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MATT HEAFY On TRIVIUM's Upcoming LP: 'We're Sitting On Arguably Our Greatest Album Of All Time'

On Saturday, June 13 at the Download festival at Donington Park in Castle Donington, United Kingdom, TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy spoke to Rock Sound about the band's upcoming album, which is tentatively due in late 2026. The LP will be TRIVIUM's first to feature new drummer Alex Rüdinger (formerly o...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Guitarist DENNIS STRATTON On Whether He Will Attend ROCK HALL Induction: 'The Decision Lies With The Band And With The Management'

In an interview with "Rock Talk", the newly launched podcast from longtime Serbian hard rock/heavy metal journalist Jadranka Janković Nešić, former IRON MAIDEN guitarist Dennis Stratton spoke about the band's upcoming induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Dennis, who played with the emergin...

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GODSMACK Recruits Ex-DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE MANGINI Following Departure Of WADE MURFF

GODSMACK has recruited former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini to sit behind the kit for the remainder of the Sully Erna-fronted band's "The Rise Of Rock" tour following the abrupt departure of Wade Murff. Mangini made his live debut with GODSMACK Friday night (June 12) at the Morton Amphitheater...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Made An MBE In King's Birthday Honours

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi says that it is "unbelievable" to be recognized in the King's Birthday Honours. The legendary 78-year-old musician has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King's Birthday Honours for services to music and to charity. Iommi said: "What...

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Watch: BATTLE BEAST Performs With New Singer MARINA LA TORRACA At Czech Republic's METALFEST OPEN AIR 2026

Video of BATTLE BEAST's June 7 performance at the Metalfest Open Air 2026 festival in Pilsen, Czech Republic can be seen below. BATTLE BEAST played its first concert with new singer Marina La Torraca on March 6 at WWWX in Tokyo, Japan. In an interview with Australia's Metal Mal, BATTLE BEAST bassist...

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COAL CHAMBER Drummer MIKEY COX To Undergo Another Cancer Surgery

COAL CHAMBER has canceled its appearance at this year's edition of the Louder Than Life festival in order to allow drummer Mikey "Bug" Cox to undergo his final surgery related to his recent cancer diagnosis and ongoing treatment. Earlier today (Friday, June 12),Cox released the following statement...

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GEEZER BUTLER: 'The One Player That Totally Showed Me What You Could Do With A Bass Was CREAM's JACK BRUCE'

Fender has shared a new episode of "Lowdown On The Low End", a series by bass players for bass players featuring some of the most recorded, most exciting and most iconic bass players of all time. In episode two of "Lowdown On The Low End", BLACK SABBATH's Geezer Butler and Nate Mendel of FOO FIGHTER...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On His Upcoming 'In My Darkest Hour' Memoir: 'I Don't Know If People Are Gonna Get All Choked Up Over It'

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine spoke about his next memoir, "In My Darkest Hour", which will arrive on September 8, 2026 via Grand Central Publishing's recently launched Da Capo imprint. The book will detail Mustaine's "gnarly" treatment after he was diagn...

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HATEBREED Signs With BLKIIBLK; New Album Due Out Later This Year

Grammy-nominated Connecticut hardcore/metal veterans HATEBREED, who remain one of the most impactful and endurng bands of the modern era and who are known for their tectonic-plate shifting and lyrically poignant anthems, have joined forces with BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Gr...

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HAKEN Shares New Single 'Bleeding Sky', Announces European Tour

U.K. progressive, alternative metal band HAKEN has released another brand new song titled "Bleeding Sky". As with "In A Fever Dream", which came out in May and marked HAKEN's first new music in three years, "Bleeding Sky" was co-produced and mixed by George Lever (LOATHE, SLEEP TOKEN) and features s...

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See MEGADETH Perform In Hannover, Germany As Support Act For IRON MAIDEN

Fan-filmed video of MEGADETH's entire June 2 concert at Heinz Von Heiden Arena in Hannover, Germany as the support act for IRON MAIDEN can be seen below. MEGADETH's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Tipping Point 02. Hangar 18 03. Take No Prisoners (tour debut) 04. Let There Be Shred 05. Ride...

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DALE STEWART Says SEETHER Will 'Probably' Focus On Releasing Singles Instead Of Full-Length Albums: 'That's Where The Future's At'

In a new interview with KillerTube, Dale Stewart, bassist of post-grunge mainstays SEETHER, spoke about whether he and his bandmates still like putting out full-length albums or if they are starting to think about maybe focusing on singles going forward. Dale said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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AIRBOURNE's JOEL O'KEEFFE: 'We Wouldn't Be Here Without LEMMY'

In a new interview with Kris Peters of Australia's Heavy, AIRBOURNE frontman Joel O'Keeffe spoke about the band's upcoming self-titled album, which is due on August 28 via Spinefarm. Asked if the recently released single "Alive After Death (Last Plane Out)" is representative of the whole LP, Joel sa...

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LEFT TO DIE, Featuring Former DEATH Members RICK ROZZ And TERRY BUTLER, Releases 'Witch Of Hell' Single

LEFT TO DIE will release its debut full-length album, "Initium Mortis", on July 17 via Relapse Records. The LP's second single, "Witch Of Hell", can now be streamed below. LEFT TO DIE is the band featuring classic DEATH members Terry Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently in OBITUARY) and F...

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CHAT PILE Announces New Album 'Who Loves The Sun', Shares 'Deep Blue' Music Video

In a world increasingly shaped by disposable content, CHAT PILE answers with something defiantly real and organic, a mentality that permeates "Who Loves The Sun", their third full-length record, due on September 4, 2026. Since the band's formation just over six years ago, the Oklahoma City-based qua...