Lzzy Hale, lead singer of HALESTORM, joined DAUGHTRY on stage this past Friday (May 15) at the Sonic Temple festival in Columbus, Ohio to perform a cover of the JOURNEY classic “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” . Fan-filmed video of the collaboration can be seen below. A studio recording of DAUGHTRY‘s and Lzzy‘s version of “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” was made available in January 2023, exactly 40 years to […]

Björn Strid (SOILWORK, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA),Dino “Jelusick” Jelusić (ex-WHITESNAKE),Mats Levén (CANDLEMASS, TREAT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Pontus Egberg (KING DIAMOND),Joakim Svalberg (OPETH),Linnea Wikström Egg (THUNDERMOTHER, THERION) and Kee Marcello (ex-EUROPE, EASY ACTION) are among the more than 20 musicians who took part in the 2026 edition of the “Stargazer Alliance” memorial concert for Ronnie James Dio, which was held this past Saturday (May 16) at Bibliotek Bar & […]

The new lineup of METAL CHURCH made its live debut last night (Sunday, May 17) at the San Luis Metal Fest at Teatro del Pueblo in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. METAL CHURCH‘s current lineup consists of founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof alongside longtime guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bass icon David Ellefson (MEGADETH),powerhouse drummer Ken Mary (FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, […]

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has released an official performance video for “The Answer”, a song from his just-released third chapter in the band’s classic “Operation: Mindcrime” album series, “Operation: Mindcrime III”. The clip was filmed on May 16 at The Rose Music Center At The Heights in Huber Heights, Ohio and was directed by Philipe Rossi of STRAK Productions, with an audio mix by Nick Bedrosian. […]

ALWAYS JOVI, the new BON JOVI tribute band led by TRIXTER guitarist/singer, producer and songwriter Steve Brown, performed on May 9 at Dr. Pepper Park Amphitheater in Roanoke, Virginia. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. ALWAYS JOVI made its live debut on April 18 at BMI Event Center in Versailles, Ohio. In a recent interview with Mark Strigl, Brown stated about ALWAYS […]

The Alfred Rossy channel on YouTube has uploaded video of David Lee Roth‘s April 29 concert at ACL Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. You can check out the clips below. According to Setlist.fm, Roth‘s setlist was as follows: 01. Panama (VAN HALEN song) 02. Drop Dead Legs (VAN HALEN song) 03. Romeo Delight (VAN HALEN song) 04. Little Dreamer (VAN HALEN song) 05. Blues Jam 06. I’m The […]

Derek Sharp filled in for Phil X at two of TRIUMPH‘s concerts in Canada late last month — April 28 at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia and April 29 at Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick. Fan-filmed video of both shows can be seen below. TRIUMPH‘s touring bassist/vocalist Todd Kerns commented: “Phil X was away for the two shows in Eastern […]

Former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover joined ACCEPT as a “special guest artist” at the German/American metallers’ first 50th-anniversary concert of 2026 on May 1 at the Karmøygeddon Metal Festival in Kopervik, Norway. Video of the show can be seen below. Drover will also play the following concerts with ACCEPT: May 03 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Filmstudion May 06 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Cirkus When Shawn‘s participation […]