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1. METAL CHURCH's KURDT VANDERHOOF Has 'Nothing Negative To Say' About His Former Bandmates: 'Sometimes Things Just Stop Working'

   
   METAL CHURCH's founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof has released a statement apparently addressing recent comments by the band's former singer Marc Lopes in which the vocalist referred to METAL CHURCH as "a shit show" and lamented the lack of "respect" Marc was given after he after recording just one...

2. EXHUMED Announces New Album 'Red Asphalt'

   
   EXHUMED will release a new album, "Red Asphalt", on February 20 via Relapse Records. The masters of gore metal rev up and prepare for one of 2026's most frenetic, unhinged slabs of sonic obliteration with a new video for lead single "Unsafe At Any Speed". EXHUMED mastermind Matt Harvey comments: "We...

3. THE 69 EYES Shares New Single 'I Survive' Featuring STEVE STEVENS

   
   Finnish hard rockers THE 69 EYES have signed to BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Group. Starting a brand new chapter in their career, they proudly unveil their new track, "I Survive", along with an official music video, available below. The song features American guitarist Steve...

4. Ferrum Sidereum

   
   Avant-rock experimentalists for the last 29 years, ZU have become legendary among fans of weird, wonky music. This instrumental Italian trio employ baritone sax, bass guitar and drums to conjure wild, angular labyrinths of riffing, noise and electronics, often hitting levels of heaviness that outstr...

5. ALEX SKOLNICK On His Collaboration With ARDESHIR FARAH: 'We Both Brought These Different Influences And Different Patterns'

   
   TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick and STRUNZ & FARAH guitarist Ardeshir Farah recently collaborated on two jazz-rock tracks, "Eddie's Madness" and "171 Mph". Farah is known for his genre-blending, acoustic world sounds with Grammy-nominated duo STRUNZ & FARAH, and he and Skolnick had discuss...

6. BUSH Announces Spring 2026 U.S. Tour With MAMMOTH And JAMES AND THE COLD GUN

   
   BUSH will embark on a U.S. tour this spring. Support on the trek, which will launch on April 7 in Pittsburgh, will come from MAMMOTH and JAMES AND THE COLD GUN. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 16 at 10 a.m. local time. Limited VIP packages are also available. Head to bush...

7. Watch: LORDS OF NWOBHM, Featuring Members Of DIAMOND HEAD, RAVEN, TANK And PRAYING MANTIS, Performs Live For First Time

   
   LORDS OF NWOBHM, the new supergroup featuring members of PRAYING MANTIS, DIAMOND HEAD, RAVEN, TANK and PERSIAN RISK, performed its first show last night (Thursday, January 8) at Cart & Horses in London, United Kingdom. Fan-filmed video of the concert — courtesy of Gary Bowers — can be seen below...

8. RIVAL SONS' JAY BUCHANAN Shares New Solo Single 'True Black' From Upcoming 'Weapons Of Beauty' Album

   
   Jay Buchanan — frontman of American rock band RIVAL SONS — will release his debut solo album, "Weapons Of Beauty", on February 6 through Sacred Tongue Records via Thirty Tigers. The official visualizer for Jay's latest single, "True Black", can be seen below. With "Weapons Of Beauty", Buchanan — the...

9. THE BLACK CROWES Announce New Studio Album, 'A Pound Of Feathers'

   
   Legendary rock icons and 2025 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominees THE BLACK CROWES today announce the release date of their highly anticipated new studio album, "A Pound Of Feathers", due out March 13 via Silver Arrow Records. Produced by Jay Joyce, the new album pushes THE BLACK CROWES' iconic blen...

10. LITA FORD Hopes To Release Her Long-Awaited New LP By May 2026: 'The Whole Album Is A Theme', She Says

    
    In a new interview with Get On The Bus, '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford spoke about the status of her long-awaited new studio album. Ford's upcoming follow-up to 2012's "Living Like A Runaway" was once again helmed by guitarist/producer Gary Hoey, who contributes some guitar playing to the disc. Lita...

11. WITHIN TEMPTATION Teams Up With SMASH INTO PIECES On New Single 'Somebody Like You'

    
    Two of Europe's most distinctive rock acts, WITHIN TEMPTATION and SMASH INTO PIECES, have joined forces on the new single "Somebody Like You", released on January 9. Blending cinematic orchestration with modern rock intensity, the track is a deeply emotional ballad that explores vulnerability,...

12. PRONG Announces 'Live And Uncleansed' Live Album Details

    
    PRONG will release a new live album, "Live And Uncleansed", on March 6 via SPV/Steamhammer. Recorded over seven nights in July and August 2025, the LP sees guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor and bandmates Christopher Dean (bass) and Tyler Joseph (drums) deliver eleven powerful live songs (plus three li...

13. RIVAL SONS' JAY BUCHANAN Reveals His Wife Is Battling Breast Cancer: 'She's Gonna Be Okay', He Says

    
    In a new interview with Steve Harkins of TalkShopLive's Rock 'N' Roll Channel, Jay Buchanan — frontman of American rock band RIVAL SONS — discussed his upcoming debut solo album, "Weapons Of Beauty", which will be released on February 6 on Sacred Tongue Records via Thirty Tigers. Asked what other ac...

14. DEATH ANGEL, ALL SHALL PERISH, KYLESA And SOILENT GREEN Added To LAMB OF GOD's 2026 'Headbangers Boat' Cruise

    
    DEATH ANGEL, ALL SHALL PERISH, KYLESA, HARM'S WAY, SOILENT GREEN and CHAINED SAINT have been added to the lineup of performers for LAMB OF GOD's Headbangers Boat 2026, sailing October 30-November 3, 2026, from Miami, Florida to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas on Norwegian Jewel. A monumental four-day hea...

15. JORDAN RUDESS: 'To Be Able To Play DREAM THEATER Music, You Can't Be That F***ed Up And Even Do It'

    
    In a new interview with The Break Down With Nath & Johnny, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess spoke about how the progressive metal giants have managed to avoid the stereotypical trappings of rock stars when it comes to tales of excess and debauchery. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...