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Nova Twins have released ferocious comeback single ‘Monsters’, their first new track in more than two years. Check it out below alongside our interview with the band on their long-awaited third album, getting vulnerable, and thoughts on Sleep Token headlining Download Festival 2025.Released today (January 20) after the duo teased the track on social media, ‘Monsters’ is the first taste of Nova Twin’s upcoming third album, which is due later this year. “It just felt like the right song to come back with,” bassist Georgia South told NME.

Spiritbox have announced a charity raffle to support victims of the Los Angeles wildfires – find out more below.This past weekend (January 18), the Canadian metal band took to social media to share that they’ve launched a charity raffle to “raise as much as possible to help” for those affected by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires that swept across California earlier this month.Since the wildfires began on January 7, over 150,000 residents of Los Angeles were forced to evacuate their homes. To date, 27 confirmed deaths have been reported, with over 20 people reported missing.Spiritbox’s charity raffle is led by guitarist Mike Stringer, who wrote on social media: “Southern California has faced devastating wildfires over the past week and a half, and I want to not only donate, but try to raise as much as possible to help.

was found badly beaten in the back of an abandoned vehicle in the Bronx, New York. He was pronounced dead at the scene on January 13 at the age of 64.The vehicle in question was a private ambulette bus that Forrest drove for work, with the New York Police Department noting that he had suffered “trauma around the body” and that they were investigating his death as a homicide.On Friday (January 17), Sharief Bodden, 29, was charged with Forrest’s killing.

As I Lay Dying‘s Tim Lambesis has given his first interview following the departure of his former bandmates.Last October, the band’s bassist Ryan Neff, guitarist Ken Susi and drummer Nick Pierce, all of whom joined the band in 2022, announced that they were quitting the band, citing “personal morals”.The following month, longtime guitarist Phil Sgrosso – who had joined the band back in 2003 – followed in the footsteps of his former bandmates and departed the band as well, leaving Lambesis as the sole remaining member.Speaking about the departures at the time, Sgrosso said that they were due to the band no longer offering “a healthy or safe environment for anyone involved – whether creatively, personally, or professionally. After witnessing some concerning patterns of behaviour, I’ve realised that I can no longer, in good conscience, enable further actions that could negatively affect anyone working within this space.”That same month, video footage of the frontman and his wife Dany in what appeared to be a tense argument surfaced on social media.

Slipknot.The record was recorded by the founding member and percussionist – real name Shawn Crahan – alongside Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson and Jim Root at the same time as they were working on 2008’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’. However, hopes of it being shared have remained unfulfilled and only one track from the sessions has seen the light of day: ‘All Hope Is Gone’ bonus track ‘Til We Die’.Taylor, Root and Clown have all hinted at the release in recent years, and last month the latter revealed to NME that the long-awaited LP was out of his hands and with management for the final steps.Now, in a new interview with Knotfest, the founding member has revealed more information about what fans can expect from the release, and confirmed that it is by no means a Slipknot-sounding record.“It was never a Slipknot album. Not while it was happening, not while I’ve held onto it for 10 years, and certainly not fuckin’ when it comes out,” he told the outlet.Sharing how they wrote the material while working on ‘All Hope Is Gone’, Clown recalled how the members would be interrupted during the process and put the project on hold to finish up the 2008 release.

Coheed And Cambria have shared a new single called ‘Someone Who Can’ and announced a US co-headline tour with Taking Back Sunday. Find out the details below.Shared today (January 14), the new track marks the latest preview of the group’s forthcoming album ‘The Father Of Make Believe’.

Architects have shared their throttling new single ‘Blackhole’ – watch the explosive video for the track below.The song is the fourth to be lifted from the Brighton metalcore outfit’s forthcoming album ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’, following their previous singles ‘Whiplash’, ‘Curse‘ and ‘Seeing Red‘. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.The cinematic video for the track, which sees the band on an oil rig which is constantly getting smashed by flying objects, was shot in California.

Sophie Lloyd has confirmed that she will be going ahead with her first-ever US solo show in California, despite the ongoing wildfires across Los Angeles.The guitarist, who previously toured as part of Machine Gun Kelly’s live band, previously shared details of what would be her first-ever show in the United States as a solo artist. This came as a gig at the iconic Whiskey A Go Go on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip on January 16.However, the extensive wildfires across the city put the hopes for the show into question, with many artists cancelling shows and events amid the news.According to a recent BBC News report, at least 24 people have died in the fires and 23 others are missing.

GoFundMe and revealed that roughly two years and a half ago, she was medically injured and was left disabled and disfigured after being prescribed topical steroids.She explained that she was left “disfigured and facing unpredictable and violent attacks of pain daily, along with other complications. I don’t recognize myself in the mirror, which is the least of my issues in taking care of myself. I can only walk on one foot, hobble, a few blocks.

Rage Against The Machine and Franz Ferdinand are the latest to join Spotify‘s Billions Club, with their respective tracks ‘Killing In The Name’ and ‘Take Me Out’ racking up a colossal number of streams.Rage frontman Tom Morello acknowledged the milestone on Saturday (January 11), thanking “all those who listened to” the politically-charged single, including “those who love it, those who hate it, and those that have enjoyed it without understanding it.”“Righteous proof that rebel music and irony are alive and well,” he added.‘Killing In The Name’ comes from the band’s 1992 self-titled debut album, and was written in the wake of the Los Angeles riots that year. The track mused on racist police in the city who Morello previously described as “boot licking lackeys and thugs of the racist capitalist ruling class”.In the years since its release, the track has been adopted by protestors around the world.

