Heavy Metal

• NOWHERE2RUN, Featuring CODE ORANGE's JAMI MORGAN And ERIC 'SHADE' BALDEROSE, Announces 'Bloodrave II' EP

  25-09-2026 15:37 via blabbermouth.net
  
  NOWHERE2RUN — the boundary-pushing artist producer hybrid project from Jami Morgan and Eric "Shade" Balderose of the twice-Grammy-nominated band CODE ORANGE — has announced details of its new EP, "Bloodrave II", which will be released October 9 via NOWHERE2RUN's own Nowhere Recordings label.The du...
  
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• SHANE EMBURY Says Next NAPALM DEATH Album 'Probably' Won't Arrive Before Late 2027

  26-09-2026 18:20 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with "Reckless" Rexx Ruger of Pod Scum, NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's seventeenth studio album. The British grindcore pioneers are once again working with longtime producer Russ Russell (DIMMU BORGIR, AT THE G...
  
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• SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Announces 'Intimate Show' In Las Vegas For Next Month

  26-09-2026 16:51 via blabbermouth.net
  
  SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor will bring a special intimate show to Fremont Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, October 18.
  Tickets are on sale now at Smashmagpresents.com.
  Taylor played what he said was his first acoustic solo show in over three years in March 2025 at the HorrorHound Week...
  
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• VANISHING POINT Returns With New Single 'Bring Me The Night'; 'Eremition' Album To Arrive In November

  26-09-2026 16:19 via blabbermouth.net
  
  VANISHING POINT have never been a band in a hurry. Their albums arrive when they're ready and sometimes years can pass between them. But when one of Australia's most respected melodic metal bands finally emerges with new music, it's an event.
  Six years after "Dead Elysium" marked their triumphant re...
  
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• LENG TCH'E Releases First New Single In Nearly A Decade, 'Hammered Into Collapse'

  26-09-2026 16:01 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Belgian razorgrind band LENG TCH'E has released its first single in nearly a decade. "Hammered Into Collapse" sets the tone for LENG TCH'E's upcoming two-song EP, which includes another new song in "Voided".
  The two-song "Hammered Into Collapse" EP will come out on all digital platforms October 23,...
  
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• THE 69 EYES Release 'Brandon Lee (Forma Acustica)' From Upcoming Acoustic Album

  26-09-2026 15:16 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Finnish goth rock veterans THE 69 EYES have unveiled their new single "Brandon Lee (Forma Acustica)", out now via BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group.
  Originally featured on THE 69 EYES' fifth studio album, "Blessed Be", the song was first released in 2000 and became an intern...
  
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• FEARLESS V, Featuring Former PRIMAL FEAR Members, Announces Debut Album, Shares 'Fearless V' Single

  26-09-2026 14:59 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Following their departure from PRIMAL FEAR in 2024, Tom Naumann (guitar), Alex Beyrodt (guitar), Alex Jansen (bass) and Michael Ehré (drums) return with their new band FEARLESS V, joined by Italian vocalist Gianbattista "Jan" Manenti (THE UNITY).
  FEARLESS V's debut album, "Circus Life", is set for r...
  
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• CROSSBONE SKULLY, Featuring ALICE COOPER Guitarists TOMMY HENRIKSEN And ANNA CARA, Announces 'Condemned To Rock N' Roll' Album

  26-09-2026 14:35 via blabbermouth.net
  
  CROSSBONE SKULLY, the band formed by Tommy Henriksen (ALICE COOPER, HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES), will release its sophomore album, "Condemned To Rock N' Roll", on January 29 via earMUSIC. Alongside the album announcement, CROSSBONE SKULLY dropped a brand-new single, "Riding With Angels", available now on al...
  
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• GWAR Founding Member CHUCK VARGA Dies After Battle With Cancer

  26-09-2026 14:14 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Chuck Varga, a founding member of GWAR and the man behind The Sexecutioner from 1985 to 2022, has died after a battle with cancer.
  Varga's death was announced Friday night (September 25) in a social media post shared by Beefcake The Mighty, also known as Casey Orr, the bassist for the heavily costum...
  
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• Watch: PEARL JAM Plays Surprise Set With Drummer ABE LABORIEL JR. At OHANA FESTIVAL

  26-09-2026 13:56 via blabbermouth.net
  
  PEARL JAM played a surprise set at Ohana Festival Friday night (September 25) in Dana Point, California. The performance took place during PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder's headlining set, billed as "Eddie Vedder and Friends", when he was joined by Mike McCready and Stone Gossard on guitars, Jeff Amen...
  
