Category Archives: Music News From ABC News Radio – Active Rock

Z2 ComicsA new graphic novel based on Dio's 1983 debut album, Holy Diver, is in the works. The book will be published by Z2 Comics, which has worked with artists including Skillet, Grateful Dead, Gori...

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicBiggy Pop has been named a founding patron of the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital in Australia. No, not Iggy Pop. Biggy Pop. For those of you who are unaware, Biggy Pop is th...

10K Projects Weezer's new song "Beginning of the End" gives you plenty of opportunities to air guitar, which makes sense, given it was recorded for the upcoming movie Bill and Ted Face the Music. If y...

Jim Bennett/RedfernsPearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder guests on the latest episode of Mind Wide Open, the mental health Instagram interview series hosted by Lily Cornell Silver, Chris Cornell's eldest d...

Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesOn this day in 1990, Judas Priest emerged victorious after a notorious six-week court battle in which they were forced to prove that their music didn't drive a fan...

Gary Miller/Getty ImagesThe Chris Cornell estate is not involved with with the upcoming film Black Days, which purports to be a biopic about the late Soundgarden frontman. In a statement to SPIN and P...

Courtesy RoadrunnerTrivium will be digging into their catalog for an upcoming livestream. The performance, dubbed "The Deepest Cuts," will air for free this Saturday, August 29 at 3 p.m. ET via frontm...

Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesA Chris Cornell biopic called Black Days is apparently in the works. According to the website for the film, the project is currently in production, and stars John Holiday as th...

Credit: Herring & HerringMetallica's weekly #MetallicaMondays series will end after one final stream. The metal legends first launched #MetallicaMondays in March, and have been streaming full arch...

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesAtreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas is declaring "#FakeNews" after a report that he was leaving the band. Over the weekend, metal site Lambgoat reported that Varkatzas and Atrey...