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Watch: DEEP PURPLE Performs New Singles 'Arrogant Boy' And 'Diablo' Live For First Time

British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE performed their two new singles, "Arrogant Boy" and "Diablo", live for the first time during their concert Thursday night (June 11) at Metro Areena in Espoo, Finland. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. "Arrogant Boy" and "Diablo" will both appear on...

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Watch: KISS's PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Discuss Their Five-Decade Partnership Ahead Of 'Songwriters Hall Of Fame' Honor

KISS's Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, who are set to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame Thursday (June 11) in New York, talked to Anthony Mason of CBS's weekday morning TV show CBS Mornings about their five-decade-long musical partnership as well as the band's legacy. Regarding how they w...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On His Upcoming 'In My Darkest Hour' Memoir: 'I Don't Know If People Are Gonna Get All Choked Up Over It'

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine spoke about his next memoir, "In My Darkest Hour", which will arrive on September 8, 2026 via Grand Central Publishing's recently launched Da Capo imprint. The book will detail Mustaine's "gnarly" treatment after he was diagn...

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MELECHESH's ASHMEDI Preaches Peace, Solidarity And The Power Of Metal Amidst Turmoil In The Middle East

By David E. Gehlke The "Sentinels of Shamash" EP marks the first release from Middle Eastern extreme metal standard-bearers MELECHESH in 11 years. The outing — coming in at a robust three songs and 21 minutes — is an exotic blend of Mesopotamian metal laced with the appropriate blasts of extremity a...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN Explains Why 'Splat!' is Band's 'Heaviest' Album In Many Years

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan spoke about the band's upcoming studio album, "Splat!", which is due on July 3 via earMUSIC. Produced once again by Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper),the effort has been described in a...

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DEEP PURPLE Releases Music Video For Latest Single 'Diablo'

Hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE have released the official music video for their new single, "Diablo". The new track is the latest taste of "Splat!", DEEP PURPLE's new studio album, due out on July 3 via earMUSIC. "Diablo" follows "Arrogant Boy", the first single from "Splat!" and opens the door to on...

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Watch: Founding VENOM Members MANTAS And ABADDON Joined By DAVID VINCENT To Celebrate 45th Anniversary Of 'Welcome To Hell' At 2026 PITFEST

David Vincent (I AM MORBID, TERRORIZER, VLTIMAS, ex-MoRBID ANGEL),Diva Satanica (BLOODHUNTER, ex-NERVOSA) and Blake "Bulldözer" Arendell (a.k.a. Blake Arenvurst; INTERCEPTOR) are among the guest musicians who joined Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray, iconic co-founders of the pioneering...

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CHARLIE BENANTE On ANTHRAX's Upcoming Album 'Cursum Perficio': 'It's A Culmination Of Different Eras, Different Moods, Different Ideas'

In a new interview with Erin Greatrix of This Day In Metal, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke about the band's long-awaited twelfth full-length studio album, "Cursum Perficio", which will be released on September 18 via Megaforce in the U.S. and Nuclear Blast in Europe. It marks the band's first...

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STANLEY SIMMONS, Featuring Sons Of KISS's PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS, Shares Fourth Single 'Cellophane'

The official Jack Hackett-directed music video for "Cellophane", the fourth single from STANLEY SIMMONS, the collaborative project of Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons — sons of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, respectively, from KISS — can be seen below. The track is taken from STANLEY SIMMONS's debut al...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN On Developing His Own Style: 'When I Tried To Play Like My Favorite Guitar Players, It Just Never Really Worked Out'

TrueFire, the longest-serving online guitar lesson hub, has shared a new seven-and-a-half-minute video in which former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman talks about how his own inability to faithfully emulate "guitar magicians" like Uli Jon Roth and Frank Marino led him to stop being a clone and sta...

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DEEP PURPLE Shares New Single 'Diablo' From Upcoming 'Splat!' Album

Hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE have released a new single, "Diablo" today. The new track is the latest taste of "Splat!", DEEP PURPLE's new studio album, due out on July 3 via earMUSIC. "Diablo" follows "Arrogant Boy", the first single from "Splat!" and opens the door to one of DEEP PURPLE's surreal...

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PHIL COLLEN Says DEF LEPPARD 'Would Love' To Play At The Sphere, But Expresses Concern About Production Overshadowing Band

During a June 2 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the possibility of him and his bandmates staging a run of shows at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. Asked if he has seen any shows at the Sphere yet, Phil said (as transcribed by B...

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Watch: STANLEY SIMMONS Performs At BUDDY GUY's John Lewis Civil Rights Award Ceremony

On May 27, STANLEY SIMMONS, the collaborative project of Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons — sons of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, respectively, from KISS — performed at the John Lewis Civil Rights Award ceremony honoring Buddy Guy at the Renaissance Shoals Conference Center in Florence, Alabama. Fan-f...

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ACE FREHLEY's 1975 Les Paul Guitar Sells For $512,000 At Auction

Ace Frehley's 1975 Gibson Les Paul, one of the most historically significant guitars in rock and roll, sold for $512,000 as part of the "Music Icons" series from auction house Julien's, a two-day live auction which took place on May 29 and May 30 at Hard Rock Cafe Times Square in New York City. From...

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KISS To Release 'Destroyer: The Definitive Visual History' Book In October

Insight Editions has set an October 27 release date for "KISS Destroyer: The Definitive Visual History: Making And Touring The Legendary Album, Official And Authorized". The book was written by author Ken Sharp along with KISS co-founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. In 1976, Gene, Paul, Ace Frehl...