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POPPY Announces 'They're All Around Us' 2025 North American Tour

Following the release of her new album "Negative Spaces", Grammy-nominated artist Poppy has announced her 2025 North American tour "They're All Around Us". Produced by Live Nation, the 28-city tour kicks off on March 11 at The Fillmore in San Francisco making stops across North America in Toronto, B...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Release New Single 'Forever Aligned' On Wednesday

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will release a new single, "Forever Aligned", on Wednesday, November 20. The track is taken from the band upcoming album, "This Consequence", tentatively due in early 2025 via Metal Blade. "Forever Aligned" will premiere at midnight EST Monday night (November 18) on SiriusXM's Liqu...

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PRIMUS Is Accepting Submissions For New Drummer Following TIM 'HERB' ALEXANDER's Exit

PRIMUS is currently accepting submissions "from all points in the universe" for the position of the band's drummer/percussionist. The rock group, whose longtime drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander "abruptly" quit in October, states: "Seeking a well-mannered, affable individual with original sensibility and...

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New DEEP PURPLE Guitarist SIMON MCBRIDE: 'I Try To Be Very Respectful To What's Been Done Before'

In a new interview with Thomas Blug of BluGuitar, Irish guitarist Simon McBride, who joined DEEP PURPLE in September 2022 as the permanent replacement for Steve Morse, spoke about what it has been like for me him to step into the shoes previously filled by Ritchie Blackmore, Tommy Bolin, Joe Satrian...

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CHEAP TRICK To Support ROD STEWART On 'One Last Time' 2025 North American Tour

Sir Rod Stewart, the legendary two-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame-inducted singer-songwriter, today announced that he's bringing his highly anticipated "One Last Time" tour to North America in 2025. The tour, which has been thrilling audiences in Europe and Asia has also been a box office smash, gr...

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SAMMY HAGAR's 'Best Of All Worlds' Tour To Return As Las Vegas Residency In April/May 2025

Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Sammy Hagar today announced that "The Best Of All Worlds", his critical and commercial hit summer 2024 tour, will launch in 2025 as "The Best Of All Worlds Tour - The Residency" at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tour will reunite the rock powerhouse band...

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METAL BLADE RECORDS CEO BRIAN SLAGEL Hosts '100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal' Podcast

Pantheon Media and Metal Blade Records, two pioneering forces in music and media, have joined forces to create "100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal", a new podcast series for fans of heavy metal and hard rock. Hosted by Brian Slagel, CEO of Metal Blade Records, each episode of the series will spotligh...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Collaborates With Russian Singer ANDREY KNYAZEV

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) has collaborated with another legend, Russian punk rocker Andrey Knyazev and his band KNYAZZ (КНЯZZ). Joe Lynn Turner and Andrey Knyazev met in 2021 and instantly found common ground, discovering in each other similar personal ideol...

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SPIRITBOX Announces New Album 'Tsunami Sea'

Two-time Grammy-nominated progressive heavy metal band SPIRITBOX is gearing up for its next chapter with the announcement of its sophomore album, "Tsunami Sea", set for release on March 7, 2025 via Pale Chord in partnership with Rise Records. The album was produced by Dan Braunstein and Mike Stringe...

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TESTAMENT Is '95 Percent Done Recording' New Album: 'It's Gonna Be An Amazing Record'

In a new interview with Francisco Zamudio of KNAC.COM, TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson spoke about the band's upcoming follow-up to 2020's "Titans Of Creation" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "I wrote a record with [new TESTAMENT drummer Chris Dovas] and it's gonna be an amaz...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's SCOUR To Release 'Gold' Album In February

SCOUR, the extreme metal collective featuring an impressive lineup of heavy music veterans, including Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN),Derek Engemann (PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS),John Jarvis (NEST, AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED),Mark Kloeppel (MISERY INDEX) and Adam Jarvis (PIG DESTROYER, MISE...

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DOWN Has 10 Songs For New Studio Album: It Will Come Out 'Next Year At Some Point'

In a new interview with That Metal Interview, CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein spoke about the status of DOWN, the long-running heavy metal supergroup in which he is joined by vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders. He said (as transcribed by...

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MAX CAVALERA Is Still 'Collecting Stories' For His Second Book

In a new interview with Andrew McKaysmith of the Scars And Guitars podcast, Max Cavalera (SEPULTURA, SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, KILLER BE KILLED) was asked about the possibility of a follow-up to his 2014 autobiography "My Bloody Roots: From Sepultura To Soulfly And Beyond". He said (as transcrib...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER And ERIK GRÖNWALL Announce More 'My Years With UFO' European Tour Dates

Five dates have been added to guitar legend Michael Schenker's spring 2025 European tour. Schenker will be touring in support of his just-released "My Years With UFO" album celebrating the 50th anniversary of Michael's years with UFO. Joining Michael on the trek will be former SKID ROW frontman Erik...

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DESTRUCTION Announces 'Birth Of Malice' Album Details, Shares 'Destruction' Music Video

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION will release their 16th studio album, "Birth Of Malice", on March 7, 2025 via Napalm Records. DESTRUCTION founder Schmier once again combines his dual vocal/bass attack with crashing riffs from dual battle axe masters Martin Furia and Damir Eskić, while Randy...