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Thrash Masters Exodus Return With New Censored and Uncensored Video For “3111”
Because the footage was deemed too brutal for YouTube, the new video for the song “3111” from Exodus was banned from the platform. The band has released an alternate version on YouTube that you can see below, and below that
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Female Japanese Metal Band Broken By The Scream Sign To Metal Blade, Watch New Video
Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of Japanese metal sensation Broken by the Scream. Known for their explosive fusion of crushing metal riffs, modern extreme metal heaviness, deep growls, harsh screams and contrasting melodic vocals, the band
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Ratt Members Stephen Pearcy And Warren DeMartini Announce “Undercover Tour”
As he continues to lay down tracks for his upcoming sixth solo album, STEPHEN PEARCY—the voice of RATT—has announced his initial tour dates for 2026. Billed as “The Undercover Tour,” the itinerary will be highlighted by performances with guitarist extraordinaire
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GIANT Announces Original Lineup Reunion
Frontiers Music Srl is proud to announce a historic and long-awaited event for melodic hard rock fans: GIANTt will reunite their original lineup for a full show appearance at the Frontiers Rock Festival 2026, taking place on May 1st, 2nd,
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High Voltage Box The Ultimate ACDC Tribute Released
A host of celebrated musicians gather on this collection for the ultimate tribute to the bad boys of rock, AC/DC!
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Metal Church Announce New Album “Dead To Rights”
Metal Church return with their 13th studio album, “Dead To Rights”, out April 10, 2026, via Rat Pak Records. The album marks the first release from the band’s latest lineup, featuring founding guitarist Kurt Vanderhoef alongside longtime guitarist Rick Van
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Twisted Sister To Cancel All Live 2026 Shows After Dee Snider Has Serious Health Issue
Twisted Sister has posted the following statement regarding Dee Snider’s resignation from the band and the cancellation of their 20226 Anniversary tour: With Regrets.Twisted Sister Cancels 50th Anniversary Celebration PerformancesDue to the sudden and unexpected resignation of Twisted Sister’s leadsinger
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Ghost Haunts Jacksonville After Leaving Magic Hex in Orlando
Alexander SinkJanuary 22, 2026Jacksonville, FLVyStar Memorial Arena Tobias Forge and his band of Ghouls kicked off their 2026 leg of their popular Skeletour in Orlando on January 21st, and night two was quick on its heels with a performance in
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Black N’ Blue Singer And Guitarist Team Up For New “Bombshell” Video as Thayer-St. James
Founding Black N’ Blue members Tommy Thayer and Jaime St. James have teamed up with a side project called Thayer-St. James has released a six-song EP called “Bombshell”. The band has now released the title song as a brand new
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Hoaxed Unleash “The Family” From New Album
, Portland, Oregon dark rock trio HOAXED — featuring vocalist/guitarist Kat Keo, drummer Kim Coffel, and new bassist/vocalist April Dimmick — share the official lyric video for their second single “The Family,” taken from their upcoming album ‘Death Knocks,’ due
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Enter “The Portal” With Witch Ripper
WITCH RIPPER are back and so is the dark story these US metal innovators present to all those ready to listen. Their new music video ‘The Portal’ offers a glimpse of a sinister cult and serves as the first advance
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VAN HALEN To Release Expanded 40th-Anniversary Edition Of ‘5150’
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, 5150 is the first of four albums Van Halen recorded with lead singer Sammy Hagar. To mark this moment, Rhino is releasing a 2CD expanded edition of this classic with a remastered version of the original
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Warlord Releases Digital Catalog Through Bravewords Records
BraveWords Records is pleased to announce the acquisition of the WARLORD digital catalog consisting of the following albums: Deliver Us (1983)And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun (1984)Rising Out Of The Ashes (2002)The Holy Empire (2013)Live In Athens 2013 (2015)Hunt
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Nine Inch Nails Wins Grammy For Best Rock Song
“As Alive as You Need Me to Be” by Nine Inch Nails won the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song against the following competitors: “Caramel” – Sleep Token, “Glum” – Hayley Williams, and “Never Enough” – Turnstile. Nine Inch
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Turnstile Wins Grammy For Best Metal Performance With “Birds”
The Grammy Awards for 2026 were delivered last night and Turnstile won the category of “Best Metal Performance” over the other nominees, which were: “Night Terror”- Dream Theater, “Lachryma” – Ghost, “Emergence” – Sleep Token, and “Soft Spine” – Spiritbox.
