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Blabbermouth Aug 27

PRIMAL FEAR's New Album, 'Shadowriders', Gets Official Release Date; 'Vengeance Now' Single To Arrive Before Christmas

Primal Fear Mat Sinner Ralf Scheepers Thalìa Bellazecca André Hilgers

Blabbermouth Aug 27

ANTHRAX To Play Intimate Show In New York City Next Week

Anthrax Megadeth Metallica

2 articles Aug 27

HardForce, Radio Metal News

3 articles Aug 27

Satanic Planet Justin Pearson Dave Lombardo Lucien Greaves Slayer Relapse Misfits Mr. Bungle Dead Cross The Locust Deaf Club

Blabbermouth, New Noise, Radio Metal News

4 articles Aug 26

Iron Savior Judas Priest Piet Sielck

Pavillon 666, Radio Metal News, Rock Metal Mag +1

Louder Sound Aug 26

After 50 years of pioneering heavy metal, Accept are in the mood to celebrate. "I wouldn't even have thought we would last five years, to be honest, let alone fifty"

Accept Wolf Hoffmann Mark Tornillo Kirk Hammett Metallica Phil Anselmo Pantera

2 articles Aug 25

Mystic Prophecy R.D. Liapakis FireForce Iron Savior Generation Steel

Radio Metal News, United Rock Nations

3 articles Aug 25

Megadeth Dave Mustaine Iron Maiden Bruce Dickinson Metallica Sharon Osbourne Paul Stanley James Hetfield Motionless in White Five Finger Death Punch

Louder Sound, MetalZone, Virgin Radio France

Blabbermouth Aug 24

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's ERIC 'A.K.' KNUTSON: 'The Whole Grunge Era Really Did Damage To Us'

Flotsam and Jetsam Megadeth Fear Factory

2 articles Aug 21

Chelsea Wolfe Dark Funeral Nickelback Anthrax Down Danzig My Dying Bride Cult of Luna Floor Jansen ✯cenobia✯ Heartlay

MetalZone, Shoot Me Again

Blabbermouth Aug 24

DAVE MUSTAINE: MEGADETH 'Opened Doors' For Metal Guitar Players To Get 'Respectability'

Dave Mustaine Megadeth Black Label Society Testament

Blabbermouth Aug 23

ACCEPT's MARK TORNILLO On Importance Of Warming Up Before A Show: 'If I Just Go Out There All Guns Blazing Without Doing Any Vocal Exercises,' I'm 'Not Gonna Last'

Accept Mark Tornillo Udo Dirkschneider Aerosmith Steven Tyler Andy Sneap

MetalZone Aug 23

« J’adorerais le refaire » : Frank Bello (Anthrax) rêve d’un nouveau Big Four avec Metallica, Megadeth et Slayer

Anthrax Metallica Megadeth Slayer Frank Bello

2 articles Aug 22

Mystic Prophecy Iron Savior Generation Steel Michael Schenker Monument FireForce Sadism

Blabbermouth, Thrashocore

3 articles Aug 22

Dave Lombardo Tyler Bates GUNSHIP Slayer Mr. Bungle Misfits Evanescence Mastodon In This Moment Jerry Cantrell

Blabbermouth, Metalorgie, New Noise

2 articles Aug 21

Darkthrone Avrak Ted Skjellum Gjendød Faustcoven Satyricon Kreator Khold

Blabbermouth, Metal Rock Magazine

Blabbermouth Aug 20

FRANK BELLO: 'ANTHRAX Is In A Really Good Place As A Band' Right Now

Anthrax Frank Bello

Exclaim! Aug 20

Lars Ulrich Went to See Angine de Poitrine Again, Hung Out with Population II

Angine de Poitrine Population II Lars Ulrich Metallica

Blabbermouth Aug 20

ANTHRAX And DIXXON FLANNEL CO. Join Forces To Celebrate 'Persistence Of Time'

Anthrax Metallica

2 articles Aug 20

Megadeth Dave Mustaine Metallica Iron Maiden Black Label Society Testament

Louder Sound, MetalZone

Blabbermouth Aug 27

PRIMAL FEAR's New Album, 'Shadowriders', Gets Official Release Date; 'Vengeance Now' Single To Arrive Before Christmas

