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Original VENOM Guitarist JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN Pays Tribute To CONRAD 'CRONOS' LANT: 'We Changed The History Of Metal As We Know It'

Original VENOM guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn has paid tribute to the band's bassist/vocalist Conrad Lant, better known as Cronos, who died earlier this week at the age of 63. In a social media post, Jeff wrote: "May I thank you all for the overwhelming outpouring of appreciation and condolences. Just...

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VENOM Frontman CONRAD 'CRONOS' LANT Dead At 63

Conrad "Cronos" Lant of black metal pioneers VENOM has died at the age of 63. The vocalist/bassist's passing was confirmed in a post earlier today (Thursday, October 1) on VENOM's official social media, although no cause of death was revealed. The message reads as follows: "IN MEMORIAM — CONRAD 'CRO...

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ANDY SCOTT's SWEET To Release New Live Album 'Live 25' In October

Metalville has set an October 23 international release date for SWEET's new live album "Live 25". With "Full Circle" (2024),the rock institution SWEET released an album that critics and fans around the world considered to be their strongest album since "Level Headed" (1978),the last album recorded...

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American Version Of THE SWEET Fires Back At ANDY SCOTT: 'Enough Of This Bullying'

In a new interview with Remzi "Jam Man" Yates of Rocking With Jam Man, bassist Stevie Stewart and drummer Richie Onori spoke about their involvement with THE SWEET — the five-member group which obtained the rights to use the name and perform in the U.S. and Canada under THE SWEET banner despite cont...

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POSSESSED's JEFF BECERRA Wants To 'Pump One' New Album 'Out Every Year' Going Forward

In a new interview with Laughing Monkey With Shawn Ratches, POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2019's "Revelations Of Oblivion" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We have all 10 songs recor...

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See Pro-Shot Video Of VIO-LENCE's Entire August 2026 Concert In Moscow, Russia

The BELIAL 68 channel on YouTube has uploaded professionally filmed video of VIO-LENCE's entire August 16 concert at the Pravda club in Moscow, Russia. Check it out below. Featured songs: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:47 - Serial Killer 00:02:20 - Liquid Courage 00:11:42 - Subterfuge 00:16:57 - I Profit 00...

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Ex-DEATH/MASSACRE Bassist TERRY BUTLER On 'Toxic' KAM LEE: 'There's Absolutely No Way RICK ROZZ And I Are Gonna Ever Work With Him In The Future'

In a recent interview with Terry Palamara of Loud And Proud Italy, Terry Butler spoke about LEFT TO DIE's debut full-length album, "Initium Mortis", which came out on July 17 via Relapse Records. LEFT TO DIE is the band featuring classic DEATH members Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently...

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MICHAEL POULSEN's Pre-VOLBEAT Albums From Death Metal Band DOMINUS To Be Made Available On Vinyl

For 25 years, vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen has been spearheading Danish rock and roll machine VOLBEAT, releasing nine full-lengths, selling millions of albums, and filling stadiums worldwide. Before fronting VOLBEAT, however, Poulsen formed death metal band DOMINUS, which recorded four fast, b...

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Watch: LEFT TO DIE Dedicates 'Zombie Ritual' To CHUCK SCHULDINER, Other Late DEATH Members And SHAUN GLASS At Kraków Concert

The YouTube channel of the Considered Dead blog has uploaded video of LEFT TO DIE's August 4 concert at Zaścianek in Kraków, Poland. Check out the clips below. LEFT TO DIE is the band featuring classic DEATH members Terry Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently in OBITUARY) and Frederick "Ri...

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POSSESSED Hopes To Begin Recording New Album In September 2026: 'I'm Fine-Tuning The Songs', Says JEFF BECERRA

POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra has taken to social media to offer an update on the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2019's "Revelations Of Oblivion" album. In a video message shared on Friday (July 31),he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Hey,...

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RICK ROZZ Has 'No Regrets' About Not Appearing On DEATH's Debut Album 'Scream Bloody Gore'

In a new interview with Łukasz Dunaj of Poland's link textNoise Magazine, former DEATH/MASSACRE guitarist Frederick "Rick Rozz" DeLillo spoke about LEFT TO DIE, his new band alongside fellow classic DEATH member Terry Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently in OBITUARY),plus GRUESOME founde...

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Godslaughter

Life has been pretty eventful in Minneapolis over the last few months. The third album from NOTHINGNESS is almost certainly not a direct response to anything happening on the streets, but it still sounds like a sizeable act of rebellion, if only within the thriving US death metal scene. Building upo...

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Watch: FATES WARNING's RAY ALDER And JIM MATHEOS Perform Acoustic Version Of 'Under The Sun'

A new video of singer Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos of progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING performing an acoustic version of the song "Under The Sun" from the band's "Long Day Good Night" album can be seen below. Alder commented:  "Hey, everybody. So I'm here with Jim, and we're doing som...

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JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN Doesn't Rule Out New Music From His Band Featuring Fellow VENOM Co-Founder ANTONY 'ABADDON' BRAY

In a new interview with "The Tampa Morgue" podcast, Jeff "Mantas" Dunn spoke about some of the recent shows he has played with fellow VENOM co-founder Antony "Abaddon" Bray to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the pioneering black metal band's classic debut album, 1981's "Welcome To Hell". When the...

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VENOM Is 'A Team Effort. It's Not Just The CRONOS Band'

In a new interview with Sakis Fragos of Rock Hard Greece, VENOM guitarist Rage (a.k.a. Stuart Dixon) and drummer Danté (a.k.a. Danny Needham) spoke about the band's latest studio album, "Into Oblivion", which came out in May via Noise/BMG. Asked about the perception from some fans that VENOM is larg...