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Motörhead Announce 7th Lemmy Forever Ceremony At Download Festival 2026


On June 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM local time in Donington, we will once again gather to celebrate our friend, our brother, and one of rock ’n’ roll’s greatest icons, Lemmy Kilmister, at the legendary Download Festival.

As part of the ongoing Lemmy Forever initiative, a special ceremony will take place at the onsite Lemmy’s Lounge, where a miniature of Lemmy’s custom urn containing a portion of some of his ashes will be enshrined in a vessel which represents one of Lemmy’s true loves in life, and something which went on the road with him too, a place he would undoubtedly have approved of — the classic fruit machine.

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METALLICA: RELOAD (REMASTERED) LIMITED EDITION DELUXE BOX SET OUT JUNE 26th


Metallica has announced the definitive re-release of its quadruple platinum seventh studio album ReLoad, to be released June 26th via the band’s own Blackened Recordings.

Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering with Greg Fidelman overseeing, the ReLoad Remastered Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set is available now for pre-order at https://metallica.lnk.to/reloadreissue where full package details and track listings can be viewed. Pre-orders of the Deluxe Box will receive instant grat versions of “The Memory Remains” including the remastered original recording, Instrumental Mix, Take 18 Floor Take, and Live in Brisbane.

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All the latest news on BLOODSTOCK 2026


How about a whole host of excellent BLOODSTOCK news that doesn’t announce a single band?

BLOODSTOCKers, we know you’ve been asking, and HQ wants you to have pleeeenty of time to plan the most splendid FANCY DRESS outfits, so without further delay, here are the themes for 2026! 

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AT THE GATES release new album ‘The Ghost of a Future Dead’


Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES are releasing their new studio album The Ghost of a Future Dead, worldwide today via Century Media Records.

The follow-up to 2021’s wildly adventurous The Nightmare of Being, this new AT THE GATES album The Ghost of a Future Dead marks a special tribute to frontman Tomas Lindberg, who tragically passed away in September 2025.

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Folk metallers Eluveitie completes this year’s Hellsinki Metal Festival


The discerning fans of Hellsinki Metal Festival, which recently published its daily schedule, may have noticed one free spot on Saturday, and they were right on target – now the event’s second stage has also been finalized, with Swiss band Eluveitie confirming their appearance at this year’s Hellsinki Metal Festival!

Eluveitie, a masterful fusion of folk metal and death metal, released their Ànv album last spring, and the amazing 8-member band has been touring the world extensively since the release of their studio album. Eluveitie were last seen in Finland late last year as part of Arch Enemy’s European tour.

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New electronic heavy goth rock duo ORDER takes listeners into a dark yet beautiful future with debut single ‘Terminal Phase’


A new act quietly in the making, ORDER – combining futuristic electronic elements with the darkness of heavy goth rock – released its debut single. ‘Terminal Phase’ was first refined together with Lauri Hämäläinen, known for his work with Poets of the Fall. The final polish was done by Stefan Brown at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios. Alongside this team, the duo is also working on new material with Jaani Peuhu, known for his work behind the scenes with Swallow the Sun and Lord of the Lost.

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