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Embers

Standing head and shoulders above the vast majority of instrumental post-rock bands, GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT have built an impressive legacy. Whether others sometimes struggle to find new ways to forge a connection without vocals, the Irish trio have seldom repeated themselves, and "Embers" continues th...

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SODOM Announces Deluxe Expanded Reissue Of 'Tapping The Vein' Album

32 years is a long time in anyone's book. Way too long, according to SODOM fans worldwide. But if you ask SODOM bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such and Andy Brings, those 32 years since the original release of SODOM's sixth album "Tapping The Vein" went by in the blink of an eye. With prices...

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TRAPEZE's 'Lost Tapes Vol. 2' To Arrive In November

After the great success of TRAPEZE "Lost Tapes Vol. 1" last year, the follow-up album "Lost Tapes Vol. 2" will be released on November 15 by Metalville Records. Track listing: 01. Homeland 02. Hold On 03. Loser 04. Take It On 05. Must Be In Love 06. Live Fast Die Laughing 07. Wake Up Shake Up 08. Co...

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BRYAN ADAMS Explains How He Ended Up Writing Songs For KISS's 'Creatures Of The Night' Album

During a September 3 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", legendary Canadian rocker Bryan Adams spoke about the two songs he co-wrote in the 1980s with Jim Vallance and KISS's Gene Simmons. He said: "I was 21, and I released my album called 'You Want It, You Got It'. And I got a...

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JORDAN RUDESS On Upcoming DREAM THEATER Album: 'It's Got MIKE PORTNOY's Stamp On It'

In a new interview with U.K.'s Devolution magazine, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess talked about the band's upcoming sixteenth album, which will mark the progressive metal legends' first LP since drummer Mike Portnoy's return to the group last October. Asked how the recording sessions are co...

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SLIPKNOT's SID WILSON Reflects On His First Show Back After Bonfire Explosion

On Sunday, September 1, SLIPKNOT's Sid Wilson played his first show since suffering severe burns in a bonfire explosion. Speaking about the performance, which took place at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, Wilson told TMZ: "I've been basically bedridden up until then. So, I hadn't been pr...

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VOLBEAT Frontman MICHAEL POULSEN's Death Metal Project ASINHELL Plays Final Concert Of 'Impii Hora' Touring Cycle

ASINHELL, the new death metal band featuring VOLBEAT's Michael Poulsen, Marc Grewe (INSIDIOUS DISEASE, ex-MORGOTH) and Morten Toft Hansen (RAUNCHY),played the final concert of its 2024 run of shows on August 31 at the Næstved Metalfest in Næstved, Denmark. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be...

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Former LAMB OF GOD Drummer CHRIS ADLER Launches SHALLOW RISING

Former LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has joined forces with vocalist Alex Villarreal, guitarist Tim Ossenfort, bassist Taylor Brandt and keyboardist Tim King in a new modern American rock band called SHALLOW RISING. SHALLOW RISING came to life one winter in a cold basement in Sault Ste. Marie, Mic...

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DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER Is 'Really Enjoying' Playing With SAXON: 'It's Fantastic'

In a new interview with SDTV - Stonedead Festival, DIAMOND HEAD's Brian Tatler spoke about how he came to join SAXON in early 2023 as the replacement for the latter band's founding guitarist Paul Quinn. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "A few years ago, DIAMOND HEAD signed to the same l...

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PRETTY MAIDS Singer RONNIE ATKINS Crosses Five-Year Mark Since He Was Diagnosed With Lung Cancer

PRETTY MAIDS singer Ronnie Atkins has crossed the five-year mark since he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Earlier today (Tuesday, September 3),Atkins shared the following update via social media: "On this very day it's been 5 years ago since I was diagnosed with cancer. But as it happened, in those...

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GRIFFIN TAYLOR Plots 'World Domination' For VENDED

By David E. Gehlke Featuring vocalist Griffin Taylor (son of SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor) and drummer Simon Crahan (son of SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan),VENDED is one of the first heritage acts to emerge from the nu-metal era of the late 1990s/early 2000s. Yet, according to the younger Ta...

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ERIC PETERSON Says Next TESTAMENT Album Will Be Mixed By Swedish Producer JENS BOGREN

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have tapped Swedish producer Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with OPETH, KREATOR, PARADISE LOST, SOILWORK and AMON AMARTH, among others, to mix their upcoming studio album. The LP will mark TESTAMENT's follow-up to 2020's "Titans Of Creat...

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KERRY KING Is 'Not Against' Playing More SLAYER Reunion Shows

In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Kerry King, who has spent the last few months touring with his solo band, spoke about SLAYER's upcoming reunion shows at three festivals in September and October. The concerts will come five years after the completion of what was being billed as the ban...

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Watch: MÖTLEY CRÜE Performs In Uncasville, Connecticut

The Lila YouTube channel has uploaded video of MÖTLEY CRÜE's August 31 concert at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Check out the clips below. As previously reported, MÖTLEY CRÜE will release the "Cancelled" EP on October 4. The three-song effort contains the title track, MÖTLEY...

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STIX ZADINIA On Why STEEL PANTHER Hasn't Been Affected By 'Cancel Culture': 'We Built This Band On Being Irreverent'

In a new interview with the "Everblack" podcast, drummer Stix Zadinia of California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER — whose songs contain what some critics say are racist, misogynistic and lewd lyrics — was asked if he and his bandmates have been affected by "cancel culture", a term which describ...