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METAL HALL OF FAME Launches Official Podcast; First Episode Features Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON

After more than a decade of honoring the legends who shaped hard rock and heavy metal, the Metal Hall Of Fame is expanding the conversation with the launch of the "Metal Hall Of Fame" podcast. The first podcast episode will premiere July 21,2026 on the Metal Hall Of Fame's official YouTube channel....

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WACKEN OPEN AIR 2026 Is Officially Sold Out

The Wacken Open Air 2026 is official sold out. All 85,000 tickets for the 35th edition of the festival taking place from July 29 to August 1 have been sold. "We're delighted to celebrate this anniversary with such a huge crowd," says Wacken Open Air founder and promoter Thomas Jensen. "Preparations...

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WARNING Released A Cult Doom Metal Classic 20 Years Ago; They Now Return With The Stirring 'Rituals Of Shame'

By David E. Gehlke The term cult gets applied more liberally these days than it should, but sufficient evidence exists that U.K. doom metal outfit WARNING's 2006 "Watching From A Distance" studio album is the exact definition of the term. Released on the small label The Miskatonic Foundation with no...

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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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TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT: It 'Annoys Me Personally When People Call Us A 'Hair' Band In A Condescending Way'

In a new interview with Japanese music critic and radio personality Masa Ito of TVK's "Rock City", TESLA bassist Brian Wheat once again took issue with the label "hair metal," saying that the pejorative term was coined as a way to disparage acts thought to have been all flash and no substance. Regar...

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JAY JAY FRENCH Says 'The Public Is Gonna Ultimately Decide' Whether They Accept SEBASTIAN BACH As New Singer Of TWISTED SISTER

In a new interview with Tim Caple of Rock 'N' Blues Experience, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French spoke about the band's decision to recruit Sebastian Bach to front TWISTED SISTER for the group's fall 2026 shows after Dee Snider resigned from the group due to "health challenges". French said (...

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GODSMACK Teams Up With SUMERIAN COMICS For New Graphic Novel 'Awake'

Sumerian Comics has teamed up with multi-platinum rock band GODSMACK for "Godsmack: Awake", an original graphic novel inspired by the Sully Erna-fronted outfit's landmark album "Awake". The 96-page, full-color hardcover is available for pre-order through Sumerian Comics. Inspired by the lyrics, them...

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STEVE LUKATHER On EDDIE VAN HALEN Album He Is Working On With ALEX VAN HALEN: 'It's In Its Fetal Stages Right Now'

In a new interview with Joe Rock of Long Island's rock station 102.3 WBAB, TOTO's Steve Lukather once again spoke about the album he is working on with Alex Van Halen, the legendary drummer from VAN HALEN. The LP will reportedly include previously unreleased and unfinished recordings from the VAN HA...

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THE WHO's Landmark Albums To Be Made Available As Definitive Audiophile Editions

Analogue Productions has announced an expansive new series of definitive audiophile reissues from THE WHO, spotlighting four of the band's most essential recordings: "My Generation", "Live At Leeds", "Tommy" and "Who's Next". Spanning the explosive early years of what would become one of the most ce...

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COLDRAIN Announces New Album 'Optimize = Optdemise', Releases 'Ex-Humanity' Single

Nagoya, Japan-based alt-metal quintet COLDRAIN makes its global return with the long-awaited eighth full-length album, "Optimize = Optdemise", set for release on September 25, 2026 via Century Media Records. The album announcement is paired with the release of their new single "Ex-Humanity", which m...

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Birmingham To Celebrate First 'Ozzy Day' With City Center Program Of Music, Memories And Tributes

On Wednesday, July 22, Birmingham will come together to honor one of its greatest cultural icons as the city celebrates the first "Ozzy Day" — a free program of live music, public art, special performances and shared moments celebrating the life, legacy and Birmingham roots of the Prince Of Darkness...

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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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SLIPKNOT Recruits Producer MATT WALLACE For New Music: 'We Have So Much Material, Probably At Least 50 Arrangements'

In a new interview with Ben Giese, host of the Ride Bynd podcast, SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root spoke about the resurgence of nu metal, the subgenre of metal which blends a heavy sound with elements of hip-hop, funk and alternative rock. Once popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it has now found...

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THE OBSESSED Signs With HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS RECORDS; New Album Due In 2027

American doom metal icons THE OBSESSED have inked a worldwide deal with Heavy Psych Sounds Records for the release of their new studio album in 2027. THE OBSESSED frontman Scott "Wino" Weinrich declares: "We are very happy to announce THE OBSESSED signing with the premier hard rock label Heavy Psych...

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JASON NEWSTED On Being Diagnosed With Throat Cancer: 'The Level Of Depression Was So Severe'

On the latest episode of "Nashville Now", Rolling Stone 's podcast where senior editor Joseph Hudak dives deep into the hottest genre in music, country, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke about how his recent battle with throat cancer inspired him to hit the road with his long-running THE...