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Australian Vegan Deathcore Band TO THE GRAVE Signs With BLKIIBLK, Shares New Single 'Eyestalk Ablations'

TO THE GRAVE, the world's preeminent vegan deathcore band, has signed with BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. To mark the new chapter, the group has unleashed "Eyestalk Ablations", TO THE GRAVE's first new music since mid-2025, alongside a shocking music video, available bel...

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AIRBOURNE's JOEL O'KEEFFE: 'We Wouldn't Be Here Without LEMMY'

In a new interview with Kris Peters of Australia's Heavy, AIRBOURNE frontman Joel O'Keeffe spoke about the band's upcoming self-titled album, which is due on August 28 via Spinefarm. Asked if the recently released single "Alive After Death (Last Plane Out)" is representative of the whole LP, Joel sa...

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Gargoyle Of The Garden State

It is often said that every musician has a solo album in them. It is also an undeniable fact that many of those solo albums should probably remain theoretical. But major figures in the worlds of rock and metal are generally inclined to take the plunge when the time is right, and SKID ROW bassist and...

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MUDVAYNE And HELLYEAH Frontman CHAD GRAY Announces Summer/Fall 2026 '30 Years Of Madnesss' Solo Tour

After completing a successful mini tour with several sold-out shows, vocalist Chad Gray of MUDVAYNE and HELLYEAH has added more dates around the U.S. for this coming fall. Gray hopes everyone will join him in celebrating his 30-year career with "30 Years Of Madnesss" (sic) wherever they can. These u...

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WHITECHAPEL Announces Fall 2026 North American '20th Anniversary Tour'

Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a special North American headlining tour this fall where they will perform songs from their entire discography. Presented by Live Nation, the trek will commence on November 11 in Atlanta, Georgia and run thro...

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MOTÖRHEAD Announces Seventh 'Lemmy Forever' Ceremony At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival 2026

On June 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. local time at Donington Park in Castle Donington, England, fans will once again gather to celebrate our friend, our brother, and one of rock 'n' roll's greatest icons, Lemmy Kilmister, at the legendary Download festival. As part of the ongoing "Lemmy Forever" initiative...

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OCEAN SLEEPER Announces Sophomore Album 'Peace When I'm Dead'

Australian metalcore band OCEAN SLEEPER will release its sophomore album, "Peace When I'm Dead", on August 21 via BMG Australia/Rise Records. The anticipated news of their forthcoming album drops alongside the title track and video, "Peace When I'm Dead", an explosive follow-up to their powerful and...

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MELECHESH's ASHMEDI Preaches Peace, Solidarity And The Power Of Metal Amidst Turmoil In The Middle East

By David E. Gehlke The "Sentinels of Shamash" EP marks the first release from Middle Eastern extreme metal standard-bearers MELECHESH in 11 years. The outing — coming in at a robust three songs and 21 minutes — is an exotic blend of Mesopotamian metal laced with the appropriate blasts of extremity a...

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SHINEDOWN's ZACH MYERS Blasts Use Of A.I. To Compose Songs: 'I'm Not Writing With Artificial Intelligence'

In a new interview with Primordial Radio, SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on A.I. algorithms and machine learning (ML) models. Zach said (as transcribed...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN: Final Concert Of Latest Las Vegas Residency 'Was Probably The Best Show We've Ever Done'

In a new interview with Rockin' 101's "The Johnny Rock Show", DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen reflected on the band's third Las Vegas residency, "Def Leppard Live At Caesars Palace: The Las Vegas Residency", which took place this past February. The 12-show run followed sold-out residencies in 2013...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD: 'I Never Played 'Paranoid' The Same Way Twice'

During Bill Ward's June show on LA Radio Sessions with Mike Stark, the BLACK SABBATH drummer spoke about "Spiral Architect", the epic closing track on the band's fifth studio album, 1973's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". Known for its complex arrangements, Tony Iommi's acoustic guitar, and Ozzy Osbourne's...

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Ex-ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ: 'It's Very Important To Trust Your Instinct When It Comes To Situations And People'

In a new interview with Moshpit Passion conducted at this past weekend's Rock Am Ring 2026 festival in Nürburgring, Germany, former ARCH ENEMY and current DRAGONFORCE and BLUE MEDUSA frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz was asked what she has learned about herself, the metal scene and dealing with expectati...

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Watch: Founding VENOM Members MANTAS And ABADDON Joined By DAVID VINCENT To Celebrate 45th Anniversary Of 'Welcome To Hell' At 2026 PITFEST

David Vincent (I AM MORBID, TERRORIZER, VLTIMAS, ex-MoRBID ANGEL),Diva Satanica (BLOODHUNTER, ex-NERVOSA) and Blake "Bulldözer" Arendell (a.k.a. Blake Arenvurst; INTERCEPTOR) are among the guest musicians who joined Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray, iconic co-founders of the pioneering...

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CHARLIE BENANTE On ANTHRAX's Upcoming Album 'Cursum Perficio': 'It's A Culmination Of Different Eras, Different Moods, Different Ideas'

In a new interview with Erin Greatrix of This Day In Metal, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke about the band's long-awaited twelfth full-length studio album, "Cursum Perficio", which will be released on September 18 via Megaforce in the U.S. and Nuclear Blast in Europe. It marks the band's first...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Says He Started Playing Guitar Again A Week Ago: 'I Can Feel The Creative Energy Starting To Swell'

In a new interview with Daniel Harris, a YouTube streamer known as The Rageaholic, ICED EARTH's founding guitarist Jon Schaffer, whose band effectively split up after he was arrested for his involvement in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, was asked if his new music will be inspired at a...