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HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale played her first show as the vocalist of SKID ROW Friday night (May 17) at Walker's Bluff Casino Resort in Carterville, Illinois. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, the setlist was as follows: 01. Slave To The Grind 02. The Threat 03. Ma...

Nate Peck, 2023 "American Idol" golden ticket recipient from Season 21, has officially joined FIREHOUSE as the band's new lead vocalist. He replaces late FIREHOUSE frontman CJ Snare, who died on April 5 at the age of 64 following a lengthy battle with cancer. Peck performed an outstanding audition f...

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor's solo album of covers and B-sides from the "CMF2" album sessions, titled "CMF2B… Or Not 2B", has just been released digitally and can be streamed in its entirety below. The effort was previously made available on April 20 via BMG as part of this year's...

The Wacken TV YouTube channel has uploaded professionally filmed video of BIOHAZARD's August 5, 2023 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Featured songs: 00:00 Tales From The Hard Side 05:57 Wrong Side Of The Tracks 10:32 Punishment In a recent interview with El Planeta De...

In a new interview with "THAT Rocks!", the YouTube series hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman spoke about his upcoming autobiography, "Dreaming Japanese", which will arrive on December 3 via Permuted Press. Asked why now is the right time...

CROWNSHIFT, the new band featuring members of NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, WINTERSUN and FINNTROLL, played its first concert ever last night (Wednesday, May 15) at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. CROWNSHIFT released its self-titled debut album on May 1...

In a new interview with the 97.7 QLZ radio station, ADEMA guitarist/vocalist Tim Fluckey confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on their first studio album since 2007's "Kill The Headlights". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It hasn't been officially announced yet, and we'll t...

As important as it is for heavy music to evolve, there is something hugely reassuring about bands that find a winning formula and stick to it. Not that PAIN have been guilty of inhabiting a narrow niche. Over the course of eight albums, Peter Tägtgren's industrial metal project has absorbed every te...

The 30th anniversary of AMORPHIS's landmark album "Tales From The Thousand Lakes" is celebrated with a live recording that sets new standards in terms of brilliance and intensity. This unique release, available on Blu-ray+CD and vinyl, was recorded at the iconic Tavastia club in Helsinki, Finland, i...

In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal's Metal Global, KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2022's "Hate Über Alles" album. He said (a transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm starting [to put ideas together]. I have...