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Ex-KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'The Black Halo' Album With Special Concert In Brazil

On July 5, former KAMELOT singer Roy Khan will take the stage at Tokio Marine Hall in São Paulo, Brazil for a one-night-only performance celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band's "The Black Halo" album. Originally released in 2005, the LP remains a landmark in metal history, featuring iconic tr...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Hasn't Forgotten His Roots: 'It's Cool To Reach More People, But I Grew Up In The Underground Metal Scene'

By David E. Gehlke The clean vocals from Alissa White-Gluz found in the chorus on "Illuminate The Path", a song from ARCH ENEMY's new "Blood Dynasty" studio album, would historically generate a rash of message board and social media chatter regarding the band's supposed tilt toward selling out. But...

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Filmmaker KEVIN SMITH To Host Special Screening And Q&A With GWAR

Smodcastle Cinemas, owned by filmmaker and pop culture icon Kevin Smith, will host a special screening of "This Is Gwar" on Saturday, August 30 in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. This definitive documentary dives into the wild and blood-soaked history of GWAR, the most outrageous band in shock rock,...

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PANTERA And AMON AMARTH Announce Opening Acts For Summer 2025 U.S. Tour

KING PARROT, SNAFU, SHOCK NARCOTIC and FLESH HOARDER will support PANTERA and AMON AMARTH on select dates on their summer 2025 U.S. amphitheater tour. Produced by Live Nation, the journey will commence on July 15 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania and wind its way through over two dozen cities, coming to...

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PHIL CAMPBELL On Performing MOTÖRHEAD Songs Without LEMMY: 'We Give It A Good Shot'

In a new interview with Heavy magazine, MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell spoke about the upcoming Australian tour from his band PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS, in which he is joined by his sons Todd, Dane and Tyla. Asked how long it took him to be fully comfortable playing the MOTÖRHEAD songs o...

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KORN Announces September/October 2025 Canadian Tour With GOJIRA

On the heels of its hugely successful 2024 tour run, two-time Grammy Award-winning band KORN will bring its show to fans across Canada this fall with "Korn: Kanada Tour 2025". Produced by Live Nation Canada, the eight-city trek kicks off on Wednesday, September 17 at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa,...

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LORDI's MR. LORDI Blasts Music Streaming: 'Digitalization Is The Root Of All Evil'

In a new interview with Metal Covenant, LORDI leader Mr. Lordi was asked how he personally has been affected by how the music industry has changed over the last couple of decades. He responded: "Well, digitalization is the root of all evil. You know, it started slowly, but when it hit over the music...

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Watch: DARK ANGEL Performs Two New Songs, 'Extinction-Level Event' And 'Circular Firing Squad', At Chile's METAL BEER Festival

Fan-filmed video of reunited California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL performing two new songs, "Extinction-Level Event" and "Circular Firing Squad", on Sunday, March 23 at the Metal Beer Open Air festival at Hipódromo Chile in Santiago, Chile can be seen below. DARK ANGEL's first new album in 34...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS To Release Second AMERIKAN KAOS Album, 'All That Jive', In April

On April 4, 2025, Metal Department will release the sophomore album from AMERIKAN KAOS, "All That Jive". AMERIKAN KAOS is the "secret love child" of guitar virtuoso Jeff Waters, best known from ANNIHILATOR, which he has been working on since 2019. AMERIKAN KAOS marks a significant shift in the music...

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Watch: LYNCH MOB Ends Its Touring Career With One 'Last' Concert In Minnesota

LYNCH MOB, the band formed by George Lynch in 1989 after his exit from DOKKEN, played its "final" concert this past Saturday, March 22 at the Medina Entertainment Center in Medina, Minnesota. The following day, George took to his social media to write: "Well, last night was our last show as LYNCH MO...

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VIO-LENCE Announces New Lineup For 'Oppressing The Masses' 2025 European Tour

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans VIO-LENCE have announced their lineup for their upcoming "Oppressing The Masses" European tour. Recent additions to VIO-LENCE are former FALLING IN REVERSE guitarist Max Georgiev, bassist Jeff Salgado (PSYCHOSOMATIC),drummer Nick Souza (HATRIOT) and retu...

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KIRK HAMMETT Says He Has 767 Riffs For METALLICA's Next Album: 'It Is Such A Nightmare Going Through This Stuff'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Rolling Stone Music Now" podcast, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke about his songwriting process. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I've found over the years that the stuff I don't think about is usually the best stuff, be...

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Watch: CHRIS HOLMES Performs W.A.S.P. Classics In Toronto During March 2025 Canadian Tour

Fan-filmed video of former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes and his solo band performing on March 21 at Rockpile in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be seen below. In a February 2025 interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, Holmes was asked what it has been like for him to perform an all-W.A.S.P. setlist...

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SAMAEL's Long-Awaited New Album Will 'Probably' Be Released In 2026

In a recent interview with Finland's Chaoszine, SAMAEL frontman Michael "Vorph" Locher spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2017's "Hegemony" album. He said: "The album is pretty much recorded. It's done, but Xy's [SAMAEL drummer Alexandre 'Xytr...

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KIRK HAMMETT Explains Why Leaving METALLICA Is 'Not An Option' For Him

In a new interview with U.K.'s Telegraph, METALLICA's Kirk Hammett addressed his "peacekeeper" reputation within the band, saying: "I have to say, I do have a temper. And I can butt heads with people. I butt heads with [METALLICA frontman] James [Hetfield] and [METALLICA drummer] Lars [Ulrich] occas...