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FORBIDDEN Signs With BLKIIBLK, Prepares To Release First New Album In 16 Years

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN have signed with BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. The band's long-awaited follow-up to 2010's "Omega Wave" album is currently being tracked at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with engineer/co-producer Zack Oh...

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STORY OF THE YEAR Releases New Single 'Disconnected' From Upcoming 'A.R.S.O.N.' Album

STORY OF THE YEAR has released a new single, "Disconnected". The track is the second offering from the band's upcoming eighth studio album, "A.R.S.O.N.", due out everywhere February 13, 2026 via SharpTone Records. "Disconnected" is a vulnerable, no-holds-barred track that captures the frustration of...

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LIMP BIZKIT, THE OFFSPRING And GOJIRA To Headline 2026 ROCK FEST In Cadott, Wisconsin

Rock Fest, the largest three-day rock music and camping event in the U.S., returns July 16-18 with one of its most stacked lineups to date. Taking over the hayfield in Cadott, Wisconsin, Rock Fest 2026 delivers a heavy-hitting mix of global headliners, fan-favorite staples and 21 national acts makin...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' WILLIAM DUVALL 'Rises To The Challenge' Of Writing And Recording With METAL ALLEGIANCE

By David E. Gehlke Perhaps the most "metal" of the core 1990s Seattle grunge bands, ALICE IN CHAINS has long hung around the periphery of the genre since holding their own as openers on the legendary 1991 "Clash Of The Titans" tour featuring ANTHRAX, MEGADETH and SLAYER. Several of the band's studio...

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HARLEY FLANAGAN On Possible Reunion With Former CRO-MAGS Members: 'I've Always Been Open To Any Kind Of Communication With Any Of Those Guys'

In a new interview with the Lipps Service With Scott Lipps podcast, Harley Flanagan, who founded the legendary hardcore band the CRO-MAGS at the age of 14, reflected on the CRO-MAGS' rise to success in the mid-1980s. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think part of the reason I failed...

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MYLES KENNEDY: 'There's Not An Ounce Of Politics On Any' Of The Songs On New ALTER BRIDGE Album

In a new interview with France's Loud TV, ALTER BRIDGE frontman Myles Kennedy spoke about the lyrical inspiration for the band's eighth, self-titled studio album, which arrived last Friday, January 9, 2026 via Napalm Records. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I can assure you this recor...

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JACK OSBOURNE Says Final Number Raised For Charity By 'Back To The Beginning' Concert Was Less Than $10 Million

In a new interview with Tyler Ramsey of the "Painful Lessons: Punk Rock Sober" podcast, Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack Osbourne once again confirmed that that BLACK SABBATH's farewell concert raised just under $10 million — a far cry from the erroneously inflated figures reported by the mainstream media s...

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VIO-LENCE To Release New 'Punk Cover' Before Putting Out More Original Material: 'I Don't Wanna Rush Writing', Says SEAN KILLIAN

In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, VIO-LENCE singer Sean Killian spoke about the band's plans for new music. For the reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' recent U.S. tour as the support act for DEATH ANGEL, Killian was joined on stage by Ira Black (LIZZY BORDEN, V...

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SNOT Has Completed Five Songs With New Singer ANDY KNAPP; Long-Awaited Album Information Coming 'Soon'

Reactivated Santa Barbara-based metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT has "completed" five new songs for the band's long-awaited new studio album. The upcoming effort is being recorded with producer, engineer and mixer Chris Collier and will mark SNOT's first release with new singer Andy Knapp, who made his l...

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FORBIDDEN To Announce New Record Label Home 'In The Next Week Or So'

In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, guitarist Craig Locicero of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited new studio album. FORBIDDEN's follow-up to 2010's "Omega Wave" is being trac...

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Ex-WARLOCK Guitarist TOMMY BOLAN Steps Out On His Own In NYC: 'Lead, Follow Or Get The F*** Out Of My Way'

By David E. Gehlke A self-described "overcaffeinated New Yorker," guitarist Tommy Bolan previously played the role of sideman to German metal queen Doro Pesch in WARLOCK and was consequential in salvaging the sessions for the band's classic (and final) 1987 "Triumph And Agony" studio album. While he...

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FAITH NO MORE's RODDY BOTTUM Explains How He Became A Multi-Millionaire From Being An Early APPLE Investor

During a recent appearance on "The Hustle: Music & Money" podcast, Roddy Bottum, keyboardist for FAITH NO MORE and IMPERIAL TEEN, spoke about how he became a multi-millionaire from an early investment in Apple stock, a fact he also discusses in his memoir "The Royal We". Roddy invested around $1...

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GLENN HUGHES Cancels Spring 2026 U.S. Tour Due To 'Minor Health Issue'

Due to a "minor health issue" that requires his attention over the upcoming months, Glenn Hughes, the legendary former bassist and singer of DEEP PURPLE, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and current frontman of rock supergroup BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, has made the difficult decision to cancel his...

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Ferrum Sidereum

Avant-rock experimentalists for the last 29 years, ZU have become legendary among fans of weird, wonky music. This instrumental Italian trio employ baritone sax, bass guitar and drums to conjure wild, angular labyrinths of riffing, noise and electronics, often hitting levels of heaviness that outstr...

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BUSH Announces Spring 2026 U.S. Tour With MAMMOTH And JAMES AND THE COLD GUN

BUSH will embark on a U.S. tour this spring. Support on the trek, which will launch on April 7 in Pittsburgh, will come from MAMMOTH and JAMES AND THE COLD GUN. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 16 at 10 a.m. local time. Limited VIP packages are also available. Head to bush...