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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: Dropping The Makeup In 2008 Was 'The Best Thing That Could Have Happened To Us'

In a new interview with Metal Mayhem ROC, TWISTED SISTER's founding guitarist and manager Jay Jay French confirmed that he and his bandmates will not go back to wearing the heavy makeup that characterized their early shows when they return to the road as part of their reunion tour later this year. H...

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Legendary NWOBHM Band MORE Announces Long-Awaited New Album 'Destructor'

Legendary New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band MORE will release its third album, "Destructor", on March 6, 2026. A performance video of the "Spirits Of War" single is available below. The "Destructor" album is the final production by the late, legendary producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, KIN...

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THE 69 EYES Shares New Single 'I Survive' Featuring STEVE STEVENS

Finnish hard rockers THE 69 EYES have signed to BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. Starting a brand new chapter in their career, they proudly unveil their new track, "I Survive", along with an official music video, available below. The song features American guitarist Steve...

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Ferrum Sidereum

Avant-rock experimentalists for the last 29 years, ZU have become legendary among fans of weird, wonky music. This instrumental Italian trio employ baritone sax, bass guitar and drums to conjure wild, angular labyrinths of riffing, noise and electronics, often hitting levels of heaviness that outstr...

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Watch: LORDS OF NWOBHM, Featuring Members Of DIAMOND HEAD, RAVEN, TANK And PRAYING MANTIS, Performs Live For First Time

LORDS OF NWOBHM, the new supergroup featuring members of PRAYING MANTIS, DIAMOND HEAD, RAVEN, TANK and PERSIAN RISK, performed its first show last night (Thursday, January 8) at Cart & Horses in London, United Kingdom. Fan-filmed video of the concert — courtesy of Gary Bowers — can be seen below...

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RIVAL SONS' JAY BUCHANAN Shares New Solo Single 'True Black' From Upcoming 'Weapons Of Beauty' Album

Jay Buchanan — frontman of American rock band RIVAL SONS — will release his debut solo album, "Weapons Of Beauty", on February 6 through Sacred Tongue Records via Thirty Tigers. The official visualizer for Jay's latest single, "True Black", can be seen below. With "Weapons Of Beauty", Buchanan — the...

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THE BLACK CROWES Announce New Studio Album, 'A Pound Of Feathers'

Legendary rock icons and 2025 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominees THE BLACK CROWES today announce the release date of their highly anticipated new studio album, "A Pound Of Feathers", due out March 13 via Silver Arrow Records. Produced by Jay Joyce, the new album pushes THE BLACK CROWES' iconic blen...

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PRONG Announces 'Live And Uncleansed' Live Album Details

PRONG will release a new live album, "Live And Uncleansed", on March 6 via SPV/Steamhammer. Recorded over seven nights in July and August 2025, the LP sees guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor and bandmates Christopher Dean (bass) and Tyler Joseph (drums) deliver eleven powerful live songs (plus three li...

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DEATH ANGEL, ALL SHALL PERISH, KYLESA And SOILENT GREEN Added To LAMB OF GOD's 2026 'Headbangers Boat' Cruise

DEATH ANGEL, ALL SHALL PERISH, KYLESA, HARM'S WAY, SOILENT GREEN and CHAINED SAINT have been added to the lineup of performers for LAMB OF GOD's Headbangers Boat 2026, sailing October 30-November 3, 2026, from Miami, Florida to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas on Norwegian Jewel. A monumental four-day hea...

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TONY IOMMI: First Part Of GIBSON TV's 'The Godfather Of Heavy Metal' Video Series Released

Gibson Films — the storytelling studio from Gibson dedicated to original, artist-driven content that celebrates music history, culture and the instruments that shape sound — has announced the worldwide premiere of Volume One of its new limited music docuseries, "Iommi: The Godfather Of Heavy Metal",...

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MAYHEM's ATTILA CSIHAR Reflects On His Friendship With EURONYMOUS: 'I Never Had Any Problem With Him'

Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, the founder of Norwegian black metal legends MAYHEM and key figure within the early 1990s black metal scene, was murdered on August 10, 1993, by BURZUM's Kristian "Varg" Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh). The BURZUM figurehead had completed bass parts on MAYHEM's influ...

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MICK SWEDA Wanted To Get His Portion Of The BULLETBOYS Name Back Before Agreeing To Latest Reunion

In a new interview with Anthony Bryant of The Hair Metal Guru, BULLETBOYS guitarist Mick Sweda spoke about the latest reunion of the band's classic lineup, in which he is joined by members Marq Torien (vocals),Lonnie Vencent (bass) and Jimmy D'Anda (drums). Regarding what changed in the six months...

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BLACK SWAN, Featuring JEFF PILSON, ROBIN MCAULEY, REB BEACH And MATT STARR, Shares 'Paralyzed' Title Track

The all-star hard rock collective BLACK SWAN — featuring Robin McAuley (MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP),Reb Beach (WINGER, WHITESNAKE),Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER, THE END MACHINE, ex-DOKKEN) and Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, MR. BIG) — will release a new studio album, "Paralyzed", on February 13 via Frontiers Musi...

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Break The Silence

There are few things more satisfying than witnessing a great band exceed all expectations. BEYOND THE BLACK were always a class act. Their 2015 debut, "Songs of Love and Death", may have only caused ripples in the symphonic metal continuum, but the quality of the songs, and the obvious charisma of s...

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CROWBAR And EYEHATEGOD Announce March/April 2026 U.S. Tour

CROWBAR and EYEHATEGOD will join forces for a U.S. co-headlining tour this spring. The trek will kick off on March 19 at Chelsea's Live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and wrap on April 18 at Tipitina's in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tour dates: March 19 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea's Live March 20 - San Anton...