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CARMINE APPICE Doubles Down On His Claim That METALLICA Was First True Heavy Metal Band: 'Before All That, It Was Hard Rock'

In a new interview with Poland's MetalSide, legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice doubled down on his claim that METALLICA was the first true heavy metal band. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I consider heavy metal starting with METALLICA. Before all that, it was hard rock. The crunch...

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JACK OSBOURNE On OZZY OSBOURNE A.I. Avatar: 'For Me It's About Making Sure He's Never Forgotten'

On the latest episode of The Osbournes podcast, Sharon and Jack Osbourne addressed the controversy surrounding the recently announced Ozzy Osbourne A.I. avatar, which is coming to life through a partnership between the Osbourne family, Hyperreal, the digital human technology company behind the paten...

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Watch: SAVATAGE Plays First Show With Drummer BLAS ELIAS

Progressive metal pioneers SAVATAGE played their first concert with drummer Blas Elias on Thursday, June 4 at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Elias, who has previously played with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SLAUGHTER and RATT's Stephen Pearcy, is filling in for...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY: Beating Cancer 'Turned Me More Spiritual Instead Of Religious'

In a new interview with Scott Itter of Dr. Music, Chuck Billy, the frontman of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT, spoke about his upcoming memoir, "Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments Of Chuck Billy", which is due on November 10, 2026 via Permuted Press. The 63-year-old singer...

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Texas Death Metal Force CREEPING DEATH Signs With BLKIIBLK, Plots Third Studio Album

Texas's blazing death metal fivesome CREEPING DEATH has signed with BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. The partnership follows the recent announcement that CREEPING DEATH will be featured on "The Summer Slaughter Tour 2026 Part II" alongside HATEBREED, TERROR, INCANTATION, G...

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REVOCATION Announces '20 Years Of Torment' September/October 2026 North American Tour

Technical death metal architects REVOCATION will embark on the "20 Years Of Torment" tour in early September. Support on the trek will come from DEFEATED SANITY, FUMING MOUTH and WEEPING. REVOCATION commented: "'20 Years Of Torment'… And we're bringing some truly sick bands with us to celebrate. We...

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SOUNDGARDEN's KIM THAYIL Talks About His Appreciation For Early METALLICA, EXODUS And METAL CHURCH

During an appearance on the Turned Out A Punk podcast, SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil, who is promoting his upcoming memoir, "A Screaming Life: Into The Superunknown With Soundgarden And Beyond", was asked if he and his bandmates were frustrated by the fact that they were "marketed into the metal...

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DEVILDRIVER Shares Music Video For 'Dead In The Water' Single From Upcoming 'Strike And Kill' Album

In anticipation DEVILDRIVER's rabid new album, "Strike And Kill", due out July 10 via Napalm Records, the groove metal veterans first released the boisterous lead single "Dig Your Own Grave", cracking over 400,000 cross-platform streams, becoming a mainstay on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal and stampeding...

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VOIVOD's New Concept Album Tentatively Due In Late 2027: 'It's Gonna Sound A Bit Like A Movie Soundtrack'

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Metal Rules, VOIVOD's drummer and founding member Michel "Away" Langevin spoke about how the band's "Symphonique" live album, a special collaboration with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique De Québec),inspired the songwriting process for n...

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ACE FREHLEY's 1975 Les Paul Guitar Sells For $512,000 At Auction

Ace Frehley's 1975 Gibson Les Paul, one of the most historically significant guitars in rock and roll, sold for $512,000 as part of the "Music Icons" series from auction house Julien's, a two-day live auction which took place on May 29 and May 30 at Hard Rock Cafe Times Square in New York City. From...

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All Gates Open (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

It was an event that cheered the soul. BLOOD INCANTATION released their third album in 2024. It was called "Absolute Elsewhere" and it was utterly fucking mind-blowing. A death metal band possessed by the spirit of progressive rock, the Colorado quartet are making music that both defies categorizati...

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Requiem For A Pipe Dream

A full decade has passed since ex-AMARANTHE frontman Jake E and former IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad joined forces to form CYHRA. Purposefully positioned between thunderous melo-death and supremely catchy melodic metal, this almost-supergroup have released three previous albums full of shiny,...

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Season Of Surrender

They never make a fuss about it, but AUGUST BURNS RED are metalcore's great survivors. Against the odds, the Pennsylvanian quintet have retained the same lineup for the last 20 years, and their impressive catalogue of nine previous studio albums (or ten, if we include instrumental Xmas album "Sleddi...

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MASTODON Announces 'The Poisonous Weapons' September/October 2026 Tour With DEAFHEAVEN And ALCEST

Distilling the intensity of an incredibly difficult year, Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have returned with a sonically massive and richly melodic new single, "Your Ghost Again". Written and recorded amidst an unimaginably chaotic and difficult time, the track confronts the untimely death of...

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ACCEPT Shares New Recording Of 'Fast As A Shark' Featuring PHILIP ANSELMO, KIRK HAMMETT, BILLY SHEEHAN, MIKKEY DEE

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT celebrate 50 years of pure power by bringing together the scene's A-list musicians for a landmark release. "Teutonic Titans 1976–2026" stands as a definitive statement of the band's legacy, forged in steel and driven by unmistakable riffs. Arriving Septembe...