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AIRBOURNE Goes To The School Of MUTT LANGE On New Self-Titled Album: 'He's A Sonic Magician'

By David E. Gehlke In their 25 years as a band, AIRBOURNE had yet to do something as daunting as submitting two songs to elusive South African megaproducer Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Canadian singer/songwriter Bryan Adams. Adams's track record notwithstanding (lest we forget he penned KISS's "War...

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EPICA Announces 25th-Anniversary Celebration At London's Royal Albert Hall

EPICA's 25th anniversary has only just begun, and the Dutch symphonic metallers are excited to share the next celebration plans: On October 6, 2027, the band will perform a U.K.-exclusive show at London's legendary Royal Albert Hall as part of "The Symphonic Synergy" tour. In 2024, EPICA performed f...

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ENSIFERUM's Founding Vocalist And Guitarist JARI MÄENPÄÄ To Return To The Band For Live Shows

For the first time since 2004, ENSIFERUM's founding vocalist and guitarist Jari Mäenpää will team up with the band's current lineup — Markus Toivonen (guitars, vocals),Petri Lindroos (vocals, guitars),Sami Hinkka (bass, vocals),Janne Parviainen (drums) and Pekka Montin (keyboards, vocals) — for...

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JAY WEINBERG Opens Up About 'Seeking Therapy' Following SLIPKNOT Firing: 'It Finally Felt Like An Unlocking Of A Door'

In a new interview with Bryce Maopolski, the development manager at HeartSupport, a nonprofit healing the scene by providing free, music-based mental health support to fans, former SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg opened up about his journey of recovery and emotional healing following his unexpected No...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE: 'JOHN 5 Brought This New Fire And Excitement To Every One Of Us'

During a question-and-answer session at the "Sunset Strip" edition of the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp, which was held in late April and early May in Hollywood, California, former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 spoke about how he came to join MÖTLEY CRÜE in the fall of 2022 as the replacement for the ban...

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Watch: BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, TRAVIS BARKER, TIM ARMSTRONG And CJ RAMONE Perform At Official RAMONES 50th-Anniversary Tribute

CRETIN FAMILY — a supergroup featuring Tim Armstrong (RANCID),Billie Joe Armstrong (GREEN DAY),Travis Barker (BLINK-182),CJ Ramone (RAMONES) and special surprise guests, including Billy Idol, comedian Fred Armisen and THE LINDA LINDAS, playing a set of RAMONES songs — performed live for the first t...

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DARK FUNERAL Remains As 'Hungry As Ever' More Than 30 Years Into The Black Metal Game

By David E. Gehlke There are black metal bands with a better backstory, rap sheet or tall tales than Sweden's DARK FUNERAL. There are also black metal bands who have ventured into the live arena, only to learn they couldn't hang and then quietly drifted back into the shadows. Not DARK FUNERAL. For o...

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Original SLIPKNOT Vocalist ANDERS COLSEFNI Is 'Fine' With Not Being The Singer Who Actually Made The Band Famous: 'I Don't Have Any Regrets'

In a new interview with The Phase Remains The Same, original SLIPKNOT singer Anders Colsefni, who contributed lead vocals to the band's "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat." record, was asked where he and his then-SLIPKNOT bandmates wrote the music that ended up becoming "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.". He respon...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Looks Back On 'Hollyweird', POISON's Final Album Of Original Material: 'It's Not Our Best Work'

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of MyGlobalMind, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett spoke about the band's last album of new material, 2002's "Hollyweird". The record brought together POISON's classic lineup for the first full studio project since 1990's "Flesh & Blood". Asked why he didn't bri...

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Watch: FEAR FACTORY Performs New Single 'Roboticist' Live For First Time

Industrial metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY played their new single, "Roboticist", live for the first time at the opening concert of their "Cybernetic Domination" summer/fall 2026 European tour, which launched Saturday night (August 29) at Tama in Poznań, Poland. Fan-filmed video of the performance can b...

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BEARTOOTH's CALEB SHOMO Says 'It Was Sad' To See 'A Lot Of Homophobia' In Response To Him Coming Out As 'A Proudly Gay Man'

In a new interview with The Break Down With Nath & Johnny, BEARTOOTH frontman Caleb Shomo spoke about the band's new album, "Pure Ecstasy", feeling more comfortable in his own skin and finding the inner strength to publicly come out in May 2026 as a "proudly gay man" after "a decade burying feel...

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Rats In The Temple

It is practically a farce that an established, highly respected American thrash outfit like FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has to look to other territories to play live. Something has to be off; maybe it's the band's circuitous label situation, from Metal Blade to the now-defunct AFM to the sizable Napalm Recor...

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DEEP PURPLE's ROGER GLOVER Explains Why He Never Gets Tired Of Playing 'Smoke On The Water': 'I Listen To It From The Audience's Perspective'

In a new interview with the "Creativity: Something From Nothing" podcast, hosted by multi-platinum producer, songwriter, engineer and recording artist Michael Bradford, DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover was asked if there are songs in the band's set that always feel like a new experience every time h...

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MASTODON's BRANN DAILOR Explains 'Marrow Deep' Album Title

In a new interview with iHeartRadio Canada's JD Lewis, MASTODON drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor was asked about the title of the band's latest album, "Marrow Deep", which was released 12 months after the death of former MASTODON guitarist Brent Hinds, who left the band acrimoniously at the start of 20...

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NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording Eleventh Album In May 2027; Seven Songs Have Been Written Already, Says TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spoke about his plans to write and record new music in the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Since the release of [NIGHTWISH's latest album, 2024's] 'Yesterwynde', it...