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BLAZE BAYLEY's Name Added To List Of IRON MAIDEN Members Nominated For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

Blaze Bayley, who fronted IRON MAIDEN more than 25 years ago, has been added to the list of members of the legendary British heavy metal band who are nominated for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2026. On February 25, when the Rock And Roll Hall Of Hame revealed its diverse...

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Watch: MARTY FRIEDMAN Performs Medley Of METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES, OZZY OSBOURNE At Opening Game Of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball Season

On Friday, March 27, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman performed at Tokyo Dome for the opening game of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) season. Twelve teams across Japan's Central and Pacific Leagues took the field around the country, with the Tokyo Giants defeating last season's le...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Releases Music Video For OZZY OSBOURNE Tribute 'Ozzy's Song'

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has released the official music video for "Ozzy's Song", a tribute to BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde's longtime bandmate, the iconic BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne. The clip, which was directed by Justin H. Reich of Three Thirty-three Creative, can be seen...

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ENSLAVED Releases Sea Shanties 'Fire Marengo' And 'Anna Lovinda'

Norwegian progressive trailblazers ENSLAVED have revealed their latest creation — two unique recordings of sea shanties, made in collaboration with the Storm Weather Shanty Choir, who hail from Bergen, Norway's great sailing ship the Statsraad Lehmkuhl. The shanties are titled "Fire Marengo" and "An...

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Watch: ARCH ENEMY Performs Live With New Singer LAUREN HART For First Time

Swedish/American extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY kicked off their seven-date Chinese tour earlier tonight (Friday, March 27) at Dongsan Live in Beijing. The concert marked the band's first live performance with new singer Lauren Hart (ex-ONCE HUMAN),who replaced Alissa White-Gluz, late last year. Fan-...

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Original FOREIGNER Singer LOU GRAMM Announces 2026 U.S. Tour Dates In Support Of 'Released' Solo Album

Legendary vocalist and 2024 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Lou Gramm, best known as the iconic original voice of FOREIGNER will hit the road throughout 2026 in support of his third solo album, "Released", with a run of solo headline dates across North America. Highlights include stops at the Ho...

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VINNY APPICE Says His Single-Bass Drumming Technique Was 'Perfect' For BLACK SABBATH And DIO

During an appearance on the March 25 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", legendary drummer Vinny Appice was asked if he ever played double-bass drums. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "No, I never did. One time, when I was growing up, 'cause [my brother, fellow l...

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The Unyielding Season

The black metal spectrum is a curious thing. It stretches from the lobotomized shrieking of the primitive nihilist to the cerebral proselyting of the mercurial intellectual, covering all points of intrigue and ignominy in between. Both extremes have their value, of course, but when it comes to makin...

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Coronach

A formidable, one-man force for blackened thrash metal excellence, James McBain has steered the good ship HELLRIPPER through more than a decade's worth of choppy waters. By far the most interesting and dynamic band to emerge from that curious combination of excoriating thrash and mystical, malevolen...

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DIMMU BORGIR Announces New Album 'Grand Serpent Rising', Shares 'Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel' Single

Eight years after the release of their critically acclaimed album "Eonian", Norwegian symphonic black metal titans DIMMU BORGIR return with a towering new opus: "Grand Serpent Rising". Set for release on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records, the album delivers thirteen punishing yet remarkably diverse t...

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ZAKK WYLDE On Artificial Intelligence In Music: 'Everyone's Terrified Of It', But 'To Me, It's No Big Deal'

In a new interview with Qobuz, Zakk Wylde once again weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithms and machine learning (M.L.) models. The BLACK LABEL S...

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SISTER SIN Releases Cover Of CINDERELLA's 'Somebody Save Me'

Swedish heavy rock band SISTER SIN has released a cover of the CINDERELLA classic "Somebody Save Me". You can now listen to the track below. SISTER SIN comments: "40 years since [CINDERELLA's] 'Night Songs' was released. This is our take on the fantastic 'Somebody Save Me' track and a tribute to tha...

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GOJIRA's CHRISTIAN ANDREU Partners With JACKSON For Pro Plus Series Signature Rhoads RR24 EVTN6 Guitar

Jackson has partnered with Christian Andreu, the guitarist of the metal act GOJIRA, to release a new iteration of his signature series available in black with white bevels: The Pro Plus Series Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RR24 EVTN6. Building upon his previous signature, the Pro Series Signatur...

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WILLIAM SHATNER Recruits ROB HALFORD For Reimagined Version Of JUDAS PRIEST's 'You've Got Another Thing Comin''

Legendary actor, cultural icon, and recording artist William Shatner is proving once again that age is no barrier to creativity. At 95 years of age, Shatner is continuing work on his highly anticipated heavy metal project — and has just announced a major collaboration that is sure to electrify fans...

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PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX: 'I Love The Pushback From Rock Culture Against' A.I. In Music

In a new interview with LA Lloyd, the nationally syndicated radio host for the "LA Lloyd Rock 30", PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix was asked if there was ever a time when he and his bandmates thought, "We've gotta adapt" to the changes in the music industry "or we're outta here." He responded (as...