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Mötley Crüe have announced the cancellation of their headline slot at Boardwalk Rock festival next month as frontman Vince Neil recovers from a “required medical procedure” – find out more below.The band were due to make their return to the stage at the festival in Maryland’s Ocean City on May 17.The performance would have marked their first since they postponed their planned Las Vegas residency last month, but they’ve now told fans they won’t be appearing as the singer recovers. They’ll be replaced by Alice in Chains.In a statement, the band explained: “Motley Crue will be unable to perform at Boardwalk Rock in Ocean City, MD, on May 17 as Vince Neil is recuperating after a required medical procedure recently advised by his doctors.“Vince’s health comes first, and we fully support him in prioritizing his recovery.

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Watch the trailer for the Nine Inch Nails-scored ‘Tron: Ares’

Tron: Ares has been released alongside a snippet of the Nine Inch Nails score. Check it out below.The sequel to 2010’s Tron: Legacy and the third film in Disney’s Tron franchise, the film follows a “highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I.

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Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner “struggling” to play after suffering stroke that led to brain damage

Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has admitted he is “struggling” to play after suffering a stroke that subsequently led to brain damage.In 2021, Faulkner’s aorta ruptured on stage during Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, leading to lifesaving 10-hour emergency surgery. What had not been previously made public, however, is that just a month later, the guitarist suffered a stroke that continues to affect his physical ability.Faulkner was talking to Premier Guitar about his series of health challenges when he disclosed the nature of his stroke and how it is still limiting his capacity to play guitar.“We went back out on the road in 2022 and have kind of been on the road since,” he began. “But there’s a bit of collateral damage.

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Metallica’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ joins Spotify’s Billions Club: “Send it on its way to two billion…”

Metallica’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ has reached one billion streams on Spotify, with the band urging fans to “send it on its way to two billion”.The milestone is commemorated with a playlist on the streaming platform of every member of the ‘Billions Club’, with 1986’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ joining ‘Enter Sandman’ and ‘Nothing Else Matters’ on the list.“We’re psyched to share that ‘Master of Puppets’ has just made its way into @Spotify’s Billions Club – Thank you!” the band wrote on X on Thursday (April 3). “Send it on its way to two billion.”Check out the ‘Billions Club’ playlist below.We’re psyched to share that “Master of Puppets” has just made its way into @Spotify’s Billions Club – Thank you!Send it on its way to two billion, and listen to every member of the Billions Club at https://t.co/vLgkFPpLIR.

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Sleep Token play with “real” identity on personal new single ‘Caramel’

Sleep Token have shared a new single called ‘Caramel’, which toys with the themes of “real” identity. Check it out below.Arriving today (April 4), the new track marks the second single that the masked metal group have shared from their forthcoming album ‘Even In Arcadia’.

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Two Bad Wolves members quit band: “The unknown future rolls towards us”

Bad Wolves have departed the band, with former guitarist Chris Cain returning to the fold.Co-founding guitarist Doc Coyle shared the “bittersweet news” that he had quit the Los Angeles heavy metal outfit after nearly a decade. In his update, he wrote: “It was not an easy decision to make.”Ex-member Cain, who initially left in 2022, is replacing Coyle in the line-up.Coyle said that leaving Bad Wolves was “a massive life change” for him, but told fans that it was “a completely amicable split”.

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Zakk Wylde recalls most “wholesome” moment on tour with Ozzy Osbourne: “We were like a couple of naughty school kids”

Zakk Wylde has recalled the most “wholesome” moment from his time on tour with Ozzy Osbourne during a new interview.The guitarist has worked with the metal pioneer and Black Sabbath frontman for decades now, joining him on his solo material and embarking on countless tours together. Now, in a new interview with Metal Hammer, Wylde has looked back at some of the best anecdotes he has from their time on the road.During the discussion, Wylde was asked to share what moment with Osbourne he considers to be the most “wholesome”, to which he explained how there was a time when the two of them snuck off together to drink beer together in the bathroom.“I remember we played the Budokan [Arena] in Tokyo.

