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ENSIFERUM's Founding Vocalist And Guitarist JARI MÄENPÄÄ To Return To The Band For Live Shows

For the first time since 2004, ENSIFERUM's founding vocalist and guitarist Jari Mäenpää will team up with the band's current lineup — Markus Toivonen (guitars, vocals),Petri Lindroos (vocals, guitars),Sami Hinkka (bass, vocals),Janne Parviainen (drums) and Pekka Montin (keyboards, vocals) — for...

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SACRED REICH's PHIL RIND: Guitarist JOEY RADZIWILL 'Wrote 10 Out Of The 11 Songs' On Upcoming Album 'Into The Abyss'

In a new interview with Metal & Rock Zone, bassist/vocalist Phil Rind of Arizona thrash metal veterans SACRED REICH spoke about the band's upcoming album, "Into The Abyss", which will be released via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2019's "Awakening" was recorded at The Focusrite Room in M...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE: 'JOHN 5 Brought This New Fire And Excitement To Every One Of Us'

During a question-and-answer session at the "Sunset Strip" edition of the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp, which was held in late April and early May in Hollywood, California, former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 spoke about how he came to join MÖTLEY CRÜE in the fall of 2022 as the replacement for the ban...

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DARK FUNERAL Remains As 'Hungry As Ever' More Than 30 Years Into The Black Metal Game

By David E. Gehlke There are black metal bands with a better backstory, rap sheet or tall tales than Sweden's DARK FUNERAL. There are also black metal bands who have ventured into the live arena, only to learn they couldn't hang and then quietly drifted back into the shadows. Not DARK FUNERAL. For o...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS On PMRC: 'It Was All About Them Trying To Put A Man In The White House. It Was Not About Censoring Records.'

In a new interview with Rock At Night magazine, W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless was asked how he was affected by his experience with the PMRC (Parents' Music Resource Center) more than four decades ago. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, honestly, after it was all said and d...

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Original SLIPKNOT Vocalist ANDERS COLSEFNI Is 'Fine' With Not Being The Singer Who Actually Made The Band Famous: 'I Don't Have Any Regrets'

In a new interview with The Phase Remains The Same, original SLIPKNOT singer Anders Colsefni, who contributed lead vocals to the band's "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat." record, was asked where he and his then-SLIPKNOT bandmates wrote the music that ended up becoming "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.". He respon...

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P.O.D.: 'We're Really Super Proud' Of Our Upcoming Album

In a recent interview with FemMetal, P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel and bassist Mark "Traa" Daniels spoke about the band's recently completed new studio album. The recording sessions for the follow-up to 2024's "Veritas" took place in the Whitman section of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Gra...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Looks Back On 'Hollyweird', POISON's Final Album Of Original Material: 'It's Not Our Best Work'

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of MyGlobalMind, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett spoke about the band's last album of new material, 2002's "Hollyweird". The record brought together POISON's classic lineup for the first full studio project since 1990's "Flesh & Blood". Asked why he didn't bri...

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Watch: FEAR FACTORY Performs New Single 'Roboticist' Live For First Time

Industrial metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY played their new single, "Roboticist", live for the first time at the opening concert of their "Cybernetic Domination" summer/fall 2026 European tour, which launched Saturday night (August 29) at Tama in Poznań, Poland. Fan-filmed video of the performance can b...

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BEARTOOTH's CALEB SHOMO Says 'It Was Sad' To See 'A Lot Of Homophobia' In Response To Him Coming Out As 'A Proudly Gay Man'

In a new interview with The Break Down With Nath & Johnny, BEARTOOTH frontman Caleb Shomo spoke about the band's new album, "Pure Ecstasy", feeling more comfortable in his own skin and finding the inner strength to publicly come out in May 2026 as a "proudly gay man" after "a decade burying feel...

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Rats In The Temple

It is practically a farce that an established, highly respected American thrash outfit like FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has to look to other territories to play live. Something has to be off; maybe it's the band's circuitous label situation, from Metal Blade to the now-defunct AFM to the sizable Napalm Recor...

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CHUCK BILLY Says TESTAMENT Hopes To Enter Studio In Summer 2027: We've Got 'Close To Nine Tracks' In The Works Right Now

In a new interview with the Appetite For Distortion podcast, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke about a possible follow-up to the band's "Para Bellum" album, which came out last October via Nuclear Blast. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "Writing with [TESTAMENT guitarist] Eric [Peters...

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NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording Eleventh Album In May 2027; Seven Songs Have Been Written Already, Says TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spoke about his plans to write and record new music in the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Since the release of [NIGHTWISH's latest album, 2024's] 'Yesterwynde', it...

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FEAR FACTORY Releases First Single With New Singer MILO SILVESTRO, 'Roboticist'

Industrial metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY have released a new single, "Roboticist", via Nuclear Blast. The track marks the band's first release with FEAR FACTORY's latest additions, singer Milo Silvestro and drummer Pete Webber, who have been part of FEAR FACTORY's touring lineup for nearly three and a...

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GREAT WHITE Founder And Guitarist MARK KENDALL Announces 'Soul Of A Man' Memoir Deal With DIVERSION BOOKS

Mark Kendall, founding member and lead guitarist of the multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated rock band GREAT WHITE, has announced that he has signed a book deal with Diversion Books for his forthcoming memoir, "Soul Of A Man: My Life In Great White, From The Stage And Beyond", with publication schedu...