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U.D.O. Announces New Guitarist ALEN BRENTINI: 'His Sound And Energy Fit The Band Perfectly'

U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER, the two bands fronted by former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider, have recruited Alen Brentini as their new guitarist. A 48-year-old Croatian guitar player, singer and songwriter who started playing guitar at the age of nine and became a professional musician aged 19, Brenti...

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CORONER's TOMMY VETTERLI Explains Why It Took More Than Three Decades To Release New Studio Album

In a new interview with 213Rock Harrag Melodica Live, CORONER's guitarist, songwriter and producer Tommy Vetterli (a.k.a. Tommy T. Baron) spoke about the band's latest studio album, "Dissonance Theory", which came out on October 17 worldwide via Century Media Records. The LP marked CORONER's first...

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SABATON Wouldn't Write About Current Military Conflicts Because It Would Be 'So Politically Charged'

In a new interview with Riff X's "Metal XS", bassist Pär Sundström of Swedish metallers SABATON was asked why he and his bandmates have focused exclusively on singing about military history. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "The other types of history do not really fit so well into hea...

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Watch: SABATON's JOAKIM BRODÉN Discusses 'Legends' Album At Special London Event

On October 16, SABATON frontman Joakim Brodén was at HMV Oxford Street in London, United Kingdom for a special question-and-answer session hosted by popular historian, novelist, TV presenter and journalist Dan Jones. The two had an in-depth chat about the stories behind SABATON's just-released new a...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says 'It's Crazy' To See MAMMOTH's Fanbase Growing: 'It's Not Just 40-Plus-Year-Old VAN HALEN Fans'

In a new interview with Carr Stereo Podcast With Terrie Carr, Wolfgang Van Halen — who joined his father Eddie Van Halen in VAN HALEN at the age of 16 for the band's 2007 reunion tour with David Lee Roth, replacing Michael Anthony — spoke about growing popularity of his MAMMOTH project, which will r...

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TOM MORELLO: 'Without ACE FREHLEY, I Don't Know Whether I Would've Ever Wanted To Play Guitar'

During this past Friday's (October 17) "Tribute To Ace Frehley" episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello reflected on his KISS fandom and the inspiration he took from the latter band's original guitarist Ace Frehley who died on October 16...

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Watch: GEOFF TATE Performs Entire 'Operation: Mindcrime' Album In Homer, New York During Fall 2025 'The Final Chapter' Tour

This past Friday, October 17, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate performed at Center For The Arts Of Homer in Homer, New York as part of his "Operation Mindcrime: The Final Chapter" tour. Fan-filmed video of the entire concert can be seen below. "The Final Chapter" tour features a complete perform...

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SABATON Shares Music Video For 'I, Emperor' From 'Legends' Album

Coming off the announcement of a massive 2025 worldwide tour including a 31-date North American run set for early 2026, Swedish metallers SABATON have just released their eleventh studio album, "Legends", via Better Noise Music (marking the band's label debut). It features the latest single and acco...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Shares Official Video Of Tampa 'The Collection: Live' Book Tour Event

Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and nine-time-Grammy Award-winning band METALLICA, has shared official video of the "Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live" June 7, 2025 book event at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center in Tampa, Florida. The intimate, live discussi...

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STEVE MORSE BAND Shares Music Video For 'TexUS' Featuring ERIC JOHNSON

The STEVE MORSE BAND will release a brand-new album, "Triangulation", on November 14 via Music Theories Recordings. The official music video for the LP's second single, "TexUS", featuring a guest appearance by Eric Johnson, can be seen below. Whenever we think of the greatest guitar players of all t...

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SABATON's THOBBE ENGLUND On His Return To Band: 'Everything Is In Harmony Now'

SABATON guitarist Thobbe Englund says that "everything is in harmony now", less than two years after he rejoined the band. In early February 2024, the Swedish metallers announced that they had welcomed back Englund. This news came a month after Tommy Johansson revealed his departure from the group....

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BILLY IDOL Wanted 2025 Album 'Dream Into It' To Sound 'Fresh': 'It Couldn't Seem Like Regurgitated, Secondhand Ideas'

During an October 9 appearance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, veteran rocker Billy Idol discussed the inspiration behind the title of his latest album, "Dream Into It". "I bought [THE BEATLES single] 'She Loves You' when I was seven years old," Idol recalled. "I really loved what was going on...

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Dissonance Theory

Radical revolutionaries from thrash metal's early evolution, CORONER are back to reclaim the throne. Originally formed in 1983, when its members were roadies for CELTIC FROST, the Swiss trio were one of the few bands to exhibit a genuinely progressive mindset. Albums like "No More Colors" (1989) and...

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FOZZY, KUARANTINE, KILLER DWARFS Among Confirmed Bands For 2026 'Chris Jericho's Rock N' Wrestling Rager At Sea' Cruise

World champion pro wrestler, lead singer of FOZZY, and New York Times best-selling author Chris Jericho and Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than two decades, have rung the bell for Chris Jericho's Rock N' Wrestling Rager At Sea: The Seventh Cruise Of A Seventh Cruise, sa...

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AGNOSTIC FRONT Teams Up With DARRYL 'DMC' MCDANIELS For New Single 'Matter Of Life & Death'

New York hardcore legends AGNOSTIC FRONT will release their new album, "Echoes In Eternity", on November 7, 2025, via Reigning Phoenix Music. The official music video for the LP's second single, "Matter Of Life & Death", featuring a guest appearance by Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of RUN-DMC, can be s...