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RIKKI ROCKETT Says POISON's 2026 Tour Was Nixed After BRET MICHAELS 'Wanted Lion's Share Of The Money: '$6 To Every One Of Our Dollars'

According to Page Six, POISON has scrapped previously proposed 2026 tour plans to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the band's debut album, 1986's "Look What the Cat Dragged In" after frontman Bret Michaels allegedly demanded to earn $6 for every dollar his each of his bandmates stood to make from...

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OVERKILL Recruits Ex-FEAR FACTORY Bassist CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS For March/April 2026 'Thrash Of The Titans' Tour

Ex-FEAR FACTORY bassist Christian Olde Wolbers will once again fill in for OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni on the New Jersey thrash metal veterans' upcoming U.S. tour as the support act for TESTAMENT. Additional support on the "Thrash Of The Titans" trek, which will launch in March, will come from Germa...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY's MIKAEL STANNE On 'Gothenburg Sound' Tag: 'We Kind Of Took It As A Little Bit Of An Insult At First'

In a new interview with Chile's Futuro radio, DARK TRANQUILLITY vocalist Mikael Stanne reflected on the birth of what is now widely known as "the Gothenburg sound" nearly four decades ago. At the time, Swedish bands like AT THE GATES, IN FLAMES and DARK TRANQUILLITY took the harshness of old-school...

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MAX CAVALERA Says He Is 'A 17-Year-Old Trapped In A 56-Year-Old Body': 'I Haven't Really Changed Much'

In a new interview with Australia's The Rockpit, former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera was asked if there is a music project he has always wanted to do but that has never happened, for whatever reason. He replied (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, I was thinking about...

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See Pro-Shot Video Of PRIMAL FEAR's Entire Performance At 2025 STONEDEAD Festival

Professionally filmed video of PRIMAL FEAR's entire August 23, 2025 performance at the Stonedead festival at Newark Showground in Newark-on-Trent, England can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, PRIMAL FEAR's setlist was as follows: 01. Final Embrace 02. Nuclear Fire 03. Angel In Black 04. The H...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On Retirement: 'I'm Gonna Play Until The Last Second, And When I Can't, That's When I'm Gonna Stop'

On Saturday, January 17, the four members of MEGADETH — guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari, bassist James Lomenzo and drummer Dirk Verbeuren — took part in a question-and-answer session from Nashville, Tennessee with SiriusXM radio personality Jose Mangin. The discussion, w...

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ZOLTAN BATHORY: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Has 'About 25-ish Songs' In The Works For Upcoming Tenth Studio Album

In a new interview with longtime radio host Abe Kanan of Audacy, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory was asked about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's upcoming follow-up to its ninth studio album, "AfterLife", which came out in 2022. He said (as trans...

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THE HALO EFFECT Is Working On Third Studio Album: It's 'Shaping Up To Be Incredible', Says MIKAEL STANNE

In a new interview with Chile's Futuro radio, THE HALO EFFECT frontman Mikael Stanne was asked if there are any plans for the band to tour South America in the not-too-distant future. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "No real plans right now, but we are working on our third album right...

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MYLES KENNEDY Says Singing 'Crazy Train' In Front Of OZZY OSBOURNE Was 'Fun But Intimidating'

In a new interview with iHeartRadio Canada's JD Lewis, ALTER BRIDGE singer Myles Kennedy, who also fronts Slash's solo band, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, was asked if he had any fond memories of legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. He responded (as transcribed by BLAB...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. SHADOWS: 'We're Gonna Start Seeing More' Rock 'Legends Passing Away'

In a new interview with Playboy México, AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows spoke about the recent passing of Ozzy Osbourne and how it affected his mindset in terms of the way he lives his own life. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "Every record we write about, especially [2023's] 'L...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On Early Thrash Metal Bands: 'There Was This Off-The-Chain Freedom To The Spirit Of The Music'

In a new interview with INDIEPOWER TV, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked when he first heard the term "thrash metal" used to describe the extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I thin...

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LION'S SHARE Shares 'Another Desire' Single From Upcoming 'Inferno' Album

Swedish heavy metal veterans LION'S SHARE return with fire as they unleash "Another Desire", taken from their long-awaited comeback album "Inferno", due out March 27, 2026 via Metalville Records. Marking the band's first full-length studio album in 17 years, "Inferno" is already one of the most anti...

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JOHN SYKES: Posthumous EP To Be Released Via GOLDEN ROBOT RECORDS

Australia's Golden Robot Records has announced plans to release a posthumous EP from legendary English guitarist John Sykes (TYGERS OF PAN TANG, THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, SYKES). According to the label, this "deeply special and historic release," which is expected to arrive later this yea...

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DETHKLOK's BRENDON SMALL: 'Our Audience Has Gotten Younger Throughout The Years'

In a new interview with The Entertainment Outlet, Brendon Small, co-creator of "Metalocalypse", the hit animated series on Adult Swim featuring the fictitious metal band DETHKLOK, was asked what might be coming up next after DETHKLOK's spring 2026 "The Amonklok Conquest" North American tour with Swe...

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EXHORDER's Next Album Will Include Songwriting Contributions From Former CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist PAT O'BRIEN

In a new interview with The Chill Dude On A Couch, vocalist Kyle Thomas of thrash and groove trailblazers EXHORDER was asked about a possible follow-up to the band's fourth full-length album, "Defectum Omnium", which came out in March 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records. The 55-year-old New Orleans-based...