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The Black Crowes Return With Devilish New Video For “Profane Prophecy”
Bluesy, Rock & Rollers, The Black Crowes return with a brand new music video for their song “Profane Prophecy.” The song will be included on the band’s new album, A Pound Of Feathers, which is set for release on March
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Rikki Rockett And The Rocket Mafia To Play Poison’s “Looked What The Cat Dragged In” Album Live
Founding Poison drummer Rikki Rockett announces his plans to do a tribute performance of Poison’s Look What the Cat Dragged In with the Rockett Mafia. This year marks the album’s 40th anniversary, which features the hits “Talk Dirty to Me,”
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Terry Ilous Says Original “XYZ” Band Members, Not Interested In Uniting
XYZ Singer, Terry Ilous, has recently posted the following regarding the status of the other members of the band: Many of you have asked recently about the possibility of XYZ reuniting. So I want to be honest. While XYZ never
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PUSCIFER UNVEILS COMIC BOOK SERIES:“TALES FROM THE PUSCIVERSE”
The Pusciverse – Puscifer expands its universe with the launch of the band’s first comic book series, “Tales From The Pusciverse.” Issue #1 centers on Bellendia Black, a character first seen in the band’s “Pendulum” video. Written by Maynard James
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Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival: 65+ Bands Across 3 Stages – Disturbed, Bad Omens, Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, More
If anyone wondered how Inkcarceration Festival might top last year’s record-breaking event that drew in 90,000 music fans, all it takes is a look at the lineup for the 2026 edition. More than 65 bands will take over the historic
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Hard Rockers Confess Unleash New Song And Video For “Wicked Temptations”
Swedish rockers Confess are finally back with their long awaited fourth record, their most ambitious album to date marking a bold evolution in their sound. The band described “Metalmorphosis” in the following way: “It’s definitely the ten most well-crafted songs
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Chez Kane Releases New Single “Night Of Passion”
CHEZ KANE proudly unveils her new single and accompanying visualizer, “Night Of Passion,” ahead of the release of her new album, titled ‘Reckless,’ out on March 27, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl. CHEZ commented: “I’m so excited for you to
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Rob Zombie And Marilyn Manson Announce 2026 Co-Headline Tour
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson today announced a co-headlining tour across North America, taking place this summer. The tour unites two of rock’s most recognizable icons and consummate showmen for what promises to be a blockbuster 21-date run. It kicks
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Lamb Of God Releases “Into Oblivion” From New Album
Lamb of God have set a March 13 release date for their new album, Into Oblivion (Epic Records), marking the band’s first full-length release in four years. Into Oblivion finds Lamb of God embracing their position as modern metal veterans,
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Sylosis Drops Brutal Video For “Erased”
Late last year, SYLOSIS almost left a rift in the cosmos with furious track ‘The New Flesh’. Now they’re back for blood, delivering devastating second single ‘Erased’. ‘Erased’ is taken from their upcoming seventh studio album, The New Flesh, slated
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH ANNOUNCES 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
One of the world’s biggest hard rock bands, multi-platinum powerhouse Five Finger Death Punch announces the first leg of their 2026-2027 World tour. Produced by Live Nation, the massive 48-city tour kicks off on Monday, July 20th at Freedom Mortgage
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Temple Balls Deliver Authentic 80s Metal Sound On New Single “Tokyo Love”
Jimi Välikangas commented: “I was driving my car when the melody popped into my head. It started playing on repeat between my ears, and eventually I decided to make a demo of it. We tried different lyric variations but there’s
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Tigertailz Is Finished As A Band According To Jay Pepper
Tigertailz founding member Jay Pepper has announced that his band Tigertailz is over. Pepper recently moved in a completely different musical direction with his new project, The Zaltan Peppers. When a fan asked the question on social media, “Is Tigertailz
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Watch Documentary Tony Iommi: The Godafather Of Heavy Metal
Iommi: The Godfather of Heavy Metal is streaming exclusively via Gibson TV throughout 2026. Watch the global premiere of Volume One—the first installment of the limited series—out now From the smokestacks of Birmingham, England, to stages around the globe, Iommi:
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Members Of Whitesnake, Dokken, MSG and Mr. Big Return With New Black Swan Single “Paralyzed”
The all-star hard rock collective BLACK SWAN – featuring Robin McAuley (McAuley Schenker Group), Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake), Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, The End Machine, ex-Dokken), and Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr. Big) – are proud to unveil the title track
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Black Label Society Announce New Album “Engines Of Demolition”
Black Label Society, featuring Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera), has announced their new album will be released on March 27th, 2026. The Pre-Order version comes with 2 bonus tracks, Name In Blood (Unblackened) and Lord Humungus (Unblackened). Tracklist for the
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Now There’s Two Version Of Love/Hate…Listen To What Singer Jizzy Pearl Has To Say About It
