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THERAPY? To Begin Recording New Album In May

In a new interview with Neil Jones of TotalRock, vocalist/guitarist Andy Cairns of the Northern Irish rock outfit THERAPY? spoke about the band's plans for the follow-up to 2023's "Hard Cold Fire" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The reason why THERAPY? hasn't had a record out f...

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DIMMU BORGIR Shares 'Ascent' Single From Upcoming 'Grand Serpent Rising' Album

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have released "Ascent", the second single from their upcoming album, "Grand Serpent Rising", which will arrive on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. Striking like lightning across a frozen northern sky, the song is a ferocious statement of intent — agg...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Announces Summer/Fall 2026 Leg Of 'American Crusade' Tour With ZAKK SABBATH And DARK CHAPEL

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will embark on the second leg of the "American Crusade" in August. Notably, the band's frontman Zakk Wylde, bassist John "JD" DeServio and drummer Jeff Fabb will once again be doing double duty on the trek, as support on the tour will come from their BLACK SABBATH tribute project...

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IMMORTAL Completes Writing Eleventh Studio Album

Norwegian black metal band IMMORTAL has completed the songwriting process for the follow-up to the "War Against All" album, which came out in May 2023 via Nuclear Blast Records. On Sunday (April 19),IMMORTAL founder Harald "Demonaz" Nævdal shared the following update via the band's social media: "G...

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DIMMU BORGIR's SILENOZ On Upcoming 'Grand Serpent Rising' Album: We've Come Up With 'A Collection Of Great Songs Without Compromising'

In a new interview with Australia's Everblack podcast, guitarist Sven "Silenoz" Kopperud of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR spoke about the band's upcoming album, "Grand Serpent Rising", which will arrive on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. Regarding his expectations for the effort...

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VOIVOD Announces New Live Album 'Symphonique' Featuring Quebec Symphony Orchestra

Canada's progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD will release "Symphonique", a special live collaboration with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique De Québec),on June 5, 2026 worldwide via Century Media Records. "Symphonique", which functions like an epic piece of cinema, showcas...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Explains How His Guitar Playing Was 'Very Influential' With All The 'Big Four' Thrash Metal Bands

In a new interview with São Paulo, Brazil's 89 FM A Rádio Rock radio station, Dave Mustaine was asked about MEGADETH's role as one of the key members of the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal, alongside METALLICA, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. Mustaine said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well,...

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MOB RULES Announces 'Stories From The Verdant Vale' Album

German heavy metal veterans MOB RULES will release their new album, "Stories From The Verdant Vale", on August 21 via ROAR, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music. To mark the announcement, the band has unveiled the first single, "Master Of The Black Crow", a high-energy track that pulls no punches. D...

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GIL MOORE On TRIUMPH Rehearsals For Upcoming Tour: 'It's Just Jelled Really, Really Well'

In a new interview with Scott Itter of Dr. Music, drummer/vocalist Gil Moore of legendary Canadian rockers TRIUMPH spoke about the band's upcoming first tour in more than 30 years. The North American run of shows will celebrate the band's 50th anniversary, and feature support from APRIL WINE. The 20...

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EXODUS's TOM HUNTING On Making Of 'Goliath' Album: 'It Was An Explosion Of Being Creative'

In a new interview with Metal Kaoz, EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting discussed the band's twelfth studio album, "Goliath", which came out on March 20 via Napalm Records. Speaking about the recording process for the follow-up to 2021's "Persona Non Grata", Tom said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It...

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POISON THE WELL Releases Music Video For 'Weeping Tones' From 'Peace In Place' Album

Metalcore titans POISON THE WELL have just released "Peace In Place", their first new album since 2009, via SharpTone Records. The official Anthony Altamura-directed music video for the LP's third single, "Weeping Tones", can be seen below. "There's a quiet loss of control that comes from feeling li...

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Detritus Of Ruin

A twisted, riff-driven abomination from the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland, NIHILANTH are one of the most exciting new metal bands to emerge from the UK in years. Formed in 2022, they have skillfully coined a new strain of barbarous, groovy extremity that borrows liberally from the likes of (e...

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Peace In Place

Major contributors to metalcore's early 21st century surge, POISON THE WELL were always a little too adventurous and non-conventional to truly capitalize on their lofty status. Across five albums and countless shows, the Floridians were giving the genre a much-needed injection of originality, just a...

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Luminal Shrines

Canada has long been a hotbed of brilliant, next-level tech-death. Bands as varied as CRYPTOPSY, GORGUTS, MARTYR and ARCHSPIRE immediately come to mind. Making noise since 2019, Toronto's GUTVOID are doing their best to keep that Northern flame burning. The Ontario band's second full-length album, "...

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CLAWFINGER Remains Guided By Its Anti-Racist And Anti-Fascist Ideals: 'We Have The Platform To Say What's Wrong In This World'

By David E. Gehlke Rap-metal wasn't a dirty word in the early 1990s when Sweden's CLAWFINGER broke onto the scene with their "Deaf Dumb Blind" debut. Fronted by the acerbic, cutting raps of Zak Tell and backed by abrupt, heavy riffage, CLAWFINGER was the Scandinavian response to the likes of BIOHAZA...