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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Recruits Ex-HOLY GRAIL Singer JAMES-PAUL LUNA

SOLITUDE AETURNUS has recruited James-Paul Luna as the band's new vocalist. Luna joins the long-running Texas-based doom metallers as the replacement for Robert Lowe, whose departure from the group was announced in April. Earlier today (Saturday, August 1),SOLITUDE AETURNUS released the following s...

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All Lights On

As much as we all like to pat ourselves on the back for having impeccable taste in music, there are certain uncomfortable truths that no amount of cooler-than-thou posturing can disprove. Heavy metal comes in all stripes, of course, but the glam / hair metal movement of the '80s had a vast and endur...

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See SEBASTIAN BACH Perform OZZY OSBOURNE And TWISTED SISTER Covers At 2026 'Abate Of Iowa Freedom Rally'

The Melvin Zoopers channel on YouTube has uploaded video of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach's July 4 performance at the Abate Of Iowa Freedom Rally in Algona, Iowa. Check out the footage below. Featured songs: 00:00 Slave To The Grind 04:14 Here I Am 09:25 18 & Life 14:09 Piece Of Me 17:00...

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EXODUS's 'Blacklist' Featured In Season Two Of Spy Drama 'The Agency'

EXODUS's song "Blacklist", from the band's sixth studio album, 2004's "Tempo Of The Damned", is featured in a bar scene in episode two of season two of the spy drama "The Agency". Commented EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt: "About a year ago I got an email about a show wanting some EXODUS music for an epi...

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ARMORED SAINT And METAL CHURCH Announce November 2026 North American Co-Headlining Tour

ARMORED SAINT will join METAL CHURCH for a North American co-headlining tour this fall. "The Metal Saint Tour 2026" will commence on November 2 in San Juan Capistrano, California and run through November 21 in Agoura Hills, California. Additional support will be provided by LIVEKILL. Comments ARMORE...

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Watch: SOLITUDE AETURNUS Performs With Guest Vocalist JASON MCMASTER At 2026 MARYLAND DEATHFEST

Long-running Texas-based doom metallers SOLITUDE AETURNUS performed at this year's Maryland Deathfest on May 21 in Baltimore, Maryland. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of Will Bozarth / VLOGJAMMIN'). SOLITUDE AETURNUS's lineup for this year's Maryland Deathfest included s...

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Stone Cold Anger

Few things bring a smile to the face of an old metalhead than a new PRO-PAIN album. Over a decade has passed since the New Yorkers last released a full-length record, but on "Stone Cold Anger", founding frontman Gary Meskil reveals that he has lost none of his fire, fury or unerring ability to write...

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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Parts Ways With Vocalist ROBERT LOWE, Enlists JASON MCMASTER For MARYLAND DEATHFEST Performance

Long-running Texas-based doom metallers SOLITUDE AETURNUS have parted ways with vocalist Robert Lowe. The band, which returned to activity in 2024, has played sporadic live shows in the last couple of years, including at the Up The Hammers festival in Greece this past March. On April 28, SOLITUDE AE...

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MR. LORDI Says Backlash From Heavy Metal Fans To LORDI's EUROVISION Win Was 'Quite Cruel': 'Those Daggers, They Go Deep In Your Heart'

In a new interview with Chas Byrne's Rock Show, which airs on Portsmouth, United Kingdom's Express FM radio station, LORDI leader Mr. Lordi spoke about the band's upcoming appearance at the grand final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The Finnish hard rockers, who won Eurovision in 2006 with...

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NUNSLAUGHTER Shares Music Video For 'Jesus F***ing Dies'

Cleveland's unholy denizens of the underground NUNSLAUGHTER have released their new single, "Jesus F***ing Dies", off of their upcoming "Satanic Chaos Legions" album, due on June 26, 2026 via BLKIIBLK debut. "Jesus F***ing Dies" arrives alongside an official music video, available to view below. On...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE On Setlist For His Solo Concerts: 'I Wish I Could Play Everything I Ever Wrote'

In a new interview with V and Metalhead Fred of Creativity Talkin, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about the possibility of performing all three chapters in the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album series, including the upcoming "Operation: Mindcrime III", which he recorded with his so...

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LARS CHRISS Shares Why LION'S SHARE Continues To Defy Trends After Nearly 40 Years: 'We're A Heavy Metal Band. Period.'

By David E. Gehlke Sweden's LION's SHARE has remained one of the top practitioners of straight-ahead, hook-laden, mildly prog-tinged melodic metal since their 1987 inception. Although primarily a cult curiosity in the States, the Swedes made their hay in Europe and Scandinavia with their 1994 self-t...

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NUNSLAUGHTER Announces New Album 'Satanic Chaos Legions'

Cleveland's unholy denizens of the underground NUNSLAUGHTER come slamming out of the grave to announce their new album, "Satanic Chaos Legions", set for release on June 26, 2026 via BLKIIBLK. To offer fans a taste of the mayhem to come, the band unleashes the title track from the upcoming album, alo...

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JOEL HOEKSTRA Is A Blue-Collar Guitar Hero: 'It's Really Important For Me To Keep That Drive And Want To Be Better'

By David E. Gehlke Given the number of projects he's involved in, "ubiquitous" may be a good term for guitarist Joel Hoekstra. He first came into broader view as a member of NIGHT RANGER in 2008 before hooking up with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA in 2010 for the departing Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT). Four...

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Megadeth

The beast that is heavy metal has sunk its teeth into youthful fans and musicians for decades. It continues to be a fountain of youth for those of us who collect more birthdays than we'd like to. Somewhat surprisingly, metal god Dave Mustaine announced late last year that this self-titled MEGADETH a...