SPELL Idealizes The Past On New Single / Video "Exquisite Corpse"

“Music is magic, and Spell is a spell. Fundamentally, it is a forum to make our dreams come true” – Spell vocalist/guitarist/bassist Cam Mesmer Vancouver-based metal band, Spell, today releases its new LP, Wretched Heart, via Bad Omen Records. A shadow-drenched journey through desperation and defiance, Wretched Heart sees Spell transform heavy metal into something

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Former KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Shares Positive Post-Heart Surgery Update - Metal Injection

Bruce Kulick, KISS's lead guitarist from 1984–1996, shared an update two weeks after his heart valve surgery, and he seems to be doing well.

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SNOT Is 'Eight Songs' Into New Album: 'We're Definitely Confident We're Gonna Come Out Swinging'

In a new interview with SWOMP, SNOT guitarist Mikey Doling and bassist John "Tumor" Fahnestock spoke about the reactivated Santa Barbara-based metal/punk rock hybrid's long-awaited new studio album. The upcoming effort is being recorded with producer, engineer and mixer Chris Collier and will mark S...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES: 'We're Gonna Be Coming Out With A New Single Really Soon'

In a new interview with Jaimunji of Metal On Tap, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares spoke about the band's upcoming studio album, which is tentatively due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast. The LP will mark FEAR FACTORY's first release with the band's latest additions, singer Milo Silve...

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Watch MIKE TRAMP's WHITE LION Perform At M3 Rock Festival 2026; Fan-Filmed Video

The 2026 edition of the M3 Rock Festival took place on May 2 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Check out White Lion’s complete set below, featuring frontman Mike Tramp, guitarist Marcus Nand, bassist Jerry Best, and drummer Troy Patrick Farrell. Fan-filmed video courtesy of Jim Powers. Setlist: “Hungry” “Lonely Nights” “Living On

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SCAR SYMMETRY Guitarist / Founder PER NILSSON Featured In Career Spanning Interview With Producer / Songwriter RICK BEATO (Video)

Producer / songwriter / educator Rick Beato has shared a new interview In The Room With… video along with the following introduction: “In this interview, I sit down with Swedish guitar virtuoso Per Nilsson to talk about founding Scar Symmetry, filling in with Meshuggah, and how he incorporates his vast jazz fusion vocabulary into some

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BRUCE KULICK On His Post-Heart Surgery Recovery: 'I Have Much More Music And Many More Moments To Experience In My Life'

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has offered an update on his recovery, less than two weeks after undergoing "heart valve surgery". The 72-year-old musician, who also played with GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, took to his social media on Sunday (May 3) — the twelfth day after his operation — to write: "My r...

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GEOFF TATE - Original QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Unveils Lyric Video For "The Answer" From Operation: Mindcrime III

Former Queensrÿche singer, Geoff Tate, issued his new solo album, Operation: Mindcrime III, on May 3, 2026. To celebrate the release, Tate has shared a lyric video for “The Answer”, which can be seen below. Operation: Mindcrime III was created in collaboration with guitarists Kieran Robertson and Alex Hart, with Disturbed bassist, John Moyer, co-producing.

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40 years ago today, May 3, 1986, Dolly Parton debuted at #67 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart with “Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)”. It went on to peak at #17 and spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart.

One of her fastest tempo songs of her career! I was glad RCA decided to release it as the 4th single from the 1985 album, “Real Love”.

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