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FRANK HANNON 'Can't Predict' If TESLA Will Ever Release Another Full-Length Album Of New All-Original Material

In a new interview with the Talk Louder podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster, TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon was asked if he and his bandmates are planning on releasing a full-length album of new original material anyti...

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METALLICA Scholars Initiative National Workforce Education Program Expands To Over 90 Schools

All Within My Hands (AWMH),the non-profit, philanthropic organization created by the members and management of METALLICA, has announced the eighth year of its Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) with its largest grant to date: over $3.3 million. Eighteen new U.S. schools will join the MSI community...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI: 'He's Been The Missing Link That We've Been Looking For For Many, Many Years'

In a new interview with Finland's Radio City conducted at this weekend's Tuska festival in Helsinki, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine spoke about the band's latest addition, Finnish-born guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari, who officially joined the group in September 2023 following the departure of Kiko Lourei...

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JASON NEWSTED Has Been Working On His Memoir 'For About Five Years': 'I've Got 130 Chapters'

In a new interview with Spin magazine, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted was asked if he is writing a book. He responded: "I have a few lined up, but I have to do my memoir first as far as release. I have my poetry and lyric book done. I have the one that I did all the drawings. But I have to d...

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THE ROLLING STONES Release Two New Songs, 'Jealous Lover' And 'Divine Intervention'

THE ROLLING STONES have released their new single "Jealous Lover" alongside a music video directed by Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor (RADIOHEAD, Jack White) and starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Charles Melton. The single is the latest to be unveiled from their forthcoming studio album "Foreign Tongues",...

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RUDY SARZO Admits To Using A.I. During Making Of His New Solo Single 'Your Heart Is The Road': 'I Come Clean' About That

Legendary hard rock bassist Rudy Sarzo has released a new solo song called "Your Heart Is The Road". The track, which was made available on June 24, 2026 in celebration of Rudy and his wife Rebecca's 42nd wedding anniversary, can be streamed below. In a new interview with Ernest Skinner of Border Ci...

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PHIL SOUSSAN Is 'Excited' About LAST IN LINE's 'New Chapter' Following Exit Of Longtime Singer ANDREW FREEMAN

In a new interview with Robert Edwards of Talkin' Bout Rock, LAST IN LINE bassist Phil Soussan offered an update on the band's search for a new singer following the recent departure of LAST IN LINE's original vocalist Andrew Freeman. Soussan, who joined LAST IN LINE in 2016 following the passing of...

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WILLIAM SHATNER Contemplates Bringing His All-Star Heavy Metal Project To The Stage For A Groundbreaking Live Spectacle

Having assembled one of the most ambitious gatherings of heavy metal royalty ever gathered for a single recording project, William Shatner is now exploring the possibility of taking his heavy metal album to the stage for a live event unlike anything audiences have seen before. Part concert, part the...

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RIVAL SONS Announce 'Domestic Bliss' Fall 2026 U.S. Tour

California-based rockers RIVAL SONS have announced an extensive U.S. tour this fall, kicking off in Boise, Idaho and finishing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the end of November. The Grammy-nominated band will head out across the U.S. this October, promising to play tracks from across its nine-album c...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, NITA STRAUSS, BONES UK, Others To Appear On 'Sending Hearts To All My Dearies - A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins'

Few bands have left a mark on alternative music as deep and enduring as the Grammy Award-winning rock band THE SMASHING PUMPKINS. Today, Sumerian Records proudly announces "Sending Hearts To All My Dearies - A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins", an ambitious new collection celebrating one of the most...

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TESLA's FRANK HANNON On Celebrating 40th Anniversary Of 'Mechanical Resonance': 'There's Been Talk Of Some Other Reunion Tours, Possibly In 2027'

In a new interview with J.J. Caithcart of Different Stages Radio, TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon spoke about his band's "The Return Of The Carnival Of Sins" tour with MÖTLEY CRÜE and EXTREME. The trek will begin on July 17 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and will wind its way through the United States...

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PAUL DI'ANNO Documentary Director WES ORSHOSKI: IRON MAIDEN Was 'Super Cool' During Making Of Film

On the latest episode of "The David Ellefson Show", hosted by former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and David's co-host Joshua Toomey, director Wes Orshoski spoke about his new documentary film "Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer" which chronicles how two IRON MAIDEN fans encounter the band's forme...

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Hear KERRY KING's 'Scratch' Lead Vocals On Demo Versions Of Five Songs From Debut Solo Album 'From Hell I Rise'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has just released an extended deluxe edition of his acclaimed debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise" via Reigning Phoenix Music, expanding the record with five previously unheard demos and new visual elements, including cover artwork by James Bousema and a revamped layout w...

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Former CANDLEBOX Guitarist BRIAN QUINN Releases Cinematic Music Video For Debut Single 'Until Fall'

Brian Quinn has released the official music video for his debut dark county single "Until Fall". A sweeping cinematic journey through isolation, perseverance, and redemption, the video marks a bold new chapter for the acclaimed guitarist and songwriter, showcasing a deeply personal artistic vision s...

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Report: GLENN DANZIG To Direct Adaption Of His Comic 'Hellmask'

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Glenn Danzig will direct an adaptation of his medieval horror comic "Hellmask". Writer-director James Cullen Bressack ("Fortress", "Survive The Game") is producing, with the film currently casting and planning to go into production in August. Danzig's publisher V...