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RUSH Touring Drummer ANIKA NILLES Partners With EVANS x ProMark For Limited Artist Collection

EVANS and ProMark have introduced the Anika Nilles limited artist collection: featuring a limited run of premium percussion gear designed alongside Anika herself, with many items featuring her original artwork. From her early days as a YouTube phenomenon to touring the planet with legendary artist...

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Trollywood

Mainstays of the folk metal scene for the last 20 years, TROLLFEST are best known for being inordinately silly bastards. This, it hardly needs saying, is their chief selling point, and their appeal lies entirely on entertaining people with a similarly ridiculous sense of humor, which is not somethin...

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IRON MAIDEN And Z2 Present 'Somewhere In Time: The Graphic Album' Celebrating LP's 40th Anniversary

Z2, the leading publisher of music-driven graphic novels and illustrated books, is collaborating once again with heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Somewhere In Time" with a new, star-studded graphic album anthology that dives deep into the menacing science-fiction...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Debuts New Look: 'I've Had Long Hair My Whole Life, Except When I Was Ill With Cancer'

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy has debuted a new haircut, explaining that ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell "gave [him] the strength and energy and the nerve to cut it all off." On Tuesday, November 3, the 64-year-old singer took to his Facebook page to share a video of him getting his hair cut, telli...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Announces 2027 Tour Dates With STARSET, P.O.D. And FILTER

Hard rock titans BREAKING BENJAMIN have announced a string of 2027 tour dates. Produced by Live Nation, with special guest STARSET, and support from P.O.D. and FILTER, the tour will kick off in Cedar Rapids in February. BREAKING BENJAMIN's Reserved By Spotify tickets may be available to eligible U.S...

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Watch: Members Of LAMB OF GOD, GWAR, DEATH ANGEL, Others Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Aboard 'Headbangers Boat 2026'

On November 2, various musicians aboard LAMB OF GOD's Headbangers Boat 2026 cruise — including members of LAMB OF GOD, GWAR, DEATH ANGEL and IN FLAMES — played an all-star cover set celebrating the 40th anniversary of METALLICA's "Master Of Puppets" album. The event featured live renditions of fan f...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Helps EMG Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Limited-Edition Signature Set Release

METALLICA's James Hetfield celebrates the 50th anniversary of EMG pickups with a limited-edition signature set featuring a custom engraved 50th-anniversary logo designed by James himself. Limited to only 200 sets. Both the neck and bridge positions were patterned after the pickups James had used for...

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MOTÖRHEAD Shares Mini-Documentary On Making Of 40th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Orgasmatron' Album

An 18-minute mini-documentary in which MOTÖRHEAD's longtime producer Cameron Webb offers a behind-the-scenes look at 40th-anniversary edition of the band's "Orgasmatron" album is available below. Discover the story behind Cameron's remix of this iconic album, the details uncovered in the original r...

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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Release Official Lyric Video For 'Flying Blind' Title Track

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS have released the official lyric video for the title track of their upcoming fifth album, "Flying Blind", which will arrive worldwide on February 26, 2027 via Gibson Records. Recorded largely live with longtime producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette at...

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KATATONIA Announces Spring 2027 European Tour

Swedish masters of melancholic heaviness KATATONIA are getting ready to embark on another tour. Their "Waking State Of Europe" shows will see the band bringing the dark, heavy riffs and delicate atmospheric nuances captured on their latest album, "Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State", which...

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Prong

It is to PRONG's eternal credit that after 40 years of active service, any and all attempts to shove the New Yorkers into an easily defined pigeonhole continue to fall flat. PRONG sound like PRONG and no one else, and the number of bands that have been heavily influenced by their taut, tight and tur...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY On His 1997 SEPULTURA Audition: 'I Turned In My Demo Too Late'

In a new interview with Greg Kennelty of the Mostly Yelling podcast, TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy once again reflected on his audition for the lead-singer position in SEPULTURA when Max Cavalera quit the latter band in 1996. Regarding what that whole experience was like, Chuck said (as transcribed...

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DAVE GROHL On Performing 'Highway To Hell' With AC/DC: 'I Walked Off Stage And I Broke Down In Tears'

In a new interview with Rog of New Zealand's biggest rock radio station The Rock, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl spoke about the experience of opening for AC/DC at two shows on the recently completed 2027 leg of the legendary hard rock band's "Power Up" tour. Grohl said (as transcribed by BLABBERM...

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ENSLAVED Remains One Of Progressive Metal's Most Restless Bands: 'We're Still Looking For New Paths'

By David E. Gehlke ENSLAVED co-founding member, guitarist and primary songwriter Ivar Bjørnson decided to throw caution to the proverbial wind after deciding his demos for what would become "Mið" weren't up to snuff. Instead of relying on standardized, if not predictable, ways of working, Bjørnson s...

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NITA STRAUSS And JOSH VILLALTA Rock LOS ANGELES RAMS Halftime Show For 'Salute To Service'

Guitarist Nita Strauss and drummer Josh Villalta brought their signature, high-voltage playing to the Los Angeles Rams' halftime performance this past Sunday, honoring the U.S. military as part of the NFL's "Salute To Service" initiative. Watch their halftime performance below. For the duo, this wa...