Love/Hate and Quiet Riot singer Jizzy Pearl has just released a video expressing his opinion on the fact that there are now two different versions of Love/Hate: his and original Love/Hate guitarist Jon E. Love’s versions. For more, visit: https://www.youtube.com/@JPearlTV
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New Britny Fox Tribute Album Released “Kick N Fight”
Kick N Fight-A Tribute to Britny Fox is a collection of songs that celebrate both the Dean Davidson and Tommy Paris eras of the band. These tracks feature current and former band members. Deko Entertainment presents Kick N Fight-A Tribute
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Legendary Rocker Glenn Hughes Cancels All 2026 Live Shows For Health Reasons
Rock superstar Glenn Hughes, known for stints with Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, and an extensive solo career, has announced the following:
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Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy Discusses Life In New Interview With Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan
Recently, The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Billy Corgan, sat down with Stephen Pearcy for nearly an hour and a half interview discussing aspects of Pearcy’s life from early on, to Mickey Ratt, Ratt, and more. The show’s description is as follows:
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Puscifer Release “ImpetuoUs” Music Video
Kicking off the new year, Puscifer release “ImpetuoUs,” a third and final preview of the band’s highly anticipated album, Normal Isn’t, arriving Feb. 6 via Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG. “I’m looking forward to hearing where this song takes people,” Maynard James
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Rock Icon David Lee Roth Announces 2026 Tour Dates
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has announced a 30-date North American tour. The 71-year-old singer, who previously retired from live performances, has decided to come back with a vengeance. Dates for the tour are as follows: Apr. 16, 2026Airway
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Band Inspired By Aerosmith Gets Opening Spot For Tom Hamilton’s Band
Back in 2015, twin brothers Sean and John Kamenar decided to make their dream of becoming a national touring rock band a reality. And the catalyst for this life-changing decision was none other than Aerosmith. The brothers had visited Hollywood
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Lucifer’s Hammer Reborn As Burning Path, Hear New Song “Take Me High”
Born from tragedy, Burning Path is the continuation of Chile’s beloved heavy metal heroes Lucifer’s Hammer. In late December 2024, founding member Andre Adasme, AKA Hades, was murdered by a stranger. His brother Rodrigo, AKA Titan, had a difficult task
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Is Tony Iommi Working With Former Skid Row Singer Erik Grönwall On New Solo Album?
At a recent question-and-answer session, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler was asked about the possibility of working with other Black Sabbath members in the future. Butler indicated that Iommi had wanted him to perform on several of the tracks on
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Six Feet Under Get Re-Releases Of Unburied And Bringer Of Blood Albums
Brutal Planet Records drags Six Feet Under Unburied and Bringer of Blood from obscurity with their first fully distributed vinyl editions. Unburied is pressed on Opaque Turquoise Vinyl and on CD. These nine unreleased tracks—grim outtakes from the Undead, Unborn,
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Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Announces New Solo Album
Legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has announced that his new solo album will definitely be released in 2026 and has offered a recap of everything that has happened in 2025 with him and Black Sabbath. You can watch Tony’s
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War Of Words Rages Between Alcatrazz and Former Singer Graham Bonnet
Members of the band Alcatrazz, the band formerly fronted by singer Graham Bonnet, have responded to comments made by Bonnet by releasing the following update: TORONTO, CANADA (December 30, 2025) — Graham, thank you for the free PR… the Alcatrazz
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Great White Release Jack Russell Era Double Concert Blu-Ray
The Live and Raw Blu-Ray features vintage performances of the top-selling SoCal blues rockers captured live in Irvine and Modesto, CA! Hand selected by the band members, this DVD features smash hit singles ‘Once Bitten Twice Shy’ and ‘Rock Me’
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Black Stars Bring Back The 80s Metal Sound in New “Dead Shots” Video And New EP
The first line-up was born in Milano (Italy) in June 2022, thanks to Max Adams, ex-guitarist from Love Machine, who decided to leave for the second time in history, in 2020, that band, after almost 30 years. In July 2022
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The Top 10 Hard Rock And Metal Albums Of 2025
2025 saw some great metal and hard rock albums released, and quite a few that weren’t so great. Below, you will find our picks for the top 10 that exceeded our expectations. #1 Testament-Para Bellum Coming in at the #1
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Exclusive Interview With Brandon Mendenhall From The Mendenhall Experiment
If you’re not familiar with The Mendenhall Experiment yet, check out this mini bio of the band and then read on to see how the band has been and continues to beat the odds: “If you asked me why I
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Yngwie Malmsteen Accuses Former Singers Of Trying To Capitalize From His Brand
Guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen has taken to X, formerly Twitter, to air his grievances against the former singers on his solo albums: So it has come-to my attention that these hired and paid singers that I hired for my solo
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LoveBites Drops Christmas Day Music Video For “The Castaway”