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From Ashes To New Drop “Villian” Video, Watch It Here
From Ashes To New has captured the hearts and minds of music listeners worldwide, making impact with a distinctive amalgam of alt metal combined with songs that bracingly capture their generation’s anxieties. They’re a band that doesn’t run from the
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Napalm Death Announces Massive North America Tour
Today, English grindcore legends NAPALM DEATH are excited to announce a massive North American tour this coming spring. The tour will feature special guests Deadguy and Primitive Man on select dates. The run kicks off May 7th in Daytona Beach,
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Ex-Motley Crue Singer John Corabi Releases New Single “When I Was Young”
JOHN CORABI is pleased to share his new single “When I Was Young,” taken from his upcoming debut full-length solo album ‘New Day,’ due out on April 24, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl. “When I Was Young” arrives alongside an
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Bang Tango Documentary Gets HD Re-Release, Free To Watch
Bang Tango, guitarist and the documentary filmaker has announced the following: Ultra HD upgrade of Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie — FREE on YouTubeThis year marks the 10th anniversary of Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie, a
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Motley Crue Scores Legal Win Against Former Guitarist Mick Mars
Berkshire/Hathaway has posted the following press release from an arbitrator’s ruling on Motley Crue Vs. Mick Mars: Mötley Crüe has won a decisive victory against former guitarist, Mick Mars, resulting in a final arbitration award that rejects every claim Mars
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Black N’ Blue Singer Jaime St. James Announces Cancer Diagnosis
Frontman and vocalist for hard rockers Black N’ Blue, Jaime St. James, has made the following statement on his official Facebook Page regarding his cancer diagnosis: On January 27th, I was grateful to be 66 years old. I thank everyone
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Lorna Shore Release New Video For “In Darkness” And Announce 2026 Tour Dates
After dominating 2025 with their explosive new album I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (named one of the best of the year by Kerrang, Metal Hammer and Loudwire), Lorna Shore is ready to do it all over again in
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Bizarrekult Haunt Hopes and Dreams on New Single “Drøm”
Without breaking, Bizarrekult continues to bend black metal’s traditions by honing its mastermind’s singular, tortured vision. Much like Roman V.’s two previous retreats into the studio, his upcoming third album slowly and painstakingly emerged from a deeply personal crisis. Only
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Tyketto Release New Music Video For “We Rise”
Hard rocking songsmiths Tyketto release the video for second single ‘We Rise’, taken from the upcoming studio album Closer To The Sun, set for release Friday, March 20th, via Silver Lining Music. A strong spirit of optimism and forward drive
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Humanity’s Last Breath Releases new single/video, “Godhood”
Formed over a decade ago as brainchild and creative outlet for guitarist and producer Buster Odeholm (who also plays with Swedish progressive metal legends Vildhjarta and drums with metalcore standard-setters Thrown) and vocalist Filip Danielsson, Humanity’s Last Breath continue to
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Beyond The Black Declare “Let There Be Rain” In New Video
Today, symphonic metal sensation BEYOND THE BLACK are celebrating the release of their eagerly awaited sixth studio album Break The Silence! Break The Silence is a concept album rooted in melodic metal with ethno influences, it explores themes of communication,
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Gunshine Releases New Single “Goth Girl” Ahead of Upcoming Album Grand Rising
Pensacola, FL — Florida rock band Gunshine kick off 2026 with the release of their new single, “Goth Girl,” offering fans a first taste of their forthcoming full-length album, Grand Rising, due out digitally on July 24 through vnclm_ /
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Dogma To Tour U.S.
