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U.K. Thrashers TORANAGA UK Release Music Video For New Single 'Crash And Burn'

British thrashers TORANAGA UK have released the official music video for their new single "Crash And Burn". You can check it out below. TORANAGA UK vocalist Mark Duffy comments: "The track is about narcissists. I read an article about narcissists and realized I've come across a few and now recognize...

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NUNSLAUGHTER Announces New Album 'Satanic Chaos Legions'

Cleveland's unholy denizens of the underground NUNSLAUGHTER come slamming out of the grave to announce their new album, "Satanic Chaos Legions", set for release on June 26, 2026 via BLKIIBLK. To offer fans a taste of the mayhem to come, the band unleashes the title track from the upcoming album, alo...

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U.K. Thrashers TORANAGA UK Announce New Single 'Crash And Burn'

Back in the late 1980s TORANAGA were one of the prime movers on the U.K. thrash metal scene, leading the pack alongside the likes of SABBAT, ONSLAUGHT and XENTRIX. Two acclaimed albums — "Bastard Ballads", released on Peaceville Records, and "God's Gift", released on Chrysalis Records — and live sho...

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SUNN O))) Releases New Song 'Butch's Guns' From Upcoming 'Sunn O)))' Album

SUNN O))) — Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson — has released a new song, "Butch's Guns". You can now stream it below. "Butch's Guns" is taken from SUNN O)))'s upcoming self-titled tenth album, which is due on Friday, April 3 via Sub Pop. For nearly 30 years, SUNN O))) has pushed the boundaries of h...

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Witching Attack

Away from the glossy bombast of modern metal, filth and ignominy reign supreme. Dresden, Germany's LEAD INJECTOR, formed in 2022, are a new and brilliantly threatening force for heavy metal squalor, . Entirely impervious to current trends, these young diehards have dedicated themselves to raising he...

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Reinvention

It's always a great feeling when a beloved band comes back after a break. Vancouver, Canada's THE VEER UNION — featuring lead singer, songwriter and producer Crispin Earl, guitarist Ryan Ramsdell, drummer Ricardo Viana and bass player Glen Bridon — got their start in 2008 and have been laying low as...

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De Venom Natura

Yet another great band from Italy, a country that has experienced an extraordinary renaissance over the last decade, PONTE DEL DIAVOLO are a glorious, confounding enigma. Ostensibly a black metal band, with an occasional penchant for slowing things down to a doom-laden crawl, they released their deb...

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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER Says He Will Keep Playing Music Until He Drops Dead: 'It's A Passion, And It's Not Just A Job'

In a new interview with Stefan Nilsson of Roppongi Rocks, bassist/vocalist Schmier of thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION was asked what keeps him going nearly four a half decades sinafterce the band's inception. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think music is more than just… Musi...

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TONY DOLAN Doesn't Have Any Problem With Three Different Bands Using Variations Of VENOM Name: 'I Think It's All Very Positive'

In a new interview with Chile's Rock A La Vena, VENOM INC. bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan spoke about the fact that there are now three different bands using variations of the VENOM name for their live shows. In addition to the new collaboration between Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Anthony "...

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Meet The K.K. DOWNING-Approved TAILGUNNER

By David E. Gehlke Described as the "bastard child of IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST," the U.K.'s TAILGUNNER are among the latest looking to improve upon their home country's spotty track record of producing new metal bands worthy of their esteemed predecessors. TAILGUNNER's development has been accel...

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POP EVIL Releases New Single 'The Decay', Announces 'What Remains (Midnight Edition)'

To mark the first anniversary of the band's acclaimed album "What Remains", POP EVIL has announced the release of "What Remains (Midnight Edition)", arriving March 27, 2026. The band's new single, "The Decay", is out today after premiering on SiriusXM Octane yesterday. The track is a riff-forward mo...

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MASSACRE To Release Album Of Re-Recorded Songs From 'From Beyond' LP And 'Inhuman Condition' EP

Florida death metal veterans MASSACRE will return to their roots with plans for a brutal new compilation that revisits and reclaims some of the most iconic material from their catalog. This release features freshly re-recorded versions of select standout tracks from "From Beyond" LP and the classic...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' WILLIAM DUVALL 'Rises To The Challenge' Of Writing And Recording With METAL ALLEGIANCE

By David E. Gehlke Perhaps the most "metal" of the core 1990s Seattle grunge bands, ALICE IN CHAINS has long hung around the periphery of the genre since holding their own as openers on the legendary 1991 "Clash Of The Titans" tour featuring ANTHRAX, MEGADETH and SLAYER. Several of the band's studio...

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SUNN O))) Announces First Album In Seven Years

For nearly 30 years, SUNN O))) — Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson — have pushed the boundaries of heavy music, straddling the worlds of the avant-garde and rock to forge a style instantly recognizable as their own. Now, SUNN O))) return with their first album of new material since 2019's acclaimed...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Announces Spring/Summer 2026 European Tour

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will embark on a European tour in May. Support on select dates will come from VENOM INC., THROWN INTO EXILE, SACRED REICH, THUNDERMOTHER and METAL CHURCH. Tour dates: May 28 - Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow May 29 - London, UK @ O2 Forum May 30 - Bournemouth, UK @ O2 Academy Bo...