The lovely ladies of the Japanese metal band LOVEBITES have just dropped a Christmas Day surprise, releasing the first single and video, “The Castaway,” from their upcoming album “Outstanding Power,” set for release in February 2026. For more info on
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CrashDiet To Release “Art Of Chaos” Album On May 8th
Swedish glam metal torchbearers CRASHDÏET are back with their seventh studio album, Art of Chaos, set for release on May 8th via Ninetone Records. The band describes it as “the ten sleaziest tracks we’ve written in ages” — a high-voltage
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Roxx Gang Singer Kevin Steele Announces First Ever Solo Album
Roxx Gang singer Kevin Steele is releasing his first-ever solo album called “One Thing Left To Do” on February 27th, 2026. One Thing Left to Do: TrackListing1 One Thing Left to Do2 Snake Charmer3 The Bedspring Boogie4 I Know What
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Ex-Whitesnake Guitarist Joel Hoekstra Releases Rockin’ New Video For “You Can Give”
Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Revolution Saints) is pleased to release his new single, “You Can Give,” taken from the upcoming fourth album of his solo project, JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13, ‘From The Fade,’ due out on February 27, 2026 via
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Listen To “Evil Executioner” By Lead Injector
Dresden-based black/thrash newcomers LEAD INJECTOR present their debut album “Witching Attack” – an uncompromising homage to classic extreme metal. Founded in 2022, the trio is the first serious band for all three members after experiences in solo projects and school
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Megadeth Release Classic Sounding Song And Video For “Let There Be Shred”
Megadeth has announced the following: Our third and final single ahead of the new album, releasing January 23, 2026, is out now, available everywhere you listen to music. When you pre-save the album now, the remaining eight tracks will be
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Get “Venomous” With The New Song By Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows
JACK HARLON & THE DEAD CROWS present the ultra-heavy track ‘Venomous’ as the second single lifted from the forthcoming new full-length “Inexorable Opposites”. The fourth album by the Australian Psychedelic Western Rockers is scheduled for release on February 6, 2026.
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Watch Emotional Video For “Ravens” By Beyond The Black
Symphonic metal sensation BEYOND THE BLACK are happy to share the fifth single from their eagerly awaited upcoming studio album, Break The Silence, which is due to be released on January 9th, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. The deeply emotional
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Rainbow Gets New 9 CD Box Set With Early Rarities, Rehearsal Tracks And Live Songs
RAINBOW – THE TEMPLE OF THE KING 1975 – 1976 is the most comprehensive collection of the opening phase of Rainbow’s career to date, and is the first in a series of anthology sets covering the career of legendary guitarist
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Temple Of Dread Drop New Single “Verminous Sodomy” As Tribute To The Band Sodom
Polish your boots, put blackfacing on, hang out your sooks, sacrifice a goat, or do whatever else is traditionally done where you live around this time of the year. Here is a deadly present for you: TEMPLE OF DREAD unleash
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All Original Bulletboys Members Reunite After Several Previous Attempts
After several attempts to reunite, the original Bulletboys members, Marq Torien, Mick Sweda, Lonnie Vincent, and Jimmy D’Anda, have reunited. The Bulletboys have posted the following on their social media sites regarding the news: Well, well, well!!! I guess Bulletpigs
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The Brazilian Ladies Of Malvada Unleash Sexy Video For “After”
Women-led, talented Brazilian Rock band MALVADA are pleased to unveil the new single and official video, “After,” taken from their self-titled album, released on June 13, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl. The band comments: “This song is about things we’ve
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Watch Ex-Motley Crue Singer John Corabi’s New Video For “New Day” From Debut Solo Album
Today, rock icon JOHN CORABI is proud to announce his debut full-length solo album ‘New Day,’ due out on April 24, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl. To celebrate, JOHN offers fans a first glimpse of the upcoming album with the
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Battle Beast and Singer Noora Louhimo Part Ways After 13 Years
Power Metalers Battle Beast have announced the following via their social media platforms: After six albums and 13 incredible years together, we announce that Noora Louhimo is leaving Battle Beast to focus on her solo career. While we are saddened
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Watch “Where The Seas Fall Silent” By Hoaxed
HOAXED are proud to announce their sophomore album ‘Death Knocks,’ due out February 13, 2026 via Relapse. Three years in the making, the group, featuring vocalist/guitarist Kat Keo, drummer Kim Coffel, and new bassist/vocalist April Dimmick, hone their twilight-fed, song-driven
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Ex-Falling In Reverse Guitarist Max Georgiev Releases “Believe In You” Video
After recording in Nashville at Sienna Studios with producer Kile Odell (Papa Roach, Nothing More) and singer Jaycee Clark, the band headed to New York to collaborate with video director Tom Flynn (Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage). Max is best
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Three Days Grace Single “Kill Me Fast” Hits #1 On The Charts
Active rockers Three Days Grace have scored a number one hit with their song “Kill Me Fast.” This makes the 20th single by the band to hit the # 1 position. FOLLOW THREE DAYS GRACE: Website: https://threedaysgrace.com Instagram: / threedaysgraceofficial TikTok:
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