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BASTARDANE, Featuring JAMES HETFIELD's Son CASTOR, Releases Music Video For 'Mother's Tongue'

BASTARDANE, the band featuring drummer/vocalist Castor Hetfield, the son of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, has released the official Calum Palmer-directed music video for its recent single, "Mother's Tongue". The track was produced by GOJIRA frontman Joseph Duplantier and was recorded by Dan Joe...

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SNOT Frontman ANDY KNAPP Suffers 'Significant Leg Injury' After Stage Dive At Chester, U.K. Concert

SNOT singer Andy Knapp suffered a "significant leg injury" after he dove into the crowd during the band's headlining concert Friday night (June 12) at The Live Rooms in Chester, United Kingdom. Despite his injury, Knapp is "committed" to joining his bandmates for their performance later today (Satur...

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MIKAEL STANNE On Gothenburg Orchestra's Upcoming Concerts Celebrating Music Of IN FLAMES, AT THE GATES And DARK TRANQUILLITY: 'It's One Of The Greatest Honors'

At last month's Rock Hard Festival 2026 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, DARK TRANQUILLITY vocalist Mikael Stanne spoke with Marcus Schleutermann of Rock Hard magazine about the upcoming concerts in Gothenburg, Sweden where songs by IN FLAMES, AT THE GATES and DARK TRANQUILLITY will be played by the Gothe...

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THREE DAYS GRACE Releases Music Video For 'Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight' Track From 'Alienation' Album

Canadian rockers THREE DAYS GRACE have released the Matt Barnes-directed music video for "Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight", the latest single from their most recent album, "Alienation". "Alienation" arrived in August 2025 via RCA Records. For the first time in over a decade, original THREE DAYS GRACE fr...

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See MEGADETH Perform In Hannover, Germany As Support Act For IRON MAIDEN

Fan-filmed video of MEGADETH's entire June 2 concert at Heinz Von Heiden Arena in Hannover, Germany as the support act for IRON MAIDEN can be seen below. MEGADETH's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Tipping Point 02. Hangar 18 03. Take No Prisoners (tour debut) 04. Let There Be Shred 05. Ride...

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RATT's STEPHEN PEARCY: 'I Don't Mix Politics Or Religion With Music'

In a new interview with the On The Road To Rock With Clint Switzer podcast, RATT singer Stephen Pearcy was asked for his opinion on artists like POISON frontman Bret Michaels recently backing out of the ill-fated "Freedom 250" concert series on the National Lawn in Washington, D.C. On May 28, Michae...

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VOIVOD's AWAY On Rising Tour Costs: 'It's Really Hard To Justify Going On The Road Sometimes'

In a new interview with Bill Bailey of Today's Boondoggle Podcast, drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD spoke about how skyrocketing fuel prices as a result of U.S. military action in Iran have affected his band's ability to make ends meet on the road...

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JEFF YOUNG On KINGS OF THRASH: 'We're Proud Of It, And It's Been A Fun Journey'

In a new interview with Dales Rock Interviews, former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young spoke about KINGS OF THRASH, his project with fellow ex-MEGADETH member, bassist David Ellefson, along with guitarist/vocalist Chaz Leon and drummer Fred Aching. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've b...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY: Beating Cancer 'Turned Me More Spiritual Instead Of Religious'

In a new interview with Scott Itter of Dr. Music, Chuck Billy, the frontman of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT, spoke about his upcoming memoir, "Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments Of Chuck Billy", which is due on November 10, 2026 via Permuted Press. The 63-year-old singer...

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AVATAR Releases New Standalone Single 'Crying Fire'

Swedish metallers AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — have released a new standalone single "Crying Fire". "Crying Fire" is no throwaway B-side. This is AVATAR. The band intentionally withheld the tr...

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GEOFF TATE Says Getting Other Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Members To Guest On 'Operation: Mindcrime III' Wouldn't Have Been 'A Good Move' For His 'Sanity'

In a new interview with Sakis Fragos of Rock Hard Greece, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about the recently released third and final chapter in the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album series. The LP was made available under Geoff Tate's own name and not under the QUEENSRŸCHE banner....

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GIL MOORE On TRIUMPH's 2026 Tour: 'It Couldn't Have Worked Out Better If We Scripted It'

During an appearance on the June 3 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", TRIUMPH singer/guitarist Rik Emmett and drummer/vocalist Gil Moore spoke about the legendary Canadian rockers' recently launched first tour in more than 30 years. For the 2026 trek, TRIUMPH's original members E...

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VOIVOD's New Concept Album Tentatively Due In Late 2027: 'It's Gonna Sound A Bit Like A Movie Soundtrack'

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Metal Rules, VOIVOD's drummer and founding member Michel "Away" Langevin spoke about how the band's "Symphonique" live album, a special collaboration with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique De Québec),inspired the songwriting process for n...

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SYMPHONY X's RUSSELL ALLEN Is The Progressive Metal Powerhouse Vocalist With A Vulnerable Side

By David E. Gehlke SYMPHONY X's 2002 "The Odyssey" is anchored by its 25-minute epic title track. Based on Homer's "Odyssey", which details the trials and tribulations of the ancient Greek hero Odysseus, SYMPHONY X's "The Odyssey" was a seven-part drama spun through the lens of sublimely epic progre...

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Symphonique

For most of the last 40 years, VOIVOD have been the progressive metal gift that keeps on giving. Perpetually ahead of the game, they have weathered every obstacle and pitfall imaginable to arrive at this point, and it seems only fitting that this most adventurous and free-thinking band should celebr...