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MEGADETH's TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI Believes GHOST-Style 'Phone Ban' At Concerts Is A 'Great Idea'

In a new interview with Fernanda Hein of Chile's Sonar FM, MEGADETH guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari was asked for his opinion on phone-free concerts, such as was the case with Swedish metallers GHOST, who instituted a no-phone policy on their recent tour by utilizing Yondr pouches. He said (as transcribe...

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LIVING WRECKAGE, Featuring Members Of ANTHRAX And  SHADOWS FALL, Releases New Single 'Righteous Side Of Sanity'

LIVING WRECKAGE — the modern metal band featuring guitarist Jon Donais (ANTHRAX, SHADOWS FALL) and bassist Matt Bachand (SHADOWS FALL, ACT OF DEFIANCE) — has released a new single, "Righteous Side Of Sanity". The lyric video for the track can be seen below. "Righteous Side Of Sanity", the first sing...

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Few would dispute that INGESTED have become leading benchmarks for the brutal death metal, slam and deathcore scenes. Relentlessly focused and ferocious, the British crew have done more than virtually any other band to promote this kind of extreme and uncompromising music. And despite gleefully blur...

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CANCER BATS Announce New Album 'Give Me Dirt', Share 'Stay Stuck' Music Video

Currently touring across Canada on their "Birthing The Giant" 20th-anniversary tour, six-time-Juno-nominated Canadian hardcore punk heavyweights CANCER BATS will release their eighth studio album, "Give Me Dirt", on August 7 via Bat Skull Records in partnership with New Damage Records in Canada and...

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NAPALM DEATH's SHANE EMBURY Remembers Late AT THE GATES Frontman TOMAS LINDBERG: 'He Was A Really Important Person For The Scene'

In a new interview with Stefan Nilsson of Roppongi Rocks, NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury spoke about last year's passing of his longtime friend and LOCK UP bandmate, founding AT THE GATES frontman Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg. Shane said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, Tomas, he's been my...

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NICKO MCBRAIN Reflects On IRON MAIDEN's BLAZE BAYLEY Era, BRUCE DICKINSON's Return: 'I Think It Was All God's Plan'

In a new interview with Kerrang! magazine, longtime IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain spoke about the five-year period when the band was fronted by Blaze Bayley. Singer Bruce Dickinson exited MAIDEN back in 1993, paving the way for the Bayley era and a string of four solo albums from Bruce. Bayley f...

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THEORY OF A DEADMAN And SEVENDUST To Join Forces For 36-Date Co-Headline Tour Of North America

A partnership over two decades in the making, THEORY OF A DEADMAN and SEVENDUST are teaming up for "The Dead / Seven Tour". This 36-date co-headline trek promises to be more than just another show. It's an unforgettable evening comprised of hard rock anthems, raw energy, and decades of fan-favorite...

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No Place Of Warmth

Over the last few years, FROZEN SOUL have risen from their underground origins to become indisputable figureheads for the new breed of American death metal. The release of 2023's "Glacial Domination" was the spark that sent the Texans into orbit. A masterful slice of post-BOLT THROWER brutality that...

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EVERGREY Releases Music Video For 'Leaving The Emptiness' From Upcoming 'Architects Of A New Weave' Album

EVERGREY, Gothenburg, Sweden's masterminds of melancholia, will release their fifteenth album, "Architects Of A New Weave", on June 5, 2026 via Napalm Records, just days before the band takes the stage as special guest to the undisputed kings of heavy metal IRON MAIDEN for two shows on their "Run Fo...

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LAMB OF GOD, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DOWN And SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Set For 2026 Edition of 'Berzerkus' Festival

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY frontman and PANTERA guitarist Zakk Wylde has announced the 2026 edition of the Berzerkus festival, set to take place August 28 at Scranton, Pennsylvania's Pavilion at Montage Mountain and on August 29 at in Wantagh, New York's Northwell at Jones Beach Theater. Both concerts will...

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ACID REIGN Releases Music Video For 'Sorrowsworn' From Upcoming 'Daze Of The Week' Album

U.K. thrash metal veterans ACID REIGN will release a new album, "Daze Of The Week", on May 15 via Back On Black. The LP will mark the band's first release since 2019's "The Age Of Entitlement". The official music video for the second single from "Daze Of The Week", a song called "Sorrowsworn", can b...

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CONVERGE Releases Music Video For 'Doom In Bloom' From Upcoming 'Hum Of Hurt' Album

CONVERGE will release a new album, "Hum Of Hurt", on June 5, 2026 via Deathwish/Epitaph. "Hum Of Hurt" follows "Love Is Not Enough" as CONVERGE's second full-length release of 2026. Like its predecessor, the album offers a bleak-yet-empathetic assessment of the human condition and its ongoing deteri...

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QUICKSAND Releases Music Video For 'Regenerate' From Upcoming 'Bring On The Psychics' Album

New York City post-hardcore veterans QUICKSAND will release a brand new album, "Bring On The Psychics", on July 17 via the legendary independent New York-based rock label Equal Vision Records. Marking an entirely new era for the storied three-piece — guitarist/vocalist Walter Schreifels, bassist/voc...

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JOHN CORABI Did Exactly What He Wanted With His 'New Day' Solo Album, And It's Nothing Like MÖTLEY CRÜE

By David E. Gehlke John Corabi's just-released "New Day" solo album bears little resemblance to the down-and-dirty rock stylings of his late '80s / early '90s outfit THE SCREAM, nor the dark heaviness supplied on MÖTLEY CRÜE's acclaimed self-titled 1994 LP. And that's the point. Despite building a r...

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LEX LEGION, Featuring Classic KING DIAMOND Members MIKKEY DEE, ANDY LA ROCQUE, PETE BLAKK And HAL PATINO, Releases Second Single, 'Gypsy Tears'

LEX LEGION, the new band featuring four-fifths of KING DIAMOND's classic late '80s lineup, has released the official music video for its second single, "Gypsy Tears". The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus of the rEvolver Film Company and can be seen below. Featuring Andy La Rocque (guitar),Mikkey...