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No Values Festival: Mishaps and Epic Moments

June 15, 2024 Colette Claire 1

by Colette Claire (100% written by a human) The first No Values Festival took place on Saturday June 8th, in Pomona, California. No Values is the latest event from concert promoter Goldenvoice, famous for inventing […]

Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre [Album Review]

March 8, 2023 Dustin Peterson Comments Off

Periphery is one of what I would consider the “new wave” of metal bands that I’ve had a close eye on for quite a while. That sounds odd… to call them part of a “new […]

Deftones / Gojira & Vowws @ The Greek Theater, Los Angeles – 4/20/2022

April 29, 2022 Dustin Peterson Comments Off

There aren’t many places I’d rather be on a 4/20 than a Deftones concert at the Greek Theater. The band and the venue are custom made for a 4/20 holiday. So when I got approved […]

Brutal Planet Magazine interviews Faster Pussycat with Metal Express Radio

June 22, 2021 Eric Peterson Comments Off

It isn’t often that Brutal Planet Magazine gets to collaborate with other publication but it is something we would love to do more often. We had the chance to work with Jerry Alperin of Metal […]

Judas Priest Announce Rescheduled 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour

June 7, 2021 Eric Peterson Comments Off

JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE RESCHEDULED 50 HEAVY METAL YEARS TOUR Tickets Go On Sale Starting Friday, June 11 at 10am Local Time at http://Ticketmaster.com One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest, will finally get the opportunity to […]

Brutal Planet Magazine Interviews Jorn Lande

February 15, 2021 Eric Peterson Comments Off

Jorn wins Melodi Grand Prix 2021 wildcard round Rock and Metal icon Jorn Lande recently participated in EUROVISION National SONG CONTEST. He sang his latest single “Faith Bloody Faith.” Jorn won the wildcard round of […]

Gene Simmons: Hip-hop Does Not Belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

February 9, 2026 admin 0

Gene Simmons recently spoke with the Legends N Leaders podcast, Gene Simmons was asked about the relevance of his band KISS’s. Simmons responded: “I don’t care. You just brought up a subject I could give […]

Ozzy Osbourne Grammy Tribute ft. Guns N’ Roses, Post Malone, Chad Smith

February 2, 2026 admin 0

Post Malone, Slash & Duff from GN’R, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and producer Andrew Watt performed a tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne at this past weekend’s Grammy Awards. The group played […]

Turnstile Wins Grammy’s for Best Rock Album & Best Metal Performance

February 2, 2026 admin 0

Baltimore Maryland’s Turnstile cleaned up at the 2026 Grammy’s winning 2 awards for Best Rock Album as well as Best Metal Performance. While the band claimed two Grammy Awards this year, they were also nominated […]

Megadeth Scores Their 1st Number One Album in the U.S.

February 2, 2026 admin 0

Megadeth has achieved their first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart in the band’s 40 year history. Their latest release, a self-titled album which is said to be the band’s final studio release […]

Sharon Osbourne is Working on Bringing Back Ozzfest

January 30, 2026 admin 0

We lost Ozzy last year on July 22nd, 2025 but his legacy will live on not only through music and video but also in the concert tour that bears his namesake – Ozzfest. Sharon Osbourne, […]

Mötley Crüe Claims Victory in Legal Battle w/ Mick Mars

January 29, 2026 admin 0

Mötley Crüe claims they have won “a decisive victory” in a lawsuit involving former guitarist Mick Mars. The outcome was “a final arbitration award that rejects every claim Mars made against the band and orders […]

Dave Mustaine On Why Metallica’s “No Life Til Leather” Will NOT Be Re-Released

January 29, 2026 admin 0

In a new interview with Classic Rock magazine, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth explained why a previously planned, expanded version of the METALLICA 1982 demo tape, “No Life ‘Til Leather” has still not been released. The […]

Slash Promises New Full Length Guns N’ Roses Album is Coming

January 28, 2026 admin 0

Guitarist for the mighty Guns N’ Roses – Slash himself, recently spoke with Las Vegas radio station KOMP 92.3. In an interview with Sylvia Alvarado, the guitarist spoke about new GN’R music. Specifically the batch […]

Powerwolf Release Live Version Of “1589” – “Wildlive” Out Feb. 13th

January 27, 2026 admin 0

New Live Album, Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle), Out February 13, 2026 via Napalm Records. Powerwolf light a literal pyre with the fourth single off their monumental upcoming live album, Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle), out February […]

Black Veil Brides Announce 2026 Headline Tour Dates

January 27, 2026 admin 0

(New York, NY) – After making headlines 2 weeks ago with the release of their latest single “Certainty,” Black Veil Brides are announcing their first headline tour of North America for 2026. The band comprised […]