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SLASH on Upcoming SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Album 'Flying Blind': Most Of It 'Was Written Pretty Much On The Spot In Pre-Production'

During an appearance on the October 12 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spoke about the upcoming fifth album from SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, "Flying Blind", which will arrive worldwide on February 26, 2027 via Gibson Reco...

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Metal Keyboardists HARRISON YOUNG (DORO, U.D.O) And LAURA SCARBOROUGH (GHOST) Team Up For New Rock Musical

You may know American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and singer Harrison Young as the former keyboardist to European metal giants Doro Pesch and Udo Dirkschneider, or you may know him as the singer/bassist of THE CARDS, his decade-long project with original, founding SAXON guitarist Paul Quinn....

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Announces '55 Years On Tour - 1972 To 2027' U.K. Shows

Rock legends BLUE ÖYSTER CULT will return to the U.K. in April 2027 for two landmark shows, marking 60 years since the band first formed and 55 years since they took the name BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. The "55 Years On Tour - 1972 To 2027" dates follow the band's sold-out London Palladium show in 2025, and g...

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BUTCHER BABIES' HEIDI SHEPHERD On Split With CARLA HARVEY: 'The Hardest Part About It All Was The Loss Of A Best Friend Of 20-Something Years'

In a new interview with SPIN.com, BUTCHER BABIES frontwoman Heidi Shepherd spoke about what it was like becoming the sole singer of the band following the 2024 departure of Carla Harvey. Although Harvey initially stepped away from BUTCHER BABIES to recover from a "serious eye injury", she later told...

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THE USED Announces 'A Mid Summer Night's Symphony' Screening

THE USED has announced the world premiere of "A Mid Summer Night's Symphony", filmed at the world-famous Sydney Opera House. The screening will take place at the Landmark Nuart Theater in Los Angeles, California on October 28, featuring an intimate question-and-answer session with the band. Doors fo...

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Reunited 'Mandylion' Lineup Of THE GATHERING Releases New Live Album, 'Echoes Of Mandylion', Recorded In August 2025

Dutch rockers THE GATHERING have released "Echoes Of Mandylion", a live album celebrating the 30th anniversary of their classic "Mandylion" LP. Recorded during five special shows at Doornroosje in Nijmegen, the Netherlands from August 27 to August 31, 2025, it captures the first live performances in...

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Watch: BEHEMOTH Performs Cover Of VENOM's 'In League With Satan' With DIMMU BORGIR's SHAGRATH Live For First Time

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH kicked off their "In League With Satan" co-headline European tour with DIMMU BORGIR on Friday, October 9 at Halle 622 in Zurich, Switzerland. Support on the trek is coming from the Swedish black metal icons DARK FUNERAL. BEHEMOTH's 14-song set included the live debu...

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SIXX:A.M.'s JAMES MICHAEL Launches New Band LOWLIGHT REVELRY, Releases Debut Album

LOWLIGHT REVELRY is the latest musical chapter from James Michael, the multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and voice of SIXX:A.M. After years spent writing, recording, and touring on the world stage, Michael traded Los Angeles for Northern Ireland, where a renewed passion for making music led to th...

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DREGEN Confirms It Wasn't His Decision To Leave THE HELLACOPTERS: 'Maybe We Could Have Gone Full-On IRON MAIDEN And Had Three Guitarists'

In a new interview with Argentina's UnDinamo - La Última Radio De Rock, founding THE HELLACOPTERS guitarist Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) discussed the recent announcement that he was exiting the band due to the fact that he injured his hand three years ago, causing "permanent damage t...

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MASTODON's BRANN DAILOR: BRENT HINDS 'Got Away With A Lot Of Things That Other People Wouldn't Be Able To'

In a new interview with The Downbeat Podcast, hosted by STRAY FROM THE PATH drummer Craig Reynolds, MASTODON drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor spoke about the lyrical inspiration for the band's latest album, "Marrow Deep", which arrived in August, roughly a year after the death of founding MASTODON guit...

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AMANDA SOMERVILLE Says Her Cancerous Brain Tumor Is 'Not Operable': It 'Is Only Treated To Gain Time'

Amanda Somerville, the acclaimed American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who grew up in Michigan and moved to Germany to build her music career, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma (DMG) is a rare type of cancerous brain tumor. The original news of Amanda's "malig...

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Watch: UNLEASHED Pays Tribute To Late VENOM Frontman CRONOS With 'Countess Bathory' Cover In Athens

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED paid tribute to VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant by playing a cover version of the VENOM classic "Countess Bathory" during UNLEASHED's October 7 concert at Gagarin 205 in Athens, Greece. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. On October 2, th...

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NICKELBACK's MIKE KROEGER: We Wanna Keep Going 'As Long As The People Keep Turning Up For The Rock Shows'

In a new interview with U.K.'s link textHive magazine, NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger was asked if there is anything still left on the Canadian rockers' "bucket list to take off" before he and his bandmates hang their hats up as a group. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, we...

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Watch: DEEN CASTRONOVO Plays Full Concert With JOURNEY In San Antonio, Two Days After Suffering Medical Emergency

JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo returned to the stage Saturday night (October 10) to play a full concert with his bandmates at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, just two days after he suffered a medical emergency during JOURNEY's concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "He crushed last night," JOURNEY gu...

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RIK EMMETT Reveals He Lost 'All' His Hair After TRIUMPH's 2026 Comeback Tour: 'You May See Me Wearing A Lot Of Hats' At Upcoming Shows

In a new interview with Rob Edwards of Talkin' Bout Rock, TRIUMPH's Rik Emmett opened up about returning to the road for a North American tour after a 30-year hiatus. For the 2026 trek, TRIUMPH's original members Emmett and drummer/vocalist Gil Moore were joined by guitarist Phil X, drummer and keyb...