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Watch: DEVILDRIVER Performs New Single 'Dig Your Own Grave' Live For First Time

California metallers DEVILDRIVER played their new single, "Dig Your Own Grave", live for the first time this past Saturday (May 9) at the Welcome To Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. "Dig Your Own Grave" is taken from DEVILDRIVER's u...

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DEVILDRIVER's DEZ FAFARA On Upcoming Album 'Strike And Kill': 'People Are Gonna Love This Record'

In a new interview with Jai That Aussie Metal Guy, DEVILDRIVER frontman and mastermind Dez Fafara talked about the band's upcoming eleventh full-length album, "Strike And Kill", which will arrive on July 10 via Napalm Records. Joining Dez in DEVILDRIVER's current lineup are the guitar duo of Alex Le...

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SACRED REICH Is Mixing New Album 'Into The Abyss': 'It Sounds Incredible'

Arizona thrash metal veterans SACRED REICH are mixing their new album, "Into The Abyss", with legendary producer Bill Metoyer for a tentative late 2026 release via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2019's "Awakening" was recorded at The Focusrite Room in Mesa, Arizona, with John Aquilino and SAC...

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In Somnolent Ruin

Major players in the world of ornate, gothic misery for the last 30 years, DRACONIAN have little to prove in 2026. The Swedish band's last two albums garnered some of the most effusive reviews they have ever received, and 2020's "Under a Godless Veil" appears to have been their most successful relea...

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ARMORED SAINT's JOEY VERA: 'I've Considered Every Single Record A Reset'

In a new interview with Metal Roos, ARMORED SAINT bassist and producer Joey Vera spoke about the band's upcoming full-length album, "Emotion Factory Reset", which is due on May 22 through Metal Blade Records. After the interviewer noted that ARMORED SAINT has only released nine albums since the band...

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RAY ALDER Doesn't Rule Out Future FATES WARNING Live Shows: 'We Need To Work The Logistics Out Correctly'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal" podcast, hosted by Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel, singer Ray Alder spoke about the current status of FATES WARNING, the progressive metal band he has been a member of for nearly four decades. He said (as tra...

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JOEY VERA 'Would Love To' Play Shows With FATES WARNING Again: 'I Know That There's Offers Coming In From Promoters'

In a new interview with George Dionne of The Rock Is George podcast, ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera was asked about the current status of FATES WARNING, the progressive metal band he has been a member of for three decades. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Man, I wish I had an ans...

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ANDY LA ROCQUE Is Still Waiting For KING DIAMOND To Finish His Songs For Upcoming Album

In a new interview with Peter Kerr of Rock Daydream Nation, KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque spoke about the status of the band's forthcoming horror trilogy, part one of which is titled "Saint Lucifer's Hospital 1920". Asked if fans can expect "Saint Lucifer's Hospital 1920" to arrive anytime s...

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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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SIX FEET UNDER Releases 'Mister Blood And Guts' Music Video

American death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER have released a music video for their song "Mister Blood And Guts". The track appears on their latest full-length, "Next To Die", out now on Metal Blade Records. SIX FEET UNDER guitarist Jack Owen comments: "When I was young, local TV stations always had...

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NORTHLANE Releases New Single 'Evian'

NORTHLANE, the chart-topping, award-winning metal band from Sydney, Australia, has independently released a new single, "Evian". Another bold step in NORTHLANE's evolution, "Evian" shapeshifts through a duality of euphoric trance and seismic breakdowns. The song expands and contracts as its affectin...

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Watch: Founding VENOM Members MANTAS And ABADDON Joined By Special Guests To Celebrate 45th Anniversary Of 'Welcome To Hell' At 2026 KEEP IT TRUE Festival

Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Warrior; CELTIC FROST, HELLHAMMER), Thomas "Angelripper" Such (SODOM), Schmier (DESTRUCTION), Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek (VADER), Attila Csihar (MAYHEM), Andy Brings (SODOM), Dan Lilker (NUCLEAR ASSAULT) and Blake "Bulldözer" Arendell (a.k.a...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Has Finished Recording His New Solo Album: It's 'Gonna Be Very Neoclassical', He Says

In an interview with Eddie Trunk conducted at the 2026 edition of the Monsters Of Rock festival in São Paulo, Brazil in early April, legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen spoke about his plans for the follow-up to his latest album, "Parabellum", which was released in July 2021 via Music Theor...

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ENSIFERUM Announces September 2026 North American Tour With FIREWIND

Finnish folk metal goliaths ENSIFERUM will embark on the "Winter Storm Over North America 2026" tour in September. Support on the trek will come from FIREWIND, the band led by Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G, well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist. Tickets go on s...

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ARMORED SAINT Releases 'Hit A Moonshot' Single From Upcoming 'Emotion Factory Reset' Album

American heavy metal icons ARMORED SAINT have released a new single, "Hit A Moonshot". The track is taken from the band's upcoming full-length album, "Emotion Factory Reset", due on May 22 through Metal Blade Records. "Hit A Moonshot" is a band favorite. A "moonshot" is a baseball term referencing a...