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UPON A BURNING BODY Announces June 2026 U.S. Tour

Texas metallers UPON A BURNING BODY will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in June, supported by TRAITORS, CARCOSA and SWOLLEN TEETH. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Wednesday, March 25 at 10:00 a.m. local time and end on Thursday, March 26 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prompted, ty...

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POWERRAGE, Featuring Former EXCITER Guitarist JOHN RICCI, Releases Second Single, 'Dragon Man'

POWERRAGE, the new band featuring former EXCITER guitarist John Ricci, bassist Todd Pilon (formerly of WITCHKILLER),vocalist Jacques Bélanger (who previously sang on three EXCITER albums: "The Dark Command" [1997], "Blood Of Tyrants" [2000] and "New Testament" [2004]) and drummer Lucas Dery, has rel...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE On 'Nasty Vertigo Attack' He Suffered Last November: 'I Don't Wish That On My Worst Enemy'

In a new interview with Gary Graff of Guitar Player magazine, legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore discussed the health issues which led to the cancelation of the last four shows on the six-date tour of the U.S. East Coast by BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the renaissance-inspired rock...

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CHARLIE BENANTE Says Upcoming ANTHRAX Single Is 'A F***ing Banger Of A Song': It's 'Definitely A Love Letter To Our Fans'

In an interview with Australia's Hear 2 Zen podcast, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke about the band's long-awaited new studio album, which is due later this year in North America via Megaforce and in Europe through Nuclear Blast. The mixing sessions, as well as some of the recording sessions,...

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NASHVILLE PUSSY Announces '10 Inches Of Pussy Season 1' EP, First New Music In Eight Years

Hard rock veterans NASHVILLE PUSSY will release their first new music in eight years, a four-song EP called "10 Inches Of Pussy Season 1", on May 22 via Slinging Pig Records. Recorded the way rock 'n' roll was meant to be — fully analog — "10 Inches Of Pussy Season 1" features NASHVILLE PUSSY founde...

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THE DEAD DAISIES To Release 'Live Plus Five' In May

THE DEAD DAISIES are cranking it up with the physical release of "Live Plus Five", arriving on CD and vinyl Friday, May 1 and May 15 in the USA and Canada. This release captures their blistering "Live At Stonedead" performance at the U.K.'s Stonedead festival on August 23, 2025 along with an additio...

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NEUROSIS Surprise Releases First New Album In A Decade, 'An Undying Love For A Burning World'

Long-running Oakland, California-based band NEUROSIS has surprise released a brand new album titled "An Undying Love For A Burning World" today via Neurot Recordings. Evolution can be ugly and beautiful, painful and euphoric. "An Undying Love For A Burning World" is the first new release from NEUROS...

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DARKTHRONE Announces New Album 'Pre-Historic Metal', Shares Title Track

Norwegian black metal veterans DARKTHRONE will release their new studio album, "Pre-Historic Metal", on May 8 via Peaceville Records. Following swiftly on from the recently released "The Fist In The Face Of God" box set covering the band's revered early black metal period, it is time for the influen...

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ZACH MYERS Explains Why SHINEDOWN Stopped Doing Pre-Show Meet-And-Greets With Fans

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Beardo & Weirdo" podcast, hosted by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael and comedian Craig Gass, SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers was asked if it blows his mind that the music he and his bandmates created " has that same deep, deep emotiona...

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SLEEPING WITH SIRENS Returns With New Single 'An Ending In Itself'

Alternative rock band SLEEPING WITH SIRENS has returned with a poignant and powerful new track, "An Ending In Itself", produced by Will Yip (TURNSTILE, CIRCA SURVIVE, MOVEMENTS). Driven by unrelenting angst and gigantic melodies, the track marks SLEEPING WITH SIRENS' first single released with Rise...

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New ANTHRAX Album Pushed Back To September 2026; First Single To Arrive In May

In an interview with Australia's Everblack podcast, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke about the band's long-awaited new studio album, which is due later this year in North America via Megaforce and in Europe through Nuclear Blast. The mixing sessions, as well as some of the recording sessions, f...

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PAUL STANLEY Rejects 'Nepotism' Label For Son EVAN's STANLEY SIMMONS Project

In a new interview with The Drew Lane Show, KISS frontman Paul Stanley spoke about STANLEY SIMMONS, the collaborative project of Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons — sons of Paul and Gene Simmons, respectively, from KISS — which released its debut single, "Body Down", in December. A full-length album wil...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Recruits JOE LYNN TURNER, PAT TRAVERS, ALAN DAVEY And SHAWN DROVER For NUCLEAR MESSIAH Single 'For Mad Men Only'

NUCLEAR MESSIAH — the project built around the visionary mastery of ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland — has released a new single, "For Mad Men Only". Joining Poland for this roaring metal cover of the '70s MAY BLITZ tune "For Mad Men Only" is the inimitable Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) o...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN Announces 'Heaviest' Album Of Her Career, 'Frisson Noir'

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will unleash her brand new metal album, "Frisson Noir", on June 12 via earMUSIC, described in a press release as "the heaviest record of her career and a powerful statement of identity, strength and belonging". After years of exploring different musical landscap...

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CACTUS Recruits DEE SNIDER And TRACII GUNS For 'The Little Red Rooster' From Upcoming 'Temple Of Blues II' Album

It's been two years since drum legend Carmine Appice and his reformed CACTUS — singer Ed Terry, guitarist Artie Dillon and bassist James Caputo — first unbarred the doors to the "Temple Of Blues - Influences And Friends", a 15-track slab of headbanging, hip-swinging heavy blues rock whose subtitle r...