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Colorado Thrash Quartet HAVOK Announces Fall 2026 North American Headlining Tour

Thrash metal powerhouse HAVOK has announced a massive North American headline tour for fall 2026, joined by HELLRIPPER, SLACKJAW and XOTH. The 26-date run kicks off October 21 at Metro Music Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah before tearing across the United States and concluding with a hometown show at D...

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SEPULTURA's DERRICK GREEN Says Original Idea For Farewell Tour Came From ANDREAS KISSER: 'It Just Seemed To Really Make Sense'

Earlier this month, SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green spoke to Neil Jones of TotalRock at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom about the band's decision to stage a farewell tour, more than 40 years after the group's formation. After Jones noted that he sens...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE's RYAN WASTE: 'We Pretty Much Have A' New 'Record Written'

In a new interview with U.K.'s Gear4music, guitarist Ryan Waste of Richmond, Virginia metallers MUNICIPAL WASTE spoke about the band's plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "We're working on a [new] record, yeah. We pretty much have a record written. So we'll ti...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER: Under 'A Fascist Government Or A Dictatorship, The First One To Suffer Are Arts: Movie Theaters, Music, Paintings, Poems, Newspapers'

In a new interview with The Adventures Of Pipeman, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke about how authoritarian governments have learned that controlling art is a shortcut to controlling perception. Addressing the fact that authoritarians have always tried to control the creative community and r...

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FOGHAT Announces 'Live & Loud Across The U.S.A.' Live Album

More than 55 years after forming in the U.K., FOGHAT — Roger Earl (founding drummer),Bryan Bassett (lead/slide guitar),Scott Holt (lead vocals/guitar),and Rodney O'Quinn (bass/vocals) — remains one of rock and roll's hardest-working and most respected live bands. Throughout its 2025 "Slow Ride 50...

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Radio Promotion Powerhouse SKATEBOARD MARKETING Celebrates 35th Anniversary

Founded 35 years ago on August 12, 1991 by Munsey Ricci (pictured below),Skateboard Marketing has operated at the heart of hard rock, heavy metal, and heavy music culture, working across commercial, satellite, syndicated, and college radio to break new artists and support legacy acts for three and...

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GENE HOGLAN: 'I've Always Tried To Bring New Concepts To Drumming'

In a new interview with Czech Republic's Metal & Rock Zone, Gene Hoglan, who has been raising the bar in extreme metal drumming for decades, was asked to name the "most challenging" album or band or style that he has been involved with. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): I've alw...

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ERIC 'A.K.' KNUTSON Explains Why It's 'So Hard' For FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Tour In U.S.: 'We Do So Much Better In Europe'

In a new interview with Dimitris Kontogeorgakos of Metal Kaoz, vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM was asked about the possibility of him and his bandmates embarking on a U.S. tour in support of their upcoming album, "Rats In The Temple", which is due on Augu...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On MEGADETH Lineup Changes: 'For Almost 50 Years, The Amount Of People That We Have On Record Is Really Pretty Small'

In a new interview with Fox Radio host Terrence Long, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was asked how he has managed to keep the band's momentum for more than four decades despite going through a number of lineup changes over the years. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Certain people...

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Chilean Progressive Death Metal Band DECESSUS, Featuring 'Miss World Chile 2025' IGNACIA FERNÁNDEZ, Signs With BLKIIBLK

Chilean progressive death metal band DECESSUS, which is fronted by Ignacia Fernández, the 28-year-old model who was crowned Miss World Chile 2025 (Spanish: Miss Mundo Chile) during last year's finals of the talent competition, has signed with BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Grou...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER: GOJIRA 'Brought Something New To Guitar Riffing And Guitar Playing' In Metal

In an interview with Paolo Phoenix of Magenta TV conducted at this past weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser was asked what, in his opinion, constitutes a great riff. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That's a hard one. Definitel...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Tops Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart With 'Something Wicked'

Hard rock giants BREAKING BENJAMIN have scored another career milestone as their latest single, "Something Wicked", reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, earning the band its ninth career No. 1. The haunting track, which the band debuted at Welcome To Rockville earlier this yea...

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JEFF PILSON On FOREIGNER's Live Shows: 'We've Been Able To Keep It Really Fresh, And We Keep Reinventing Ourselves'

In a new interview with Raul Amador of Bass Musician Magazine, FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson spoke about the group's ongoing 50th-anniversary tour, which sees Jeff and his bandmates playing acoustic shows, orchestral gigs and staging the occasional reunion with original vocalist Lou Gramm. He said (...

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See ARMORED SAINT's Entire Performance In Lund, Sweden During Summer 2026 European Tour

Fan-filmed video of ARMORED SAINT's entire August 2 concert at Mejeriet in Lund, Sweden as the support act for TESTAMENT can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, the setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Close To The Bone 02. March Of The Saint 03. End Of The Attention Span 04. Creepy Feelings...

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MEGADETH Announces March/April 2027 European Tour With BLACK LABEL SOCIETY And TESTAMENT

Following one of the most celebrated years in the band's legendary career, Grammy Award-winning thrash metal pioneers MEGADETH have announced "Breakout: Hibernation Of The Nations", a European chapter of their multi-year global farewell headline tour. Kicking off March 9, 2027 in Belfast, the 24-dat...