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BODY COUNT Taps EVANESCENCE, HATEBREED, POWER TRIP Members For 'Carnivore' Album

BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, will release its new album, "Carnivore", on March 6 via Century Media. Ice-T and his gang are as angry as ever on their seventh studio album, which coincides with their 30th anniversary as a band. "Carnivore", BODY COUNT...

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HEATHEN: Lyric Video For 'Control By Chaos' From 'The Evolution Of Chaos' 10th-Anniversary Remastered Reissue

The 10th-anniversary remastered reissue of HEATHEN's "The Evolution Of Chaos" album will be made available on January 31 via Mascot Records. The release will be available on CD/DVD, 2LP and digitally with a previously unreleased bonus track, "Seasons Of Purgatory". The CD/DVD will be accompanied by...

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ANTHRAX's Next Album Will Be 'Weird And Pissed Off,' Says CHARLIE BENANTE

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante says that the band's next album will be "weird and pissed off." The follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" will be ANTHRAX's third full-length release since the 2010 return of singer Joey Belladonna, who came back into the fold for the "Big Four" shows with METALLICA, SL...

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GARY HOLT Shares Photos Of Guitar He Used For Final Song Of SLAYER's Last-Ever Concert

Gary Holt has shared several photos of the guitar he used to play SLAYER's "Angel Of Death" for nearly every U.S. performance of the song since the day the instrument was delivered, including at the band's last-ever concert on November 30 at the Forum in Los Angeles. Holt posted the pictures on Inst...

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SLAYER's GARY HOLT Shares Photos Of Final Concert

SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt has shared a few photos of the band's last-ever concert, which took place on November 30 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. "A few from the final show taken by none other than my wife and best friend on this earth @lisaholt777 !" Holt wrote on Instagram. "Her new camer...

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Watch SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG Lay Down Drum Tracks For 'Orphan' During 'We Are Not Your Kind' Recording Sessions

Video footage of SLIPKNOT's Jay Weinberg laying down the drums tracks for the song "Orphan" during the recording sessions for the band's latest album, "We Are Not Your Kind", can be seen below. SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root told Kerrang! about "Orphan": "This is a demo that came from my garage. It's a...

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HELLYEAH's CHAD GRAY: 'I Choose To Believe That VINNIE PAUL Is With Us Every Night'

HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray spoke to KISW's "Metal Shop" about the band's decision to continue touring after playing its first concert with STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga, who stepped in as the replacement for the late Vinnie Paul Abbott. "We did the one show [in May] — that's all we talked about doin...

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MESHUGGAH's TOMAS HAAKE: 'I Don't Really Care So Much For Technical Drummers'

Drumtalk, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, recently conducted an interview with MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake. You can watch the entire chat below. Asked what he loves about watching other drummers play, Haake said: "Some people have certain… Dave Lombardo [SLAYER,...

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Havoc At The Midnight Hour

Metalheads are well catered for these days. If you want to listen to bright and shiny modern stuff, there's plenty of that available, and, if you want to pretend that the '90s never happened, you can do that too. AGGRESSIVE PERFECTOR are firmly in the latter camp, of course: naming yourself after an...

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SLIPKNOT's MICK THOMSON Meets Fans At New York's SAM ASH (Video)

This past August, SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson stopped in to meet all of his adoring fans at Sam Ash's New York City store to take photos and sign their gear, including his new Jackson Pro Series Signature Mick Thomson Soloist SL2. Check out a video recap below. As previously reported, Thomson a...

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TREVOR PERES Says OBITUARY Has No Plans Of Retiring: 'I'll Play Till The Day I Die, If I Can'

Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Trevor Peres of Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the continued relevance of OBITUARY's 1990 sophomore album, "Cause Of...

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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT And MICK THOMSON Named World's Best Heavy Metal Guitarists

SLIPKNOT's Jim Root and Mick Thomson have been named winners of this year's Music Radar poll for "Best Metal Guitarists In The World." The pair received over 17,000 votes, beating out such names as James Hetfield (METALLICA); James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch (KORN); Olavi Mikkonen and Jo...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Says SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Would Make A Good SANTA CLAUS

GHOST's Tobias Forge and LACUNA COIL's Cristina Scabbia recently answered a number of fan-submitted Christmas-related questions for the viewers of France's Heavy1 TV YouTube channel. Asked which rock musician would make a "cool" Santa Claus, Forge said (see video below): "Just based on looks, I thin...

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KERRY KING's Addition To DEAN Artist Roster Was 'A Dream Come True,' Says DEAN CEO

Evan Rubinson, CEO of Dean Guitars, spoke to Stay Metal Ray about SLAYER guitarist Kerry King's recent addition to the Dean artist roster. King joined Dean in October after previously working with B.C. Rich and ESP for his signature guitars. Calling the partnership with Kerry "a long time coming," E...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says He's Been Back In MEGADETH For Almost A Decade Under A 'Gentlemen's Agreement'

In a brand new interview with Brazil's Lokaos Rock Show, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if he ever imagined, when he "left" the band in 2002, that he would one day return to the group that he launched more than 35 years ago with MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine. "Technically, MEGADETH ended,...