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JUDAS PRIEST Announces Summer 2026 'Faithkeepers' European Tour

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have announced the details of their 2026 "Faithkeepers" European tour. The trek will kick off less than a year after PRIEST teamed up with Alice Cooper for a 22-city North American co-headlining tour this fall. PRIEST is continuing to tour in support of its 1...

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Sweden's THE CROWN Announces 'Farewell' Tour Dates For 2026: 'We Want To Go Out On Our Own Terms'

Swedish death/thrash metal veterans THE CROWN have announced plans to disband following a run of shows in 2026, culminating in a final gig in Gothenburg next December. Earlier today (Monday, December 1),THE CROWN released the following statement: "After 35 years of creativity and Death Metal mayhem...

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GARY HOLT Reveals Release Date For Next EXODUS Album: 'When I Listen To It, It Makes Me Wanna Cry, It's So Good'

On November 16, 2025 at the San Antonio Fear Fest in San Antonio, Texas, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt spoke to Robb Chavez of Robbs MetalWorks about the band's recently completed follow-up to 2021's "Persona Non Grata" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's fucking awesome. It'll b...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH: 'Music Is Definitely Part Of My Therapy'

In a new interview with Kati Rausch of Music Interview Corner, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach and guitarist/producer Adam Dutkiewicz spoke about the band's latest album, "This Consequence", which came out in February 2025 via Metal Blade. "This Consequence" is KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's ninth LP over...

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PAUL DI'ANNO's Final Live Album To Arrive In 2026: It Will 'Make All Fans Very Proud'

A new live album from late IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno will be posthumously released in 2026. It will be the singer's last live LP, recorded on tour in 2024. More details, including the album title, the track listing, the record label and the concert where the album was recorded, will be revea...

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How METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' Transformed Virginia Tech Football's Entrance Into One Of Most Iconic Scenes In Sports

Kris Schwartz, an ESPN feature producer, has filed a six-minute video report for "ACC Huddle" on how METALLICA's "Enter Sandman" became the Virginia Tech Hokies football team's entrance song more than a quarter century ago. Regarded among college football's most powerful entrances, "Enter Sandman" i...

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Watch: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs JUDAS PRIEST Classics In Slovakia During Fall 2025 European Tour

Fan-filmed video of Tim "Ripper" Owens's (JUDAS PRIEST, KK'S PRIEST, ICED EARTH) November 28 concert at RC Mlyn in Vrútky, Slovakia during his fall 2025 tour can be seen below. Joining him on the trek is a backing band of Nazzareno Zacconi and Emiliano Tessitore on guitar, Francesco Caporaletti on b...

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Watch: LIMP BIZKIT Plays First Concert Following Bassist SAM RIVERS's Death

LIMP BIZKIT played its first concert following bassist Sam Rivers's death Saturday night (November 29) at Explanada Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico. Handling the bass duties for the band at the opening show of LIMP BIZKIT's Latin American "Loserville Gringo Papi Tour 2025" was Kid Not (a.k.a....

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK On New Drummer CHRIS DOVAS: 'He's Fired Us Up. He's Brought A Whole New Flavor.'

During an appearance on a recent episode of the Talk Louder podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS),TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick spoke about the band's latest album, "Para Bellum", which marks the r...

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EYEHATEGOD's MIKE WILLIAMS Says Support He Received After Undergoing Liver-Transplant Surgery Made Him 'Appreciate Being Alive More'

In a new four-hour interview with the Turned Out A Punk podcast, EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams, who underwent a successful liver-transplant surgery in 2016, opened up about his rough life, including his heroin addiction, poverty, incarceration, depression and being caught in Hurricane Katrina in...

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Watch: DAVID ELLEFSON Joins More Than 1,000 Musicians In Mexico City To Perform Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid'

On November 20, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson joined over 1,000 musicians at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico to perform a cover of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Paranoid". The performance was part of the fourth edition of the Rockland festival, which featured additional appearances by Al...

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JOHN GALLAGHER On RAVEN's Cover Of METALLICA's 'Metal Militia': 'We Wanted To Keep The Spirit' Of The Original

In a new interview with The Adventures Of Pipeman, RAVEN's co-founding lead vocalist and bassist John Gallagher spoke about his band's cover of METALLICA's "Metal Militia" for the recently released "No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All". Regarding how he and his bandmates cam...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Announces Return Of Vocalist/Guitarist DERON MILER

Florida death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION have returned to a five-piece lineup, featuring Deron Miler on vocals/guitar, Jesse Jolly on bass/vocals, Chris Cannella on guitar, Ronnie Parmer on drums and Phil Fasciana on guitar. Earlier today (Saturday, November 29),MALEVOLENT CREATION released...

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OPETH Celebrates First Anniversary Of 'The Last Will And Testament' With Animated Music Video For 'Paragraph Three'

In celebration of the first anniversary of the release of OPETH's latest album, "The Last Will And Testament", the Swedish progressive metallers have unveiled a brand-new animated video crafted to bring the LP's intricate story to life. Created by Absynthe Moon Media, the film offers a visual interp...

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ATREYU's BRANDON SALLER: 'I Don't Think We've Ever Been A Very Political Band'

In a new interview with Ore Bihovsky of TotalRock's "Louder" radio show, ATREYU vocalist Brandon Saller was asked if he and his bandmates, like some other artists, have taken a step in their lyrics in recent years toward activism and calling for change. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.N...