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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Announces Retirement From Touring: Tonight Will Be 'My Final Gig' With The Band
IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain has announced his retirement from touring. The 72-year-old musician, who has been a member of MAIDEN for more than four decades, revealed his decision to "step back" from being on the road earlier today (Saturday, December 7) in a statement on the band's official we...December 7, 2024
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SAMAEL Completes Recording Vocals For Eleventh Studio Album
Swiss industrial metallers SAMAEL have finished recording the vocals for their upcoming eleventh studio album, tentatively due in 2025. On December 4, SAMAEL guitarist Thomas "Drop" Betrisey took to his Facebook page to share a photo of SAMAEL frontman Michael "Vorph" Locher and drummer Alexandre "X...December 7, 2024
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ALL THAT REMAINS Announces New Album 'Antifragile'
Massachusetts-based metallers ALL THAT REMAINS have set "Antifragile" as the title of their tenth studio album. Due on January 31, 2025, the follow-up to 2018's "Victim Of The New Disease" will include the four singles that band has released in recent months: "Divine" in May, "Let You Go" in June, "...December 6, 2024
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SHADOWS FALL Is Back With First New Single In More Than 12 Years, 'In The Grey'
SHADOWS FALL has released a new single, "In The Grey". The track marks the band's first new piece of music in more than 12 years. "In The Grey" was made available via SHADOWS FALL's new record label home, MNRK Heavy. The song is classic SHADOWS FALL — galloping solos, riffs on top of riffs, three-ti...December 6, 2024
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Second Thoughts
Veterans of the hazy midpoint between melodic finesse and outright morbidity, THE OLD DEAD TREE have been little more than a spectral presence over the last 17 years. The Parisians effectively split for good back in 2009, and have only reemerged as a momentary force, most notably for their 2019 "The...December 5, 2024
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RIKKI ROCKETT's POISON Drum Kits Stolen From Washington Warehouse
Several drum kits that were previously used by Rikki Rockett on tour with POISON have been stolen from Donn's Drum Vault, described as the largest inventory of rare and vintage drums in the world. Donn Bennett, the owner-operator at Donn's Drum Vault, revealed the theft in a post on the Drummers Of...December 5, 2024
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ALEX VAN HALEN On EDDIE VAN HALEN's Death: It Was 'A Very Uneventful Ending To An Eventful Life'
As part of the latest season of his deeply personal exploration of grief in the CNN Audio podcast "All There Is With Anderson Cooper", Anderson Cooper spoke to VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen about the death of Alex's brother, legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Alex said (as transcribed...December 4, 2024
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GENE SIMMONS Announces First 2025 Shows With His Solo Band
KISS bassist Gene Simmons and his solo band, the GENE SIMMONS BAND, have announced a spring 2025 tour. The five-date trek will kick off on April 28 in Tallahassee and include a stop in Red Bank, New Jersey, at the Count Basie Center for the Arts on May 5 before wrapping up on May 24 in Houston. Tour...December 4, 2024
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TREMONTI Releases Music Video For Title Track Of Upcoming 'The End Will Show Us How' Album
CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist/songwriter Mark Tremonti will release the sixth album from his solo band TREMONTI, "The End Will Show Us How", on January 10, 2025 via longtime partner Napalm Records. The official music video for the LP's fourth single, the "The End Will Show Us How" title track, ca...December 4, 2024
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KERRY KING Says Response To SLAYER's First Reunion Show Was 'Over The Top' And 'Overwhelming'
In a new interview with Brian Slagel, CEO of Metal Blade Records, for the recently launched "100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal" podcast, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King spoke about his debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise", which came out in May via Reigning Phoenix Music. All material for the LP was wri...December 4, 2024
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JASON MCMASTER Talks The 'Cult' That Is WATCHTOWER: 'You Either Get It Or You Don't'
By David E. Gehlke The history of WATCHTOWER is every bit as complicated as the music they play. Formed in Austin, Texas, in 1982, the band has produced only two studio albums and an EP, the latter of which came eight years ago by way of "Concepts Of Math: Book One". Yet, it always goes back to thei...December 4, 2024
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EMPEROR Announces May 2025 U.S. Tour
Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR will embark on a U.S. tour next May. Support on select dates of the seven-show trek, which will kick off on May 9 in Worcester, Massachusetts and conclude on May 18 in Anaheim, California, will come from WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, AGALLOCH and WAYFARER. 2025 tour da...December 3, 2024
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ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Wanted To Be A Heavy Metal Band 'From Day One'
In a new interview with Victor Rocks, the YouTube channel of Japan's Victor Entertainment, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the recently released remixed and remastered version of the band's classic debut album, 1974's "Rocka Rolla". Asked if he and his bandmates expected, 50 years ago, t...December 3, 2024
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DUFF MCKAGAN And SLASH Join Forces On New Charity Single 'I Can Breathe'
GIBSON BAND, a revolving collective of musicians who join together to make music and raise funds and awareness for worthy causes, has released a hard-hitting new rock song, "I Can Breathe". The benefit single features rhythm guitars and piano from Cesar Gueikian, CEO of Gibson, with special guests...December 3, 2024
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POISON THE WELL Announces 'The Opposite Of December…' 25th-Anniversary Tour
Metalcore icons POISON THE WELL released the definitive album "The Opposite Of December... A Season Of Separation" in December 1999 and it went on to become a benchmark of the genre that has inspired a generation of bands. The album was chosen as one of the "15 '90s Metalcore Albums That Still Reson...December 3, 2024














