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MASTODON Will 'Definitely' Record A Studio Version Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Supernaut': 'We Have To'

At this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival in the United Kingdom, MASTODON's Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher took some time out with Bloodstock TV host Oran O'Beirne to talk about their experience performing at the "Back To The Beginning" event, celebrating the life of Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBAT...

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MILLE PETROZZA Says KREATOR's Official Documentary 'Hate & Hope' 'Shows All The Facets' Of Being In A Band

The official documentary about German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, "Kreator - Hate & Hope", premiered on July 2 at the 42nd Munich International Film Festival and will receive a theatrical premiere on September 4. The 110-minute film was directed by Cordula Kablitz-Post, who previously helmed...

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Watch: CRADLE OF FILTH Plays First Concert After ASHOK's Dismissal From Band

CRADLE OF FILTH played its first concert following the departure of guitarist Marek "Ashok" Šmerda on Tuesday, August 26, just hours after the Czech-born musician revealed he was planning to leave the band at the end of the band's ongoing Latin American tour. Fan-filmed video of the show at Montevid...

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CRYPTOPSY To Celebrate 30 Years Of 'None So Vile' On 2026 European Tour

Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY have announced a European headline tour celebrating 30 years of "None So Vile". Next year, the band will perform classic cuts from their revered second album, along with newly crowned hits off "An Insatiable Violence", during more than 30 dates across Europe. Joi...

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JON SCHAFFER On Being Among Over 1,500 Capitol Riot Defendants Pardoned By TRUMP: 'I'll Always Be Grateful'

ICED EARTH founder and guitarist Jon Schaffer recently sat down with Marc J. Victor and Andy Marcantel of Attorneys On Retainer to tell his side of the story regarding his involvement in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and provide a client testimonial for the Attorneys For Freedom law...

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PRIMAL FEAR's MAT SINNER Explains Last Year's Lineup Changes, Says 'Everybody's Super Happy At The Moment'

In a new interview with Jovan Ristić of Altnote, PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner discussed the band's August 2024 split with guitarists Alex Beyrodt and Tom Naumann, drummer Michael Ehré and touring bassist Alex Jansen. Joining Sinner and Ralf Scheepers (vocals) in PRIMAL FEAR's current lineup are th...

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ARCH ENEMY Releases Music Video For 'Illuminate The Path' From 'Blood Dynasty' Album

Swedish/Canadian/American extreme metal titans ARCH ENEMY have released an official music video for the song "Illuminate The Path". The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Blood Dynasty", which arrived on March 28, 2025 via Century Media Records. In an interview with Metal Kings, ARCH ENEM...

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MAT SINNER Says Visa Fee Hikes And Delays Are Preventing PRIMAL FEAR From Touring The U.S.

In a new interview with Andrew McKaysmith of the Scars And Guitars podcast, PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner — whose real name is Matthias Lasch — addressed the fact that a lot of international musicians are canceling U.S. tours because they have decided that going through the complicated process of g...

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HERMAN LI On DRAGONFORCE Being A Self-Managed Band: 'The Creative Control Is Very Important For What We Do'

In a new interview with Kati Rausch of Music Interview Corner, DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li was asked how he and his bandmates "keep up their energy" while touring. Herman responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Ah, we only do a tour because you want to do it. So, how would I put it? We...

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KREATOR's FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ Brings SINSAENUM Back To Life After Death Of His Father And JOEY JORDISON

By David E. Gehlke The brainchild of former DRAGONFORCE and now current KREATOR bassist Frédéric Leclercq, the death/thrash hybrid SINSAENUM was initially conceived in 1998, a few years before Leclercq would become a globetrotting musician. His travels brought him into contact with then-SLIPKNOT dru...

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Savage New Times

With the benefit of hindsight, a lot more fuss should have been made about INCITE over the years. Formed in Phoenix, Arizona, just over 20 years ago, Richie Cavalera's crew have been a persistent, uncompromising presence, with a growing catalogue of brutal, high-octane records and a formidable reput...

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DESPISED ICON Announces 'Shadow Work' Album, Shares 'Over My Dead Body' Single

Canadian deathcore pioneers DESPISED ICON will release their seventh full-length album, "Shadow Work", on October 31, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. Their first new music in six years, the album stands as the band's most fine-tuned and dynamic effort to date, balancing relentless speed, crushing gr...

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DRAGONFORCE's MARC HUDSON Teams Up With NETFLIX Show 'Dan Da Dan' For Voice Acting Performance

DRAGONFORCE and pop culture have always gone hand in hand — so frontman Marc Hudson's latest collaboration with the hit anime TV show "Dan Da Dan" is total perfection! The charismatic singer lends his voice to Hayashi in the English dub of the Netflix show, delivering an impressively commanding exor...

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BELPHEGOR Unleashes Ferocious New Single 'Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus'

Diabolical black/death metallers BELPHEGOR have returned with a blazing new single, "Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus". Forged in chaos and crowned in blasphemy, the track marks a savage invocation of what is yet to come. This release marks BELPHEGOR's first under their freshly inked deal with Reigning Ph...

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Metal Forth

A great symbol of our polarized times, BABYMETAL emerged in 2014 to a huge amount of excited hyperbole and a similar amount of vitriolic disdain. More than a decade on, the kawaii-metal genre-busters have defied the odds and become part of the furniture. "Metal Forth" is their fifth album, and a noi...