Primal Fear Mat Sinner Ralf Scheepers Thalìa Bellazecca André Hilgers

2 articles Aug 27

HardForce, Radio Metal News

4 articles Aug 26

Iron Savior Judas Priest Piet Sielck

Pavillon 666, Radio Metal News, Rock Metal Mag +1

2 articles Aug 25

Mystic Prophecy R.D. Liapakis FireForce Iron Savior Generation Steel

Radio Metal News, United Rock Nations

Blabbermouth Aug 24

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's ERIC 'A.K.' KNUTSON: 'The Whole Grunge Era Really Did Damage To Us'

Flotsam and Jetsam Megadeth Fear Factory

Blabbermouth Aug 24

DAVE MUSTAINE: MEGADETH 'Opened Doors' For Metal Guitar Players To Get 'Respectability'

Dave Mustaine Megadeth Black Label Society Testament

MetalZone Aug 23

« J’adorerais le refaire » : Frank Bello (Anthrax) rêve d’un nouveau Big Four avec Metallica, Megadeth et Slayer

Anthrax Metallica Megadeth Slayer Frank Bello

3 articles Aug 22

Dave Lombardo Tyler Bates GUNSHIP Slayer Mr. Bungle Misfits Evanescence Mastodon In This Moment Jerry Cantrell

Blabbermouth, Metalorgie, New Noise

Blabbermouth Aug 20

FRANK BELLO: 'ANTHRAX Is In A Really Good Place As A Band' Right Now

Anthrax Frank Bello

Blabbermouth Aug 20

ANTHRAX And DIXXON FLANNEL CO. Join Forces To Celebrate 'Persistence Of Time'

Anthrax Metallica

Blabbermouth Aug 27

ANTHRAX To Play Intimate Show In New York City Next Week

Anthrax Megadeth Metallica

3 articles Aug 27

Satanic Planet Justin Pearson Dave Lombardo Lucien Greaves Slayer Relapse Misfits Mr. Bungle Dead Cross The Locust Deaf Club

Blabbermouth, New Noise, Radio Metal News

Louder Sound Aug 26

After 50 years of pioneering heavy metal, Accept are in the mood to celebrate. "I wouldn't even have thought we would last five years, to be honest, let alone fifty"

Accept Wolf Hoffmann Mark Tornillo Kirk Hammett Metallica Phil Anselmo Pantera

3 articles Aug 25

Megadeth Dave Mustaine Iron Maiden Bruce Dickinson Metallica Sharon Osbourne Paul Stanley James Hetfield Motionless in White Five Finger Death Punch

Louder Sound, MetalZone, Virgin Radio France

2 articles Aug 21

Chelsea Wolfe Dark Funeral Nickelback Anthrax Down Danzig My Dying Bride Cult of Luna Floor Jansen ✯cenobia✯ Heartlay

MetalZone, Shoot Me Again

Blabbermouth Aug 23

ACCEPT's MARK TORNILLO On Importance Of Warming Up Before A Show: 'If I Just Go Out There All Guns Blazing Without Doing Any Vocal Exercises,' I'm 'Not Gonna Last'

Accept Mark Tornillo Udo Dirkschneider Aerosmith Steven Tyler Andy Sneap

2 articles Aug 22

Mystic Prophecy Iron Savior Generation Steel Michael Schenker Monument FireForce Sadism

Blabbermouth, Thrashocore

2 articles Aug 21

Darkthrone Avrak Ted Skjellum Gjendød Faustcoven Satyricon Kreator Khold

Blabbermouth, Metal Rock Magazine

Exclaim! Aug 20

Lars Ulrich Went to See Angine de Poitrine Again, Hung Out with Population II

Angine de Poitrine Population II Lars Ulrich Metallica

2 articles Aug 20

Megadeth Dave Mustaine Metallica Iron Maiden Black Label Society Testament

Louder Sound, MetalZone

Overview

Recent developments in the speed metal scene include Hellripper releasing the double single 'Let’s Get Drugs' / 'Mainline', Anthrax announcing their new album 'Cursum Perficio', and GRAVE DIGGER set to release 'Faces Of Pain' in January 2027. David Ellefson, former Megadeth bassist, will perform the 'Countdown To Extinction' album in full during a December 2026 European tour, while Scott Ian of Anthrax discusses his role in the band's legacy and the overlooked John Bush-era albums.

Seen in 116 outlets, tracked since May 2013

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