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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We've Been Mocked From The Very Beginning'

As part of the "1 Question With…" interview series, Michael Sweet of Christian metallers STRYPER was asked if the band's increasingly heavy and aggressive musical direction has been inspired by the fact that he and his bandmates have never fully embraced in heavy metal and hard rock circles, largely...

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NIGHTWISH Releases Music Video For 'The Day Of...' From Upcoming 'Yesterwynde' Album

Symphonic metal veterans NIGHTWISH have released the official music video for "The Day Of...", the second single from their upcoming album, "Yesterwynde", due on September 20, 2024 via Nuclear Blast. It marks the band's tenth studio LP, following on from the release of "Human. :II: Nature." in 2020....

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First Trailer Released For Sequel To Cult Heavy Metal Comedy 'Heavy Trip'

The first trailer has been released for "Heavier Trip - Road To Wacken", the sequel to the Finnish movie "Heavy Trip" about IMPALED REKTUM, an underground blackened death metal band and their search for their sound: symphonic, post-apocalyptic, reindeer-grinding, Christ-abusing, extreme war pagan, F...

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Former FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL Releases New Solo Single 'Technical Exorcism'

Former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell has released a new solo single, "Technical Exorcism". The official Don Pancho Films-directed music video for the track is available below. Bell played the first concert with his solo band on June 13 at 1720 in Los Angeles, California. Backing Bell at the 1...

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NACHTMYSTIUM Announces Comeback Album 'Blight Privilege'

U.S. black metal pioneers NACHTMYSTIUM have released the first single, "Predator Phoenix", from their forthcoming ninth full-length album, "Blight Privilege". The LP will be made available on November 1, 2024 via Lupus Lounge. NACHTMYSTIUM mastermind Blake Judd comments: "The pandemic, along with th...

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Watch: ARMORED SAINT Joined By EXODUS's STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA For 'Can U Deliver' Performance In Romania

EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza joined ARMORED SAINT on stage this past Sunday (August 4) at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest in Râșnov, Romania to perform the song "Can U Deliver". Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. Two months ago, ARMORED SAINT released a rendition of "One Chain (Do...

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Watch: LACUNA COIL Plays First Concert With New Guitarist

Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL played their first concert with their new guitarist — whose name has not yet been disclosed — on Sunday, August 4 at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest in Râșnov, Romania. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. This past June, LACUNA COIL announced the departure of...

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Former FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL To Release New Solo Single 'Technical Exorcism' This Week

Former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell will release a new solo single, "Technical Exorcism", on Friday, August 9. A teaser for the official Don Pancho Films-directed music video for the track is available below. Bell played the first concert with his solo band on June 13 at 1720 in Los Angeles,...

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MESHUGGAH's JENS KIDMAN Featured On 'The Last Ballad Of Damrod' Song From 'The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power'

Roadrunner Records continues its legacy of driving the collision of culture and heavy music with the release of the first original song, "The Last Ballad of Damrod", from the upcoming "The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power (Season Two: Amazon Original Series Soundtrack)". Composed by Emmy Award...

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Sequel To Cult Heavy Metal Comedy 'Heavy Trip' To Receive Theatrical Release In November

According to Variety, Doppelgänger Releasing, the genre-focused label of Music Box Films, has acquired North American distribution rights to the sequel to the Finnish movie "Heavy Trip" about IMPALED REKTUM, an underground blackened death metal band and their search for their sound: symphonic, post-...

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See OPETH's Entire Performance At Romania's ROCKSTADT EXTREME FEST

Fan-filmed video of OPETH's entire August 3 performance at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest in Râșnov, Romania can be seen below. Featured songs: 00:51 The Grand Conjuration 12:15 Demon Of The Fall 22:29 The Drapery Falls 35:47 In My Time Of Need 41:35 Heir Apparent 52:33 Ghost Of Perdition 1:04:49 Delive...

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BEHEMOTH Announces April 2025 'The Unholy Trinity' European Tour With SATYRICON And ROTTING CHRIST

Poland's black metal titans BEHEMOTH announce the extreme metal event of 2025, featuring legendary Norwegian black metal pioneers SATYRICON as special guest. From the ancient lands of Greece, the ever-epic ROTTING CHRIST completes "The Unholy Trinity". The tour kicks off on April 4, 2025, in Vienna,...

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ARCH ENEMY Surprise-Releases New Single 'Dream Stealer'

Swedish/Canadian/American extreme metal titans ARCH ENEMY ring in a new musical chapter with a surprise single and video drop, "Dream Stealer", marking their first new music since the release of the "Deceivers" album, which came out in August 2022. ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott comments: "First...

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Adon

Sometimes, perhaps often, there is great benefit to knowing absolutely nothing about an artist. A shadowy duo from California, ADON have no apparent hinterland and no real desire to concoct one. In the true tradition of the blackest metal, "Adon" arrives after minimal preamble and only one preview s...

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JASON HOOK Is Open To Playing With FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Again: 'I Would Do It'

In a new interview with Scott Penfold of Loaded Radio, ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook, who is currently promoting his new band FLAT BLACK, was asked why he thinks his former band has gone through so many personnel changes over the years. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH....