en-US Thu, 07 May 2026 14:08:45 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/gene-simmons-confirms-kiss-has-recorded-a-new-paul-stanley-written-song-we-are-in-the-studio-now
In an interview with KISSbySienna, hosted by KISS superfan Sienna Hernandez, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons confirmed that new music from the legendary rock band is in the works. He revealed (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "KISS is in the studio now. So we just recorded a new song, as a ma...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/gene-simmons-confirms-kiss-has-recorded-a-new-paul-stanley-written-song-we-are-in-the-studio-now Thu, 07 May 2026 14:08:45 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-accept-joined-by-john-norum-fredrik-akesson-shawn-drover-and-ola-englund-at-stockholm-concert
German/American metal legends ACCEPT were joined by special guests John Norum (EUROPE), Fredrik Åkesson (OPETH) and Ola Englund (THE HAUNTED) during their headlining concert Wednesday night (May 6) at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden. Filling in on drums for the gig was former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drov...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-accept-joined-by-john-norum-fredrik-akesson-shawn-drover-and-ola-englund-at-stockholm-concert Thu, 07 May 2026 13:13:47 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/flotsam-and-jetsam-announces-new-album-rats-in-the-temple
American thrash metal pioneers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will release their new album, "Rats In The Temple", on August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. The legends from Arizona have been a fixture of the metal scene for the better part of the last four decades. With modern renaissance records like "The End Of...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/flotsam-and-jetsam-announces-new-album-rats-in-the-temple Thu, 07 May 2026 12:45:19 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/see-jason-newsted-perform-acoustically-for-animals-at-floridas-busch-wildlife-sanctuary
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted recently visited the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in his hometown of Jupiter, Florida for a very special live music enrichment session. According to the Sanctuary, "Jason performed calming live music for several of our resident [animal] ambassadors, creating a uniq...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/see-jason-newsted-perform-acoustically-for-animals-at-floridas-busch-wildlife-sanctuary Thu, 07 May 2026 12:20:15 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/bruce-dickinson-on-keeping-iron-maiden-concert-tickets-affordable-we-dont-want-a-bunch-of-very-rich-people-standing-in-front-of-the-stage
On the red carpet of the world premiere of the "Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition" documentary, which was held Tuesday night (May 5) at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson discussed the changes in the music industry, especially on the touring front, ove...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/bruce-dickinson-on-keeping-iron-maiden-concert-tickets-affordable-we-dont-want-a-bunch-of-very-rich-people-standing-in-front-of-the-stage Thu, 07 May 2026 11:57:14 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/in-somnolent-ruin
Major players in the world of ornate, gothic misery for the last 30 years, DRACONIAN have little to prove in 2026. The Swedish band's last two albums garnered some of the most effusive reviews they have ever received, and 2020's "Under a Godless Veil" appears to have been their most successful relea...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/in-somnolent-ruin Wed, 06 May 2026 22:59:24 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/def-leppards-joe-elliott-weve-got-about-17-or-18-songs-written-for-new-album
In a new interview with Marjorie Hache of France 24, DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott spoke about the band's latest single, "Rejoice". The track was released in late January ahead of DEF LEPPARD's return to Las Vegas for their "Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency" that kicked o...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/def-leppards-joe-elliott-weve-got-about-17-or-18-songs-written-for-new-album Wed, 06 May 2026 22:03:54 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-geoff-tate-performs-the-answer-from-operation-mindcrime-iii-album-in-lincoln-nebraska
Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate played "The Answer", a song from his just-released third chapter in the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album series, "Operation: Mindcrime III", live during his headlining concert Tuesday night (May 5) at the Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska. Fan-filmed vi...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-geoff-tate-performs-the-answer-from-operation-mindcrime-iii-album-in-lincoln-nebraska Wed, 06 May 2026 20:39:55 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/clutch-announces-fall-2026-u-s-tour-with-slomosa-and-blood-vulture
Maryland rockers CLUTCH will embark on a fall 2026 tour with support from SLOMOSA and BLOOD VULTURE. The three-week U.S. trek will commence in mid-October and wrap up in early November, with dates listed below. CLUTCH will also make a stop at the inaugural Fort Worth, Texas edition of the Sick New W...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/clutch-announces-fall-2026-u-s-tour-with-slomosa-and-blood-vulture Wed, 06 May 2026 20:14:55 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/dave-mustaine-james-hetfield-and-i-made-a-really-good-team
In a new interview with Chile's La Tercera, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine spoke about his decision to embark on a farewell tour following his Dupuytren's contracture diagnosis which has made it "really painful" for him to play the guitar. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "I have an inj...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/dave-mustaine-james-hetfield-and-i-made-a-really-good-team Wed, 06 May 2026 19:36:10 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/five-finger-death-punch-shares-first-taste-of-new-single-eye-of-the-storm
