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TOBIAS FORGE On GHOST Hiatus: 'I'm Not Gonna Just Go Back To Make An Album Or Force Myself To Make An Album For No Reason'

In a new cover story for U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine, GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge discussed his decision to take a hiatus from the road following the completion of the "Skeletour", which supported GHOST's latest album, 2025's "Skeletá". He said: "There's a lot of people depending on you, let alone al...

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SLEEP TOKEN Partners With JACKSON And CHARVEL For Signature Guitar And Bass

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has introduced the Jackson Pro Plus Series Signature Sleep Token IV Monarkh SC and Charvel Sleep Token III Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Bass V, marking the first-ever signature collaboration with globally acclaimed phenomenon SLEEP TOKEN. Designed to unlo...

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SATANIC PLANET, Featuring DAVE LOMBARDO, Announces New Album 'Dead Deities'

In "Dead Deities", SATANIC PLANET's new album for Relapse Records, we see a band coming into its own while offering an aggressive, pitch-black, deeply surly call-to-arms against autocracy in the age of Christian nationalism. Lucien Greaves (The Satanic Temple co-founder and spokesperson),Luke Hensh...

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Watch: 'Miss World Chile' IGNACIA FERNÁNDEZ Performs Song From Her Death Metal Band During Talent Competition At 2026 'Miss World'

Ignacia Fernández, the 28-year-old model and frontwoman of the Chilean progressive death metallers DECESSUS, performed the band's original song "The Hollow Descent" during the Talent Competition at the 75th-anniversary Miss World festival on Tuesday (August 25) at the Children's Culture Center in Nh...

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PEPPER KEENAN On DOWN's Upcoming 'Volume V' Album: 'We Really Focused On The Songwriting And Arrangements'

In a new interview with Michael Christopher of Vanyaland, DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan spoke about the band's long-awaited new studio album, "Volume V", which will arrive on November 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. Asked how the new record differs from, or maybe how is it the same as the rest of the D...

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New Jersey Thrash Metal Veterans WHIPLASH Announce New Album 'Roar'

Time To Kill Records has announced the signing of WHIPLASH, welcoming one of American thrash metal's most enduring underground forces to its roster. Led by true underground warrior Tony Portaro, the New Jersey veterans have spent more than four decades keeping the raw spirit of thrash metal alive, i...

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TED NUGENT On DOLLY PARTON: 'We've Lost A Great, Great Musical Authority'

During an appearance on yesterday's (Tuesday, August 25) episode of "Carl Higbie Frontline" on Newsmax, Ted Nugent paid tribute to Dolly Parton shortly after her death was announced. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'll tell you, Dolly Parton was a force to reckon with. We've lost a g...

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Here's The First Look At OZZY OSBOURNE Haunted House At Universal Studios 'Halloween Horror Nights'

The Exploring Attractions channel on YouTube has uploaded a "first look" at Universal Studios' "Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness", a haunted house celebrating the late heavy metal icon and more than four decades of his solo career. You can now check it out at this location. "Ozzy Osbourne: Prince O...

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THE DICKIES Co-Founder LEONARD GRAVES PHILLIPS Reveals All In Autobiography 'The Dickies And Me'

Leonard Graves Phillips, co-founder and lifelong member of Californian punk icons THE DICKIES, has revealed all about his 50-year career with the band in a hefty, high-quality hardback autobiography. Published on August 21, "The Dickies And Me" comprises some 50 chapters spread across more than 230...

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JOHNNY LEE MIDDLETON: SAVATAGE Will 'Probably' Play Some U.S. Shows In 2027

In a new interview with Metal Walt of Metal Mayhem ROC, bassist Johnny Lee Middleton of acclaimed progressive metal pioneers SAVATAGE was asked if there are plans for the band to tour more in the coming years, including possibly in the U.S., after playing sporadic shows in Europe and South America i...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's ERIC 'A.K.' KNUTSON: 'The Whole Grunge Era Really Did Damage To Us'

On this week's episode of The David Ellefson Show, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and co-host Joshua Toomey welcome vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM for a conversation spanning more than four decades of thrash metal history. Eric joins the show to...

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GHOST Announces '2 Big To Rig (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'

GHOST has announced the release of the "2 Big To Rig Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", the audio companion to the second feature film from the Grammy-winning theatrical rock icons. Available to stream or download August 27 via Loma Vista Recordings, "2 Big To Rig (Original Motion Picture Soundtra...

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STEPHEN PEARCY On VAN HALEN: 'They Changed The Whole Face Of Rock'

RATT founder and frontman Stephen Pearcy recently joined Tommy London and Tor of The Mighty VH podcast for a VAN HALEN-focused conversation built around his personal encounters with the band over the years. Stephen shared stories of crossing paths with Edward Van Halen and David Lee Roth, offering a...

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KAMELOT's TOMMY KAREVIK Admits It Was A 'Challenge' To Replace ROY KHAN, But Says 'Now It Feels Like My Band'

In a new interview with Ethereal Metal, KAMELOT's Tommy Karevik spoke about what it was like to replace Roy Khan nearly a decade and a half ago. The Swedish singer has appeared on the band's last five studio albums, 2012's "Silverthorn", 2015's "Haven", 2018's "The Shadow Theory", 2023's "The Awaken...

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ACCEPT's MARK TORNILLO On Importance Of Warming Up Before A Show: 'If I Just Go Out There All Guns Blazing Without Doing Any Vocal Exercises,' I'm 'Not Gonna Last'

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, Mark Tornillo was asked if it was difficult to become an active musician again — after not touring and recording for several years — in 2009 when he was asked by ACCEPT to join the band as the replacement for Udo Dirkschneider. He responded (as transcribe...