Every Sunday at the end of the afternoon, find a compilation of some of the main news that punctuated the past week and that may have passed under your radar. Zapping sequence.
TEASING
IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANTTrio of Death/Black Metal Avant-Gardiste New York, has invited brand guests on “Goldstar”, its 6th album scheduled for March 21: Dave Lombardo (that we no longer present) as well as Tomas Haakevocalist of Meshuggah. Present precisely – in spoken voice – on “lexington delirium”.
NOVA TWINSwhose 3rd album is in a box without knowing its release date for the moment, offers a taste with “Monsters”.
RAVENtrio of the nwobhm which still counts in its ranks the brothers Gallagher, Joel et Markwill drop an EP on February 14, “Can’t Take Away The Fire”, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary. New song listening.
SORTIES
GREY DAZEwhose late Chester Bennington was the Frontman between 1993 and 1997 before leaving to co -founding Linkin Park, and which released two albums “posthumes” with its vocal parts, offers “Fake Little Lies”, his first single with his new singer, Chris Hodges.
To unleash dance-flowers (metallic), there is nothing better thanELECTRIC CALLBOY Who returns with “Elevator Operator”. Which could be the first extract from the successor of “Tekkno” (2022). The Germans, who will appear in a number of European festivals this summer, have already announced 2 concerts in France in 2026: January 18 in Paris (Zénith) and the 20th in Lyon (Radiant). As for their Fest stopover, which will take place on February 1 in Oberhausen, with Landmvrks and H-Blockx, among others, it displays complete with more than 11,000 tickets sold, while waiting … Let’s Dance!
Veteran of the British Death scene, BENEDICTION unveiled the title of his 9th album (“Ravage of Empires”), his release date (April 4) and his artwork. Lack more than sound …
BUCKCHERRY will come back on June 13 with his 11th realization, “Roar Like Thunder”. The Americans, whose tour will start in March, will play the full “15”, their 3rd disc released in 2006.
“Leopard Skin”, new L.A. GUNS and 4th of Californians from the meeting of Thracians Guns et Phil Lewiswill be in the bins on April 4.
LIVE
BRIDEAR posted all of his performance on November 2 in Marrickville, Australia, 7 songs. The Japanese will be on the European tour in March and April next and will make 2 stages in France: March 19 in Paris (backstage by the Mill) and the 20 in Strasbourg (La Maison Bleue).
A studio
Seven years after the release of “No Cross No Crown”, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY is back in the studio and finished the preproduction of what will be his 11th pancake. A slightly surprising timing that said, Down also being in full composition of its new LP and Pepper KeenanFrontman de COCalso being guitarist of the group from Nola.
CANNED
Mike Tramp has just completed the recording of “Songs of White Lion – Vol. III ”, last part of the trilogy made up of reimagined versions of songs of… WHITE LION (You follow!) Which he was a singer in the last century. For the moment, no release date has been announced.
SIDE-PROJECTS
DARK CHAPELparallel project of Dario Lorinaguitarist of Black Label Society, here also singer, posted his 2nd single, “Hollow Smile”. To be found on February 28 on “Spirit in A Glass”, a business card of the Quartet.
Kellin quinnsinger of Sleeping with Sirens, launched a new solo project, HAUNTED MOUTHSwhich will present its first LP, “A Collection of Greetings”, on February 14. “Further til we disappear” gives a taste of it.
End of the road
After 30 years of career, ORANGE GOBLIN announced that 2025 would mark the end of his career. The English intend to retire “Maybe not forever, you never know what the future has in store for us …”can we read in their post, after their tour. You can make your “farewells” on June 19 at Hellfest and August 3 at the Sylak Open Air.
FESTIVALS
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REPORTS & ANNULATIONS
At the beginning of January, Mikkey Dee announced that at the end of the year, a septicemia had almost been fatal to him. Even if the drummer came out of business after 3 weeks of hospitalization, he unfortunately has not yet found the necessary energy and the 5 dates of the residence of SCORPIONS In Las Vegas at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, initially scheduled for late February, are postponed next August. Get well soon.
Ghosts
Fifteen years after “Jupiter”, its 4th and last LP dated, ATHEIST Works on its new achievement, in parallel with a world tour with cryptopsy. Which will have no less than 29 dates in Europe and in the United Kingdom between the end of February and the end of March, without any passing through France … The set of the Floridian technical Death formation will focus on its first 3 albums.
Trip of VIXEN Last year after 5 years spent behind the microphone, Lorraine Lewis intended to reform Fatal woman. The group, whose first eponymous album, arrived in 1988, had been relatively well on the other side of the Atlantic, had separated in 1990. Before the singer reforms a 100 % female version in 2013 with Nita Strauss (Future Alice Cooper). She also joined Onlyfans who is not just a porn site …
R.I.P.
On tour
Joe Satriani et Steve Vaihis favorite pupil will run this summer in Europe under the name of Satchvaiwith 3 French stages-at Hellfest on June 21, in Paris at the Palais des Congrès on 22 and in Saint-Julien at the Guitar Festival on July 18. On the “Surfing with the Hydra Tour 2025”, they will be surrounded by a few sizes: the guitarist Pete Thorn (solo artist who worked with Chris Cornell, among others), the drummer Kenny Aaropoffwho played with Satch in Chickenfoot and on the last US tour of Sammy Hagar with the New Yorker, and the bass player Marco Mendoza (BLUE MURDER, WHITESNAKE, THE DEAD DAISIES…).
FALLING IN REVERSE will be back in Europe this summer as part of festivals: June 7 at Rock Im Park in Nuremberg (Germany), 8 at Rock Am Ring in Nürburg (Germany), 20 at the Festivalpark Stenehei in DESSEL (Belgium), the 22 at Hellfest, on the 27th at Fest resurrection in Celeiro (Spain) and the 27 at Evil Live Festival in Lisbon (Portugal).
A year after canceling his European tour due to the serious health problems of his frontman Josh Hommewhose nature has never been revealed, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will be back on the old continent this summer. See you on August 16 at the Cabaret Vert festival in Charleville-Mézières, the same day as Leprous and Landmvrks.
Partner concerts
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Health bulletin
Absent from the last two concerts of DEF LEPPARDlast October in Nashville and January 18 in León in Mexico where he was replaced by John ZoccoRoad Guitare the Phil Collas, Vivian Campbell gave his news. “Thank you for all recent messages and your support. As you may know, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma several years agoexplains the ex-Dio and Whitesnake who has suffered from this form of cancer of the nodes since 2013. I recently underwent a bone marrow transplant in my treatment plan and we can say that so far, she has succeeded! I just have to keep my head down and morale for the next 100 days of recovery. »» We wish him a speedy recovery.
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January 19, Bruce Dickinson participated in a fencing competition, a veteran circuit, in Faches-Thumesnil in the Ch’nord. He finished 13th out of 31 shooters.
Because music is not enough for him, Dave Mustainevia House Of Mustainehis viticultural company based in Nashville, Tennessee, now offers “A range of events reserved for members in Nashville, as well as a series of luxury excursions organized on a global scale”. Among which a 6 -day trip to Northern Thailand, with a zip line, Safaris on elephant back and rafting in bright waters or another in Morocco, with camel hike and hot air balloon. The frontman of MEGADETH is joined in the adventure by Pamela, his wife, his daughter Electra and his son Justis, also manager of Megadeth.
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