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LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE To Release New Album 'Lay Me Down O Silent Fear' In September

German metal band LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE will release a new album, "Lay Me Down O Silent Fear", on September 25, 2026 through Steamhammer. Four years have passed since LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE's last full-length album. During this time, they have played well over 100 concerts, including the biggest festival...

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SIGH Shares Music Video For New Single 'Unputenpu' Featuring OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT

Japanese metal pioneers SIGH are back with "Unputenpu", the first single to be taken from their upcoming new studio album "Goh-ka", alongside a stunning new music video created by Costin Chioreanu. Speaking about the new track, SIGH frontman and mastermind Mirai Kawashima said: "Honestly, I have no...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Regrets Getting COVID-19 Vaccine, Suggests Possible Link To His Recent Health Issues

Michael Sweet of Christian rockers STRYPER has revealed that he regrets getting the COVID-19 vaccine during the coronavirus pandemic and he has suggested a possible link between the shots and his recent health issues, including retinal detachment and thyroid cancer. One day after Dr. Anthony Fauci's...

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MICHAEL SWEET Reveals OZ FOX Doesn't Appear On STRYPER's 'Throne Of Thorns' LP: 'I'm Playing All The Guitars On This Album'

In a new interview with Alan Dixon and Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice, guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian metal pioneers STRYPER was asked about his musical chemistry with STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox on the band's upcoming eighteenth studio album, "Throne Of Thorns", which will arrive...

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Watch: ANETTE OLZON Kicks Off Summer 2026 European Tour Focusing On Her NIGHTWISH Era

Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon kicked off a European tour celebrating the two albums she recorded with the band — "Dark Passion Play" (2007) and "Imaginaerum" (2011) — on Saturday, July 25 at Kaaos Festival in Vaskiluoto, Vaasa, Finland. The trek marks the first time Anette has toured the cont...

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PEARL JAM's JEFF AMENT Announces 'Since Forever' Photo Book

For decades, PEARL JAM founding member and bassist Jeff Ament has photographed the people, places, and moments that inspire him. A few years ago, he began working through his archive of decomposing negatives with his brother, acclaimed designer Barry Ament. Their efforts led to "Since Forever", a de...

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MOTÖRHEAD Partners With KnuckleBonz360 For First-Of-Its-Kind Immersive Experience

KnuckleBonz has announced an official collaboration with MOTÖRHEAD to bring the legendary rock 'n' roll icons into KnuckleBonz360 BackStage Experience, a first-of-its-kind immersive 3D digital platform launching summer 2026. The licensing agreement was brokered by Global Merchandising Services, the...

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ELECTRIC CALLBOY Turns Nostalgic Boy Band Love Ballad Into Most Unexpected Single Yet With 'The Way You Are'

Love songs come in many forms, but only ELECTRIC CALLBOY could turn one into this. Today, the band releases their newest single "The Way You Are", one of the most surprising tracks from their upcoming album "Tanzneid", arriving next week on August 7. What begins as an irresistibly catchy late-'90s-i...

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COAL CHAMBER And DEVILDRIVER Frontman DEZ FAFARA: 'They Found A Tumor In My Head' Almost Two Years Ago

In a new interview with The Garza Podcast, hosted by SUICIDE SILENCE guitarist Chris Garza, DEVILDRIVER and COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara offered an update on his health, two years after COAL CHAMBER canceled a U.S. tour when he suffered a blackout and vertigo. Dez said in part (as transcribed by...

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Watch: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Performs Previously Unreleased Title Track Of Upcoming 'Legacy' Album Live For First Time

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH performed the previously unreleased title track of the band's upcoming tenth studio album, "Legacy", live for the first time at the kick-off concert of the group's summer 2026 North American tour on July 20 at Camden, New Jersey's Freedom Mortgage Pavilion. FIVE FINGER DEATH...

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Japan's BROKEN BY THE SCREAM Releases New Single 'Hanakabura'

Exploding out of Japan's heavy music underground with a sound that seamlessly collides idol-style vocals, blistering metalcore precision and unrelenting extreme metal intensity, BROKEN BY THE SCREAM continues its rapid ascent with the release of a new single, "Hanakabura". The track marks BROKEN BY...

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NONPOINT Drops Two Versions Of New Single 'Red Yeti' From Upcoming 'The Last Word' Album

NONPOINT has unleashed a double release of its new single, "Red Yeti", offering fans two distinct versions of the track which will appear on NONPOINT's eleventh studio album, "The Last Word", due on September 18, 2026 via the band's independent record label 361 Degrees Records LLC. The first version...

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DISTURBED Guitarist DAN DONEGAN Sells Illinois Home For $1.575 Million

DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan sold his home in Orland Park, Illinois on July 21 for $1.575 million. According to public records, the 57-year-old musician bought the 7,000-square-foot house in March 2023 for $1.3 million. On March 28, Dan shared a few photos of the house and he included the followi...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'I Think I Sing As Good Now As, If Not Better Than, I Ever Have'

In a new interview with Brazil's Heavy Talk, former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK'S PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens was asked if he has to be more careful, as he gets older, to take care of his singing voice so he can still hit all the high notes during his live shows. He responded (as transcribed...

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TESTAMENT Partners With KnuckleBonz360 For First-Of-Its-Kind Immersive Experience

KnuckleBonz has announced an official collaboration with TESTAMENT to bring the iconic Bay Area thrash metal institution into KnuckleBonz360 BackStage Experience, a first-of-its-kind immersive 3D digital platform launching summer 2026. "TESTAMENT is very excited to be a part of a new experience for...