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BROCARDE reviews "OZZY OSBOURNE: Prince of Darkness" maze at Halloween Horror Nights 2026
A horror influencer and musician, Brocarde is known for her explorations of the paranormal, from haunted locations to notorious true-crime cases. She released her debut album, Good Attendance at Sunday School, this past June, and the music video for "Blank Pages" today. For a Halloween lover like myself, it doesn’t get more exciting than being given the opportunity to walk the blood-red carpet at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Review: IRON MAIDEN kill with deep cuts and classic anthems
Iron Maiden didn’t come to New Jersey to rest on their laurels for their 50th anniversary. They came to throw a party for the ages. Under the lights at Sports Illustrated Stadium, on the first of two nights, the opening salvo of “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “Wrathchild,” “Killers” and “Phantom of the Opera” felt less like a nostalgic victory lap than a time machine with the throttle jammed wide open.
Hear FILTER offshoot A PLACE TO KILL's new industrial rager "Something Inside of Me"
A Place to Kill — the heavy industrial duo comprising Richard Patrick of Filter and Jim Louvau of There Is No Us — are on a tear. Hot on the heels of their debut EP, June's APTK, they're unleashed a new single, the slow-burning but ultimately explosive "Something Inside of Me," and its stark music video.
The architecture of AVENGED SEVENFOLD: Inside the band's new stage production
Avenged Sevenfold have never been a band interested in standing still. From their metalcore beginnings through prog-minded experimentation and psychedelic detours, their music has always thrived on collision — different sounds, moods and ideas crashing into each other until something stranger emerges.
Producer NICK RASKULINECZ launches new label with shoegaze duo DOOM MUTUAL
You may not know Nick Raskulinecz’s name, but you’ve probably heard his work. As a producer, he's helmed major releases from the Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice in Chains, Deftones, Evanescence, Stone Sour and plenty of other heavy hitters. But now Raskulinecz is stepping out from behind the board. In July, he released “Bonfire,” his debut solo single, a six-minute-plus collaboration with Big Wreck’s Ian Thornley and Korn drummer Ray Luzier.
Hear JESSE DRAXLER and VENERA's industrial collab "ASBESTOS"
Jesse Draxler is best known as a visual artist specializing in striking monochrome collages and manipulated photography. He's created artwork for a host of musicians including Nine Inch Nails, Poppy, Deafheaven, Chelsea Wolfe and former Dillinger Escape Plan singer Greg Puciato's electronic band the Black Queen, but he's also a noise-maker in his own right.
AVENGED SEVENFOLD's STATICA challenges fans — and that's the point
It’s ironic that Avenged Sevenfold’s polarizing new project is called STATICA, because if there's one thing that the band has not been over their career, it’s static. From the moment Sounding the Seventh Trumpet introduced them as Orange County metalcore upstarts, Avenged Sevenfold have refused to stay in one lane. I still remember the first time I met them in 2011 when they played the Revolver Golden Gods awards show in LA. I hung out with Matt, a.k.a. vocalist M.
MASTODON pay tribute to BRENT HINDS on surprise new song "Your Ghost Again"
Mastodon have surprise-released an epic and poignant new song, "Your Ghost Again," the band's first since the death of co-founding vocalist-guitarist Brent Hinds last summer. The single serves as a tribute to Hinds, expressing the band's grief over his passing but also their gratitude for the experiences he brought into their lives. In addition, the song is the first taste of the group's forthcoming, as-yet-untitled ninth album.
Means to an ‘End’: Inside ATREYU’s “heaviest, most metal” chapter yet
Two decades ago, gamers first heard Atreyu’s “Ex’s and Oh’s” and “Becoming the Bull” blasting through their speakers while playing Madden NFL. It was a time when metalcore was bleeding into the mainstream. As the scene has shifted and trends come and go, the Orange County band have proven they were never confined to that moment. Since their 2002 debut, Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses, Atreyu quickly became one of metalcore’s defining bands and haven’t really left that position.
