Heavy Metal

Björn Strid (SOILWORK, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA),Dino “Jelusick” Jelusić (ex-WHITESNAKE),Mats Levén (CANDLEMASS, TREAT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Pontus Egberg (KING DIAMOND),Joakim Svalberg (OPETH),Linnea Wikström Egg (THUNDERMOTHER, THERION) and Kee Marcello (ex-EUROPE, EASY ACTION) are among the more than 20 musicians who took part in the 2026 edition of the “Stargazer Alliance” memorial concert for Ronnie James Dio, which was held this past Saturday (May 16) at Bibliotek Bar & […]

The new lineup of METAL CHURCH made its live debut last night (Sunday, May 17) at the San Luis Metal Fest at Teatro del Pueblo in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. METAL CHURCH‘s current lineup consists of founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof alongside longtime guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bass icon David Ellefson (MEGADETH),powerhouse drummer Ken Mary (FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, […]

Former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover joined ACCEPT as a “special guest artist” at the German/American metallers’ first 50th-anniversary concert of 2026 on May 1 at the Karmøygeddon Metal Festival in Kopervik, Norway. Video of the show can be seen below. Drover will also play the following concerts with ACCEPT: May 03 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Filmstudion May 06 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Cirkus When Shawn‘s participation […]

Fan-filmed video of KINGS OF THRASH, the band featuring former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar),performing on May 1 at Rockpile West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the “Thrashin’ The Northeast” spring 2026 North American tour can be seen below (courtesy of JIMM SYMINGTON channel on YouTube). KINGS OF THRASH‘s latest single, “Bullets Ready”, was released on Friday, May 1 via Cleopatra Records. “Bullets Ready” delivers a […]

MEGADETH played its version of “Ride The Lightning”, the title track of METALLICA‘s 1984 album for which MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine got a co-writing credit following his 1983 departure from the legendary heavy metal band, live for the first and second time during its headlining concerts Sunday night (April 26) and Monday night (April 27) at Movistar Arena in Bogota, Colombia. An […]

American heavy metal icons ARMORED SAINT performed their new single, “Close To The Bone”, live for the first time during their concert on Sunday, April 19 at the Rainbow Bar & Grill 54th-anniversary party in West Hollywood, California. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. “Close To The Bone” is taken from ARMORED SAINT‘s upcoming full-length album, “Emotion Factory […]

NONPOINT performed two new songs, “Is It” and “Red Yeti”, during the band’s headlining concert Saturday night (April 25) at Ritz Ybor in Tampa, Florida. The show, which was part of NONPOINT‘s just-launched “The Outta Control Tour”, featured support from SOIL and SUMO CYCO. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of IFM RAW). “Is It” and “Red Yeti”, the latter of which features […]

Former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT frontman John Bush has released a live video of the ANTHRAX classic “Random Acts Of Senseless Violence”, which originally appeared on the band’s 1995 album “Stomp 442”. Filmed on December 13, 2025 at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California during the debut performance of Bush‘s “Celebrating The Songs Of Anthrax” show, the video showcases John with his CATEGORY 7 bandmates Phil Demmel (guitar),Mike Orlando (guitar) […]

On Sunday, March 8, MEGADETH held an exclusive celebration party honoring the band’s Billboard Top 200 No. 1 debut (first-ever No. 1 Top 200 in MEGADETH‘s career),as well as seven other No. 1 Billboard chart debuts in the U.S. and an array of No. 1s globally. This once-in-a-lifetime event, dubbed “Thrash The Charts”, in La Vergne, Tennessee brought fans inside the […]