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Winter Mass

Metal fans will be arguing about how black metal is defined until the end of time. Few genres have such unerring potential to polarize and divide, even at this late stage in its development. But if furious pedants can agree on anything, it should be that the best black metal often comes from Norway...

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FAITH NO MORE Keyboardist And Gay Icon RODDY BOTTUM Speaks His Truth In New Memoir: 'I Want People To Be Provoked'

By David E. Gehlke As FAITH NO MORE climbed the charts in 1989 behind their "Epic" and "Falling To Pieces" singles, and then landed the coveted opening spot on GUNS N' ROSES and METALLICA's 1992 summer stadium tour, keyboardist Roddy Bottum was simply unable to enjoy any of it. A debilitating drug p...

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A New World Rising

Stalwarts of a German metal scene that doesn't much care for your pop-metal detours, RAGE have been true to the original cause for more than 40 years. Weirdly, they show no signs of fatigue. 18 months after the release of the mammoth, 94-minute "Afterlifelines", which crammed slightly too much into...

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Watch: WATCHTOWER Rejoined By Singer ALAN TECCHIO During Houston Concert

Amy's Concert Cam has uploaded video of WATCHTOWER's September 6 concert at BFE Rock Club in Houston, Texas. Check it out below. Joining the legendary Texas progressive metal band on stage for several songs during the show was Alan Tecchio, who sang WATCHTOWER's second and most recent studio album,...

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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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Curse Of The Damned: Ultimate Edition

Time flies in the world of retro heavy metal. NIGHT DEMON released their debut album, "Curse of the Damned", on January 15th, 2015. Arriving at the height of an old-school revival that also produced the likes of HAUNT, ENFORCER and CAULDRON, the L.A. power trio had no trouble convincing the faithful...

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TRIXTER Is Working On New Album Of 'Kick-A** Rock And Roll Music'

In a new interview with Rock 100.5 The KATT FM's Cameron Buchholtz, TRIXTER bassist P.J. Farley, who has been performing semi-acoustic TRIXTER shows with TRIXTER guitarist/vocalist Steve Brown, confirmed that a new TRIXTER album is in the works. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, w...

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Reunited WATCHTOWER Is Working On New Music

During an appearance on the latest "Lead Singers Discussion" SLAM summit panel for Support Life And Music, hosted by Jack Mangan (Metal Hall Of Fame),WATCHTOWER singer Jason McMaster spoke about the current status of the reunited legendary Texas progressive metal band. McMaster is joined in WATCHTO...

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STEVE BROWN: Fans Will Be 'Blown Away' By New TRIXTER Album

In a new interview with The Hair Metal Guru, guitarist Steve Brown, who has been performing semi-acoustic TRIXTER shows with TRIXTER bandmate P.J. Farley on bass, backed by Ben Hans on percussion, was asked if there are any plans a new TRIXTER album in the not-too-distant future. He responded (as tr...

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There Will 'Definitely' Be A New TRIXTER Album, Says STEVE BROWN

In a new interview with Youngstown Studio's B.J. Lisko, guitarist Steve Brown, who has been performing semi-acoustic TRIXTER shows with TRIXTER bandmate P.J. Farley on bass, backed by Ben Hans on percussion, was asked if he was open to making a new TRIXTER album in the not-too-distant future. He res...

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Reunited WATCHTOWER Is Working On Live EP, 40th-Anniversary Reissue Of 'Energetic Disassembly'

In a new interview with Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock, WATCHTOWER singer Jason McMaster spoke about the current status of the reunited legendary Texas progressive metal band. McMaster is joined in WATCHTOWER's 2024 lineup by bassist Doug Keyser, guitarist Ron Jarzombek and drummer Ric Colaluca...

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Until The Night

A sleaze-ridden and unholy salute to gaunt horrors of the early gothic rock and post-punk scenes, NEW SKELETAL FACES are a jolting shot in the arm for death rockers everywhere. From its scratchy, mutant artwork, to its overall atmosphere of morbid, gutter-bound squalor, "Until The Night" is what hap...

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The Wolf and The King

The dark magic of the Norwegian black metal scene in the late '80s and early '90s will never truly be replicated. Like all revered musical eras, it grew from a confluence of circumstances that still exist in memory, but that have zero chance of being repeated in the same way. But of all the bands th...

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Spell Shock

Even in a subgenre as necessarily authentic as blackened speed metal, BEWITCHER have managed to stand out by being just that bit more believable than the rest. Looking the part, sounding like Cronos's errant nephews, and exuding grubby, occult punk sensibilities, the Californians have become standar...

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DARKTHRONE Releases New Song 'Black Dawn Affiliation' From Upcoming 'It Beckons Us All' Album

Norwegian black metal veterans DARKTHRONE have released an animated video (created by Matthew Vickerstaff) for their new song "Black Dawn Affiliation". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "It Beckons Us All", which will arrive on April 26 via Peaceville Records. DARKTHRONE's Fenriz co...