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1. KIKO LOUREIRO Says There Were 'Many Reasons' That Contributed To His Decision To Leave MEGADETH

   
   In a new interview with Niels Guns of Sixty Scales And The Truth, Kiko Loureiro spoke about his decision to leave MEGADETH at the end of 2023 after a nine-year run with the band. The 53-year-old Brazilian guitarist, who lives in Finland with his wife and three kids, said in part (as transcribed by B...

2. The Dead Ones

   
   In at least one sense, THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE are the archetypal deathcore band. Their music has a lot to do with it. Stripped down, unrelenting and brutal, the Pennsylvanians' distinctive take on the genre eschews much of the progressive broadening that has occurred elsewhere and instead focu...

3. ANETTE OLZON Looks Back On Her Time With NIGHTWISH: 'I Don't Have Any Resentment Towards The Band'

   
   In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, Anette Olzon spoke about her upcoming summer 2026 European tour which will be dedicated to the acclaimed albums she recorded with NIGHTWISH, "Dark Passion Play" (2007) and "Imaginaerum" (2011). Asked if her views on her time with NIGHTWISH have changed in...

4. Watch: SLIPKNOT's ELOY CASAGRANDE Performs At 2026 'Europe Drum Show'

   
   Video of former SEPULTURA and current SLIPKNOT drummer Eloy Casagrande's April 11 performance at The Europe Drum Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany can be seen below. In an interview with Thomann's Drum Bash, Casagrande explained how he came to join SLIPKNOT in early 2024 prior to the launch of the...

5. GREYSON NEKRUTMAN On Being Asked To Join SEPULTURA For Farewell Tour: 'There Was No Way I Could Say 'No''

   
   In a new interview with Thomann's Drum Bash conducted at this month's Europe Drum Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, former SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and current SEPULTURA drummer Greyson Nekrutman was asked how he goes about "mentally preparing" for a gig like SEPULTURA, where he had to replace Eloy Casag...

6. BILLY CORGAN: 'I Patently Refuse To Use A.I. In My Music Creation'

   
   In a new interview with the And The Writer Is... podcast, SMASHING PUMPKINS leader Billy Corgan spoke about how artificial intelligence (A.I.) music generators are becoming surprisingly advanced, with programs such as Suno, Udio and other generative audio systems now able to create songs that sound...

7. Hard Rock Supergroup ICONIC, Featuring MICHAEL SWEET, JOEL HOEKSTRA, MARCO MENDOZA And TOMMY ALDRIDGE, Announces 'II' Album

   
   Hard rock supergroup ICONIC, featuring Michael Sweet (STRYPER) on guitar, Joel Hoekstra (WHITESNAKE) on guitar, Nathan James (INGLORIOUS) on vocals, Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE) on bass and Tommy Aldridge (WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE) on drums, will release its sophomore album, "II", on July...

8. DEVILDRIVER Announces New Album 'Strike And Kill', Shares Lead Single 'Dig Your Own Grave'

   
   Groove metal veterans DEVILDRIVER will release their eleventh full-length album, "Strike And Kill", on July 10 via Napalm Records. With the all-star lineup of frontman and mastermind Dez Fafara, virtuoso guitar duo of Alex Lee and Gabe Mangold, eruptive drummer Davier Ortega Perez, and the return of...

9. AMORPHIS Shares Music Video For 'The Lantern' From 'Borderland' Album

   
   Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have shared the official video for "The Lantern", a centerpiece of their critically acclaimed fifteenth studio album "Borderland", out since September 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music. Check it out below. "Borderland" marks a milestone in AMORPHIS's 35‑year evolution, blend...

10. Y&T's DAVE MENIKETTI Says It Will Be 'Easier' For Him To Work On New Music After Recently Moving To Italy

    
    During an April 15 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti was asked about the possibility of a follow-up to the band's latest album, "Facemelter", which came out in 2010. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, the [other] guys [in...

11. Watch: ANDY BIERSACK, CLAUDIO SANCHEZ And TODD MCFARLANE Talk Connection Between Rock And Comics

    
    The latest episode of Side Jams With Bryan Reesman is a comic book roundtable with Andy Biersack (BLACK VEIL BRIDES), Claudio Sanchez (COHEED AND CAMBRIA), author Chonda Sanchez, and Todd McFarlane of "Spawn" and "Venom" fame. A few excerpts from the discussion follow below. Todd McFarlane on why th...

12. VISION DIVINE Shares Music Video For '18 (It Feels Like Heaven)' From Upcoming 'A Clockwork Reverie' EP

    
    Italian power/progressive metal band VISION DIVINE will release a new EP, "A Clockwork Reverie", on May 22 through Scarlet Records. After the comeback of acclaimed frontman Michele Luppi (former WHITESNAKE backing vocalist and keyboardist) and keyboard wizard Oleg Smirnoff, this new VISION DIVINE re...

13. ELECTRIC CALLBOY Announces New Album 'Tanzneid'

    
    ELECTRIC CALLBOY will release a new album, "Tanzneid", on August 7 via Century Media Records. At the same time, the band has joined forces with global gaming hit game "Brawl Stars" for ELECTRIC CALLBOY's explosive new single and video "Hypercharged", which also introduces the new character Damian to...

14. SLAYER: See Unboxing Video For Special 40th-Anniversary Reissue Of 'Hell Awaits'

    
    SLAYER's iconic second studio album, "Hell Awaits", will receive a 40th-anniversary-edition reissue via Metal Blade Records on May 15. An unboxing video for the three-LP vinyl box set can be seen below. Formed in 1981, SLAYER assaulted the world with a new hybrid of metal and punk — heavier,...

15. Former MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER To Join ACCEPT As 'Special Guest Artist' For Three European Shows

    
    Former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover will join ACCEPT as a "special guest artist" at the German/American metallers' first three 50th-anniversary concerts next month: May 01 - Kopervik, Norway @ Karmøygeddon Metal Festival May 03 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Filmstudion May 06 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Cirkus...