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AVATAR Announces November/December 2026 European Tour

Following a monumental summer that sees AVATAR supporting METALLICA on their global juggernaut and lighting up some of Europe's most iconic festival stages before heading Down Under to Australia, the Swedish theatrical metal titans are ready to end the year on their own terms. AVATAR are thrilled to...

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The Dark Overlords Of The Universe

They are creepy, they are kooky, and if their debut album is any indication, they are also altogether ooky (whatever that means). THE GHOULSTARS are horror-punk hellions on a mission to bring joy to the scowling legions of the dark by any means necessary. "The Dark Lords of the Universe" is an openi...

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TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT: We Are 'Not Wealthy Guys. When We Play' Live, 'That's How We Earn Our Living'

In a new interview with Charlie Kendall's Metalshop, TESLA bassist and founding member Brian Wheat spoke about how the band's live performances have evolved over the course of TESLA's four-decade career. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We used to [play longer sets]. I guess th...

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Exuvia

When they released their debut, self-titled album in 2022, it wasn't entirely clear whether CAGE FIGHT were a major new force or merely a smartly conceived side project. Led by guitarist James Monteith, who was usually to be found delving into complex, cerebral realms with TESSERACT, and former ETHS...

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RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Releases Music Video For 'The Thread' From 'Bumblefoot ...Returns!' Album

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has released the official music video for his song "The Thread". The track is taken from his latest instrumental album, "Bumblefoot ...Returns!", which came out in January 2025. "Bumblefoot ...Returns!" arrived 30 years after Thal's debut solo ins...

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Coronach

A formidable, one-man force for blackened thrash metal excellence, James McBain has steered the good ship HELLRIPPER through more than a decade's worth of choppy waters. By far the most interesting and dynamic band to emerge from that curious combination of excoriating thrash and mystical, malevolen...

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AVATAR's JOHANNES ECKERSTRÖM Says Touring Life Has 'Changed A Lot' In Last 15 Years: It 'Was Much Wilder'

In a new interview with GRIMM Gent, vocalist Johannes Eckerström of Swedish metallers AVATAR was asked how his relationship with touring has changed compared to 10 or 15 years ago. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, it has changed a lot. 15 years ago was much wilder than now....

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The New Flesh

Three years ago, SYLOSIS released the most radical album of their careers to date. 2023's "A Sign Of Things To Come" did not deviate too wildly from the modern thrash formula that had served the band so well until that point, but it did herald one significant change. Where previous albums had occasi...

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Watch: STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Performs EXODUS And TESTAMENT Classics In San Francisco

Former EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza performed with his solo band on Monday, January 26 at at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California. Video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of Walter Morgan). When the San Francisco gig was first announced last month, Zetro said in a...

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Watch: STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Performs EXODUS And TESTAMENT Classics In Anaheim

Former EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza performed with his solo band on Saturday, January 24 at The Ballroom at The Grand Theater in Anaheim, California. Video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of Walter Morgan). As previously reported, Souza will also play a gig with his solo band on Mond...

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KREATOR Releases Music Video For Title Track Of 'Krushers Of The World' Album

German/Finnish/French thrash metal veterans KREATOR have released the official music video for the title track of their sixteenth studio album, "Krushers Of The World". Set in a post-apocalyptic Berlin, the clip paints a grim yet striking vision of a world on the brink, capturing themes that feel mo...

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Krushers Of The World

Sustaining a career in the cutthroat world of heavy metal for more than 40 years is a rare and noble achievement. The fact that KREATOR have managed it without ever disgracing themselves, musically or otherwise, is even more impressive. Currently a bigger deal than they ever were in their supposed h...

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AVATAR Announces Spring 2026 U.S. Tour

Swedish metallers AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — have announced a spring 2026 headline tour of North America. The trek, with support from FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE and FROZEN SOUL, will kick off on Ap...

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The Dragging Poison

Prolific purveyors of dirty, underground black metal, NOIRSUAIRE operate at the raw end of the genre's spectrum, but with more than enough sonic depth and songwriting efficacy to stand outside of the self-consciously DIY, necro-as-fuck world of unlistenable horror. Their first full-length album, "Th...

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Former EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Announces San Francisco Bay Area Hometown Concert With His Solo Band

Former EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza will perform with his solo band on Monday, January 26 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California. Says Zetro: "Well, Bay Area, I have booked a home show. Monday, January 26 at the Great American Music Hall. Absolutely honored to play that p...