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DEF LEPPARD Releases Pro-Shot Video Of 'Personal Jesus' Performance From 2026 Las Vegas Residency

DEF LEPPARD has shared professionally filmed video of the band's cover of DEPECHE MODE's "Personal Jesus", filmed during the group's third Las Vegas residency, "Def Leppard Live At Caesars Palace: The Las Vegas Residency", which was held this past February. The 12-show run followed sold-out residenc...

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NOFX To Release Official Soundtrack + Original Score Of Career-Spanning Documentary '40 Years Of F***in' Up'

Punk rock legends NOFX have announced the release of "40 Years of Fuckin' Up: Soundtrack + Score", the official soundtrack and original score companion to the band's acclaimed documentary film "40 Years Of Fuckin' Up", arriving everywhere on August 28, 2026. The expansive double LP release accompani...

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JEFF PLATE To Miss First Two Shows Of SAVATAGE's 'Prelude To Madness' 2026 Tour; TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA's BLAS ELIAS To Step In

Drummer Jeff Plate of progressive metal pioneers SAVATAGE will miss the first two shows of the band's "Prelude To Madness" spring/summer 2026 European tour. He will be temporarily replaced by Blas Elias, who has previously played with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SLAUGHTER and RATT's Stephen Pearcy. Ea...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Releases Award-Winning New Video For His Classic Solo Song 'Tears Of The Dragon'

In September 2025, after performing at The Town festival in São Paulo, Brazil, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson joined with directors Leo Liberti and Antoine de Montremy to shoot an epic new film to accompany his reworking of the classic track "Tears Of The Dragon", which is featured on last year'...

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THE HU Announces New Album 'Hun'

Innovative Mongolian rock group THE HU — Galaa (morin khuur, throat singing); Jaya (tumur khuur, tsuur, throat singing); Enkush (morin khuur, throat singing); and Temka (tovshuur, throat singing) — will release its third full-length album, "Hun", on July 24 via Better Noise Music. Alongside the albu...

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STYX And KABOOM COLLECTIVE Announce 'Twenty Years On' Documentary About Pioneering Rock-and-Orchestra Collaboration

Kaboom Collective, the Cleveland-based nonprofit arts organization that has become a launching pad for the next generation of creative professionals, has announced the world premiere of "Twenty Years On", a feature documentary chronicling the twenty-year partnership between Kaboom, its members and l...

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GUS G May Be One Of The Last True Guitar Heroes Standing

By David E. Gehlke Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G (real name: Konstantinos Karamitroudis) started releasing albums at the turn of the century, a veritable lifetime in the music industry where turnover is regular, and longevity is a hard-fought commodity. Gus found several ways to break in, whether via...

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JOHN 5 Shoots Down Rumor MÖTLEY CRÜE Members Play Along To Backing Tracks Live: 'Everybody Plays Everything' And 'We Work Hard At It'

In a new interview with the Thinking About Guitar podcast, MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist John 5, who has been in the band for more than three years, addressed one of the most debated topics in MÖTLEY CRÜE's live shows, namely the group's use of backing tracks. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...

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Watch: SOILWORK, KING DIAMOND, Ex-WHITESNAKE, EUROPE Members And Others Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At Stockholm Memorial Concert

Björn Strid (SOILWORK, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA),Dino "Jelusick" Jelusić (ex-WHITESNAKE),Mats Levén (CANDLEMASS, TREAT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Pontus Egberg (KING DIAMOND),Joakim Svalberg (OPETH),Linnea Wikström Egg (THUNDERMOTHER, THERION) and Kee Marcello (ex-EUROPE, EASY ACTION) are among the m...

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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist BEN MOODY Doesn't Rule Out WE ARE THE FALLEN Return: 'We Would All Be Willing To Make It Work'

In a new interview with The Joel Martin Mastery Podcast, former EVANESCENCE guitarist Ben Moody spoke about the status of WE ARE THE FALLEN, the band he launched in 2009 with fellow original EVANESCENCE members John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocali...

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Watch: JOHN 5 Kicks Off First-Ever European Tour In London

Guitarist John 5 kicked off his European tour on Thursday, May 14 at the Underworld in London, England. Apart from a few shows in 2016, this is John's first-ever solo tour in these territories. Fan-filmed video of the entire London show can be seen below, courtesy of TwinPines Music and SwitchCritch...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Hopes To Complete Pre-Production For New Album In Late 2026, Begin Recording In Early 2027

BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch has released a new video message in which he offered an update on the progress of the songwriting sessions for the German power metal band's follow-up to 2022's "The God Machine" album. Kürsch said in the video, which can be seen below (as transcribed by BLABBERM...

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VOIVOD Shares 'The End Of Dormancy' Single From Upcoming Live Album 'Symphonique' Featuring Quebec Symphony Orchestra

Canada's progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD will release "Symphonique", a special live collaboration with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique De Québec),on June 5, 2026 worldwide via Century Media Records. "Symphonique", which functions like an epic piece of cinema, showcas...

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BILLY IDOL To Receive 'Lifetime Achievement Award' At 52nd AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS

CBS and Dick Clark Productions (DCP),the world's largest owner and producer of televised live event entertainment programming, announced that rock legend and 2026 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Billy Idol will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd American Music Awards (AM...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Biopic 'Probably Won't Come Out Until 2028', According To JACK OSBOURNE

During a May 12 livestream on his YouTube channel, Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack was asked by one of the viewers for an update on the status of the long-awaited Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne biopic. Jack said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "I can tell you this: we are moving ahead. I was on calls toda...