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Kami Kehoe continues to stake her claim as one of the breakout stars of 2026. So far the year has seen the rising rock singer and viral drum sensation deliver a steamy cover of Kings of Leon’s “Sex on Fire” and an emotions-wracked original called “HEARTLESS.” Now, she's making a standout appearance on the latest single from Austin, Texas' Catch Your Breath: the high-octane "[Gen]inside." The track arrived today (April 17th) accompanied by its official music video. Watch and listen above.
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Phil Campbell, the longtime guitarist of the mighty Motörhead, has died.
TOMAS LINDBERG, AT THE GATES vocalist, dead at 52
Tomas Lindberg, the vocalist of Swedish melodic death-metal pioneers At the Gates, has died. He was 52. His death comes just weeks after At the Gates revealed that he had been battling Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, a rare form of oral cancer, since late 2023. They also announced a new album featuring Lindberg, who had recorded his vocals shortly before getting major mouth surgery.
MASTODON's BRANN DAILOR on letting his "freak flag fly" on dancy synth-heavy project ARCADEA
Brann Dailor is best known as the drummer-vocalist of the progressive-metal leviathan Mastodon. But true fans know that he’s much more than just a virtuosic drummer. He’s a driving creative voice behind the Grammy-winning Atlanta outfit — the glue that binds the band’s shared vocals and a key architect and songwriter behind their headiest concepts, from Moby Dick-inspired epics to astral-traveling Russian mystics to the souls of the dead inhabiting trees.
MASTODON's BRANN DAILOR on letting his "freak flag fly" on dancy synth-heavy project ARCADEA
Brann Dailor is best known as the beating heart of the progressive-metal leviathan Mastodon. But true fans know that he’s much more than just a virtuosic drummer. He’s a driving creative voice behind the Grammy-winning Atlanta outfit — the glue that binds the band’s shared vocals and a key architect and songwriter behind their headiest concepts, from Moby Dick-inspired epics to astral-traveling Russian mystics to the souls of the dead inhabiting trees.
See EVANESCENCE and K.FLAY kick ass in new video for "Fight Like a Girl"
One month on from the release of Evanescence and K.Flay’s “Fight Like a Girl” single for the Ballerina soundtrack, both factions have reteamed to deliver an action-packed video for their collaborative battle anthem. As previously reported, the band and K.Flay had initially delivered the tune back in June, just ahead of the cinematic release of Ballerina, the John Wick-adjacent action flick starring Ana de Armas.
LAMB OF GOD release studio cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Children of the Grave"
Lamb of God's thrashy, heavy AF cover of "Children of the Grave" was one of the many highlights of Black Sabbath's star-studded Back to the Beginning final show. As an extra treat, immediately following the concert, the Virginian groove-metal favorites surprise-released a studio recording of the Sabbath tribute. “Lamb of God being invited to perform with Black Sabbath at their final show is one of the greatest honors of our career,” LOG lead guitarist Mark Morton commented.
SLAYER announce massive U.S. East Coast headline show
Slayer are coming back to the East Coast! Today (April 7th), the thrash titans announced a one-night-only show at Hershey, Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday, September 20th — which will be their only East Coast concert of 2025 and their first since returning to the stage last year.
SLEEP TOKEN announce new album 'Even In Arcadia' with stunning single "Emergence"
Sleep Token have reemerged. After a very cryptic lead-up campaign complete with sheet music and geographic coordinates, Vessel and Co. are back with their first new music since 2023's breakthrough album Take Me Back to Eden: a new single "Emergence" that takes the band's sound to an otherworldly new place but still could only be Sleep Token. It's the first taste of the group's just-announced fourth full-length — and first for RCA Records — Even In Arcadia.
Hear former FEAR FACTORY singer BURTON C. BELL's new solo song "Technical Exorcism"
Last summer, former Fear Factory singer Burton C. Bell released his first music since splitting acrimoniously with the beloved industrial-metal band: a crushing cover of Rammstein's "Du Hast." Then in March, Bell offered up his debut original solo song, the synth-heavy, sci-fi death-march "Anti-Droid," and in June, he played his first-ever solo show.
