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PARADISE LOST's GREGOR MACKINTOSH: 'I'm A Complete Hermit. I Love Solitude.'

In a new interview with Headbangers Australia, PARADISE LOST guitarist Gregor Mackintosh was asked how he unwinds from the road when he is not busy touring with his bandmates. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, it's kind of boring. But I live kind of very rurally, so kind of m...

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POWERRAGE, Featuring Former EXCITER Guitarist JOHN RICCI, Seeks New Vocalist Following Split With JACQUES BÉLANGER

POWERRAGE, the new band featuring former EXCITER guitarist John Ricci, is seeking a new vocalist following the apparent recent departure of Jacques Bélanger. On Saturday, September 26, the POWERRAGE, social media shared a photo of Ricci, alongside bassist Todd Pilon (formerly of WITCHKILLER) and dru...

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GWAR Pays Tribute To Founding Member CHUCK VARGA: He 'Brought An Unforgettable Presence To The Stage'

GWAR has paid tribute to Chuck Varga, the band's founding member, who died last week following a battle with cancer. He was 68 years old. On Sunday, September 27, GWAR shared the following message via social media: "There are some losses that hit harder than others. "The world lost Chuck Varga a few...

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FORBIDDEN's CRAIG LOCICERO Explains Lineup Changes For Fall 2026 Tour: MATT CAMACHO And CHRIS KONTOS 'Have Real-Life S*** To Deal With'

In a new interview with "Reckless" Rexx Ruger of Pod Scum, FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero discussed the band's recent announcement that FORBIDDEN bassist Matt Camacho and drummer Chris Kontos would sit out the San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' fall 2026 U.S. tour with HEATHEN and VOID due to "pe...

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GWAR Founding Member CHUCK VARGA Dies After Battle With Cancer

Chuck Varga, a founding member of GWAR and the man behind The Sexecutioner from 1985 to 2022, has died after a battle with cancer. Varga's death was announced Friday night (September 25) in a social media post shared by Beefcake The Mighty, also known as Casey Orr, the bassist for the heavily costum...

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AC/DC Postpones Show At MetLife Stadium Due To 'Incoming Inclement Weather'

AC/DC's show scheduled for Friday, September 25, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey has been postponed due to the "incoming inclement weather", the venue has announced. The show has been rescheduled for October 2. Tickets will be honored on the new date and ticket holders will receive...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says His Onstage Reunion With DEEP PURPLE Went Down Like He 'Just Invented The Cure For Cancer': 'The People Went Nuts'

In the first part of an exclusive 13-part interview series with Now Spinning magazine editor-in-chief Phil Aston, Ritchie Blackmore reflected on his reunion with DEEP PURPLE for the first time in more than three decades during the band's headlining concert on August 12 at the Northwell at Jones Beac...

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CANDLEBOX Releases New Single 'I Remember Everything', First New Music With Guitarist PETER KLETT Since 2012

Multi-platinum rock band CANDLEBOX has released a new single, "I Remember Everything" — the first CANDLEBOX music to feature guitarist Peter Klett since the band's 2012 album "Love Stories & Other Musings", and the first since his return from a ten-year hiatus to reunite his guitar work with Kev...

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FUEL Shares New Single 'Bad At Love' From Upcoming 'Pendulum' Album

Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated rock band FUEL continues the rollout of its highly anticipated seventh studio album, "Pendulum", with the release of "Bad At Love". You can now watch the official lyric video for the track below. The single serves as another compelling preview of "Pendulum", arriving...

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SATANIC PLANET, Featuring DAVE LOMBARDO, Shares 'Church Burning' Single From Upcoming 'Dead Deities' Album

SATANIC PLANET, which is composed of Lucien Greaves (The Satanic Temple co-founder and spokesperson),Luke Henshaw (PLANET B, SONIDO DE LA FRONTERA, FIRST POWER CREW, VARIATIONS IN THE KEY OF THE AFTERLIFE),Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, MISFITS, MR. BUNGLE, DEAD CROSS) and Justin Pearson (THE LOCUST, SWING...

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RISE AGAINST's TIM MCILRATH: 'We're Trying To Alienate People All The Time. It's Just Sort Of Baked Into What We Do.'

On a recent episode of "Artist Friendly", the podcast hosted by GOOD CHARLOTTE's Joel Madden, RISE AGAINST frontman Tim McIlrath spoke about how he injects political activism into his songwriting. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That's a fine line, especially as a band who has decided...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Celebrate 'Toxicity' With 25th-Anniversary Exhibition At Los Angeles's Beyond The Streets Gallery

Grammy Award-winning rock icons SYSTEM OF A DOWN will celebrate the 25th anniversary of "Toxicity" with a week-long exhibition at Beyond The Streets in Los Angeles, opening Tuesday, October 13, inviting fans to step inside the immersive world of an album that has become a defining pillar of modern r...

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Watch: LINKIN PARK Performs 'The Emptiness Machine' With 16-Year-Old 'America's Got Talent' Winner NENE ROYAL

LINKIN PARK joined Nene Royal, a 16-year-old rocker, on last night's episode of the long-running talent show "America's Got Talent" to perform the band's hit song "The Emptiness Machine". Nene, whose full name is Rattikarn Amloy, was crowned the latest winner of "America's Got Talent", making her th...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Announces New Album 'Social Apocalypse', Shares Title Track

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release their new album, "Social Apocalypse", on March 19, 2027, via Spinefarm. The announcement arrives with a towering new single by the same name, marking the band's first new song in four years. On the title track, guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck rages a...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN And JACKSON Celebrate Nearly Four Decades Of Collaboration With New Pro Series Signature PC1-E Guitar

Today, Jackson introduces the Pro Series Signature Phil Collen PC1-E, the latest chapter in a nearly four-decade collaboration with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. Since debuting his first Jackson signature model in 1989, Collen has developed four distinct signature instruments with Jackson, each...