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BABYMETAL Celebrate 15th Anniversary With Re-Recorded, Growl-Heavy "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!"
BABYMETAL mark 15 years with a surprise re-recording of "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!," featuring new growls from MOMOMETAL.
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SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL's ALEX TERRIBLE Pushes Back On "Tough Guy" Image: "I'm Not Tough At All"
Alex Terrible addresses critics in a candid new statement, rejecting his "poser tough guy" label and opening up about vulnerability and art.
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EXTREME Begins Work On Seventh Studio Album
EXTREME has commenced work on its seventh studio album. The upcoming effort will be the follow-up to "Six", which was released in June 2023 via earMUSIC. Earlier today (Monday, January 5), EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt shared a photo of him in a recording studio and he included the following me...
The 15 Best Rock & Metal Albums Of 1986, According To You
One album was really popular in this one, obviously.
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HAKEN Parts Ways With Guitarist CHARLIE GRIFFITHS And Bassist CONNER GREEN
U.K. progressive rockers HAKEN have parted ways with guitarist Charlie Griffiths and bassist Conner Green. Griffiths and Green's exits from HAKEN were announced in a social media post earlier today (Monday, January 5). The band wrote: "It's with heavy hearts that we announce the departure of Charlie...
HAKEN Part Ways With Longtime Members CHARLIE GRIFFITHS & CONNER GREEN
Haken still plans on releasing new music in 2026, despite the departures of guitarist Charlie Griffiths and bassist Conner Green.
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UNDER EXILE Premiere Haunting New Single "Ephemera," Confronting Digital Identity & Cultural Decay
Navajo Nation metal band Under Exile unveil "Ephemera," a dark, immersive new single exploring consumerism, digital worship, and identity erosion.
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PHIL DEMMEL On VIO-LENCE: 'I Was In No Way 'Controlling' The Band Or Making Unilateral Band Decisions'
Founding VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel has denied demanding of VIO-LENCE singer Sean Killian that the group be disbanded following Phil's exit from VIO-LENCE nearly two years ago. Phil's final concert with the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans took place in February 2024 at Carioca Club...
Watch: Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Joined By DISTURBED's JOHN MOYER For New Year's Eve Celebration In San Antonio
Original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate rang in the New Year with his second annual New Year's Eve celebration. Held on December 31, 2025 at the Deco Ballroom & Event Center in San Antonio, Texas, the evening blended rock history, vintage elegance and nonstop revelry. The night began with a red-c...
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...
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...
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...