In a new interview with KillerTube, DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Sven "Silenoz" Kopperud spoke about the Norwegian symphonic black metal band's upcoming album, "Grand Serpent Rising", which will arrive on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. Asked about the "serpent" imagery about "shedding skin and renewal"...

In a new interview with Laughing Monkey With Shawn Ratches, drummer/vocalist Chris Reifert of Californian gore death metal originators AUTOPSY spoke about the band's plans for a follow-up to their last full-length effort, "Ashes, Organs, Blood And Crypts" which came out in 2023. He said (as transcri...

Tom Araya, lead vocalist and bassist for the legendary thrash metal band SLAYER, will serve as the Grand Marshal of Sunday, May 3's Würth 400 presented by Liqui Moly at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Araya will deliver the command for drivers to start their engines ahead of [...]

In an interview with The Metal Crypt, Andy La Rocque spoke about LEX LEGION, the new band featuring four-fifths of KING DIAMOND's classic late '80s lineup, which recently released the official music video for its debut single, "Sleep Eternally". The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus of the rEvolve...

In a new interview with the Inside Of You With Michael Rosenbaum podcast, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked if he had any "good conversations" with late KISS guitarist Ace Frehley before Ace died last October at the age of 74. Gene responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's bee...

MEGADETH played its version of "Ride The Lightning", the title track of METALLICA's 1984 album for which MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine got a co-writing credit following his 1983 departure from the legendary heavy metal band, live for the first and second time during its headlining concerts Sunday ni...

Chart-topping British metalcore icons ARCHITECTS are back following a year of global tours, including headlining London's O2 Arena. They just kicked off their U.S. tour by flipping chart-topping tracks "Broken Mirror" and "Everything Ends" into luminous reworks from band co-founder/drummer, Daniel J...

In a new interview with Neil Jones of TotalRock, vocalist/guitarist Andy Cairns of the Northern Irish rock outfit THERAPY? spoke about the band's plans for the follow-up to 2023's "Hard Cold Fire" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The reason why THERAPY? hasn't had a record out f...

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today debuted a music video for "Reward The Scars", an original new song created by KORN, the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning band whose influence has shaped heavy music for over three decades. The song, released alongside the new "Diablo IV" expansion, "Lord Of Hat...