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• THE USED Announces 'A Mid Summer Night's Symphony' Screening

  12-10-2026 20:41 via blabbermouth.net
  
  THE USED has announced the world premiere of "A Mid Summer Night's Symphony", filmed at the world-famous Sydney Opera House. The screening will take place at the Landmark Nuart Theater in Los Angeles, California on October 28, featuring an intimate question-and-answer session with the band.
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• Members Of GODSMACK, AEROSMITH, DISTURBED, EXTREME, STAIND And THREE DAYS GRACE To Perform At 'The Scars Foundation Celebrity Jam'

  13-10-2026 21:18 via blabbermouth.net
  
  GODSMACK founder and frontman Sully Erna will present The Scars Foundation Celebrity Jam, one-night-only benefit concert bringing together an extraordinary lineup of rock artists in support of mental health, suicide prevention and addiction awareness. The event will take place Thursday, December 10,...
  
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• BEARTOOTH's CALEB SHOMO On His Decision To Come Out As 'A Proudly Gay Man': It's 'Something That A Large Group Of People Just Don't Understand'

  13-10-2026 21:00 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with Christina Wenig of Germany's Diffus magazine, BEARTOOTH vocalist Caleb Shomo spoke about his decision to publicly come out as gay following online speculation surrounding his personal life. Shomo's announcement came in May 2026 after the singer temporarily stepped away from s...
  
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• IAN HILL Opens Up About His Decision To Retire From JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Had No Choice, Really'

  13-10-2026 19:50 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with Ukrainian metalhead Vladyslav Stadnyk, who goes by the name Metal Pilgrim, Ian Hill, the longest-serving member of JUDAS PRIEST, discussed his decision to retire from the band. Hill revealed his departure to fans in a lengthy statement on October 9, citing the "evil arthritis...
  
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• A PERFECT CIRCLE Releases 'Starless' Music Video

  13-10-2026 18:44 via blabbermouth.net
  
  As "Starless" spends its second consecutive week at No. 1 on the Active Rock radio charts, A PERFECT CIRCLE has released a new video featuring the debut live performance of the track, filmed at their sold-out London show this summer. The clip was filmed by Jon Vulpine and Justin Jones, with editing...
  
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• BUSH's GAVIN ROSSDALE Explains Why He Still Likes Making Full-Length Albums

  13-10-2026 17:42 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with Sarah Grynberg, host of "A Life of Greatness", one of Australia's leading lifestyle podcasts, Gavin Rossdale, frontman of iconic rock band BUSH, spoke about how the advent of digital platforms and music streaming services has changed the way artists produce and distribute the...
  
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• HEATHEN Announces New Album 'Lifetime In Hell', Shares 'Escapegoat' Single

  13-10-2026 16:42 via blabbermouth.net
  
  San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans HEATHEN will release their new album, "Lifetime In Hell", on February 19, 2027 via Napalm Records. The official music video for the LP's first single, "Escapegoat", can be seen below. Opening with a classic "Let's go!" rallying cry, the track storms forwa...
  
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• SLASH on Upcoming SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Album 'Flying Blind': Most Of It 'Was Written Pretty Much On The Spot In Pre-Production'

  13-10-2026 16:14 via blabbermouth.net
  
  During an appearance on the October 12 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spoke about the upcoming fifth album from SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, "Flying Blind", which will arrive worldwide on February 26, 2027 via Gibson Reco...
  
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• STEVE HACKETT Announces 2027 North American Tour Dates

  13-10-2026 15:23 via blabbermouth.net
  
  After 13 years, Steve Hackett is bringing his classic GENESIS material back to North American stages with a brand-new show celebrating the very best of GENESIS alongside highlights from his extensive solo career.
  In 2013, Hackett's North American and U.K. tours culminated in an acclaimed performance...
  
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• German Power Metal Legends Helloween Announced To Play Mystic Festival (PL) 2027

  13-10-2026 15:23 via metalunderground.com
  The giants of European heavy metal are the second headliner of Mystic Festival 2027. Helloween’s classic songs in spectacular, contemporary renditions – the 40 years Anniversary show is something you will remember for the next four decades.Did you listen to metal in the 80s already? Then you definitely had a copy of Keeper of the Seven Keys: Pa...Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• SAMMY HAGAR Praises BON SCOTT-Era AC/DC: 'That Early Stuff Is Just So Badass. That Is Rock And Roll.'