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will release a new single, "Eye Of The Storm", on Friday, May 15. The track will serve as the first single from the band's upcoming tenth studio album, which is expected to arrive before the end of the year. A short preview of "Eye Of The Storm" is available below. In a Janua...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/five-finger-death-punch-shares-first-taste-of-new-single-eye-of-the-storm Wed, 06 May 2026 18:34:09 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/james-labrie-dream-theater-will-probably-begin-writing-new-album-in-late-2026-or-early-2027
In a new interview with Brazilian music journalist Igor Miranda, DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie was asked if he and his bandmates have already started talking about working on the follow-up to the "Parasomnia" album, which came out in February 2025. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NE...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/james-labrie-dream-theater-will-probably-begin-writing-new-album-in-late-2026-or-early-2027 Wed, 06 May 2026 18:15:32 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-black-flag-bassist-kira-roessler-announces-second-solo-album-enigma
Pioneering musician Kira Roessler (BLACK FLAG, DOS) will release her second solo album, "Enigma", on July 10 via Org Music. The LP marks a continuation of the minimalist, bass-driven approach introduced on her 2021 debut, expanding her distinctive voice with greater depth and nuance. The lead single...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-black-flag-bassist-kira-roessler-announces-second-solo-album-enigma Wed, 06 May 2026 17:45:38 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/raven-has-a-lot-of-songs-written-for-upcoming-album
In a new interview with Metal Mayhem ROC correspondents Southern Cal and Bill The Rager, bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of the British/American metal trio RAVEN spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's next album, following the arrival of last year's "Can't Take Away The...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/raven-has-a-lot-of-songs-written-for-upcoming-album Wed, 06 May 2026 17:21:17 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-iron-maidens-official-documentary-burning-ambition-receives-world-premiere-in-london
The "Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition" world premiere was held Tuesday night (May 5) at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England. A video recap of the event, including red-carpet interviews with fans and members of IRON MAIDEN conducted by former MTV's "Headbangers Ball" presenter Vanessa Warwick,...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-iron-maidens-official-documentary-burning-ambition-receives-world-premiere-in-london Wed, 06 May 2026 16:09:32 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-former-metallica-bassist-jason-newsted-unboxes-remastered-limited-edition-deluxe-box-set-of-reload
In the video below, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted unboxes the remastered limited-edition deluxe box set of the band's quadruple-platinum seventh studio album "ReLoad", which will be released June 26 via METALLICA's own Blackened Recordings. Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering wi...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-former-metallica-bassist-jason-newsted-unboxes-remastered-limited-edition-deluxe-box-set-of-reload Wed, 06 May 2026 15:48:03 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/social-distortion-releases-the-way-things-were-third-advance-track-from-upcoming-born-to-kill-album
SOCIAL DISTORTION has released "The Way Things Were", the third and final song to be released in advance of the band's long-awaited eighth album, "Born To Kill", out May 8 via Epitaph Records. An emotionally charged reminiscence in the vein of classics "Story of My Life" and "I Was Wrong", "The Way...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/social-distortion-releases-the-way-things-were-third-advance-track-from-upcoming-born-to-kill-album Wed, 06 May 2026 15:11:21 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/motionless-in-white-announces-new-album-decades-shares-playing-god-single-featuring-corey-taylor
Platinum-selling, Scranton, Pennsylvania powerhouse MOTIONLESS IN WHITE will release a new album, "Decades", on July 17 via Roadrunner Records. MOTIONLESS IN WHITE are at home in the dark. For over 20 years, the quintet — Chris Motionless (vocals), Ricky Olson (guitar), Ryan Sitkowski (guitar), Vinn...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/motionless-in-white-announces-new-album-decades-shares-playing-god-single-featuring-corey-taylor Wed, 06 May 2026 14:41:37 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/underoath-announces-the-van-tour-to-vans-warped-intimate-tour
UNDEROATH invites fans to connect with them this summer at some of the most intimate shows the band has played since their earliest days. "Underoath: The Van Tour To Vans Warped Tour" is presented by Vans and set to kick off on June 8 in Jacksonville. The tour will hit independent venues around the...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/underoath-announces-the-van-tour-to-vans-warped-intimate-tour Wed, 06 May 2026 14:06:12 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/dragonforce-announces-new-vocalist-and-frontwoman-alissa-white-gluz
Today the world's fastest band speeds up and into its biggest, boldest and most electrifying era to date: DRAGONFORCE has announced Alissa White-Gluz as the group's newest member and first frontwoman. In a momentous union of two storied and unstoppable forces, the preeminent pioneers of extreme powe...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/dragonforce-announces-new-vocalist-and-frontwoman-alissa-white-gluz Wed, 06 May 2026 14:01:08 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/between-the-buried-and-me-to-perform-inside-prehistoric-cave-as-the-caverns-expands-its-role-in-heavy-music
