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WITCHCRAFT Announces 'A Sinner's Child' EP

Swedish doom folk pioneers WITCHCRAFT will release a new five-song EP, "A Sinner's Child", on March 13 via Heavy Psych Sounds Records. The LP's soul-stirring title track can now be streamed below. Following the monumental critical success of WITCHCRAFT's 2025 comeback album "IDAG", the heavy rock un...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's ZACKY VENGEANCE Releases Debut Solo Single, 'Dark Horse'

Zacky Vengeance, founding member and guitarist of the multi-platinum rock band AVENGED SEVENFOLD, has released his debut solo single, "Dark Horse", under his real name, Zachary Baker. A full-length album will follow "soon", according to the 44-year-old musician. "Dark Horse" blends Baker's poignant...

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This Life Is A Grave

Doggedly determined to release as much top-quality death metal into the ether as humanly possible, Rogga Johansson is the great unsung hero of contemporary brutality. DEAD SUN is just one of the projects that the Swede has at his disposal: this year has already seen new material from FURNACE, HOUSE...

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SWEET SAVAGE's RAY HALLER: 'I Owe So Much To METALLICA' For Covering 'Killing Time'

In a new interview with Spain's Made In Metal, bassist and vocalist Ray Haller of Belfast metal pioneers SWEET SAVAGE spoke about how his band gained wide recognition after METALLICA covered their track "Killing Time" — co-written by SWEET SAVAGE co-founder and future DIO/DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivia...

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VENUS 5 Returns With New Album 'March Of The Venus 5'

VENUS 5, the all-female European pop-metal sensation comprised of Karmen Klinc (Slovenia),Jelena Milovanovic (Serbia),Tezzi Persson (Sweden, singer of HELL IN THE CLUB),Greta Di Iacovo (a.k.a. Herma, Italy, singer of SICK N' BEAUTIFUL) and Erina Seitllari (Albania),will release its second studio...

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SOCIAL DISTORTION's First New Album In 15 Years To Arrive In May 2026

Mike Ness, singer and guitarist for the legendary SoCal punk group SOCIAL DISTORTION, has confirmed that the band's long-awaited new studio album will arrive next spring. Ness briefly touched upon the band's upcoming LP during a backstage chat on December 13 with Kevin Ryder at the annual KROQ Almos...

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RIK EMMETT Says LIVE NATION Is 'Beside Themselves Happy' With Initial Ticket Sales For TRIUMPH's 2026 Tour

In a new interview with the Preston & Steve show on Philadelphia's active rock station 93.3 FM WMMR, guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett of legendary Canadian rockers TRIUMPH spoke about the band's decision to reunite for their first tour in more than 30 years. The North American run of shows will cel...

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OBSCURA Announces March/April 2026 U.S. Tour With ALLEGAEON, COGNITIVE And CRYPTOSIS

German progressive death metal masters OBSCURA will return to the U.S. this spring for the "Stardust" tour. The 18-date run will begin on March 15 at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, include key stops in Austin, Philadelphia, and Detroit, and conclude on April 3 in Roseville, Californ...

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Tears

Not to be confused with the Canadian thrashers bearing the same name, Japan's SACRIFICE was a fantastic heavy metal band that was also very much thrash in nature. A more fitting description would be that they were a traditional heavy metal band that also harbored thrash's aesthetic and aggressive ap...

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JOHN CORABI Announces Solo Album 'New Day', Shares Title Track

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE and current THE DEAD DAISIES frontman John Corabi will release his debut full-length solo album, "New Day", on April 24, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. To celebrate, John offers fans a first glimpse of the upcoming album with the release of the title track, alongside an official mu...

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TESTAMENT Announces March/April 2026 U.S. Tour With OVERKILL And DESTRUCTION

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have announced the U.S. leg of their "Thrash Of The Titans" world tour. The trek, which will launch in March, unites the band with fellow thrash legends OVERKILL and DESTRUCTION for one of the fiercest tours of the new year. TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy s...

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GENE SIMMONS, JAKE E. LEE, JOSH HOMME, BRAD WILK And MIKE INEZ To Join DEAN DELRAY For 2026 Tribute To BON SCOTT Era Of AC/DC

February 3, 2026 will mark comedian Dean Delray's (pictured) 60th birthday and the final edition of his legendary Bon Scott / AC/DC tribute show. Billed as a very special, one-night-only event, the evening blends stand-up comedy and a live tribute to Scott, celebrating the iconic AC/DC frontman at t...

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Legendary Record Exec DEREK SHULMAN Guided Careers Of AC/DC, BON JOVI, DREAM THEATER And PANTERA And Lived To Tell The Tale

By David E. Gehlke At a time when record companies and those in their employ were of utmost influence and importance, few generated a better track record than Derek Shulman. After fronting SIMON DUPREE & THE BIG SOUND, then prog forerunners GENTLE GIANT throughout the 1960s and '70s, the Scottish-bo...

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BATTLE BEAST Announces New Vocalist MARINA LA TORRACA

Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST have unveiled Marina La Torraca as their new lead singer. She replaces longtime BATTLE BEAST frontwoman Noora Louhimo, who announced her departure from the band on Monday (December 15). BATTLE BEAST states: "One story ends, another begins. We're excited to start this n...

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SPINAL TAP Members Pay Tribute To ROB REINER: 'He Was Funny, He Was Smart, He Was A Mensch'

Two of the three lead actors from the iconic mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap" have paid tribute to the film's director, Rob Reiner, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, who were found dead inside their Brentwood, California home Sunday afternoon (December 14). The couple's son Nick Reiner has been...