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith’s Malibu home has been destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires, it has been revealed.Last week, Los Angeles began experiencing a total of five concurrent wildfires in several neighbourhoods that have forced the evacuation of over 180,000 residents – the latest tally, per CNN, sees 24 confirmed deaths while Associated Press reports 16 missing people.Among one of the countless victims that have lost their homes to the wildfires is Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, per his wife Nathalie on social media. She shared over the weekend: “We are safe.

Halsey has revealed that she used to book hardcore and metal gigs as a teen before becoming famous herself – find out more below.In a newly surfaced TikTok video filmed during a meet-and-greet in early 2024 to promote her About-Face beauty brand, a fan asked Halsey about her past taste in music, namely the hardcore genre.Halsey replied “I super fuck with hardcore,” before going on to explain that she used to book gigs at 16-years-old in New Jersey: “I used to promote hardcore shows in Jersey before I started making music. I did a lot of hardcore, but also like, some of the more commercial hardcore.”She continued: “The biggest show I ever booked – I was 16 – August Burns Red and The Devil Wears Prada.

Cradle Of Filth members Marek “Ashok” Šmerda and Zoë M. Federoff have tied the knot.The couple, who announced their engagement a year ago, married in Tucson, Arizona on Friday (January 10) with frontman Dani Filth sharing photos on his Instagram.He wrote: “We had an absolutely wonderful day yesterday celebrating the marriage of Ashok and Zoe in Tucson, Arizona amidst a plethora of family and friends.“Congratulations to the married couple….

Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale has revealed she once broke up with someone after he fell asleep during a Tool gig.The singer and guitarist has given an interview to Guitar Player in which she names the 10 albums that have changed her life. Among her picks was Tool’s 2001 alt-metal classic ‘Lateralus’, which prompted her to recall the incident in question.Remembering that her little brother Arejay, who now plays drums in Halestorm, was eager to see the band around the album’s release, she said: “I had a shitty waitress job, and I got us tickets to see Tool at Hershey Park.

Slayer‘s Kerry King has opened up about his relationship with Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine, saying he “can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth”.King – who briefly played with Megadeth alongside Mustaine back in 1985 – appeared as a guest on the Lipps Service with Scott Lipps podcast and discussed his relationship with the frontman, sharing that he always has time for him but chooses to “bolt” before long.“Mustaine’s cool, but Mustaine’s one of those guys that he can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth,” King told Lipps(via Blabbermouth). “So, I’ll take my 20 minutes and I’ll bolt just before anything gets uncomfortable.”A post shared by Kerry King (@kerrykingmusic)King also opened up about his relationship with Metallica – which saw Mustaine join in as a lead guitarist from 1981 until 1983.

Cradle Of Filth‘s new album and confirmed that their Ed Sheeran collab will not be on it.In an exclusive interview with Metal Hammer, the frontman of the extreme metal band shared that the group’s new album ‘The Screaming of the Valkyries’ is set to be released sometime in April. He also opened up about what fans can expect from the album sonically, promising callbacks to their previous LP’s ‘Dusk… And Her Embrace’ and ‘Midian’.“It’s got elements of everything we’ve done, really,” It has a few head nods to works like Midian and Dusk…, especially in the atmosphere and the subject matter. It’s also got a very brilliant production, courtesy of Scott Atkins,” Filth said.A post shared by Obnubil Studio (@obnubilstudio)However, the musician made it clear that the band’s LP will not be a concept album, explaining that the issue with a concept album is that “they are tricky things”.“You have to have tunnel vision and you can’t veer from that path.

System Of A Down‘s drummer, John Dolmayan, has responded to Nikki Glaser’s Golden Globes joke about the band.Glaser served as the host of this year’s Golden Globes award ceremony on January 5. While introducing legendary actress Glenn Close – who was set to present the award for Best Motion Picture – Drama – the host and comedian listed a few of Close’s accolades and snuck in a mention of the Armenian-American heavy metal band.“To present our next award please welcome, from Netflix’s Back In Action, three-time Golden Globe Award winner, Hollywood icon and former drummer for System Of A Down, Glenn Close,” Glaser said.A post shared by John Dolmayan (@johndolmayan_)Now, Dolmayan has joined in on the joke and took to his official Instagram account to share a photo of System Of A Down with the 101 Dalmations actress’ photoshopped on his.

launched a GoFundMe campaign in order to aid in her ailing father’s treatment. She wrote on the campaign page: “My dad has recently been diagnosed with cancer, just months after losing my mom to the same thing. Due to this, he may have to stop working during his treatment.

Lindgren also played the guitar for other bands including Terra Firma and Harms Way. Terra Firma’s frontman and Lindgren’s former bandmate Lord Chritus – Christian Lindersson – shared a tribute to the guitarist on his official Facebook page.“In loving memory of Freddie Eugene 1971-2025.

Cradle Of Filth‘s long-awaited collaboration with Ed Sheeran, saying that it is “done and dusted”.News of the extreme metal band’s unlikely team-up with Sheeran was first shared in 2021. Filth revealed at the time that he had been in touch with the pop star, and that Sheeran had invited him “up to his place”.He also claimed that the ‘Shape Of You’ artist was a “massive fan” of Cradle Of Filth. “I think the Ed Sheeran collaboration would be great fun,” Filth said at the time.

Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell has revealed that he and Metallica frontman James Hetfield have briefly discussed making music together.The soloist and Alice In Chains guitarist shared the news during a new issue of Metal Hammer, in which he took questions from fans.At one point in the interview, Cantrell was asked about his long-running friendship with the Metallica singer – namely whether the two had ever contemplated working together on new material.“James and I have talked about it, kind of,” he began. “We never had a formal conversation but I’ve jammed with him at Kirk’s [Hammett, Metallica guitarist] place.