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Reformed Seattle Thrashers FORCED ENTRY To Play At BLADES OF STEEL METALFEST In Madison, Wisconsin This Month

Late 1980s/early 1990s Seattle thrashers FORCED ENTRY have announced their return performance for September 19 at Blades Of Steel Metalfest at Crucible in Madison, Wisconsin. They will share the stage that weekend with other Seattle stalwarts like METAL CHURCH and SANCTUARY, alongside other legendar...

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CARCASS Drummer's 'Family Situation' Forces Postponement Of Australia/New Zealand Tour

British extreme metal veterans CARCASS have been forced to postpone their Australian tour with BRUJERIA due to a "family situation" affecting their drummer Dan Wilding. On Wednesday, September 2, CARCASS released the following statement via social media: " We're incredibly sorry to announce that we...

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FAKE NAMES, Featuring Members Of BAD RELIGION And REFUSED, Announces New Album 'Punk Ruins'

Punk mainstays FAKE NAMES are back with their third studio album and their first new music in three years, "Punk Ruins", due out on October 23 via Epitaph. Today they share the new song/video for "Until It's Normal", the guitar-driven album opener that airs frustration with those who believe in toda...

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NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording Eleventh Album In May 2027; Seven Songs Have Been Written Already, Says TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spoke about his plans to write and record new music in the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Since the release of [NIGHTWISH's latest album, 2024's] 'Yesterwynde', it...

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NIGHTWISH Celebrates Three Decades Of Symphonic Metal Mastery With Anniversary Release 'The Greatest 30 Years On Earth'

Symphonic metal pioneers NIGHTWISH are marking three decades of musical wizardry. To celebrate this milestone, the band has announced its most ambitious retrospective collection yet, "The Greatest 30 Years On Earth", which will be released on December 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. This massive anniv...

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ANDY SCOTT's SWEET To Release New Live Album 'Live 25' In October

Metalville has set an October 23 international release date for SWEET's new live album "Live 25". With "Full Circle" (2024),the rock institution SWEET released an album that critics and fans around the world considered to be their strongest album since "Level Headed" (1978),the last album recorded...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Releases Lyric Video For 'The Edge Of Nowhere' From Upcoming 'Rats In The Temple' Album

American thrash metal pioneers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have released the official music video for "The Edge Of Nowhere", the third and final single from their upcoming album, "Rats In The Temple", which is due on August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. The track builds suspense with eastern scales before fir...

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TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Has Written Six Songs For NIGHTWISH's Next Studio Album: 'I Feel More Inspired Than Ever'

NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen has revealed to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that he has penned six tracks for the band's upcoming eleventh studio album. "I feel more inspired than ever — proof of that is that I've already got six new NIGHTWISH songs done," the 49-year-ol...

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FLOOR JANSEN Says NIGHTWISH Is Still 'On A Temporary Hold': 'There's Nothing Planned' For The Band

In a new interview with Thomas Vogel of Germany's Sonic Seducer magazine, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen spoke about the band's 2023 announcement that it would take a break from touring and not hit the road in support of NIGHTWISH's latest album, "Yesterwynde", which came out two years ago. Asked if...

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GHOST Announces '2 Big To Rig (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'

GHOST has announced the release of the "2 Big To Rig Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", the audio companion to the second feature film from the Grammy-winning theatrical rock icons. Available to stream or download August 27 via Loma Vista Recordings, "2 Big To Rig (Original Motion Picture Soundtra...

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PRIEST, Featuring Former Members Of GHOST, Announces New Album 'Altered State Police', Shares 'Python' Single

Swedish dark synthpop act PRIEST has released "Python", the first single from the band's upcoming fifth studio album, "Altered State Police", due on October 23 via Blue Nine. Somewhere in the fine print, you agreed to be watched. For PRIEST, surveillance is no longer science fiction — it's the sound...

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Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES On His Prostate Cancer Battle: 'The Last Two Weeks I Went Through Probably One Of The Sickest Times I've Ever Been In My Life'

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has offered an update on his GoFundMe campaign seeking financial support to cover the cost of his latest cancer treatment. The 68-year-old Holmes, who has lived in Cannes with his wife since 2014, recently began chemotherapy in France for prostate cancer, just...

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KISS Shares Official Video Recap Of PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS's Return To Anaheim For ANGELS' Ceremonial First Pitch

In 1976, KISS took the stage at Anaheim Stadium in front of more than 40,000 fans — one of the largest crowds the band had played to at that point. It was a show that helped define what a rock concert could be — full of pyrotechnics, spectacle, and the kind of larger-than-life energy KISS became kno...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says His 'Cancer Has Returned' Once Again: 'I'm Continuing Treatments To Manage It'

In a new interview with Francisco Sigüenza of El Salvador's Radio YSKL FM, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell spoke about how being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2013 had changed his perspective on life and his approach to living it. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I t...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Says ACCEPT Was In Existence For Nearly Eight Years Before WOLF HOFFMANN Joined The Band

In a new interview with Sakis Fragos of Rock Hard Greece, former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider reflected on the band's early days, particularly the years before classic-era members Wolf Hoffmann (guitar) and Peter Baltes (bass) joined the legendary German heavy metal group. He said (as transcribed...