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Watch: ACCEPT Joined By JOHN NORUM, FREDRIK ÅKESSON, SHAWN DROVER And OLA ENGLUND At Stockholm Concert

German/American metal legends ACCEPT were joined by special guests John Norum (EUROPE),Fredrik Åkesson (OPETH) and Ola Englund (THE HAUNTED) during their headlining concert Wednesday night (May 6) at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden. Filling in on drums for the gig was former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drov...

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Watch: ACCEPT Plays First Concert With Ex-MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER

Former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover joined ACCEPT as a "special guest artist" at the German/American metallers' first 50th-anniversary concert of 2026 on May 1 at the Karmøygeddon Metal Festival in Kopervik, Norway. Video of the show can be seen below. Drover will also play the following concerts w...

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PHIL CAMPBELL's Sons To Honor Late MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist At This Year's HELLA ROCK FESTIVAL

PHIL CAMPBELL'S BASTARD SONS will headline this year's Hella Rock Festival, set to take place September 5 at HMV Empire, an independently owned music venue located in the heart of Coventry, United Kingdom's city center. MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell and his band PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SON...

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Former MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER To Join ACCEPT As 'Special Guest Artist' For Three European Shows

Former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover will join ACCEPT as a "special guest artist" at the German/American metallers' first three 50th-anniversary concerts next month: May 01 - Kopervik, Norway @ Karmøygeddon Metal Festival May 03 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Filmstudion May 06 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Cirkus...

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ACCEPT Announces 50th-Anniversary Fall 2026 European Tour

German/American heavy metal pioneers ACCEPT will celebrate their 50th anniversary with an extensive European tour in late 2026, marking a major milestone in the band's extraordinary five-decade career at the forefront of heavy metal. The newly announced dates form part of ACCEPT's 50th-anniversary t...

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Midnight Blitz

There has rarely been a shortage of bands playing traditional metal, but the mainstream rock and metal media remains curiously resistant to celebrating them. TAILGUNNER may be one rare exception to that rule. Demonstrably in love with the old school, but possessed of a raw, feral spirit, they releas...

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Meet The K.K. DOWNING-Approved TAILGUNNER

By David E. Gehlke Described as the "bastard child of IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST," the U.K.'s TAILGUNNER are among the latest looking to improve upon their home country's spotty track record of producing new metal bands worthy of their esteemed predecessors. TAILGUNNER's development has been accel...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On Covering METALLICA's '(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth': 'I Tried To Make It More Of A Salute To CLIFF BURTON As An Artist'

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, who contributed a cover of METALLICA's instrumental epic "(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth" to the recently released "No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All", spoke to The Pipeman about his involvement with the project. He said (as transcribe...

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JOHN GALLAGHER On RAVEN's Cover Of METALLICA's 'Metal Militia': 'We Wanted To Keep The Spirit' Of The Original

In a new interview with The Adventures Of Pipeman, RAVEN's co-founding lead vocalist and bassist John Gallagher spoke about his band's cover of METALLICA's "Metal Militia" for the recently released "No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All". Regarding how he and his bandmates cam...

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Hear RAVEN's Cover Of METALLICA's 'Metal Militia' From Upcoming 'Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All'

Silver Lining Music will release "No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All" on November 14. The fourth single from the all-star compilation is RAVEN's cover of METALLICA's "Metal Militia". "No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All" unites METALLICA's favorites...

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K.K. DOWNING-Produced Second Album From British Heavy Metal Band TAILGUNNER, 'Midnight Blitz', To Arrive In February

Carrying the torch of NWOBHM is TAILGUNNER. Recently signed to Napalm Records, the young British band has announced its upcoming sophomore album, "Midnight Blitz", due out on February 6, 2026. Drawing heavily from classic heavy metal sounds, TAILGUNNER have found support in the very heroes they foll...

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Hear TESTAMENT's Cover Of METALLICA's 'Seek & Destroy' From Upcoming 'Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All'

Silver Lining Music will release "No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All" on November 14. The third single from the all-star compilation is TESTAMENT's cover of METALLICA's "Seek & Destroy". "We had fun covering METALLICA's song 'Seek & Destroy'," comments TESTAMENT voc...

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K.K. DOWNING To Produce New Album From U.K.'s TAILGUNNER

Having earned the rare endorsement of K.K. Downing as the next big thing in metal, and touring the U.K. supporting KK'S PRIEST, British newcomers TAILGUNNER have just signed with Napalm Records. Further endorsing his praise for the band, the JUDAS PRIEST guitar legend has now taken on a new role of...

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Watch: Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Covers METALLICA's '(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth'

Silver Lining Music will release "No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All" on November 14. The second single from the all-star compilation is former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson's monumental cover of METALLICA's instrumental epic "(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth". Ellefson comme...

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SAXON, DIAMOND HEAD And MOTÖRHEAD Featured On 'No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All'

Silver Lining Music will release "No Life 'Til Leather - A Tribute To Metallica's Kill 'Em All" on November 14. The first single is THE ALMIGHTY's blistering, full-throttle cover of METALLICA's legendary "The Four Horsemen", THE ALMIGHTY's first recorded work with their founding lineup since 1991, c...