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AMORPHIS Taps Danish Producer JACOB HANSEN For 15th Studio Album

Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS have confirmed that they have entered Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen to begin recording the follow-up to 2022's "Halo" album. A fall 2025 release via Reigning Phoenix Music is expected. Earlier today, AMORPHIS shared a ph...

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DOWN Is In The Studio Recording Long-Awaited New Album

DOWN, the long-running heavy metal supergroup featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders, has entered the studio to begin recording its new album, tentatively due later in the year. A couple of photos from the studio...

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GOD FORBID's BYRON DAVIS: 'I'd Rather Spend The Time Writing Music Than Playing Shows At This Point'

In a new interview with DJ Ramo (a.k.a. Omar Rodriguez) of The Metal Mixtape, GOD FORBID frontman Byron Davis was asked if there have been any conversations between him and his bandmates about new music. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've had an initial conversation like that....

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Watch: PRIMUS Plays First Concert Since TIM 'HERB' ALEXANDER's Latest Departure

PRIMUS played the first concert since the recent unexpected departure of longtime percussionist Tim "Herb" Alexander last night (Monday, December 30) at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California. Sitting behind the drums for the show was Bryan "Brain" Mantia, who previously played with PRIMUS when Alex...

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MENTORS Founding Guitarist ERIC CARLSON, a.k.a. SICKIE WIFEBEATER, Dead At 66

Eric Carlson, better known as Sickie Wifebeater, a founding member and lead guitarist of MENTORS, one of the most controversial rock bands to emerge from the 1970s, died on December 29 at the age of 66 after a battle with cancer. Late Sunday night (December 29),the following message was posted on t...

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Original SALIVA Singer JOSEY SCOTT: 'I Don't Think I Would Be Alive Were It Not For My Praying, Believing Holy Spirit-Filled Wife'

In a recent interview with Leviticuss, original SALIVA singer Josey Scott (a.k.a. Joseph Sappington) credited God and the support of his family for keeping him alive and on the right path through various hardships of life over the last couple of decades. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOU...

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SKILLET's JOHN COOPER Says He 'Got In A Lot Of Trouble' For Making Fun Of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

In a new interview with Real Talk With Zuby, John Cooper, the frontman and bassist for the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band SKILLET, spoke about the "backlash" he has faced for speaking about his faith in secular spaces and voicing his opinions on hot-button social and political issues. He said...

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The River Above

Sending us on our way into a new year with more energy than seems strictly reasonable, DRUPARIA have jaw-dropping potential. "The River Above" is another album that could easily get overlooked amid the chaos of Christmas, but it deserves much more. Creators and skilled peddlers of a technically deva...

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Whereunto the Twilight Leads

Australia's LAMENT IN WINTER'S NIGHT has been churning out black metal that arguably might have more in common with the Finnish scene than the primarily war metal variety for which the country is known. Its second album,"Whereunto the Twilight Leads", sees the band expressing itself in a relatively...

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MARK OSEGUEDA On Singing For KERRY KING's Band: It's 'Probably The Most Aggressive Thing That I've Done Vocally'

In a new interview with Australia's May The Rock Be With You, Mark Osegueda was asked what he thinks he can do vocally with Kerry King's solo band that he can't do with DEATH ANGEL. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't know if that is anything that I'm not allowed to do that I...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE Is 'Talking About' Making New Music In 2025

In a new interview with RadioBypass, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick was asked if there has been any talk of METAL ALLEGIANCE writing and recording a third album as the follow-up to 2018's "Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yes. We've been talking...

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Watch: SHADOWS FALL Performs New Single 'In The Grey' Live For The First Time

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL performed their new single "In The Grey" live for the first time during their headlining concert Saturday night (December 21) at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Released on December 6, "In The Grey...

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See Multi-Camera Video Of DOWN Performing 'Pillars Of Eternity' In Baton Rouge In June 2024

DOWN played the second of two Louisiana "pop-up" shows on June 21, 2024 at Varsity Theatre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Multi-camera video of "Pillars Of Eternity" performance from the concert is available below. The video was shot by Steven W. Richardson, and was edited and produced by Mike Holderbea...

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SPIRITBOX's COURTNEY LAPLANTE On Changes In Metal/Hard Rock Industry: 'There's A Lot Of Women Behind The Scenes Now'

In a new interview with "The Allison Hagendorf Show", Courtney LaPlante, the frontwoman of the two-time Grammy-nominated progressive metal band SPIRITBOX, was asked how she thinks metal and hard rock have changed in the last decade and a half. She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I t...

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POWER TRIP, THE EXPLOITED, NEKROGOBLIKON, WALLS OF JERICHO And CATEGORY 7 Added To 'Headbangers Boat' 2025

LAMB OF GOD and Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than a decade, have announced the addition of POWER TRIP, THE EXPLOITED, NEKROGOBLIKON, GIDEON, WALLS OF JERICHO and CATEGORY 7 to Lamb Of God Presents Headbangers Boat 2025, sailing October 31-November 4, 2025 from Miami,...