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CULT OF LUNA Shares New Single 'A Way Back' From Upcoming 'In The Shadow Of Your Shadow' Album

Sweden's post-metal titans CULT OF LUNA have shared their stunning, slow-burning new single "A Way Back" off their forthcoming new — and tenth — album "In The Shadow Of Your Shadow", due out November 6 via RED CRK Recordings. "I often find myself trying to describe a recurring feeling, the sensation...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Announces 'In My Darkest Hour' Book Event In New York City

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine will appear at Kaufman Music Center in New York City on Tuesday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m. for a special conversation celebrating the release of his new memoir, "In My Darkest Hour". Tickets are on sale now. Each $50 ticket includes a signed copy of the book. "In My Dark...

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DEATHRACE

RISING INSANE are kicking off their next chapter with a banger. The band's latest record, "DEATHRACE", shifts into their heavier instincts while still leaving room for their melodic side, which has helped them build such a wide audience. Three bands that come to mind when listening to "DEATHRACE" ar...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Opens Queen B Sushi In Old Town Cottonwood, Arizona

TOOL and A PERFECT CIRCLE frontman Maynard James Keenan has spent the past two decades helping turn the Verde Valley into an unlikely wine and culture destination. In 2024, he and his wife, Jennifer Keenan, expanded Queen B Vinyl Café to include a café and coffee roaster. Today, it's Northern Arizon...

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NUNSLAUGHTER Continues Its March As Death Metal's Prolific Band With 'Satanic Chaos Legions'

By David E. Gehlke Here's a good stat: Cleveland, Ohio death metal mongers NUNSLAUGHTER have over 200 releases to their name since their 1987 formation. Most of them are in the form of splits, EPs and live albums, with a "paltry" six studio albums nestled in between. The quartet's often instantaneou...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Reflects On 'Heartbreaking' Decision To Fire JOEY BELLADONNA In 1992: 'In Hindsight, I Was Wrong'

During an appearance on the latest episode of Naked Lunch, a weekly podcast hosted by "Somebody Feed Phil" creator Phil Rosenthal and bestselling author and journalist David Wild, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian reflected on the band's original split with singer Joey Belladonna and decision to replace h...

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WEDNESDAY 13 On Upcoming Collaboration With JOHN 5: 'It Couldn't Be A Better Thing For Me To Do'

In a new interview with Neil Jones of TotalRock, Wednesday 13 spoke about the recent announcement that he will team up with John 5 and the legendary guitarist's solo band, THE CREATURES, for the summer/fall 2027 touring season. This is the first time John's band will include a singer and to mark the...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Reflects On His Cancer Battle: 'God Wanted Me To Be Healed'

On Friday, August 14, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine went live on TalkShopLive for a special question-and-answer session about his new memoir, "In My Darkest Hour", which will arrive on September 8, 2026 via Grand Central Publishing's recently launched Da Capo imprint. The book, which Mustaine co-wro...

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SLASH Praises New Generation Of Guitarists: 'Little Kids Are Blowing My Mind'

In a new interview with the "Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show", which airs on New York's Q104.3 FM radio station, GUNS N' ROSES' Slash was asked if he thinks it's easier or harder now for aspiring guitarists to get started than it was when he first began playing the instrument more than four de...

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SKILLET Announces 'After The Storm' EP, Shares New Single 'Lift Me Up'

With one of the biggest global audiences of its career and more than five million global streams already on its latest single "Scream", Christian rockers SKILLET have announced a new independent EP, "After The Storm", arriving October 9. The project's newest single and anime-inspired lyric video for...

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Ex-DEATH/MASSACRE Bassist TERRY BUTLER On 'Toxic' KAM LEE: 'There's Absolutely No Way RICK ROZZ And I Are Gonna Ever Work With Him In The Future'

In a recent interview with Terry Palamara of Loud And Proud Italy, Terry Butler spoke about LEFT TO DIE's debut full-length album, "Initium Mortis", which came out on July 17 via Relapse Records. LEFT TO DIE is the band featuring classic DEATH members Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently...

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Radio Promotion Powerhouse SKATEBOARD MARKETING Celebrates 35th Anniversary

Founded 35 years ago on August 12, 1991 by Munsey Ricci (pictured below),Skateboard Marketing has operated at the heart of hard rock, heavy metal, and heavy music culture, working across commercial, satellite, syndicated, and college radio to break new artists and support legacy acts for three and...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says He Will Perform With DEEP PURPLE For First Time In More Than Three Decades

Ritchie Blackmore will join DEEP PURPLE on stage for the first time in more than three decades during the band's headlining concert Wednesday night (August 12) at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York. The 81-year-old guitarist, who last played with DEEP PURPLE in 1993, revealed...

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DEVILDRIVER's DEZ FAFARA Confronts His Mortality After Health Scare: 'I'm Blessed To Be Here'

By David E. Gehlke The arrival of DEVILDRIVER's eleventh studio album, "Strike And Kill", has been accompanied by news of frontman Dez Fafara's recent health scares. As he outlined in a recent appearance on the "Garza Podcast", Fafara (who turned 60 in May) has a non-cancerous tumor located near his...

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ICE NINE KILLS To Score 'Terror Tram Starring Art The Clown' For Universal Studios Hollywood's 'Halloween Horror Nights'

ICE NINE KILLS will bring its collision of razor-edged heavy music, horror, and theatrical scale to Universal Studios Hollywood this fall with new music for "Terror Tram Starring Art The Clown" at Halloween Horror Nights which opens Thursday, September 3, and runs select nights through Sunday, Novem...