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FAITH NO MORE To Support SYSTEM OF A DOWN On Tour Of Australia And New Zealand In Early 2027

FAITH NO MORE will support SYSTEM OF A DOWN on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in early 2027. The two bands will join forces for four shows — in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Wellington — in January and February. Kicking off at Sydney's Accor Stadium on January 22, the run will then take on...

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Nostalgia is a peculiar thing. Over the last few years, the '80s revivalism that occasionally rears its head through contemporary pop music has become almost ubiquitous in mainstream culture. It is almost impossible to switch on the radio without hearing some modern artist evoking the tinny synthesi...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Share New Single 'Easy Street'

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have returned with a stunning new single, "Easy Street". Debuted live last year during the band's lauded "The Catacombs Tour" and eagerly awaited by fans, it's the band's first new song since 2023's "In Times New Roman". The music is serene and perfectly imperfect — acoustic...

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ENSLAVED Reveals Collaborative Track 'Spirit Helper' Featuring KEVIN KICKING WOMAN Of The Blackfeet Nation

Norwegian progressive trailblazers ENSLAVED have revealed "Spirit Helper", a unique and deeply powerful collaboration with Kevin Kicking Woman, a tribal member of the Blackfeet/Cree Nation in Montana. "Spirit Helper" has arisen partly from a relationship with Fire In The Mountains, which takes place...

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Chicago Metal Legend SHAUN GLASS, Who Has Played With SOIL, BROKEN HOPE And REPENTANCE, Dies At 57

Chicago metal legend Shaun Glass has died at the age of 57. Glass, who has played with a number of acclaimed metal bands over the past four decades, including SOIL, BROKEN HOPE, SINDROME, TERMINAL DEATH, DIRGE WITHIN, THE BLOODLINE and, more recently, REPENTANCE, passed away on July 1, a month after...

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BILL GOULD Confirms FAITH NO MORE's Return To Live Activity: 'We're Gonna Play' And 'I Think That We Can Do It For A Few More Years'

FAITH NO MORE bassist Bill Gould has confirmed to Rock Talk, the newly launched podcast from longtime Serbian hard rock/heavy metal journalist Jadranka Janković Nešić, that the influential California alt-metal act will return to live activity in 2027. Asked about a rumor of the band's possible comeb...

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MAX CAVALERA On Performing SEPULTURA's Entire 'Chaos A.D.' Album: 'There's A Whole New Generation Of Fans Who Never Got A Chance To See' Classic Lineup Playing It

In a new interview with Poland's Mystic Festival, former SEPULTURA guitarist/vocalist Max Cavalera was asked what it has been like to perform the band's landmark fifth album, 1993's "Chaos A.D.", with his brother, ex-SEPULTURA drummer Igor "Iggor" Cavalera, in its entirety on recent tours of Europe...

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ROY KHAN On His Upcoming Solo Album: 'I'm Trying To Capture The Sound That KAMELOT Had While I Was In The Band'

In a new interview with Interview Under Fire, former KAMELOT and current CONCEPTION vocalist Roy Khan spoke about his upcoming first solo album, which is tentatively due in early 2027. Khan's solo album is being produced by Sascha Paeth, a producer, composer and musician with a long-standing career...

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NATE GARRETT Fights Off Personal Demons To Release SPIRIT ADRIFT's Crushing Final Studio Album, 'Infinite Illumination'

By David E. Gehlke The April 10 surprise release of SPIRIT ADRIFT's "Infinite Illumination" studio album was accompanied by an announcement that the band was calling it a day. Guided since its 2015 inception by vocalist / guitarist / songwriter Nate Garrett, SPIRIT ADRIFT emerged as one of the bette...

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MR. LORDI Says Backlash From Heavy Metal Fans To LORDI's EUROVISION Win Was 'Quite Cruel': 'Those Daggers, They Go Deep In Your Heart'

In a new interview with Chas Byrne's Rock Show, which airs on Portsmouth, United Kingdom's Express FM radio station, LORDI leader Mr. Lordi spoke about the band's upcoming appearance at the grand final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The Finnish hard rockers, who won Eurovision in 2006 with...

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ROY KHAN Says Both His Debut Solo Album And Upcoming CONCEPTION LP Are 'Coming Out Great'

In a new interview with Sakis Fragos of Rock Hard Greece, former KAMELOT and current CONCEPTION vocalist Roy Khan spoke about his upcoming first solo album, which is tentatively due in late 2026 or early 2027. Asked if the songwriting process for the LP has already been completed, Roy said (as trans...

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Ex-KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN On His Upcoming Debut Solo Album: 'It's Definitely Gonna Be Metal'

In a new interview with Yiannis Dolas of Rockpages.gr, former KAMELOT and current CONCEPTION vocalist Roy Khan spoke about his upcoming first solo album, which is tentatively due in late 2026 or early 2027. Asked why he hadn't released a solo record earlier, Roy said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH....

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Ex-KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN To Perform Entire 'One Cold Winter's Night' Album At Special Oslo Concert

Former KAMELOT and current CONCEPTION vocalist Roy Khan will stage a unique and deeply personal event in Oslo, Norway this fall. On November 27, at Rockefeller Music Hall, Khan will present KAMELOT's "One Cold Winter's Night", performed in its entirety, marking 20 years since the recording of one of...

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Ex-KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN Is Working On His First Solo Album

Former KAMELOT and current CONCEPTION vocalist Roy Khan continues shaping his first solo album, expanding on a project first revealed in late 2024. The album represents a new creative chapter in the Norwegian singer's career and follows a period of renewed live activity and closer engagement with hi...

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PETER CRISS Fires Back At GENE SIMMONS Over 'Beth' Songwriting Comments: His 'Statements Are Ridiculous And Very Uncalled For'

In a new interview with Billboard, original KISS drummer Peter Criss fired back at Gene Simmons over the bassist/vocalist's assertion that Criss "had nothing to do" with the writing of the group's 1976 hit "Beth". "Beth" holds the distinction of being KISS's highest-charting single in the U.S., havi...