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HIM's VILLE VALO Announces 'Neon Noir' Solo Album, 2023 North American Tour

HIM mastermind Ville Valo will release a new single, "Loveletting", on April 8 under the VV banner. "Loveletting" is taken from VV's forthcoming debut album, "Neon Noir". Ville explains: "As fun as the funeral rites for HIM were, it took me more than a few moons to lick my wounds in the shadow of th...

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Here's 'A Small Taste' Of STRYPER's Upcoming Studio Album

Michael Sweet of openly Christian rockers STRYPER has shared a snippet of a song that will appear on the band's next album. The 58-year-old guitarist/vocalist, who recently underwent surgery for a re-detached retina, took to his Instagram on Tuesday (April 5) to post a 42-second video from the studi...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN Gets Blasted On Social Media For 'Solution' To Student Debt Crisis

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has been criticized on social media for suggesting an oversimplified solution to the student loan crisis. Apparently in response to yesterday's news that the federal moratorium on student loan repayments, which was set to end next month, has been extended through Aug...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Release New Single, 'Omen', On Friday

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release a new single, "Omen", this Friday, April 8. The Welsh metallers shared a snippet of the song in a social media post earlier today. They wrote in an accompanying message: "OMEN. The new single. Coming this friday. Be ready. #BFMV #BulletForMyValentine #OMEN". Last...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO Explains 'Boombox' Album Title

FOZZY frontman and wrestling superstar Chris Jericho spoke to Decker of Wisconsin's WZOR (Razor 94.7/104.7) radio station about the band's upcoming album, "Boombox", which is due on May 6. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It definitely picks up where [2017's] 'Judas' left off. And 'Jud...

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DEF LEPPARD's 'Kick' Debuts At No. 39 On BILLBOARD's Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart

DEF LEPPARD's new single, "Kick", has landed at position No. 39 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. It's the British rockers' first appearance on the chart since March 2003. "Kick" is the first single from DEF LEPPARD's upcoming album, "Diamond Star Halos", which will arrive on May 27 via...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Says K.K. DOWNING Copied His Look In JUDAS PRIEST's Early Days: 'It Was Unbelievable'

Michael Schenker, the German guitar virtuoso who made his recorded debut at age 16 on the SCORPIONS' "Lonesome Crow" album and rose to fame as the guitarist of the English hard rock band UFO, spoke to Canada's The Metal Voice about how he was able to influence an entire generation of guitar players...

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They Seek My Head

Thanks to the undeniable fact that big riffs and a touch of the blues are always going to resonate with a lot of people, there is unlikely to ever be a shortage of stoner-friendly, sludgy metal bands. That's good news, of course, but the future would look even brighter if a fraction of those bands h...

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NINE INCH NAILS To Headline First Night Of BOSTON CALLING 2022 Festival

Boston Calling, the acclaimed three-day festival making its triumphant return to Allston, Massachusetts this Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29, 2022, announced today the addition of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees and Grammy Award winners NINE INCH NAILS as a headliner of the 2022 festival. Makin...

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Would SUM 41's DERYCK WHIBLEY Join LINKIN PARK As Replacement For CHESTER BENNINGTON? He Responds

SUM 41 frontman Deryck Whibley, whose band performed a cover of LINKIN PARK's "Faint" with Mike Shinoda at the 2018 edition of the Reeding and Leeds festivals, was asked in a new interview with "The Jasta Show" if he would ever consider joining LINKIN PARK as the replacement for the late Chester Ben...

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TED NUGENT Defends His Comments About TAYLOR HAWKINS's Death, Says He Was 'Being Compassionate And Empathetic'

Outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent has defended his comments about the passing of FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins, explaining he was simply "being compassionate and empathetic and supportive." During last Friday's (April 1) edition of "The Nightly Nuge", a news-style clip in which Ted offe...

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RISE AGAINST Shares New Interactive Video For 'Talking To Ourselves'

RISE AGAINST has shared a gripping new video for "Nowhere Generation" single "Talking To Ourselves" — a standout track about falling to complacency and feeling as though no one is listening — that features evolving and cryptic transmissions for fans to discover via QR codes, and are encouraged to fo...

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SLIPKNOT's SID WILSON: Fans Won't Be Disappointed With New Album

SLIPKNOT turntablist Sid Wilson spoke to the Herald-Whig about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's upcoming follow-up to 2019's "We Are Not Your Kind" album. He said: "Yeah, as far as I know, all the members are finished recording parts, and it should be in the final stages. Actual...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Announces 'Live At The Palladium' Album, Shares 'Know Your Enemy' Video

On August 6, 2021, three-time-Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band KILLSWITCH ENGAGE staged a streaming event at The Palladium in Worcester in the band's native Massachusetts, which has been the site of many iconic KILLSWITCH ENGAGE shows throughout the band's history. T...

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PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX Explains 'Ego Trip' Album Title

PAPA ROACH vocalist Jacoby Shaddix spoke to U.K.'s Rock Sound about the inspiration for the title of the band's upcoming album, "Ego Trip". The effort will be released on April 8 via New Noize Records in partnership with ADA Worldwide (WMG's independent label and artist services arm). "This album es...