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TWISTED SISTER Cancels All 2026 Reunion Concerts Due To DEE SNIDER's 'Health Challenges'

TWISTED SISTER has canceled all of its previously announced 2026 reunion concerts due to "a series of health challenges" faced by the band's lead singer Dee Snider. A lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Snider's body and soul. Unbeknownst to the public (until now),th...

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SKID ROW Partners With SWEETWATER To Launch Worldwide Search For New Singer

Legendary hard rock band SKID ROW has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with U.S. company Sweetwater, the world's leading online retailer of musical instruments and pro-audio equipment, to search worldwide for their next lead vocalist. The collaboration invites singers from around the world...

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Enemy

Persistence is the key to longevity. Not many bands get to record their 24th studio album, but Sascha Konietzko is not like other musicians. For over four decades, KMFDM have been a consistent and charismatic force for subversion, with strong roots in the nascent industrial scene of the early '80s,...

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Watch: ADRIAN SMITH And RICHIE KOTZEN Kick Off 2026 European Tour In Madrid

SMITH/KOTZEN, the collaborative project featuring IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith and THE WINERY DOGS frontman and acclaimed solo artist Richie Kotzen, kicked off its 2026 European tour Tuesday night (February 3) at La Riviera in Madrid, Spain. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Life Unchaine...

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EXODUS Shares 'Censored' And 'Uncensored' Versions Of '3111' Music Video

Just last week, San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends EXODUS announced their twelfth studio album, "Goliath". Their first LP with singer Rob Dukes since 2010, the band's Napalm Records debut, and the follow-up to their highest-charting record ever will be out March 20, 2026. Along with it, the band...

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Watch: MORTAL SIN Returns To Live Stage For First Time In More Than 14 Years

Australian thrash metal pioneers MORTAL SIN played their first show in more than 14 years on January 31 at the Froth & Fury festival in Adelaide, Australia. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. MORTAL SIN's 2026 lineup consists of original members Mat Maurer (vocals) and Andy Eftic...

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Midnight Blitz

There has rarely been a shortage of bands playing traditional metal, but the mainstream rock and metal media remains curiously resistant to celebrating them. TAILGUNNER may be one rare exception to that rule. Demonstrably in love with the old school, but possessed of a raw, feral spirit, they releas...

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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Announces Summer 2026 Tour With LORNA SHORE, FIT FOR A KING And STATIC DRESS

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has announced "The Sweat And Blood Tour", with support from LORNA SHORE, FIT FOR A KING and STATIC DRESS. The U.S. trek, promoted by Live Nation, is MOTIONLESS IN WHITE's first American headlining tour in nearly three years and kicks off on July 14 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, wit...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On New MEGADETH Album: 'I Hear It And To Me It Just Doesn't Sound Like MEGADETH'

During an appearance on the latest episode of his "The David Ellefson Show", former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson commented on the fact that MEGADETH's latest album includes Dave Mustaine's version of "Ride The Lightning", the title track of METALLICA's 1984 album for which Mustaine got a co-writi...

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SCOTTI HILL On SKID ROW's Singer Search: 'We're Gonna Get The Right Person For The Job'

SKID ROW guitarist Scotti Hill was interviewed by The Music Universe on Saturday, January 31 when Primary Wave Music celebrated its milestone 20th anniversary by hosting its annual pre-Grammy party in partnership with Venu at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. Asked about SKID ROW's singer search fo...

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FROM ASHES TO NEW To Release 'Reflections' Album In April

For years, FROM ASHES TO NEW has captured the hearts and minds of music listeners worldwide, making impact with a distinctive amalgam of alt metal combined with songs that bracingly capture their generation's anxieties. They're a band that doesn't run from the darkness but instead embrace it. The La...

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JOHN CORABI: 'There Is No Bad Blood Between Me And MÖTLEY CRÜE At All'

In a new interview with Robert Edwards of Talkin' Bout Rock, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman John Corabi, who joined the band in 1992 as the replacement for original singer Vince Neil, spoke about his current relationship with Vince. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "If I was to see Vince right...

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MICK MARS's Attorney Blasts Arbitrator's Ruling In MÖTLEY CRÜE's Favor: 'It's Ridiculous', He Says

An attorney for former MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars has blasted an arbitrator's ruling that the group was within its rights to dismiss Mars as an officer in their business affairs as well as bandmember, for cause, once he dropped out of MÖTLEY CRÜE's touring due to health issues. Moreover, the ju...

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POISON's RIKKI ROCKETT Says He Has Been In Direct Contact BRET MICHAELS: 'We're Gonna Do Something In 2027'

During an appearance on the January 29 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", POISON drummer Rikki Rockett expressed optimism that the band will hit the road in 2027 to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the band's debut album, 1986's "Look What the Cat Dragged In". Earlier this mon...

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CARNIVORE A.D. Releases First Single 'Social Decomposition' From Upcoming 'Transmutation' EP

CARNIVORE A.D., featuring bassist/vocalist Baron Misuraca (SHEER TERROR, DARKSIDE NYC),guitarist Chuck Lenihan (CRUMBSUCKERS, CHRISTIAN DEATH) and drummer Joe Cangelosi (KREATOR, MASSACRE, WHIPLASH),will release its first-ever studio EP, "Transmutation", on March 27, 2026 via Apostasy Records. Ded...