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SIMONE SIMONS Talks EPICA's 'Renewal' On New Album 'Aspiral': 'The Band Is Continuing To Rise'

By David E. Gehlke As NIGHTWISH abstains from touring for the foreseeable future, the door appears to be open for the Netherlands' EPICA to assume the mantle of the biggest symphonic metal act. The band's popularity in Europe and South America certainly suggests something like that is on the horizon...

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RAY ALDER, MATT BARLOW And STU BLOCK To Guest On new ARTIZAN Album

ARTIZAN drummer/founder Ty Tammeus has teamed up with legendary producer Jim Morris (CRIMSON GLORY, DEATH, CANNIBAL CORPSE, ICED EARTH, KAMELOT) for the band's forthcoming release "The Furthest Reaches Part 2: The Gaia Effect", the follow-up to the heavy metal opera "The Furthest Reaches", released...

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EPICA's MARK JANSEN Is Open To More AFTER FOREVER Reunion Shows

EPICA guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen spoke to FaceCulture about last fall's announcement that his pre-EPICA band AFTER FOREVER would reunite for two special 25th-anniversary concerts on October 4, 2025 and October 5, 2025 at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, Netherlands. Regarding how the AFTER FOREVER reun...

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ZACH MYERS Shoots Down BRENT SMITH's Claim New SHINEDOWN Album Is '85 Percent Done', Hopes It Can Still Come Out This Year

Just days after SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith told a Canadian radio station that the band's upcoming eighth studio album was "probably 85 percent done", SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers painted a less optimistic picture about the progress of the LP's recording sessions. In a new chat with Meltdown of D...

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LORRAINE LEWIS On Joining OnlyFans At 66: 'This Is My 'Bad' Era'

In a new interview with Seb Di Gatto of The Metal Gods Meltdown, former VIXEN and current FEMME FATALE frontwoman Lorraine Lewis once again stood by her decision to join OnlyFans. The 66-year-old current senior casting producer at the production company Renegade 83 said she joined the subscription-o...

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SHINEDOWN Is 'Probably 85 Percent Done' With Eighth Studio Album

SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith spoke to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada rock radio station 104.9 The Wolf about the band's recently released two singles, "Three Six Five" and "Dance, Kid, Dance", which were made available on January 24 via Atlantic Records. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...

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The Return Of Magik

That distant rumbling you can hear is the sound of an abominable colossus rising from the grave. RWAKE have been conspicuous by their absence since 2011. Their last album, "Rest", was a mercilessly bleak affair, full of suicidal thoughts and references to the end of things. Like everything else the...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Says New SMITH/KOTZEN Single 'Black Light' Was Nearly Scrapped: 'That Song Almost Didn't Survive'

During an interview following SMITH/KOTZEN's March 5 acoustic performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen revealed that "Black Light" — the group's current single and latest music video, and the co-title track of SMITH/KOTZEN's forthcoming second album "Black Li...

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TOM KEIFER And L.A. GUNS To Team Up For Summer/Fall 2025 U.S. Tour

CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer will team up with L.A. GUNS for a U.S. tour this summer and fall. The trek is currently scheduled to kick off on August 28 in Louisville, Kentucky and run through October 4 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Tom Keifer and L.A. GUNS 2025 tour dates: Aug. 28 - Louisville, KY...

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L.A. GUNS Share Music Video For New Song 'Lucky Motherf***er' From Upcoming 'Leopard Skin' Album

L.A. GUNS' new album, "Leopard Skin", will be released on April 4, 2025. It will mark the first fruit of L.A. GUNS' reunion with Cleopatra Records, a label known for its diverse roster and innovative approach to music production. The official music video for the LP's second single, "Lucky Motherfuck...

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TESTAMENT To Celebrate 35th Anniversary Of 'Practice What You Preach' On Spring 2025 'An Evening With…' U.S. Tour

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have announced "An Evening With Testament" tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of their third album, "Practice What You Preach". In support of the "Practice What You Preach" reissues via Nuclear Blast, TESTAMENT wanted to do something special and intimate...

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EPICA Announces Exclusive U.S. Showcases For May 2025

To celebrate the release of their new album "Aspiral", symphonic metal frontrunners EPICA are playing three exclusive shows in the United States this spring. With an LP that will see the light of day on April 11, these shows will mark the start of EPICA's "Aspiral" world tour. Excited to return to N...

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RANDY BLYTHE Says Four Out Of Five Members Of LAMB OF GOD Are Sober Now: 'It's F***ing Great'

In a new interview with the That Sober Guy podcast, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe — who has been sober for more than 14 years — spoke about how hard it is to navigate the challenges of maintaining his sobriety on tour. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm lucky in the fact that in...

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Psalmus Mortis

Fans of technical death metal need to brace themselves. RETROMORPHOSIS are a new name in Swedish brutality, but the men behind "Psalmus Mortis" will be familiar to anyone who worshipped at SPAWN OF POSSESSION's feet. They were one of the genre's most influential bands, and an eternal benchmark for t...

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Watch: MARKO HIETALA And BATTLE BEAST's NOORA LOUHIMO Perform NIGHTWISH Medley In Lahti, Finland

BATTLE BEAST's Noora Louhimo joined ex-NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marko Hietala on stage earlier tonight (Friday, February 7) at Finlandia club in Lahti, Finland to perform a medley of the NIGHTWISH songs "Nemo", "The Islander" and "Weak Fantasy", as well as "Wish I Had An Angel". Fan-filmed video o...