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BREAKING BENJAMIN Signs With BMG, Prepares To Release New Music

Multi-platinum hard rock group BREAKING BENJAMIN has signed a new global recordings agreement with BMG to release their first set of new music since 2018. The partnership with BMG also marks the group's first new label home since releasing their debut album over 20 years ago. BREAKING BENJAMIN have...

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U.S. Government Requests Probation For ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER, Cites His Cooperation With Law Enforcement

The U.S. government has requested that ICED EARTH leader Jon Schaffer be sentenced to three years of supervised probation, as well as an order that he pay $2,000 in restitution and the mandatory $200 special assessment, in connection with his involvement in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capit...

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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Announces September 2025 'Music And Spoken Word' Tour Of The Netherlands

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen will embark on a 10-date solo tour of her original home country, the Netherlands, in September 2025. The 43-year-old Dutch-born vocalist, who resides in Sweden with her husband, SABATON drummer Hannes Van Dahl, shared the news of the upcoming trek in a social media post...

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ROB HALFORD Laments Political Polarization In America: 'It's So Difficult Now To Have A Simple Disagreement'

In a new interview with Los Angeles Times En Español, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, who famously came out as a gay man during a 1998 chat with MTV, spoke about the fact that many of the band's fans hold different viewpoints on a variety of subjects, including LGBTQ rights. He said (as transcribed...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Teams Up With Bulgarian Singer MARIA ILIEVA For New Single 'Forever'

Legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner has teamed up with one of the most successful female vocal performers on the contemporary Bulgarian music scene, Maria Ilieva, for a new single, "Forever". The 73-year-old musician, best known for fronting Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW during that band's crea...

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RICH ROBINSON, PETER BUCK, BARRETT MARTIN And JOSEPH ARTHUR Join Forces In SILVERLITES

SCREAMING TREES and MAD SEASON's Barrett Martin, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, THE BLACK CROWES' Rich Robinson and singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur have joined forces in a new rock supergroup called SILVERLITES. The quartet's first single, "Don't Go, Don't Stay", can be streamed below. "Don't Go, Don't Stay"...

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NAPALM DEATH's MARK 'BARNEY' GREENWAY Misses Monterrey Concert Due To Illness

Vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway of British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH was forced to miss the band's concert last night (Saturday, October 12) at the México Metal Fest VIII in Monterrey, Mexico after falling ill. Earlier today, Greenway released the following statement via social media: "Hello a...

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Ex-KORN Drummer DAVID SILVERIA On Debut Album's 30th Anniversary: 'The Right Five Guys Came Together At The Perfect Time'

On Saturday (October 12),the day after the 30th anniversary of the release of KORN's self-titled debut album, the band's original drummer David Silveria took to his Instagram to share the LP's cover art, and he included the following message: "When I was 10yrs old I got my first drum set. That's wh...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER Honored By Animal Wellness Organization

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler was honored by Center For A Humane Economy for his lifetime commitment to animal welfare. Butler was among four game-changing individuals recognized by the Center For A Humane Economy, including its Global Council For Animals, at the event, the first Malibu Sunset...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Announces New Single 'Awaken'

A new BREAKING BENJAMIN song called "Awaken" will be released on Wednesday, October 16. A teaser for the track, which is now available for pre-save on most major streaming services, is available at awaken.breakingbenjamin.com. In a May 2024 interview with Ronni Hunter and Thick Rick of the 99.7 The...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS Celebrates Debut Album's Anniversary: 'I Can't Believe You're 30 Years Old'

On Friday (October 11),the 30th anniversary of the release of KORN's self-titled debut album, the band's frontman Jonathan Davis took to his social media to share the LP's cover art, and he included the following message: "I can't believe you're 30 years old. "I'm so proud of this record it changed...

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JON BON JOVI Endorses KAMALA HARRIS And TIM WALZ: 'The Truth Matters'

Jon Bon Jovi has endorsed Kamala Harris for president by sharing his recent track "The People's House", featuring Michigan gospel and country duo THE WAR AND TREATY. In a post on Friday (October 11) on social media, the 62-year-old BON JOVI frontman wrote: "The People's House is a song that celebrat...

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DECAPITATED Parts Ways With Singer RASTA, Announces Replacement

Polish extreme metal band DECAPITATED has parted ways with vocalist Rafał "Rasta" Piotrowski and has replaced him with Eemeli Bodde of Finnish metallers MORS SUBITA. Bodde will make his live debut with DECAPITATED on Friday, November 1 at Damnation Festival's "A Night Of Salvation" at BEC Arena in M...

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Watch: SLAYER Plays Second Reunion Concert At Sacramento's AFTERSHOCK Festival

Legendary thrashers SLAYER played their second concert in five years Thursday night (October 10) at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California. As was the case with the band's September 22 performance at the Riot Fest in Chicago, the band ran through a 20-song set that included opener "South...

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Since the release of their debut album, 2022's "God's Country", CHAT PILE have become unofficial standard bearers for the noise rock scene. Admittedly, as a genre, noise rock is never less than nebulous and ill-defined, with bands like WRONG and EYE FLYS at one end of the spectrum, and experimental...