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KISS's PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS To Be Inducted Into SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME
Founding KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have been announced as 2026 inductees into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Along with fellow musical icons Walter Afanasieff; Terry Britten and Graham Lyle; Kenny Loggins; Alanis Morissette; Christopher "Tricky" Stewart; and Taylor Swift, Stanley and...
CRYSTAL LAKE Names The Inspirations Behind Their Upcoming New Album, The Weight Of Sound
We caught up with Centorrino and founding guitarist Yudai "YD" Miyamoto to discuss the influences behind The Weight Of Sound.
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EXODUS Announce New Album Goliath, Drop Brutal Lead Single "3111"
Thrash icons Exodus return March 20 with Goliath, unveiling ferocious opener "3111" – their first with vocalist Rob Dukes in a long time.
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EXODUS Announces New Album 'Goliath', Shares First Single '3111'
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends EXODUS will release their twelfth studio album, "Goliath", on March 20, 2026 via Napalm Records. Today, the band reveals the massive opening track "3111" — the sinister single strikes dissonant chords before careening into breakneck thrash intensity. This...
FIT FOR A KING Announce North American Tour With INVENT ANIMATE, TEN56 & ACRES
Fit For A King will hit the road in May 2026 with a stacked support lineup and 23 dates across the U.S. and Canada.
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says A MEGADETH/METALLICA Tour 'Needs To Happen': 'That Would Make Everything Right'
In a new interview with Revolver, Dave Mustaine spoke about his decision to include his version of "Ride The Lightning", the title track of METALLICA's 1984 album for which he got a co-writing credit following his 1983 departure from the band, on the final MEGADETH album, simply titled "Megadeth". R...
Original SLIPKNOT Singer ANDERS COLSEFNI To Celebrate Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. With Special Iowa Show
Colsefni will perform the landmark album live for the first time in Iowa in 30 years at Wooly’s on June 6, 2026.
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Watch: ADRIAN VANDENBERG Celebrates His WHITESNAKE Years In Helsinki
Dutch guitar legend Adrian Vandenberg is celebrating his iconic years with WHITESNAKE during a special tour called "My Whitesnake Years". In 2025, it was 35 years since WHITESNAKE toured the world with the "Slip Of The Tongue" album, and Vandenberg looks back on highlights such as the legendary WHIT...
JOHN SYKES's Family Rips GOLDEN ROBOT RECORDS Over 'Disrespectful' Plans For Posthumous EP
The family of legendary English guitarist John Sykes (TYGERS OF PAN TANG, THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, SYKES) has blasted Golden Robot Records over the Australian record label's recent announcement that it was planning to release a posthumous EP from Sykes. According to the label, this "deep...
Original SLIPKNOT Vocalist ANDERS COLSEFNI To Celebrate 'Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.' Era At Special Iowa Concert
Original SLIPKNOT singer Anders Colsefni will celebrate "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.", the album that set band on its trajectory from underground clubs in Iowa to the biggest stages on the planet, at a special concert on June 6, 2026 at Wooly's in Des Moines, Iowa. He will be backed at the show by "a...
IN FLAMES Announces U.S. Shows With UPON STONE, THROWN & DISTANT
Swedish metal icons add select U.S. dates in May with support from Thrown, Distant, and Upon Stone.
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Why Did OZZY OSBOURNE Bite The Head Off A Bat In 1981?
How a split-second mistake in Des Moines turned Ozzy Osbourne into rock's most indelible cautionary legend.
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