Heavy Metal

• Lethal Outcome (Летальный Исход) Premiere New Song "Suicidal Sacrifice" From Upcoming New Album "Excessive Mortality"

  02-11-2022 08:14 via metalunderground.com
  Russian old school thrash/death metal band Lethal Outcome (Летальный Исход) premiere a new song entitled “Suicidal Sacrifice”, taken from their upcoming new album "Excessive Mortality". Satanath and Metal Race will release the new studio full-length on digipack CD with an 8-age booklet on November 30th, 2022.Check out now "Suicidal Sacrific...Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• GENE SIMMONS On Being Recognized At 2025 'Kennedy Center Honors' Without ACE FREHLEY: It Was 'Heartbreaking'

  12-12-2025 00:44 via blabbermouth.net
  This past Monday (December 8), KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked by CNN's "The Lead With Jake Tapper" if he ever thought he and his bandmates would one day be recognized by the Kennedy Center Honors, the annual celebration of luminaries in American performing arts. He responded (as transc...
  
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• HAMMERFALL Announces Summer/Fall 2026 North American Tour With EVERGREY And ELVENKING

  11-12-2025 23:42 via blabbermouth.net
  Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL have announced the "Freedom World Crusade North America 2026" tour. Support on the trek, which will launch on September 12, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina and conclude on October 8, 2026 in Seattle, Washington, will come from EVERGREY and ELVENKING. All three bands will...
  
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• BLIND GUARDIAN Will Focus On Songwriting For New Album, Other Projects In 2026

  11-12-2025 22:17 via blabbermouth.net
  In a new interview with Brutal Planet Media, BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch spoke about the German power metal band's touring activities in support of 2022's "The God Machine" album. After the interviewer noted that Hansi and his bandmates had spent a lot of time on the road this past summer,...
  
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• Opvs Noir Vol. 2

  11-12-2025 21:24 via blabbermouth.net
  An increasingly big deal, in Europe and beyond, LORD OF THE LOST have truly hurled themselves into the task of flooding the zone. "Opvs Noir Vol. 2" arrives hot on the heels of its sister volume, which emerged earlier this year, and has already proved to be one of the German band's most successful r...
  
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• KIX Singer STEVE WHITEMAN On Retirement: 'I'm Loving It To Death'

  11-12-2025 20:53 via blabbermouth.net
  On the latest episode of "Steve And Rik's POTcast", the podcast hosted by Steve Whiteman of KIX and his friend Rik Parks, Whiteman opened up about KIX's decision to call it quits in 2023 after more than 45 years. Asked how he is enjoying retirement, Steve said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...
  
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• QUEEN Is Done With Large-Scale Tours Following BRIAN MAY's Health Scare

  11-12-2025 20:30 via blabbermouth.net
  Anita Dobson, wife of QUEEN guitarist Brian May, has told U.K.'s Mirror that there won't be any world tours in the band's future.
  "They will do little bits and bobs, but they won't do those big tours," she said. "We are all getting old."
  Dobson's comments came after QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor told R...
  
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• GUNS N' ROSES Announce Support Acts For 2026 North American Tour

  11-12-2025 19:50 via blabbermouth.net
  Powerhouse rock icons GUNS N' ROSES have announced the special guests joining them on their worldwide 2026 tour: THE BLACK CROWES, Ice Cube, PIERCE THE VEIL, PUBLIC ENEMY and BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA. Each act will join GUNS N' ROSES on select dates across the North American leg. Detailed support li...
  
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• VOIVOD Announces March 2026 U.S. Tour With BAT

  11-12-2025 19:27 via blabbermouth.net
  Canada's cosmic metal visionaries VOIVOD will embark on an eight-city U.S tour next spring. Support on the trek, which will kick off on March 20 in Houston, will come from BAT, the Richmond, Virginia metal-punk trio consisting of Ryan Waste, Nick Poulos and Chris Marshall.
  VOIVOD commented: "We're h...
  
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• JOSH FREESE Has 'A Couple Of Theories' As To Why He Was Fired From FOO FIGHTERS

  11-12-2025 18:52 via blabbermouth.net
  During an appearance on the December 10 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", legendary rock drummer Josh Freese was asked if he has gotten "any clarity" on why he was fired from the FOO FIGHTERS in May 2025, two years after he was recruited to fill the vacancy left by the late Tayl...
  
