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STEVE VAI: 'I Was Drawn' To The Energy Of Heavy Metal

Legendary guitarist Steve Vai is the featured guest on the latest episode of "Metal Sticks", the podcast hosted by Nicko McBrain, the iconic drummer of IRON MAIDEN for 42 years, recently retired from touring, and Modern Drummer CEO David Frangioni. In this episode, Vai shares rare insights into his...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Shares Music Video For Title Track Of Upcoming 'Celebrate' EP

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY will release a brand-new EP, "Celebrate", digitally on March 6, 2026 via Mascot Records. The official music video for the EP's second single, the "Celebrate" title track, can be seen below. BLACK STONE CHERRY are a band in the truest sense of the term. Hard rocker...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Announces Retirement: 'It's Time For Me To Call It A Day'

WHITESNAKE leader David Coverdale has officially retired. The 74-year-old British-born rocker, who was also the lead singer of DEEP PURPLE from 1973 to 1976, announced the end of his five-and-a-half-decade career in a video message shared earlier today via his YouTube channel. In the clip, which can...

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Ex-BUTCHER BABIES Singer CARLA HARVEY's New Band THE VIOLENT HOUR Shares Music Video For 'Sex And Cigarettes'

THE VIOLENT HOUR, the new band fronted by former BUTCHER BABIES vocalist Carla Harvey, has released the official music video for the song "Sex And Cigarettes". "Sex And Cigarettes" is the third video from THE VIOLENT HOUR's self-titled debut EP, following clips for the tracks "Sick Ones" and "Hell O...

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The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy

LAMP OF MURMUUR's mysterious figurehead M. has been making steady progress along the contemporary black metal spectrum. He came out of nowhere in 2019, with a flurry of demos that deftly laid out the LAMP blueprint, and a sound that was certainly a little fuller and more adventurous than the raw bl...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Announces 2026 North American Tour With ZAKK SABBATH; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has announced 2026 North American tour. Notably, the band's frontman Zakk Wylde, bassist John "JD" DeServio and drummer Jeff Fabb will be doing double duty on the trek, as support on the tour will come from their BLACK SABBATH tribute project ZAKK SABBATH. DARK CHAPEL, the riff-h...

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RIVAL SONS Frontman JAY BUCHANAN Announces Debut Solo Album 'Weapons Of Beauty', Shares 'Caroline' Single

Jay Buchanan — frontman of American rock band RIVAL SONS — has announced his debut solo album, "Weapons Of Beauty", coming February 6, 2026 on Sacred Tongue Records via Thirty Tigers, hot on the heels of his recent appearance in the Bruce Springsteen biopic "Deliver Me From Nowhere", now in cinemas...

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AGNOSTIC FRONT's ROGER MIRET Has Discovered The Fountain Of Youth Playing Hardcore

By David E. Gehlke AGNOSTIC FRONT frontman Roger Miret and founding guitarist Vinnie Stigma are respectively 61 and 69 years of age, admirable and head-turning figures considering how long both have been in the hardcore game and the high level at which they continue to perform. Maybe there is someth...

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New POWER TRIP Music Is Coming: 'We're 'Opening A New Chapter That's Awesome And Inspiring In A Different Way'

In a new interview with Altars Of Metal, POWER TRIP guitarist Blake Ibanez spoke about the Texas thrashers' return to the live stage and decision to begin work on their first new music since the tragic passing of frontman Riley Gale. POWER TRIP's longtime friend and collaborator Seth Gilmore has ste...

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183 Bands Announced For HELLFEST 2026, Including Headliners IRON MAIDEN, BRING ME THE HORIZON, LIMP BIZKIT And THE OFFSPRING

IRON MAIDEN, BRING ME THE HORIZON, LIMP BIZKIT and THE OFFSPRING will headline the 2026 installment of Hellfest, set to take place June 18-21, 2026 in Clisson, France. Hellfest is an annual open-air festival and one of the biggest metal festivals in all of Europe. After canceling the 2020 and 2021 i...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On His Sobriety: 'I Never Wanna Wake Up Feeling Sick And Tired' Again

During a question-and-answer session with former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson at this past weekend's Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp in Scottsdale, Arizona, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about how he became clean and sober more than 39 years ago. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  ...

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Embrace The Awakening

Huge credit is due to any band that can pull off a comeback. In 2021, when MEZZROW sprang back to life, they took a major leap of faith. With only one cult classic to their name, 1990's "Then Comes the Killing", the Swedes could not guarantee that there was any real demand for their return, but the...

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JON ANDERSON AND THE BAND GEEKS Announce Leg One of 2026 Tour; Second Album Due Next Year

Following their successful summer of 2025 tour in support of their debut album "True" and their live album "Perpetual Change", JON ANDERSON AND THE BAND GEEKS have announced the first leg of their 2026 "YES Epics, Classics & More" tour. The 10-show run commences on April 17 at the Ridgefield Pla...

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THREE DAYS GRACE Announces 2026 'Alienation' World Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

2025 has been a big year for rock giants THREE DAYS GRACE with the release of their latest album "Alienation", with No. 1 songs "Mayday" and "Apologies" along with sold-out shows in Canada (co-headline with VOLBEAT) and the U.S. (co-headline with BREAKING BENJAMIN) and an upcoming sold-out European...

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Will Next DEATH ANGEL Album See Light Of Day In 2026? 'That Might Be Wishful Thinking', Says ROB CAVESTANY

In a new interview with Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco Bay Area radio station 107.7 The Bone, DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany spoke about the band's new single, "Cult Of The Used", which came out earlier in the month, and the group's upcoming tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of DEATH ANGE...