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Watch: VENOM Performs At 2026 SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video of VENOM's June 5 performance at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which is being held in Sölvesborg, Sweden, can be seen below. VENOM's latest studio album, "Into Oblivion", came out on May 1 via Noise/BMG. "Into Oblivion" is VENOM's sixteenth studio album and featur...

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STANLEY SIMMONS, Featuring Sons Of KISS's PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS, Shares Fourth Single 'Cellophane'

The official Jack Hackett-directed music video for "Cellophane", the fourth single from STANLEY SIMMONS, the collaborative project of Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons — sons of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, respectively, from KISS — can be seen below. The track is taken from STANLEY SIMMONS's debut al...

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CARMINE APPICE Doubles Down On His Claim That METALLICA Was First True Heavy Metal Band: 'Before All That, It Was Hard Rock'

In a new interview with Poland's MetalSide, legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice doubled down on his claim that METALLICA was the first true heavy metal band. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I consider heavy metal starting with METALLICA. Before all that, it was hard rock. The crunch...

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JACK OSBOURNE On OZZY OSBOURNE A.I. Avatar: 'For Me It's About Making Sure He's Never Forgotten'

On the latest episode of The Osbournes podcast, Sharon and Jack Osbourne addressed the controversy surrounding the recently announced Ozzy Osbourne A.I. avatar, which is coming to life through a partnership between the Osbourne family, Hyperreal, the digital human technology company behind the paten...

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Watch: SAVATAGE Plays First Show With Drummer BLAS ELIAS

Progressive metal pioneers SAVATAGE played their first concert with drummer Blas Elias on Thursday, June 4 at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Elias, who has previously played with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SLAUGHTER and RATT's Stephen Pearcy, is filling in for...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN's MANRAZE Releases 'Lock, Stock & Barrel' Five-CD Box Set

MANRAZE has released a new five-CD box set, "Lock, Stock & Barrel", via Cherry Red Records/HNE Recordings. Supergroup? A term too often applied to bands that don't fully live up to the expectations that such descriptions might suggest. Not so with MANRAZE, a genuine super group comprising of DEF...

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Ex-DRAGONFORCE Singer ZP THEART Releases Acoustic Studio Version Of 'Trail Of Broken Hearts' For 'Inhuman Rampage' 20th Anniversary

Former DRAGONFORCE frontman ZP Theart has released the long-awaited acoustic studio recording of "Trail Of Broken Hearts". Originally performed live acoustically on the "Chaos" radio show with then-DRAGONFORCE bassist Frédéric Leclercq back in 2006 during the "Inhuman Rampage" era, the track has rem...

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SABATON Announces Second Leg Of European 'Legendary Tour' For Spring 2027

Following the success of their huge arena run in 2025 which saw them bring an on stage castle and a mechanical drawbridge to arenas across Europe, including London's O2 Arena and Manchester Co-op Live, Swedish metallers SABATON have announced a second part to "The Legendary Tour". SABATON states: "A...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On Songwriting Process For MAMMOTH's 'The End' Album: 'I Just Tried To Trim The Fat Off Of Everything'

In a new Scott Rizzuto, the host of "The Rizzuto Show" on the 105.7 The Point radio station in St. Louis, Grammy Award-nominated songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Wolfgang Van Halen spoke about "The End", the third album from his MAMMOTH project (formerly MAMMOTH WVH),which ar...

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MACHINE HEAD Recruits Ex-MASTODON Touring Guitarist BEN ELLER For June 2026 Shows With KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Fan-filmed video of MACHINE HEAD's June 3 performance at The Fillmore in Detroit, Michigan can be seen below (courtesy of Front Row Bobby). It marked the band's first full concert with new touring guitarist Ben Eller, a YouTuber and session musician who previously toured with MASTODON after the depa...

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AVATAR Releases New Standalone Single 'Crying Fire'

Swedish metallers AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — have released a new standalone single "Crying Fire". "Crying Fire" is no throwaway B-side. This is AVATAR. The band intentionally withheld the tr...

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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH: 'We Just Do Not Have The DNA To Phone Anything In'

In a new interview with iHeartRadio Canada 's Jesse Modz, SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith was asked to name one thing that he is most proud of when it comes to the band's latest album, "Ei8ht". Brent responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We just do not have the DNA to phone anything in. We...

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Texas Death Metal Force CREEPING DEATH Signs With BLKIIBLK, Plots Third Studio Album

Texas's blazing death metal fivesome CREEPING DEATH has signed with BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. The partnership follows the recent announcement that CREEPING DEATH will be featured on "The Summer Slaughter Tour 2026 Part II" alongside HATEBREED, TERROR, INCANTATION, G...

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GEOFF TATE Says Getting Other Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Members To Guest On 'Operation: Mindcrime III' Wouldn't Have Been 'A Good Move' For His 'Sanity'

In a new interview with Sakis Fragos of Rock Hard Greece, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about the recently released third and final chapter in the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album series. The LP was made available under Geoff Tate's own name and not under the QUEENSRŸCHE banner....

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GIL MOORE On TRIUMPH's 2026 Tour: 'It Couldn't Have Worked Out Better If We Scripted It'

During an appearance on the June 3 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", TRIUMPH singer/guitarist Rik Emmett and drummer/vocalist Gil Moore spoke about the legendary Canadian rockers' recently launched first tour in more than 30 years. For the 2026 trek, TRIUMPH's original members E...