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Jan 18, 2026 |
MR. BUNGLE Performs "Retrovertigo" For First Time Since The Start Of The Millennia
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Mr. Bungle haven't performed their 1999 track, "Retrovertigo," since the year after it was released – until this past week.

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Jan 18, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
Original SALIVA Singer JOSEY SCOTT Says Touring With KISS And AEROSMITH Was 'The Absolute Peak' Of His Career

In a new interview with Greg Drugan of North Coast Music Beat, original SALIVA singer Josey Scott (a.k.a. Joseph Sappington) was asked if he had a favorite tour that he has ever been on. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, certainly. KISS and AEROSMITH [in 2003] was my favorite. We he...
Jan 18, 2026 |
CARPENTER BRUT To Release New Record, Leather Temple; Announces Tour Dates
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Carpenter Brut closed off his album announcement week with yet another announcement – a healthy slew of North American tour dates.

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Jan 18, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
OVERKILL Recruits Ex-FEAR FACTORY Bassist CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS For March/April 2026 'Thrash Of The Titans' Tour

Ex-FEAR FACTORY bassist Christian Olde Wolbers will once again fill in for OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni on the New Jersey thrash metal veterans' upcoming U.S. tour as the support act for TESTAMENT. Additional support on the "Thrash Of The Titans" trek, which will launch in March, will come from Germa...
Jan 18, 2026 |
MUDVAYNE Unhappy With 2025's "Sticks And Stones" & "Hurt People Hurt People" Mixing, Quietly Uploads New Mixes To Streaming Services
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Avant-garde Mudvayne have quietly replaced their most recent singles with re-mixed versions.

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Jan 18, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
ANDY BIERSACK ON BLACK VEIL BRIDES' Upcoming LP: 'Overall The Record Is Much More Aggressive Than Previous Albums'

In a new interview with James Wilson-Taylor of Rock Sound, BLACK VEIL BRIDES frontman Andy Biersack spoke about the band's latest single, "Certainty". The track will appear on the band's upcoming album, due later this year via Spinefarm. Asked if the heavier sound of "Certainty" is representative of...
Jan 18, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
DARK TRANQUILLITY's MIKAEL STANNE On 'Gothenburg Sound' Tag: 'We Kind Of Took It As A Little Bit Of An Insult At First'

In a new interview with Chile's Futuro radio, DARK TRANQUILLITY vocalist Mikael Stanne reflected on the birth of what is now widely known as "the Gothenburg sound" nearly four decades ago. At the time, Swedish bands like AT THE GATES, IN FLAMES and DARK TRANQUILLITY took the harshness of old-school...
Jan 18, 2026 |
KREATOR Streams "Krushers Of The World" Video, New Album Out Now
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Germany's thrash titans Kreator return with Krushers Of The World, blending classic aggression with modern metal intensity.

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Jan 18, 2026 |
MATT SORUM Opens Up About GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER & Playing With GEEZER BUTLER In DEADLAND RITUAL
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Matt Sorum opens up about his legendary rock career, sharing stories from Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and Deadland Ritual with Geezer Butler.

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Jan 18, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
MAX CAVALERA Says He Is 'A 17-Year-Old Trapped In A 56-Year-Old Body': 'I Haven't Really Changed Much'

In a new interview with Australia's The Rockpit, former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera was asked if there is a music project he has always wanted to do but that has never happened, for whatever reason. He replied (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, I was thinking about...
Jan 18, 2026 |
ERUCTATION Is The Best Classic Gothenburg Death Metal Band You Never Heard Of
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Eructation was a short-lived death metal band from Gothenburg, though they never quite fit into the Gothenburg metal mold.

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Jan 18, 2026 |
OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Started A Record Label Just To Avoid Nuclear Blast's "Silly" Logo
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Åkerfeldt explained that while Opeth were signed to Nuclear Blast Records, he struggled with the label's name and iconic logo.

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