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Ex-FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL Announces Rescheduled 'Obsolete By Word Of Mouth' Spoken-Word Events

Former FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell has announced the details of his rescheduled spoken-words events in Australia, dubbed "Obsolete By Word Of Mouth". The two shows, which were originally supposed to happen in June, will now be held on the following dates: Oct. 25 - Sydney, Australia @ Chuck T...

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IRON MAIDEN Announces Massive U.K. Concert At Knebworth For 2026

Following last week's announcement of IRON MAIDEN's European festival and stadium tour for 2026, bringing their highly acclaimed "Run For Your Lives" world tour to even more countries in Europe, Kilimanjaro Live, in association with Phantom Music Management, have announced that IRON MAIDEN will retu...

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DISTURBED Inducted Into ILLINOIS ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

DISTURBED was inducted into the Illinois Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on Sunday, September 14th at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, Illinois. The members of DISTURBED were inducted by Frank Mastalerz, who has been in the concert industry, booking and producing shows for over 30 years. In his accep...

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JAY JAY FRENCH Says TWISTED SISTER's First Reunion Concert Will Take Place In May 2026 On U.S. Soil

TWISTED SISTER's founding guitarist Jay Jay French has commented on this week's announcement that he and his longtime bandmates are reuniting for a 50th-anniversary world tour in 2026. The reunion will feature TWISTED SISTER's three core members: French, frontman Dee Snider and longtime lead guitari...

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NEVERMORE, THE GATHERING, CONCEPTION, HAMMERFALL, CRIMSON GLORY Among Confirmed Bands For ProgPower USA 2026

ENSIFERUM, ELUVEITIE, CONCEPTION, EVERGREY, NEVERMORE, HAMMERFALL, CRIMSON GLORY and THE GATHERING (featuring Anneke Van Giersbergen) are among the confirmed artists for next year's ProgPower USA festival, set to take place September 9-12, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The full lineup for ProgPower USA...

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Blackbraid III

A radical voice in the US black metal scene, BLACKBRAID founder Jon "Sgah'gahsowáh" Krieger sees everything from a different angle. Across the project's two studio albums to date, he has created a unique world of barren plains and desert suns, inspired by the unfathomable power of the natural world...

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DROWNING POOL's C.J. PIERCE: 'The Music Business Has Not Been Fair To Us In Any Way, Shape Or Form'

In a new interview with Poland's Brudne Brzmienie, DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce spoke about the decline of the music industry as consumers value access over ownership and experiences over assets. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "On that subject like that, it's a love-hat...

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ÜL

Let's be brutally honest. I do not know a solitary thing about the Mapuche Nation, beyond a cursory glance at Wikipedia to avoid completely embarrassing myself. But my geographical ignorance makes no difference to the fact that MAWIZA are making a tremendous racket in honor of their native culture....

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SOIL To Enter Studio In September 2025 To Record New Music

In a new interview with Chicago's Rebel Radio 92.5 FM as part of the station's 31st-anniversary celebration, SOIL bassist Tim King gave an update on the band's recent and upcoming activities. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Just last year we did a completely sold-out headline U.K. tou...

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DROWNING POOL Is 'Definitely Heavily Working On' New Full-Length Album: 'The Goal Is To Have It Done As Soon As Possible'

In a new interview with "The Dark", an active rock music program that airs on Minnesota's 94 Rocks KFML radio station, DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce and singer Ryan McCombs spoke about the band's recently released two singles, "Madness", which came out in April, and "Revolution (The Final Amen...

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An Insatiable Violence

Few sensible people would dispute that CRYPTOPSY are one of the most revered, respected and influential bands in the world of death metal. The perennial problem has been that until fairly recently, it was never entirely clear which version of the band would appear at any given moment. It was fairly...

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Ex-FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL Wants To Keep Making New Music: 'I'm Not Obsolete Yet'

In a new interview with Tom Robbins of the And Now The Band podcast, former FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell — who issued one solo single in 2025 ("Savages"),two solo singles in 2024 ("Anti-Droid" and "Technical Exorcism"),and a cover of RAMMSTEIN's "Du Hast" in 2023 — spoke about how he approac...

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Watch: Former FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL Kicks Off Australian Solo Tour In Brisbane

Former FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell kicked off his Australian solo tour on Wednesday (June 11) at The Triffid in Brisbane. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. Last month, Burton shared the lyric video for his fourth solo single, "Savages". In a recent interview with Andrew Haug,...

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DROWNING POOL To Release Deluxe, Expanded Version Of 'Sinner' Album In 2026 For 25th Anniversary

In a new interview with My Weekly Mixtape host Brian Colburn, DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce spoke about the upcoming 25th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Sinner", which was certified platinum within six weeks of its release in 2001, while the CD's first single, "Bodies", was one of the...

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Update: Ex-FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL's 'Obsolete By Word Of Mouth' Spoken-Word Events Have Been Canceled

**UPDATE**: Burton C. Bell's "Obsolete By Word Of Mouth" spoken-word events in Australia have now seemingly been canceled. According to a post on the Moshtix web site, tickets for the previously announced June 19 show at the Little Cooler venue in Sydney "are no longer available for sale. If you've...