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Legendary VAN HALEN Drummer ALEX VAN HALEN Receives Royal Decoration: Knight Of The Order Of The Netherlands Lion

Legendary VAN HALEN drummer Alexander Arthur "Alex" Van Halen has been awarded the royal decoration "Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw" (Knight in the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands). Alex received the highest civilian knighthood of the Netherlands in Nijmegen, where he and his brothe...

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MICHAEL SWEET Wouldn't Join KING DIAMOND's Band But STRYPER Would 'Absolutely' Tour With MERCYFUL FATE

In a new interview with Scott Itter of Dr. Music, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet was asked if he would ever consider playing guitar for King Diamond's band, if the opportunity arose and the "numbers were right". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "You mean, like be in [King's] band?...

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FAKE NAMES, Featuring Members Of BAD RELIGION And REFUSED, Announces New Album 'Punk Ruins'

Punk mainstays FAKE NAMES are back with their third studio album and their first new music in three years, "Punk Ruins", due out on October 23 via Epitaph. Today they share the new song/video for "Until It's Normal", the guitar-driven album opener that airs frustration with those who believe in toda...

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DARK FUNERAL Remains As 'Hungry As Ever' More Than 30 Years Into The Black Metal Game

By David E. Gehlke There are black metal bands with a better backstory, rap sheet or tall tales than Sweden's DARK FUNERAL. There are also black metal bands who have ventured into the live arena, only to learn they couldn't hang and then quietly drifted back into the shadows. Not DARK FUNERAL. For o...

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Watch: IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Kicks Off 2026 TITANIUM TART Mini-Tour In Sanford, Florida

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain kicked off a short tour of Florida and Georgia with his TITANIUM TART project Saturday night (August 29) at The Barn in Sanford, Florida. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below, as uploaded by the Capnharris channel on YouTube. The setlist for the show wa...

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Rats In The Temple

It is practically a farce that an established, highly respected American thrash outfit like FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has to look to other territories to play live. Something has to be off; maybe it's the band's circuitous label situation, from Metal Blade to the now-defunct AFM to the sizable Napalm Recor...

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DEEP PURPLE's ROGER GLOVER Explains Why He Never Gets Tired Of Playing 'Smoke On The Water': 'I Listen To It From The Audience's Perspective'

In a new interview with the "Creativity: Something From Nothing" podcast, hosted by multi-platinum producer, songwriter, engineer and recording artist Michael Bradford, DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover was asked if there are songs in the band's set that always feel like a new experience every time h...

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GREAT WHITE Founder And Guitarist MARK KENDALL Announces 'Soul Of A Man' Memoir Deal With DIVERSION BOOKS

Mark Kendall, founding member and lead guitarist of the multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated rock band GREAT WHITE, has announced that he has signed a book deal with Diversion Books for his forthcoming memoir, "Soul Of A Man: My Life In Great White, From The Stage And Beyond", with publication schedu...

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SCORPIONS And RUFUS PUBLICATIONS Announce 'Scorpions - 60 Illustrated Years', A Brand New, Official, Illustrated Book

SCORPIONS and Rufus Publications have announced "Scorpions - 60 Illustrated Years", a brand new, fully illustrated book celebrating the band's rise from Hannover, Germany in the 1960s to truly international rock band status, selling over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best-sell...

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FOREIGNER Shares Previously Unreleased 'Head Games'-Era Song 'Trouble', Featuring Newly Added PETER FRAMPTON Solo

Following last year's acclaimed deluxe edition of "Foreigner 4", FOREIGNER continues its fifty-year celebration with a newly remixed and remastered edition of "Head Games", the band's multi-platinum third studio album, originally released in 1979, now available October 30, 2026 on CD/Blu-ray and bla...

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SLEEP TOKEN Partners With JACKSON And CHARVEL For Signature Guitar And Bass

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has introduced the Jackson Pro Plus Series Signature Sleep Token IV Monarkh SC and Charvel Sleep Token III Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Bass V, marking the first-ever signature collaboration with globally acclaimed phenomenon SLEEP TOKEN. Designed to unlo...

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THE POWER OF 3, Featuring ORIANTHI, CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA And RHONDA SMITH, Announces Debut Album

THE POWER OF 3, the powerhouse new trio featuring acclaimed singer-guitarist Orianthi, drummer Cindy Blackman Santana, and bassist Rhonda Smith, has announced its self-titled debut album today, along with the release of its debut double single, "War In The Streets" b/w "Treat Me Like A Lady", availa...

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PEPPER KEENAN On DOWN's Upcoming 'Volume V' Album: 'We Really Focused On The Songwriting And Arrangements'

In a new interview with Michael Christopher of Vanyaland, DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan spoke about the band's long-awaited new studio album, "Volume V", which will arrive on November 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. Asked how the new record differs from, or maybe how is it the same as the rest of the D...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Releases Lyric Video For 'The Edge Of Nowhere' From Upcoming 'Rats In The Temple' Album

American thrash metal pioneers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have released the official music video for "The Edge Of Nowhere", the third and final single from their upcoming album, "Rats In The Temple", which is due on August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. The track builds suspense with eastern scales before fir...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Announces 'Perfecth' Album, Shares 'Insignificant Other' Single

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have always remained enduringly, singularly magnetic. It isn't just their sound. It's their spirit. They are provocative in the most essential sense: unafraid to explore the dark, the sexual, the surreal, the absurd. It's art that snarls and seduces in equal measure, and neve...