Hear SPEED's new hardcore bruiser "DON'T NEED"
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THE CULT announce fall West Coast shows
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TOOL in London: See epic photos of O2 show
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Shares Bold Opinion of Taylor Swift After Seeing the Eras Tour for Himself The singer took some time during a trip to France to see what all the hype was about. Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong took some time to see what …
JANE'S ADDICTION announce first tour with original lineup in 14 years
Hank Williams Jr.’s 33-Acre Custom-Built Tennessee Home Closes At Nearly 50% Less Than Asking Price That's a significant pay cut. Last month, Hank Williams Jr. listed his massive Tennessee home on the market. This was not the first time that Williams …
See DAVE GROHL dedicate "My Hero" to DIMEBAG at FOO FIGHTERS show in Dallas
Rock Music 16 hours ago "Whether it has anything to do with being sober I don't know – but I needed a release": Slash tells the story of his star-studded debut solo album loudersound.com - By Scott Rowley • 16h Slash’s debut solo album, Slash, featured high-profile collaborators such as Ozzy, Iggy Pop, Lemmy, Chris Cornell and Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie.
A Cut Above: LINKIN PARK on greatest hits, rare gems, Chester's legacy and more
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Hear HIGH ON FIRE's epically heavy new song "Cometh the Storm"
Quavo 10 hours ago Chris Brown Takes Direct Shot At Quavo Over Karrueche Tran Fling hiphopdx.com - Sam Moore • 10h Chris Brown has taken a shot at Migos rapper Quavo in new song 'Freak' for allegedly dating his ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran several years ago.
Hear CANDY's brutally futuristic new song "eXistenZ"
Off new album 'It's Inside You'
GROHL, OZZY, LARS and more tell LEMMY stories in new MOTÖRHEAD graphic novel
GROHL, OZZY, LARS and more tell LEMMY stories in new MOTÖRHEAD graphic novel 'No Remorse' features all-star cast of famous friends and fans
Hardcore and hunting collide in NEVERMIND's new spring collection
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See MR. BUNGLE cover 'Grease' song "Hopelessly Devoted to You" for first time
15 hours ago The Alaska Republican urged voters to not give up on former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s candidacy. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Saturday said she’s not prepared to vote for former President Donald Trump, the front-runner in the Republican presidential primary, as she urged voters not to …
JADA PINKETT SMITH looks back on her nu-metal band WICKED WISDOM
3 hours ago The Oscars love a courtroom drama, and part of the appeal of a traditional courtroom drama has always been the restoration of order. There is an open question, there is an investigation, there is a confrontation, and there is a climactic moment when something is revealed and settles the matter. …
Hear PEARL JAM's first new song in 4 years "Dark Matter"
Meet the Class of 2024: Six young acts that are playing local arenas and stadiums this year The large-scale concert industry roared back to life in 2022 and somehow got even bigger in 2023.The short list of big names that visited the Twin …
ROB ZOMBIE splits with longtime bassist PIGGY D
18-year run comes to an end
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See GUNS N' ROSES' wild AI video for new song "The General"
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Hear FIT FOR A KING's massive new song "Keeping Secrets"
Heralding their winter tour with the Devil Wears Prada
TOOL 2024 tour kickoff show: See epic setlist
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See THE CULT play "She Sells Sanctuary" on 'Stern'
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KERRY KING says his new band is "an extension of SLAYER"
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COREY TAYLOR cancels North American solo tour due to mental and physical health
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD pick best albums of 2023
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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON joins TOOL onstage for "Jambi" in Toronto
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"Heartbroken and blindsided": JAY WEINBERG comments on SLIPKNOT split
The Grammys are still failing heavy metal – with so many new bands releasing incredible music, it’s never been more unforgivable We shouldn’t be surprised, should we? The nominees for the Grammy Award For Best Metal Performance were announced this afternoon, and they were – to …
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian announces memoir 'Down With the System'
Northern Ireland Now Northern Irish trio Kneecaps raps about politics and the desire for a united Ireland NPR - Fatima Al-Kassab • 30m The Belfast trio Kneecap raps in Irish. Their popularity reflects a demographic shift: Catholics now outnumber Protestants there.
See DUFF McKAGAN and JERRY CANTRELL team in new "I Just Don't Know" video
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AC/DC play first show in 7 years at Power Trip: See setlist and videos
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