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ARMORED SAINT's JOEY VERA: 'I've Considered Every Single Record A Reset'

In a new interview with Metal Roos, ARMORED SAINT bassist and producer Joey Vera spoke about the band's upcoming full-length album, "Emotion Factory Reset", which is due on May 22 through Metal Blade Records. After the interviewer noted that ARMORED SAINT has only released nine albums since the band...

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VENOM Explains Lack Of U.S. Shows: Getting Visas Is 'Really Expensive' And 'So Difficult'

In a new interview with Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of Rock Interview Series, VENOM guitarist Rage (a.k.a. Stuart Dixon) was asked if there are any plans for the pioneering British black metal band to tour the U.S. in support of its latest studio album, "Into Oblivion", which arrived on May 1 via Noise/BMG...

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Watch: KINGS OF THRASH Performs MEGADETH Classics In Toronto During 'Thrashin' The Northeast' Spring 2026 Tour

Fan-filmed video of KINGS OF THRASH, the band featuring former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar),performing on May 1 at Rockpile West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the "Thrashin' The Northeast" spring 2026 North American tour can be seen below (courtesy of JIMM SYM...

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Watch: ACCEPT Plays First Concert With Ex-MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER

Former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover joined ACCEPT as a "special guest artist" at the German/American metallers' first 50th-anniversary concert of 2026 on May 1 at the Karmøygeddon Metal Festival in Kopervik, Norway. Video of the show can be seen below. Drover will also play the following concerts w...

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Watch: DEREK SHARP Fills In for PHIL X At TRIUMPH's Shows In Halifax And Moncton

Derek Sharp filled in for Phil X at two of TRIUMPH's concerts in Canada late last month — April 28 at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia and April 29 at Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick. Fan-filmed video of both shows can be seen below. TRIUMPH's touring bassist/vocalist Todd Kerns com...

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KINGS OF THRASH, Featuring DAVID ELLEFSON And JEFF YOUNG, Recruits STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA For 'Bullets Ready' Single

Cleopatra Records has released "Bullets Ready", the latest single from KINGS OF THRASH, featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and ex-MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young. "Bullets Ready" delivers a powerful vocal duet between KINGS OF THRASH vocalist Chaz Leon and Gabriel Connor, frontman of the...

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BRUCE DICKINSON On His Next Solo Album: 'We Did 16 Tracks In 21 Days, All 100 Percent Live'

IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson has revealed that he recorded 16 songs for his new solo album over a three-week period earlier this year. Bruce's next LP, which won't arrive before 2027, will be the follow-up to "The Mandrake Project", which came out in March 2024 via BMG. Dickinson's eighth so...

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SIX FEET UNDER Releases 'Mister Blood And Guts' Music Video

American death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER have released a music video for their song "Mister Blood And Guts". The track appears on their latest full-length, "Next To Die", out now on Metal Blade Records. SIX FEET UNDER guitarist Jack Owen comments: "When I was young, local TV stations always had...

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ACCEPT Recruits METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, PANTERA, SCORPIONS, GHOST Members For 50th-Anniversary Album 'Teutonic Titans 1976–2026'

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT celebrate 50 years of pure power by bringing together the scene's A-list musicians for a landmark release. "Teutonic Titans 1976–2026" stands as a definitive statement of the band's legacy, forged in steel and driven by unmistakable riffs. Arriving Septembe...

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WILLIAM SHATNER Recruits Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO For Upcoming All-Star Heavy Metal Album

William Shatner is stepping into heavier territory than ever before, launching a new metal album that pairs his unmistakable voice and fearless creative energy with a lineup of major rock and metal talent. Bold, unexpected and built for maximum impact, the project is already shaping up to be one of...

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CARMINE APPICE Says 'It Was Rumored' He Was Going To Join LED ZEPPELIN After JOHN BONHAM's Death: 'I Would Have' Done It

On the latest episode of the Talk Louder podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster, legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice was asked there is any truth to the rumors that he was being considered for the drummer position in L...

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STONE SOUR Guitarist JOSH RAND's THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT, the dynamic collaboration between guitarist and songwriter Josh Rand (STONE SOUR) and powerhouse vocalist Casandra Carson (PARALANDRA, CASANDRA'S CROSSING). This new partnership marks an important step forward for THE L.I.F.E. PR...

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GREAT WHITE's MARK KENDALL On His Cancer Battle: 'I'm Really Grateful That Things Are Going Good With What I Have'

In a new interview with I Ask No One With Kevin Re LoVullo, GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall offered an update on his battle with stage four kidney cancer. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, it's getting better. It's pretty amazing. I called this friend of mine in Chicago, who's...

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PAUL BOSTAPH On Joining SLAYER More Than Three Decades Ago: 'I Didn't Have To Try To Be DAVE LOMBARDO'

In an interview with Drumtalk, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, SLAYER and KERRY KING drummer Paul Bostaph was asked how he developed his signature "relentless tom-and-snare rolls" which were first audible on his debut SLAYER studio album, 1994's "Divine Interventio...

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Watch: Founding VENOM Members MANTAS And ABADDON Joined By Special Guests To Celebrate 45th Anniversary Of 'Welcome To Hell' At 2026 KEEP IT TRUE Festival

Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Warrior; CELTIC FROST, HELLHAMMER), Thomas "Angelripper" Such (SODOM), Schmier (DESTRUCTION), Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek (VADER), Attila Csihar (MAYHEM), Andy Brings (SODOM), Dan Lilker (NUCLEAR ASSAULT) and Blake "Bulldözer" Arendell (a.k.a...