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One inescapable fact about the wonderful and frightening musical world of the MELVINS, is that you can absolutely, definitely shove your expectations up your pipe. Instinctively disinclined to do the obvious, to repeat themselves, or to kowtow to others’ notion of what this amorphous and legendary b…

British rockers THE DARKNESS will embark on a North American tour this summer. The first leg of the trek will commence on August 29 at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma and will run through September 21 in Cleveland, Ohio. The tour will resume on November 7 in Houston, Texas and conclude on…

More than 30 years into their storied career, Montreal death metal innovators CRYPTOPSY return with their ninth studio album, “An Insatiable Violence”, set for release on June 20, 2025 via Season Of Mist.
Revered in extreme metal circles for such groundbreaking classics as 1994’s “Blasphemy Made Fle…

California rock veterans BUCKCHERRY will release their eleventh album, “Roar Like Thunder”, on June 13. The official lyric video for the LP’s second single, “Come On”, can be seen below.
As with 2023’s “Vol. 10” and 2021’s “Hellbound”, “Roar Like Thunder” was recorded in Nashville at Sienna Studios…

This fall, shock rock legend Alice Cooper and heavy metal trailblazers JUDAS PRIEST will share the stage for an epic co-headlining tour across North America. Produced by Live Nation, the 22-city run kicks off September 16 at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi and stops in Toronto, Pho…

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker has invited keyboardist Derek Sherinian (pictured) to accompany him on a tour of Japan in January 2026, including a show at the legendary Budokan.
In 2021, Schenker tapped Sherinian to guest on his album “Immortal” album on the opening song “Drilled To Kil…

Shock rock legends GWAR are back to wreak havoc once again with their new multimedia release “The Return Of Gor Gor”, due on July 25 via Pit Records/Z2 Comics. This multi-format assault on the senses includes brand-new studio recordings, ferocious live performances, and an exclusive 32-page comic de…

In a new interview with Rolling Stone UK, Tobias Forge, who fronted a pre-GHOST death metal outfit called REPUGNANT, spoke about his appreciation for extreme metal. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “ I grew up in a very musical home or music-loving home, so I’ve always had a wide range…