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Members Of SLIPKNOT, ANTHRAX, EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD, OVERKILL, Others React To RILEY GALE's Death
Members of SLIPKNOT, LAMB OF GOD, VOLBEAT, ANTHRAX, EXODUS, OVERKILL, MACHINE HEAD, HATEBREED and TRIVIUM are among the musicians who have reacted to the passing of Riley Gale, lead singer of thrash metal band POWER TRIP, who has died at the age of 35. The Dallas, Texas-based group confirmed Riley's...August 26, 2020
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Like The Fearless Hunter
NONEXIST has always been a project that danced in the realm of comfort-food melodeath, whose main creative force has primarily been guitarist Johan Reinholdz — now also a member of DARK TRANQUILLITY. But a large portion of that comfort, from founding through to 2015's "Throne of Scars", was from ori...August 24, 2020
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SICK OF IT ALL's LOU KOLLER Believes It Won't Be Until 2022 Before Metal And Hardcore Live Music Returns To 'Normal'
SICK OF IT ALL frontman Lou Koller spoke to Italy's Poisoned Rock webzine about the band's recording and touring plans for the coming months. He said (see video below): "The only thing concrete we have is we did a lot of what we call 'test' videos where we recorded songs together remotely. And they'...August 23, 2020
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Guru Meditation
The problem with micro-subgenres like digital grindcore is that, for most of us at least, there is only so much of the stuff one can consume before your brain gives up and sends you howling back to your SLAYER collection. There has always been much to be said for drinking too much coffee and listeni...August 23, 2020
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN On Touring Post-Pandemic: 'In My Mind, I'm Not Going Back To Work, Probably, Until 2022'
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to "Hardcore Humanism With Dr. Mike" about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. He said (hear audio below): "We never would have electively, as a band, said, 'Let's take two years off.' It...August 23, 2020
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COREY TAYLOR Says It Broke His Heart When His Record Company Blocked Him From Singing On ANTHRAX Album
Corey Taylor has once again said that his record company stopped him from singing with ANTHRAX when the opportunity for him to work with the band presented itself more than a decade ago. The SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman had harbored hopes of replacing Joey Belladonna for the follow-up to "We've...August 20, 2020
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35 Years Later, TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Looks Back On Historic PMRC Hearings
In 1985, the Parents' Music Resource Center (PMRC),led by Tipper Gore, was trying to introduce a parental warning system that would label all albums containing "offensive material." The system was to include letters identifying the type of objectionable content to be found in each album (e.g. O for...August 19, 2020
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Neuropunk Boostergang
Folks that are uninitiated to the cacophonous noise that is generated by EXPANDER may see the words "thrash" and "Texas" in the band's bio and press releases, and get a preconceived idea that the group would be another straightforward band in the vein of POWER TRIP, or share a production sound with...August 19, 2020
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ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ Collaborates With Her Sister On NO JOY's 'Dream Rats' Single
NO JOY, the project of Jasamine White-Gluz, sister of ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz, will release its first full-length album in five years, "Motherhood", on August 21 via Joyful Noise and on Hand Drawn Dracula in Canada. The official music video for the disc's new single, "Dream Rats", fe...August 16, 2020
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THE CULT Is Recording New Album At Legendary ROCKFIELD STUDIOS
Iconic rockers THE CULT have entered the legendary Rockfield Studios in Wales to begin recording their new album. The band's follow-up to 2016's "Hidden City" is being helmed by producer Tom Dalgety, who has previously worked with GHOST and ROYAL BLOOD, among others. Earlier today (Saturday, August...August 15, 2020
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HATEBREED Teams Up With Connecticut's Witchdoctor Brewing Company To Launch 'Live For This' Lager
Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED have teamed up with Witchdoctor Brewing Company to launch "Live For This" lager under the band's new Breedbrew brand. The lager is named after the Grammy-nominated song from the band's 2003's album "The Rise Of Brutality". HATEBREED offered its own draft...August 15, 2020
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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Praises LADY GAGA: 'I Just Respect Her As An Artist'
METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich still look back fondly on their collaboration with pop superstar Lady Gaga at the 2017 Grammy Awards. "I just respect her as an artist," Hetfield said during an appearance Wednesday (August 12) on "The Howard Stern Show". "She was there for two hours before...August 13, 2020
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REPENTANCE Feat. STUCK MOJO, Ex-SOIL Members: 'God For A Day' Music Video
Metal band REPENTANCE has released the official music video for "God For A Day", the title track of its debut album, due out September 25 via Art is War Records/Intercept Music. REPENTANCE came together in 2018 when Shaun Glass, a veteran guitarist of SOIL, BROKEN HOPE and DIRGE WITHIN, recruited Mi...August 11, 2020
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Former AGNOSTIC FRONT Bassist ALAN PETERS Dies
Former AGNOSTIC FRONT bassist Alan Peters (second from left in photo above),who played on the legendary hardcore band's 1987 album "Liberty And Justice For..." album, has died. The news of his passing was confirmed by AGNOSTIC FRONT in a social media post on Friday (August 7). The group wrote: "Tod...August 8, 2020
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REPENTANCE Feat. STUCK MOJO, Ex-SOIL Members: 'God For A Day' Album Due Next Month; Title Track Available
Metal band REPENTANCE has released "God For A Day", the title track of its debut album, due out September 25 via Art is War Records/Intercept Music. REPENTANCE came together in 2018 when Shaun Glass, a veteran guitarist of SOIL, BROKEN HOPE and DIRGE WITHIN, recruited Mike Sylvester on bass and bega...August 8, 2020
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