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DAVE MUSTAINE Plans To Review Leftover 'Half-Songs' From Recent MEGADETH Recording Sessions To 'See If There's Anything There'

During a question-and-answer session prior to MEGADETH's September 24 performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, band founder Dave Mustaine said that while stands by his pledge that the group's chart-topping 17th studio album will be its last, there may yet be additional MEGADETH material rele...

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The Battle Between Metal And Orchestra Still Goes On For SEPTICFLESH

By David E. Gehlke SEPTICFLESH and an orchestra are now inseparable. The long-running Greek extreme metal outfit has taken a union that was originally popularized by the likes of CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR and even METALLICA, via 1999's "S&M", making it such an integral part of their core sound t...

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TESTAMENT Singer CHUCK BILLY Announces Book Appearances For Upcoming Memoir 'Holding My Breath'

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy's memoir, "Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments Of Chuck Billy", is due on November 10, 2026 via Permuted Press. Co-written with Dave Erickson, "Holding My Breath" features a foreword by Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) and an afterword by Randy Blythe (LAMB OF GOD) — two of...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY Doesn't Want To Tour Again: 'I'm Thinking Maybe 50 Years Is Enough'

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has revealed to U.K.'s The Times that he is done touring. He said: "I made a decision 18 months ago that I didn't want to tour again. A close family friend died when we were in the States, so I said to my tour manager, 'I'll just nip home for a few days and come back.' She...

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THE DEAD DAISIES Recruit Former FOREIGNER Singer KELLY HANSEN

Hard rock juggernaut THE DEAD DAISIES have officially charted a bold course for 2027, ushering in a thrilling new chapter with the addition of legendary former FOREIGNER frontman Kelly Hansen on lead vocals. Signaling a restart for the band, the rock collective has confirmed the upcoming release of...

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See ANETTE OLZON Perform NIGHTWISH Songs With Orchestra In São Paulo, Brazil

In late September, Anette Olzon, the Swedish singer who fronted the Finnish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH from 2007 to 2012, embarked on a three-date Brazilian tour where she performed NIGHTWISH songs accompanied by a band, an orchestra and a choir. Fan-filmed video of the September 26 concert at T...

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SCORPIONS Biopic 'Wind Of Change' To Open In German Theaters In January 2027

The highly anticipated feature film "Wind Of Change", a music biopic chronicling the incredible journey of the legendary rock group SCORPIONS, will open in German theaters on January 28, 2027. There have been no official announcements regarding release dates for "Wind Of Change" in other parts of th...

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MUDVAYNE's CHAD GRAY Cancels Solo Shows After 'Dealing With Some Deep Vocal Issues'

MUDVAYNE and HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray has canceled two of his previously announced solo shows in California — at the House Of Blues in San Diego on October 5 and at the Observatory OC in Santa Ana on October 6 — after "dealing with some deep vocal issues". His solo tour is currently expected to r...

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ALICE COOPER: 'I've Always Felt That I Had To Prove Myself'

CBS Mornings has shared an "extended" interview Alice Cooper gave to Anthony Mason about the evolution of the unforgettable character the legendary rocker created, which he details in his new autobiography, "Devil On My Shoulder". Regarding the inspiration for his androgynous stage character with he...

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CREED's MARK TREMONTI: 'Music Is The Closest Thing We Have To Magic'

In a new interview with the Preston & Steve show which is broadcast on Philadelphia's active rock radio station 93.3 WMMR, CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti spoke about the fact that a whole new generation of fans has discovered the band for the first time and has come out to see the Scott Stapp-...

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TED LUNDSTRÖM Reflects On AMON AMARTH's 'Slow But Steady' Climb: 'I Don't Wanna Be A Band That Gets Big Overnight'

In a new interview with KillerTube, bassist Ted Lundström of long-running Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH was asked to name some things that his band is doing today that would have seemed completely impossible when the group was formed nearly three and a half decades ago. He said (as transcribed...

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BRANDON SALLER Reflects On ATREYU's Three-Year Hiatus: 'I Didn't Know If We Would Come Back'

At this weekend's Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California, ATREYU's Brandon Saller spoke to Baby Huey and Chasta of the San Francisco radio station 107.7 The Bone about bout the band's self-imposed three-year hiatus which lasted from 2011 until 2014. Asked if he believed it was really a "hiatu...

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Watch: GEEZER BUTLER Joins JACK BLACK's BLACK SABBATH Cover Band For 'War Pigs' At TOM MORELLO's 'Power To The People' Festival

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler joined JACK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute act fronted by Jack Black, on stage Saturday night (October 3) at Tom Morello's Power To The People festival at Columbia, Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion to perform the SABBATH classic "War Pigs". Black and his...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Opens Up About End Of His 36-Year Relationship, 'Financial Armageddon' That Led To His Return To Live Stage

On September 29, Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend recorded an appearance on the Sixty Scales And The Truth podcast, hosted by Niels Guns, in which he addressed his return to live activity with a lengthy solo tour of Europe throughout September and October. The trek, dubbed "Me...

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FLOOR JANSEN On Her Upcoming Solo Album 'Hytress': I Wanted 'To Find A Heavier, More Metal Sound That Is 100% Me, But Not Like NIGHTWISH'

In a new interview with Janne Vuorela of Finland's Imperiumi, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen spoke about her upcoming studio album, "Hytress", which is set for release on January 15, 2027 via REVAMP Music/Warner Music. "Hytress" will follow Jansen's acclaimed 2023 debut solo album "Paragon", which ha...