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• AC/DC Postpones Show At MetLife Stadium Due To 'Incoming Inclement Weather'

  26-09-2026 01:12 via blabbermouth.net
  
  AC/DC's show scheduled for Friday, September 25, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey has been postponed due to the "incoming inclement weather", the venue has announced. The show has been rescheduled for October 2.
  Tickets will be honored on the new date and ticket holders will receive...
  
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• RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says His Onstage Reunion With DEEP PURPLE Went Down Like He 'Just Invented The Cure For Cancer': 'The People Went Nuts'

  25-09-2026 23:04 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In the first part of an exclusive 13-part interview series with Now Spinning magazine editor-in-chief Phil Aston, Ritchie Blackmore reflected on his reunion with DEEP PURPLE for the first time in more than three decades during the band's headlining concert on August 12 at the Northwell at Jones Beac...
  
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• SABATON's JOAKIM BRODÉN: 'We've Never Had A Huge Dip Or A Huge Rise' In Our Popularity

  25-09-2026 21:34 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with Cassius Morris, vocalist Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON spoke about the band's growing popularity, particularly in North America, where SABATON just launched a headlining tour with support from POP EVIL and WINGS OF STEEL. Joakim said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOU...
  
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• EUROPE's Long-Awaited Documentary Will Finally Arrive In Early 2027, Says JOEY TEMPEST

  25-09-2026 21:14 via blabbermouth.net
  
  During an appearance on the September 24 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", EUROPE singer Joey Tempest offered an update on the band's documentary which the long-running Swedish hard rockers have been busy filming with producer/director Craig Hooper (DEEP PURPLE, SAXON) for Coolh...
  
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• See Pro-Shot Video Of SAVATAGE's Performance At 2026 WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

  25-09-2026 20:41 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Wacken TV has uploaded professionally filmed video of SAVATAGE's July 30, 2026 performance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the footage below.
  Featured songs:
  00:00 Gutter Ballet
  06:46 Edge Of Thorns
  13:03 Hall Of The Mountain King
  On July 27, the acclaim...
  
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• FILTER Frontman RICHARD PATRICK's A PLACE TO KILL Project Releases 'Keep My Name Out Of Your Mouth' Single From Upcoming 'APTK2' EP

  25-09-2026 19:46 via blabbermouth.net
  
  A PLACE TO KILL, the industrial brainchild of Richard Patrick, legendary vocalist of FILTER and former member of NINE INCH NAILS, alongside Jim Louvau, vocalist of THERE IS NO US and renowned photographer and acclaimed music video director, has released the official music video for "Keep My Name Out...
  
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• SALIVA Releases Music Video For 'Sin City Mistress' From 'Breaking Through' Album

  25-09-2026 19:36 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Hard rock band SALIVA has released the official music video for the song "Sin City Mistress". The track is taken from SALIVA's latest album, "Breaking Through", which came out in August via Judge & Jury Records.
  "Breaking Through" features collaborations with Johnny Van Zant of LYNYRD SKYNYRD, T...
  
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• BLINK-182's Iconic 'Take Off Your Pants And Jacket' Era Comes To Life With New Limited-Edition 7-Inch Vinyl Figures

  25-09-2026 19:14 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Twenty-five years after BLINK-182 released "Take Off Your Pants And Jacket", one of the most recognizable eras in pop-punk history is getting a collectible worthy of its place in music lore. Encore! Toy Co., a subsidiary of Rockabilia.com, presents the brand-new and officially licensed, limited-edit...
  
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• FOO FIGHTERS Invite Fans To Potluck Dinner At Their 606 Studio In Exclusive Short Film For VEVO 'Extended Play' Series

  25-09-2026 18:49 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Vevo, the world's leading music video network, has announced the release of FOO FIGHTERS' short film as the conclusion to their "Extended Play" series. FOO FIGHTERS' "Extended Play" installment features intimate conversations, as well as live performances of "Child Actor", "Of All People", "Caught I...
  
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• REPENTANCE Releases Tribute Video To SHAUN GLASS; 'Fade Into Silence' Out Now

  25-09-2026 18:26 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Chicago-based metal act REPENTANCE has released a deeply personal tribute to the band's founding member Shaun Glass with a brand-new video for "Fade Into Silence". The official music video for the track, which is featured on the band's upcoming third studio album "Retaliate", is out now and you can...
  
