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Cathedral

An unassailable genius and certified icon, John Carpenter has been combining adventurous music with the thrills and spills of cinematic horror for longer than most of us have been alive (or undead). The creative driving force behind many of the greatest horror films ever made — "Halloween", "Escape...

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BLACK SABBATH Legend TONY IOMMI Announces New Solo Album 'From The Dark'

BMG has announced the October 23 worldwide release of the brand-new album from legendary guitarist Tony Iommi, titled "From The Dark". Heralded by the first single "World Alone", which received its premiere this afternoon at a special global streaming event hosted in Iommi's hometown of Birmingham,...

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AARON STAINTHORPE Talks 'Heartbreaking' Dismissal From MY DYING BRIDE And Formation Of TOWARDS THE SINISTER

By David E. Gehlke Unceremoniously dismissed in 2025 from the band he co-founded and fronted for 35 years, former MY DYING BRIDE singer Aaron Stainthorpe has returned with TOWARDS THE SINISTER, a new project featuring three of his ex-bandmates, Calvin Robertshaw (guitar),Ade Jackson (bass) and Rick...

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Founding MY DYING BRIDE Members Join Forces In TOWARDS THE SINISTER

Unceremoniously dismissed in 2025 from the band he co-founded and fronted for 35 years, former MY DYING BRIDE singer Aaron Stainthorpe has returned with TOWARDS THE SINISTER, a new project featuring three of his ex-bandmates, Calvin Robertshaw (guitar),Ade Jackson (bass) and Rick Miah (drums). The...

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AGNOSTIC FRONT Releases Music Video for 'Divided' From 'Echoes In Eternity' Album

New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT have shared the official music video for "Divided", taken from the band's latest album "Echoes In Eternity", released in 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music. The music video arrives as AGNOSTIC FRONT prepares to embark on an epic summer tour across Europe. The s...

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MY DYING BRIDE: 'Anthology Of Sombre Reflections' Deluxe 8-LP Box Set Due In August

Due on August 21 via Peaceville, "Anthology Of Sombre Reflections" is an expansive and comprehensive collection of the early and much-celebrated works of doom gods MY DYING BRIDE, from the formative deathly rawness of the revered "Towards The Sinister" demo, "God Is Alone" seven-inch tracks and subs...

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Italian Power Metallers FROZEN CROWN Delve Into TOLKIEN's World With New Single 'The One'

FROZEN CROWN heads out on its darkest journey yet with the first single from the band's upcoming album, "The Legend Of The Six Kings", coming October 2, 2026 via Napalm Records. "The One" starts the band's more narrative approach, wrapping them in mysterious darkness with sweeping melodies shining b...

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ROB ZOMBIE Shares Music Video For 'Tarantula'

Rock and metal icon Rob Zombie has released the official music video for "Tarantula", another standout track from his latest studio album, "The Great Satan", available now via Nuclear Blast Records. The video arrives as fans continue to celebrate Zombie's acclaimed eighth solo album, which has earne...

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Monolitt

Anyone who marveled at MORK's 2024 album "Syv" will have been struck by the amount of unexpected dynamics and stylistic sidesteps that Thomas Eriksen bravely inserted into his art. In particular, closing track "Omme" revealed a hitherto unknown strain of simmering, psychedelic softness that tangenti...

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Frisson Noir

When Tarja Turunen was abruptly excised from NIGHTWISH in the autumn of 2005, some miserable cynics posited that her future was likely to be spent working within a different musical discipline. Fortunately, the assumption that the insanely talented Finn would retreat to her classical roots and aband...

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Lex Legion

All good things come to those who wait, but there is rarely any harm in making alternative plans. An international supergroup with monstrous pedigree, LEX LEGION may not have formed solely to plug the gap where a new KING DIAMOND album should have been, but it is hard to ignore the fact that their d...

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CARMINE APPICE Says Concert Ticket Prices Today Are 'Ridiculous': 'Who's Buying All These Tickets? Rich People?'

In a new interview with Chris Akin of The Classic Metal Show, legendary drummer Carmine Appice once again said that he is not a big fan of the access-over-ownership business model of streaming music. "You know what? I don't belong to any of those streaming services," he said (as transcribed by BLABB...

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HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD Releases New Single 'All My Friends' Featuring JERIS JOHNSON

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD returns today with "All My Friends", featuring Jeris Johnson, a venomous new single that slams the band's signature rap-rock attack into a world of monsters, spectacle, pressure, and consequence. Out now via Sumerian Records, the track is another major anthem built for the Undead Ar...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Announces 'Shocktober Blood' Fall 2026 U.S. Tour

Heavy horror punk icon Wednesday 13, who is perhaps best known as the frontman of renowned horror punk supergroup MURDERDOLLS, will embark on a fall 2026 U.S. tour. Support on the 31-date trek will come from DEAD ON A SUNDAY and ABOVE SNAKES (except where otherwise noted). Tickets will go on sale th...

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The Cloud Of Unknowing

A remarkable 42 years after forming in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, SEPULTURA are hurtling rapidly towards their final curtain call. Currently in the midst of a farewell tour that may or may not conclude at the end of 2026, these legendary standard bearers for southern hemisphere heaviness are marking th...