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SHANNON LARKIN Apologizes To NIKKI SIXX Over 'Backing Tracks' Comment: 'I Was Not Doing That To Attack You'

Former GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin has apologized to MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx for calling CRÜE out over the latter band's alleged reliance on pre-recorded tapes for backing vocals during live shows. Larkin brought up CRÜE's use of backing tracks while defending GODSMACK's decision to hire former...

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IRON MAIDEN Announces New Filming Plans For U.K.'s 'Eddfest' At Knebworth

On June 22, in the middle of a ferocious heatwave in Paris with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN were performing at the La Défense Arena, playing to over 30,000 fans and filming the concert for posterity and a future cinematic release. It was a hugely antici...

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STICK MEN Pay Homage To KING CRIMSON's 'Thrak' On First New Studio Album In A Decade, 'Let's Thrak Again'

STICK MEN, the progressive powerhouse featuring KING CRIMSON's Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto with multi-instrumentalist and composer Markus Reuter, returns with its first new album in over a decade, "Let's Thrak Again", a Robert Fripp-sanctioned homage to KING CRIMSON's eleventh studio album, "Thrak...

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PHIL COLLEN Looks Back On DEF LEPPARD's 'Slang' Album: 'We Really Needed To Change Things And Shake Things Up'

In a new interview with the Thunder Underground podcast, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the band's latest single, "Rejoice". The track was released in late January ahead of DEF LEPPARD's return to Las Vegas for their "Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency" that k...

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ROYALE LYNN Unveils New Single 'Altar'

Aylmer, Ontario, Canada-raised, Nashville-based metal/pop/country genre-blender artist Royale Lynn returns with a video for her new single "Altar", co-written with Cody Quistad of WAGE WAR. Emerging from the confines of her 2025 LP "Black Magic", Royale moves through a series of striking archetypal...

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XENTRIX Announces New Album 'Allied With The Enemy'

U.K. thrash veterans XENTRIX return with "Allied With The Enemy", a ten‑track barrage that marks their most uncompromising statement to date. Following the critical acclaim of 2022's "Seven Words", the band push harder, darker and sharper, delivering a record that refuses to pull its punches. Record...

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GREAT WHITE's MARK KENDALL Says His Journey With Kidney Cancer Is 'Going In The Right Direction': 'My Tumor Has Shrunk To 4 Centimeters'

GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall says immunotherapy and radiation continue shrinking his advanced kidney cancer — from a 13‑centimeter tumor down to four centimeters, with no signs of spread. His diagnosis followed persistent blood in his urine, and he is now being treated with Keytruda (immunothe...

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NIKKI SIXX Rips 'Hater' SHANNON LARKIN Over 'Backing Tracks' Claim: 'Maybe He Needs To Take A Nap Before He Does More Press'

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx has blasted former GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin for calling CRÜE out over the latter band's alleged reliance on pre-recorded tapes for backing vocals during live shows. Larkin brought up CRÜE's use of backing tracks while defending GODSMACK's decision to hire former DREAM...

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BAD WOLVES Announce New Singer SARA 'KILLBOY' SKINNER, Share 'Paint It Red' Single

BAD WOLVES return with their new single and music video "Paint It Red", out now via Better Noise Music. It serves as the band's first release of 2026 and as the introduction to Sara "Killboy" Skinner, who makes her fiery debut as the band's new vocalist with the track. Here, BAD WOLVES begin to expl...

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DEEP PURPLE's DON AIREY: Musicians Are 'All Hopeless At Everything. The Only Thing We Can Do Is Play Instruments'

In a new interview with Phil Aston of Now Spinning Magazine, DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey spoke about the band's extensive tour in support of the "Splat!" album, which will arrive on July 3 via earMUSIC. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "[DEEP PURPLE singer Ian] Gillan said somethi...

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PHIL COLLEN On His DEF LEPPARD Bandmates: 'We' Still 'Like Hanging Out With Each Other'

In a new interview with Larry Mac of Tucson, Arizona's 96.1 KLPX radio station, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the great personal friendship which still exists between him and the other members of the band. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah. Well, that's the main thi...

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AARON LEWIS: 'I've Been Lucky Enough To Travel All Over The World And I Always Kiss The Ground When I Get Home'

In a new interview with One America News Network's "Real America With Dan Ball", STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis — who will release his new solo album, "Give My Country Back", on July 17 via Big Machine Label Group — was asked why he chose to insert his political opinions into some of his recent solo mu...

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LZZY HALE On Why Using Backing Tracks Is Not Right For HALESTORM: 'I Feel Like I'd Be A Terrible Lip Syncer'

In a new interview with the Mark And Me podcast, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale was asked if there are still moments when she goes, "How do I find the strength today to go on stage and just turn it on if I'm not feeling it?" She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, of course. Now, we...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Offers Update On His Thyroid Cancer Battle: 'Nothing Has Spread To My Lymph Nodes'

Michael Sweet of Christian rockers STRYPER has offered an update on his battle with papillary thyroid cancer, the most common type of thyroid cancer. Michael's diagnosis came last fall, less than a month after he underwent a biopsy of a nodule in the right lobe of his thyroid. On Friday, June 26, Sw...

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ICE NINE KILLS Release 'Play Dead' Song And Music Video In Collaboration With 'Dead By Daylight'

ICE NINE KILLS enter the fog with "Play Dead", a brand-new single and accompanying music video created in collaboration with "Dead By Daylight", the world's leading multiplayer horror game. Written for "Dead By Daylight"'s 10th-anniversary celebrations and announced on their anniversary live stream,...