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EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE: 'I Really Am Still, At The End Of It All, An Optimist. I Believe In Us.'

In a new interview with Sylvia Alvarado of the Las Vegas radio station KOMP 92.3, EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee spoke about the band's upcoming album, "Sanctuary", due on June 5. The LP, which features tracks produced by Zakk Cervini (BAD OMENS, YUNGBLUD, BRING ME THE HORIZON, SPIRITBOX) and Jordan Fis...

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GREAT WHITE's MARK KENDALL On His Cancer Battle: 'I'm Really Grateful That Things Are Going Good With What I Have'

In a new interview with I Ask No One With Kevin Re LoVullo, GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall offered an update on his battle with stage four kidney cancer. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, it's getting better. It's pretty amazing. I called this friend of mine in Chicago, who's...

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See Pro-Shot Video Of MORTAL SIN's Performance At 2026 KEEP IT TRUE Festival In Germany

Professionally filmed video of MORTAL SIN's entire April 25 concert at the 2026 edition of the Keep It True festival on at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany can be seen below. The Australian thrash metal pioneers played their first show in more than 14 years on January 31, 2026 at the...

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Watch: Founding VENOM Members MANTAS And ABADDON Joined By Special Guests To Celebrate 45th Anniversary Of 'Welcome To Hell' At 2026 KEEP IT TRUE Festival

Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Warrior; CELTIC FROST, HELLHAMMER), Thomas "Angelripper" Such (SODOM), Schmier (DESTRUCTION), Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek (VADER), Attila Csihar (MAYHEM), Andy Brings (SODOM), Dan Lilker (NUCLEAR ASSAULT) and Blake "Bulldözer" Arendell (a.k.a...

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BRET MICHAELS: 'I Hope To God' POISON Can Embark On The 'Most Incredible' Tour 'In The Next Year Or Two'

In a new interview with New York radio station Q104.3, POISON frontman Bret Michaels once again spoke about the possibility of a tour to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the band's debut album, 1986's "Look What the Cat Dragged In", in 2027. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It was,...

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COAL CHAMBER Drummer MIKEY 'BUG' COX Reveals Cancer Battle

As COAL CHAMBER gets ready to hit the stage as part of the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, Nevada tomorrow (Saturday, April 25),COAL CHAMBER drummer Mikey "Bug" Cox is today making his own personal revelation that he has been fighting — and winning — a battle with cancer. As a result of his r...

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RAMONES To Honor Landmark Debut Album With Year-Long Series Of 50th-Anniversary Celebrations

Fifty years ago today, on April 23, 1976, the RAMONES ignited the punk rock revolution with the release of their debut, self-titled album: "Ramones". Fast, loud and relentless, Joey Ramone (vocals),Johnny Ramone (guitar),Dee Dee Ramone (bass) and Tommy Ramone (drums) cut through the era's excess w...

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DARKEST HOUR To Begin Recording 11th Studio Album With Producer MARK LEWIS In May

Washington D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR will enter the studio this May to begin tracking their eleventh full-length album. In a move that signals a massive sonic statement, the quintet has tapped producer Mark Lewis (WHITECHAPEL, TRIVIUM, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CANNIBAL CORPSE) to helm the sessions...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Says He 'Absolutely Listened And Absorbed' What Other 'Big Four' Thrash Metal Bands Were Doing In 1980s

In a new interview with Slowhands Rock Talk Show, original SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo was asked if he and his then-bandmates paid attention to what the other "Big Four" thrash metal groups — METALLICA, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — were doing, musically speaking, when they were all coming up in the 1980s...

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TRAFFIC Co-Founder DAVE MASON Dead At 79

TRAFFIC co-founder Dave Mason has died at the age of 79. The legendary musician's passing was confirmed in an official statement posted on his social media. The statement reads: "It is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dave Mason. "On Sunday, April 19, after coo...

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The Ghost Of A Future Dead

When it was announced in September 2025 that AT THE GATES frontman Tomas Lindberg had passed away at the age of 52, the colossal outpouring of sorrow, grief and heartfelt love that followed said it all about the great man's impact on the world. A talismanic, universally admired figure in heavy music...

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Vindicate

BLACK VEIL BRIDES have always walked the fine line between hard rock and metal, spectacle and skill. There's a gothic aura in what they do, stringing everything together and making sense of the noise. It started with Andy Biersack, who still heads up the band. This Midwest kid obsessed with eyeliner...

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Exuvia

When they released their debut, self-titled album in 2022, it wasn't entirely clear whether CAGE FIGHT were a major new force or merely a smartly conceived side project. Led by guitarist James Monteith, who was usually to be found delving into complex, cerebral realms with TESSERACT, and former ETHS...

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Into Oblivion

VENOM is inarguably one of the most important bands in heavy metal history, having influenced the likes of SLAYER, METALLICA and NAPALM DEATH, to name but a few. A lot has happened since their seminal early days. Now, with mainman Cronos's long-running lineup, VENOM returns with their 16th album, "I...

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The Cloud Of Unknowing

A remarkable 42 years after forming in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, SEPULTURA are hurtling rapidly towards their final curtain call. Currently in the midst of a farewell tour that may or may not conclude at the end of 2026, these legendary standard bearers for southern hemisphere heaviness are marking th...