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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's Pre-DIO Band SWEET SAVAGE Announces New Album 'Bang'

Belfast metal pioneers SWEET SAVAGE will release a new album, "Bang", on September 12 through earMUSIC. To mark the occasion, they have unleashed the sharp title track today, accompanied by a gritty music video that captures the band's intense live energy. Formed in Belfast in 1979 by bassist and vo...

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Through Shadows

Now that the whole tech-metal / djent surge has died down, its central protagonists are trying to forge new paths. BORN OF OSIRIS have been a significant force in such polished and technical matters, but the Illinois veterans have also hedged their bets somewhat. With a sound that takes the twists a...

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QUEENSRŸCHE And ACCEPT Announce Fall 2025 U.S. Tour

Progressive metal legends QUEENSRŸCHE will hit the road this fall on the "Volume And Vengeance Tour" alongside special guests ACCEPT. The trek will kick off on November 7 in Denver, Colorado at Summit and will conclude on December 20 in Temecula, California at Pechanga Theater Casino. Ticket pre-sal...

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Ex-VENOM Guitarist JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN Explains How His Latest Reunion With ANTONY 'ABADDON' BRAY Came About

In a new interview with Drew Stone of The New York Hardcore Chronicles Live!, founding VENOM guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn spoke about his upcoming reunion with ex-VENOM drummer Antony "Abaddon" Bray for a special concert on November 30 at Shinjuku Antiknock, a legendary music venue in Tokyo, Japan....

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Former VENOM Members JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN And ANTONY 'ABADDON' BRAY To Reunite On Stage In Japan

Japanese rock music promoter UPP-tone Music has announced that former VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Antony "Abaddon" Bray (drums) will reunite for a special concert on November 30 at Shinjuku Antiknock, a legendary music venue in Tokyo, Japan. According to the UPP-tone Music&nbs...

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DIMMU BORGIR Announces New Guitarist

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have recruited Kjell Åge "Damage" Karlsen as their new guitarist. Karlsen, who previously played with DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath (real name Stian Tomt Thoresen) in the long-running Norwegian rock band CHROME DIVISION, made his live debut with DIMM...

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VENOM INC.'s TONY DOLAN Rules Out Another Reunion With MANTAS And ABADDON: 'I'm Much Happier Not Being Oppressed By Them'

In a new interview with Soundterror, VENOM INC. bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan spoke about the circumstances that led to Jeff "Mantas" Dunn's announcement last December that the guitarist was officially out of the band. Tony said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "Mantas, he'd had...

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DEATH ANGEL To Celebrate 35th Anniversary Of 'Act III' Album On Fall 2025 North American Tour

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans DEATH ANGEL will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their "Act III" album by performing it in its entirety on a fall 2025 U.S. tour. The trek, which will feature support from TOXIC HOLOCAUST, LIONS AT THE GATE and MISFIRE, will kick off on November 26 at t...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer JON DETTE Shares Drum Cover Of 'Payback' As Part Of 'Big Four' Series

Drummer Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, ANTHRAX) has uploaded the latest in his "Big Four" drum-cover series: SLAYER's "Payback". The clip, which can be seen below, follows his previously released videos for METALLICA's "Fight Fire With Fire", METALLICA's "Damage, Inc.", SLAYER's "Killing Fields", MET...

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ENUFF Z'NUFF Announces 'Xtra Cherries' Album With Guest Appearances From JOURNEY, CHEAP TRICK Members

ENUFF Z'NUFF is back with a sweet serving of "Xtra Cherries", the highly anticipated 21st studio album chock full of the band's signature power-pop music stylings mixed with melodic rock, which is due out July 25 via Cleopatra Records (their first of all new material for the label). It's all topped...

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TOM ANGELRIPPER Readies For SODOM's Touring Hiatus: 'I'll Miss The Stage. I'll Miss The Band'

By David E. Gehlke SODOM bassist/vocalist Tom "Angelripper" Such certainly knows how to make good use of an album press cycle. The legendary German thrashers are on the run-up to the release of their 17th studio album, "The Arsonist", a long player that found the band recording drums live on tape, h...

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BRIAN TATLER: 'DIAMOND HEAD Is Not Finished; It's Just On Hold'

In a new interview with Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock, DIAMOND HEAD guitarist Brian Tatler, who has been playing with SAXON since early 2023, was asked if there are any plans for DIAMOND HEAD to release a new studio album as a follow-up to 2019's "The Coffin Train",. He responded (as transcrib...

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NANCY WILSON Says TRUMP's Military Parade Used HEART's 'Barracuda' 'Without Permission Or Authorization'

HEART guitarist Nancy Wilson has blasted the Trump administration for using the band's classic song "Barracuda" at Saturday's (June 14) military parade in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. The military parade coincided with U.S. president Donald Trump's 79th birthday....

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POSSESSED's JEFF BECERRA: 'I Don't Think Death Metal Would've Had The Staying Power If It Wasn't For CHUCK SCHULDINER'

Although DEATH is considered to be one of the most important and influential death metal acts of all time, the Florida-based band did not release its debut album, "Scream Bloody Gore", until 1987 — two years after the arrival of "Seven Churches" by California's POSSESSED, whose bassist/vocalist, Jef...

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STEVE SMITH Reflects On His Original Exit From JOURNEY: 'It Was A Hard Transition'

In a new interview with the Go With Elmo Lovano podcast, former JOURNEY drummer Steve Smith reflected on his original departure from the band in 1985. After joining JOURNEY in 1978 as the replacement for original drummer Aynsley Dunbar for the band's fifth album, "Evolution", and subsequent tour, he...