  13-10-2026 14:37 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In the video below, uploaded by the official Bon Scott YouTube channel, Sammy Hagar, The Red Rocker, shares his personal memories of legendary AC/DC singer Bon Scott, from hearing AC/DC's "Problem Child" for the first time to watching the band blow audiences away in the 1970s. Hagar reflects on shar...
  
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• Metal Keyboardists HARRISON YOUNG (DORO, U.D.O) And LAURA SCARBOROUGH (GHOST) Team Up For New Rock Musical

  13-10-2026 13:45 via blabbermouth.net
  
  You may know American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and singer Harrison Young as the former keyboardist to European metal giants Doro Pesch and Udo Dirkschneider, or you may know him as the singer/bassist of THE CARDS, his decade-long project with original, founding SAXON guitarist Paul Quinn....
  
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• MEMORIAM, Featuring Former Members BOLT THROWER And CEREBRAL FIX, To Release Final Album 'Endgame'

  13-10-2026 13:29 via blabbermouth.net
  
  MEMORIAM, the Birmingham, United Kingdom-based death/grind metal band featuring Karl Willets (BOLT THROWER) on vocals, Frank Healy (BENEDICTION, CEREBRAL FIX) on bass, Scott Fairfax (CEREBRAL FIX) on guitar and Dirk Verbeuren (MEGADETH, SOILWORK) on drums, will unleash its sixth and final studio alb...
  
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• BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Announces '55 Years On Tour - 1972 To 2027' U.K. Shows

  13-10-2026 13:12 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Rock legends BLUE ÖYSTER CULT will return to the U.K. in April 2027 for two landmark shows, marking 60 years since the band first formed and 55 years since they took the name BLUE ÖYSTER CULT.
  The "55 Years On Tour - 1972 To 2027" dates follow the band's sold-out London Palladium show in 2025, and g...
  
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• Sammy SlamDance Premiere New Single & Music Video "Boyz-N-The-Hood" - Zachary McCreary (Choked) Guests

  13-10-2026 07:37 via metalunderground.com
  Nashville, TN-based deathcore/rap metal outfit Sammy SlamDance premiere a new single and music video titled "Boyz-N-The-Hood", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Zachary McCreary (Choked) guests on this particular track. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• See: Slaughter To Prevail & Rev3rent's Josh Guard Cover Suicide Silence's "Unanswered"

  13-10-2026 07:17 via metalunderground.com
  Slaughter To Prevail recently honored deathcore pioneers Suicide Silence with a live rendition of their classic track “Unanswered“. The Russian deathcore outfit performed the cover this past weekend at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL, bringing Rev3rent vocalist Josh Guard onstage as a guest. They reprised the song at last weekend’s ‘Furnace Fest‘...Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• Dropout Kings Premiere New Single & Music Video "Deadname"

  13-10-2026 07:01 via metalunderground.com
  Trap metal outfit Dropout Kings have premiered a music video for “Deadname“. The track serves as the closing cut on the group’s latest full-length, “Yokai“, which arrived posthumously in August 2025 following the death of frontman Adam Ramey in May of that year.Dan Fusselman handled directing duties and more for the new clip.Dro...Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• Memoriam (Ex-Bolt Thrower) Premiere New Single & Lyric Video "Nothing More To Say" From Upcoming New Album "Endgame"

  13-10-2026 06:46 via metalunderground.com
  British death metal veterans Memoriam (ex-Bolt Thrower) have unveiled a lyric video for their new single “Nothing More To Say“. The track appears on the band’s upcoming sixth and final studio album, “Endgame“, making its title particularly fitting. The full-length features studio drumming by Megadeth’s Dirk Verbeuren and is scheduled to arrive ...Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• BUTCHER BABIES' HEIDI SHEPHERD On Split With CARLA HARVEY: 'The Hardest Part About It All Was The Loss Of A Best Friend Of 20-Something Years'

  12-10-2026 22:22 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with SPIN.com, BUTCHER BABIES frontwoman Heidi Shepherd spoke about what it was like becoming the sole singer of the band following the 2024 departure of Carla Harvey.
  Although Harvey initially stepped away from BUTCHER BABIES to recover from a "serious eye injury", she later told...
  
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• MARTY FRIEDMAN On His 2023 Reunion With MEGADETH At Budokan: 'It Was A Night Of Miracles'

  12-10-2026 21:42 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a recent interview with U.K. radio veteran Paul Stephenson of VRP Rocks, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman once again spoke about his exit from the band more than two decades ago. Asked if it was a difficult decision to leave the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit, Friedman said (as transcribed...
  
