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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Announces June 2025 European Tour

AVENGED SEVENFOLD will embark on a European tour in June 2025. The 12-date trek will consist of appearances at some of the continent's biggest rock festivals, including Norway's Tons Of Rock, Czech Republic's Rock For People and Greece's Release. AVENGED SEVENFOLD says: "Europe, we told you we'd be...

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TREMONTI Releases Music Video For Title Track Of Upcoming 'The End Will Show Us How' Album

CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist/songwriter Mark Tremonti will release the sixth album from his solo band TREMONTI, "The End Will Show Us How", on January 10, 2025 via longtime partner Napalm Records. The official music video for the LP's fourth single, the "The End Will Show Us How" title track, ca...

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KERRY KING Says Response To SLAYER's First Reunion Show Was 'Over The Top' And 'Overwhelming'

In a new interview with Brian Slagel, CEO of Metal Blade Records, for the recently launched "100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal" podcast, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King spoke about his debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise", which came out in May via Reigning Phoenix Music. All material for the LP was wri...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH On Upcoming 'This Consequence' Album: 'Angry, Dark And Aggressive' Is 'What The World Needs Right Now'

In a new interview with Joshua Toomey of the "Talk Toomey" podcast, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Jesse Leach spoke about the band's upcoming upcoming album, "This Consequence", due on February 21, 2025 via Metal Blade. "This Consequence" is KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's ninth album overall, and sixth with Leach...

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JASON MCMASTER Talks The 'Cult' That Is WATCHTOWER: 'You Either Get It Or You Don't'

By David E. Gehlke The history of WATCHTOWER is every bit as complicated as the music they play. Formed in Austin, Texas, in 1982, the band has produced only two studio albums and an EP, the latter of which came eight years ago by way of "Concepts Of Math: Book One". Yet, it always goes back to thei...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: How I Re-Embraced My Faith At Age 25

In a new interview with Stefs Rock Show, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, who grew up attending Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Jackson, Minnesota, spoke about how he re-embraced his faith at the age of 25, after going through a 12-step recovery program. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT...

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THE OFFSPRING's DEXTER HOLLAND Says Artificial Intelligence Is 'Here To Stay'

In a new interview with France's Oüi FM, THE OFFSPRING singer Bryan "Dexter" Holland and guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman spoke about the advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence (A.I.) and how to leverage A.I. in the music industry. Dexter said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)...

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ARMORED SAINT's JOEY VERA Undergoes Surgery For Posterior Vitreous Detachment

ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera underwent a successful surgery for posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) on a day off during the band's ongoing North American tour as the support act for W.A.S.P. Posterior vitreous detachment is a common age-related eye problem that occurs when the gel that fills your...

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EMPEROR Announces May 2025 U.S. Tour

Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR will embark on a U.S. tour next May. Support on select dates of the seven-show trek, which will kick off on May 9 in Worcester, Massachusetts and conclude on May 18 in Anaheim, California, will come from WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, AGALLOCH and WAYFARER. 2025 tour da...

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DIMMU BORGIR Enters Studio With Longtime Producer FREDRIK NORDSTRÖM

Norwegian symphonic black metal veterans DIMMU BORGIR have entered the studio with longtime producer Fredrik Nordström, apparently to record the long-awaited follow-up to 2018's "Eonian" album. Earlier today (Tuesday, December 3),DIMMU BORGIR shared a photo of the band's drummer, Dariusz "Daray" Br...

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URIAH HEEP Will Continue Playing Shows, Even After Completion Of 'Farewell' Tour

This past September, British progressive rock legends URIAH HEEP announced the U.K. leg of their farewell tour, dubbed "The Magician's Farewell". The seven shows, which will launch on February 19, 2025 in Birmingham, will feature very special guests, Canadian legends APRIL WINE and U.S. melodic hard...

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ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Wanted To Be A Heavy Metal Band 'From Day One'

In a new interview with Victor Rocks, the YouTube channel of Japan's Victor Entertainment, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the recently released remixed and remastered version of the band's classic debut album, 1974's "Rocka Rolla". Asked if he and his bandmates expected, 50 years ago, t...

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Within The Viscera

This has been yet another year of immense fruitfulness for death metal. So much so, in fact, that we probably won't need any more new bands for the foreseeable future. Oh well. NECKBREAKKER have appeared out of nowhere and, much like many of their contemporaries, are breathing new life into a genre...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist ADAM DUTKIEWICZ And Ex-Singer HOWARD JONES Announce Name Of New Project

Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones has revealed that he and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz have set BURN ETERNAL as the name of their collaborative project. In addition, Adam has finally finished mixing the project's debut LP, work on which has been ongoing for at least two ye...

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Rocking Heels: Live At Hellfest

The most surprising aspect of Tarja Turunen's post-NIGHTWISH solo career is how dedicated she has been to playing live and kicking ass in the name of heavy music. Curiously, the Finnish soprano has released a grand total of seven live albums prior to this one: a strong indication that her commitment...