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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Brushes Off Criticism From DAVID LEE ROTH: 'I've Always Been A Punching Bag'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Wolfgang Van Halen, who joined VAN HALEN at just 15 years old, spoke about his current relationship with VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth. Referencing the fact that Roth posted an audio clip to YouTube in January 2024...

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Fleshwork

Chaotic, angry times call for chaotic, angry music. PUPIL SLICER have read the room and have spent the last few years churning out some of the most brutal and bewildering music of the decade. Two years on from "Blossom", their second and most adventurous album, "Fleshwork" is here to set all of that...

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SOEN Shares 'Mercenary' Single From Upcoming Album 'Reliance'

SOEN has released "Mercenary", the second single from the band's upcoming studio album, "Reliance", due on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. The LP was produced, recorded and mixed by Alexander Backlund at Fascination Street Studios, and was mastered by Tony Lindgren. With "Reliance", SOEN's...

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MICHAEL SWEET Says Some People Come To STRYPER Shows 'To Just Speak Out Against Christianity': 'It's Bizarre'

In a new interview with Rob Edwards of the Talkin' Bout Rock podcast, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet was asked if it is more difficult being a Christian rock band today than it was when the band first started out more than four decades ago. Michael responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I...

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SEVENDUST Completes Recording 15th Studio Album

According to SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery, the band has completed tracking its new studio album, tentatively due in early 2026 via Napalm Records. SEVENDUST once again worked with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida. Baskette had p...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Teams Up SEYMOUR DUNCAN For Signature PJ Pickup Set

Experience the aggressive, punchy tone that defined rock anthems from GUNS N' ROSES to VELVET REVOLVER with Duff McKagan's signature Seymour Duncan pickup set, now available for your PJ bass. Since the mid-1980s, McKagan's bass lines and songwriting have powered hits from GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOL...

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FAITH NO MORE Keyboardist And Gay Icon RODDY BOTTUM Speaks His Truth In New Memoir: 'I Want People To Be Provoked'

By David E. Gehlke As FAITH NO MORE climbed the charts in 1989 behind their "Epic" and "Falling To Pieces" singles, and then landed the coveted opening spot on GUNS N' ROSES and METALLICA's 1992 summer stadium tour, keyboardist Roddy Bottum was simply unable to enjoy any of it. A debilitating drug p...

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Echoes In Eternity

With a career that stretches back to 1980, AGNOSTIC FRONT have the longevity and associated respect that only true legends can achieve. But still, given the turbulent nature of the times of we living, there is always a pressing need to reaffirm the gritty, bloodstained values that the New Yorkers ha...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Rules Out Making Album With SAMMY HAGAR And MICHAEL ANTHONY: MAMMOTH Is 'All I Wanna Do'

In a new interview with the Thinking About Guitar podcast, Wolfgang Van Halen, who replaced Michael Anthony in VAN HALEN, once again confirmed that his father, legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen, had contemplated a "kitchen-sink" VAN HALEN tour that would have included Anthony, as well as...

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DEATH ANGEL's MARK OSEGUEDA Reflects On His 1992 ANTHRAX Audition: 'I Was Too Metal For Them'

The official DEATH ANGEL channel on YouTube has just uploaded exclusive content from the band's 2024 "Another Death Angel Xmas Show" livestream during which DEATH ANGEL frontman Mark Osegueda was asked by host Daniel Dekay to recount being invited to audition for ANTHRAX in 1992 after the first dep...

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See Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of KREATOR's 'Tränenpalast' Music Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the music video for "Tränenpalast", the latest single from German/Finnish/French thrash metal veterans KREATOR, can be seen below. "Tränenpalast" is taken from KREATOR's sixteenth studio album, "Krushers Of The World", which will arrive on January 16, 202...

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Reunited MNEMIC Is 'Absolutely' Working On New Music: 'We're Super Excited About It'

In August 2024, the original lineup of Danish djent metal pioneers MNEMIC returned to the stage for the first time in nearly 20 years, reigniting the fire that put them on the world map in the early 2000s. The band, featuring vocalist Michael Bøgballe, guitarists Mircea Gabriel Eftemie and Rune Stig...

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Watch: TRIVIUM Plays First Show With New Drummer ALEX RÜDINGER

Florida metallers TRIVIUM played their first show with their new drummer Alex Rüdinger (formerly of WHITECHAPEL) on Friday (October 31) at the opening concert of the band's "Struck Dead" North American tour at the House Of Blues in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Fan-filmed video of the performa...

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CROBOT Returns With New Single 'Gun To My Head'

CROBOT has released a new song, "Gun To My Head". The track is the lead single from the Pennsylvania hard rock act's upcoming sixth album, the details of which will be announced soon. "Gun To My Head" marks the recording debut of CROBOT's new rhythm section consisting of brothers Willie Jansen (bass...

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Former FIRE FROM THE GODS Frontman AJ CHANNER Launches CHNNR Solo Project

Emerging from the global success of FIRE FROM THE GODS, the band's former frontman AJ Channer has launched a new solo project called CHNNR, which lights the fuse on a bold new era with the explosive debut single "FUKT". This isn't just music — it's a raw, unfiltered rallying cry for anyone facing tu...