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FORBIDDEN Releases Music Video For Second New Song In 15 Years, 'Mutually Assured Dysfunction'

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN have released the official Mike Sloat-directed music video for their second new song in over 15 years, "Mutually Assured Dysfunction". "Mutually Assured Dysfunction" and "Divided By Zero", which was made available in late June, mark...

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Legendary Guitarist STEVE MORSE Still Enjoys Performing Live: 'We're At Our Best When We Connect With Each Other'

In a recent interview with Rockin' 101's "The Johnny Rock Show", Steve Morse — a certified legend of the guitar world, having founded the DIXIE DREGS and gone on to become DEEP PURPLE's longest-serving guitarist prior to his departure in 2022, was asked if he gets tired of the "gunslinger on the axe...

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DREAM THEATER Announces 'Quarantième: Live À Paris' CD And Blu-Ray Recorded During 2024 40th-Anniversary Tour

Grammy-winning, progressive music titans DREAM THEATER will release "Quarantième: Live À Paris" on November 28 via their longtime label partner Inside Out Music/Sony Music. "Quarantième: Live À Paris" documents DREAM THEATER's November 23, 2024 concert at Adidas Arena in Paris, France during the ban...

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SEVENDUST's CLINT LOWERY: 'I Love God And I Want To Write Some Meaningful And Heavy Music'

SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery, who revealed in early 2025 that he had just completed his first tour as a "saved Christian", has released a new video message in which he addressed questions about how his faith will affect the lyrical direction of the band's upcoming studio album. In the one-and-a-...

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STEVE MORSE BAND Announces New Album 'Triangulation'

The STEVE MORSE BAND has announced details of their brand-new album, "Triangulation", which will be released on November 14 via Music Theories Recordings. To celebrate, they have unveiled the official video for their new track, "Break Through". "Break Through" is the first new music since the releas...

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10 YEARS Releases Cover Of FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE's 'No Light, No Light'

Knoxville, Tennessee alt-rockers 10 YEARS have released a cover of FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE's "No Light, No Light" via Mascot. 10 YEARS founding guitarist Brian Vodinh shares: "I've been a huge fan of FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE since the 'Lungs' album came out and I still have her 'Ceremonials' record...

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FORBIDDEN's CRAIG LOCICERO: 'If You Can't Write Heavy S*** In' The Standard Guitar Tuning, 'Then I Don't Know What To Tell You'

At last month's Motocultor Festival in France, FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero was asked by Loud TV what it's like for him and his bandmates to play thrash metal in 2025, since the music industry has changed a lot in the past four decades. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah,...

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SEVENDUST To Begin Pre-Production For New Album Later This Month

SEVENDUST is putting the finishing touches on the material for the band's new studio album, tentatively due in early 2026 via Napalm Records. The writing sessions for the follow-up to 2023's "Truth Killer" once again took place in Kansas at the farmhouse of SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon and his...

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MIKE TRAMP Releases 'All Burn In Hell' Single From Upcoming 'Songs Of White Lion - Vol. III' Album

Respected Danish vocalist and guitarist Mike Tramp has released the official visualizer for his latest single, "All Burn In Hell", from the upcoming album "Songs Of White Lion - Vol. III", which is the third album in a series where he reinterprets songs from his former band WHITE LION. As was the c...

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LOUDNESS, DORO, ENSLAVED, DIRKSCHNEIDER, VOIVOD, Others Confirmed For HELL'S HEROES 2026 Festival

Launched in 2018, Hell's Heroes has become one of North America's premiere heavy music platforms and an annual, go-to destination for metalheads, globally. On Thursday, March 19, Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21, 2026, a worldwide contingent of music fans will again convene at Houston's Whit...

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ROB HALFORD Looks Back On JUDAS PRIEST's 'Turbo': 'When That Album Came Out, Everybody Wanted To Throw It In The Bin'

In a new interview with U.K.'s Planet Rock, Rob Halford spoke about JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming appearance at the 2026 edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which will return to Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom in August 2026 to celebrate its 25th anniversary. PRIEST's performance at...

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Watch: DREAM THEATER Performs Three Songs For ERNIE BALL's 'Big Sound'

Ernie Ball has shared an episode of "Big Sound" where you get a rare glimpse of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER beyond the stage. In the episode, singer James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drummer Mike Portnoy invite you into their newly re...

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DEFTONES' ABE CUNNINGHAM Explains Five-Year Gap Between 'Ohms' And 'Private Music' Albums

In a new interview with Brazilian music journalist Igor Miranda, DEFTONES drummer Abe Cunningham explained the long gap between 2020's "Ohms" and the band's upcoming effort, "Private Music", which is scheduled to arrive this Friday, August 22 via Reprise/Warner. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOU...

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KANSAS Welcomes Guitarist SCOTT BERNARD As Its Newest Member

The band KANSAS has welcomed guitarist Scott Bernard as its newest member. Scott has already performed with KANSAS at several shows over the past year, filling in for guitarist and original member Richard Williams as needed. Bernard is a New Iberia, Louisiana-born, Nashville, Tennessee-based session...

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Would MIKE TRAMP Consider Releasing New Music Under MIKE TRAMP'S WHITE LION Banner? He Responds

In an interview with Stefan Nilsson of Roppongi Rocks, founding WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp was asked if he has any plans to release new music under the MIKE TRAMP'S WHITE LION banner. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, you're obviously not the first one who has [asked about]...