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THE BLACK CROWES Announce Spring/Summer 2026 'Southern Hospitality' U.S. Tour

THE BLACK CROWES have announced a massive spring/summer 2026 U.S. tour. The "Southern Hospitality" trek will kick off on May 17 in Austin, Texas and wrap up on August 20 in Mountain View, California. WHISKEY MYERS will co-headline the tour, with SOUTHALL providing support for most of the shows. A co...

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SAXON Completes Mixing New Album; BIFF BYFORD Says 'Everything Is Clear' In His Cancer Battle

British heavy metal legends SAXON have completed work on their 25th studio album for a tentative late 2026 release. On Tuesday (January 27),SAXON frontman Biff Byford released a video message via social media in which he said: "We've finished the album now. [Longtime SAXON producer and JUDAS PRIEST...

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SKID ROW Bassist RACHEL BOLAN To Release Debut Solo Album, 'Gargoyle Of The Garden State', In June

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan will release his debut solo album, "Gargoyle Of The Garden State", on June 12 via earMUSIC. The LP was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who previously worked on SKID ROW's 2022 album "The Gang's All Here", and it will feature guest appearances by Rachel's SKID ROW bandmate...

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Setting Fire To The Sky

New bands that survive and succeed without recourse to gimmicks or cynicism are a rarity in these superficial times, but URNE have done everything with honor and intelligence. On their first two albums, the UK trio laid down a monstrous blueprint: crushing riffs, emotive melodies, and a perfect blen...

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HELD., Featuring Members Of THE SLEEPING And COHEED AND CAMBRIA, Announce Debut Album, 'Grey'

HELD., the trio featuring Douglas Robinson and Sal Mignano of THE SLEEPING and Josh Eppard from COHEED AND CAMBRIA, will release its debut album, "Grey", on May 15 via MNRK Heavy. An introduction to the band arrives with "New You Anthem" featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE's Frank Iero on the powerful thr...

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Meet The K.K. DOWNING-Approved TAILGUNNER

By David E. Gehlke Described as the "bastard child of IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST," the U.K.'s TAILGUNNER are among the latest looking to improve upon their home country's spotty track record of producing new metal bands worthy of their esteemed predecessors. TAILGUNNER's development has been accel...

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NERVOSA Announces New Album 'Slave Machine'

Metal heroines NERVOSA will release a new album, "Slave Machine", on April 3, 2026 via Napalm Records. The band's sixth album shows the Brazilian/Greek death/thrash metallers releasing their inner beasts at staggering speed and with formidable emphasis. Having performed at the biggest metal festival...

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ZAKK WYLDE Announces Acoustic Performance At Amoeba Hollywood

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY leader Zakk Wylde will play a solo acoustic mini-set and take part in a poster signing at Amoeba Hollywood on Wednesday, February 11 at 5 p.m. Wylde will be previewing the upcoming BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album, "Engines Of Demolition", which will arrive on March 27 via MNRK Heavy. T...

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Con Orquesta

Swedish symphonic metal stalwarts THERION have been swinging the axe for nearly 40 years, during which time they've released several live albums. Most notable of those live efforts was 2009's "The Miskolc Experience", which documented the band performing its own material as well as covers of classic...

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See NAILBOMB's Entire Performance In Los Angeles

Video of NAILBOMB's entire January 20 performance at 1720 in Los Angeles, California can be seen below. NAILBOMB is the long-running project of former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera. NAILBOMB's current lineup includes three guitarists — Max, Max's son Igor Amadeus Cavalera and T...

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BLACK CROWES Share Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Profane Prophecy' Music Video

THE BLACK CROWES have shared behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the music video for the song "Profane Prophecy". In the original clip, which can also be seen below, THE BLACK CROWES have conjured seven devils (representing each deadly sin) to wreak havoc on this little fairytale world of s...

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KITTIE Bassist IVY VUJIC To Miss Band's Performances On 'Shiprocked' Cruise Due To 'A Prior Family Commitment'

KITTIE bassist Ivana "Ivy" Vujic will sit out the band's performances on this week's ShipRocked cruise due to "a prior family commitment". She is expected to rejoin her bandmates for their appearance at the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, Nevada in April. Earlier today, KITTIE released the fol...

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TOBIAS FORGE Says GHOST Has 'Nothing Else Planned' After Current North American Tour: 'I Actually Do Not Know Exactly What And When Anything Will Happen'

In a new interview with Adam Wallis of Canada's Global News, GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge was asked if there are any plans for the band to record a new EP, considering that GHOST has released a new EP after almost every full-length album since the group's early days. Forge responded (as transcribed...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Doesn't Rule Out Making Solo Album After Completion Of MEGADETH's Farewell Tour

In a new interview with Poland's Teraz Rock, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine spoke about the possibility of making a solo album following the completion of the band's farewell tour. After the interviewer noted that Mustaine had previously contemplated recording a solo LP more than two decades ago, Mus...

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Watch: GEOFF TATE Pulls Out QUEENSRŸCHE Surprises For Acoustic Concert In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate played a one-off intimate acoustic concert at Calabouço Rock Bar in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil last Saturday night (January 24). According to Brazilian music journalist Igor Miranda, only 200 fans and guests attended the sold-out show, which marked Tate's only appearance...