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DEADGUY Announces First Album In 30 Years

After DEADGUY pulled a Lazarus, the infamous metalcore pioneers reunited on stage to prove that a few decades of dust couldn't keep them from tearing into audiences like old times. But there's a big difference between playing the classics for nostalgic fans and risking your legacy with a new album....

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DOWN To Release New Album In 2026 Via New Label Home NUCLEAR BLAST

DOWN, the long-running heavy metal supergroup featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders, has signed with Nuclear Blast Records. The band is currently in the final stages of recording its long-awaited new full-length...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Launches 'The Collection: Live' Book Tour In Toronto: Video, Audio

Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and nine-times-Grammy Award-winning band METALLICA, kicked off his "Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live" book tour on April 25 at Tiff Lightbox in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The intimate, live discussion takes a deep dive into Kirk's stori...

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METALLICA Announces 'Load' Deluxe Box Featuring Previously Unreleased Material

METALLICA has announced the definitive re-release of the band's five-times-platinum sixth studio album "Load", due out June 13 via the band's own Blackened Recordings. Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering with Greg Fidelman overseeing, the "Load" remastered limited-edition deluxe box set...

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JEFF PLATE Opens Up About SAVATAGE's Return: 'Being Able To Carry On The Legacy Is Important To All Of Us'

By Clay Marshall A record and a tour. Those were drummer Jeff Plate's modest career goals once upon a time, but more than three decades after he joined SAVATAGE for their tour in support of 1994's "Handful Of Rain", he's assembled a far more impressive list of accomplishments: three legendary SAVATA...

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LEIGH KAKATY Talks Why POP EVIL 'Went For The Jugular' On New Album 'What Remains'

By David E. Gehlke After breaking into mainstream rock radio over a decade ago, POP EVIL finds itself in the difficult position of needing to keep up with the music industry that would prefer them to write catchier, pop-oriented tunes rather than what the band truly wants to do, which is crank out h...

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BEAST IN BLACK Releases New Song 'Enter The Behelit' To Mark 'Berserk' Crossover

Finnish heavy metal band BEAST IN BLACK has collaborated with Diablo, the critically acclaimed franchise that defined the Action RPG genre, and acclaimed manga Berserk to launch an exclusive track, "Enter The Behelit". Available on limited-edition vinyl and worldwide digital distribution, a music vi...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS Says 'Censorship Is Worse Now Than It Was In The '80s', Calls DONALD TRUMP 'A Winner'

In a new interview with Mane Campos of Chile's Heavyfonía, Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P., whose single "Animal (F**k Like a Beast)", landed at No. 9 on the PMRC's (Parents' Music Resource Center) "Filthy Fifteen" 40 years ago, spoke about the importance of free speech. He said (as transcribed by BLABB...

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GENE SIMMONS Says 'Astronomical' Insurance Costs Are Why He Is Charging More Than $12K For One Fan To Be His 'Roadie' For A Day

In a new interview with 95.9 The Rat's Carl Craft, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons discussed the "Personal Assistant And Band Roadie For The Day" experience he is offering to his fans during his upcoming tour with the GENE SIMMONS BAND. The experience in question, called "The Ultimate Gene Simmon...

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ACCEPT Recruits Producer CHRIS 'ZEUSS' HARRIS For Upcoming 50th-Anniversary Album

In a new interview with Mark Strigl, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke about the band's touring plans beyond a couple of U.S. festival appearances this year, including one at the M3 Rock Festival in early May at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. He said (as transcribed by BLAB...

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K.K. DOWNING Pays Tribute To Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Drummer LES BINKS

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing has paid tribute to the band's ex-drummer Les Binks, who recently died at the age of 73. A cause was not revealed, though a funeral notice said Binks died "peacefully at hospital in London." Earlier today (Monday, April 25),Downing released the f...

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VOIVOD Receives Honorary Doctorate From Université Du Québec À Chicoutimi

On April 26, 2025, Canadian sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD were honored with an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) from UQAC (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi). Founded in 1969, the UQAC is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Chicoutimi...

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SABATON Guitarist THOBBE ENGLUND On His Return To The Band: 'It Was A No-Brainer For Me'

SABATON guitarist Thobbe Englund says that his rejoining the band a little over a year ago was a "no-brainer". In early February 2024, the Swedish metallers announced that they had welcomed back Englund. This news came a month after Tommy Johansson revealed his departure from the group. Thobbe origi...

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PETER CRISS On His Upcoming Hard Rock Solo LP: 'It's An Album I Always Wanted To Do'

In a new interview with The Rock Experience With Mike Brunn, original KISS drummer Peter Criss spoke about his upcoming rock solo album, which is due in the fall. The LP was co-produced by Criss alongside Barry Pointer, who has worked with Ozzy Osbourne, John 5, MÖTLEY CRÜE, Steve Stevens, Pearl Ada...

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Watch: METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO And KIRK HAMMETT Cover RUSH's 'La Villa Strangiato' During Toronto Concert

Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett played a rendition of "La Villa Strangiato" by hometown heroes RUSH during METALLICA's April 26 concert at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. "La Villa Strangiato" was part of the fun and unusual feature...