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NEW FOUND GLORY Announces Acoustic Album 'Make The Most Of It'

Pop punk legends NEW FOUND GLORY have announced their new acoustic album, "Make The Most Of It", due out January 20 via Revelation Records. The LP features seven brand new tracks written in the wake of guitarist Chad Gilbert's cancer diagnosis, including new single and music video "Dream Born Again"...

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SKINDRED Announces New Album 'Smile'

Next year, SKINDRED — one of the U.K.'s most exciting live acts — will celebrate its 25th anniversary with the release of a brand new album, "Smile", their eighth long-player and their first for Earache Records, with whom they signed a global four-album deal last year. Ahead of that comes the first...

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SODOM Frontman Says It Would Be 'Really Hard' To Book Tour Featuring 'Big Four' Of German Thrash Metal

In a new interview with A&P-Reacts, bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such of German thrash metal veterans SODOM spoke about the long-talked-about possibility of a "German Big Four" tour — featuring KREATOR, DESTRUCTION, SODOM and TANKARD — finally becoming a reality. He said (as transcribed...

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NIGHTWISH Singer's Breast Cancer Surgery 'Went Well'

NIGHTWISH's Floor Jansen has undergone surgery to have a tumor removed after recently being diagnosed with breast cancer. Earlier today, the 41-year-old Dutch-born singer shared the following update via her social media: "The tumor removal surgery went well without any surprises. I'm recovering well...

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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

NIGHTWISH's Floor Jansen has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 41-year-old Dutch-born singer revealed her diagnosis in a social media post earlier today (Wednesday, October 26). She wrote: "A letter to you, Life comes in waves, with ups and downs. I have had the joy of riding many highs, and I...

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QUEEN Releases Newly Created Video For Rediscovered Track Featuring FREDDIE MERCURY, 'Face It Alone'

Three decades since the song was recorded at the 1988 sessions for "The Miracle", Simon Lupton's stunning new video for "Face It Alone" lends a powerful visual dimension to QUEEN's great "lost" anthem. Originally released on October 13, "Face It Alone" is the first new QUEEN song to feature the late...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS Wants Next W.A.S.P. Album To Be 'An Old-Time Rock And Roll Record'

During an appearance earlier today (Wednesday, October 19) on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless was asked if there are any plans for the band to release new music to coincide with its 40th-anniversary celebrations. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT...

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VOIVOD Releases AI Technology-Based Video For 'Quest For Nothing'

Canadian sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD have released a music video for "Quest For Nothing", a song off their latest album, "Synchro Anarchy". One of the first clips created with AI technology, the video was produced by Luc Leclerc of Above The Void. VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin comments: "...

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FRANK BELLO Rings In Over 40 Years Of ANTHRAX And Looks Ahead: 'The Band Is Very Hungry'

By David E. Gehlke The cancelation of ANTHRAX's fall continental European tour dates wasn't enough to sour bassist Frank Bello's mood on a late September afternoon Zoom call. The permanently outgoing Bello doesn't appear to be one to dwell on the negative after ANTHRAX and virtually every other band...

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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY: IRON MAIDEN's STEVE HARRIS 'Compared Us To METALLICA'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy spoke about how he and his bandmates prepare for the shows on their current U.S. headlining tour. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We definitely put the time in. I think we prep more than any...

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QUEEN Shares Rediscovered Track Featuring FREDDIE MERCURY, 'Face It Alone'

Having generated a media firestorm back in the summer when bandmembers Brian May and Roger Taylor first leaked news of a rediscovered QUEEN song featuring Freddie Mercury being considered for possible release, the highly anticipated "lost" track, "Face It Alone", drops as a simultaneous worldwide si...

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STRYPER Shares Another New Song 'Same Old Story'

Christian rockers STRYPER have released the official music video for their latest single, "Same Old Story". The song will appear on their upcoming studio album "The Final Battle", which is due on October 21 via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up to 2020's "Even The Devil Believes" was produced by gu...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Explains Decision To Cut Her Hair, Says She Loves Metal As Much As Ever

NIGHTWISH's Floor Jansen has explained her decision to cut her hair, saying that she wanted "to make it healthy and natural again". The 41-year-old Dutch-born singer revealed her new look in a social media post on Monday (October 3),sharing a photo that was taken before a performance of her new sol...

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FLOOR JANSEN Celebrates Tenth Anniversary Of Her First Concert With NIGHTWISH

Floor Jansen celebrated the tenth anniversary of her first show as the singer of NIGHTWISH on Saturday, October 1. Jansen made her live debut as the frontwoman of NIGHTWISH on October 1, 2012 at Showbox Sodo in Seattle, Washington following the abrupt departure of the band's lead singer of five year...

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Watch: KINGDOM COME Plays First Two Shows With Drummer BLAS ELIAS

KINGDOM COME played its first two shows with drummer Blas Elias (SLAUGHTER) on Friday, September 23 at Legacy Hall in Plano, Texas and on Saturday, September 24 at the Tierra Segrada Rockfest at Tech Port Arena in San Antonio, Texas. Fan-filmed video of both concerts can be seen below. KINGDOM COME...