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ANTHRAX played the second of two shows on this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise without bassist Frank Bello, who left the ship early in order to attend the 2026 Grammy Awards. Filling in for Bello for the January 31 concert on the 70000 Tons Of Metal pool deck stage was ARMORED SAINT's Joey Vera, w...

TURNSTILE was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 68th annual Grammy Awards, which is being held tonight (Sunday, February 1) at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) in Los Angeles, California. TURNSTILE was nominated for "...

Yungblud won the 2026 Grammy Award for "Best Rock Performance" for his live cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Changes". The performance was recorded last July at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom as part of Ozzy Osbourne's final concert, "Back To The Beginning". The original version of "Changes" appe...

Norwegian/American hard rockers TNT have canceled their appearance on the upcoming Monsters Of Rock cruise, set to take place in April, due to the fact that the band's guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø is suffering from "a serious medical condition". On Saturday (January 31), TNT released the following state...

In a new interview with The Heavy Metal Kitchen, BULLETBOYS guitarist Mick Sweda spoke about the latest reunion of the band's classic lineup, in which he is joined by members Marq Torien (vocals), Lonnie Vencent (bass) and Jimmy D'Anda (drums). Mick said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "We ha...

Over a decade in the making, the wait is finally over for European fans of symphonic metal. Anette Olzon will return to European stages, marking her first tour on the continent since 2012. This exclusive, limited-run tour will be dedicated to the acclaimed albums she recorded with NIGHTWISH, "Dark P...

In a new interview with U.K.'s MetalTalk, FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward spoke about the band's latest single, "Fall In Line", which was released in April 2025 via Madison Records. "Fall In Line" was the follow-up to FOZZY's previous standalone single, "Spotlight", which was made available in October 202...

In a new interview with longtime radio host Abe Kanan of Audacy, Slash was asked if there is going to be a new GUNS N' ROSES album where he, bassist Duff McKagan and singer Axl Rose get into a studio and write an entire collection of fresh material. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):...

In a new interview with Robert Edwards of Talkin' Bout Rock, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman John Corabi, who joined the band in 1992 as the replacement for original singer Vince Neil, spoke about his current relationship with Vince. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "If I was to see Vince right...

In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked about how he is "creating the next chapter" of his story that doesn't involve him in the historic past" but involves him "being happier and more creative as a person and as a musician." He said (as transcri...