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SAXON Announces March 2027 European Leg Of 'Gods Of Thunder' Tour

British heavy metal legends SAXON have announced the second European leg of the "Gods Of Thunder" world tour. Adding to the excitement, SAXON will revive its legendary 30-foot mechanized Eagle for fans attending the Brussels, Zurich, Cologne and Tilburg dates. Originally constructed in the early 198...

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TONY IOMMI Confirms He Will Appear On WILLIAM SHATNER's Upcoming Heavy Metal Album: 'It's Really Good What He's Doing'

In a new interview with BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi confirmed that he will appear as a special guest on 95-year-old "Star Trek" legend William Shatner's surprise metal album. Speaking about how he ended up collaborating with Shatner —...

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KIP WINGER Explains Why WINGER Played Nearly A Dozen Shows In 2026 Following Last Year's 'Retirement Gig'

During an appearance on the October 21 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", WINGER frontman Kip Winger addressed the fact that he and his bandmates have already played several shows in 2026 despite having previously announced that they were retiring from touring after the completio...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I'm Not A Bad Guy' And 'I Don't Walk Around With A Chip On My Shoulder'

During an appearance on Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, ex-METALLICA guitarist and current MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine reflected on his performance with his former METALLICA bandmates on stage in December 2011 for the fourth and final intimate show at the Fillmore in San Francisco as...

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WILLIAM SHATNER Says His RIOT FEST Performance 'Proved' To Him The 'Viability' Of His Upcoming Heavy Metal Album: 'This Is Gonna Be A Major Thing'

In a new interview with Fox News, 95-year-old "Star Trek" legend William Shatner spoke about his upcoming hard rock/heavy metal album "What The F Is Heavy Metal?", which is tentatively due in 2027 via Cleopatra Records. The project, which is being driven by a heavyweight production team led by Adam...

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SLASH Says GUNS N' ROSES Will Take 2027 Off From Touring To Work On New Music: 'We Have So Much Material'

During an appearance on the October 12 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spoke about the latest leg of the band's reunion tour, which informally began with a club show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on April 1, 2016. The 14th leg of the tour broug...

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RIK EMMETT Reveals He Lost 'All' His Hair After TRIUMPH's 2026 Comeback Tour: 'You May See Me Wearing A Lot Of Hats' At Upcoming Shows

In a new interview with Rob Edwards of Talkin' Bout Rock, TRIUMPH's Rik Emmett opened up about returning to the road for a North American tour after a 30-year hiatus. For the 2026 trek, TRIUMPH's original members Emmett and drummer/vocalist Gil Moore were joined by guitarist Phil X, drummer and keyb...

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Watch: AMON AMARTH Performs 'The Allfather Awakens' Songs Live For First Time At Intimate German Record-Release Concert

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH played a special record-release show for their new album, "The Allfather Awakens", Tuesday night (October 6) at the 500-capacity Zeche Carl in Essen, Germany. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, AMON AMARTH's setlist was as...

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TED LUNDSTRÖM Reflects On AMON AMARTH's 'Slow But Steady' Climb: 'I Don't Wanna Be A Band That Gets Big Overnight'

In a new interview with KillerTube, bassist Ted Lundström of long-running Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH was asked to name some things that his band is doing today that would have seemed completely impossible when the group was formed nearly three and a half decades ago. He said (as transcribed...

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WILLIAM SHATNER Explains His Unique 'Reinterpretation' Of METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman'

During an appearance on the September 29 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", 95-year-old "Star Trek" legend William Shatner spoke about his upcoming hard rock/heavy metal album "What The F Is Heavy Metal?", which is tentatively due in 2027 via Cleopatra Records. The project, which...

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The Allfather Awakens

The long-running assessment that AMON AMARTH is either the AC/DC or MOTÖRHEAD of melodic death metal hits its first real snag on "The Allfather Awakens". The Swedes — with a collective eyebrow raised at Odin from its ever-loyal and faithful audience — recorded an all-acoustic song, "Upphaf". Granted...

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AMON AMARTH's JOHAN HEGG: 'We Never Really Write Music That We Don't Feel Is Gonna End Up On The Album'

In a new interview with Thomas Moser of Germany's Rock Antenne, AMON AMARTH vocalist Johan Hegg spoke about the band's upcoming album "The Allfather Awakens", which will arrive on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. Asked if he still gets nervous when it's time to release new music to the record-buyi...

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IGOR CAVALERA JR. Talks How A Resurrected NAILBOMB Is Still 'Fighting The Good Fight' Amid Global Political Strife

By David E. Gehlke NAILBOMB's 1995 "Proud To Commit Commercial Suicide" live album had its stated purpose: The band, in effect, was no more. The side project of then-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera and FUDGE TUNNEL's Alex Newport, NAILBOMB arrived with a bang the year prior with its lone studio offe...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD On BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'He Is The One That Has Inspired Me The Most Out Of Any Guitar Player'

In the latest episode of the "James Hetfield's Riff Life" show on SiriusXM's Maximum Metallica, the METALICA frontman praised BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi as the one of the most influential and oft-imitated guitarists in the history of music. James said: "Tony Iommi is the riff lord, in my mind, and h...

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Watch: WILLIAM SHATNER Performs With His Heavy Metal Band At Chicago's RIOT FEST

After performing live with his newly formed heavy metal band, THE *UCKERS, for the first time Saturday night (September 19) at the Riot Fest aftershow at Park West in Chicago, Illinois, 95-year-old "Star Trek" legend William Shatner made his main Riot Fest festival appearance on the Rebel Stage at D...