Explosive hard rock band DOGMA return to the States this Spring on the Time to Rise Pt. 1. U.S. Tour 2026 with special guests Frayle. Kicking off on March 15 in Seattle, WA, and wrapping on April 3 in Philadelphia,
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Rob Zombie Releases New Song ‘(I’m a) Rock ‘N’ Roller’
Rock/metal legend ROB ZOMBIE has released the 3rd single, ‘(I’m a) Rock ‘N’ Roller,’ from his highly-anticipated upcoming album, The Great Satan, due out February 27th from Nuclear Blast Records. The hell-raising new single, ‘(I’m a) Rock ‘N’ Roller,’ is
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Scorpions Original Bassist, Francis Buchholz Dead At 71
Former Scorpions bassist, Francis Buchholz, has died after a battle with cancer. Buchholz was with the band from the beginning and performed on some of the group’s biggest hit albums. He stepped away from the band in 1992 Francis Buchholz
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90s Thrash Metal Masters Sodom Release New Video For “Jabba The Hutt”
Sodom’s, 1994 album Get What You Deserve didn’t stick to any of the rules of the era. “We just wanted to sound completely nuts — full-on, in-your-face madness – it was pure Sodom just not giving a damn. Especially not
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Def Leppard Release Their Best New Song Since The Hysteria Album, Listen To “Rejoice”
Def Leppard is all set to host a new Vegas residency, and today, the band has released a brand new single called “Rejoice”, which you can hear below: The band world premiered the song on BBC Radio to kick off
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Megadeth Release New Song “Puppet Parade” From Their Final Album
With the release of MEGADETH’s final studio album out this week (January 23), the metal titans have shared the final single “Puppet Parade” from the much-anticipated album. “‘Puppet Parade’ is about somebody’s mundane life and how they go through life with
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Ratt Frontman Stephen Pearcy Releases Anthology 1977-2007 CD and DVD Set
Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy takes us back in the cellar on this 30-year, power-packed career retrospective DVD/CD! Includes rare and never-before-seen video footage from the vaults of Pearcy, including footage of his days in Ratt, Arcade (with Fred Coury of
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Former Whitesnake Guitarist John Sykes Family Speaks Out About Planned EP Release
Golden Robot Records recently issued a statement saying: We are proud to confirm Golden Robot Records will release a long-lost EP of 4 tracks of some of John’s best work in 2025. John Sykes’ family and estate have now spoken
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Oathbound Release “False Ideals” From New Album
Oathbound is a Progressive Metalcore band from Seattle (USA) channeling the raw, unfiltered emotion that defines the human condition while crafting sonic soundscapes that are as emotionally resonant as they are sonically powerful! The band just dropped a new single
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Listen To New Black Label Society Song “Name In Blood”
Black Label Society kicks off 2026 with ‘Engines of Demolition,’ the band’s first studio album since 2021, with a release date of March 27, 2026 and available for pre-order now. BLS’ heavy hitting newest single and video, “Name In Blood”
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BIOHAZARD Announce Tour with Sepultura And Exodus
Hardcore legends BIOHAZARD have announced a major spring 2026 North American tour, joining Sepultura, Exodus, and Tribal Gaze for a stacked run of dates celebrating heavy music across the continent. The tour kicks off April 29th in Montclair, New Jersey,
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Sevendust Announces New Album “One”
Sevendust have just announced their brand-new album “One”, set for release on May 1st. This will be the band’s 15th studio album to date. One Tracklisting: OneUnbreakableIs This The Real YouThresholdWe WonConstructBright SideThe DropBlood PriceMisdirection One Tour Dates:Apr 16 –
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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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Hear “Blood Ritual” By Brutal Death Metal Band Discreation
Today German death metal powerhouse DISCREATION release “Iron Times MMXXV” via Massacre Records. The record is a newly reworked version of the band’s successful 2023 album “Iron Times”, featuring fully re-recorded vocals by the band’s new frontwoman Skadi. To mark
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Watch “Adversary” By Immolation
New York death metal titans IMMOLATION are charging into 2026 at full throttle with two massive tours and the announcement of their highly anticipated twelfth studio album, Descent, arriving April 10th via Nuclear Blast Records. Ever since their landmark 1991
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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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