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BRIAN TATLER Says 'DIAMOND HEAD Will Have To Go On A Bit Of A Hiatus' While He Is Busy With SAXON

Brian Tatler has confirmed that DIAMOND HEAD is on hiatus due to his commitments with heavy metal legends SAXON. Speaking to Eamon O'Neill of Eonmusic at last weekend's Maid Of Stone festival, the founding DIAMOND HEAD guitarist, who joined SAXON in 2023 following Paul Quinn's retirement from tourin...

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See Trailer For 'If These Walls Could Rock' Documentary Featuring SLASH, DAVE GROHL And GENE SIMMONS

For more than 60 years, there has been one place in Los Angeles that has served as the home away from home for the biggest names in rock and roll. Tucked just off the Sunset Strip, the Sunset Marquis Hotel became more than a place to stay while on tour. It became a creative sanctuary where songs wer...

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AGNOSTIC FRONT Releases Music Video for 'Divided' From 'Echoes In Eternity' Album

New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT have shared the official music video for "Divided", taken from the band's latest album "Echoes In Eternity", released in 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music. The music video arrives as AGNOSTIC FRONT prepares to embark on an epic summer tour across Europe. The s...

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SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL Releases Music Video For 'Koschei'

Russian metal powerhouse SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL has dropped a video for "Koschei". Taken from the band's crushing "Grizzly" album, released last year via Sumerian Records, the video comes ahead of SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL's European festival run, which includes a headline slot at the U.K.'s Bloodstock Ope...

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NEUROSIS Collaborates With 'Firekeeper Alliance' On Short Film As Part Of Mission To Reduce Suicide

Firekeeper Alliance presents an original short film created in collaboration with the legendary NEUROSIS, bringing together their music, storytelling and young voices of the Blackfeet Nation. At the heart of the project is the extraordinary work of filmmakers Jason Nix and Bobby Cochran, whose visio...

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70000 TONS OF METAL 2027: ULI JON ROTH, ARCH ENEMY And MOONSPELL Among First Confirmed Bands For World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise

70000 Tons Of Metal, the original, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise, has announced the first bands that will be part of next year's lineup: ÆTHER REALM ARCH ENEMY BRAINSTORM DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER ENFORCER EVERGREY EQUILIBRIUM MELECHESH MOONSPELL MORS PRINCIPIUM EST OBSCURA THULCANDRA ULI...

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TONY IOMMI And SHARON OSBOURNE Pay Tribute To OZZY OSBOURNE On First Anniversary Of His Death

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and Sharon Osbourne have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne on the first anniversary of his death. Ozzy died on July 22, 2025, a little over two weeks after BLACK SABBATH's historic "Back To The Beginning" concert at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Earlier tod...

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METAL HALL OF FAME Launches Official Podcast; First Episode Features Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON

After more than a decade of honoring the legends who shaped hard rock and heavy metal, the Metal Hall Of Fame is expanding the conversation with the launch of the "Metal Hall Of Fame" podcast. The first podcast episode will premiere July 21,2026 on the Metal Hall Of Fame's official YouTube channel....

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN Denies He Ever Said He Was Close To Retirement: 'What I Said Was When I Felt I Didn't Have The Strength, Then I Would Retire'

In a new interview with The Independent's music editor Roisin O'Connor, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan clarified his November 2025 comment that retirement was "not far off", partly as a result of his growing vision problems. He told O'Connor (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I didn't say that [w...

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WARNING Released A Cult Doom Metal Classic 20 Years Ago; They Now Return With The Stirring 'Rituals Of Shame'

By David E. Gehlke The term cult gets applied more liberally these days than it should, but sufficient evidence exists that U.K. doom metal outfit WARNING's 2006 "Watching From A Distance" studio album is the exact definition of the term. Released on the small label The Miskatonic Foundation with no...

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AARON LEWIS's 'Give My Country Back' Tops iTunes Country Albums Chart

On iTunes, multi-platinum artist and STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis currently has the best-selling country album in America, with "Give My Country Back" holding the No. 1 spot on the Country Albums chart following its Friday release. The album also climbed to No. 6 on the iTunes All Genres Albums chart...

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THEORY OF A DEADMAN's TYLER CONNOLLY On Moving Away From Releasing Full-Length Albums: 'Now We Can Actually Put Out Stuff That We Feel Is Our Best Stuff'

In a new interview with LA Lloyd, the nationally syndicated radio host for the "LA Lloyd Rock 30", THEORY OF A DEADMAN frontman Tyler Connolly spoke about the band's upcoming EP, "Part 1: Funeral Songs", which is set for release on September 4, 2026 via ONErpm. Asked if he and his bandmates still li...

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JONATHAN CAIN Says BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Is 'An Annoying, Bitter Old Man' Who 'Should Shut Up' About Politics

In a recent interview with The Complete Disaster Network, JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who is married to Paula White-Cain, Donald Trump's senior advisor to the White House Faith Office, weighed in on whether celebrities should be outspoken about their political views. He said in part (as trans...

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TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT: It 'Annoys Me Personally When People Call Us A 'Hair' Band In A Condescending Way'

In a new interview with Japanese music critic and radio personality Masa Ito of TVK's "Rock City", TESLA bassist Brian Wheat once again took issue with the label "hair metal," saying that the pejorative term was coined as a way to disparage acts thought to have been all flash and no substance. Regar...

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URIAH HEEP's MICK BOX Says Ongoing 'Farewell' Tour Is 'More Of A Slowdown Rather Than An Absolute 'Finish Finish''

In a new interview with Metal Mayhem ROC, URIAH HEEP guitarist Mick Box spoke about the band's September 2024 announcement that the British progressive rock legends would embark on a farewell tour, dubbed "The Magician's Farewell", beginning early 2025. Asked to clarify if "The Magician's Farewell"...