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BECKY BALDWIN Shares Playthrough Video For 'Stormwatcher' From TONY IOMMI's New Solo Album

U.K.-based bassist Becky Baldwin has shared a playthrough video of the song "Stormwatcher", which is featured on BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's upcoming solo album, "From The Dark". The 35-year-old Baldwin, who is best known as a recent addition to Danish metal veterans MERCYFUL FATE is joined...

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CHARLOTTE WESSELS's THE OBSESSION Announces New Album, 'Mute Swan Empire'

Dutch singer Charlotte Wessels and her new band, now dubbed THE OBSESSION, will release a new full-length studio album, "Mute Swan Empire", on February 5, 2027 via Napalm Records. It's a character-driven concept album in which each of its 15 tracks inhabits an archetype that emerges at the end of th...

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HEATHEN Announces New Album 'Lifetime In Hell', Shares 'Escapegoat' Single

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans HEATHEN will release their new album, "Lifetime In Hell", on February 19, 2027 via Napalm Records. The official music video for the LP's first single, "Escapegoat", can be seen below. Opening with a classic "Let's go!" rallying cry, the track storms forwa...

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SLASH on Upcoming SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Album 'Flying Blind': Most Of It 'Was Written Pretty Much On The Spot In Pre-Production'

During an appearance on the October 12 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spoke about the upcoming fifth album from SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, "Flying Blind", which will arrive worldwide on February 26, 2027 via Gibson Reco...

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BECKY BALDWIN Explains How She Landed Gig Playing Bass On TONY IOMMI's New Solo Album

U.K.-based bassist Becky Baldwin spoke to Jamie Westwood and Tom Stevens of The Chronicles Of Podcast about her appearance on BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's upcoming solo album, "From The Dark". The 35-year-old Baldwin, who is best known as a recent addition to Danish metal veterans MERCYFUL F...

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MATT SORUM Says THE CULT Was His Favorite Band To Play In: It Was 'Right In My Lane As Far As How I Like To Approach The Drum Kit'

In a new interview with Joann Butler In Studio With..., Matt Sorum, the American drummer best known for his work with GUNS N' ROSES, THE CULT and VELVET REVOLVER, was asked to name his "favorite band to play in". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I would say that THE CULT was probably...

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SLASH Honored With 2026 'Les Paul Spirit Award' During Intimate Hollywood Celebration

Rock icon Slash received the 2026 Les Paul Spirit Award this past Monday night, October 5, during an intimate celebration at the Les Paul Studios inside United Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Presented by the Les Paul Foundation in partnership with Gibson Gives, the philanthropic arm of...

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The Battle Between Metal And Orchestra Still Goes On For SEPTICFLESH

By David E. Gehlke SEPTICFLESH and an orchestra are now inseparable. The long-running Greek extreme metal outfit has taken a union that was originally popularized by the likes of CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR and even METALLICA, via 1999's "S&M", making it such an integral part of their core sound t...

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Watch: ALICE COOPER Plays Three-Song Set At Halftime Of Las Vegas Raiders Vs. Kansas City Chiefs Game

Alice Cooper and two of his longtime musicians, guitarist Nita Strauss and drummer Glen Sobel, performed a three-song set during the halftime of the Kansas City Chiefs' 30-27 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday (October 4) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were joined for "School...

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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Announce 'Flying Blind' Album, Share Title Track

Fifteen years and five albums into one of modern rock's most enduring collaborations, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, also known as SMKC, return today with the new single and official music video, "Flying Blind". The anthemic track is the first taste of a powerful new chapter f...

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LORD OF THE LOST Frontman CHRIS HARMS Announces Second Solo Album, 'Aporia'

Chris Harms, known for his musical versatility and as frontman for German chart-topping band LORD OF THE LOST, continues his solo art with the release of "Aporia", out on January 22, 2027, via Napalm Records. The date also marks his birthday, already giving a hint at the very personal nature of the...

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XENTRIX Shares Music Video For 'Nil By Mouth' From Upcoming Album 'Allied With The Enemy'

U.K. thrash veterans XENTRIX have released the official music video for the song "Nil By Mouth". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Allied With The Enemy", which will be made available on October 30 via Listenable. The music which became "Nil By Mouth" was initially demoed for the p...

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WOLF HOFFMANN Says 'It's Sad' No Former ACCEPT Members 'Wanted To Have Anything To Do With' 50th-Anniversary Album

In a new interview with "The David Ellefson Show", hosted by former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT confirmed that several former ACCEPT members, including singer Udo Dirkschneider, were offered an opportunity to contribute to th...

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FORBIDDEN's CRAIG LOCICERO Explains Lineup Changes For Fall 2026 Tour: MATT CAMACHO And CHRIS KONTOS 'Have Real-Life S*** To Deal With'

In a new interview with "Reckless" Rexx Ruger of Pod Scum, FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero discussed the band's recent announcement that FORBIDDEN bassist Matt Camacho and drummer Chris Kontos would sit out the San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' fall 2026 U.S. tour with HEATHEN and VOID due to "pe...

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See SCOTT WEILAND's 'Unglued' Performance From First-Ever Live Album 'Scott Weiland: Live'

Scott Weiland's first-ever live album, "Scott Weiland: Live", will be released on October 23, 2026, marking its first-ever digital and CD release, alongside a new limited-edition red vinyl pressing. Ahead of the album, the new single "Unglued (Live)" is out today, accompanied by the official lyric v...