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How METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' Transformed Virginia Tech Football's Entrance Into One Of Most Iconic Scenes In Sports

Kris Schwartz, an ESPN feature producer, has filed a six-minute video report for "ACC Huddle" on how METALLICA's "Enter Sandman" became the Virginia Tech Hokies football team's entrance song more than a quarter century ago. Regarded among college football's most powerful entrances, "Enter Sandman" i...

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See KISS's PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Unbox 'Alive!' 50th-Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set

In the six-minute video below, KISS's Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons unbox the "Alive!" 50th-anniversary super deluxe box set, taking fans on a walk down memory lane on the making of the record that catapulted the band into worldwide success. "Alive!" turns 50 in 2025 — a golden jubilee for the iconi...

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SKINDRED Announces Brand New Album 'You Got This', Shares Title Track

Welsh ragga metal legends SKINDRED have released their brand-new single, "You Got This", accompanied by a brilliantly entertaining video. The title track of their forthcoming ninth album, which has just been announced with a release date of April 17 via Earache Records, "You Got This" is an instant...

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AVATAR's JOHANNES ECKERSTRÖM Finds Joy In Grind Of Touring: 'We Keep Bumping Into Way More Successful Bands Than Ours That Seem Miserable'

By David E. Gehlke Among the Scandinavian bands to break through and establish a strong Stateside following, Gothenburg, Sweden's AVATAR ranks among the most unlikely. Initially formed in 2004 as a melodic death metal band, AVATAR evolved—quickly—with their 2009 self-titled album, which introduced g...

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WENDY DIO: 'I'm So Glad To See That OZZY OSBOURNE Got To Play The Last Time Before He Passed Away'

In a new interview with "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, Wendy Dio, widow and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, was asked for her opinion of the "Back To The Beginning" event, which took place in Birmingham, United Kingdom in early July and marked Ozzy Osbourne and BL...

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U.D.O. Announces New Guitarist ALEN BRENTINI: 'His Sound And Energy Fit The Band Perfectly'

U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER, the two bands fronted by former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider, have recruited Alen Brentini as their new guitarist. A 48-year-old Croatian guitar player, singer and songwriter who started playing guitar at the age of nine and became a professional musician aged 19, Brenti...

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POPPY Shares 'Unravel', First Original Solo Single Of 2025

Twice Grammy-nominated transcendent singer, songwriter and subversive performance artist Poppy has shared a new single, "Unravel", via Sumerian Records. "Unravel" is Poppy at her most vulnerable, fusing haunting vocals and intimate lyrics that culminate in a high-octane, passionate chorus. With each...

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It's Official: SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Headline 2026 Editions Of SICK NEW WORLD In Las Vegas And Texas

SYSTEM OF A DOWN and KORN will return to Sick New World Las Vegas, taking place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 25, 2026. The staggering lineup features additional performances from BRING ME THE HORIZON, EVANESCENCE, Marilyn Manson, Danny Elfman, KNOCKED LOOSE, MINISTRY, AFI, CYPRESS HILL...

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JONATHAN CAIN Confirms He Will Leave JOURNEY After A Two-Year Tour: 'This Is Gonna Be It For Me'

During an appearance on the October 17 episode of "Nashville's Morning News" with Dan Mandis, JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain was asked to clarify recent reports that he was planning to leave the band. The 75-year-old musician said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, that was kind of misi...

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FOZZY, KUARANTINE, KILLER DWARFS Among Confirmed Bands For 2026 'Chris Jericho's Rock N' Wrestling Rager At Sea' Cruise

World champion pro wrestler, lead singer of FOZZY, and New York Times best-selling author Chris Jericho and Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than two decades, have rung the bell for Chris Jericho's Rock N' Wrestling Rager At Sea: The Seventh Cruise Of A Seventh Cruise, sa...

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GREAT WHITE's New Singer BRETT CARLISLE Likes Seeing His Bandmates 'Excited And Having A Good Time'

In a new interview with the Melissa & Roger's Wild Life podcast, GREAT WHITE singer Brett Carlisle was asked to name the "proudest moment" of his career so far. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "Probably how happy these [other] guys [in GREAT WHITE] are [with the current lineu...

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JEFF BECERRA Confirms Next POSSESSED Album Will Be 'Different': 'I Don't Know If People Will Love It Or Hate It'

In a new interview with Australia's Devil's Horns Zine, POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2019's "Revelations Of Oblivion" LP. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "I'm working on the last three sets of lyrics,...

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JONATHAN CAIN Shoots Down Reports He Quit JOURNEY: I Am 'Fully Dedicated To Touring With The Band Over The Next Couple Of Years'

JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain has shot down as "inaccurate" reports that he has announced his departure from the band. The news of Cain's alleged exit was first shared by JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon in a post Thursday night (October 9) on X (formerly Twitter),where Neal wrote: "Jonathan Cain...

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NEAL SCHON Says JONATHAN CAIN Has Quit JOURNEY To Focus On 'His Ministry'

JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon has revealed that keyboardist Jonathan Cain announced his departure from the band. He shared the news in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter). Late Thursday night (October 9),Schon wrote: "Jonathan Cain announced his farewell to JOURNEY tonight. I'm nowhere near d...

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Death Above Life

ORBIT CULTURE should really be massive by now. One of those rare bands that seems to sit comfortably outside the mainstream, while plainly having the right stuff to conquer it, the Swedes have been frothed about by devotees for a decade. But going hard against the grain can have its disadvantages, a...