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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER: Under 'A Fascist Government Or A Dictatorship, The First One To Suffer Are Arts: Movie Theaters, Music, Paintings, Poems, Newspapers'

In a new interview with The Adventures Of Pipeman, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke about how authoritarian governments have learned that controlling art is a shortcut to controlling perception. Addressing the fact that authoritarians have always tried to control the creative community and r...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE On Onstage Reunion With DEEP PURPLE: It Was A 'Very Moving' And 'Emotional Moment'

Ritchie Blackmore joined DEEP PURPLE on stage for the first time in more than three decades during the band's headlining concert on August 12 at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York. The 81-year-old guitarist, who last played with DEEP PURPLE in 1993, came up for a rendition of...

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Ex-BUTCHER BABIES Singer CARLA HARVEY's Band THE VIOLENT HOUR Shares New Single 'Screenager', Sets 2026 Festival Dates

THE VIOLENT HOUR, the heavy rock group formed by Carla Harvey (BUTCHER BABIES) and Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX, PANTERA),has released a new single, "Screenager". The track combines heavy riffs and commanding vocals with melodic hooks, and lyrically addresses the erosion of genuine human connection in...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Recalls How Rock Music Media In 1980s Tried To Pit POISON Against METALLICA

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Beardo & Weirdo" podcast, hosted by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael and comedian Craig Gass, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett recalled how the rock music media in the 1980s tried to pit rival genres thrash metal and glam metal against eac...

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MASTODON Shares Music Video For 'In The Ruins' From Upcoming 'Marrow Deep' Album

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have released the official music video for the song "In The Ruins". The track is taken from the band's long-awaited new album, "Marrow Deep", which will arrive on August 28 via Loma Vista Recordings. The LP marks MASTODON's first full-length effort without foun...

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Watch: RITCHIE BLACKMORE Performs With DEEP PURPLE For First Time In 33 Years

Ritchie Blackmore joined DEEP PURPLE on stage for the first time in more than three decades during the band's headlining concert Wednesday night (August 12) at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York. The 81-year-old guitarist, who last played with DEEP PURPLE in 1993, came up for...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says He Will Perform With DEEP PURPLE For First Time In More Than Three Decades

Ritchie Blackmore will join DEEP PURPLE on stage for the first time in more than three decades during the band's headlining concert Wednesday night (August 12) at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York. The 81-year-old guitarist, who last played with DEEP PURPLE in 1993, revealed...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Crazy Train' Surpasses One Billion Streams On SPOTIFY

Ozzy Osbourne's classic 1980 song "Crazy Train" has landed in in Spotify's Billions Club after surpassing one billion streams on the platform. Billions Club is a playlist first launched in 2020 which includes all of the songs on Spotify that have surpassed one billion streams on the platform. A...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist SLASH: 'It's Really Amazing And Humbling That 'Appetite For Destruction' Has Become So Iconic'

In a new interview with the "Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show", which airs on New York's Q104.3 FM radio station, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash was asked if the massive success of the band's classic debut album, 1987's "Appetite For Destruction", is something that ever "gets in the way of how"...

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AVATAR's JOHANNES ECKERSTRÖM On Getting Praise From METALLICA: 'It's A Total Bizarre Childhood Dream Version Of Success'

In an interview with Andrew Slaidins of The Rockpit's "50 Shades Of Slaids", AVATAR frontman Johannes Eckerström was asked for his reaction to METALLICA's recent comment that the Swedish metallers "raised the bar" when they opened for the heavy metal giants on the spring/summer 2026 European leg of...

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TROY SANDERS On MASTODON's New Five-Piece Lineup: 'Everyone Is Very Actively Collaborating, Contributing And Writing'

In a new interview with Australia's Everblack podcast, MASTODON singer/bassist Troy Sanders spoke about the band's long-awaited new album, "Marrow Deep", which will arrive on August 28 via Loma Vista Recordings. The LP marks MASTODON's first full-length to feature guitarist Nick Johnston alongside s...

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VOIVOD's AWAY On Long-Awaited 'We Are Connected' Documentary: 'Right Now We Are Aiming For A Christmas Release'

In a new interview with Poland's Noise Magazine, VOIVOD's drummer and founding member Michel "Away" Langevin was asked when fans can expect to finally see the band's long-awaited official documentary, "We Are Connected", which received its world premiere in July 2024 at the Fantasia International Fi...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's ERIC 'A.K.' KNUTSON: 'You Can Either Fight A.I. Or You Can Learn How To Use It'

In a new interview with Tomasz Michalski of Poland's MetalSide, vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artific...

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ICE NINE KILLS To Score 'Terror Tram Starring Art The Clown' For Universal Studios Hollywood's 'Halloween Horror Nights'

ICE NINE KILLS will bring its collision of razor-edged heavy music, horror, and theatrical scale to Universal Studios Hollywood this fall with new music for "Terror Tram Starring Art The Clown" at Halloween Horror Nights which opens Thursday, September 3, and runs select nights through Sunday, Novem...

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ANTHRAX Fill-In Drummer DARBY TODD Shares 'Caught In A Mosh' Drum-Cam Video From 2026 ROCK IMPERIUM Festival

Acclaimed U.K.-based session drummer Darby Todd has shared drum-cam video of him performing "Caught In A Mosh" with ANTHRAX live at this year's Rock Imperium festival on July 4, 2026 in Cartagena, Spain. Todd was filling in for longtime ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante, who sat out nearly a dozen of...