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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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Cold Velvet

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...

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PHIL COLLEN Says Producer 'MUTT' LANGE Was Responsible For 'Probably About 99%' Of DEF LEPPARD's Success In 1980s

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the band's collaboration with Robert John "Mutt" Lange, considered by some to be one of the greatest music producers of all time. Lange's big break came with the success of his work with A...

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Stories From The Verdant Vale

Simplifying matters here: MOB RULES's "Stories From The Verdant Vale" features five songs left over from last year's "Rise Of The Ruler" studio offering and another five cuts swiped from the band's 2014 "Timekeeper" 20th anniversary boxset. It's technically not a new studio album. Instead, it's an E...

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MINISTRY Releases New Single 'We Hate' From Final Album 'Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)'

It's pretty self-evident that MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen has never been a big fan of U.S. president Donald Trump, especially now as Trump bombards the American people on a near-daily basis with self-aggrandizing Truth Social posts that include A.I.-generated videos and images. Consequently, Jourgensen...

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WOLF Releases 'Death Satellite' Single From Upcoming 'Hour Of The Wolf' Album

Swedish traditional metallers WOLF will release their tenth studio album, "Hour Of The Wolf", on November 20, 2026 via Fireflash Records. The official music video for the LP's first single, "Death Satellite", can be seen below. Formed in Sweden in 1995, WOLF was among the first bands to resurrect an...

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ROB ZOMBIE Shares Music Video For 'Black Rat Coffin' From 'The Great Satan' Album

Rock and metal icon Rob Zombie has released the official music video for "Black Rat Coffin", another standout track from his latest studio album, "The Great Satan", available now via Nuclear Blast Records. The video arrives as fans continue to celebrate Zombie's acclaimed eighth solo album, which ha...

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NETFLIX On DEMON HUNTER's Lawsuit Over 'KPop Demon Hunters' Trademark: 'These Allegations Are Without Merit'

Netflix has released a statement in response to a lawsuit filed by the Christian metal band DEMON HUNTER (pictured) over the use of the "KPop Demon Hunters" name. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday (August 18) by Hyde Lane, the corporate entity for DEMON HUNTER, against Netflix, Netflix Studios and AEG P...

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FRANK BELLO: 'ANTHRAX Is In A Really Good Place As A Band' Right Now

In a new interview with the BREWtally Speaking Podcast, ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello addressed the often-repeated quote that being in a band is like being married to multiple people at the same time — there are plenty of ups and downs, plenty of disagreements, and for every new step and stage, the ba...

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A Beast To Praise

Recorded at Fållan in Stockholm in what now seems like eons ago, April 16, 2022, DARK FUNERAL's new "Beast Of Praise" live album effectively puts a bow on the cycle for that same year's "We Are The Apocalypse" studio opus. The long-running Swedish black metal outfit has, by and large, long shown a w...

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DARKTHRONE's TED 'NOCTURNO CULTO' SKJELLUM To Release Debut Album From His New Band AVRAK In October

Recently unveiled Norwegian heavy metal juggernaut-in-the-making AVRAK was founded in November 2023 by guitarists Anders Hegna (NØD, EL KAYENNE, SVIDD GREVLING) and Ted "Nocturno Culto" Skjellum, notable for being half of legendary duo DARKTHRONE. The pair had known each other for many years, and wi...

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Watch: DOWN Performs New Single 'Blood Oath' Live For First Time

American heavy metal icons DOWN played their new single, "Blood Oath", live for the first time during their headlining concert Wednesday night (August 19) at the House Of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Released on August 19, "Blood Oath" is taken fro...

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See Pro-Shot Video Of VIO-LENCE's Entire August 2026 Concert In Moscow, Russia

The BELIAL 68 channel on YouTube has uploaded professionally filmed video of VIO-LENCE's entire August 16 concert at the Pravda club in Moscow, Russia. Check it out below. Featured songs: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:47 - Serial Killer 00:02:20 - Liquid Courage 00:11:42 - Subterfuge 00:16:57 - I Profit 00...

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ENSLAVED Announces New Studio Album 'Mið', Shares 'Solar Will' Single

Progressive trailblazers ENSLAVED have officially announced their forthcoming studio album, "Mið", set for release on October 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. Throughout their 35-year journey, across 17 albums, the Norwegian vanguard have continually redefined the boundaries of progressive black metal,...