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EXODUS's GARY HOLT Announces Michigan Book-Signing Event

Gary Holt (EXODUS, SLAYER) will celebrate the release of his brand new memoir, "A Fabulous Disaster: From The Garage to Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way", with a special in-store event on May 5 at Rock City Music Company in Livonia (located in the western suburbs of Metro Detroit),Michigan. The...

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SIMONE SIMONS Talks EPICA's 'Renewal' On New Album 'Aspiral': 'The Band Is Continuing To Rise'

By David E. Gehlke As NIGHTWISH abstains from touring for the foreseeable future, the door appears to be open for the Netherlands' EPICA to assume the mantle of the biggest symphonic metal act. The band's popularity in Europe and South America certainly suggests something like that is on the horizon...

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HALESTORM Announces 'Darkness Always Wins', First Single From Upcoming Sixth Album

HALESTORM will release a new single, "Darkness Always Wins", on Tuesday, April 22. The track which was helmed by acclaimed Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb, will appear on the band's upcoming sixth studio album, due later in the year via Atlantic. In a social media post, HALESTORM guitarist Joe Hot...

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JEFF PLATE Recalls Surprise Invitation To Join SAVATAGE: 'I Felt Like I'd Won The Lottery'

A record and a tour. Those were drummer Jeff Plate's modest career goals once upon a time, but more than three decades after he joined SAVATAGE for their tour in support of 1994's "Handful Of Rain", he's assembled a far more impressive list of accomplishments: three legendary SAVATAGE studio albums,...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Says Second ELEGANT WEAPONS Album Is 'Nearly Finished'

In a new interview with Igor Miranda of Brazil's Rolling Stone magazine, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about the status of his ELEGANT WEAPONS project, also featuring singer Ronnie Romero (RAINBOW, MSG),including a possible sophomore album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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GHOST Shares Music Video For New Single 'Lachryma' From Upcoming 'Skeletá' Album

Swedish occult metallers GHOST have released the official music video for "Lachryma", the second single from their upcoming sixth album, "Skeletá". Check it out below. Arriving in tandem with a lucid nightmare of a video featuring Papa V Perpetua's first full performance as newly anti-christened fro...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'Sometimes People Overlook The Importance Of The Metal Side To DREAM THEATER'

In a new interview with Dylan Gowan of Banger TV, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy spoke about the band's sixteenth studio album, "Parasomnia", which came out on February 7, 2025 via InsideOut Music. The LP marks DREAM THEATER's first release with Portnoy since 2009's "Black Clouds & Silver Li...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'I'm Still Sad' About ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS Not Being Able To 'Enjoy The Fruits Of Their Labor'

During a recent appearance on producer Rick Rubin's "Tetragrammaton" podcast, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons once again reflected on the band's final performance, which took place on December 2, 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We too...

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Next MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Album Will Be A 'Spectrum Of Heavy To Light And Everywhere In Between'

In a new interview with Primordial Radio, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE frontman Chris "Motionless" Cerulli spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2022 album "Scoring The End Of The World". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "We've been working on it a...

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SIXX:A.M. Announces 'Prayers For The Damned & Blessed Deluxe Edition'

SIXX:A.M., the acclaimed hard rock trio featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, guitarist Darren James "D.J." Ashba, and vocalist/producer James Michael, will release "Prayers For The Damned & Blessed Deluxe Edition" on June 6, 2025, via Endurance Music Group. The new album will be available a...

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STEEL PANTHER Announces Newest Distortion Guitar Pedal, 'Platinum Pocket P***y Melter'

Emerging from their musical workshop after perfecting their latest piece of pleasure-inducing musical equipment, California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER are back with their fifth guitar pedal, the Platinum Pocket Pu**y Melter — a modern-day reimagining of the pedal that started it all for them...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Says He Once Came Close To Joining NINE INCH NAILS

Guitar whiz Richie Kotzen has dropped a major bombshell by revealing he once agreed to join industrial rock pioneers NINE INCH NAILS. Kotzen, whose latest album with IRON MAIDEN's Adrian Smith — "Black Light/White Noise" — was released on Friday, made the revelation about an abortive alliance with T...

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BRENDON SMALL Talks Inspiration For 'Metalocalypse': 'These Characters Were A Representation Of Celebrityism'

In a new interview with Australia's Heavy, Brendon Small spoke about his inspiration for "Metalocalypse", the hit animated series he created on Adult Swim featuring the fictitious metal band DETHKLOK. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It started out where these characters really were a...

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See Pro-Shot Video Of SEPULTURA's Entire Performance At 2025 LOLLAPALOOZA BRASIL

Professionally filmed video of SEPULTURA's entire March 30 performance at Lollapalooza Brasil at Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. Featured songs: 01. Refuse/Resist 02. Territory 03. Desperate Cry 04. Kairos 05. Attitude 06. Means To An End 07. Kaiowas 08. Escape To The...

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Hear KIRK HAMMETT's Foreword To GARY HOLT's Memoir In 'A Fabulous Disaster' Audiobook Preview

EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt's memoir, "A Fabulous Disaster: From The Garage To Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way" — which features a foreword by former EXODUS and current METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett — was released on April 1, 2025 via Hachette Books. An audiobook preview of "A Fabul...