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Watch: MACHINE HEAD Performs As Three-Piece At 2025 Australian Tour Kick-Off

MACHINE HEAD kicked off its 2025 Australian tour Saturday night (November 29) at Astor Theatre in Perth. The band is playing the first three shows of the November/December trek as a three-piece after the guitarist MACHINE HEAD had hired for the run was forced to pull out of the tour due to a "family...

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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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Watch: AC/DC's Music Makes Appearance At 'Changing Of The Guard' Ceremony In Chile

With four months to go until the most eagerly awaited comeback in years, the music of AC/DC, the legendary Australian band that has sold millions of albums, made an appearance Wednesday morning (November 26) through the Orfeón Nacional de Carabineros de Chile, the official police band of the Chilean...

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MACHINE HEAD To Play First Three Shows Of Australian Tour As Three-Piece

MACHINE HEAD will play the first three shows of its previously announced November/December 2025 Australian tour as a three-piece after the guitarist the band had hired for the run was forced to pull out of the trek due to a "family emergency". On Wednesday (November 26),MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb F...

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KINGS OF THRASH To Release New Single: 'Get Ready For An Explosive Track Packed With Killer Riffs'

KINGS OF THRASH, the acclaimed union of MEGADETH alumni David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar),plus Chaz Leon (vocals, guitar) and DEAD GROOVE/ex-BULLETBOYS drummer Fred Aching, has inked a deal with Cleopatra Records for the release of a new single. The band states: "Get ready for an explos...

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ULI JON ROTH To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of SCORPIONS' 'Virgin Killer' Album At 2026 WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Legendary SCORPIONS guitarist Uli Jon Roth will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band's "Virgin Killer" album with an exclusive anniversary show at next year's Wacken Open Air festival. The 70-year-old musician will be joined by "special guests" for his performance at the event, which will be h...

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KIRK HAMMETT's Guitar Played At BLACK SABBATH's 'Back To The Beginning' Concert Sells For Over $76,000 At Auction

A rare, custom-built Gibson CEO4 guitar played and signed by METALLICA's Kirk Hammett during the historic "Back To The Beginning" concert, Ozzy Osbourne's unforgettable final performance in Birmingham this past July, has sold for $76,800 at auction. Its estimated sale price was originally predicted...

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MEGADETH Announces 2026 Canadian Tour With ANTHRAX And EXODUS

MEGADETH has announced a headlining tour of Canada for 2026. Support on the 12-date trek will come from fellow thrash metal legends ANTHRAX and EXODUS. Presales will begin on November 26 at 10 a.m., with the general on-sale starting on November 28 at 10 a.m. local time. Cyber Army members get first...

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MACHINE HEAD Announces 'An Evening With…' Spring 2026 European Tour

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have announced a European headlining tour for the spring of 2026. Dubbed "An Evening With…", the trek will see the Robb Flynn-fronted outfit revive its three-hour show format, performing without support acts to deliver an exhaustive set of anthems, deep...

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RICK WAKEMAN Is 'Doing Really Well' After Undergoing 'Corrective' Brain Surgery

YES keyboard legend Rick Wakeman says that he is "doing really well" after undergoing "corrective" brain surgery last week to address some of the "health issues" that forced the postponement of his 2025 U.S. tour. In a message posted to his official web site, Wakeman wrote: "As many of you may be aw...

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ROBB FLYNN On His Evolution As A Vocalist: 'I Didn't Have A Lot Of Confidence As A Singer' On MACHINE HEAD's Debut Album

During a recent appearance on Scream Dudes' "The Story Behind The Scream" podcast, MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn discussed the evolution of his singing voice. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, the first two bands that I was in — I was in two thrash bands, one calle...

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ROB ZOMBIE Shares 'Heathen Days' Single From Upcoming 'The Great Satan' Album

Heavy metal legend, acclaimed filmmaker and pop culture icon Rob Zombie has released "Heathen Days", the second single from his upcoming eighth studio album, "The Great Satan", due out February 27, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. Following the success of his Top 10-charting record "The Lunar Injecti...

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DON DOKKEN Clarifies His 'Retirement' Comment: 'What I Meant Was We're Gonna Slow Down'

In a new interview with Robert Edwards of Talkin' Bout Rock, Don Dokken spoke about the possibility of making a new EP with some of the other members of the classic DOKKEN lineup, including guitarist George Lynch and bassist Jeff Pilson. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, we talked...

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Legendary Rock Drummer JOSH FREESE To Release 'Just A Minute, Vol. 2' 25-Song, 25-Minute Sonic Blast

Legendary rock drummer Josh Freese will release his new album, "Just A Minute, Vol. 2", on November 28, 2025, via PEARL JAM co-founder Stone Gossard's Loosegroove Records. The wildly inventive follow-up to his first installment, released in 2021, once again crams 25 songs into 25 minutes, with every...

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SOIL Promises New Music In Time For Fall 2026 U.K. Tour With FINGER ELEVEN And ADEMA

SOIL will make its long-awaited return to the United Kingdom in October and November 2026, following the massive success of their sold-out 2024 U.K. tour, which featured the band's special all-"Scars" set. This new run expands to 15 dates, marking the band's longest U.K. stretch yet, and includes se...