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CANDLEMASS Is Working On Material For New Studio LP: We've Got 'Maybe Half Of An Album So Far'

In a new interview with Peter Kerr of Rock Daydream Nation, vocalist Johan Längqvist of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on the follow-up to 2022's "Sweet Evil Sun" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I've done a couple of demos...

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Godslaughter

Life has been pretty eventful in Minneapolis over the last few months. The third album from NOTHINGNESS is almost certainly not a direct response to anything happening on the streets, but it still sounds like a sizeable act of rebellion, if only within the thriving US death metal scene. Building upo...

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TRAPEZE's Self-Titled Debut Album To Be Reissued On Limited-Edition 180-Gram Blue Vinyl

Deko Entertainment will release "Trapeze", the self-titled debut album from legendary British rock band TRAPEZE, in October on 180-gram blue vinyl and limited to just 500 copies worldwide. Originally released in 1970 and produced by John Lodge of THE MOODY BLUES, "Trapeze" captured the band's early...

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TONY IOMMI Says He Originally Wanted GEEZER BUTLER To Play On His 'From The Dark' Solo Album: 'He Couldn't Do It'

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi spoke about his upcoming solo album, "From The Dark", which will arrive on October 23 via BMG. "From The Dark" sees Iommi joined throughout by Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande, who shares writing credits on all songs, as well as...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Looks Back On Legal Battle With MICK MARS: 'That Whole Thing Was Awkward And Really Hurtful'

During an appearance on Billy Corgan's "The Magnificent Others" podcast, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee reflected on the "hurtful" legal battle between MÖTLEY CRÜE's founding guitarist Mick Mars and his longtime bandmates over Mick's exit from the CRÜE. When Mars, who suffers from Ankylosing Spondyli...

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ANTHRAX Breaks Down 'Cursum Perficio' Artwork With Weekly Animated Clips Describing Characters Featured On Cover

In anticipation of the September 18 release of ANTHRAX's long-awaited twelfth full-length studio album, "Cursum Perficio", via Megaforce in the U.S. and Nuclear Blast in Europe, the band is rolling out uniquely animated short clips based on the album cover, with the first clip shared yesterday (July...

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Still

Although their sound is squarely rooted in the atmospheres and esoteric instrumentation of folk metal, FINSTERFORST are plainly a distinct and singular force. Seven years ago, the Germans released their fifth full-length album, "Zerfall", outstripping their previous efforts by some distance. Dominat...

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BLACK SABBATH Legend TONY IOMMI Announces New Solo Album 'From The Dark'

BMG has announced the October 23 worldwide release of the brand-new album from legendary guitarist Tony Iommi, titled "From The Dark". Heralded by the first single "World Alone", which received its premiere this afternoon at a special global streaming event hosted in Iommi's hometown of Birmingham,...

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KAMELOT Shares 'Godlike Alchemy' Single From Upcoming 'Dark Asylum' Album

Following the release of the triumphant debut single "Ashen World" — chosen as one of Metal Hammer's best tracks of the week — KAMELOT reveals the second single from their forthcoming masterpiece, "Dark Asylum", out August 28 via Napalm Records. The grandiose "Godlike Alchemy" emerges larger than li...

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AIRBOURNE Releases New Single 'Here She Comes' Co-Written With MUTT LANGE And BRYAN ADAMS

When you're making an album that offers a 21-gun salute to hard rock's proud past, its history and its heart, it makes perfect sense to align with writers and producers who have played a key role in championing the music worldwide, and who continue to do so. Highly fitting, therefore, that AIRBOURNE...

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TEMIC Announces Second Album 'Ceiba'

From the moment they joined forces, TEMIC appeared as a dream come true for prog fans everywhere. The international supergroup features current and former members of Devin Townsend, Mike Portnoy's SHATTERED FORTRESS, NEAL MORSE BAND, HAKEN, SHINING, MARATON and BIG CITY. The group's chart-topping de...

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VOIVOD's AWAY On Teaming Up With Orchestra For 'Symphonique' Album: 'It's Like A Soundtrack For A Dystopian Sci-Fi Movie'

By David E. Gehlke Canadian cosmic metal visionaries VOIVOD have an increasingly shorter list of things left to accomplish. With their legacy secure as perhaps one of the most forward-thinking and daring metal bands to emerge from the Great White North, VOIVOD, in the last decade, has performed at t...

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Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Is Battling Prostate Cancer

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The 68-year-old musician, who successfully battled throat and neck cancer back in 2022, has begun radiotherapy for the most common cancer among men (after skin cancer) in France, where he has lived with his wife since 20...

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MICHAEL SWEET Reveals OZ FOX Doesn't Appear On STRYPER's 'Throne Of Thorns' LP: 'I'm Playing All The Guitars On This Album'

In a new interview with Alan Dixon and Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice, guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian metal pioneers STRYPER was asked about his musical chemistry with STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox on the band's upcoming eighteenth studio album, "Throne Of Thorns", which will arrive...

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MOTÖRHEAD Partners With KnuckleBonz360 For First-Of-Its-Kind Immersive Experience

KnuckleBonz has announced an official collaboration with MOTÖRHEAD to bring the legendary rock 'n' roll icons into KnuckleBonz360 BackStage Experience, a first-of-its-kind immersive 3D digital platform launching summer 2026. The licensing agreement was brokered by Global Merchandising Services, the...