Roger Waters called Metallica’s James Hetfield “a complete pr*ck” with “an IQ of about three” on The Katie Halper Show. The Pink Floyd co-founder spoke days after Hetfield told the crowd at Metallica’s Las Vegas Sphere residency on October 10, 2026 that the band isn’t there to push politics. Waters […]
Sharon Osbourne and Disturbed’s David Draiman are backing James Hetfield after his no-politics message at Metallica’s Sphere show in Las Vegas. Hetfield told the crowd Metallica’s agenda is “love, energy and heavy music.” Sharon Osbourne answered “I agree 10000%,” Draiman posted “So let it be written. So let it be […]
Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill, the band’s last original member, is retiring after 56 years. In a personal letter posted October 9, 2026, Hill says advanced arthritis and a tendon he snapped in his left shoulder at the Brussels show ended his run. Uriah Heep and Elegant Weapons bassist Davey […]
Quiet Riot’s new singer John Torra had to prove his voice wasn’t AI before the band hired him. Manager Regina Banali suspected the 23-year-old’s viral audition videos were faked because he sounded so much like the late Kevin DuBrow, Rolling Stone reports. Torra passed every test, joined Rudy Sarzo, Alex […]
Metallica opened their Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas, becoming the first metal band ever to play the venue. The show opened with Battery as the 16K screen flipped to show the crowd looking back at itself. Metallica at the Sphere grew from 8 shows to 24 […]
Alex Van Halen called Sammy Hagar “a complete idiot” in a new interview, and Hagar answered him within a day. The Van Halen drummer made the remark to Brazilian journalist Marcelo Vieira in Roadie Crew magazine when asked about Hagar’s memoir Red. Hagar replied in an Instagram comment: “I guess […]
Slipknot are back in the studio recording their eighth album, and Sid Wilson isn’t on it. Jim Root posted about the sessions on Instagram on September 1, tagged tracking and new record, just over two weeks after the band’s deleted August 14 statement cut ties with Sid Wilson. It’s the […]
A viral clip claims Axl Rose’s voice is failing, but it leaves out what he told MetLife Stadium. On August 12, 2026, Axl Rose stopped the Guns N’ Roses show at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to tell the crowd he’d had a jaw procedure two days earlier […]
Journey brought a Steve Perry lookalike on stage in Japan — twice — and Arnel Pineda stepped aside. Hugo Valenti, a Long Island tribute singer Journey passed over in 1998, sang “Faithfully” in Fukuoka on August 30, then “Faithfully” and “Keep On Runnin’” in Tokyo on September 1 after Jonathan […]
Tobias Forge says if the Skeletour was the last thing Ghost ever did, he’s fine with it. In a new Kerrang cover story he calls the tour a great finale and admits he has no idea for another album. Rock Feed breaks down the Tobias Forge hiatus quotes, why there’s […]
