On the heels of hosting another year of their successful festival, Dia De Los Deftones, at Petco Park in San Diego and festival appearances, including Sick New World, Deftones has booked a tour of North America for spring 2027, featuring direct support from Knocked Loose and julie. The band continues to support their acclaimed 2025 album private music (Warner Music, read our review here). The full tour and presale info is below. Continue reading
Sad news: Glam Metal drumming legend Tony Richards, who rose to fame as a founding member of W.A.S.P., has died. He was 69 years old. The news was shared on the official W.A.S.P. social media accounts. Originally becoming known in the Phoenix music scene in the seventies, then relocated to Hollywood, playing in the famed clubs on the Sunset Strip. Joining the band Dante Fox (later Great White), Richards joined Blackie Lawless in forming W.A.S.P.’s first lineup and played with the group from 1982 to 1984. Richards played on the band’s acclaimed and controversial self-titled debut, which drew ire from the PMRC and Tipper Gore. Later, before leaving the band, Richards appeared in the cult horror film Dungeonmaster with his bandmates. In later times, he played with DellaVella along with Carl Della Vella. Read a statement from Blackie Lawless below about Tony RIP. Continue reading
East London death metal legends, Gorerotted, are returning to action next year, for a series of festival appearances. They will be hitting festivals across the UK, Europe and USA, and re-issuing the classic albums Only Tools and Corpses and A New Dawn For The Dead. Read more below.
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With her Winter Magic tour kicking off on December 11, metal queen, Doro Pesch, has just unveiled a new single. Arriving with an official video, “I Believe In Love” features on her upcoming new record, Wild At Heart, released via Doro‘s own label, Rare Diamonds Productions (distributed by Edel). Watch it below.
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