Progressive metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will descend underground on Friday, June 19 for a performance inside The Caverns, a state-of-the-art music venue within a natural limestone cave system in Grundy County, Tennessee. In recent years, The Caverns has steadily expanded its presence...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/between-the-buried-and-me-to-perform-inside-prehistoric-cave-as-the-caverns-expands-its-role-in-heavy-music Wed, 06 May 2026 13:52:45 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/p-o-d-completes-work-on-new-album-with-turnstile-producer-will-yip
In a new interview with SWOMP, P.O.D. frontman Sonny Sandoval, guitarist Marcos Curiel and bassist Mark "Traa" Daniels confirmed that they have completed work on a new studio album. The recording sessions for the follow-up to 2024's "Veritas" took place in the Whitman section of South Philadelphia,...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/p-o-d-completes-work-on-new-album-with-turnstile-producer-will-yip Wed, 06 May 2026 13:21:14 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/deep-purple-announces-heaviest-studio-album-in-many-years-splat
Hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE will release their new studio album, "Splat!" , on July 3 via earMUSIC. With more than 120 million albums sold since forming in 1968, DEEP PURPLE have long secured their place in rock history. Rather than simply preserving their legacy, they continue to extend it, drive...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/deep-purple-announces-heaviest-studio-album-in-many-years-splat Wed, 06 May 2026 12:03:51 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crue-and-shinedown-to-perform-on-season-finale-of-american-idol
MÖTLEY CRÜE will perform on the season finale of "American Idol". The three-hour episode of the singing competition show airs May 11 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and will stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. The episode will feature the top three contestants performing, and whoever gets the most viewer v...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crue-and-shinedown-to-perform-on-season-finale-of-american-idol Wed, 06 May 2026 00:04:48 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/megadeths-teemu-mantysaari-believes-ghost-style-phone-ban-at-concerts-is-a-great-idea
In a new interview with Fernanda Hein of Chile's Sonar FM, MEGADETH guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari was asked for his opinion on phone-free concerts, such as was the case with Swedish metallers GHOST, who instituted a no-phone policy on their recent tour by utilizing Yondr pouches. He said (as transcribe...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/megadeths-teemu-mantysaari-believes-ghost-style-phone-ban-at-concerts-is-a-great-idea Tue, 05 May 2026 21:42:57 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/living-wreckage-featuring-members-of-anthrax-and-shadows-fall-releases-new-single-righteous-side-of-sanity
LIVING WRECKAGE — the modern metal band featuring guitarist Jon Donais (ANTHRAX, SHADOWS FALL) and bassist Matt Bachand (SHADOWS FALL, ACT OF DEFIANCE) — has released a new single, "Righteous Side Of Sanity". The lyric video for the track can be seen below. "Righteous Side Of Sanity", the first sing...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/living-wreckage-featuring-members-of-anthrax-and-shadows-fall-releases-new-single-righteous-side-of-sanity Tue, 05 May 2026 20:27:31 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/denigration
Few would dispute that INGESTED have become leading benchmarks for the brutal death metal, slam and deathcore scenes. Relentlessly focused and ferocious, the British crew have done more than virtually any other band to promote this kind of extreme and uncompromising music. And despite gleefully blur...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/denigration Tue, 05 May 2026 20:15:54 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/cancer-bats-announce-new-album-give-me-dirt-share-stay-stuck-music-video
Currently touring across Canada on their "Birthing The Giant" 20th-anniversary tour, six-time-Juno-nominated Canadian hardcore punk heavyweights CANCER BATS will release their eighth studio album, "Give Me Dirt", on August 7 via Bat Skull Records in partnership with New Damage Records in Canada and...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/cancer-bats-announce-new-album-give-me-dirt-share-stay-stuck-music-video Tue, 05 May 2026 19:54:52 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/napalm-deaths-shane-embury-remembers-late-at-the-gates-frontman-tomas-lindberg-he-was-a-really-important-person-for-the-scene
In a new interview with Stefan Nilsson of Roppongi Rocks, NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury spoke about last year's passing of his longtime friend and LOCK UP bandmate, founding AT THE GATES frontman Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg. Shane said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, Tomas, he's been my...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/napalm-deaths-shane-embury-remembers-late-at-the-gates-frontman-tomas-lindberg-he-was-a-really-important-person-for-the-scene Tue, 05 May 2026 19:30:59 +0000 https://blabbermouth.net/news/nicko-mcbrain-reflects-on-iron-maidens-blaze-bayley-era-bruce-dickinsons-return-i-think-it-was-all-gods-plan
In a new interview with Kerrang! magazine, longtime IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain spoke about the five-year period when the band was fronted by Blaze Bayley. Singer Bruce Dickinson exited MAIDEN back in 1993, paving the way for the Bayley era and a string of four solo albums from Bruce. Bayley f...]]> ]]> https://blabbermouth.net/news/nicko-mcbrain-reflects-on-iron-maidens-blaze-bayley-era-bruce-dickinsons-return-i-think-it-was-all-gods-plan Tue, 05 May 2026 18:59:33 +0000