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Ex-MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Singer GARY JOHN BARDEN Releases Title Track Of Upcoming 'Empowered Emotions' Album

Legendary singer Gary John Barden will release his new studio album, "Empowered Emotions", on September 18, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official visualizer for the LP's second single, the "Empowered Emotions" title track, can be seen below. "Empowered Emotions" is a powerful new studio album t...

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DEVILDRIVER's DEZ FAFARA Confronts His Mortality After Health Scare: 'I'm Blessed To Be Here'

By David E. Gehlke The arrival of DEVILDRIVER's eleventh studio album, "Strike And Kill", has been accompanied by news of frontman Dez Fafara's recent health scares. As he outlined in a recent appearance on the "Garza Podcast", Fafara (who turned 60 in May) has a non-cancerous tumor located near his...

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KAMELOT's THOMAS YOUNGBLOOD On Artificial Intelligence: 'I Have This Weird Feeling It's Gonna Run Its Course'

In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal's Metal Global, KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithms and ma...

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THE GATHERING's ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN: 'We Have No Plans For The Future' Beyond 'Mandylion' 30th-Anniversary Tour

In an interview with Paolo Phoenix of Magenta TV conducted at this month's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, Anneke Van Giersbergen spoke about the ongoing reunion shows from her former band THE GATHERING to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Dutch rockers' "Mandylion" album. Regarding...

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Can Music Really Bring People Together? KREATOR's SAMI YLI-SIRNIÖ And FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ Weigh In

In a new interview with Kati Rausch of Music Interview Corner, guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö and bassist Frédéric Leclercq of German/Finnish/French thrash metal veterans KREATOR were asked if they think music can bring people together, especially since the band's lyrics are often about division and abou...

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MASTODON On Personal Tragedies Which Inspired Lyrics On 'Marrow Deep': It 'Made Sense' To 'Turn These Dark Things' Into Something Bright And Beautiful'

During an August 6 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", MASTODON singer/bassist Troy Sanders, drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher spoke about the band's long-awaited new album, "Marrow Deep", which will arrive on August 28 via Loma Vista Recordings. The LP...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Will Still Have Some Political Lyrics On Upcoming Album: 'The World Has Gone Crazier' In 'The Last Few Years'

In a new interview with Ukrainian metalhead Vladyslav Stadnyk, who goes by the name Metal Pilgrim, WITHIN TEMPTATION frontwoman Sharon Den Adel spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2023 "Bleed Out" album. She said (as transcribed by BLABB...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'I Don't Believe In Making Full-Length Records Anymore'

In a new interview with Joann Butler In Studio With..., MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist and main songwriter Nikki Sixx was asked if he has a favorite album or song that he made during his four-and-a-half-decade career with the band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "They all mean something dif...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's CHRIS KAEL: 'Against PHIL LABONTE From ALL THAT REMAINS's Advice, I Actually Go To Therapy'

During the latest episode of the "Beardo & Weirdo" podcast, hosted by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael and comedian Craig Gass, Kael addressed ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte's recent claim that "therapy is for women" and that "men don't solve their problems by talking." Noting...

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HENRY ROLLINS To Release New Memoir 'Bait Dog Boy' In March 2027

Iconic BLACK FLAG frontman and legendary punk musician Henry Rollins will release a new memoir, "Bait Dog Boy", on March 2, 2027 via Penguin Random House. The 304-page book is described by the publisher as "a searing memoir of a broken childhood and the hope of escaping it." What happens when a chil...

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HEART's First New Album In A Decade Is 'Almost Finished': 'I Think It's Going To Be Great', NANCY WILSON Says

In a new interview with Lyndsey Parker of Gold Derby, HEART guitarist Nancy Wilson confirmed that a new studio album from the legendary rock band is "almost finished up now". She went on to say that "the recording's all done" for the LP and described the follow-up to 2016's "Beautiful Broken" as "re...

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Watch: LEFT TO DIE Dedicates 'Zombie Ritual' To CHUCK SCHULDINER, Other Late DEATH Members And SHAUN GLASS At Kraków Concert

The YouTube channel of the Considered Dead blog has uploaded video of LEFT TO DIE's August 4 concert at Zaścianek in Kraków, Poland. Check out the clips below. LEFT TO DIE is the band featuring classic DEATH members Terry Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently in OBITUARY) and Frederick "Ri...

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RUSH's Four Hometown Shows At Toronto's Scotiabank Arena To Be Filmed For Possible Concert Movie

All four of RUSH's sold-out hometown shows at Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Scotiabank Arena, beginning Friday, August 7, will be filmed in their entirety for a likely concert film. RUSH will perform four hometown shows at Scotiabank Arena as part of the Canadian rock legends' "Fifty Something" tour on...

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Finland's BLIND CHANNEL Announces New Studio Album 'Painstream'

Finnish chart-topping modern metal outfit BLIND CHANNEL is back. After one and a half years of deliberate silence, the five-piece outfit returns with a grown attitude and hunger for a new musical chapter. Inspired, motivated, and eager to take fans and new listeners on a both intensely personal and...

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THE KOVENANT Has Eight Songs Written For First Studio Album In More Than 20 Years

In a new interview with Australia's Everblack podcast, vocalist/bassist Stian "Nagash" Arnesen of THE KOVENANT spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's first studio album in more than 20 years. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, this [THE KOVENANT reunion...