Listen to emotive new Scorpions single Rock Believer

Dream Theater singer James LaBrie has released new video for his latest single, the gentle ballad Am I Right, which you can watch below. It's taken from his upcoming solo album Beautiful Shade Of Grey, which is LaBrie's first solo release for nine years and will be available through InsideOut Music on May 20.

Back in 1997, mild-mannered crooner Pat Boone – best known for hits like Love Letters In The Sand, The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango and When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano – released an album of heavy metal songs. In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy...

Anyone watch Eurovision? No, us neither. Apparently it was quite good. But not as good, clearly, as our Tracks Of The Week, a roundup of the freshest new music that stretches well beyond Europe's borders and deep into the furthest reaches of the rockosphere. But first! Congratulations to last week's...

Eric Clapton has cancelled two shows on his current European tour after testing positive for Covid-19. The news was broken in a statement on Clapton's Facebook page. The statement read: "Eric Clapton is unfortunately suffering from Covid having tested positive shortly after the second concert at the Royal Albert Hall [May 8]. He has been told by his medical advisors that if he were to resume traveling and performing too soon, it could substantially delay his full recovery. Eric is also anxious to avoid passing on any infection to any of his band, crew, promoters, their staff and of course the fans."

Manchester doom punks Witch Fever have returned with a brand new single, Congregation, the title track of their newly announced forthcoming debut album, which is scheduled to arrive on October 21 via Sony's Music For Nations. Alongside the new single, the quartet have shared an accompanying "ceremonial" video that captures...

Mick Jagger has praised Machine Gun Kelly and Yungblud for making sure there is still "life in rock 'n' roll". In conversation with The Independent, The Rolling Stones frontman discussed the rock landscape in the modern era, expressing what he sees as a recent lack of young bands taking the genre forward and pointing to MGK and Yungblud as two artists finally bucking the trend.

Perry Farrell has revealed how he managed to piss off his hero David Bowie not once, but twice. Jane's Addiction's frontman has long been a Bowie fan - prior to launching his first band, Psi Com, Farrell actually performed as a Bowie impersonator - which made him all the more embarrassed when he realised he'd upset the great man.

Prior to his death, late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins apparently expressed concerns over the intensity of the band's touring schedule, following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. The claims were made by friends of the drummer and reported by Rolling Stone. Friends allege that Hawkins was struggling to keep up...

Ghost have announced a blockbuster set of North American tour dates - and they're bringing along some heavyweight pals from the metal scene for the ride. Joining Tobias Forge and his spooky crew on the next leg of the Imperatour worldwide trek are Atlantan riff beasts Mastodon and fast-riding modern metal hype machine Spiritbox (aside from two dates - Green Bay, Wisconsin, at which Mastodon will swap out for death metal legends Carcass, and Danville, Virginia's Blue Ridge Rock Fest, which will feature its own lineup).

Sum 41 have announced an autumn European tour with fellow Canadian pop-punks Simple Plan. The Does This Look All Killer No Filler tour will launch in Stuttgart, Germany on September 20, and close out with its sole UK show, at London's Alexandra Palace, on October 21. The two bands are...

A brand new biography of US prog metal pioneers Fates Warning is to be published in July. Destination Onward – The Story Of Fates Warning is a 400-page history of the band which will be published by FYI Press and Radical Research on July 15. Written by author Jeff Wagner, who also wrote Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, will feature 176 black and white photos and 56 colour photos, many of which have never been seen before.

The first trailer for the latest film in the Predator series has landed, offering an intriguing glimpse into the next chapter of the franchise. Titled Prey, the film serves as a prequel set three centuries before the events of the iconic 1987 original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, which has to date already spawned two sequels, a reboot and, in the case of 2004's Alien Vs Predator and 2007's Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem, two atrociously bad mash-ups with the Alien series.

Since their formation in 2001, Fall Out Boy have tackled everything from post-hardcore to radio-friendly, R&B-influenced pop and all points in-between. Across their seven album discography, the Chicago four-piece proved that a) you can take punk mainstream without losing your spirit and, later, b) that not all reunions are terrible.

Journey have shared a new song, Let It Rain, as the third single from forthcoming album Freedom. Following on from 2021's The Way We Used To Be, and second single, You Got The Best Of Me, Let It Rain is the third taste of what will be the first Journey album in 11 years.

With this year's excellent The Price Of Life album, an explosive, politicised clash of punk, grime, grunge and heavy metal, lairy London duo Bob Vylan reasserted why they're one of the most exciting young British bands in rock right now. Last night, we got to witness them bring the ruckus to the intimate surroundings of 250-capacity Milton Keynes venue The Craufurd Arms, partway through their Price Of Life UK tour. Here's what we learned on a fun (and sweaty) night in Buckinghamshire.

Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addition are teaming up for a North American arena tour in the autumn, and to launch the trek, the two legendary alt. rock groups joined forces last week on The Howard Stern Show for a one-off 'supergroup' performance. Admitting that they dismissed the idea of calling...

Over 170 rare white label pressings from bands such as Genesis, Rush, Rick Wakeman, Hawkwind, 10cc, Mike Oldfield, Moody Blues, Brian Eno and more will be auctioned off for charity next month. The White Label Auction in Aid of The BRIT Trust returns on Tuesday June 7 offering fans the...

James Hetfield stunned crowds during a recent show in Brazil with an open display of vulnerability where he revealed his insecurities over his age. The heartfelt moment took place at Metallica's show on May 12 at Estádio do Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, and saw the 58-year-old frontman get emotional and receive a group hug from his bandmates.

He may be a quietly spoken giant of a man whose kindly smile and firm-but-not-terrifying handshake suggests a quiet confidence, but Michael ‘Danny’ Francis has spent the best part of 40 years saving rock stars from all manner of perilous situations. He is, without question, the bodyguard’s bodyguard....

Part of the appeal of punk rock is the knowledge that anyone can do it: ever since the January 1977 issue of punk fanzine Sideburns featured editor Tony Moon's illustration of three guitar chord shapes (A, E and G) and the classic caption 'This Is a chord. This is another. This is a third. Now form a band', millions of rookie musicians have enjoyed the thrill of plugging an electric guitar into an overly-distorted amplifier and making noise that annoys.