcoming European Tour

    Iron Maiden have revealed the opening acts for their upcoming European tour. Among them are: Anthrax, Megadeth, Evergrey, and Trivium.

    Tour Dates:

    With Anthrax:

    05/23 Athens, Greece – Oaka
    05/26 Sofia, Bulgaria – Vasil Levski Stadium
    05/28 Bucharest, Romania – Arena Națională
    05/30 Bratislava, Slovakia – Národný Futbalový Štadión

    With Megadeth:

    06/02 Hannover, Germany – Heinz Von Heiden Arena

    With Evergrey:

    06/10 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome

    With Trivium:

    06/17 Milan, Italy – San Siro Stadium

    With Evergrey:

    06/22 Paris, France – Paris La Défense Arena

    With Anthrax:

    06/28 Lyon – Décines, France – Groupama Stadium
    07/07 Lisbon, Portugal – Estádio Da Luz

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  • Watch Original Alice Cooper Group Members Reunite During “Christmas Pudding” Concert

    During Alice Cooper’s November 15 set at the “Christmas Pudding” concert in Phoenix, AZ, the singer was joined onstage by the surviving members of his original band, guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway, and drummer Neal Smith. You can check out some fan-filmed footage from that performance below:

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  • KISS Manager Doc McGhee On New Farewell Tour Documentary: “You’ll See A Whole Different Side Of KISS”

    During an appearance at the “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event, KISS manager Doc McGhee discussed the band’s upcoming farewell tour documentary. According to him, the film will offer “a whole different side of KISS.”

    McGhee said the following:

    “We’ve always tried to capture what we’re doing. We had to do the fly-on-the-wall [approach], because if you don’t, everybody becomes actors, and it gets boring. You have to really find a way, and the only way to do it is to have people with you that you trust that sit there and film you all day long. We did this for five years — we started this [in] ’19 — so it was important to us to not have the usual KISS/WWE kind of thing. KISS is like WWE in a certain way — they’re always on, and all this. We wanted to catch all the moments that were inspiring, that you could see the heart of KISS. It took us a long time, and we have thousands of hours of this stuff. We’ve been editing this for two years to find the right thing, and I think we’ve got a great mix. I think when you see it, you’ll see a whole different side of KISS than what we’re used to seeing. You’ll see that tie together. I think it will be a great ride that will then bring us into the biopic [the forthcoming feature film ‘Shout It Out Loud’], and then into the avatar show. I think right now we have the tentpoles set up to set us up for the future.”

    He went on to say release plans are still pending:

    “One thing we’ve always tried to do is, we don’t release anything until it’s right. Whether it’s the avatar show [or whatever], if it takes longer, it takes longer. If this takes longer, it takes longer. If the movie takes longer… we’ve been doing this movie for seven years. We don’t need to make a movie, and we don’t need to make a documentary. We need to make a phenomenal [documentary], a phenomenal avatar show and the best movie out there, and I think we have the best team to do it.”

    He also added that the documentary, avatar show, and biopic will keep the band alive for years:

    “In today’s world, the technology that we have, with the team of people we’ve assembled, it actually, where I thought I was starting to slow down, I’m just working a lot harder. I believe that what we have at our fingertips to give to the world as far as KISS is concerned is going to go on way beyond all of us.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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  • Deryck Whibley: “I’d Like To Do An Acoustic Tour Of Sum 41 Songs”

    During a recent interview with Rock Sound, Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley discussed his future in the music industry following the completion of the band’s farewell tour. Among his plans, are a possible acoustic tour and album.

    Whibley said the following:

    “I play guitar every day. I have no plans or I don’t know what I’m gonna do with music, but I play guitar every day, I write music every day and I have a stockpile of songs and music that are just kind of sitting there that eventually I’m gonna wanna do some music. I don’t know when that is, but, yeah. I’m sure I’ll do something again with music, eventually.”

    He continued when asked if he will write for himself or others:

    “I think a lot of the stuff that I’m working on right now, I like for myself. I’m a very selfish writer. When I write something I like, it’s hard to give it away. I can work with somebody and create something from scratch, but if I’ve finished a song, that’s pretty hard to give away.”

    He also added the following about the acoustic venture:

    “I’d like to do an acoustic tour of SUM 41 songs, things like that. I have an acoustic record that I recorded and it is done of SUM 41 songs that may come out sometime soon. And I’d like to go tour that, but, again, there’s no plans for any of it.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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  • As I Lay Dying Tease New Song “If I Fall”

    As I Lay Dying have shared a teaser for their new song “If I Fall.” The full track will be released on November 19. The single is the second to feature the band’s new lineup, which consists of vocalist Tim Lambesis, bassist/vocalist Chris Clancy, guitarist Bill Hudson, guitarist Don Vedda, and drummer Tim Yeung. As previously reported, the group’s latest mass exodus occurred in 2024, leaving Lambesis as the sole member. The controversial vocalist, who previously served prison time for trying to hire a hitman to kill one of his former wives, was left in that position after footage of him engaging in altercations with his latest wife and their dog surfaced online. He has since returned to the road.

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  • Deftones Announce May 2026 Australian/New Zealand Tour

    Deftones have announced a May 2026 Australian/New Zealand tour. Interpol and Ecca Vandal will serve as support. Here’s the dates:

    05/02 Sydney, AUS – Qudos Bank Arena
    05/03 Sydney, AUS – Qudos Bank Arena
    05/06 Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Entertainment CEntre
    05/09 Melbourne, AUS – Rod Laver Arena
    05/10 Melbourne, AUS – Rod Laver Arena
    05/13 Auckland, NZ – Spark Arena

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