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WILLIAM SHATNER Explains His Unique 'Reinterpretation' Of METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman'

During an appearance on the September 29 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", 95-year-old "Star Trek" legend William Shatner spoke about his upcoming hard rock/heavy metal album "What The F Is Heavy Metal?", which is tentatively due in 2027 via Cleopatra Records. The project, which...

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ANTHRAX Recruits RAVEN/Ex-FEAR FACTORY Drummer MIKE HELLER As Last-Minute Fill-In For CHARLIE BENANTE In San Antonio

ANTHRAX recruited former FEAR FACTORY and current RAVEN drummer Mike Heller to sit behind the kit for the New York thrash metal legends' September 29 concert at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as the support act for IRON MAIDEN and MEGADETH. Heller, who resides in San Antinio, filled in for ANTHRAX'...

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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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FEARLESS V, Featuring Former PRIMAL FEAR Members, Announces Debut Album, Shares 'Fearless V' Single

Following their departure from PRIMAL FEAR in 2024, Tom Naumann (guitar),Alex Beyrodt (guitar),Alex Jansen (bass) and Michael Ehré (drums) return with their new band FEARLESS V, joined by Italian vocalist Gianbattista "Jan" Manenti (THE UNITY). FEARLESS V's debut album, "Circus Life", is set for r...

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NOWHERE2RUN, Featuring CODE ORANGE's JAMI MORGAN And ERIC 'SHADE' BALDEROSE, Announces 'Bloodrave II' EP

NOWHERE2RUN — the boundary-pushing artist producer hybrid project from Jami Morgan and Eric "Shade" Balderose of the twice-Grammy-nominated band CODE ORANGE — has announced details of its new EP, "Bloodrave II", which will be released October 9 via NOWHERE2RUN's own Nowhere Recordings label. The du...

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RISE AGAINST's TIM MCILRATH: 'We're Trying To Alienate People All The Time. It's Just Sort Of Baked Into What We Do.'

On a recent episode of "Artist Friendly", the podcast hosted by GOOD CHARLOTTE's Joel Madden, RISE AGAINST frontman Tim McIlrath spoke about how he injects political activism into his songwriting. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That's a fine line, especially as a band who has decided...

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Lay Me Down O Silent Fear

Germany's LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE are the quintessential goth metal hangers-on. Active since 1993, the band hit their stride somewhere around the early-to-mid aughts, particularly with 2004's dark-cloud-filled "Ave End" and 2006's "Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts". At that point, LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE full...

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APOCALYPTICA Releases 'Upperhand' Song For 'Control Resonant' Video Game

Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have teamed up with Katrine Stenbekk of Norwegian alternative folk band KALANDRA for "Upperhand", which evolved from their instrumental main theme of Remedy Entertainment's upcoming video game CONTROL Resonant. Born from the game's unsettling, paranatural world, "U...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN And JACKSON Celebrate Nearly Four Decades Of Collaboration With New Pro Series Signature PC1-E Guitar

Today, Jackson introduces the Pro Series Signature Phil Collen PC1-E, the latest chapter in a nearly four-decade collaboration with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. Since debuting his first Jackson signature model in 1989, Collen has developed four distinct signature instruments with Jackson, each...

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ALEX LIFESON Admits He Had 'Reservations' About Touring With RUSH Again: But Now 'I've Just Fallen Totally In Love With It'

In a new interview with Tom Power, host of "Q" on Canada's CBC Radio One, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson, along with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, discussed the new documentary "Neil Peart: No One's Disciple", which follows the late Canadian drummer's tough st...

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'Decline Of Western Civilization' Director Says W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS 'Was Too Cool To Participate' In The Film

In a new interview with Michael Moynihan of The Moynihan Report, documentary filmmaker Penelope Spheeris once again spoke about the infamous scene in her "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" movie in which then-W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes can be seen guzzling vodka in h...

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BLAZE BAYLEY Is 'Less Stressed Over Details' After His 2023 Heart Attack

In a new interview with Remzi "Jam Man" Yates of Rocking With Jam Man, former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley once again opened up about his health — more than three years after undergoing a quadruple bypass surgery following a heart attack in March 2023. The now-year-old singer — who fronted MAIDEN...

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PRONG Shares New Single 'Fear The Sun' From Upcoming Self-Titled Album

New York's alternative metal veterans PRONG are back — and with their triumphant Napalm Records debut. Their pummeling new single "Fear The Sun" honors their home city, inciting classic pit violence of the CBGB variety. Legendary frontman Tommy Victor's lyrics are forked and biting. About "Fear The...

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ARMORED SAINT's JOEY VERA: 'We Never Really Were A Part Of Any Scene'

In a recent interview with Neil Jones of TotalRock, ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera was asked if it is doing the group a "disservice" to just pigeonhole him and his bandmates as a "heavy metal" act. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Sometimes it is. And that's kind of been, dare I...

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NEVERMORE Announces March/April 2027 'Liminal Spaces' European Headlining Tour

NEVERMORE will return to the road next spring for the "Liminal Spaces" European tour 2027, a 21-date headline run beginning in Berlin on April 29 and taking the band across Europe before culminating with two shows in Turkey at the end of May — a fitting return to the country where this new chapter o...