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BOSTON: 50th-Anniversary Edition Of Iconic Debut Album To Include Rare Original 'Lost' Demos

In late summer of 1976, a self-titled album from Tom Scholz's then-new band BOSTON was quietly released on CBS's Epic Records label. Listeners across the country quickly embraced the bright, punchy BOSTON sound, with its relatable lyrics, meticulously double-tracked guitar tracks, and singer Brad De...

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PANTERA's REX BROWN Partners With SPECTOR For New Signature Bass

PANTERA's Rex Brown has partnered with Spector for a new instrument: the Euro 4 Rex Brown Signature bass. "The new Rex Brown Euro Bass has been a labor of love," says Brown. "We took our time with every detail. From the balance of the pickups to the backplate design, it features the same neck profil...

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SOUNDGARDEN To Perform During Halftime Of SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Season Opener

The Seattle Seahawks will celebrate the return of football with a special "Countdown To Kickoff." The Seahawks will open the regular season at Lumen Field on Wednesday, September 9 vs. the New England Patriots, with kickoff at 5:20 p.m. PT on NBC. The home opener will also feature a special halftime...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Announces 'Perfecth' Album, Shares 'Insignificant Other' Single

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have always remained enduringly, singularly magnetic. It isn't just their sound. It's their spirit. They are provocative in the most essential sense: unafraid to explore the dark, the sexual, the surreal, the absurd. It's art that snarls and seduces in equal measure, and neve...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY And THE SWORD Announce November 2026 U.S. Tour

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will return to U.S. stages this fall on a co-headlining tour with THE SWORD. The two-week journey will commence on November 2 in Buffalo, New York and run through November 19 in Pensacola, Florida. Additional support will be provided by HIPPIE DEATH CULT. Comments CORROSION O...

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SHOGUN MOJO, Featuring KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER And DAN REED, Announces Debut Album, Releases 'Under The Gun' Single

SHOGUN MOJO, an exciting new collaboration between legendary KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer and acclaimed singer-songwriter Dan Reed of DAN REED NETWORK fame, will release its self-titled debut album on November 6, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video for the LP's first single, "Under...

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IN FLAMES And TRIVIUM Announce Spring 2027 European Tour With PALEFACE SWISS And VOLA

Swedish melodeath pioneers IN FLAMES and Grammy-nominated metal titans TRIVIUM have announced a massive run across Europe in spring 2027, with support from PALEFACE SWISS and VOLA on every date. The trek marks one of the heaviest packages the continent will see next year, pairing a band that helped...

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EUROPE's IAN HAUGLAND On Upcoming 'Come This Madness' Album: 'The Songwriting Process Has Been Upgraded A Lot'

Drummer Ian Haugland of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE recently joined Ruben Mosqueda of We Go To 11 to discuss the band's long-awaited new album, "Come This Madness", arriving September 25. Ian talked about the nearly decade-long gap since 2017's "Walk The Earth", the years of songwriting that went in...

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TONY IOMMI Shares Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'World Alone' Music Video

Legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has shared behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the music video for "World Alone", the first single from his upcoming solo album "From The Dark", due on October 23 via BMG. Check it out below. "World Alone" received its premiere on July 29 at a sp...

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STEPHEN PEARCY On VAN HALEN: 'They Changed The Whole Face Of Rock'

RATT founder and frontman Stephen Pearcy recently joined Tommy London and Tor of The Mighty VH podcast for a VAN HALEN-focused conversation built around his personal encounters with the band over the years. Stephen shared stories of crossing paths with Edward Van Halen and David Lee Roth, offering a...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: MEGADETH 'Opened Doors' For Metal Guitar Players To Get 'Respectability'

In a recent interview with Poland's Mystic Festival, Dave Mustaine was asked to name MEGADETH's greatest achievement. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Just getting respectability for metal guitar players. I think that's really great, because when we first started out, metal guitar...

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BODY COUNT's ICE-T: 'It's So Obvious To The World That The United States Is Having A S*** Show Right Now'

In a new interview with Czech Republic's Metalshop TV, BODY COUNT frontman Ice-T and guitarist Ernie "C" Cunnigan were asked if they have already started work on material for the follow-up to the band's "Merciless" album, which came out in November 2024 via Century Media. Ice-T responded (as transcr...

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SILENOZ On DIMMU BORGIR's Longevity: 'We Love What We Do, And We're Meant To Do This'

In a interview with Łukasz Dunaj of Noise Magazine at this year's Mystic Festival in Gdańsk, Poland, which took place from June 3 to 6, 2026, guitarist Sven "Silenoz" Kopperud of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR was asked to name the "most difficult moment" in the the band's history...

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Ahead of their time and gone-too-soon, dark occult Goth metallers IN SOLITUDE's 2013 "Sister" studio album has become an unofficial roadmap for the bands following in their wake. While it didn't appear so at the time, IN SOLITUDE left a gaping hole that, to some degree, has been filled by the likes...

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Watch: IN FLAMES Joined By DARK TRANQUILLITY's MIKAEL STANNE And TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY At GÖTEBORG BRINNER Festival

Swedish/American metallers IN FLAMES were joined by DARK TRANQUILLITY's Mikael Stanne and TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy during their headlining performance Saturday (August 22) at the Göteborg Brinner festival at Frihamnen in the pioneering band's hometown of Gothenburg. Heafy came up on stage for "Artifacts...