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Metallica Celebrate Halloween With Spooky Sphere Song Debut
“We looked the the hippies they wanted to kill!”: How Opeth survived their early days in a scene they didn’t quite fit
How Saint Agnes overcame tragedy and industry interference
MCR Confirm 2027 Plans for New Album + 'Probably' No Shows
DAVE LOMBARDO Reflects On SLAYER's 'Reign In Blood': 'The Reviews Weren't All Great At The Time'
In a new interview with Ed Hack of This Day In Metal, former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo spoke about the 40th anniversary of the band's classic third album, "Reign In Blood". Asked when he and his then-bandmates realized they had written something significant and influential with the record that ch...
Alestorm - Begin Recording New Material
Alestorm have recently entered the Nahrávací Studio Divadla Na Orlí in Brno, Czech Republic to start recording their ninth long player, to be entitled Infinite Seas Of Stellar Damnation. More info in due time. Read more…
Nocturnis - Streaming New Tunes
Before their sophomore album Drangsal officially comes out on November 6th, German black metal ensemble Nocturnis offer in listening two new songs via Bandcamp widget below. Read more…
SCOTT HOLIDAY On How RIVAL SONS Treat Royalty Income: 'We Don't Split Everything Equally, But We Split Things Very Amicably'
In the latest episode of Soren's Sunday Session, RIVAL SONS guitarist Scott Holiday joined Danish guitarist and producer Søren Andersen for an honest conversation about rock 'n' roll, songwriting, guitar tone and surviving the music business. Addressing the fact that some bands split royalty income...
QUEEN's BRIAN MAY On Being Vegan: 'Why Do We Think We're More Important Than All The Other Animals? There's No Basis For That'
In a new interview with Samuel Goldsmith of the U.K.'s Good Food Podcast, QUEEN guitarist Brian May talked about being vegan. Although May had been fighting for wildlife for years, he didn't actually go vegan until January 2020, when he took part in Veganuary as an experiment. Since the coronavirus...
Year Of The Goat - Confirm European Shows With Tanith
Two hard rock groups, Year Of The Goat and Tanith, will join forces for a short touring run in Germany, Switzerland and The Netherlands. All shows are booked in the second half of February, 2027. Read more…
Draconicon - Put Out New Track
Power metal bringers Draconicon have debuted a music video for "We Are Tyrants" single, the first taste off their next full-length effort Empire. More details on the latter coming soon. Read more…