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• BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Begin Recording Eighth Album In February 2026

  11-12-2025 18:15 via blabbermouth.net
  In a new interview with Igor Miranda of Rolling Stone Brasil, Matt Tuck, frontman of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's upcoming eighth album. He said: "The album is still in the writing and the pre-production phase. I think J...
  
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• AXEL RUDI PELL Announces New Album, 'Ghost Town'

  11-12-2025 17:22 via blabbermouth.net
  Bochum, Germany-based guitarist and composer Axel Rudi Pell will release his new album, "Ghost Town", on March 20, 2026 via SPV/Steamhammer.
  Pell's songs are marked by his typical, unmistakable signature — a hybrid of powerful guitar riffs and catchy melodies, presented by a brilliant band consistin...
  
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• ASIA Announces New Live Album 'Live In England'

  11-12-2025 16:40 via blabbermouth.net
  Legendary English rock supergroup ASIA will release a new live album "Asia - Live In England", on March 13, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl.
  To celebrate the announcement, the band has unveiled a live version of the hit song "Heat Of The Moment", along with a live video. Check it out below.
  ASIA is bac...
  
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• CREED To Be Joined By LIMP BIZKIT, BUSH, PUDDLE OF MUDD, CANDLEBOX, Others At 2026 'Summer Of '99 And Beyond Festival'

  11-12-2025 16:08 via blabbermouth.net
  Rock fans, brace yourselves: multi-platinum acts CREED and LIMP BIZKIT will headline the third annual Summer Of '99 And Beyond Festival on Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19 at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Illinois.
  The pair, who famously clashed during the summer of 2000 — are...
  
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• EPICA Releases New Single 'Avatar - The Final Incarnation'

  11-12-2025 15:46 via blabbermouth.net
  Dutch symphonic metal titans EPICA have released a new single, "Avatar - The Final Incarnation", a track that deals with the final incarnation (Avatar) to rid the world of unrighteousness and restore truth and purity. The single is accompanied by a stunning visualizer featuring artwork taken directl...
  
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• MEGADETH Shares Official Trailer For 'Megadeth: Behind The Mask' Global Cinematic Event

  11-12-2025 15:23 via blabbermouth.net
  Legendary metal titans MEGADETH have teamed with Trafalgar Releasing for "Megadeth: Behind The Mask", a cinematic legacy event that will debut on screens worldwide Thursday, January 22 — on the eve of the release of the band's final studio album, out January 23. The film will screen in over 1,000 ci...
  
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• SAXON Is Recording New Studio Album For Late 2026 Release

  11-12-2025 15:05 via blabbermouth.net
  British heavy metal legends SAXON have entered the studio to begin recording the follow-up to their 24th studio album, "Hell, Fire And Damnation", which came out in January 2024 via Silver Lining Music.
  Over the course of the last few days, SAXON has shared several photos from the studio of drummer...
  
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• DAVID COVERDALE Says He Will 'Withdraw From Social Media' In Order To Enjoy His Recently Announced Retirement

  11-12-2025 14:32 via blabbermouth.net
  Legendary British rock vocalist David Coverdale (WHITESNAKE, DEEP PURPLE) has revealed that he is planning to "withdraw from social media" in order to enjoy his recently announced retirement.
  Earlier today (Thursday, December 11), Coverdale shared the following statement via social media: "Ladies &a...
  
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• CLUTCH To Finally Begin Recording New Album In Early 2026

  11-12-2025 14:06 via blabbermouth.net
  In a new interview with U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, CLUTCH frontman Neil Fallon spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to the "Sunrise On Slaughter Beach" album, which was released in September 2022. He said: "We did begin a pre-production and writing session...
  
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• GENE SIMMONS Explains His Capitol Hill Testimony On Pay For Artists From Radio Plays: 'It's An Injustice That Has Long Been Overdue'

  11-12-2025 00:46 via blabbermouth.net
  KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to CBS News about his appearance in front of a Senate subcommittee hearing on the American Music Fairness Act, which would require that artists are paid when their recordings are played on the radio. Asked by "CBS News 24/7 Mornings" anchor Vladimir Duthiers...
  
