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Although their sound is squarely rooted in the atmospheres and esoteric instrumentation of folk metal, FINSTERFORST are plainly a distinct and singular force. Seven years ago, the Germans released their fifth full-length album, "Zerfall", outstripping their previous efforts by some distance. Dominat...

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BLACK SABBATH Legend TONY IOMMI Announces New Solo Album 'From The Dark'

BMG has announced the worldwide release of the brand-new album from legendary guitarist Tony Iommi, titled "From The Dark". Heralded by the first single "World Alone", which received its premiere this afternoon at a special global streaming event hosted in Iommi's hometown of Birmingham, England, a...

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KAMELOT Shares 'Godlike Alchemy' Single From Upcoming 'Dark Asylum' Album

Following the release of the triumphant debut single "Ashen World" — chosen as one of Metal Hammer's best tracks of the week — KAMELOT reveals the second single from their forthcoming masterpiece, "Dark Asylum", out August 28 via Napalm Records. The grandiose "Godlike Alchemy" emerges larger than li...

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AIRBOURNE Releases New Single 'Here She Comes' Co-Written With MUTT LANGE And BRYAN ADAMS

When you're making an album that offers a 21-gun salute to hard rock's proud past, its history and its heart, it makes perfect sense to align with writers and producers who have played a key role in championing the music worldwide, and who continue to do so. Highly fitting, therefore, that AIRBOURNE...

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STEVE VAI, BILLY SHEEHAN, MICHAEL ANTHONY, GILBY CLARKE Among Artists Set To Appear At 2026 'Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards'

Sally Steele's eighth Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards is set to hit the stage once again. This event, which will feature and honor rock music legends as it celebrates the future of rock, will take place on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at the 850-capacity The Orleans Showroom at The Orleans Hotel &a...

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TEMIC Announces Second Album 'Ceiba'

From the moment they joined forces, TEMIC appeared as a dream come true for prog fans everywhere. The international supergroup features current and former members of Devin Townsend, Mike Portnoy's SHATTERED FORTRESS, NEAL MORSE BAND, HAKEN, SHINING, MARATON and BIG CITY. The group's chart-topping de...

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GODSMACK Announces October 2026 U.S. Tour Dates With DOROTHY

GODSMACK has announced newly added fall 2026 U.S. dates for its massive "The Rise Of Rock" world tour, extending one of the band's most explosive touring years to date, with DOROTHY joining as direct support and special guest for the October dates. The newly announced October run kicks off Friday, O...

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VOIVOD's AWAY On Teaming Up With Orchestra For 'Symphonique' Album: 'It's Like A Soundtrack For A Dystopian Sci-Fi Movie'

By David E. Gehlke Canadian cosmic metal visionaries VOIVOD have an increasingly shorter list of things left to accomplish. With their legacy secure as perhaps one of the most forward-thinking and daring metal bands to emerge from the Great White North, VOIVOD, in the last decade, has performed at t...

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Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Is Battling Prostate Cancer

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The 68-year-old musician, who successfully battled throat and neck cancer back in 2022, has begun radiotherapy for the most common cancer among men (after skin cancer) in France, where he has lived with his wife since 20...

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MICHAEL SWEET Reveals OZ FOX Doesn't Appear On STRYPER's 'Throne Of Thorns' LP: 'I'm Playing All The Guitars On This Album'

In a new interview with Alan Dixon and Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice, guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian metal pioneers STRYPER was asked about his musical chemistry with STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox on the band's upcoming eighteenth studio album, "Throne Of Thorns", which will arrive...

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PRIMUS Has Already 'Done A Lot Of Recording' For Upcoming Album, Says New Drummer JOHN HOFFMAN

In a new interview with Luke Poling of Rock 'N' Roll Grad School, PRIMUS drummer John Hoffman, who joined the band in 2025 after beating out more than 6,100 applicants in a global audition process dubbed the "Interstellar Drum Derby", was asked if he and his bandmates are done recording their new al...

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SOUNDGARDEN Begins Mixing Final Eight-Song Album: 'That's All There Is With Vocals', Says MATT CAMERON

During an appearance on the latest episode of Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, drummer Matt Cameron discussed the album he and the other surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN are working on featuring previously unreleased recordings they made with late frontman Chris Cornell before his 2017 dea...

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En Skog av Nidstang

Ørjan Stedjeberg, better known in the metal world by his pseudonym Hoest, has been accompanied by numerous recording and live performance musicians, some of them quite notable. But at the end of the day, the corpse-painted maniac has been the heart, soul, brain, blood and balls behind the 33-year ol...

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Watch: ANETTE OLZON Kicks Off Summer 2026 European Tour Focusing On Her NIGHTWISH Era

Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon kicked off a European tour celebrating the two albums she recorded with the band — "Dark Passion Play" (2007) and "Imaginaerum" (2011) — on Saturday, July 25 at Kaaos Festival in Vaskiluoto, Vaasa, Finland. The trek marks the first time Anette has toured the cont...

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PEARL JAM's JEFF AMENT Announces 'Since Forever' Photo Book

For decades, PEARL JAM founding member and bassist Jeff Ament has photographed the people, places, and moments that inspire him. A few years ago, he began working through his archive of decomposing negatives with his brother, acclaimed designer Barry Ament. Their efforts led to "Since Forever", a de...