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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' ERIC KRETZ On Artificial Intelligence: 'I Hate It As An Aid For Songwriting. That's Just Disgusting.

In a new interview with Baby Huey and Chasta of the San Francisco radio station 107.7 The Bone, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS drummer Eric Kretz weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial in...

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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Fires Back At 'Naysayers' After Singer Switch: 'No One's Forcing You' To Buy A Concert Ticket

In a new interview with Podcast Rock City Live, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French spoke about the band's decision to recruit Sebastian Bach to front TWISTED SISTER for the group's fall 2026 shows after Dee Snider resigned from the group due to "health challenges". Regarding how the first few s...

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CRO-MAGS Share New Version Of 1985 Demo Favorite 'Everybody's Gonna Die'

Today, September 16, 2026, is the 40th anniversary of the iconic CRO-MAGS debut "The Age Of Quarrel" and the seminal New York hardcore outfit, fronted by Harley Flanagan, is proudly launching a new version of "Everybody's Gonna Die". Taken from the 1985 demo, and featured on the upcoming album "The...

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Hear BRING ME THE HORIZON's OLI SYKES And SPIRITBOX's COURTNEY LAPLANTE On Valorant Champions Anthem 2026

Riot Games has released the 2026 Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) anthem featuring Oli Sykes (BRING ME THE HORIZON),Courtney LaPlante (SPIRITBOX) and longtime Valorant collaborator Grabbitz. Written and produced by Grabbitz, "If The Sun Burns Out Tonight" marks his fourth collaboration with Valorant a...

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ARCHITECTS Release New Single 'Machine'

Global rock heavyweights ARCHITECTS return today with their brand new single, "Machine", out now via Epitaph. The track marks the band's first new music since the release of th ARCHITECTS' acclaimed eleventh studio album, "The Sky, the Earth & All Between". Written by Dan Searle and Sam Carter a...

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Cursum Perficio

Older fans may still pine for the speed and fury of an earlier era, but in creative terms, ANTHRAX have had a pretty successful and energetic 21st century. Much like their Big Four brethren in SLAYER and METALLICA, the New Yorkers have hardly been prolific: "Cursum Perficio" is only their fourth alb...

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'Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning' Concert Film To Receive Worldwide Cinema Release In October

Trafalgar Releasing announced today the global cinematic release of "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning", produced by Mercury Studios, the world's leading music-focused content studio. The film definitively captures the triumphant final live performance from Ozzy Osbourne and the origin...

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METALLICA Announces Spring 2027 North American Tour With LIMP BIZKIT And AVATAR

METALLICA has confirmed a series of new North American stadium dates that extend the band's massive "M72" world tour into 2027. Having played 99 shows in 26 countries since its April 2023 kick-off, the Live Nation-promoted "M72" world tour will resume May 8, 2027 at BC Place in Vancouver — hitting a...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Rules Out Reunion With TARJA TURUNEN: 'That's Not Gonna Happen'

In a new interview with U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, NIGHTWISH keyboardist/leader Tuomas Holopainen reflected on the band's 2005 split with original lead singer Tarja Turunen. Turunen was fired from NIGHTWISH at the end of the band's 2005 tour by being presented with an open letter which was publis...

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GRAVE DIGGER To Release New Album 'Faces Of Pain' In January 2027

German heavy metal veterans GRAVE DIGGER will release a brand-new studio album, "Faces Of Pain", on January 15, 2027 via Reaper Entertainment. The striking cover artwork was created by Uwe Jarling and can be seen below. For more than four decades, GRAVE DIGGER has been one of the defining forces of...

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Watch: SOLITUDE AETURNUS Performs With New Singer JAMES-PAUL LUNA Live For First Time

James-Paul Luna made his live debut as SOLITUDE AETURNUS's new vocalist this past Saturday, September 12 Candelabrum Metal Fest in León, Mexico. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. Luna joined the long-running Texas-based doom metallers last month as the replacement for Robert Lowe, w...

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200 STAB WOUNDS Announces New Album 'Lowest Form'

200 STAB WOUNDS will return in 2027 with "Lowest Form", set for release on February 19 via Metal Blade Records. The highly anticipated eight-track follow-up to the acclaimed "Manual Manic Procedures" was produced, mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk (POWER TRIP, CAVALERA),features artwork by James Bo...

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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH And ZACH MYERS Announce December 2026 Tour

Brent Smith and Zach Myers — the voice and guitar of multiplatinum band SHINEDOWN — will return to the road this winter as acoustic duo SMITH & MYERS, announcing today an 11-city North American tour beginning December 1 in St. Augustine, Florida and running through December 18 in Nashville, Tenn...

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ZAKK WYLDE's Complete BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Catalog Acquired By MNRK MUSIC GROUP

Indie powerhouse MNRK Music Group has announced the acquisition of the complete recorded catalog of Zakk Wylde's legendary band BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, marking a major milestone in the company's continued expansion within the global hard rock and metal space. The extensive catalog spans more than two d...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON To Perform Entire 'Countdown To Extinction' Album On December 2026 European Tour

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has announced the December 2026 leg of his "Bass Warrior" European tour. The trek will feature Ellefson and his solo band performing select cuts from his well-known catalog of MEGADETH hits, including the "Countdown To Extinction" album in its entirety, solo ma...