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• Mass Extinction

  11-12-2025 00:09 via blabbermouth.net
  With an almost unlimited amount of great new music vying to attract our attention, it is often frustratingly difficult to find the time to give new albums a decent chance. The slow death of the CD has certainly put an end to the notion that records have to be 80 minutes long, but there are still too...
  
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• MIKKEY DEE Reflects On His Battle With Sepsis: 'From The Beginning It Was A Struggle For My Life'

  10-12-2025 22:41 via blabbermouth.net
  Former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee is the featured guest on the latest episode of "Metal Sticks", the new podcast hosted by Nicko McBrain, the iconic drummer of IRON MAIDEN for 42 years, recently retired from touring, and Modern Drummer CEO David Frangioni. You can now watch t...
  
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• Families Of Late STATIC-X Frontman WAYNE STATIC And His Wife TERA WRAY 'Strenuously Object' To Production Of Unauthorized Documentary

  10-12-2025 21:57 via blabbermouth.net
  The families of Wayne Static (STATIC-X) and his wife Tera Wray have released a joint statement in which they expressed their "strenuous objection" to filmmaker Matt Zane's recent announcement that he would launch a crowdfunding campaign in January 2026 for a new documentary exploring what he called...
  
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• RIK EMMETT On TRIUMPH's Expanded Six-Piece Touring Lineup: 'Musically, It's Gonna Be Quite Something'

  10-12-2025 21:26 via blabbermouth.net
  During an appearance on the December 9 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", legendary Canadian rockers TRIUMPH spoke about their decision to reunite for their first tour in more than 30 years. The North American run of shows will celebrate the band's 50th anniversary, and feature s...
  
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• Enter: Vampyric Manifestation

  10-12-2025 20:54 via blabbermouth.net
  The symphonic elements that have powered bands like CRADLE OF FILTH and DIMMU BORGIR for decades have become an increasingly desirable component for many modern-day extremists. But even taking into account all the metal bands that have already embraced their dramatic, cinematic potential, PEDESTAL F...
  
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• DAVID ELLEFSON Says Joining METAL CHURCH Has Been 'Really Great': 'I've Always Been A Big Fan Of KURDT VANDERHOOF's Songwriting'

  10-12-2025 20:10 via blabbermouth.net
  In a new interview with Rev. Tom Brice of Sportzwire Radio, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about his involvement with METAL CHURCH's new lineup, in which he is joined by founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, longtime guitarist Rick Van Zandt, powerhouse drummer Ken Mary (FLOTSAM AND JET...
  
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• ABADDON Says 'Prime Evil' Is His Favorite VENOM Album, Explains Why

  10-12-2025 19:09 via blabbermouth.net
  In a new interview with Almarok, Anthony "Abaddon" Bray spoke about his plans to team up with fellow original VENOM member Jeff "Mantas" Dunn to celebrate the 45th anniversary of VENOM's classic debut album, 1981's "Welcome To Hell", at various festivals in 2026, including Germany's Keep It True and...
  
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• Ex-JOURNEY Singer STEVE PERRY Once Again Opens Up Personal Archive For Special Charity Holiday Auction

  10-12-2025 17:45 via blabbermouth.net
  Following on from his successful summer auction that raised over $200,000 in aid of Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry has again partnered with Darkives Collectibles, the archival memorabilia platform from Dark Horse Records, to launch a holiday auction full of music hist...
  
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• GENE SIMMONS 'Humbly Apologizes' For Comments About ACE FREHLEY's Death: 'I Was Wrong For Using The Words I Used'

  10-12-2025 16:57 via blabbermouth.net
  Gene Simmons has apologized for suggesting the death of his KISS bandmate guitarist Ace Frehley was the result of the guitarist's "bad decisions".
  "On reflection, I was wrong for using the words I used," the KISS bassist/vocalist wrote on X earlier today (Wednesday, December 10). "I humbly apologize...
  
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• KREATOR Announces May 2026 U.S. Tour With CARCASS

  10-12-2025 16:42 via blabbermouth.net
  German/Finnish/French thrash metal veterans KREATOR have announced their triumphant return to U.S. soil. The band, which last conquered American audiences and venues in 2024, will embark on a headline tour of the U.S., with stops at key festivals, including Welcome To Rockville, Sonic Temple and Mar...
  
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