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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN Announces 'Heaviest' Album Of Her Career, 'Frisson Noir'

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will unleash her brand new metal album, "Frisson Noir", on June 12 via earMUSIC, described in a press release as "the heaviest record of her career and a powerful statement of identity, strength and belonging". After years of exploring different musical landscap...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE On Setlist For His Solo Concerts: 'I Wish I Could Play Everything I Ever Wrote'

In a new interview with V and Metalhead Fred of Creativity Talkin, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about the possibility of performing all three chapters in the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album series, including the upcoming "Operation: Mindcrime III", which he recorded with his so...

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STITCHED UP HEART Recruits BUTCHER BABIES' HEIDI SHEPHERD For 'Cannibal' Single

Los Angeles rock band STITCHED UP HEART has released a new single "Cannibal", featuring Heidi Shepherd of BUTCHER BABIES, out now via Judge & Jury Records. The track is a powerful collaboration between two incredible women in modern heavy music. STITCHED UP HEART frontwoman Alecia "Mixi" Demner...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER 1971 Flying V Collector's Edition Guitar Unveiled By GIBSON

Gibson Custom has announced the release of the Michael Schenker 1971 Flying V Collector's Edition, a meticulously crafted recreation of one of the most influential guitars in hard rock and heavy metal history. Known for his work with UFO, SCORPIONS and the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, Schenker helped def...

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Goliath

Protective clothing and helmets on, folks. There is a new EXODUS album and it is an absolute fucking beast. "Goliath" has certainly been a long time coming, with Gary Holt's extracurricular activities with SLAYER and a now almost inevitable lineup reshuffle causing delays along the way, but once the...

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FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY Releases New Song 'The Wretch'

No rest for the wicked. Since the release of their latest full-length, "The Nothing That Is", a year and a half ago, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY has remained in constant motion. Today, the band marks the kickoff of its massive U.S. tour alongside headliners LAMB OF GOD by unleashing a brand-new standalone si...

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Loss

GAEREA has been making noise for a decade; hyperactive from their inception. The enigmatic entity's fifth full-length, "Loss", is an album that showcases their ongoing and unyielding evolution, which is accessible without being overtly compromising. The Portuguese quintet started out as a convention...

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JINJER Announces 2026 North American Tour With CRYSTAL LAKE And ENTHEOS

Just weeks after Ukrainian modern metallers JINJER wrapped up their massively successful European headlining tour, they have now announced their return to North America. Summer 2026 will see JINJER embark on its first North American headline run since 2024, hitting 37 cities across the United States...

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See LAMB OF GOD Celebrate 'Into Oblivion' Album Release With Pop-Up Performance In Philadelphia

On March 15, two days after the arrival of their new album, "Into Oblivion", Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD performed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's TLA (Theatre of Living Arts),with the one-off show giving fans a rare chance to see the band in an unusually intimate setting. FIT FOR AN AU...

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LARS CHRISS Shares Why LION'S SHARE Continues To Defy Trends After Nearly 40 Years: 'We're A Heavy Metal Band. Period.'

By David E. Gehlke Sweden's LION's SHARE has remained one of the top practitioners of straight-ahead, hook-laden, mildly prog-tinged melodic metal since their 1987 inception. Although primarily a cult curiosity in the States, the Swedes made their hay in Europe and Scandinavia with their 1994 self-t...

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Ex-MY DYING BRIDE Frontman AARON STAINTHORPE Releases New HIGH PARASITE Single 'Drag Me Under'

HIGH PARASITE, the U.K. "death pop" outfit led by former MY DYING BRIDE frontman Aaron Stainthorpe, has released a new single, "Drag Me Under". Originally intended for HIGH PARASITE's debut album, "Forever We Burn", which came out in September 2024, the band decided to hold it back — until now. HIGH...

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Swiss Extreme Metal Icons SAMAEL Release New Single 'Hidden Empire'

Following last October's comeback statement "Black Matter Manifesto", which marked SAMAEL's first new song in eight years, the Swiss metal titans unveil "Hidden Empire", the second track featured on their upcoming limited 12-inch maxi single vinyl, arriving April 24, 2026 via Napalm Records mailorde...

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ANVIL Announces June/July 2026 North American Tour

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will embark on a North American tour in June 2026. The trek, which will feature East Coast metal wolves MIDNITE HELLION as support, will kick off on June 3 in Rochester, New York and wrap up on July 11 in Toledo, Ohio. The "Pounding The Past 2026" tour will see ANVIL per...

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New Book Celebrates Enduring Legacy Of RAMONES As Debut Album Turns 50

April 2026 marks fifty years since the release of the landmark debut album by RAMONES, a record that started what we now know as punk rock. A new book, "All Good Cretins Go To Heaven: The Enduring Spirit Of The Ramones", celebrates the band's legacy through the voices and memories of the fans and fr...

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SCOTT IAN 'Can't Wait For People To Hear' New ANTHRAX Album: 'I'm So F***ing Excited'

In an interview with Andrew Slaidins of The Rockpit's "50 Shades Of Slaids", ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian spoke about the band's long-awaited new studio album, which is tentatively due in May in North America via Megaforce and in Europe through Nuclear Blast. The mixing sessions, as well as some of t...