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FORBIDDEN Releases 'Burning The Lungs Of Earth' Single From Upcoming Self-Titled Album

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal pioneers FORBIDDEN will release their new, self-titled album on October 23 via BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. The band's long-awaited follow-up to 2010's "Omega Wave" album was tracked at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with e...

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KING DIAMOND Says Split With Longtime Guitarist ANDY LA ROCQUE Had Been 'Coming For A While'

In a new interview with Frank Godla of Metal Injection, KING DIAMOND's namesake frontman spoke about the recent split with the band's longtime guitarist Andy La Rocque and addition of Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G (FIREWIND, ex-Ozzy Osbourne). Regarding the circumstances that led to Andy's exit from K...

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ARCH ENEMY's DANIEL ERLANDSSON On New Singer LAUREN HART: 'From The First Show, The Fans Really Embraced Her And Liked Her'

In an interview with Germany's EMP Backstage Club Area conducted at this year's Summer Breeze festival, ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and drummer Daniel Erlandsson spoke about the addition of singer Lauren Hart as the replacement for Alissa White-Gluz, who exited the group late last year. Regar...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE To Make His First Convention Appearance At 2026 'Son Of Monsterpalooza' In Burbank

Legendary MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee will make a rare appearance at the Son Of Monsterpalooza horror convention this October 10 at the Marriott Burbank Convention Center in Burbank, California to meet fans for autographs as well as pro-photo ops. As a founding member and drummer of MÖTLEY CRÜE, L...

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SHINEDOWN's ERIC BASS Admits His Mental Health Struggles Have Been 'Really Challenging' For His Faith Journey: 'Right Now I Don't Feel Close To God'

On the latest episode of Talk O'Tuesdays, the podcast hosted by SHINEDOWN bassist/producer Eric Bass and John Guarnieri, the host of the "Spear Talk" podcast, Bass addressed his recent announcement that he would miss the band's late summer 2026 tour in order to receive treatment after suffering "a p...

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Modern Life Is Lonely

There are albums that sound like they belong to a moment, and then there are albums that seem to understand the moment better than most people do. HOLDING ABSENCE's "Modern Life Is Lonely" is very much the latter. It's a great album, but more importantly, it's a modern one. It captures the strange c...

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GWAR Is Coming To 'Mutant Football League 2'

You prayed. GWAR heard. And they're coming. Digital Dreams Entertainment Inc. is thrilled to announce Mutant Football League 2: Antarctica Scumdogs, a brand-new DLC pack starring the boundary-breaking metal band, launching for PlayStation 5, Steam, and XBOX Series X|S in October 2026. GWAR tore a ne...

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MICHAEL SWEET Wouldn't Join KING DIAMOND's Band But STRYPER Would 'Absolutely' Tour With MERCYFUL FATE

In a new interview with Scott Itter of Dr. Music, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet was asked if he would ever consider playing guitar for King Diamond's band, if the opportunity arose and the "numbers were right". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "You mean, like be in [King's] band?...

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EUROPE Shares Music Video For New Single 'Scandinavian Eyes' From Upcoming 'Come This Madness' Album

Swedish hard rock veterans EUROPE have released the new single "Scandinavian Eyes", the third track unveiled from their highly anticipated studio album, "Come This Madness", due on September 25 via Silver Lining Music. Built around a driving riff, an unmistakable chorus, soaring vocal lines and arra...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: 'I Will Never Stop Extending The Olive Branch' To YNGWIE MALMSTEEN

In a new interview with Remzi "Jam Man" Yates of Rocking With Jam Man, acclaimed hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto spoke about how Ritchie Blackmore's recent onstage reunion with DEEP PURPLE gave him hope that he can rebuild his personal relationship with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmstee...

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NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording Eleventh Album In May 2027; Seven Songs Have Been Written Already, Says TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spoke about his plans to write and record new music in the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Since the release of [NIGHTWISH's latest album, 2024's] 'Yesterwynde', it...

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Former GHOST Member HENRIK PALM Announces New Solo Album 'Idiot Plot'

Swedish post-punk multi-instrumentalist songwriter Henrik Palm, who was a member of GHOST from 2015 until 2016, will release a new solo album, "Idiot Plot", on December 4 via Svart Records. Henrik is one of Swedish underground music's most restless and genre-defying figures. A veteran of IN SOLITUDE...

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CLUTCH Releases New Single 'The Drifter Returns'

Maryland rockers CLUTCH have released a new single, "The Drifter Returns", accompanied by an official lyric video. Check it out below. CLUTCH has already performed "The Drifter Returns" live at some of its recent shows. It is the first track to be released from CLUTCH's upcoming follow-up to the "Su...

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Watch: METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Discusses His Guitar Collection, Jams With ROBERT TRUJILLO At London Book Event

Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and nine-time-Grammy Award-winning band METALLICA, has shared an official Brett Murray Films-directed video of the July 4 "The Collection: Live - A Conversation With Kirk Hammett" book event at EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) in Londo...

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NIGHTWISH Celebrates Three Decades Of Symphonic Metal Mastery With Anniversary Release 'The Greatest 30 Years On Earth'

Symphonic metal pioneers NIGHTWISH are marking three decades of musical wizardry. To celebrate this milestone, the band has announced its most ambitious retrospective collection yet, "The Greatest 30 Years On Earth", which will be released on December 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. This massive anniv...