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SLASH Honored With 2026 'Les Paul Spirit Award' During Intimate Hollywood Celebration

Rock icon Slash received the 2026 Les Paul Spirit Award this past Monday night, October 5, during an intimate celebration at the Les Paul Recording Studio at Universal Master Recordings in Hollywood, California. Presented by the Les Paul Foundation in partnership with Gibson Gives, the philanthropic...

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The Battle Between Metal And Orchestra Still Goes On For SEPTICFLESH

By David E. Gehlke SEPTICFLESH and an orchestra are now inseparable. The long-running Greek extreme metal outfit has taken a union that was originally popularized by the likes of CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR and even METALLICA, via 1999's "S&M", making it such an integral part of their core sound t...

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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Announce 'Flying Blind' Album, Share Title Track

Fifteen years and five albums into one of modern rock's most enduring collaborations, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, also known as SMKC, return today with the new single and official music video, "Flying Blind". The anthemic track is the first taste of a powerful new chapter f...

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Watch: DEEP PURPLE Performs In Sofia, Bulgaria During Fall 2026 European Tour

Fan-filmed video of DEEP PURPLE's September 29, 2026 concert at Arena 8888 in Sofia, Bulgaria can be seen below (filmed and uploaded by Kalin Filipov). Featured tracks: 00:00 - Intro (Mars, the Bringer of War) 01:55 - Highway Star 08:19 - A Bit On The Side 12:05 - Into The Fire 21:45 - Arrogant Boy...

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XENTRIX Shares Music Video For 'Nil By Mouth' From Upcoming Album 'Allied With The Enemy'

U.K. thrash veterans XENTRIX have released the official music video for the song "Nil By Mouth". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Allied With The Enemy", which will be made available on October 30 via Listenable. The music which became "Nil By Mouth" was initially demoed for the p...

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WOLF HOFFMANN Says 'It's Sad' No Former ACCEPT Members 'Wanted To Have Anything To Do With' 50th-Anniversary Album

In a new interview with "The David Ellefson Show", hosted by former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT confirmed that several former ACCEPT members, including singer Udo Dirkschneider, were offered an opportunity to contribute to th...

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FORBIDDEN's CRAIG LOCICERO Explains Lineup Changes For Fall 2026 Tour: MATT CAMACHO And CHRIS KONTOS 'Have Real-Life S*** To Deal With'

In a new interview with "Reckless" Rexx Ruger of Pod Scum, FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero discussed the band's recent announcement that FORBIDDEN bassist Matt Camacho and drummer Chris Kontos would sit out the San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' fall 2026 U.S. tour with HEATHEN and VOID due to "pe...

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REPENTANCE Releases Tribute Video To SHAUN GLASS; 'Fade Into Silence' Out Now

Chicago-based metal act REPENTANCE has released a deeply personal tribute to the band's founding member Shaun Glass with a brand-new video for "Fade Into Silence". The official music video for the track, which is featured on the band's upcoming third studio album "Retaliate", is out now and you can...

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See SCOTT WEILAND's 'Unglued' Performance From First-Ever Live Album 'Scott Weiland: Live'

Scott Weiland's first-ever live album, "Scott Weiland: Live", will be released on October 23, 2026, marking its first-ever digital and CD release, alongside a new limited-edition red vinyl pressing. Ahead of the album, the new single "Unglued (Live)" is out today, accompanied by the official lyric v...

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SKID ROW Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Band's Formation With Remastered '40 Seasons: The Best Of Skid Row'

BMG, in partnership with Rhino Entertainment, has announced a newly remastered edition of SKID ROW's "40 Seasons: The Best Of Skid Row", arriving November 6 in the U.S. and December 4 elsewhere, on CD — and for the first time ever — translucent blue vinyl. Originally released in 1998, "40 Seasons: T...

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WOLF HOFFMANN: The 'Time Hasn't Come Yet' To Begin Working On All-New ACCEPT Studio Album

In a new interview with Anfetamina Y Rock, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT, who recently released their 50th-anniversary album "Teutonic Titans 1976–2026", spoke about a possible follow-up to the band's latest collection of all-new material, 2024's "Humanoid". H...

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FORBIDDEN Bassist MATT CAMACHO And Drummer CHRIS KONTOS To Sit Out Fall 2026 U.S. Tour; Temporary Replacements Announced

FORBIDDEN bassist Matt Camacho and drummer Chris Kontos will sit out the San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' fall 2026 U.S. tour with HEATHEN and VOID due to "personal reasons". They will be temporarily replaced by Avery Thurman and Eli Lucas, respectively. On Friday (September 18),FORBIDDEN released...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS: 'Anybody Living In The United States That Thinks That It's Not The Best In The World, You Need Your Head Examined'

During an appearance on the September 13, 2026 episode of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless was asked if he has been in contact with former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes, who recently began chemotherapy in France for prostate cancer, just...

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BUTCHER BABIES Share New Single 'Leaving California' From Upcoming Album 'Nightbloom'

BUTCHER BABIES have unleashed their new single and official music video, "Leaving California", available now via Judge & Jury Records, a powerhouse record label and production company founded by multi-platinum producer Howard Benson (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, SEETHER, SKILLET, OF MICE & MEN) and...

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DEF LEPPARD Shares Previously Unreleased Cover Of THE BEATLES' 'Revolution' From Upcoming 'Volume 4' Box Set

DEF LEPPARD, Britain's greatest arena rock band, will release "Volume 4", the fourth of six volumes showcasing the band's complete recorded output, on November 13, 2026. Available on both 180g vinyl and limited-edition CD box sets via UMR, it features all studio recordings from 2015 to 2023, includi...