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KISS Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of 'Alive!' With Massive Box Set Featuring Previously Unreleased Recordings

KISS's "Alive!" turns 50 in 2025 — a golden jubilee for the iconic live album that catapulted the band and revolutionized live albums for the music industry from end-of-career obscurity into career-defining mainstream success. Often revered as one of the greatest live albums ever by countless music...

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TEXTURES Release New Single 'At The Edge Of Winter'

Dutch progressive metal pioneers TEXTURES return with "At The Edge Of Winter", the second single from their forthcoming album "Genotype", set for release on January 23, 2026 via Kscope. Featuring Charlotte Wessels (ex-DELAIN),the new single blends atmospheric synths, intricate sound design, and pol...

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DAVE LOMBARDO's VENAMORIS Project Releases 2025 Holiday Song 'Dreaming Of You'

In what has become an annual holiday tradition, VENAMORIS, the darkly romantic duo featuring legendary extreme metal drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, FANTÔMAS, TESTAMENT, MR. BUNGLE, MISFITS, DEAD CROSS) and his wife Paula, as returned with a new standalone single for the festive season: "Dreaming Of...

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Cult Belgian Thrashers CYCLONE Announce 'Known Unto God' EP, Share 'Eliminate' Single

1986 is considered by many the pinnacle of the emerging thrash metal scene. We look back fondly and reference classics from METALLICA, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, MEGADETH, KREATOR, DARK ANGEL, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, DESTRUCTION as some of these bands' and the genre's best work. But for those who were there or who j...

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…Is Your Friend

Given the general state of things, the hardcore scene should probably be dominated by brutal doomsayers with a hard-on for destruction. California's DRAIN have been offering a refreshing, alternative doctrine for the last decade, and while their songs are certainly not irrepressibly cheerful, the tr...

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JOHN BUSH Says ARMORED SAINT's Upcoming Album Is 'A Continuation Of What We've Done' But 'Also Different At The Same Time'

In a new interview with Mark Strigl, ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited ninth studio album, due next spring through Metal Blade Records. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, it's coming out on Metal Blade. I t...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Brushes Off Criticism From DAVID LEE ROTH: 'I've Always Been A Punching Bag'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Wolfgang Van Halen, who joined VAN HALEN at just 15 years old, spoke about his current relationship with VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth. Referencing the fact that Roth posted an audio clip to YouTube in January 2024...

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Fleshwork

Chaotic, angry times call for chaotic, angry music. PUPIL SLICER have read the room and have spent the last few years churning out some of the most brutal and bewildering music of the decade. Two years on from "Blossom", their second and most adventurous album, "Fleshwork" is here to set all of that...

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SOEN Shares 'Mercenary' Single From Upcoming Album 'Reliance'

SOEN has released "Mercenary", the second single from the band's upcoming studio album, "Reliance", due on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. The LP was produced, recorded and mixed by Alexander Backlund at Fascination Street Studios, and was mastered by Tony Lindgren. With "Reliance", SOEN's...

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MICHAEL SWEET Says Some People Come To STRYPER Shows 'To Just Speak Out Against Christianity': 'It's Bizarre'

In a new interview with Rob Edwards of the Talkin' Bout Rock podcast, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet was asked if it is more difficult being a Christian rock band today than it was when the band first started out more than four decades ago. Michael responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I...

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SEVENDUST Completes Recording 15th Studio Album

According to SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery, the band has completed tracking its new studio album, tentatively due in early 2026 via Napalm Records. SEVENDUST once again worked with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida. Baskette had p...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Teams Up SEYMOUR DUNCAN For Signature PJ Pickup Set

Experience the aggressive, punchy tone that defined rock anthems from GUNS N' ROSES to VELVET REVOLVER with Duff McKagan's signature Seymour Duncan pickup set, now available for your PJ bass. Since the mid-1980s, McKagan's bass lines and songwriting have powered hits from GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOL...

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FAITH NO MORE Keyboardist And Gay Icon RODDY BOTTUM Speaks His Truth In New Memoir: 'I Want People To Be Provoked'

By David E. Gehlke As FAITH NO MORE climbed the charts in 1989 behind their "Epic" and "Falling To Pieces" singles, and then landed the coveted opening spot on GUNS N' ROSES and METALLICA's 1992 summer stadium tour, keyboardist Roddy Bottum was simply unable to enjoy any of it. A debilitating drug p...

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Echoes In Eternity

With a career that stretches back to 1980, AGNOSTIC FRONT have the longevity and associated respect that only true legends can achieve. But still, given the turbulent nature of the times of we living, there is always a pressing need to reaffirm the gritty, bloodstained values that the New Yorkers ha...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Rules Out Making Album With SAMMY HAGAR And MICHAEL ANTHONY: MAMMOTH Is 'All I Wanna Do'

In a new interview with the Thinking About Guitar podcast, Wolfgang Van Halen, who replaced Michael Anthony in VAN HALEN, once again confirmed that his father, legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen, had contemplated a "kitchen-sink" VAN HALEN tour that would have included Anthony, as well as...