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AVATAR Releases New Song 'Captain Goat', Announces November/December 2025 U.S. Tour

Swedish metallers AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — have released a new song, "Captain Goat". The track's accompanying music video can be seen below. "I think it will be very clear to people hearin...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's ZOLTAN BATHORY: 'We Have Probably The Craziest Fanbase On The Planet'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's founding guitarist Zoltan Bathory spoke to Audacy Music about the band's decision to celebrate its 20th anniversary by releasing "Best Of - Volume 1", a collection of re-recorded versions of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's most iconic chart-topping songs. This move comes in respo...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Announces 'Best Of - Volume 1' Collection Of Re-Recorded Versions Of Band's Biggest Songs

Multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the release of "Best Of - Volume 1", a collection of re-recorded versions of their most iconic chart-topping songs. This move comes in response to the recent sale of the band's original master record...

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THREE DAYS GRACE Announces 'Alienation', First Album With ADAM GONTIER In 13 Years; Shares 'Apologies' Single

THREE DAYS GRACE will release its eighth album, "Alienation", on August 22 via RCA Records. The official music video for the LP's second single, "Apologies", can be seen below. For the first time in over a decade, original THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier is back, joining Matt Walst on vocals...

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BATTLE BEAST Releases New Song 'Last Goodbye'

Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST have released a new single. The song "Last Goodbye" is the first taste from the band's seventh album, due later this year. BATTLE BEAST bassist Eero Sipilä comments: "The spark for 'Last Goodbye' was lit in the least rock and roll place imaginable: a hospital. In 2020,...

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Dream Into It

Billy Idol cuts a contented figure these days. Happy with his role in the rock 'n' roll circus, he always seems to be enjoying being BIilly Idol, whether fronting the short-lived but well-received GENERATION SEX, pulling off an acclaimed Vegas residency, or performing a historic first live concert a...

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GWAR Celebrates 40th Anniversary With New Multimedia Release 'The Return Of Gor Gor'

Shock rock legends GWAR are back to wreak havoc once again with their new multimedia release "The Return Of Gor Gor", due on July 25 via Pit Records/Z2 Comics. This multi-format assault on the senses includes brand-new studio recordings, ferocious live performances, and an exclusive 32-page comic de...

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Finnish Rockers LEVERAGE Announce 'Gravity' Album Details

Finnish heavy rockers LEVERAGE will release their new album, "Gravity", on June 20 via Frontiers Music Srl. After the arrival of the LP's first single, "All Seeing Eye", in early March, LEVERAGE has shared the second single, "Shooting Star", along with an accompanying music video, available below. "...

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Filmmaker KEVIN SMITH To Host Special Screening And Q&A With GWAR

Smodcastle Cinemas, owned by filmmaker and pop culture icon Kevin Smith, will host a special screening of "This Is Gwar" on Saturday, August 30 in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. This definitive documentary dives into the wild and blood-soaked history of GWAR, the most outrageous band in shock rock,...

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Finland's LEVERAGE Announces New Album, Shares 'All Seeing Eye' Single

Finland's LEVERAGE has shared a new single and official visualizer video, "All Seeing Eye", out now via Frontiers Music Srl. LEVERAGE guitarist Tuomas Heikkinen comments: "'All Seeing Eye' is the type of a heavy riffing song that I have been waiting to be able to write for ages. Or rather to have a...

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New THREE DAYS GRACE Album To Arrive In June

Last November, Canadian rockers THREE DAYS GRACE released "Mayday", their first single since the return of original frontman Adam Gontier. The 46-year-old musician, who left THREE DAYS GRACE in 2013, is sharing lead vocals in the band's new lineup with singer Matt Walst, who has fronted THREE DAYS G...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Is Collaborating With STEVE VAI On 'The Moth' Rock Opera

In a new interview with Loaded Radio, Canadian visionary musician, composer, and producer Devin Townsend spoke about his relationship with guitar god Steve Vai with whom he collaborated on the VAI band's "Sex & Religion" album back in 1993. Devin said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "[Stev...

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Damnatio Aeterna

When bands produce concept albums, it usually denotes one of two things. Firstly, it reveals a huge surge of confidence and self-belief, both in the compulsorily intricate music and in the band's ability to nail a convincing, flowing narrative. Second, it can also confirm that the band in question a...

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RILEY'S L.A. GUNS Are Officially Calling It Quits

RILEY'S L.A. GUNS, the band originally formed in 2018 by Steve Riley, is "calling it quits", nearly a year and a half after the drummer's passing. In addition to Riley, RILEY'S L.A. GUNS' most recent lineup featured Orlando, Florida-based guitarist/vocalist Kurt Frohlich, bassist Kelly Nickels (a me...

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TARJA Announces 'Circus Life' Live Album, Blu-Ray

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will release a new live album and Blu-ray, "Circus Life", on May 16 via earMUSIC. The official music video for the set's first single, "Shadow Play", can be seen below. Recorded in January 2020, in Bucharest, Romania, the "Circus Life" show was one of a kind whe...