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Watch: SHADOWS FALL Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Hometown Concert

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL celebrated their 30th anniversary with a special concert on Saturday, July 18 at the MGM Aria Ballroom in Springfield, Massachusetts. The band's setlist was as follows, according to Setlist.fm: 01. Destroyer Of Senses 02. King Of Nothing 03. The Power Of I And I...

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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN Featured In 'Skywalker' Music Video From His Wife LAUREN MONROE

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen is featured in the music video for "Skywalker", the new single from his wife, singer, songwriter, and healing artist Lauren Monroe. Monroe comments: "'Skywalker' was born spontaneously while I was playing the Handsonic. That instrument has the most beautiful bell sound...

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Watch: KINGDOM COME Returns To Live Stage In Ohio

Fan-filmed video of the current lineup of KINGDOM COME — featuring original guitarists Danny Stag and Rick Steier, and bassist Johnny B. Frank, along with the band's latest additions, vocalist Ezekiel "Zeke" Kaplan and drummer Matt Muckle — performing on July 9 at Westside Bowl in Youngstown, Ohio c...

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APOCÆLYPSE, Featuring VIO-LENCE Guitarist IRA BLACK, Announces Debut Album 'Fænix'

Following the breakout success of the band's debut single "Intell-I-Gents", APOCÆLYPSE returns with "Black Box", an emotionally charged new single that arrives alongside the announcement of APOCÆLYPSE's debut album, "Fænix", due August 28. Founded by acclaimed guitarist Ira Black (VIO-LENCE, LIZZY B...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Appear At 'The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration Of Life' Concert

Reigning Phoenix Music and Hasbro have announced that former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach will participate in "The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration Of Life Concert". The special live event will take place on Thursday, July 23 at the House Of Blues in San Diego during Comic-Con...

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BRIAN JOHNSON On Performing Live With AC/DC At Age 78: 'It's Just More Fun Because We Don't Care Anymore'

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young spoke to Melissa Ruggieri of USA Today about the recently launched 2026 North American leg of the band's "Power Up" world tour. Asked how performing has changed for AC/DC nearly five decades after Brian joined the group, the 78-year-old vocalist s...

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KIM THAYIL On Finishing SOUNDGARDEN's Final Album With CHRIS CORNELL: 'The Process Is Very Untraditional'

In a new interview with songwriter/producer Chris Sernel of Oh, Hush! Reads, guitarist Kim Thayil discussed the album he and the other surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN are working on featuring previously unreleased recordings they made with late frontman Chris Cornell before his 2017 death. Thayil,...

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SLIPKNOT Recruits Producer MATT WALLACE For New Music: 'We Have So Much Material, Probably At Least 50 Arrangements'

In a new interview with Ben Giese, host of the Ride Bynd podcast, SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root spoke about the resurgence of nu metal, the subgenre of metal which blends a heavy sound with elements of hip-hop, funk and alternative rock. Once popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it has now found...

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WILLIAM SHATNER To Bring His Heavy Metal Vision To Stage With All-Star Band At RIOT FEST 2026

Entertainment icon William Shatner is bringing his newly conceived rock spectacle to Riot Fest 2026, joining one of the festival's most celebrated lineups alongside Iggy Pop, PUBLIC IMAGE LTD., Morrissey, BLINK-182, WEEZER, SEX PISTOLS featuring Frank Carter, THE POGUES, THE DAMNED, JAWBREAKER and m...

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CROWN MAGNETAR Announces New Album 'The Hollowing Of Godflesh'

On September 25, Colorado's brutal deathcore denizens CROWN MAGNETAR will release their third full-length, "The Hollowing Of Godflesh", via Unique Leader Records. Stream the new single "Godkiller" now, in preparation for a monstrous co-headlining tour with TO THE GRAVE. CROWN MAGNETAR vocalist Dan T...

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TWIN TEMPLE Announces New SHOOTER JENNINGS-Produced Album 'Doomed Lovers'

Coming on the hot heels of their latest controversy, the Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife duo TWIN TEMPLE — consisting of Alexandra and Zachary James — today announce their third record, "Doomed Lovers", for an October 9 release via their own Pentagrammaton Records, sharing the title-track single...

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Initium Mortis

Common sense suggests that Chuck Schuldiner's towering legacy will never fade, but there is certainly no harm in reminding multiple generations of death metal fans of its gargantuan importance. After paying tribute to various parts of the great man's career with the relentlessly stellar GRUESOME, un...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK: AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG 'Deserves A Lot More Credit' For Being 'A Really Fantastic Musician'

In a new interview with Rad Jet, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, who is known as a composer and improviser of a multitude of styles, particularly metal and jazz guitar, spoke about some of his earliest influences. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Going back, when I first started pla...

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FINGER ELEVEN: 'We're Friends Who Have A Band; We're Not A Band Who Are Trying To Be Friends'

In a new interview with Scott Rizzuto, the host of "The Rizzuto Show" on the 105.7 The Point radio station in St. Louis, FINGER ELEVEN vocalist Scott Anderson and guitarist James Black were asked how the Canadian rockers have managed to keep most of their original lineup intact for more than 35 year...

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Watch: AC/DC Kicks Off 2026 North American Leg Of 'Power Up' Tour In Charlotte

AC/DC kicked off the 2026 North American leg of the "Power Up" tour Saturday night( July 11) at Bank Of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The band opened the 21-song set with "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" and ran through classics like "Back In Black", "Thunderstruck", "Highway To H...