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• CLUTCH Announces Fourteenth Studio Album 'Wasted Lands', Shares Title Track

  25-09-2026 18:01 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Maryland rockers CLUTCH have announced their fourteenth studio album, "Wasted Lands", set for release on January 22, 2027 via the band's own Weathermaker Music. The announcement arrives alongside the release of its raucously groovy, riff-driven title track, "Wasted Lands", and accompanying official...
  
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• HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL, Releases New Single 'Halo'

  25-09-2026 17:07 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of Swedish hard rock heavyweights HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for one of Scandinavia's most enduring and explosive rock bands.
  The partnership kicks off with the release of HARDCORE SUPERSTAR's brand-new single, "...
  
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• THUNDERMOTHER Announces New Album 'Mothers Of Thunder', Shares 'Bimbo Boost' Single

  25-09-2026 16:45 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Swedish hard rock queens THUNDERMOTHER are back with their Napalm Records studio debut, "Mothers Of Thunder", out on February 5, 2027. Their seventh album once again proves that the genre's leading ladies can do everything men could — and maybe even better. Their rock'n'roll vibe comes in with dirty...
  
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• See Official Video Of SOUNDGARDEN's Performance With TAYLOR MOMSEN And MIKE MCCREADY At SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Season Opener

  25-09-2026 16:20 via blabbermouth.net
  
  SOUNDGARDEN's three surviving members reunited to play halftime of the Seattle Seahawks' season opener on September 9 against the New England Patriots at Seattle's Lumen Field. Guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd were joined by guest vocalist, THE PRETTY RECKLESS fron...
  
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• JUDAS PRIEST's 'Sad Wings Of Destiny' To Be Re-Released As 'Original 1976 Masters' And 'Remixed & Remastered' Editions

  25-09-2026 16:00 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Released in 1976, "Sad Wings Of Destiny" was the moment JUDAS PRIEST found its true identity. Where "Rocka Rolla" offered promise, "Sad Wings" delivered purpose.
  Featuring Rob Halford (vocals), Glenn Tipton (guitar), K.K. Downing (guitar), Ian Hill (bass) and Alan Moore (drums), "Sad Wings Of Destin...
  
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• CRYPTA Shares New Single 'A Portrait Of Decay'

  25-09-2026 15:18 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Brazilian death metal force CRYPTA enters a new era with "A Portrait Of Decay", the first track to showcase the band's new lineup and offer a glimpse into what fans can expect from their future sound. After announcing Victoria Villarreal as their new permanent guitarist in April this year, completin...
  
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• ALL SHALL PERISH Releases Second New Single In 15 Years, 'Led To Slaughter'

  25-09-2026 15:05 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Northern California extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH have released their second new single in 15 years, "Led To Slaughter". Like "Be As Kings, Be As Gods", which arrived earlier in the month, the new track was produced by Zack Ohren (MACHINE HEAD, FALLUJAH) and was made available via Arson Theory,...
  
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• CANDLEBOX Releases New Single 'I Remember Everything', First New Music With Guitarist PETER KLETT Since 2012

  25-09-2026 14:49 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Multi-platinum rock band CANDLEBOX has released a new single, "I Remember Everything" — the first CANDLEBOX music to feature guitarist Peter Klett since the band's 2012 album "Love Stories & Other Musings", and the first since his return from a ten-year hiatus to reunite his guitar work with Kev...
  
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• FUEL Shares New Single 'Bad At Love' From Upcoming 'Pendulum' Album

  25-09-2026 14:37 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated rock band FUEL continues the rollout of its highly anticipated seventh studio album, "Pendulum", with the release of "Bad At Love". You can now watch the official lyric video for the track below.
  The single serves as another compelling preview of "Pendulum", arriving...
  
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• See SCOTT WEILAND's 'Unglued' Performance From First-Ever Live Album 'Scott Weiland: Live'

  25-09-2026 14:17 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Scott Weiland's first-ever live album, "Scott Weiland: Live", will be released on October 23, 2026, marking its first-ever digital and CD release, alongside a new limited-edition red vinyl pressing. Ahead of the album, the new single "Unglued (Live)" is out today, accompanied by the official lyric v...
  
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