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JAY WEINBERG Opens Up About 'Seeking Therapy' Following SLIPKNOT Firing: 'It Finally Felt Like An Unlocking Of A Door'

In a new interview with Bryce Maopolski, the development manager at HeartSupport, a nonprofit healing the scene by providing free, music-based mental health support to fans, former SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg opened up about his journey of recovery and emotional healing following his unexpected No...

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SACRED REICH's PHIL RIND: Guitarist JOEY RADZIWILL 'Wrote 10 Out Of The 11 Songs' On Upcoming Album 'Into The Abyss'

In a new interview with Metal & Rock Zone, bassist/vocalist Phil Rind of Arizona thrash metal veterans SACRED REICH spoke about the band's upcoming album, "Into The Abyss", which will be released via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2019's "Awakening" was recorded at The Focusrite Room in M...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD And IAN HILL Support New Fundraiser For Ukraine

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford and bassist Ian Hill have joined forces with Metal Pilgrim's Steel Wings Foundation for a new fundraising campaign supporting the nonprofit's work on the ground in Ukraine. For the campaign, Halford has provided a collection of personal items that fans will have a cha...

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DARK FUNERAL Remains As 'Hungry As Ever' More Than 30 Years Into The Black Metal Game

By David E. Gehlke There are black metal bands with a better backstory, rap sheet or tall tales than Sweden's DARK FUNERAL. There are also black metal bands who have ventured into the live arena, only to learn they couldn't hang and then quietly drifted back into the shadows. Not DARK FUNERAL. For o...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS On PMRC: 'It Was All About Them Trying To Put A Man In The White House. It Was Not About Censoring Records.'

In a new interview with Rock At Night magazine, W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless was asked how he was affected by his experience with the PMRC (Parents' Music Resource Center) more than four decades ago. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, honestly, after it was all said and d...

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Watch: IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Kicks Off 2026 TITANIUM TART Mini-Tour In Sanford, Florida

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain kicked off a short tour of Florida and Georgia with his TITANIUM TART project Saturday night (August 29) at The Barn in Sanford, Florida. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below, as uploaded by the Capnharris channel on YouTube. The setlist for the show wa...

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Original SLIPKNOT Vocalist ANDERS COLSEFNI Is 'Fine' With Not Being The Singer Who Actually Made The Band Famous: 'I Don't Have Any Regrets'

In a new interview with The Phase Remains The Same, original SLIPKNOT singer Anders Colsefni, who contributed lead vocals to the band's "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat." record, was asked where he and his then-SLIPKNOT bandmates wrote the music that ended up becoming "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.". He respon...

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P.O.D.: 'We're Really Super Proud' Of Our Upcoming Album

In a recent interview with FemMetal, P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel and bassist Mark "Traa" Daniels spoke about the band's recently completed new studio album. The recording sessions for the follow-up to 2024's "Veritas" took place in the Whitman section of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Gra...

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Watch: FEAR FACTORY Performs New Single 'Roboticist' Live For First Time

Industrial metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY played their new single, "Roboticist", live for the first time at the opening concert of their "Cybernetic Domination" summer/fall 2026 European tour, which launched Saturday night (August 29) at Tama in Poznań, Poland. Fan-filmed video of the performance can b...

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IRON MAIDEN Kicks Off 2026 'Run For Your Lives' North American Tour In Toronto

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN kicked off the North American leg of their "Run For Your Lives" tour Saturday night (August 29) at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Although most of the setlist has remained the same as the one for the 2025 leg of "Run For Your Lives", one notable...

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Cop Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer Has No Regrets About His Involvement, Even Though Incident Ended His Career

In a new interview with Bill Bailey of Today's Boondoggle Podcast, James Niggemeyer, the former Columbus, Ohio police officer who is widely credited for saving lives in December 2004 when he entered a local nightclub without backup and killed a crazed gunman responsible for blowing away four people,...

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Blood Of Your Empire

PRESIDENT's "Blood of Your Empire" doesn't sound like a debut album from a band still trying to find itself, it sounds like a group that already knows exactly who they are and what they want. The masked U.K. collective blends metalcore with electronica in a way that feels natural rather than stitche...

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Rats In The Temple

It is practically a farce that an established, highly respected American thrash outfit like FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has to look to other territories to play live. Something has to be off; maybe it's the band's circuitous label situation, from Metal Blade to the now-defunct AFM to the sizable Napalm Recor...

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CHUCK BILLY Says TESTAMENT Hopes To Enter Studio In Summer 2027: We've Got 'Close To Nine Tracks' In The Works Right Now

In a new interview with the Appetite For Distortion podcast, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke about a possible follow-up to the band's "Para Bellum" album, which came out last October via Nuclear Blast. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "Writing with [TESTAMENT guitarist] Eric [Peters...

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NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording Eleventh Album In May 2027; Seven Songs Have Been Written Already, Says TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spoke about his plans to write and record new music in the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Since the release of [NIGHTWISH's latest album, 2024's] 'Yesterwynde', it...