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MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Kickstart My Heart' Joins SPOTIFY's 'Billions Club'

MÖTLEY CRÜE has added another major milestone to its legendary career as "Kickstart My Heart" has officially surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, earning the track a place in the platform's coveted Billions Club. The band joins some of the most legendary names in rock in this elite group, inclu...

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NIGHTWISH Shares 'Tribal' Live Recording From Upcoming 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...

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Go Inside METALLICA's Massive Pop-Up Shop In Las Vegas

METALLICA's "Life Burns Faster" residency at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada runs from October 1 through March 13, 2027, with 24 shows and different setlists on Thursday and Saturday performances. To coincide with the residency, the "Life Burns Faster Experience", a METALLICA pop-up shop and fan experie...

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TONY IOMMI Releases New Single 'Stormwatcher' From Upcoming 'From The Dark' Solo Album

The brand new single from legendary guitarist Tony Iommi is released today. Titled "Stormwatcher", it rides on a signature guitar riff from the man who was the driving musical force behind BLACK SABBATH's garlanded career. "Stormwatcher" has a maritime theme, based around a ship stuck in a storm, ac...

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SIKTH Unveils Anniversary Re-Release Of 'Death Of A Dead Day', Remixed By ADAM 'NOLLY' GETGOOD

Visionary British prog-metal legends SIKTH have announced "Death Of A Dead Day MMXXVI", a fully revived and remastered edition of their critically acclaimed and highly influential sophomore album "Death Of A Dead Day". Mixed by longtime collaborator and admirer of the band Adam "Nolly" Getgood, the...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE Releases New Single 'To Whom It May Concern', Announces Spring 2027 North American Tour

A PERFECT CIRCLE have released "To Whom It May Concern", their second new single this year and the follow-up to "Starless", which just reached No. 1 at Active Rock radio. A PERFECT CIRCLE's Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan have also announced an extensive North American tour launching April 1...

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'Deathgasm II: Goremageddon', Featuring Original Score By TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY, To Rock Into Cinemas This Week

"Deathgasm II: Goremageddon", the long-awaited sequel to the 2015 cult horror-comedy phenomenon "Deathgasm", arrives in cinemas across the U.S. and Canada on September 29 and on VOD October 13. Years after surviving the demon apocalypse of the original film, Brodie (Milo Crossman) is washed up, brok...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Looks Back On MEGADETH's 'Countdown To Extinction' Album: 'Our Performances Sound Timeless'

In a new interview with Erin Greatrix of Shot Of Metal magazine, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the upcoming December 2026 leg of his "Bass Warrior" European tour, which will feature Ellefson and his solo band performing select cuts from his well-known catalog of MEGADETH hits, i...

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See Pro-Shot Video Of COREY TAYLOR, GEEZER BUTLER, NUNO BETTENCOURT And MATT SORUM Performing 'Paranoid' At 2026 'Sound & Vision Awards'

Professionally filmed video of the "Paranoid" and "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy" performances, taken from the "Sound & Vision Live" concert film, can be seen below. The performances were captured live at the inaugural Palm Springs Sound & Vision Awards at the historic Plaza Theatre on March 2, 2026...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL, Releases New Single 'Halo'

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of Swedish hard rock heavyweights HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for one of Scandinavia's most enduring and explosive rock bands. The partnership kicks off with the release of HARDCORE SUPERSTAR's brand-new single, "...

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APOCALYPTICA Releases 'Upperhand' Song For 'Control Resonant' Video Game

Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have teamed up with Katrine Stenbekk of Norwegian alternative folk band KALANDRA for "Upperhand", which evolved from their instrumental main theme of Remedy Entertainment's upcoming video game CONTROL Resonant. Born from the game's unsettling, paranatural world, "U...

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MEGADETH Teams Up With PRINCE ST. PIZZA For Limited-Time Pepperoni Pie

Prince St. Pizza, the New York City-born pizzeria known for its Sicilian-style square pies and signature pepperoni-loaded slices, is joining forces with MEGADETH on a limited-edition pizza created in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of the band's platinum album "Peace Sells…But Who...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES' ANDY BIERSACK: 'JAKE PITTS And I Are 75% Done In Terms Of Writing For The Next Record'

At last weekend's Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky, BLACK VEIL BRIDES vocalist Andy Biersack confirmed to Rock Sound 's James Wilson-Taylor that there are plans for him and his bandmates to release new music soon as a follow-up to BLACK VEIL BRIDES' seventh studio album, "Vindicate"...

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MARIA BRINK Says Her Debut Solo Project Will Arrive Before Next IN THIS MOMENT Album: 'I'm Excited'

In a new interview with James Wilson-Taylor of U.K.'s Rock Sound, IN THIS MOMENT frontwoman Maria Brink confirmed that she is planning on releasing her debut solo album in the not-too-distant future. "I am doing my first solo project between [IN THIS MOMENT's recently released ninth album, 'Witch',...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD On BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'He Is The One That Has Inspired Me The Most Out Of Any Guitar Player'

In the latest episode of the "James Hetfield's Riff Life" show on SiriusXM's Maximum Metallica, the METALICA frontman praised BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi as the one of the most influential and oft-imitated guitarists in the history of music. James said: "Tony Iommi is the riff lord, in my mind, and h...