Icon is still active as of 2025. Their current lineup is the same as the one that recorded their first two albums, Icon and Night of the Crime —vocalist Stephen Clifford, guitarists Dan Wexler and John Aquilino, bassist Tracy Wallach and drummer Pat Dixon—and the band is currently working on…
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On May 24, 2025, Blue Öyster Cult performed under their original name Soft White Underbelly at Islington Assembly Hall in London.
On May 15, 2025, the band announced on social media that they had officially parted ways with Brian Burkheiser. On May 23, the band released the single “Violent Nature”. On June 20, the band released another single, “Into Hell”. On July 15, the band’s upcoming fourth studio album, Violent Nature…
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On September 29, 2025, it was announced that Flotsam and Jetsam had signed to Napalm Records and would release their next album in 2026. The resulting album, Rats in the Temple , was released on August 28, 2026.
Frontman Steve “Zetro” Souza and Exodus parted ways in January 2025, and the band replaced him with his predecessor Rob Dukes, stating: “We are beyond stoked to have Rob back ripping up the stage with us and he’s looking forward to crushing everything like only he can.” Exodus also announced…
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Slayer played its first shows in the UK in six years in July. In addition to two headlining shows there, the band appeared at Villa Park on July 5, 2025 as one of the supporting acts for Black Sabbath ‘s final concert, dubbed ” Back to the Beginning “. Slayer…
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During the Summer of 2025, they were headliners for the 2025 Summer of Loud Tour along with Beartooth, Parkway Drive , and Killswitch Engage , with the Amity Affliction , The Devil Wears Prada , and Alpha Wolf as the special guests, and TX2, Kingdom of Giants , and Dark…
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Exodus played its first show with Dukes in eleven years at the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest in Philadelphia on April 5, 2025. They also played the UC Theatre in Berkeley on April 25, and at the House of Blues in Anaheim the next day. Both of those shows saw…
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That said, the band toured in South America in 2025, and at the urging of Robert Garven the band will continue to perform at exclusive live shows.
On April 25, 2025, Blind Illusion got together with original vocalist David White to play a historical show supporting Death Angel and Exodus (celebrating 40 years of Bonded by Blood) at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, California. Songs that have not been played live in over 40 years were: Destroyer,…
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