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New GORGUTS Album To Arrive In 2026

Canadian death metal veterans GORGUTS are working on their first new material in nearly a decade. Earlier today, the band shared a few photos from the studio and included the following message: "Hello dear Gorguthians, many of you have been asking about new material and updates from the band, so her...

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THREE DAYS GRACE's 'I Hate Everything About You' Surpasses One Billion Streams On SPOTIFY

Rock giants THREE DAYS GRACE have officially entered the esteemed Spotify "Billions Club" as their rock anthem "I Hate Everything About You" crosses one billion streams on the digital streaming platform, making them the second band from Canada to achieve this milestone. Released in 2003, the single...

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KREATOR Is Putting Finishing Touches On 16th Studio Album: 'It's Gonna Be Great', Says FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ

German/Finnish/French thrash metal veterans KREATOR recently entered Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren to begin recording their sixteenth studio album, tentatively due in early 2026. Bogren previously helmed KREATOR's "Phantom Antichrist" (2012) and "Gods Of Viol...

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SINSAENUM Releases Music Video For 'Last Goodbye' From 'In Devastation' Album

Extreme metal supergroup SINSAENUM is now offering a second taste of its upcoming studio album, "In Devastation", with the video for the crushing new single "Last Goodbye". "In Devastation" serves as SINSAENUM's first new material since the tragic passing of legendary drummer Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT...

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LORNA SHORE Releases New Single 'Unbreakable'

After the rousing reaction to "Oblivion" in recent weeks, LORNA SHORE is offering another taste of its upcoming album, "I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me", with second single, "Unbreakable", released today alongside a new music video, directed by Eric Richter. See it below. LORNA SHORE vocali...

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MICHAEL SWEET: 'Every Band Has It Tough To A Degree. But I Do Think STRYPER Had It A Little Tougher'

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, Michael Sweet of Christian metallers STRYPER once again spoke about the fact that he and his bandmates have never been fully embraced in heavy metal and hard rock circles, largely because of their Christian lyrics. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERM...

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NERVOSA Releases Music Video For New Single 'Smashing Heads'

Following the release of their acclaimed fifth studio album "Jailbreak", Brazilian/Greek death/thrash metallers NERVOSA return with a brutal new single, titled "Smashing Heads". "This new single celebrates 15 years of NERVOSA, a resume of our musical journey throughout these years, " the band commen...

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An Insatiable Violence

Few sensible people would dispute that CRYPTOPSY are one of the most revered, respected and influential bands in the world of death metal. The perennial problem has been that until fairly recently, it was never entirely clear which version of the band would appear at any given moment. It was fairly...

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REVOCATION Announces New Album 'New Gods, New Masters'

Technical death metal architects REVOCATION will release their new full-length album, "New Gods, New Masters", on September 26 via Metal Blade Records. REVOCATION creates extreme music for extreme times. On "New Gods, New Masters", their fifth record for Metal Blade, the quartet — spearheaded by fou...

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DRAGONFORCE Adds More Shows To Summer/Fall 2025 North American Tour

Grammy-nominated extreme power metal legends DRAGONFORCE have added more headline shows to their "Warp Speed Warriors" world tour starting this September. DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li comments: "You asked for it, so we've added more USA headline shows to our 'Warp Speed Warriors' world tour! We'r...

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Ex-FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL Wants To Keep Making New Music: 'I'm Not Obsolete Yet'

In a new interview with Tom Robbins of the And Now The Band podcast, former FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell — who issued one solo single in 2025 ("Savages"),two solo singles in 2024 ("Anti-Droid" and "Technical Exorcism"),and a cover of RAMMSTEIN's "Du Hast" in 2023 — spoke about how he approac...

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Mucous Secretion Re-Release

While Austria's death metal beast PUNGENT STENCH has unfortunately been plagued with internal and external drama for years, their work has been monumental in that hazy realm that connects death metal and grindcore. And now, thanks to the long-running Dutch label Hammerheart Records, PUNGENT STENCH's...

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SKID ROW's ROB HAMMERSMITH On Being A Musician: 'I Don't Think A Lot Of People Realize How Much Of The Job Is Personality Management'

In a new interview with Ramona Fernandez of Gym Rock Crew, SKID ROW drummer Rob Hammersmith was asked he has any "rules around alcohol and touring". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "They're not hard, fast rules. Common sense. And I know that's a general answer. I certainly don't g...

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HINDER's CODY HANSON On 'Back To Life' Album: 'We Were Less Concerned With What Everybody Else Thinks That We Are As A Band'

In a new interview with the Caught On The Mike podcast, HINDER drummer Cody Hanson and singer Marshal Dutton spoke about the band's seventh studio album, "Back To Life", which came out on May 23 via Evil Teen Records. Regarding how the HINDER creative processes has evolved over the last 10 years, Ha...

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WOLF HOFFMANN On ACCEPT's Longevity: 'We Had No Idea' That Our Early Songs 'Would Have As Much Staying Power'

In a recent interview with Empire Extreme conducted at the 2025 edition of the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke about the legendary German/American heavy metal band's longevity, having celebrated the 45th anniversary of th...