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ICE NINE KILLS Release 'Play Dead' Song And Music Video In Collaboration With 'Dead By Daylight'

ICE NINE KILLS enter the fog with "Play Dead", a brand-new single and accompanying music video created in collaboration with "Dead By Daylight", the world's leading multiplayer horror game. Written for "Dead By Daylight"'s 10th-anniversary celebrations and announced on their anniversary live stream,...

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Avant-Grind Extremists SQUID PISSER, Featuring GWAR's GRODIUS MAXIMUS, Announce New 'Full-Length EP' 'Throat Slave'

SQUID PISSER — the brainchild of Tommy Meehan (Grodius Maximus of GWAR) — will release a new full-length EP, "Throat Slave", on August 28 via Skin Graft Records / Sweatband Records. To celebrate the announcement, the band has unveiled the new single "Mucus" and its accompanying official music video,...

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SAVATAGE's CHRIS CAFFERY Says There Are Plans To Film Pompeii Concert With Orchestra For Future Release

In a new interview with Ed Hackimer of This Day In Metal, guitarist Chris Caffery of acclaimed progressive metal pioneers SAVATAGE reflected on the band's comeback performances in 2025 and June 2026 and looked ahead to SAVATAGE's upcoming European shows later this summer. He said (as transcribed by...

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VOIVOD Recruits ERIC FORREST For Summer 2026 European Tour After 'Family Matter' Forces SNAKE To Sit Out Shows

VOIVOD frontman Denis "Snake" Bélanger will sit out the band's European tour this summer in order to "attend to a family matter". He will be temporarily replaced by former VOIVOD and current E-FORCE vocalist/bassist Eric Forrest. Earlier today, VOIVOD released the following statement via social med...

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MUSE

Although formed in the '90s ('99s "Showbiz" was their first release),MUSE has never sounded like a band formed in that decade, nor one approaching their 30th anniversary. The band blends progressive alt-rock and anthemic pop to great accord, creating a sound that's almost futuristic and never react...

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I PREVAIL Releases New Single 'Paradise' Featuring AMIRA ELFEKY

Platinum-certified melodic metalcore heavyweights I PREVAIL have released a new single, "Paradise", a collaboration with the Los Angeles-based nu-metal/alt-rock songstress Amira Elfeky. Reflecting on how the partnership came together, I PREVAIL said in a statement: "We've been fans of Amira for a wh...

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SANCTUARY's JOSEPH MICHAEL Says Latest Single 'Not Of The Living' Is 'The Most Straightforward Of The New Songs That We're Working On'

In a new interview with Jaqueline Souza of Brazil's Heavy Metal On Line, SANCTUARY vocalist Joseph Michael spoke about the band's recently released single "Not Of The Living". The track marked SANCTUARY's first release through BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. Joseph said (...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH Is 'Open' To Focusing On Releasing Singles Going Forward: 'You Have To Move With The Times'

In a new interview with Baby Huey of the 107.7 The Bone radio station, KILLSWITH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach spoke about whether he and his bandmates still like putting out full-length albums or if they are starting to think about maybe focusing on singles going forward. Jesse said (as transcribed b...

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SOCIAL DISTORTION Uses Fully Upcycled Merch Items On European Tour As Part Of BRAVADO and UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP's Radical Upcycling Project

Bravado, the world's leading artist merchandise and lifestyle company, and Universal Music Group, the world leader in music-based entertainment, announced today that their ambitious program to upcycle more than 400,000 obsolete or unsold t-shirts has come full circle. Punk rock stalwarts SOCIAL DIST...

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BLINDEAD 23, Featuring Former Members Of BEHEMOTH And KATATONIA, Releases 'You Are The Universe' Music Video

Following the release of BLINDEAD 23's lauded debut album "Deuterium" last month via Peaceville, the band is back with a new video for standout single "You Are The Universe". BLINDEAD 23, formerly known as BLINDEAD, is the new Polish avant-metal juggernaut led by ex-BEHEMOTH guitarist Mateusz "Havoc...

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Founding SAXON Guitarist PAUL QUINN Announces U.K. Acoustic Tour, Shows In The Netherlands With THE CARDS

On the heels of a successful acoustic tour in continental Europe, original founding SAXON guitarist Paul Quinn has announced a string of U.K. club shows set for this October. Last month, Quinn embarked on a duo acoustic club tour of Europe with Harrison Young, his longtime band mate in THE CARDS, pl...

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I PREVAIL's ERIC VANLERBERGHE Explains How Collaboration With Singer AMIRA ELFEKY On 'Paradise' Single Came Together

In a new interview with The Mistress Carrie Podcast, I PREVAIL vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe spoke about the band's upcoming single, "Paradise", which will be released this coming Friday, June 26. Eric stated about the track (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "As of now, it's a standalone song that...

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GREEN CARNATION Announces 'A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex'

Norwegian progressive rockers GREEN CARNATION will release the third part of their epic "A Dark Poem" trilogy of albums, "A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex", on September 4, 2026 via Season Of Mist. At no point over the last 25 years has GREEN CARNATION ever shied away from a challenge. Whe...

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Ghosts Of Europa

It is never entirely clear which version of MORTIIS we are going to get. 35 years ago, Håvard Ellefsen was playing bass guitar with Norwegian black metal icons EMPEROR. Towards the end of the '90s, he was making pioneering dungeon synth records like "Crypt of the Wizard" and "The Stargate". A few ye...

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WILLIAM SHATNER Contemplates Bringing His All-Star Heavy Metal Project To The Stage For A Groundbreaking Live Spectacle

Having assembled one of the most ambitious gatherings of heavy metal royalty ever gathered for a single recording project, William Shatner is now exploring the possibility of taking his heavy metal album to the stage for a live event unlike anything audiences have seen before. Part concert, part the...