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Watch: SAVATAGE Plays First Show With Drummer BLAS ELIAS

Progressive metal pioneers SAVATAGE played their first concert with drummer Blas Elias on Thursday, June 4 at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Elias, who has previously played with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SLAUGHTER and RATT's Stephen Pearcy, is filling in for...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN's MANRAZE Releases 'Lock, Stock & Barrel' Five-CD Box Set

MANRAZE has released a new five-CD box set, "Lock, Stock & Barrel", via Cherry Red Records/HNE Recordings. Supergroup? A term too often applied to bands that don't fully live up to the expectations that such descriptions might suggest. Not so with MANRAZE, a genuine super group comprising of DEF...

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CANDLEBOX's KEVIN MARTIN: 'I Don't Believe In Releasing' Full-Length 'Records Anymore. I Think It's A Waste Of Time'

In a new interview with "Reckless" Rexx Ruger of the Pod Scum podcast, CANDLEBOX frontman Kevin Martin was asked how he and his bandmates feel about the prospect of releasing full-length albums nowadays. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think Pete [original CANDLEBOX guitarist P...

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BEAR MCCREARY Shares 'Cool Kids' Single Featuring SLASH, DUFF MCKAGAN And CHAD SMITH

"The Singularity" is the name of Emmy- and BAFTA Award-winning composer Bear McCreary's symphonic metal project. In 2024, McCreary released an ambitious hard rock concept album of the same name. The album featured guest appearances by an extraordinary lineup of rock talent, including Serj Tankian (S...

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WARRANT's ERIK TURNER On 'Cherry Pie' Reaching New Generation Thanks To Hit Series 'Off Campus': 'We're So Stoked'

In a new interview with Australia's Today show, WARRANT guitarist Erik Turner spoke about the fact that the band's hit song "Cherry Pie" is reaching a whole new generation thanks to the hit Prime Video series "Off Campus". A college soap based on Elle Kennedy's bestselling book series, "Off Campus"...

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NITA STRAUSS Welcomes First Child With Husband/Manager JOSH VILLALTA

Nita Strauss and husband and manager Josh Villalta have announced the birth of their first child together, a baby boy named Maxwell James. Maxwell was born 7 pounds 6 ounces and 20 inches long on Thursday, May 28, at 8:00 p.m. local time, according to People. Earlier today (Wednesday, June 3),Nita&...

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PHIL COLLEN Says DEF LEPPARD 'Would Love' To Play At The Sphere, But Expresses Concern About Production Overshadowing Band

During a June 2 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the possibility of him and his bandmates staging a run of shows at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. Asked if he has seen any shows at the Sphere yet, Phil said (as transcribed by B...

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DEVILDRIVER Shares Music Video For 'Dead In The Water' Single From Upcoming 'Strike And Kill' Album

In anticipation DEVILDRIVER's rabid new album, "Strike And Kill", due out July 10 via Napalm Records, the groove metal veterans first released the boisterous lead single "Dig Your Own Grave", cracking over 400,000 cross-platform streams, becoming a mainstay on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal and stampeding...

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SYMPHONY X's RUSSELL ALLEN Is The Progressive Metal Powerhouse Vocalist With A Vulnerable Side

By David E. Gehlke SYMPHONY X's 2002 "The Odyssey" is anchored by its 25-minute epic title track. Based on Homer's "Odyssey", which details the trials and tribulations of the ancient Greek hero Odysseus, SYMPHONY X's "The Odyssey" was a seven-part drama spun through the lens of sublimely epic progre...

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MASTODON Returns With New Single, 'Your Ghost Again', A Tribute To Band's Late Guitarist BRENT HINDS

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have released a new song, "Your Ghost Again". The track, which was produced by Patrik Berger (Taylor Swift, Robyn) and CONVERGE guitarist Kurt Ballou, is the first single from the band's upcoming ninth studio album, due later in the year. "Your Ghost Again" is...

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SONNY SANDOVAL On P.O.D.'s Upcoming LP: 'It Could Be The Best Album That We've Ever Written'

In a new interview with Robert Filipowski of Poland's link textTeraz Rock, P.O.D. vocalist Sonny Sandoval confirmed that the band has completed work on a new studio album. The recording sessions for the follow-up to 2024's "Veritas" took place in the Whitman section of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvan...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Announces High-Octane Live Album 'Un-Alive At Pol'and'Rock 2025'

It was a hot day in the Polish summer, over 750,000 fans had crammed their way into the Czaplinek-Broczyno airfield in northwestern Poland for the 2025 Pol'and'Rock festival, a storied tradition for over 30 years. WEDNESDAY 13 — the namesake band of the former frontman of the MURDERDOLLS — hot off i...

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Legendary Drummer TOMMY ALDRIDGE Announces Debut Art Collection 'Sonic Visions'

Legendary heavy rock drummer Tommy Aldridge has announced "Sonic Visions", his first-ever art collection, transforming decades of rhythm, power, and performance into a series of visual works created with Los Angeles art collective SceneFour. The collection features five original works inspired by Al...

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L7's JENNIFER FINCH To Miss Band's Summer 2026 Shows Due To 'Recent Health Concern'

L7 bassist Jennifer Finch will be forced to miss the band's summer 2026 shows due to an undisclosed "recent health concern requiring extended treatment". She will be temporarily replaced at these concerts by Tsuzumi Okai, who was previously a touring bassist for LIMP BIZKIT in 2018. On Sunday (May 3...

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RIK EMMETT On TRIUMPH's Recently Launched Reunion Tour: 'Every Night It Gets Better. It Just Keeps Resonating And Growing'

In a new interview with Tuning In With Thom Jennings, TRIUMPH singer and guitarist Rik Emmett spoke about the legendary Canadian rockers' recently launched first tour in more than 30 years. For the 2026 trek, TRIUMPH's original members Emmett and Gil Moore (drums, vocals) are being joined by guitari...