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MATT SORUM On Playing With MOTÖRHEAD In 2009: 'What A Legendary Moment In My Career'

In a new interview with Matty Roberts of the Percussion Discussion podcast, former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum once again reflected on the experience of filling in for MOTÖRHEAD's Mikkey Dee on 13 shows during the latter band's 2009 U.S. tour. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That...

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HATEBREED's WAYNE LOZINAK Hopes To 'Get The Surgery Scheduled Soon' Following Noncancerous Brain Tumor Diagnosis

HATEBREED guitarist Wayne Lozinak has offered an update on his health, less than two weeks after he left the band's European tour following a brain tumor diagnosis. On Saturday (June 28),Wayne took to his Instagram to write: "Hello everyone. Just wanted to first say, I'm feeling fine, and I've been...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW: 'I Can't Wait For JON SCHAFFER To Do Something Else Musically'

In a new interview with Spain's Stairway To Rock, former ICED EARTH singer Matt Barlow was asked about the possibility of working again with ICED EARTH founder Jon Schaffer after previously serving two stints with the band, from 1993 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2011. Matt said (as transcribed by BLABBE...

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Will Second CONTROL DENIED Album Ever See Light Of Day? 'We Haven't Stopped Thinking About It', Says STEVE DIGIORGIO

In a new interview with Andrew McKaysmith of the Scars And Guitars podcast, veteran metal bassist Steve DiGiorgio spoke about the status of the long-awaited second CONTROL DENIED album. The effort is the final material recorded by the band before CONTROL DENIED mainman — and DEATH mastermind — Chuck...

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KREATOR Is Putting Finishing Touches On 16th Studio Album: 'It's Gonna Be Great', Says FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ

German/Finnish/French thrash metal veterans KREATOR recently entered Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren to begin recording their sixteenth studio album, tentatively due in early 2026. Bogren previously helmed KREATOR's "Phantom Antichrist" (2012) and "Gods Of Viol...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN Play Its Biggest U.K. Non-Festival Headlining Concert Ever At London Stadium

On Saturday, June 28, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN performed at the London Stadium, home of West Ham Football Club — the team that MAIDEN founder and bassist Steve Harris has supported throughout his life, and with whom IRON MAIDEN has a long and storied history. This concert in front of...

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Watch: LIMP BIZKIT's WES BORLAND Dresses Up As Skull-Faced Version Of 1980s JAMES HETFIELD While Opening For METALLICA

LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland played the band's entire 10-song set as the support act for METALLICA on Friday (June 27) at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado dressed up as a skull-faced version of 1980s METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, complete with a "Metal Up Your Ass" t-shirt an...

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See First Photos Of Entire Reunited Original BLACK SABBATH Lineup

The original lineup of BLACK SABBATH — singer Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward — recently commenced rehearsing for its final performance, "Back To The Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow", set to take place on July 5 at Birmingham, United Kingdom's Villa Park....

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GARY HOLT: STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Was 'Very Unhappy' And Was 'Bringing Everybody's Spirits Down' Before Being Fired From EXODUS

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt was interviewed by longtime Serbian hard rock/heavy metal journalist Jadranka Janković Nešić when the band played at SKCNS Fabrika in Novi Sad, Serbia on June 16 as part of the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal pioneers' spring/summer 2025 European tour. During the chat,...

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JANNE WIRMAN: Upcoming CHILDREN OF BODOM Book 'Tells The Whole Brutally Honest Story Of The Band'

In a new interview with Ed Hackimer of This Day In Metal, CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman spoke about the band's upcoming official book, which will be published in August via the London, U.K.-based publisher Rocket 88. The book tells the story of the Finnish melodic death metal pioneers a...

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MEGADETH's DIRK VERBEUREN Shares 'Holy Wars' Drum-Cam Video From Noblesville Concert

MEGADETH drummer Dirk Verbeuren has shared a video of him performing the group's classic song "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" with his bandmates on September 20, 2024 at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. Check it out below. In an August 2024 interview with Paltrocast With Darren Palt...

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DIMMU BORGIR Announces New Guitarist

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have recruited Kjell Åge "Damage" Karlsen as their new guitarist. Karlsen, who previously played with DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath (real name Stian Tomt Thoresen) in the long-running Norwegian rock band CHROME DIVISION, made his live debut with DIMM...

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MEGADETH Bassist JAMES LOMENZO Joins SPECTOR Family Of Artists

Spector Bass has announced the addition of legendary bassist James LoMenzo of MEGADETH to its esteemed roster of artists. With a career spanning decades and a reputation as one of rock and metal's most formidable bassists, LoMenzo brings his signature style and energy to the Spector family. "I'm imm...

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SINSAENUM Releases Music Video For 'Last Goodbye' From 'In Devastation' Album

Extreme metal supergroup SINSAENUM is now offering a second taste of its upcoming studio album, "In Devastation", with the video for the crushing new single "Last Goodbye". "In Devastation" serves as SINSAENUM's first new material since the tragic passing of legendary drummer Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT...

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ROYALE LYNN Shares 'WTCH' Music Video, Releases 'Black Magic' Debut Album

Nashville rocker Royale Lynn has released her new album, "Black Magic", via Epitaph Records. A record that defies easy categorization, on her full-length debut the self-professed "metalhead from a small town" proves her prowess for bridging the gap between two seemingly different worlds. For "Black...