Iron Maiden will not attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Slayer announce 40th anniversary shows, Jason Newstead's band hits the road this summer & more! Week of 4/27/26

Iron Maiden will not attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame due to scheduling conflicts with their upcoming Australian Tour, Slayer announce two special shows in the U.S. to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Reign In Blood’ by performing the album in its entirety, former Metallica bassist Jason Newstead will embark on his first ever U.S. headlining tour with his Chophouse Band and Blackberry Smoke, the sons of Motorhead’s Phil Campbell announce a few memorial shows in the UK to honor their late father with their family-centric ‘Bastard Sons’ band, CBGB festival returns to New York for its second year with Patti Smith, Interpol, Morrissey & more… PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ & much more! All of our links are up at www.rocknewsweekly.com every Monday, where you can check out the full episode on 8 different platforms (including Amazon Audible & Apple/Google Podcasts) Watch us LIVE, chat with us & more… Every Sunday around 2pm PST @ https://www.twitch.tv/rocknewsweekly Watch all of our videos, interviews & subscribe at Youtube.com/@rocknewsweekly Follow us online: Instagram.com/rocknewsweekly Facebook.com/rocknewsweekly Twitter.com/rocknewsweekly TikTok.com/@rocknewsweekly #IronMaiden #Slayer #JasonNewstead #PhilCampbellsBastardSons #CBGBFest #Rock #News #RockNews #RockNewsWeekly #RockNewsWeeklyPodcast #Podcast #Podcasts #Metal #HeavyMetal #Alt #Alternative #ClassicRock #70s #80s #90s #Indie #Trivia #RockTrivia #RockBirthdays #NewMusic #NewMusicReleases