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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH Wants To Go 'Faster And Heavier And Harder' On Next Album

At this weekend's Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach spoke to Baby Huey of the San Francisco radio station 107.7 The Bone about the band's plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "[Aftershock is] the very last show...

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ANTHRAX Recruits Drummer DEREK RODDY For Mexico City Concert As Support Act For IRON MAIDEN (Video)

Derek Roddy sat behind the drum kit for ANTHRAX when the pioneering thrash metal band played at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, Mexico on Friday, October 2 as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. Late Friday night, Roddy, who has previously played with HATE ETERNAL, NILE, MALEVOLENT CREATION and TOD...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: 'We Have A Few Surprises Up Our Sleeve With IRON MAIDEN'

In a new interview with Radioacktiva, the Colombian radio station broadcasting from Bogotá, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked about his recording and touring activities for the next two years, including plans for MAIDEN as well as those involving his solo band. He said (as transcribed by...

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KYLE THOMAS Has Finished Recording Vocals For 'About Half' Of The Songs For Long-Awaited New TROUBLE Album

In a new interview with Scott Davidson of Chicago's Rebel Radio, TROUBLE singer Kyle Thomas spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the long-awaited follow-up to the band's 2013 album "The Distortion Field". The 56-year-old New Orleans-based singer, who also fronts thr...

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PETE SANDOVAL Says TERRORIZER Will Carry On Without DAVID VINCENT: 'It's Better For Us To Continue On Separate Paths Professionally'

Pete "Commando" Sandoval has confirmed that David Vincent will no longer be involved with TERRORIZER, the influential grindcore and deathgrind band which has played sporadic live shows since returning to the stage in April 2024 at the SWR Barroselas Metalfest in Barroselas, Portugal. TERRORIZER's mo...

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SABATON's CHRIS RÖRLAND Partners With JACKSON For First-Ever Signature SL7 Soloist Guitar

Jackson has announced the Pro Series Signature Chris Rörland SL7 Soloist, the brand's first-ever signature model built in collaboration with Chris Rörland, lead guitarist of the Swedish metal band SABATON. Designed around the speed, precision and power of Rörland's playing, the seven-string SL7 Solo...

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PETE SANDOVAL Exits I AM MORBID: 'I Haven't Been Feeling The Same Connection With These Songs Anymore'

Former MORBID ANGEL drummer Pedro "Pete" Sandoval has left I AM MORBID after a four-year run with the latter band. In addition to Pete, the most recent touring lineup of I AM MORBID featured another former MORBID ANGEL member, bassist/vocalist David Vincent, plus guitarists Richie Brown (EXMORTUS, T...

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IRON MAIDEN Licensing Program Surpasses 110 Partners Worldwide

Global Merchandising Services, the worldwide licensing agent for IRON MAIDEN, today announced that the band's global consumer products licensing program has now surpassed 110 licensing partners worldwide, marking a significant milestone in the continued expansion of one of music's most enduring and...

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ANTHRAX Recruits RAVEN/Ex-FEAR FACTORY Drummer MIKE HELLER As Last-Minute Fill-In For CHARLIE BENANTE In San Antonio

ANTHRAX recruited former FEAR FACTORY and current RAVEN drummer Mike Heller to sit behind the kit for the New York thrash metal legends' September 29 concert at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as the support act for IRON MAIDEN and MEGADETH. Heller, who resides in San Antinio, filled in for ANTHRAX'...

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'Heavy Metal's Big Four: How Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, And Megadeth Reshaped Metal' Book Due In November

It seems strange now, but thrash metal was the least likely genre to break big — the speed, aggression, and DIY ethos ran counter to every prevailing rock trend. Yet four bands — METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX and SLAYER — rewrote the rules of heavy music and reshaped the sound of metal. In "Heavy Met...

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HELLOWEEN's MICHAEL WEIKATH Rules Out 'Part Four' Of 'Keeper Of The Seven Keys' Album Saga: 'That Would Be Very Repetitive'

In a new interview with Brazil's Ibagenscast, HELLOWEEN guitarist Michael Weikath was asked if it's true that he and his bandmates are already thinking about a follow-up to their latest album, "Giants & Monsters", which arrived in August 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). Michael said (as tr...

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DANIEL 'CHEWY' MONGRAIN: VOIVOD Has Eight Songs Already In The Works For Upcoming Album

In a new interview with Geoff of the Gas Masks & Hand Grenades podcast, Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain of Canada's progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's next studio album. The 50-year-old guitarist, who also teaches...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Will Have A Busy Next Two Years: 'I Know What I'm Doing Up Until The End Of 2028', He Says

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson made a one-day-only appearance at Fan Expo Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on August 28, 2026. Asked during a question-and-answer session at the event what non-music related projects he is currently working on, Bruce said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOU...

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FORBIDDEN's CRAIG LOCICERO Explains Lineup Changes For Fall 2026 Tour: MATT CAMACHO And CHRIS KONTOS 'Have Real-Life S*** To Deal With'

In a new interview with "Reckless" Rexx Ruger of Pod Scum, FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero discussed the band's recent announcement that FORBIDDEN bassist Matt Camacho and drummer Chris Kontos would sit out the San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' fall 2026 U.S. tour with HEATHEN and VOID due to "pe...

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Watch: ANTHRAX Plays Intimate Club Show At West Hollywood's Roxy

ANTHRAX played an intimate club show Saturday night (September 26) at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California. The concert took place in between the two gigs ANTHRAX is playing (September 25 and September 27) as the support act for IRON MAIDEN at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. ANTHRAX's setlist for...