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DARK ANGEL Reveals Cover Artwork Of New Album, 'Extinction Level Event'

Reunited California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL will release the title track of their upcoming album, "Extinction Level Event", on Friday, April 11. The cover artwork for the LP can be seen below. Also available is a short teaser for the effort. DARK ANGEL's first new album in 34 years, "Extinc...

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35 Years Of Evil Existence – Live In Lycabettus

When Sakis Tolis embarked on a creative life back in the late '80s, he chose a name for his band that practically guaranteed him that mainstream success would elude him. ROTTING CHRIST began as a grindcore band, before the lure of the dark side pulled them into black metal's nascent orbit, where th...

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Ex-FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL On His New Solo Music: 'I Found The Sound That I Wanna Do'

In a new interview with Australia's Jaimunji, former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell spoke about his plans for new music after issuing two singles in 2024 — "Anti-Droid" and "Technical Exorcism" — and a cover of RAMMSTEIN's "Du Hast" in 2023. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The g...

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HINDER Announces 'Back To Life' Album, Shares 'Bring Me Back To Life' Single

Multi-platinum rock icons HINDER have shared their inspired single "Bring Me Back To Life", along with announcing their highly anticipated seventh studio album, "Back To Life", out May 23. The track, which follows the success of the band's heaviest track to date, "Everything Is A Cult", leans more i...

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GAVIN ROSSDALE Says Most Of BUSH's Upcoming Album 'I Beat Loneliness' Is 'Super Detuned' And For People Who Like 'Darker, Heavier Music'

In a new interview with Chile's SonarFM radio station, BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale confirmed that "mental health" is a "huge topic" on the band's upcoming album, "I Beat Loneliness". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think that it's such a relief that mental health is being given the...

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THE KOVENANT Shares Pro-Shot Video Of 'Jihad' Performance From EINDHOVEN METAL MEETING Comeback Concert

THE KOVENANT returned to the live stage for select live appearances, including at last fall's Eindhoven Metal Meeting festival and at this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. THE KOVENANT, which won a Norwegian Grammy equivalent, called Spellemannsprisen, in 1999 in the category of "Best Hard Rock Al...

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HERMAN LI Says He Will Try To Reunite DRAGONFORCE's 'Inhuman Rampage' Touring Lineup To Celebrate LP's 20th Anniversary

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li has confirmed that there are tentative plans for him and his bandmates to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their third and most commercially successful album, "Inhuman Rampage", by performing the LP in its entirety on a 2026 tour. During a March 18 livestream on YouT...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Hasn't Forgotten His Roots: 'It's Cool To Reach More People, But I Grew Up In The Underground Metal Scene'

By David E. Gehlke The clean vocals from Alissa White-Gluz found in the chorus on "Illuminate The Path", a song from ARCH ENEMY's new "Blood Dynasty" studio album, would historically generate a rash of message board and social media chatter regarding the band's supposed tilt toward selling out. But...

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Watch: DARK ANGEL Performs Two New Songs, 'Extinction-Level Event' And 'Circular Firing Squad', At Chile's METAL BEER Festival

Fan-filmed video of reunited California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL performing two new songs, "Extinction-Level Event" and "Circular Firing Squad", on Sunday, March 23 at the Metal Beer Open Air festival at Hipódromo Chile in Santiago, Chile can be seen below. DARK ANGEL's first new album in 34...

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THE KOVENANT Is Working On First New Album In More Than 20 Years

In a recent interview with Germany's Metal Hammer magazine, vocalist/bassist Stian "Nagash" Arnesen and female singer Sarah Jezebel Deva of THE KOVENANT spoke about the band's return to the live stage for select live appearances, including at last fall's Eindhoven Metal Meeting festival and at this...

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Watch: DARK ANGEL Performs Two New Songs During Buenos Aires Concert

Reunited California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL performed two new songs, including what will apparently be the title track of their upcoming album, "Extinction-Level Event", live for the first time last night (Friday, March 21) during their concert at Uniclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fan-fil...

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Watch: NUNO BETTENCOURT Plays 'Hot For Teacher' With VAN HALEN Tribute Band NERD HALEN

Fan-filmed video of EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt performing the VAN HALEN classic "Hot For Teacher" with VAN HALEN tribute band NERD HALEN aboard the 2025 Monsters Of Rock cruise can be seen below. Also appearing with Nuno and NERD HALEN was EXTREME bassist Pat Badger, who replicated VAN HALEN...

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DARK ANGEL Shares Teaser For First New Music In 34 Years

Reunited California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL have released a teaser video for their first new music in 34 years, due later in 2025 via Reversed Records. Check it out below. Earlier this month, DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan was asked by Chile's PowerOfMetal.cl about the progress of the songw...

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JOE SATRIANI And BONVILLAIN DESIGN STUDIO Collaborate On Their Third Charity Guitar

A collaborative project between legendary guitarist Joe Satriani and Colorado-based artist David Bonvillain has resulted in their third charity guitar. Continuing the trend that started with their first charity piece in 2023 (donated to Children's Hospital San Francisco) and their second in 2024 (Gu...

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SWANS Announce Summer/Fall 2025 North American Tour

SWANS, who recently announced their seventeenth studio album, "Birthing", arriving May 30 via Young God Records/Mute, have confirmed their first North American tour in support of the highly anticipated release, launching on September 4 in Philadelphia. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 21 at 10...