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APOCÆLYPSE, Featuring VIO-LENCE Guitarist IRA BLACK, Announces Debut Album 'Fænix'

Following the breakout success of the band's debut single "Intell-I-Gents", APOCÆLYPSE returns with "Black Box", an emotionally charged new single that arrives alongside the announcement of APOCÆLYPSE's debut album, "Fænix", due August 28. Founded by acclaimed guitarist Ira Black (VIO-LENCE, LIZZY B...

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BRUCE KULICK On His Open-Heart Surgery: 'For Me To Come Out Of It Doing As Well As I'm Doing Now Is Just A Testament To Medical Science'

In a new interview with Mike Preston of Rock From The Heart, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick spoke about the heart valve surgery he underwent in April. Regarding how he found out he needed the operation, he said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I always believed in every year I got...

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HEATHEN Celebrates IRON MAIDEN's 50th Anniversary With Cover Of 'The Prisoner'

In celebration of the mighty IRON MAIDEN's 50th anniversary, San Francisco Bay Area thrash veterans HEATHEN have taken a stab at "The Number Of The Beast" classic "The Prisoner". Pulling samples from the TV show of the same name, enlisting artist Dan Goldsworthy (known for his work with ACCEPT, INHU...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK: AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG 'Deserves A Lot More Credit' For Being 'A Really Fantastic Musician'

In a new interview with Rad Jet, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, who is known as a composer and improviser of a multitude of styles, particularly metal and jazz guitar, spoke about some of his earliest influences. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Going back, when I first started pla...

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Legendary Extreme Metal Drummer NICK BARKER Says He Recently 'Developed A Life-Threatening Condition Called Calciphylaxis'

In a new interview with Paul McNamee of The False Face podcast, legendary extreme metal drummer Nick Barker (LOCK UP, BRUJERIA, DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH) opened up about some of his recent health challenges, three years after he announced he was battling kidney failure. He said (as transcribed...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK Releases 'Jazz-Rock Guitar Improvisation' Book Via HAL LEONARD

Hal Leonard had announced the release of "Jazz-Rock Guitar Improvisation: Modal Systems, Modern Chords, And Musical Freedom", an inspiring new instructional guide from acclaimed TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick and renowned educator Dave Rubin. Combining Skolnick's distinctive blend of jazz sophist...

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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER: 'A.I. Music Is Basically Stolen Because Everything They Do Is To Take The Source, Which Is Original Music'

In an interview with "Rock Talk", the newly launched podcast from longtime Serbian hard rock/heavy metal journalist Jadranka Janković Nešić, bassist/vocalist Schmier of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION spoke about why he and his bandmates still like putting out full-length albums at a time w...

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JON SCHAFFER: 'My Soul Is Telling Me I Need To Do Another SONS OF LIBERTY Record That Will Show Where My Head Is Now'

In a new interview with Mexico's Metalópolis podcast, Jon Schaffer, the founder, chief songwriter, and driving force behind the heavy metal acts ICED EARTH, DEMONS & WIZARDS and SONS OF LIBERTY, was asked if SONS OF LIBERTY is just a "studio project" for him or of there are plans to take the ban...

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PHIL COLLEN Looks Back On DEF LEPPARD's 'Slang' Album: 'We Really Needed To Change Things And Shake Things Up'

In a new interview with the Thunder Underground podcast, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the band's latest single, "Rejoice". The track was released in late January ahead of DEF LEPPARD's return to Las Vegas for their "Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency" that k...

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XENTRIX Announces New Album 'Allied With The Enemy'

U.K. thrash veterans XENTRIX return with "Allied With The Enemy", a ten‑track barrage that marks their most uncompromising statement to date. Following the critical acclaim of 2022's "Seven Words", the band push harder, darker and sharper, delivering a record that refuses to pull its punches. Record...

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METALLICA Scholars Initiative National Workforce Education Program Expands To Over 90 Schools

All Within My Hands (AWMH),the non-profit, philanthropic organization created by the members and management of METALLICA, has announced the eighth year of its Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) with its largest grant to date: over $3.3 million. Eighteen new U.S. schools will join the MSI community...

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Metalmorphosis

A reliable and consistent class act since their formation in 2001, MASTERPLAN represent the sophisticated end of the power metal scene. Over the course of the last 25 years, guitarist Roland Grapow has continued to chip away at his refined take on metal songcraft, resulting in a series of albums tha...

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LZZY HALE, ALEX SKOLNICK And DAVE KRUSEN Cover SOUNDGARDEN's 'Loud Love' With KING ULTRAMEGA

In tribute to Chris Cornell, alternative rock collective KING ULTRAMEGA presents a high-octane interpretation of SOUNDGARDEN's "Loud Love" joined by Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM) leading on vocals, Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, METAL ALLEGIANCE) on guitars and drum performance by Dave Krusen (PEARL JAM). KING U...

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HELLOWEEN's DANIEL 'DANI' LÖBLE Shares 'We Burn' Drum-Cam Video From 2026 HELLFEST

HELLOWEEN drummer Daniel "Dani" Löble has shared drum-cam video of him performing the song "We Burn" with his bandmates on June 19 at this year's Hellfest festival in Clisson, France. Check it out below. In a note accompanying the YouTube release of the video, Dani wrote: "One of those magical festi...

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Hear KERRY KING's 'Scratch' Lead Vocals On Demo Versions Of Five Songs From Debut Solo Album 'From Hell I Rise'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has just released an extended deluxe edition of his acclaimed debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise" via Reigning Phoenix Music, expanding the record with five previously unheard demos and new visual elements, including cover artwork by James Bousema and a revamped layout w...