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Watch: Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer MATS LEVÉN Performs Entire 'Facing The Animal' Album In Japan

Earlier this month, Mats Levén played two shows at Otsuka Hearts Plus in Tokyo, Japan that focused heavily on the material from the sole Yngwie Malmsteen album the Swedish singer appeared on, 1997's "Facing The Animal". Backing Mats at the gigs were Jien Takahashi (guitar),Ollie Bernstein (bass),K...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Don't Think People Should Listen To Celebrities About How They Should Vote'

In a new interview with Chile's Teletrece, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was asked about the inspiration for his lyrics for the song "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" and how they relate to the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm a songwriter, a...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Announces 2027 European Tour With LAMB OF GOD And BLEED FROM WITHIN

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has announced the European leg of its 20th-anniversary world tour, set to take place in early 2027. Featuring special guest LAMB OF GOD, the trek brings together two of hard rock and metal's most dominant forces. The lineup will be rounded out by BLEED FROM WITHIN from Scotla...

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Watch: SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Delivers 'Drivers, Start Your Engines' Command For 'Würth 400' At Texas Motor Speedway

Tom Araya, lead vocalist and bassist for the legendary thrash metal band SLAYER, served as the Grand Marshal of today's (Sunday, May 3) Würth 400 presented by Liqui Moly at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. As part of his role, Araya delivered the "Drivers, start your engines" command ahead...

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Watch: KISS Legend PETER CRISS Shares Video Recap Of First Visit To Detroit In More Than 20 Years

Peter Criss, rock and roll icon and founding drummer of KISS, took part in an exclusive meet-and-greet event on April 24-25, 2026 at Rock City Music Company in Livonia, Michigan. The appearance celebrated the release of Criss's latest solo album, "Peter Criss", his first solo record since 2007. Even...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Named Grand Marshal For 'Würth 400' At Texas Motor Speedway

Tom Araya, lead vocalist and bassist for the legendary thrash metal band SLAYER, will serve as the Grand Marshal of Sunday, May 3's Würth 400 presented by Liqui Moly at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Araya will deliver the command for drivers to start their engines ahead of the Würth 400...

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NORTHLANE Releases New Single 'Evian'

NORTHLANE, the chart-topping, award-winning metal band from Sydney, Australia, has independently released a new single, "Evian". Another bold step in NORTHLANE's evolution, "Evian" shapeshifts through a duality of euphoric trance and seismic breakdowns. The song expands and contracts as its affectin...

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Watch: Founding VENOM Members MANTAS And ABADDON Joined By Special Guests To Celebrate 45th Anniversary Of 'Welcome To Hell' At 2026 KEEP IT TRUE Festival

Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Warrior; CELTIC FROST, HELLHAMMER), Thomas "Angelripper" Such (SODOM), Schmier (DESTRUCTION), Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek (VADER), Attila Csihar (MAYHEM), Andy Brings (SODOM), Dan Lilker (NUCLEAR ASSAULT) and Blake "Bulldözer" Arendell (a.k.a...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Has Finished Recording His New Solo Album: It's 'Gonna Be Very Neoclassical', He Says

In an interview with Eddie Trunk conducted at the 2026 edition of the Monsters Of Rock festival in São Paulo, Brazil in early April, legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen spoke about his plans for the follow-up to his latest album, "Parabellum", which was released in July 2021 via Music Theor...

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Watch: TRIXTER Leader STEVE BROWN's BON JOVI Tribute Band Performs Live For First Time

ALWAYS JOVI, the new BON JOVI tribute band led by TRIXTER guitarist/singer, producer and songwriter Steve Brown, made its live debut this past Saturday, April 18 at BMI Event Center in Versailles, Ohio. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of the YznzRZN channel on YouTube). I...

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Exuvia

When they released their debut, self-titled album in 2022, it wasn't entirely clear whether CAGE FIGHT were a major new force or merely a smartly conceived side project. Led by guitarist James Monteith, who was usually to be found delving into complex, cerebral realms with TESSERACT, and former ETHS...

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Into Oblivion

VENOM is inarguably one of the most important bands in heavy metal history, having influenced the likes of SLAYER, METALLICA and NAPALM DEATH, to name but a few. A lot has happened since their seminal early days. Now, with mainman Cronos's long-running lineup, VENOM returns with their 16th album, "I...

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The End Is Not the End

For over 25 years, ATREYU have carved out a space that refuses to fit neatly into any one genre. Between top 10 Billboard debuts, gold records, Ozzfest runs and arena tours alongside some of metal and hardcore's heavyweights, this band continues to be a force. With "The End Is Not the End", their 10...

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ATREYU's BRANDON SALLER On 'The End Is Not The End': 'For The First Time In Our Career, We Sat Down And Talked About What We Wanted The Next Album To Be'

In a new interview with Loud & Clear With Belgian Jasper, ATREYU frontman Brandon Saller spoke about the band's upcoming album, "The End Is Not The End", which will arrive on April 24 via Spinefarm. Regarding ATREYU's overall mindset when approaching the songwriting for the LP, Brandon said (as...

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Watch ARCH ENEMY Perform In Tokyo During 'Blood Dynasty Japan Tour 2026'

Fan-filmed video of ARCH ENEMY's April 17 concert at EX Theater Roppongi in Tokyo, Japan can be seen below. ARCH ENEMY recently completed a seven-date Chinese tour. The concerts marked the band's first live performances with new singer Lauren Hart (ex-ONCE HUMAN),who replaced Alissa White-Gluz, lat...