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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Lex-Legion.jpg”] Four members of King Diamond‘s classic late-’80s lineup have resurfaced together in a new band. Lex Legion brings together guitarist Pete Blakk, bassist Hal Patino, guitarist and producer Andy La Rocque, and drummer Mikkey Dee — the latter best known for over two decades with Motörhead and a decade-long tenure with Scorpions…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ross-the-boss-2017-new.jpg”] Ross Friedman – known to fans as Ross “The Boss” – has died at the age of 72, a little over a month after revealing he had been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. A founding member of both Manowar and The Dictators, Friedman was widely…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/neal-morse-band.jpeg”] With their latest studio album L.I.F.T., The Neal Morse Band – Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Eric Gillette, Bill Hubauer, and Randy George – triumphantly returned with a work that embodied the vision, passion and inspiration they have become known for. Written and recorded during a period of major transition, L.I.F.T. captures the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Coheed09099-copy.jpg”] Coheed And Cambria already has a very busy warm season, as they’ve recently announced a North American tour with Shinedown, Black Stone Cherry, From Ashes To New and DJ Rockfeed. Now they’ve got a whole slew of additional headlining shows around the trek with Kaonashi, Narrow Head, Arm’s Length and Cicada Rhythm…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WTR26_Admat-Socials_IG_Feed_1080x1350.png”] Do you wanna go to Welcome To Rockville for the low price of free? That means your airfare, hotels, and festival passes are all taken care of. Because that’s exactly what we’re giving away right now! Enter for free right here and good luck! Following a record-breaking event in 2025 with 230,000…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zakk-BLS-scaled.jpg”] Zakk Wylde has once again weighed in on the growing debate surrounding AI-generated music, dismissing fears about the technology replacing real artists. In a new interview with Qobuz, the Black Label Society frontman and longtime Ozzy Osbourne guitarist argued that artificial intelligence will never replicate the originality of human musicians. Which is…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/the-weekly-injection-photo.jpg”] This week’s new heavy metal releases include biker metal from uncle Zakk, blazing black metal, lots of prog, and more! To the metals… Bekor Qilish – Consecrated Abysses of Dread Genre: Avant-garde /death metalOrigin: Milan, Lombardy, ItalyLabel: I, Voidhanger Records) Buy now on Bandcamp Every once in a while I’m hit with a record that sounds…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sepultura-Cavalera.png”] After decades of dominating the extreme metal world, Brazilian legends Sepultura are closing the chapter for good. While the band is still ironing out details for their final show, it’s now clear that the classic brotherly duo of Max and Iggor Cavalera will not be part of the farewell. The Cavalera brothers…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/corrosion-of-conformity-2026.jpeg”] Corrosion Of Conformity will hit the road this July with Whores and Crobot for a largely West Coast tour of North America. The tour is in support of Corrosion Of Conformity‘s upcoming record Good God / Baad Man and kicks off on July 6 at Scout Bar in Houston, TX. Get your…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/frozen-soul-2026.jpeg”] Frozen Soul is back with a new single called “Invoke War”, made all the more brutal by Machine Head‘s Robb Flynn. According to frontman Chad Green, the song “is about the internal battle we all have to fight when navigating loss, grief, guilt, and depression. “It’s about getting back up. It’s meant…