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ALTER BRIDGE Releases Visualizer For 'Scales Are Falling' Single From Upcoming Self-Titled Album

With only two days until the arrival of their eighth studio album on January 9, 2026, acclaimed rockers ALTER BRIDGE return with their brand-new single "Scales Are Falling". Another signature rocker from the acclaimed quartet — Myles Kennedy (vocals/guitars),Mark Tremonti (guitars/vocals),Brian Ma...

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GEEZER BUTLER Is 'Using An A.I. Singer' During Songwriting Process For His Upcoming Solo Album: 'It's Really Helped Me', He Says

During a question-and-answer session at the 2025 Steel City Con, which was held December 5-7, 2025 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, legendary BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler was asked if he has any more solo albums "in the tank". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, gosh. I've g...

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SUM 41's DERYCK WHIBLEY: 'My Body Is Now Operating Almost 8 Years Younger Than My Actual Age'

SUM 41's Deryck Whibley says that his body is "now operating almost eight years younger" than his actual age, nearly 12 years after he was hospitalized with severe kidney and liver damage due to alcohol addiction. On Tuesday (December 30),the 45-year-old Canadian-born vocalist and guitarist took to...

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ANTHRAX Films Music Video For First Single From Upcoming Album: 'A Great Day For All Of Us', Says SCOTT IAN

ANTHRAX has filmed a music video for the first single from the band's long-awaited new studio album, tentatively due in early 2026 in North America via Megaforce and in Europe through Nuclear Blast. The mixing sessions, as well as some of the recording sessions, for the LP took place at Dave Grohl's...

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Til Gilde Under Ulven (Live At Copenhell '25)

Stirring, infectious and occasionally very silly indeed, folk metal has already survived for longer than cynics might have expected when the likes of FINNTROLL and ENSIFERUM first emerged from their Scandinavian hideouts. But while the scene has produced plenty of like-minded bands to sustain the fo...

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Mirror Touch

From their 2011 debut album, "Via" through to today, VOLUMES have creatively mixed a variety of hard-hitting sounds, from metalcore to djent to nu-metal. Part of their appeal is that variety, and throughout the years, they haven't lost any of that uniqueness or mystery. From "Via" to 2025's "Mirror...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN Guests On UROCK's New Single 'The Line'

Italian rockers UROCK, led by singer Umberto Urock, have released "The Line", an electrifying new single featuring legendary DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan. "The Line" is the title track of the Rome-based band's second album, which was produced in part by prog wizard Alan Parsons and former NIRVANA...

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CHARLIE BENANTE Says ANTHRAX 'Pushed The Envelope' On Upcoming Album: 'I Think People Will Really Be Surprised'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal" podcast, hosted by Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke about the status of the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album. The mixing sessions, as well as...

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ALTER BRIDGE Releases Video For 'Playing Aces' Single From Upcoming Self-Titled Album

With less than six weeks until the arrival of their eighth studio album on January 9, 2026, acclaimed rockers ALTER BRIDGE return with their brand-new single "Playing Aces". The track bursts open with the band's trademark dual-guitar firepower as Myles Kennedy (vocals/guitars),Mark Tremonti (guitar...

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SACRED REICH Officially Welcomes New Drummer EDUARDO BALDO

Arizona thrash metal veterans SACRED REICH have announced the addition of drummer Eduardo Baldo to the band's ranks. Baldo, the Brazilian drummer who most recently played with the Los Angeles-based band RED DEVIL VORTEX, sat behind the drum kit for SACRED REICH's European shows in November with HATE...

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New SNOT Singer ANDY KNAPP On Stepping In For Late Frontman LYNN STRAIT: 'I Still Don't Have The Right Words To Express What It Means To Me'

In an interview with Brian Lacy of Audioeclectica.com, new SNOT singer Andy Knapp spoke about his addition to the reactivated Santa Barbara-based metal/punk rock hybrid, more than 25 years after the death of the band's original frontman Lynn Strait. SNOT's first gig with Knapp took place on January...

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CHUCK BILLY Shares How A New Drummer, Black Metal And A Ballad Allowed TESTAMENT To 'Let It Flow' On 'Para Bellum'

By David E. Gehlke There has been much ado about new TESTAMENT drummer Chris Dovas since his 2023 entrance into the veteran Bay Area thrashers. Tasked with following the legendary drummers Gene Hoglan and Dave Lombardo, Dovas's youth and energy were quickly hailed by TESTAMENT lead conspirators Chuc...

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We Are Shadows

Less than a year after the release of their punchy second album "March Of The Unheard", THE HALO EFFECT have returned with a five-track EP of surprising (and less surprising) cover versions. Think of it as a pre-Christmas bonus, if you will. For any cynics that may infer that THE HALO EFFECT exist p...

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ULI JON ROTH To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of SCORPIONS' 'Virgin Killer' Album At 2026 WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Legendary SCORPIONS guitarist Uli Jon Roth will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band's "Virgin Killer" album with an exclusive anniversary show at next year's Wacken Open Air festival. The 70-year-old musician will be joined by "special guests" for his performance at the event, which will be h...

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Equinox

For most of this century, EQUILIBRIUM have been reliable stalwarts of the folk metal scene. Omnipresent and consistent, the Bavarians have rarely put a foot wrong, but the grand achievements of which they have always been eminently capable have never quite come to pass. Musically speaking, EQUILIBRI...