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Not Your Kingdom

At a time when millions of people are quite content to ignore objective reality, the pursuit of realness has never been more urgent. MADBALL have been telling it like it is for more than three decades, during which frontman Freddie Cricien has grown from an irrepressible upstart into one of the lead...

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS's TAYLOR MOMSEN: 'I Make Music And Write Songs For Me'

In a new interview with the JJO Discover New Music Podcast, THE PRETTY RECKLESS frontwoman Taylor Momsen spoke about the band's fifth studio album, "Dear God", which was released last month via Fearless Records. Speaking about her mindset while working on material for the LP, Taylor said (as transcr...

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SULLY ERNA: 'Saying That MIKE MANGINI Is Overqualified To Play For GODSMACK Is Just Like Saying That SHANNON LARKIN's Overqualified To Play For The Band'

In a new interview with Sakis Fragos of Rock Hard Greece, GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna spoke about the band's current lineup, which consists of Sully, bassist Robbie Merrill, guitarist Sam Koltun and former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini. Mangini made his live debut with GODSMACK on June 12 at t...

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UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS Announce New Album 'Shapes Of Midnight', Share Title Track

Two years on from the mesmeric "Nell' Ora Blu", their synth-laden soundtrack for an imaginary Giallo movie, orphic Cambridge heavies UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS return with their seventh full-length, "Shapes Of Midnight". To celebrate the announcement, the band have unveiled the title track from th...

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JONATHAN CAIN Says BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Is 'An Annoying, Bitter Old Man' Who 'Should Shut Up' About Politics

In a recent interview with The Complete Disaster Network, JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who is married to Paula White-Cain, Donald Trump's senior advisor to the White House Faith Office, weighed in on whether celebrities should be outspoken about their political views. He said in part (as trans...

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IN THIS MOMENT Announces New Album 'Witch', Shares 'Crawl' Single

IN THIS MOMENT, the Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum heavy alternative force of nature, returns today with a new single and music video titled "Crawl". Watch the music video below. The track heralds the arrival of IN THIS MOMENT's ninth full-length offering and debut LP for Better Noise Music,...

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GHOST Announces '2 Big To Rig' Feature Film Capturing 'Skeletour' World Tour

What do you do for an encore when your first-ever feature film becomes the No. 1 hard rock cinema event in U.S. history and spawns a No. 1-charting soundtrack album? If you're GHOST, you go even bigger — you literally go "2 Big To Rig". GHOST's second collaboration with Trafalgar Releasing, "2 Big T...

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GAVIN ROSSDALE On BUSH's Early Success: 'We Were Annoying Because We Appeared Out Of Nowhere And Got A Lot Of Attention'

In a new interview with Ross Golan of the And The Writer Is… podcast, BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale was asked about the relationship between his band and other groups from the 1990s, particularly as he and his BUSH bandmates were often viewed with suspicion by the media for cashing in on the grunge w...

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WILLIAM SHATNER To Bring His Heavy Metal Vision To Stage With All-Star Band At RIOT FEST 2026

Entertainment icon William Shatner is bringing his newly conceived rock spectacle to Riot Fest 2026, joining one of the festival's most celebrated lineups alongside Iggy Pop, PUBLIC IMAGE LTD., Morrissey, BLINK-182, WEEZER, SEX PISTOLS featuring Frank Carter, THE POGUES, THE DAMNED, JAWBREAKER and m...

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PÄR SUNDSTRÖM: 'Some People In This World Don't Understand SABATON'

In a new interview with Ore Bihovsky of TotalRock's "Louder" radio show, SABATON bassist and manager Pär Sundström was asked if the band's signature focus on writing songs about historical battles, wars and acts of heroism has made him and his bandmates more optimistic about the future. Pär responde...

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SOULFLY Announces Fall 2026 U.S. Tour With NAILBOMB And INCITE

SOULFLY will return to the American moshpits this fall, tearing down the boundaries of a complacent society. Fueled by the indigenous roots of "Chama" and the raw power of fire, the tour will showcase brand-new tracks like "Favela Dystopia", "No Pain = No Power", "Chama" and "Storm The Gates", along...

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TWIN TEMPLE Announces New SHOOTER JENNINGS-Produced Album 'Doomed Lovers'

Coming on the hot heels of their latest controversy, the Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife duo TWIN TEMPLE — consisting of Alexandra and Zachary James — today announce their third record, "Doomed Lovers", for an October 9 release via their own Pentagrammaton Records, sharing the title-track single...

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LORRAINE LEWIS Collaborates With DEE SNIDER On Cover Of DAVID BOWIE's 'Heroes'

Lorraine Lewis of FEMME FATALE recently joined Mark Strigl on his long-running independent "Talking Metal" podcast, where she discussed her recent collaboration with BLACKLIST UNION, her upcoming European tour with FASTER PUSSYCAT, working with TRIXTER guitarist/producer Steve Brown, her departure f...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On Recording His Version Of METALLICA's 'Ride The Lightning': 'Some Of It Really Pushed My Vocal Ability'

MEGADETH has released a new "Behind The Song" video in which Dave Mustaine once again speaks about his decision to include his version of "Ride The Lightning", the title track of METALLICA's 1984 album for which he got a co-writing credit following his 1983 departure from the band, on the final MEGA...

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SKILLET's JOHN COOPER: 'I've Gone Through Quite A Lot In The Last Couple Of Years' And 'Lies Have Been Said About Me'

In an interview with ChurchLeaders, John Cooper, the frontman and bassist for the Grammy-nominated Christian rock group SKILLET, spoke about the lyrical inspiration for the band's newest single "Scream", which arrived on July 10. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I call it a 'scream' be...