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Jan 05, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
KAM LEE's MASSACRE To Perform Entire 'Death By Metal' Demo From His Pre-DEATH Band MANTAS

Kam Lee, who was a member of an early version of DEATH as well as the pre-DEATH band MANTAS alongside guitarist/vocalist Chuck Schuldiner and guitarist Rick Rozz, will perform live and re-record the entirety of the MANTAS's "Death By Metal" demo. As part of a significant music legacy initiative, Kam...
Jan 04, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
AMORPHIS's SANTERI KALLIO Understands Why Artists Use A.I. To Create Music Videos: 'You Can Save Money And You Can Save Time'

In a recent interview with Metal Covenant, guitarist Esa Holopainen and keyboardist Santeri Kallio of Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes base...
Jan 04, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
Watch: NEFARIOUS, Featuring DEATH ANGEL And Ex-EXODUS Members, Plays First Show With New Vocalist SEAN RIVERA

NEFARIOUS, which features Rick Hunolt (EXODUS, DIEHUMANE) and Doug Piercy (HEATHEN, ANVIL CHORUS) on guitar, Tom Gears (BLIND ILLUSION, ANCIENT MARINER) on bass and Will Carroll (DEATH ANGEL) on drums, played its first concert with new vocalist Sean Rivera Saturday night (January 3) at the DNA Loung...
Jan 04, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET: 'Heavy Metal And Hard Rock Unite People'

In a recent interview with Brazil's Bate Cabeça, AVANTASIA mastermind Tobias Sammet was asked if it was always his intention to use the project to unite musicians from different nations, having previously featured notable vocalists like Jørn Lande, Michael Kiske, Bob Catley, Dee Snider, Klaus Meine...
Jan 04, 2026 |
SCOTT "WINO" WEINRICH Explains Why He Never Got Into MOTÖRHEAD Past No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith
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Doom metal icon Scott "Wino" Weinrich reflects on Motörhead’s early years, why he loved On Parole, and why he checked out after No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith.

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Jan 04, 2026 |
ADRIAN SMITH Confirms He Auditioned For DEF LEPPARD After Leaving IRON MAIDEN
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Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith confirms he auditioned for Def Leppard in the early ’90s, reflecting on why the opportunity ultimately didn’t work out.

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Jan 04, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
MARTY FRIEDMAN And KIKO LOUREIRO Reflect On MEGADETH's 'Wonderful' 2023 Performance At Tokyo's Budokan: 'It Was A Thrill'

In a recent interview with Japan's Young Guitar magazine, ex-MEGADETH guitarists Marty Friedman and Kiko Loureiro reflected on Marty's February 2023 guest appearance during the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit's first-ever gig at Tokyo, Japan's famed Budokan. Friedman came up on stage for three songs to...
Jan 04, 2026 |
JAKE E. LEE Recalls Accidentally Admitting Writing On OZZY OSBOURNE's Bark At The Moon Despite Contract
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Jake E. Lee recalls confirming his songwriting role on "Bark at the Moon" despite an alleged contract barring him from doing so.

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Jan 04, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Already Has Enough Musical Ideas For Fourth MAMMOTH Album

In a recent interview with Skratch 'N Sniff, Grammy Award-nominated songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Wolfgang Van Halen spoke about "The End", the third album from his MAMMOTH project (formerly MAMMOTH WVH), which arrived last October via BMG. The 10-track effort was recorded...
Jan 04, 2026 |
SUNN O)))'s STEPHEN O' MALLEY Recruits KALI MALONE & FREDERIKKE HOFFMEIER For New Solo Album
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Sunn O))) co-founder Stephen O’Malley reveals a new pipe organ album with Kali Malone, recorded in Lausanne and out February 27, 2026.

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Jan 04, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
KREATOR's FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ On 'Krushers Of The World': 'The Album Is Amazing'

In a new interview with Australia's Devil's Horns, bassist Frédéric Leclercq of German/Finnish/French thrash metal veterans KREATOR spoke about the band's upcoming sixteenth studio album, "Krushers Of The World", which will arrive on January 16, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. The LP was recorded at...
Jan 04, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
LEFT TO DIE Has 'Talked About' Writing And Recording Original Music: 'That Would Be Great', Says RICK ROZZ

In a new interview with "Reckless" Rexx Ruger of the Pod Scum podcast, former DEATH/MASSACRE guitarist Frederick "Rick Rozz" DeLillo was asked if there is any chance of his current project, LEFT TO DIE, recording and releasing original music. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I do...