MMROC Blog Post — March 14, 2026

Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Dies At 64

Phil Campbell, longtime guitarist for legendary heavy metal band Motörhead, has died at the age of 64. The news was conf...

MMROC Blog Post — March 14, 2026

Elegant Weapons Release New Single “Bridges Burn” Ahead Of Upcoming Album Evolution

Elegant Weapons have released their new single “Bridges Burn,” offering the first...

Central New York heavy metal band Motorlord return with their second album Motorlord II, arriving March 13. In this conversation on Metal Mayhem ROC, guitarist and vocalist Ian O’Rourke and guitarist ...

Legendary UK extreme metal pioneers Venom have announced their brand-new studio album Into Oblivion, scheduled for release May 1, 2026 via Noise Records / BMG.

The record marks the band’s first new s...

Joel Hoekstra on From the Fade: Inside the Riff-Driven Sound of Joel Hoekstra’s 13

Fresh off another massive touring run with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, guitarist Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, Trans-Sibe...

Published March 2026

What do Layne Staley’s private journals reveal about the man behind Alice in Chains? For decades, fans have connected with the emotional gravity of his voice — but This Angry Pen...

Motorlord Announce MOTORLORD II — Out March 13, 2026

Upstate New York heavy metal outfit Motorlord have officially announced the digital release of their second full-length album, MOTORLORD II, arriv...

When Raven was forced off the road after an unexpected ICU stay sidelined frontman John Gallagher, the interruption felt abrupt. A band known for relentless touring suddenly found itself paused by cir...

S.L.A.M. and the Fight for Mental Health in the Rock and Metal Community

Mental health conversations in rock and metal are no longer fringe topics — they are necessary discussions happening in real t...

Axel Rudi Pell returns with Ghost Town, an album that reinforces his signature melodic metal foundation while revealing a refined, mature creative mindset. Decades into his career, Pell is no longer c...

John Corabi Steps Forward With New Day and a Clear Creative Vision

John Corabi enters 2026 in a place that many artists spend years trying to reach: creatively settled, professionally aligned, and ge...

Metal Mayhem ROC sits down with Bones (Thomas Hewson) of Tailgunner at a defining moment in the band’s evolution. With their second album, Midnight Blitz, set for release on Friday, February 6th, and ...