Most of the general public came to know James Durbin as the "metal guy" on 2011's season of 'American Idol.' The 23-year-old Santa Cruz, Calif. native was one of the show's most popular finalists, showing off his expansive vocal range on songs by the likes of Aerosmith, Sammy Hagar and Queen.

But it was on the 'American Idol' finale this past May, that Durbin lived out a metalhead...

Kiss and Queen (featuring Adam Lambert on vocals) will headline separate nights of the 2012 Sonisphere Festival in England this summer. This news seemingly ends weeks of speculation as to whether or not Lambert would be joining Queen in some capacity.

The three night festival kicks off Friday, July 6 at Knebworth Park with a bill topped by a "European exclusive" headlining performance...

Poison frontman Bret Michaels has shown off his softer side by sending one young girl to summer camp.

Kennah Hebert, 11, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes three years ago and earlier this month she wrote a letter to Michaels asking if he would attend a charity walk in her native Roanoke, Pennsylvania to help raise money for research.

Fellow diabetic Michaels was quick to...

Once again, the hard rock world will spend Memorial Day Weekend converging on Pryor, Okla. for the seventh annual Rocklahoma Festival. Earlier today, AEG Live, the promoters of the festival, announced the lineup for the three-day event. As usual, this year's roster brings together many top present and classic hard rock and metal acts from May 25-27.

Rob Zombie, Chickenfoot and Creed...

Talk of Queen touring with 'American Idol' star Adam Lambert has been floated and denied more times than we can count, but just because Lambert put the official kibosh on those rumors a couple of weeks ago, that doesn't mean he won't be working with the band in some capacity.

"I'm talking to Queen about doing something," Lambert told VH1 during a recent appearance on VH1′s 'Big...

Can't wait for this summer's massive Black Sabbath reunion? Looks like you're going to have to wait even longer. Sabbath's previously announced comeback European trek has been put on hold as Tony Iommi continues to battle lymphoma, with only one date — a June 10 appearance at the U.K.'s Download Festival — going ahead as scheduled. For the rest of the announced tour dates, singer Ozzy...

If you're ready to "kick it out," we've got good news – Ann and Nancy Wilson will take Heart back on the road with a newly announced set of headlining tour dates for the spring and summertime.

It's a good hunch that new music might be part of the touring equation – when we spoke with Ann last year, they were beginning to work on a follow-up to their 2010 'Red Velvet Car' release...

Van Halen hit the ground running on the first show of their 2012 tour in Louisville, Ky. tonight (Feb. 18), proving that a four-year layoff has done pretty much nothing to diminish their ability to delight a sold-out arena crowd with both old and new songs.

Hitting the stage with little fanfare — no dropping curtain, no pyro, very little in the way of warm-up music — via their...

Trixter have returned after a two-decade hiatus. The band's original lineup — which apparently hasn't aged a day — reunited for 'New Audio Machine,' hitting shelves and digital retailers on Apr. 24.

The Paramus, N.J. natives teamed up with producer Chuck Alzakian for the new record, which should yield some pretty interesting results — Alzakian's past clients include Tesla, Elton...

Nominees for the fourth annual Revolver Golden God awards were announced on Wednesday, with Kiss's Gene Simmons named this year's Golden God for embodying the "spirit of hard rock and metal." Alice Cooper, Zakk Wylde and Wendy Dio (wife of the late Ronnie James Dio) were all part of the Los Angeles press conference.

The Apr. 11 award show will be available on Xbox Live, as well as the...