- SICK OF IT ALL’s LOU KOLLER undergoes final pre-surgery round of chemo in cancer battle
- GENE SIMMONS: “I’m okay with being labelled or thought of as an asshole”
- MARC STORACE: “KROKUS as reborn”, six years after announcing farewell
- CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist ERIK RUTAN’s Florida home sustains catastrophic damage from hurricane Helene
- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH cancels show in Mexico City as support act for METALLICA after IVAN MOODY’S injury
- METALLICA’s JAMES HETFIELD still feels CLIFF BURTON’s influence in his songwriting
- REB BEACH is “truly honored” to fill in for DOUG ALDRICH on THE DEAD DAISIES tour
- DOUG ALDRICH thanks fans for their support after “very successful surgery” in battle with throat cancer
- NIGHTWISH’s FLOOR JANSEN ‘would love to’ work with HALESTORM’s LZZY HALE
- DUFF MCKAGAN releases cover of DAVID BOWIE’s ‘Heroes’ and original song ‘True To The Death Rock N Roll Ballad’
- Firtan – Ethos
- Pure Reason Revolution – Coming Up To Consciousness
- Dimbild – Dunkelglöd
- Trelldom – …By The Shadows…
- Wolfheart – Draconian Darkness
- Portrait – The Host
- Worshipper – One Way Trip
- Nails – Every Bridge Burning
- Mirror Queen – Dying Days
- Wintersun – Time II