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BURNING WITCHES Announce Sixth Studio Album, 'Inquisition'

Swiss/Dutch/American heavy metal powerhouse BURNING WITCHES will release a new studio album, "Inquisition", on August 22, 2025 via Napalm Records. On BURNING WITCHES' sixth studio album, the band returns with a darker, more thunderous brew — diving headfirst into the themes of medieval persecution,...

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AVERSIONS CROWN Announces New EP 'A Voice From The Outer Dark'

Emerging from Brisbane, Australia's seething metal underground, AVERSIONS CROWN returns from the void with "A Voice From The Outer Dark". The EP, which will be released on August 5 via Nuclear Blast Records, is a three-track statement of renewed intent, brutal evolution, and total annihilation. Mark...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Announces 'More Balls To Picasso': Classic 1994 Album Revisited And Reinvented

In 1994, having left IRON MAIDEN for a time (he rejoined in 1999),Bruce Dickinson released his second solo album, titled "Balls To Picasso". Named in honor of the cubist pioneer whose representations of spherical objects were as squares, and reflected on the cover in graffiti style on a tiled bathr...

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Former EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Announces 10-Date Latin American Tour For September 2025

Former EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band's 2004 album "Tempo Of The Damned" on a 10-date solo tour of Latin America in September 2025. The trek will kick off on September 4 in San José, Costa Rica and end on September 14 in São Paulo, Brazil. At all th...

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Watch: VOLBEAT Kicks Off 'Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide' In Vancouver

Danish rock and rollers VOLBEAT kicked off their "Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide" last night (Saturday, June 7) at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. According to Setlist.fm, the setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Seal The Deal 02. Lola Montez 03. Devils Are Awake (live debu...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY: 'The Only Regret That I Have Is How Things, Unfortunately, Turned Out For VAN HALEN'

In a new interview with Get On The Bus, former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was asked if he had any career regrets. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "The only regret that I have is how things, unfortunately, turned out for VAN HALEN… It's a culmination of everything that happ...

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AIRBOURNE Releases First New Song In Six Years, 'Gutsy'

Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE are back with "Gutsy", their first new song in six years. Bristling with attitude and intent, this is AIRBOURNE on steroids — fired up and pissed off, ready to take on the world. For AIRBOURNE frontman and lead guitarist Joel O'Keeffe, his brother Ryan on drums, lon...

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Watch: VOIVOD Performs With Orchestre Symphonique De Québec

Canadian sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD performed with the Orchestre Symphonique De Québec, conducted by Dina Gilbert, on June 4 at Grand Théâtre de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The show was recorded for a possible album. Fan-filmed video of last night's concert can be seen below. The setl...

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POWERWOLF Announces New Live Album, DVD And Blu-Ray, 'Wildlive (Live At Olympiahalle)'

Chart-topping German metal titans POWERWOLF will release a new live album, Blu-ray and DVD, "Wildlive (Live At Olympiahalle)", on March 6, 2026 via Napalm Records. This offering captures the magic, energy and theatrical brilliance of POWERWOLF's biggest headline tour to date. Recorded during the sol...

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MIKE MANGINI's New Band MONOLITH Releases Third Single 'Gooru'

On the heels of their headline-grabbing first two singles "Oligarchs" and "Mother Martyr", Miami-based rockers MONOLITH are back with a new track. "Gooru" is the follow-up single and the next piece of the musical concept story that the trio comprised of Hernán "Motley" Rodríguez (bass/vocals),Andy...

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JONAS RENKSE Takes KATATONIA Down The 'Least Expected Path' On 'Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State'

By David E. Gehlke Swedish masters of dark progressive metal KATATONIA have long enjoyed the latitude to do as they please, which in this case, circa 2025, is continuing down the path started on 2020's "City Burials". Originally slated as a solo album for frontman Jonas Renkse, "City Burials" opened...

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Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State

To the chagrin of some and the surprise of few, KATATONIA have not taken the bait and released a "return to form" album. Granted, a "return to form" would comprise a number of options for the long-running Swedes: from their death-doom beginnings to the hypnotic, melancholic glory of "Brave Murder Da...

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SEVENDUST's CLINT LOWERY Will 'Absolutely' Write About His 'Journey With Christ' On Band's Next Album

During an appearance on the Man Up God's Way podcast with host Jody Burkeen, SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery once again spoke about his recent revelation that he has just completed his first tour as a "saved Christian." Regarding how he came to be in a relationship with Jesus Christ, Clint said (as...

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Watch: DIO DISCIPLES Perform RONNIE JAMES DIO Classics At 2025 'Rock For Ronnie' Fundraiser

DIO DISCIPLES, which pays tribute to Ronnie James Dio and is fully supported by Dio's widow/manager Wendy, played a nine-song set of DIO and Dio-era BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW songs at this year's "Rock For Ronnie: A Concert In The Park" fundraiser, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout...

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SAMMY HAGAR Regrets 'Nothing' About Being In VAN HALEN: 'It's The Greatest Thing That Ever Happened To Me'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, Sammy Hagar was asked if he has any regrets about his time as the lead singer of VAN HALEN. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, hell no. Oh, no regrets whatsoever. I regret that we broke up, just to see what else we cou...