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LES CLAYPOOL Says He 'Would Have Only Lasted For A Month Or Two' In METALLICA Before Getting Kicked Out

PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool spoke to Kerrang! magazine about auditioning for the then-vacant bassist slot in METALLICA following the September 1986 death of the group's previous bassist, Cliff Burton. Asked if it's true that when he auditioned, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield said something like,...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH To Begin Recording New Album; 'The Way Of The Fist' LP To Be Re-Recorded For 15th Anniversary

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will enter the Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada in June to begin recording its new album for a 2022 release. Helming the effort once again will be Kevin Churko, the Canadian record producer/engineer and songwriter who has previously worked with OZZY OSBOURNE, DIS...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE: How I Overcame Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke to "Drum For The Song", the podcast hosted by Dane Campbell, son of ex-MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell, about how he was finally able to overcome his long-running battle with carpal tunnel syndrome, a repetitive stress condition that happens when a person does...

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Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE Looks Back On Last Time He Saw LEMMY: It's 'Very Sad'

In a new interview with the "Waste Some Time With Jason Green" video podcast, former MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee said that frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister refused to quit touring in the weeks leading up to his death, even when his health was clearly deteriorating. "We played the last show the 11th o...

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RESURRECTION KINGS Feat VINNY APPICE And CRAIG GOLDY: Music Video For 'Skygazer' Title Track

RESURRECTION KINGS, the project featuring Craig Goldy (guitar),Chas West (vocals) and Vinny Appice (drums),will release its sophomore album, "Skygazer", on July 16 via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up to 2015's self-titled debut picks up where that LP left off, offering a magnificent set of song...

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Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer JEREMY SPENCER To Release New PSYCHOSEXUAL Album 'Unholy Hymns For The Children' In July

PSYCHOSEXUAL, featuring former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer on vocals as the Devil Daddy character, will release its second album, "Unholy Hymns For The Children", on July 2. "'Unholy Hymns For The Children' is just as unholy for everyone else, but we wanted to piss off Walmart, so...

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WARRANT's JOEY ALLEN On JANI LANE: 'I Miss The Guy Like A Brother'

Joey Allen says that he and his WARRANT bandmates tried to do as much as they could for Jani Lane before the singer's final exit from the group. Lane recorded several albums with WARRANT in late 1980s and early 1990s but left the group several times. The band's seventh studio LP, "Born Again", was r...

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RISE AGAINST Announces 'Nowhere Generation' Summer U.S. Tour

Fans of RISE AGAINST, you are about to be liberated from lockdown. Today, the band — Tim McIlrath (vocals, guitar),Joe Principe (bass),Brandon Barnes (drums) and Zach Blair (guitars) — announces the "Nowhere Generation Tour", 17 live-and-in-person concerts taking place coast to coast, primarily i...

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JACOBY SHADDIX On Upcoming PAPA ROACH LP: 'It's The Best Album We've Ever Written And Recorded In Our Entire Career'

PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix spoke to Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's upcoming follow-up to 2019's "Who Do You Trust?" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We are done with the record. It's b...

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If you're looking for something to drown out this year's half-arsed nu-metal revival, deathcore seems an appropriate choice. Much maligned in certain quarters upon its emergence, it has proved itself to be an enduring phenomenon, and there are currently a ludicrous number of great bands operating wi...

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PAPA ROACH Kicks Off Mental Health Awareness Month With New Lyric Video For 'Help (Aelonia Remix)'

As PAPA ROACH continues to celebrate the release of its second greatest-hits compilation, "Greatest Hits Vol. 2: The Better Noise Years" — out now via Better Noise Music — the band has shared a lyric video for "Help (Aelonia Remix)" to celebrate the importance of May as Mental Health Awareness Month...

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Hear New NONPOINT Song 'Ruthless'

NONPOINT has released the title track, "Ruthless", off its upcoming EP. The single was made available through the band's own label 361 Degrees Records LLC and was this year's featured track on AEW's "Blood And Guts" on TNT. Commented NONPOINT singer Elias Soriano: "'Ruthless' is more than just a son...

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RISE AGAINST Drops Music Video For New Song 'The Numbers'

Punk rock band RISE AGAINST has released another track from its upcoming album "Nowhere Generation". For "The Numbers", the group worked alongside Indecline, an American activist collective comprised of graffiti writers, filmmakers, photographers, full-time rebels, and activists, to produce a suita...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Releases Music Video For 'Darkness Settles In'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has released the official music video for its new single, "Darkness Settles In". The track, a fan favorite taken from the band's latest studio album, "F8", was produced by the band, alongside Kevin Churko (OZZY OSBOURNE, DISTURBED). Sonically, it takes listeners on a journey,...

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RESURRECTION KINGS Feat VINNY APPICE And CRAIG GOLDY: 'Skygazer' Album Due In July

RESURRECTION KINGS, the project featuring Craig Goldy (guitar),Chas West (vocals) and Vinny Appice (drums),will release its sophomore album, "Skygazer", on July 16 via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up to 2015's self-titled debut picks up where that LP left off, offering a magnificent set of song...