Extreme metal blasters Napalm Death, Master, Brat and Goatburner will return for round two of ‘Campaign For Musical Destruction’ European tour. All shows are booked for November and December, 2026.
Read more…
Blog
-
Carcass & Brujeria To Tour Australia (And New Zealand) This Year
Though Brujeria won’t make the NZ stop.
The post Carcass & Brujeria To Tour Australia (And New Zealand) This Year appeared first on Theprp.com.
-
Anthrax Announce First Album in a Decade, New Song Out Friday
It's their first full-length studio effort since 2016's 'For All Kings.' Continue reading… -
Anthrax Announces First Album in a Decade, New Song Out Friday
It's their first full-length studio effort since 2016's 'For All Kings.' Continue reading… -
Still Remains – Deliver ‘Erase You’ Single & Music Video
Michigan-based Still Remains are pleased to share a brand new single/video “Erase You”. Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Lee Albrecht. The song will appear on the band’s upcoming EP Spirit Breaker, set to hit the streets out on June 12th, 2026. This will be their first music output after more than a decade.
Read more… -
Basement Announce Fall North American Tour With Momma, High Vis, Big Boy & More
All wired to go this October.
The post Basement Announce Fall North American Tour With Momma, High Vis, Big Boy & More appeared first on Theprp.com.
-
Iron Maiden – Burning Ambition (Film Review)
Iron Maiden – Burning Ambition Film Review by: Jack Merry @jacksabbath94 OUT NOW! Check your local showtimes HERE! “If you’re an Iron Maiden fan, you’re […]
The post Iron Maiden – Burning Ambition (Film Review) appeared first on Metal-Rules.com.
-
Together To The Stars – New LP Coming In Early June
Next month, on June 5th, the Swedes Together To The Stars will put out the fourth studio record dubbed Iridescence. Recorded, engineered and mixed by William Zackrisson at Studio Blodbad. Mastered by Sebastian Ryderberg. To taste a first piece of the new music, check out the single called “Mourner”.
Read more… -
Anthrax To Debut New Song “It’s For The Kids” This Week
1-877…
The post Anthrax To Debut New Song “It’s For The Kids” This Week appeared first on Theprp.com.
-
BRIAN WHEAT Says TESLA’s Band Members Are Not Wealthy Guys: “When We Play Live, That’s How We Earn Our Living”
In an interview with Charlie Kendall‘s Metalshop, Tesla bassist and founding member Brian Wheat delivered a refreshingly candid breakdown of the economics of being a legacy rock band in 2026. No chest-puffing here — just a pragmatic guy who also manages the band and clearly does the math.
On why Tesla rarely puts out full albums of new original material, Wheat said (transcribed by Blabbermouth): “It takes a lot of time to do a record, and that means that’s time that we have to spend off the road. And what people don’t — I don’t think they realize is that Tesla‘s not wealthy guys. But when we play, that’s how we earn our living. We have to go to work. We’re not so wealthy that we could just stop. We were never that big of a band. We weren’t as big as [Def] Leppard or Mötley [Crüe] or Metallica or Guns N’ Roses. We were the next level down. I called them the ‘A bands’, and we were the ‘B band’.”
Warming to the subject of streaming economics — a topic no musician seems to tire of — Wheat continued: “So we still have to go out there and earn our living. And, to be quite honest with you, people don’t buy records like they used to, when we used to put our records. They just don’t. You get paid really shitty rates by this thing, Spotify. Terrestrial radio, you make four cents a play. So when I look at the thing strategically, and I manage Tesla — I have for the last 20 years or so — you go, ‘Okay, what are the priorities?’ It just goes back to the people still wanna see us play live.”
Wheat also explained the calculus behind protecting vocalist Jeff Keith‘s voice: “Do I wanna put two years on his voice in the studio, and then that’s two years he could’ve been singing, because he’s getting older. And when the voice goes, it doesn’t give you a warning — it just goes.”
Wheat had earlier discussed how the band’s shortened sets have helped preserve Keith’s voice over the decades: “We used to play two-and-a-half-hour shows. And now we do 100 minutes. And I think part of that is what contributes to Jeff‘s voice still being in such great shape… I feel so lucky that Jeff, his voice is still in such great shape.”
The band’s next release is Homage, a covers album due July 17 via Frontiers Music Srl, honoring artists that include Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Sam Cooke, and James Brown. Tesla will support the release on “The Return Of The Carnival Of Sins” tour alongside Mötley Crüe and Extreme, running July 17 through Sept. 26 across the United States.
The post BRIAN WHEAT Says TESLA’s Band Members Are Not Wealthy Guys: “When We Play Live, That’s How We Earn Our Living” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.