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BABYMETAL share “intense” collaborative new single with Poppy, ‘From Me To U’

BABYMETAL have released a collaborative new single featuring Poppy – listen to ‘From Me To U’ below.The song will appear on the Japanese kawaii metal band’s fifth studio album ‘Metal Forth’, which is due to arrive on June 13 via Capitol Records (pre-order/pre-save here).Speaking about their thunderous, post-hardcore new track, the group described ‘From Me To U’ as “a kawaii metal song [that] was born from a collaboration between BABYMETAL and Poppy”.They added: “Check out Poppy’s shouts and BABYMETAL’s dance in the Neo Tokyo setting! Kawaii is sprinkled throughout the intense sound! Kimi ni todoke!”Poppy explained: “I have been a fan of BABYMETAL for years and I am so happy for this song to finally be here! They have inspired me so much, enjoy ‘From Me To U’!”The single is accompanied by a high-concept official video, starring Poppy. It also sees BABYMETAL unleash their signature choreography among “a futuristic world teetering on the edge of destruction”.Towards the end of the visuals, Poppy makes an explosive transformation into a dragon – emerging amongst the surrounding fire and carnage, as BABYMETAL dance their way through the disaster.

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Download 2025’s mystery band PRESIDENT share teaser

Download 2025 have shared more teasers online. Check them out below.The band first turned heads a few weeks back, when they were added to the list of artists set to perform at this year’s edition of the Donington festival – despite being completely unheard of, having no music out there and no details about who the members are.A cryptic teaser was shared back in February, when the band’s Instagram page posted a brief video, showing a man standing by himself in a church, while sombre music played over the top.

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Rage Against The Machine, Green Day, Papa Roach and more confirmed for ‘Devil May Cry’ anime soundtrack

Netflix has revealed the acts involved in the soundtrack for its upcoming anime adaptation of Devil May Cry.Later today (April 3), the first season of the Devil May Cry anime series will premiere on Netflix around the globe. Previously unveiled as the show’s main theme was Limp Bizkit’s ‘Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)’.Then last month, Evanescence revealed that they would be contributing to the anime’s soundtrack in the form of an entirely new song, ‘Afterlife’.

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Sleep Token will drop new single ‘Caramel’ on Friday

Sleep Token have confirmed that they will be releasing a new single, ‘Caramel’, on Friday (April 4).The masked band have been gearing up to release the second single from their forthcoming album ‘Even In Arcadia’ and enlisted metalhead weatherman Chris Michaels recently to help them tease it.Michaels, who works for North Carolina’s WRAL and Fox 50, has taken to social media for some cryptic posts – all seemingly related to Sleep Token. On March 27, Michaels made the first of these posts, showing him standing in front of the band’s logo on a black screen.

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The Miz says Snoop Dogg “sucker-punched” him at WrestleMania 39

NME about Snoop Dogg “sucker-punching” him, his iconic theme song, and still proving that he’s more than “just a reality guy”.Last Friday (March 28), Smackdown was held at London’s O2 Arena as part of the Road To WrestleMania tour. At the show, The Miz confronted Jimmy Uso and lost an impromptu match against him.Ahead of the show, Miz – real name Michael Mizanin – reminisced on his love for music, especially metal. “Right now, I’ve been listening to the new Sleep Token [single] ‘Emergence’, Bad Omens, Falling in Reverse,” he told NME.

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Sharon Osbourne is open to Black Sabbath ABBA-style hologram show

Black Sabbath hologram show in the future.The legendary heavy metal band will be reuniting for one final live concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5.The gig will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play on stage together for the first time in two decades.There is also a stacked line-up of other major acts set to perform at the event, dubbed ‘Back To The Beginning’. These include Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan, Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, and KoRn.Additionally, Tom Morello will be performing and serving as the show’s musical director.

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Ice Nine Kills announce 2025 UK and Europe arena tour with Creeper and The Devil Wears Prada

Ice Nine Kills have announced a UK and European tour with Creeper and The Devil Wears Prada.The metalcore Boston band will be hitting the road for their ‘A Work Of Art Tour’ this winter kicking off in Milan on November 19 with dates running through to December 12, when they will conclude their run with their biggest headline UK show to date at London’s OVO Arena Wembley.Creeper and The Devil Wears Prada will be supporting them on all the dates. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this Friday (April 4) and can be purchased here for the UK.Ice Nine Kills frontman Spencer Charnas said of the tour (via Stereogum): “We’ll be playing to more psychos across Europe than ever before, so we’ve sharpened our axes and dusted off our raincoats in preparation for the bloodiest gigs yet.

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Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes reveals he’s in the studio

Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes has revealed that he is currently in the recording studio. See the post below.The Sheffield band released their seventh and latest studio album, ‘Post Human: Nex Gen’, last May.

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Metalhead weatherman named Chris Michaels involved in Sleep Token’s new album launch