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Stories From The Verdant Vale

Simplifying matters here: MOB RULES's "Stories From The Verdant Vale" features five songs left over from last year's "Rise Of The Ruler" studio offering and another five cuts swiped from the band's 2014 "Timekeeper" 20th anniversary boxset. It's technically not a new studio album. Instead, it's an E...

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MERCYFUL FATE, ELECTRIC CALLBOY And MOTIONLESS IN WHITE To Headline 2027 Edition Of U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK

With Bloodstock 2026 underway and on target for another record-breaking year, festival HQ have just revealed the first bands for 2027, unveiling them at the Ronnie James Dio stage right after MUNICIPAL WASTE's face-melting set. Mark your calendar now and start planning for August 5-8, 2027 at Catton...

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HELLOWEEN's KAI HANSEN Shares 'Welcome To Life' Single From Upcoming 'Born With A Hammer' Solo Album

With "Welcome To Life", Kai Hansen releases the second single from his upcoming solo album "Born With A Hammer". Following the powerful "Feeding The Beast", "Welcome To Life" reveals another side of the musician who, as co-founder of HELLOWEEN and founder of GAMMA RAY, has played a defining role in...

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DRAGONLAND Announces New Album 'Prophecies', Shares 'Survival Of Mankind' Single

Classic Swedish symphonic power metallers DRAGONLAND have released "Survival Of Mankind", the first single from their upcoming album, "Prophecies", due on October 23 via Scarlet Records. "Prophecies" is a hard-hitting and meticulously crafted symphonic power metal journey set to engulf the listener...

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HELLOWEEN's KAI HANSEN Announces New Solo Album 'Born With A Hammer'

Kai Hansen is one of the defining figures in heavy metal. As co-founder of HELLOWEEN and founder of GAMMA RAY, he shaped power metal into a global force and created a sound that continues to drive the genre today. Now, Hansen returns with "Born With A Hammer", his first solo album since HANSEN &...

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HAMMERFALL Announces Summer/Fall 2026 North American Tour With EVERGREY And ELVENKING

Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL have announced the "Freedom World Crusade North America 2026" tour. Support on the trek, which will launch on September 12, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina and conclude on October 8, 2026 in Seattle, Washington, will come from EVERGREY and ELVENKING. All three bands will...

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NEVERMORE, THE GATHERING, CONCEPTION, HAMMERFALL, CRIMSON GLORY Among Confirmed Bands For ProgPower USA 2026

ENSIFERUM, ELUVEITIE, CONCEPTION, EVERGREY, NEVERMORE, HAMMERFALL, CRIMSON GLORY and THE GATHERING (featuring Anneke Van Giersbergen) are among the confirmed artists for next year's ProgPower USA festival, set to take place September 9-12, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The full lineup for ProgPower USA...

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FEUERSCHWANZ Recruits DORO PESCH For 'Valhalla' Single And Music Video

German folk metallers FEUERSCHWANZ have teamed up with German metal queen Doro Pesch to deliver the glorious Viking anthem of the year with their galvanizing new collaborative single "Valhalla". With thunderous riffs, boisterous energy and united vocal power, the song is a triumphant march through N...

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POWERWOLF Announces Massive February/March 2026 European Tour With HAMMERFALL And WIND ROSE

Just weeks after announcing their new live release "Wildlive (Live At Olympiahalle)", POWERWOLF is once again sending fans into a frenzy by unveiling brand-new live dates for 2026. Coinciding with the album's arrival, the German heavy metal titans will bring their monumental production to the bigges...

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SIXX:A.M. Singer JAMES MICHAEL Exposes 'A Very Dark Side' Of Songwriting: It Brings Out 'The Worst In People'

SIXX:A.M. singer James Michael has shared a new video on his YouTube channel in which he addresses what he calls "predatory songwriting", a practice where certain songwriters might ask for credit on songs that they had little to do with or where sometimes the producer of a song will try to give hims...

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70000 TONS OF METAL: See Video Reports On 2025 Edition Of World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise

Chaoszine and Wyatt's Metal, among others, have shared separate video reports on the 2025 edition of 70000 Tons Of Metal, the world's original and biggest heavy metal cruise. Check out the footage below. The 2025 edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal festival took place from January 30, 2025 to Februar...

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70000 TONS OF METAL: First Details Revealed For 2026 Edition Of World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise

The organizers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal festival have announced the first details of the 2026 edition of the world's original and biggest heavy metal cruise. Don't miss out on this epic journey from Miami, Florida to Labadee, Haiti and back, taking place from January 29, 2026 to February 2, 2026....

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Pays Tribute To HEAVY LOAD's RAGNE WAHLQUIST

OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt has paid tribute to Ragne Wahlquist, guitarist and vocalist for HEAVY LOAD, who died earlier this month at the age of 69. On Wednesday (January 8),Mikael took to the OPETH social media to write: "RAGNE WAHLQUIST, 1955-2025. REST IN PEACE. It is with heavy heart we say farew...

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HEAVY LOAD's RAGNE WAHLQUIST, Godfather Of Swedish Heavy Metal, Dead At 69

Ragne Wahlquist, guitarist and vocalist for HEAVY LOAD, which is widely regarded as the first Swedish heavy metal band and the first Viking metal act, has died at the age of 69. According to SVT, Ragne and his younger brother Styrbjörn were in the middle of recording HEAVY LOAD's fifth album at the...

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OSCAR DRONJAK Explains Why HAMMERFALL Isn't Interested In Representing Sweden In Eurovision Song Contest

In a new interview with Rassilon Records, HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak was asked about rumors from years ago about his band possibly representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual singing competition where over 30 countries compete against each other with a variety of different...