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WHITECHAPEL Announces Fall 2026 North American '20th Anniversary Tour'

Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a special North American headlining tour this fall where they will perform songs from their entire discography. Presented by Live Nation, the trek will commence on November 11 in Atlanta, Georgia and run thro...

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Watch: PHILIP ANSELMO's SCOUR Performs At Poland's MYSTIC FESTIVAL 2026

Fan-filmed video of SCOUR's June 6 performance at the Mystic Festival in Gdańsk, Poland can be seen below. SCOUR is the extreme metal collective featuring an impressive lineup of heavy music veterans, including Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN),Derek Engemann (PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS),J...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says ANIKA NILLES 'Absolutely Killed It In The Best Way Imaginable' At RUSH's First 2026 Concert

DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy has weighed in on RUSH's first concert with Anika Nilles, a German drummer who toured with legendary guitarist Jeff Beck in 2022, and newly added keyboardist Loren Gold, who is best known as touring member of THE WHO and CHICAGO. The June 7 show at Kia Forum in Los Angel...

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Ex-VICIOUS RUMORS Drummer LARRY HOWE Defends His Right-Wing Political Beliefs: 'I Was A Patriot Way Before DONALD TRUMP Ever Came On The Scene'

In a new interview with Hart O' The Matter, the an online podcast/blog site of filmmaker/podcaster and music business enthusiast Matt Hartnett, VICIOUS RUMORS' longtime drummer Larry Howe spoke about his recent "cancel culture"-related exit from the band. Four months ago, the veteran U.S. power meta...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Says He Started Playing Guitar Again A Week Ago: 'I Can Feel The Creative Energy Starting To Swell'

In a new interview with Daniel Harris, a YouTube streamer known as The Rageaholic, ICED EARTH's founding guitarist Jon Schaffer, whose band effectively split up after he was arrested for his involvement in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, was asked if his new music will be inspired at a...

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Watch: LAMB OF GOD Tosses Out Ceremonial First Pitch, Plays National Anthem At CarMax Park In Band's Hometown

Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD made an appearance at CarMax Park in their hometown on Thursday, June 4 for the Richmond Flying Squirrels' game against the Erie SeaWolves. The long-running metallers took to the newly opened ballpark to play the national anthem (performed by LAMB OF GOD guit...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On Songwriting Process For MAMMOTH's 'The End' Album: 'I Just Tried To Trim The Fat Off Of Everything'

In a new Scott Rizzuto, the host of "The Rizzuto Show" on the 105.7 The Point radio station in St. Louis, Grammy Award-nominated songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Wolfgang Van Halen spoke about "The End", the third album from his MAMMOTH project (formerly MAMMOTH WVH),which ar...

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SAMMY HAGAR Admits 2026 U.K. Tour Itinerary Was 'Revised' After He Couldn't Sell Out Originally Announced Shows

In a new interview with "The Neil Jones Rock Show" on U.K.'s TotalRock, rock icon Sammy Hagar discussed the upcoming U.K. leg of his "The Best Of All Worlds" tour. Inspired by the success of his recent Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live, the July 2026 dates were recently reconfigured to prioritize si...

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NITA STRAUSS Welcomes First Child With Husband/Manager JOSH VILLALTA

Nita Strauss and husband and manager Josh Villalta have announced the birth of their first child together, a baby boy named Maxwell James. Maxwell was born 7 pounds 6 ounces and 20 inches long on Thursday, May 28, at 8:00 p.m. local time, according to People. Earlier today (Wednesday, June 3),Nita&...

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SOUNDGARDEN's KIM THAYIL Talks About His Appreciation For Early METALLICA, EXODUS And METAL CHURCH

During an appearance on the Turned Out A Punk podcast, SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil, who is promoting his upcoming memoir, "A Screaming Life: Into The Superunknown With Soundgarden And Beyond", was asked if he and his bandmates were frustrated by the fact that they were "marketed into the metal...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO: 'If We Weren't A Great Rock And Roll Band With Great Songs, We Wouldn't Still Be Around 25 Years Later'

In a new interview with The Jesea Lee Show, FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho addressed the fact that some people still don't his band seriously due to his status as a legendary professional wrestler. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Every band has a gimmick. SLIPKNOT wears masks. When META...

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SYMPHONY X's RUSSELL ALLEN Is The Progressive Metal Powerhouse Vocalist With A Vulnerable Side

By David E. Gehlke SYMPHONY X's 2002 "The Odyssey" is anchored by its 25-minute epic title track. Based on Homer's "Odyssey", which details the trials and tribulations of the ancient Greek hero Odysseus, SYMPHONY X's "The Odyssey" was a seven-part drama spun through the lens of sublimely epic progre...

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Requiem For A Pipe Dream

A full decade has passed since ex-AMARANTHE frontman Jake E and former IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad joined forces to form CYHRA. Purposefully positioned between thunderous melo-death and supremely catchy melodic metal, this almost-supergroup have released three previous albums full of shiny,...

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Season Of Surrender

They never make a fuss about it, but AUGUST BURNS RED are metalcore's great survivors. Against the odds, the Pennsylvanian quintet have retained the same lineup for the last 20 years, and their impressive catalogue of nine previous studio albums (or ten, if we include instrumental Xmas album "Sleddi...

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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...