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A shared tour with OBSCURA laid the groundwork for VOID SECTOR ZERO, the new progressive thrash metal trio featuring guitarist Christian Muenzner, vocalist-bassist Alex Weber and drummer Gabe Seeber. The band have signed to Season of Mist, with their debut album scheduled for 2026. The three musicians played together during OBSCURA’s world tour for A […]

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Athens death metal trio CASKET DWELLER have released “He Rows,” the latest single from their debut album, River of Slumber. Premiered through Mystification Zine, the track precedes the record’s October 22, 2026 release via Nuclear Winter Records. The band’s approach draws together several strands of traditional death metal: a Swedish-influenced production style, the musical vocabulary […]

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Kai Hansen (Helloween, Gamma Ray) just released his first solo studio album and breaks down his favorite non-metal records. Continue reading…

They teamed with composer Yuki Hayashi on it.

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Thirty years after forming in Sopot, Poland, HELL-BORN are preparing to release their seventh full-length, VII. The band have unveiled a video for “Blood In Stone,” the album’s second single, ahead of its October 9, 2026 arrival through Deformeathing Production. The seven-track record continues HELL-BORN’s combination of old-school death/black metal and melodic guitar work. The […]

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Mark your calendars, Texas: the Twangville Sunday Social is back! A cherished twice-a-year tradition, we’re gathering in the Dallas backyard for another crisp autumn afternoon of world-class songcraft, cold refreshments, and great company. There’s a distinct magic to songwriters sharing a back porch—where raw talent takes center stage in the round, and the tales behind […]

Intrepd, Redsphere and Orecus will open.

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It’s been a couple years since Blue Bendy’s debut album, So Medieval. Today, the UK six-piece is announcing its followup, One Day This Will All Be Lore. The grandiose lead single “Dragonslayer” is out now.

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Metal giants are showing no signs of slowing. Continue reading…

Wednesday 13 opened up in a new interview about his recently announced team-up with John 5 and the guitarist’s solo outfit, The Creatures, for a run of shows across summer and fall 2027. The pairing marks the first time John‘s band will feature a dedicated vocalist, and to celebrate, the two plan to dig through John‘s back catalog — pulling songs from his time with Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Mötley Crüe and David Lee Roth, along with cuts from his own solo work.

John 5 And The Creatures featuring Wednesday 13 have already locked in their first two dates for 2027: Wacken Open Air, running July 28-31, 2027 in Wacken, Germany, and the Brutal Assault open-air extreme metal festival, set for August 4-7, 2027 at the 18th-century Josefov Fortress in Jaroměř, Czech Republic. More shows are expected to follow.

Speaking with The David Ellefson Show (transcribed by Blabbermouth) about how the collaboration came together, Wednesday 13 said: “That’s a super-cool thing. It kind of came out of nowhere. We have the same [booking] agent, a guy named Dan DeVita, who’s an awesome guy. And he just hit me up one day. And I thought he was calling to talk to me about a tour, and he was, like, he said, ‘Hey, I got something for you.’ And I was, ‘Okay.’ He goes, ‘What do you think about this?’ He goes, ‘I’m booking John, and John wants to go out next year and he’s talking about playing some songs from the bands he’s been in, ’cause he doesn’t have a vocalist.

And I said, ‘You’re the dude for this.” And I went, ‘I am the dude for this. Thank you.’ ‘Cause I literally, I had this idea in my head before that. I was gonna hit up John and just be, like, ‘Dude, we should do a band together.’ I just had the urge to do something new. But he came back and was, like, ‘Yeah, let’s do this.’ So, we got together and we jammed a few Mötley songs and Manson and Zombie, and it just instantly clicked. And he was, like, ‘Dude,’ and I was like, ‘Dude.’ And we both thought, ‘All right. Well, cool. We gotta go on tour.’ So he went, he started Mötley Crüe.

So literally we just got together once. We jammed. We got these two shows already confirmed, Wacken and Brutal Assault, and there’s a whole month of dates that we’re doing over there. So, yeah, literally it’s still in the early stages. I don’t know what we’re doing exactly yet. I got a vague idea of it, but we got time to put it together. And it’s a cool opportunity for me. I mean, everyone knows John is — dude, he’s just an insane guitar player. And I compare it to [late Slipknot drummer and Murderdolls guitarist Joey] Jordison. Jordisonwas this drummer extraordinaire, and then John is the same way. And I just keep going, like, ‘Man, why are these guys finding me? Why do they wanna play with me? I’m just a little punk rock guy.’ So it makes me not feel like such a dipshit.”

Wednesday 13 continued: “I’m so excited. And we haven’t talked a whole lot about it. We just made the announcement that we’re doing the shows. But it’s just because we’re still putting it together. I mean, I’m waiting for [John] to be done with Mötley, but soon as he’s done with Mötley, I go on tour. I’m gonna go see John in a couple of weeks here when they play. But, yeah, we’re gonna piece it together, and I think it’s gonna be something fun for the fans. And I’m excited. Like I said, playing alongside a dude like that, that’s got such notoriety being a guitar player, it was a little nervous for me, but I went in and I nailed it… But I’ve known John for a while, and we toured together, with Wednesday 13 and him doing his solo thing, and he’s always complimented me on my voice, and we love Kiss, we love Alice Cooper, and all the bands he’s been in are my favorite bands, too.”

For more than 30 years, John 5 has ranked among the most sought-after guitar players working today, having shared stages and studios with Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf, Dolly Parton and plenty more, and currently holds down guitar duties in Mötley Crüe.

Since 2011, John has put out a dozen solo records showcasing his distinctive playing style, drawing praise from audiences worldwide. His most recent effort, Ghost, dropped to strong reviews in October 2025.

This year has kept John 5 busy on multiple fronts — touring with Mötley Crüe while also running his own solo dates. The solo run included twelve U.K. stops plus shows across Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark and Norway in May and October 2026.

Wednesday 13, for his part, has built a reputation as one of horror rock’s most singular voices, earning the nickname “The Duke of Spook” over decades spent fusing horror imagery with punk and metal.

From Maniac Spider Trash and Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 through Murderdolls (alongside Joey Jordison of Slipknot) and into his solo work as Wednesday 13, he’s carved out a place as both an innovator and a theatrical force on stage.

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