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DAVID ELLEFSON Reflects On MEGADETH's Failed 'Rust In Peace' Lineup Reunion: 'It Just Wasn't Meant To Be'

At the April 10 Los Angeles premiere of the fully authorized Nick Menza documentary "This Was My Life: Nick Menza's Metal Memories With Megadeth And Beyond", former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to IndiePower TV about the highlights of his time playing with the late MEGADETH drummer. Ellefso...

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Thunderball

One inescapable fact about the wonderful and frightening musical world of the MELVINS, is that you can absolutely, definitely shove your expectations up your pipe. Instinctively disinclined to do the obvious, to repeat themselves, or to kowtow to others' notion of what this amorphous and legendary b...

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JUDAS PRIEST And ALICE COOPER Announce Summer/Fall 2025 North American Tour With CORROSION OF CONFORMITY

This fall, shock rock legend Alice Cooper and heavy metal trailblazers JUDAS PRIEST will share the stage for an epic co-headlining tour across North America. Produced by Live Nation, the 22-city run kicks off September 16 at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi and stops in Toronto, Pho...

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SIMONE SIMONS Talks EPICA's 'Renewal' On New Album 'Aspiral': 'The Band Is Continuing To Rise'

By David E. Gehlke As NIGHTWISH abstains from touring for the foreseeable future, the door appears to be open for the Netherlands' EPICA to assume the mantle of the biggest symphonic metal act. The band's popularity in Europe and South America certainly suggests something like that is on the horizon...

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AVATAR's Upcoming Tenth Album Will Be 'Very Multifaceted' With 'More Progressive' And 'Melodic' Parts Than Ever Before

Swedish metallers AVATAR entered the studio this past January to begin work on their tenth album. The follow-up to 2023's "Dance Devil Dance" was once again produced by Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER and URIAH HEEP, among many others. AVATAR's next LP is tentativel...

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JEFF PLATE Says Reunited SAVATAGE Is 'Deconstructing Every Song, Relearning Everything From Scratch'

A record and a tour. Those were drummer Jeff Plate's modest career goals once upon a time, but more than three decades after he joined SAVATAGE for their tour in support of 1994's "Handful Of Rain", he's assembled a far more impressive list of accomplishments: three legendary SAVATAGE studio albums,...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN And THREE DAYS GRACE To Join Forces For 2025 Co-Headline U.S. Tour

Multi-platinum rock bands BREAKING BENJAMIN and THREE DAYS GRACE are joining forces for a 2025 co-headline tour across the U.S., featuring special guest RETURN TO DUST. The 21-date run kicks off on August 29 at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale, Missouri, making stops in Fort Worth, Austin, Ch...

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DON DOKKEN Predicts He Will Play His Final DOKKEN Concert 'Probably Within The Year'

In a new interview with Cassius Morris, DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken elaborated on his recent announcement that the band's latest album, 2023's "Heaven Comes Down", would likely be DOKKEN's final studio effort. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I feel after 50 years and 13 records, I figu...

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DOKKEN's DON DOKKEN: ''Heaven Comes Down' Is Probably Our Last Record'

In a recent interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, Don Dokken spoke about the possibility of a new DOKKEN album to follow up "Heaven Comes Down", which came out in October 2023. Regarding the positive reactions to the band's latest effort, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):...

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MOTÖRHEAD Teams Up With 'Masters Of Dirt' Freestyle Motocross, BMX And Mountain Bike Show

Masters Of Dirt, the world's leading action sports and family entertainment show, and Global Merchandising Services, an award-winning music, celebrity, and lifestyle merchandising company, announce an electrifying collaboration for the legendary British rock band MOTÖRHEAD in honor of the band's 50t...

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Zenith

One of the hardest-working bands in modern metal, BLEED FROM WITHIN, have earned every ounce of their ongoing success. Despite being royally shafted by unscrupulous bad actors during their early years, the Scottish quintet have stuck to the task of giving metalcore a much-needed injection of power a...

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GARBAGE Announces Summer/Fall 2025 North American Tour

Influential alternative rock band GARBAGE will embark on a 31-city tour across North America this fall in support of their anticipated eighth studio LP, "Let All That We Imagine Be The Light". "Happy Endings" will see stops at New York's Brooklyn Paramount, Washington D.C.'s The Anthem, San Francisc...

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CHEVELLE Announces Summer 2025 North American Tour With ASKING ALEXANDRIA And DEAD POET SOCIETY

American rock band CHEVELLE has announced its return to the stage with special guests ASKING ALEXANDRIA and DEAD POET SOCIETY. Produced by Live Nation, the 38-city tour kicks off on August 7 at Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, making stops across North America in Chicago, New York,...

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PRIMUS Announces 'Onward & Upward' Summer 2025 Tour With New Drummer JOHN HOFFMAN

Following their electrifying run on the "Sessanta" tour alongside A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER, PRIMUS will return this summer with the "Onward & Upward" tour — an expansive, coast-to-coast trek that marks an exciting new chapter for the band. The tour not only brings the trio's signature blend...

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Former TESLA Guitarist TOMMY SKEOCH's BAD MARRIAGE To Release 'Match Made In Hell' Album This Summer

BAD MARRIAGE, the band featuring former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch, has signed with Ron Keel's RFK Media for the release of BAD MARRIAGE's new album, "Match Made In Hell", this summer. This powerhouse band out of Boston has been winning over the fans and the media for several years now and is well...