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Watch: DREAM THEATER Performs 'The Enemy Inside' With MIKE PORTNOY For First Time

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER kicked off the spring/summer 2025 leg of their "40th Anniversary European Tour" Tuesday night (June 3) at Logomo in Turku, Finland. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. Prior to the launch of the trek, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy took to hi...

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JONAS RENKSE Takes KATATONIA Down The 'Least Expected Path' On 'Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State'

By David E. Gehlke Swedish masters of dark progressive metal KATATONIA have long enjoyed the latitude to do as they please, which in this case, circa 2025, is continuing down the path started on 2020's "City Burials". Originally slated as a solo album for frontman Jonas Renkse, "City Burials" opened...

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SODOM Releases Lyric Video For New Song 'Taphephobia'

German thrash metal veterans SODOM have released a lyric video for their new song "Taphephobia". The track will appear on the band's upcoming studio album "The Arsonist", which will arrive on June 27 worldwide through SPV/Steamhammer. SODOM frontman Thomas "Angelripper" Such says: "Taphephobia is an...

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SEETHER And DAUGHTRY Announce Fall 2025 U.S. Tour With P.O.D.

SEETHER and DAUGHTRY will join forces for a U.S. co-headlining tour this fall. Support on the trek, which will kick off on October 1 in Virginia Beach and conclude on November 15 in Fort Lauderdale, will come from P.O.D. and Kami Kehoe. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. local time...

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ZAKK SABBATH Announces Fall 2025 U.S. Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

ZAKK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),bassist Robert "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE) and drummer Joey Castillo (DANZIG, QUEEN OF THE STONE AGE),will embark on a U.S. tour in the fall of 2025. Blasko,...

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Kriegsgötter MMXXV

Still one of Germany's best kept secrets, MYSTIC CIRCLE have been unearthing supernatural horrors and blasting like madmen for the last three decades. For those in the market for some eviscerating blackened death metal, this review would like to refer to you to the band's recent studio albums, "Erzd...

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SHARE ROSS: Leaving VIXEN 'Was Definitely An Emotional Decision'

In a new interview with Metal-Net, longtime VIXEN bassist Share Ross discussed her February 2022 decision to "take a hiatus" from the band. Her replacement is Julia Lage, formerly of the Latin Grammy-nominated Brazilian rock group BARRA DE SAIA and wife of Richie Kotzen, who also plays in her husban...

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BRIAN TATLER Is 'Not Craving To Do DIAMOND HEAD Again': 'I'm Really Enjoying Being In SAXON'

In a new interview with Metal Journal, DIAMOND HEAD guitarist Brian Tatler, who has been playing with SAXON since early 2023, was asked if there are any plans for DIAMOND HEAD activities beyond the release of a new live album, "Live And Electric", on July 11 via Silver Lining Music. He responded (as...

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Silent Echoes

Since 2014, GRUESOME have been engaged in a noble endeavor. Proudly dedicated to paying tribute to the early works of Chuck Schuldiner's DEATH, this meeting of old-school minds (members of EXHUMED and POSSESSED included),was always about saluting a genius, rather than another lazy delve into old-sc...

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VIMIC Announces Reunion Show Honoring JOEY JORDISON

Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, raising over $95,000 to fund the release of the long-awaited "Open Your Omen" album, VIMIC has announced an event reuniting the surviving members of the band and honoring Joey Jordison. Taking place in Los Angeles on October 3 at Teragram Ballroom, the Jo...

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Watch: IN FLAMES Plays First Concert With New Touring Drummer JON RICE

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES played their first show with new touring drummer Jon Rice Monday night (June 2) at Noblessneri Valukoda in Tallinn, Estonia. Rice stepped in following the recent departure of IN FLAMES' drummer of the past seven years, Tanner Wayne. Fan-filmed video of the Tallinn concert...

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THREE DAYS GRACE Is 'Talking About' Celebrating 20th Anniversary Of 'One-X' Album On Special Tour In 2026

THREE DAYS GRACE will release its eighth album, "Alienation", on August 22 via RCA Records. For the first time in over a decade, original THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier is back, joining Matt Walst on vocals along with Neil Sanderson (drums),Brad Walst (bass) and Barry Stock (guitars). Asked...

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DOKKEN/LYNCH MOB Guitar Legend GEORGE LYNCH Joins Rapper GUNPLAY For Genre-Smashing 'Ain't No Love'

When Florida rapper Gunplay released his "Almost Free" album back in April, the accolades simply rained down. Fresh off the success of his sophomore set and those shattering collaborations with Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne, it felt like Gunplay couldn't aim any higher. Then Georg...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Shares Music Video For 'Demagoguery' From 'The Screaming Of The Valkyries' Album

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have released the official music video for the song "Demagoguery". The track is featured on the band's 14th studio album, "The Screaming Of The Valkyries", which arrived on March 21 via Napalm Records, "Demagoguery" director Shaun Hodson says about the video...

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BRANDON SALLER On ATREYU's Live Shows: 'There's No One In The Crowd That Can Be, Like, 'That Sucked''

In a new interview with Angela Croudace of Australia's Sense Music Media, ATREYU's former drummer Brandon Saller, who is now focusing completely on singing after previously sharing lead vocals with Alex Varkatzas for most of the band's nearly three-decade existence, reflected on the lineup change mo...