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Second ELEGANT WEAPONS Album Is 'Pretty Much Done'

In a new interview with Tim Caple of Rock 'N' Blues Experience, singer Ronnie Romero (RAINBOW, MSG) spoke about the status of the sophomore album from ELEGANT WEAPONS, the band led by JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Actually, the album is record...

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Watch: GENE SIMMONS Officiates Wedding Of CHARLIE BENANTE And CARLA HARVEY In Las Vegas

ANTHRAX and PANTERA drummer Charlie Benante and his longtime girlfriend, former BUTCHER BABIES and current THE VIOLENT HOUR vocalist Carla Harvey, tied the knot yesterday (Sunday, October 12) at The Secret Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. KISS bassist and co-lead singer Gene Simmons officiated the cerem...

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SAMMY HAGAR And RIVAL SONS' JAY BUCHANAN To Perform At Stage Red Fontana Youth Music Foundation's Inaugural Gala

Rock legends and hometown heroes Sammy Hagar (pictured) and Jay Buchanan will headline the inaugural fundraising gala for the newly established Stage Red Fontana Youth Music Foundation on Wednesday, October 29, at Stage Red Fontana, located at 8463 Sierra Ave. in Fontana, California. The evening wil...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Is Still Dealing With 'Collateral Damage' On His Right Side After Experiencing Stroke

In a new interview with BJ The DJ of the Albany, New York radio station Q105.7, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner once again opened up about the health issues and physical challenges he has faced in the four years since experiencing an aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection while perfor...

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I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me

The deathcore tag can be as divisive as any in a now confusingly broad metal world. But when bands have the self-evident originality and ingenuity that has propelled LORNA SHORE over the last few years, arguing over subgenre nomenclature is a total waste of time. After a handful of well-received and...

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Domination

Two years shy of their 30th anniversary, PRIMAL FEAR are still hammering away. The Germans have been among the most consistent and passionate advocates for pure heavy metal over the last three decades, and few would question founding members Mat Sinner (SINNER) and Ralf Scheepers's commitment to the...

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Edsvuren

With a quarter of a century of Viking-related bombast under their studded belts, MÅNEGARM have achieved the kind of longevity that turns hard work into legend. "Edsvuren" is the Swedish crew's 12th studio album, and while fans of their subtly unique blend of windswept paganism, fierce black metal an...

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STELLAR CIRCUITS To Release Third Album, 'Phantom :: Phoenix', In November

Following the breakthrough success of 2023's Nuclear Blast Records debut "Sight To Sound", North Carolina's burgeoning progressive, alt-metal band STELLAR CIRCUITS have announced their follow-up record, "Phantom :: Phoenix", will be released on November 14. Commenting on the upcoming album, vocalist...

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Former RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Returns With New Solo Album 'Backbone'

Chilean-born singer Ronnie Romero, who forged a formidable reputation over past few years with his work with Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW and Michael Schenker, among other projects, will release his new solo album, "Backbone", on October 24 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video for the LP...

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Opvs Noir Vol. 1

LORD OF THE LOST have become one of the biggest goth metal bands on the planet, with a huge following in their native Germany, and an increasing presence elsewhere. Recent albums have gone stratospheric at home, and an appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 did nothing to harm the band's...

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An Ocean Ov Putrid, Stinky, Vile, Disgusting Hell

The received wisdom is that heaviness flows directly from the subterranean depths that guitars are tuned to. We rarely question this, not least because the proof is overwhelming and undeniable. But death metal was not always tuned down to the infernal lowest, and PLASMODULATED are nobly reintroducin...

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DEMON HUNTER Announces New Album 'There Was A Light Here'

DEMON HUNTER will release "There Was A Light Here" on September 12, 2025. Like 2022's "Exile", the band's twelfth studio album will arrive via DEMON HUNTER's own Weapons MFG label. CDs, several limited vinyl formats, and cassettes are now available for preorder. In recent weeks, the band has release...

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DEMON HUNTER Announces Fall 2025 U.S. Tour With WAR OF AGES, CONVICTIONS And CULTIST

DEMON HUNTER will embark on a U.S. tour in late summer/early fall. Support on the "There Was A Light Here" trek will come from WAR OF AGES, CONVICTIONS and CULTIST. The news arrives just as DEMON HUNTER's "Sorrow Light The Way" cracks YouTube Music's Top 50 Metal Videos, entering the chart among the...

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Through Shadows

Now that the whole tech-metal / djent surge has died down, its central protagonists are trying to forge new paths. BORN OF OSIRIS have been a significant force in such polished and technical matters, but the Illinois veterans have also hedged their bets somewhat. With a sound that takes the twists a...

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DEMON HUNTER Releases New Single And Video 'Sorrow Light The Way'

DEMON HUNTER has released a brand new single and music video, "Sorrow Light The Way". Like last month's "Light Bends" and May's "I'm Done", the "Sorrow Light The Way" music video was directed by DEMON HUNTER frontman Ryan Clark. All three songs were produced by Clark and guitarist Jeremiah Scott, mi...