๐ธ Artist: Mother Morgana๐ฟ Album: Reflections of a Sunken Mind๐ Release Date: Friday 27 November 2026๐ท๏ธ Record Label: Argonauta Records๐ฆ๐น Country: Austria๐ฅ Genre: Heavy Psychedelic Rock / Progressive Rock / Stoner Rock๐ฟ Formats: CD / Coloured Vinyl / Digital Austrian heavy psychedelic rock quartet MOTHER MORGANA are preparing to take listeners on a dark, emotionally charged musical journey with their...
Read moreDetailsRUSH touring drummer ANIKA NILLES has opened up about one of the most demanding jobs in progressive rock: performing the legendary drum parts of the late NEIL PEART! In a revealing new interview with ROLLING STONE CANADA, the 43-year-old German musician explained how she spent a year learning approximately 40 RUSH classics, completely rethinking elements of her own playing technique...
Read moreDetailsTHE PRINCE OF HALLOWEEN IS RETURNING TO THE RADIO! Legendary shock rocker ALICE COOPER will host a special Halloween show on PLANET ROCK on Saturday 31 October 2026, bringing his unmistakable personality, love of horror and decades of rock 'n' roll history to listeners across the United Kingdom. With his famous combination of dark humour, theatrical storytelling and classic rock...
Read moreDetailsBRITISH HEAVY METAL LEGENDS SAXON are back with another thunderous new anthem! The iconic band have released their brand-new single and official music video for โMEDUSAโ, the second track to be unveiled from their highly anticipated 25th studio album, Gods Of Thunder, arriving on Friday 22 January 2027 through SILVER LINING MUSIC. And that's not all! To celebrate the release,...
Read moreDetails๐ธ๐ฅ LOVE, LOUD GUITARS AND A WHOLE LOT OF ROCK โNโ ROLL, BUTT! American hard rock outfit WICKED are turning up the emotion with their new single and cinematic music video, โTill You're in Loveโ, taken from their latest studio album, Go Rebel. Combining the rebellious spirit of classic hard rock with soaring vocals, powerful guitar arrangements and an emotional...
Read moreDetailsPROGRESSIVE ROCK FANS, THE WAIT IS FINALLY COMING TO AN END! STEVEN WILSON has officially confirmed that work is underway on a second STORM CORROSION album with OPETH mastermind MIKAEL ร KERFELDT, 14 years after the release of their extraordinary self-titled debut! The long-awaited follow-up is being created almost entirely using acoustic instruments, with Wilson describing the developing music as a...
Read moreDetailsAEROSMITH guitarist JOE PERRY has confirmed that he was forced to miss the West Coast premiere of the new HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES documentary, Unleashed Spirits: The Rise Of The Hollywood Vampires, because of intensive rehearsals for AEROSMITHโs highly anticipated return to the stage! The legendary guitarist apologised to fans after revealing that preparations for two enormous Hollywood Bowl concerts on 29...
Read moreDetailsTWISTED SISTER founding guitarist JAY JAY FRENCH has spoken candidly about DEE SNIDERโs health challenges, reassuring fans that the legendary singer is not facing a terminal illness. Instead, French explained that decades of physically demanding performances have left Snider unable to deliver the explosive stage shows that made him one of heavy metalโs most recognisable frontmen. Following Sniderโs difficult decision...
Read moreDetailsBLACK SABBATH guitar legend TONY IOMMI has officially confirmed that he will appear on WILLIAM SHATNERโs upcoming heavy metal album, What The F Is Heavy Metal?! The legendary guitarist has revealed that he has already contributed an original guitar riff to a track featuring the 95-year-old STAR TREK icon, praising Shatnerโs lyrics and unexpected approach to heavy music. With QUEENโs...
Read moreDetailsFormer MEGADETH bassist DAVID ELLEFSON has opened up about the unusual experience of watching his former band perform live without him for the very first time. The thrash metal legend attended MEGADETHโs performance at LOUDER THAN LIFE 2026 in Kentucky, where he found himself standing in the audience watching DAVE MUSTAINE perform songs they had spent decades playing together. And...
Read moreDetailsJACK OSBOURNE has addressed the controversy surrounding his familyโs plans to create an artificial intelligence-powered avatar of his late father, OZZY OSBOURNE, admitting that he takes responsibility for the negative reaction from fans. The project, which aims to recreate the Prince of Darkness as an interactive digital figure capable of speaking and responding in his own voice, has divided the...
Read moreDetailsAmerican doom metal legends THE OBSESSED have officially completed work on their highly anticipated new studio album, Live Fast โ Love Hard โ Die Free, and frontman SCOTT โWINOโ WEINRICH has revealed that the band are already preparing to return to the recording studio! With the album mixed, mastered and scheduled for release in early 2027 through HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS...
Read moreDetailsThe Godfather of Shock Rock, ALICE COOPER, has opened up about one of the darkest periods of his extraordinary career, revealing how his addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine became so severe that he has virtually no memory of creating three of his own studio albums. Now 78 years old and celebrating more than four decades of sobriety, the legendary...
Read moreDetailsThe Argentina concerts form part of U2โs The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour, celebrating the bandโs 50th anniversary. ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina โ Both Shows Sold Out! Tuesday 23 March 2027Estadio River Plate โ Buenos AiresSOLD OUT Thursday 25 March 2027Estadio River Plate โ Buenos AiresSOLD OUT American singer-songwriter Beck has been confirmed as the special guest for both performances. ๐...
Read moreDetailsWhat happens when one of the worldโs biggest rock bands moves into a haunted mansion to record an album? In the case of FOO FIGHTERS, you get demonic possession, supernatural chaos, outrageous comedy and enough blood to make even the most dedicated horror fan wince! Their 2022 horror-comedy film, Studio 666, remains one of the most unusual projects in the...
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