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THE HALO EFFECT To Release Covers EP THE HALO EFFECT, the project featuring five former members of the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES — Jesper Strömblad (guitar), Daniel Svensson (drums), Peter Iwers (bass), Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne (vocals) — has released a ...

KANSAS Welcomes Guitarist SCOTT BERNARD As Its Newest Member The band KANSAS has welcomed guitarist Scott Bernard as its newest member. Scott has already performed with KANSAS at several shows over the past year, filling in for guitarist and original member Richard Williams ...

OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Concert Raised More Than Million According to BBC News, BLACK SABBATH’s farewell concert made a total of £33.8 million (approximately $45.5 million). New figures from the University of Birmingham show £27.6 million (approximately $37 million)

ARCH ENEMY Releases Music Video For 'Illuminate The Path' From 'Blood Dynasty' Album Swedish/Canadian/American extreme metal titans ARCH ENEMY have released an official music video for the song “Illuminate The Path”. The track is taken from ...

ALICE COOPER On OZZY OSBOURNE's Death: 'I Think That' His Family 'Saw It Coming And Prepared For It' In a new interview with Pierre Robert of Philadelphia’s 93.3 WMMR radio station, Alice Cooper spoke about his recent tribute to the late Ozzy ...

SERJ TANKIAN On SYSTEM OF A DOWN: 'We're Really Enjoying Each Other's Company' And 'Having A Great Time' During an appearance on the August 19 episode of SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, Serj Tankian discussed SYSTEM

Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist PHIL CAMPBELL: 'I'm Definitely Not A Heavy Metal Player' In a new interview with Andrew McKaysmith of the Scars And Guitars podcast, former MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell was asked what he thinks the biggest misconception was about ...

MY DYING BRIDE Has 'Bits Of Three Songs' For Next Studio Album: 'We're Always Writing' In a new interview with the Everblack podcast, MY DYING BRIDE guitarist Andrew Craighan spoke about the band’s decision to recruit vocalist Mikko Kotamäki ...

DIE KRUPPS Signs With DEPENDENT RECORDS; New Album Due In 2026 Industrial metal legends DIE KRUPPS have inked a multi-album deal with Dependent Records. The German band’s new album will be released in 2026, and a large part of their catalog will also be reissued in ...

JOHNNY HEDLUND Talks UNLEASHED's Recipe For Longevity: 'We've Had The Same Roots And Vision Since 1989' By David E. Gehlke For all the chatter on “consistency” and “staying the course,” perhaps few embody this better than ...