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• YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Recalls Being Offered Guitarist Gig In DAVID LEE ROTH's Solo Band: 'I Probably Should Have Done It'

  12-10-2026 20:09 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with Eamon O'Neill of Eonmusic, legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen spoke about some of the offers he had received over the years to join established bands or collaborate with well-known musicians, including David Lee Roth's post-VAN HALEN solo band. Yngwie said: "What ha...
  
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• EVAN STANLEY And NICK SIMMONS Reject 'Nepotism' Label For Their STANLEY SIMMONS Project: 'This Is What We Would Do If Nobody Was Watching'

  12-10-2026 19:46 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with the Preston & Steve show which is broadcast on Philadelphia's active rock radio station 93.3 WMMR, Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons — sons of Paul and Gene Simmons, respectively, from KISS — addressed accusations which have been leveled at them for supposedly leveraging thei...
  
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• DUFF MCKAGAN Reflects On The End Of VELVET REVOLVER: 'The Wheels Were Coming Off Through That Whole' Last 'Tour'

  12-10-2026 18:22 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with the Finding Your Summit podcast, hosted by former NFL player Mark Pattison, Duff McKagan reflected on the breakup of VELVET REVOLVER, the band he formed in 2002 with fellow ex-GUNS N' ROSES members Slash and Matt Sorum.
  McKagan, Slash, Sorum and guitarist Dave Kushner held an...
  
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• GENE SIMMONS Says He Has DONALD TRUMP's And ELON MUSK's Phone Numbers In His Contact List: 'I'm Kind Of A Big Deal'

  12-10-2026 17:25 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a recent interview with the Hollywood Raw podcast, hosted by entertainment news veteran Dax Holt and New York City photojournalist Adam Glyn, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked to name the "most famous person" in his contact list on his phone. Gene responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMO...
  
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• W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: 'I Wouldn't Say I'm Antisocial'

  12-10-2026 16:03 via blabbermouth.net
  
  During a VIP question-and-answer session before W.A.S.P.'s September 30 concert at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, frontman Blackie Lawless addressed the public perception that he is somewhat "antisocial". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I wouldn't s...
  
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• Watch: GRAHAM BONNET And BRUCE DICKINSON Join Forces On 'The Fifth Force Of Nature' Single From GRAHAM BONNET BAND

  12-10-2026 15:38 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Legendary rock vocalist Graham Bonnet and his group, the GRAHAM BONNET BAND, will release a new studio album, "Circuit Breaker", on March 26, 2027 via Frontiers Music Srl.
  For the album's first single, Graham joins forces with none other than IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson on "The Fifth Force...
  
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• Reunited 'Mandylion' Lineup Of THE GATHERING Releases New Live Album, 'Echoes Of Mandylion', Recorded In August 2025

  12-10-2026 14:35 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Dutch rockers THE GATHERING have released "Echoes Of Mandylion", a live album celebrating the 30th anniversary of their classic "Mandylion" LP. Recorded during five special shows at Doornroosje in Nijmegen, the Netherlands from August 27 to August 31, 2025, it captures the first live performances in...
  
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• Watch: BEHEMOTH Performs Cover Of VENOM's 'In League With Satan' With DIMMU BORGIR's SHAGRATH Live For First Time

  12-10-2026 13:57 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH kicked off their "In League With Satan" co-headline European tour with DIMMU BORGIR on Friday, October 9 at Halle 622 in Zurich, Switzerland. Support on the trek is coming from the Swedish black metal icons DARK FUNERAL.
  BEHEMOTH's 14-song set included the live debu...
  
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• SIXX:A.M.'s JAMES MICHAEL Launches New Band LOWLIGHT REVELRY, Releases Debut Album

  12-10-2026 13:21 via blabbermouth.net
  
  LOWLIGHT REVELRY is the latest musical chapter from James Michael, the multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and voice of SIXX:A.M.
  After years spent writing, recording, and touring on the world stage, Michael traded Los Angeles for Northern Ireland, where a renewed passion for making music led to th...
  
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• RATBLOOD Premiere New Single & Music Video "Deus Sanguis" - ARMS LIKE TEETH Guest

  12-10-2026 08:15 via metalunderground.com
  Central Massachusetts-based metalcore/beatdown outfit RATBLOOD premiere a new single and music video by the name of "Deus Sanguis", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. ARMS LIKE TEETH guests on this particular track. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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