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Jan 21, 2026 |
FIT FOR A KING Announce North American Tour With INVENT ANIMATE, TEN56 & ACRES
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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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Jan 21, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
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...
Jan 21, 2026 |
Original SLIPKNOT Singer ANDERS COLSEFNI To Celebrate Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. With Special Iowa Show
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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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Jan 21, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
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...
Jan 21, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
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...
Jan 21, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
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...
Jan 21, 2026 |
IN FLAMES Announces U.S. Shows With UPON STONE, THROWN & DISTANT
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Swedish metal icons add select U.S. dates in May with support from Thrown, Distant, and Upon Stone.

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Jan 21, 2026 |
Why Did OZZY OSBOURNE Bite The Head Off A Bat In 1981?
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How a split-second mistake in Des Moines turned Ozzy Osbourne into rock's most indelible cautionary legend.

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Jan 21, 2026 |
DARK TRANQUILLITY & SOEN Announce North American Scandinavian Heavy Arts Tour
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Melodic death metal legends Dark Tranquillity and progressive metallers Soen will co-headline the Scandinavian Heavy Arts Tour this spring.

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Jan 21, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
See MEGADETH's Acoustic Performance At 'Let There Be Shred' Event In Tennessee

MEGADETH played a two-song acoustic set this past Saturday, January 17 at "Let There Be Shred", a one-day fan event held a short distance outside of Nashville in La Vergne, Tennessee. The exclusive, all-day immersive celebration also included an opportunity for fans hear the band's new album a few d...
Jan 20, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
ALTER BRIDGE's MYLES KENNEDY On Future Of A.I.: 'There's So Many Things That Could Go Wrong If We Leave That Unchecked'

In a new interview with Riff X's "Metal XS", ALTER BRIDGE's Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy once again weighed in on a debate about people using artificial intelligence (A.I.) to create music. Regarding whether he thinks this new technology is useful or if it's dangerous, Myles said (as transcribed...
Jan 20, 2026 |
Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Revived Thanks To A New California Law
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Heather Taylor renews claims against Tommy Lee, citing new legislation allowing previously barred adult sexual assault lawsuits in California.

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