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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY: Beating Cancer 'Turned Me More Spiritual Instead Of Religious'

In a new interview with Scott Itter of Dr. Music, Chuck Billy, the frontman of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT, spoke about his upcoming memoir, "Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments Of Chuck Billy", which is due on November 10, 2026 via Permuted Press. The 63-year-old singer...

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ACCEPT Shares New Recording Of 'Fast As A Shark' Featuring PHILIP ANSELMO, KIRK HAMMETT, BILLY SHEEHAN, MIKKEY DEE

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT celebrate 50 years of pure power by bringing together the scene's A-list musicians for a landmark release. "Teutonic Titans 1976–2026" stands as a definitive statement of the band's legacy, forged in steel and driven by unmistakable riffs. Arriving Septembe...

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'Heavy Metal Parking Lot' Makers To Commemorate Film's 40th Anniversary With Special Screening

On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up JUDAS PRIEST fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Explains Why Now Is The Right Time For Him To Release His Memoir

In a new interview with Denny Spinks of Rock N' Roll Medicine, Chuck Billy, the frontman of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT, spoke about his upcoming memoir, "Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments Of Chuck Billy", which is due on November 10, 2026 via Permuted Press. Regarding...

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Watch: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs JUDAS PRIEST Classics In Kortrijk, Belgium During Spring 2026 European Tour

Fan-filmed video of Tim "Ripper" Owens's May 27 concert at DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium can be seen below. Backing the former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK'S PRIEST singer at the gig were Emiliano Tessitore on guitar, Martin Bilek on guitar, Francesco Caporaletti on bass and Alessio Palizzi on drums....

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IAN HILL Says Next JUDAS PRIEST Album Is 'Shaping Up To Be A Great Classic' LP: 'A Little Bit More Traditional' Than 'Invincible Shield'

In a new interview with Spain's Metal Journal, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill confirmed that he and his bandmates have commenced work on the follow-up to 2024's "Invincible Shield" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've done most of the music, or all the backing tracks anyway; we...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER And WITHIN TEMPTATION's RUUD JOLIE Open Up About Their Love For 'Star Wars'

JUDAS PRIEST's Richie Faulkner and WITHIN TEMPTATION's Ruud Jolie recently went on Side Jams With Bryan Reesman to talk about their love for "Star Wars". Richie also spoke about his and PRIEST's connection to Lucasfilm and working with Christopher Lee. Richie and Ruud became friends on the 2007 WITH...

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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist PHIL CAMPBELL's Final Resting Place Revealed

A funeral for former MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell was held on Wednesday, May 13 at an undisclosed cemetery in Wales. Earlier today (Thursday, May 14),Phil's wife Gaynor, along with their sons Todd, Dane and Tyla, shared a photo of the musician's final resting place, and they included the follo...

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Watch: ACCEPT Joined By JOHN NORUM, FREDRIK ÅKESSON, SHAWN DROVER And OLA ENGLUND At Stockholm Concert

German/American metal legends ACCEPT were joined by special guests John Norum (EUROPE),Fredrik Åkesson (OPETH) and Ola Englund (THE HAUNTED) during their headlining concert Wednesday night (May 6) at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden. Filling in on drums for the gig was former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drov...

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Watch: ACCEPT Plays First Concert With Ex-MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER

Former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover joined ACCEPT as a "special guest artist" at the German/American metallers' first 50th-anniversary concert of 2026 on May 1 at the Karmøygeddon Metal Festival in Kopervik, Norway. Video of the show can be seen below. Drover will also play the following concerts w...

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RICHIE FAULKNER On JUDAS PRIEST's In-Progress New Studio Album: 'It's Sounding Really Cool'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to the "Invincible Shield" album, which came out in March 2024. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We got t...

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'The Ballad Of Judas Priest' Co-Director Says 'It Was Tricky' Getting K.K. DOWNING Involved In Official Documentary

"The Ballad Of Judas Priest", the official documentary chronicling the 50-plus-year history of the metal pioneers, received its North American premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian international documentary film festival in Toronto on Sunday, April 26. After the screening, "The Ballad Of Judas Priest" c...

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WENDY DIO Says There Is 'An Offer' From METAL BLADE To Release Long-Awaited Reissue Of Eighties Metal All-Star Project HEAR 'N AID

During an appearance on the April 29 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Ronnie James Dio's widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio confirmed that there are still plans to reissue "Stars", the 1985 charity single for famine relief released under the HEAR 'N AID banner. She said (as t...

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Sons Of MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist PHIL CAMPBELL To Honor Their Father With Summer 2026 European Tour

PHIL CAMPBELL'S BASTARD SONS have announced a dozen of European shows for this summer, including two as the support act for JUDAS PRIEST. MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell and his band PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS were originally scheduled to tour this year before his passing in March. Now, hi...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY To Tell His Story In Upcoming Memoir, 'Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments Of Chuck Billy'

He screamed his way into metal history. Then cancer tried to silence him for good. Now, for the first time, Chuck Billy — the iconic frontman of San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT — tells the whole truth in his unflinching memoir, "Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments Of Chuck Billy",...