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SYMPHONY X Plans To Start Recording Long-Awaited New Studio Album In September

SYMPHONY X vocalist Russell Allen joined Mark Strigl on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard (Channel 38),the home of hard and heavy classic rock, this past week for an in-depth conversation about his career and the status of the long-awaited next SYMPHONY X album. During the interview, Allen discussed his w...

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POSSESSED's JEFF BECERRA Wants To 'Pump One' New Album 'Out Every Year' Going Forward

In a new interview with Laughing Monkey With Shawn Ratches, POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2019's "Revelations Of Oblivion" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We have all 10 songs recor...

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Former VEIL OF MAYA Vocalist LUKAS MAGYAR Announces New SIFYN EP 'Self-Encrypted'

Minneapolis pop-metalcore outfit SIFYN, founded by former VEIL OF MAYA vocalist Lukas Magyar, pulls at the threads of pain, connection and survival on its brand new single, "Code", out now. The track also arrives alongside the announcement of the band's forthcoming EP, "Self-Encrypted", set for rele...

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ROB ZOMBIE Shares Music Video For 'Black Rat Coffin' From 'The Great Satan' Album

Rock and metal icon Rob Zombie has released the official music video for "Black Rat Coffin", another standout track from his latest studio album, "The Great Satan", available now via Nuclear Blast Records. The video arrives as fans continue to celebrate Zombie's acclaimed eighth solo album, which ha...

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NITA STRAUSS Returns For Seventh Season Performing With LOS ANGELES RAMS; To Be Joined By Husband JOSH VILLALTA On Drums

Guitarist Nita Strauss is returning to the stage this weekend to kick off her seventh season performing at Los Angeles Rams NFL games, continuing one of the most recognizable partnerships between rock music and professional sports. This season also brings some extra energy as Josh Villalta — Strauss...

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SNOT Signs Record Deal With BLKIIBLK; New Studio Album Coming In Summer 2027

BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group, has announced the signing of legendary California punk-metal pioneers SNOT to a worldwide recording deal. One of the most influential cult bands to emerge from the late-'90s heavy music explosion, SNOT is currently writing and recording its...

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SKINDRED's BENJI WEBBE On His Relationship With His 18 Grandchildren: 'I Meet Needs, Not Wants, When It Comes To My Grandkids'

In a new interview with the Everblack podcast, Benji Webbe, frontman of the long-running Welsh ragga-metal band SKINDRED, was asked if it's true that he has 19 grandchildren. Benji responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think someone's put one extra on there. I actually have 18 grandchi...

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Watch: GODSMACK/Ex-DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE MANGINI Answers Questions About Technique, Stamina, Drum Setup And More

Mike Mangini, current drummer for GODSMACK, former drummer for DREAM THEATER, and former professor at Berklee College Of Music, has shared a new 22-minute video in which he answers real questions from drummers about technique, ergonomics, speed, stamina, drum setup, soloing, and memorizing complex m...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Announces 'In My Darkest Hour' Book Event In New York City

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine will appear at Kaufman Music Center in New York City on Tuesday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m. for a special conversation celebrating the release of his new memoir, "In My Darkest Hour". Tickets are on sale now. Each $50 ticket includes a signed copy of the book. "In My Dark...

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'Heavy Healing' Documentary About Healing/Recuperative Powers Of Heavy, Aggressive Music To Receive Digital Release In September

MVD Entertainment Group has set a September 22, 2026 digital release date for the new documentary film "Heavy Healing", which seeks to dispel rumors and shine a much-needed bright light on the healing powers of aggressive music. Fans of heavy metal, hardcore punk and the like have been told since fo...

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SEPULTURA's DERRICK GREEN Says Original Idea For Farewell Tour Came From ANDREAS KISSER: 'It Just Seemed To Really Make Sense'

Earlier this month, SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green spoke to Neil Jones of TotalRock at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom about the band's decision to stage a farewell tour, more than 40 years after the group's formation. After Jones noted that he sens...

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POISON's RIKKI ROCKETT On Why Now Is Right Time For Him To Release His Memoir: 'I Didn't Wanna Embarrass My Parents When They Were Alive'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett's long-awaited memoir, "Ghost Notes: My Life In Poison", which was written with writer duo Leif Eriksson and Martin Svensson, will finally arrive September 15, 2026 via Rare Bird Books. Asked in a new interview with Erin Greatrix of This Day In Metal why now was the righ...

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NUNSLAUGHTER Continues Its March As Death Metal's Prolific Band With 'Satanic Chaos Legions'

By David E. Gehlke Here's a good stat: Cleveland, Ohio death metal mongers NUNSLAUGHTER have over 200 releases to their name since their 1987 formation. Most of them are in the form of splits, EPs and live albums, with a "paltry" six studio albums nestled in between. The quartet's often instantaneou...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER: Under 'A Fascist Government Or A Dictatorship, The First One To Suffer Are Arts: Movie Theaters, Music, Paintings, Poems, Newspapers'

In a new interview with The Adventures Of Pipeman, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke about how authoritarian governments have learned that controlling art is a shortcut to controlling perception. Addressing the fact that authoritarians have always tried to control the creative community and r...

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Circa the summer of 2004, Danish quintet RAUNCHY was making hay with the song "Summer of Overload" from their sophomore studio platter, "Confusion Bay". Aired at repeated intervals on the still-surviving Music Choice and included on a half-dozen CD samplers (remember those?),"Summer of Overload" wa...