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K.K. DOWNING-Produced Second Album From British Heavy Metal Band TAILGUNNER, 'Midnight Blitz', To Arrive In February

Carrying the torch of NWOBHM is TAILGUNNER. Recently signed to Napalm Records, the young British band has announced its upcoming sophomore album, "Midnight Blitz", due out on February 6, 2026. Drawing heavily from classic heavy metal sounds, TAILGUNNER have found support in the very heroes they foll...

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Watch: KELLY HANSEN Says Emotional Goodbye To FOREIGNER At His Final Show With The Band

Almost five months after Kelly Hansen announced he was stepping down as lead singer of FOREIGNER, he performed his final two shows with the band this past Friday (October 10) and Saturday (October 11) at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey. During FOREIGNER's performance on th...

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KELLY HANSEN To Play His Final Concert With FOREIGNER This Weekend: 'I've Been In This Business Nearly 50 Years, And I Put In My Time'

FOREIGNER lead singer Kelly Hansen spoke to People about his decision to exit the band at the end of the legendary rockers' summer 2025 tour. During FOREIGNER's performance on the May 20 season finale of NBC singing competition "The Voice", Hansen announced his departure with a "passing of the torch...

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GARY HOLT On KIRK HAMMETT: 'For All Intents And Purposes, He Is One Of The Founders Of Thrash Metal'

In episode 113 of "The Metallica Report", the podcast offering weekly insider updates on all things METALLICA, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt reflected on his chemistry with Kirk Hammett, who was part of the original lineup of EXODUS alongside guitarist Tim Agnello, drummer Tom Hunting and vocalist Keit...

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RUDY SARZO, BRAD GILLIS And TOMMY ALDRIDGE Reunite For Cover Of THE WHO's 'The Real Me'

Canadian-born Rick Hughes is renowned for his powerful voice as the lead singer of the legendary metal band SWORD, and of the hard-rock band SAINTS & SINNERS, as well as a seasoned performer with hundreds of headlining shows in Canada, America, Europe and Japan over the years, and his superb sta...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Appears At Gibson Garage London For Intimate Interview And Performance: Photos, Video

This week, Gibson hosted a very special event to celebrate Tony Iommi, the legendary guitarist of BLACK SABBATH, and launch the return of his Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker out now from the Gibson Pickup Shop. Music fans gathered at the Gibson Garage London for an intimate interview with Iommi — mod...

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Edsvuren

With a quarter of a century of Viking-related bombast under their studded belts, MÅNEGARM have achieved the kind of longevity that turns hard work into legend. "Edsvuren" is the Swedish crew's 12th studio album, and while fans of their subtly unique blend of windswept paganism, fierce black metal an...

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TOM MORELLO On RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's Last Tour: 'If There's Never Another Show, That' Was 'Quite A Way To Go Out'

In a new interview with Q101 (WKQX),the Chicago alternative station owned by Cumulus Media, Tom Morello reflected on RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's October 2022 decision to cancel the band's North American tour, three months after singer Zack De La Rocha severed his left Achilles tendon, leaving a mere...

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JUDAS PRIEST, LAMB OF GOD, SEPULTURA And NEVERMORE Among First Confirmed Bands For 2026 Edition Of U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK

Bloodstock Open Air has announced its return to Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom in August 2026 to celebrate its 25th anniversary. With 2025's event fully underway with headliners TRIVIUM, MACHINE HEAD and GOJIRA melting faces this weekend (alongside 120+ more bands),Bloodstock cordiall...

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PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'What An Icon And What A Massive Impact He Had On Music'

In a new interview with Lyndsey Marie of the 93Xradio station, PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne who died late last month at the age of 76. Jacoby said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When the icons of our generation start passing — rest in peace, Ozzy — it real...

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Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer HOWARD JONES Begins Recording His Debut Solo Album

Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones has entered the studio to begin recording his debut solo album. Helming the sessions for the effort — which are apparently taking place at Sparrow Sound in Glendale, California — is the production team of Josh Gilbert, an acclaimed producer and bassist/vo...

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HALESTORM Shares New Song 'Rain Your Blood On Me' From Upcoming 'Everest' Album

Hot on the heels of their show-stopping performance of Ozzy Osbourne's "Perry Mason" at BLACK SABBATH's final show over the weekend, HALESTORM today dropped new song "Rain Your Blood On Me", debuted live in that short set. The track is a heavy siren call starting with a thumping dirge beat and befor...

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THE OBSESSED Recruits MONSTER MAGNET Drummer BOB PANTELLA

Iconic architects of American doom metal THE OBSESSED have announced a seismic shift behind the kit as drummer Brian Costantino steps away, passing the torch to none other than Bob Pantella — the powerhouse percussionist known for his crushing work with MONSTER MAGNET and THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX. The ba...

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HALESTORM Shares Official Music Video For 'Darkness Always Wins'

HALESTORM has released the official DJay Brawner-directed music video for "Darkness Always Wins", a slowly building, cinematic hard rock anthem that marked the Grammy-winning band's first release of 2025. The song, helmed by Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb, was the first to be revealed from HALEST...

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Watch: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Rejoined By Singer HOWARD JONES At Tampa Stop Of 2025 'Summer Of Loud' Tour

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE were rejoined by their former singer Howard Jones on Sunday, June 22 at the second show of the "Summer Of Loud" tour at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida. Jones made an appearance for the song "The Signal Fire", sharing the lead vocal du...