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METALLICA Hits 1.6 Billion In 2022 SPOTIFY Streams

METALLICA's music was streamed 1.6 billion times on Spotify in 2022. This marks the fourth year in a row that the band's songs were played more than a billion times on the digital music service in a 12-month period. The heavy metal legends' social media revealed their latest streaming feat on Saturd...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Pays Tribute To BOB NALBANDIAN: 'Your Dedication To This Music Has Been Unparalleled And Inspiring'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has paid tribute to veteran heavy metal journalist, historian and documentarian Bob Nalbandian, who passed away on Friday, December 30 in Redding, California. According to Bob's sister, he was recently diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive, rare form of non...

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PSYCHOTICA Frontman PATRICK BRIGGS Dies

Patrick Briggs, singer and lead vocalist of glam rock band PSYCHOTICA, has reportedly passed away. No cause of death has been revealed. The news of Briggs's passing was shared by PSYCHOTICA's booking agent Leave Home Booking, which wrote on social media: "It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Explains How He Got Involved In Home Flipping

In a recent interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke about how he got involved in home flipping — purchasing a house in need of renovations or major upgrades and turning around and selling the home for a profit once the work is finished. He said (as...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Shares Video Of Him 'Writing' Bass Line For MEGADETH Song 'Dogs Of Chernobyl'

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine has shared a video of him "writing the bass line" for the song "Dogs Of Chernobyl". The six-minute track, which features lyrics loosely about animals left behind after the 1986 nuclear meltdown, appears on the band's latest album, "The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!", which...

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Watch: ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA's JOURNEY Tribute Band Performs In Worcester

ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna's JOURNEY tribute band called BEYOND FRONTIERS (formerly JOEY BELLADONNA'S BEYOND THE BAND and JOURNEY BEYOND) performed last night (Wednesday, December 28) at Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Video of the concert can be seen below. BEYOND FRONTIERS will play two...

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SLAYER's PAUL BOSTAPH Announces 'Special Offer' For Online Lessons

SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph is offering online lessons to students of all levels. Late Wednesday night (December 28),the 58-year-old musician took to his Instagram to share a short video announcing his offer. In an accompanying message, he wrote: "Learn the skills you need to succeed in your New Ye...

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MIKE PORTNOY, FRANK BELLO And JASON BITTNER To Perform RUSH Covers On Third Anniversary Of NEIL PEART's Death

YYNOT, considered one of the premier RUSH tribute bands, has announced "Bubba Bash 2023", a charity concert in celebration of RUSH's late drummer Neil Peart" on the third anniversary of his passing. The show will be held at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania on January 7, 2023 and will fe...

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NITA STRAUSS Taps LOS ANGELES RAMS Team Doctor For Meniscus Repair Surgery

Former Alice Cooper and current Demi Lovato guitarist Nita Strauss has just undergone surgery for a torn meniscus. The procedure was overseen by Dr. Michael Banffy, an orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles who is also a team doctor for the Los Angeles Rams. On Tuesday (December 27),Nita...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Describes Use Of Brain-To-Body Commands (Video)

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini has shared a video in which he describes the use of brain-to-body commands. According to Mike, "That means literally telling our body what to do and when to do it. My trying to play a song on a different drum kit than I originally created the part on requires this...

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MIKE PORTNOY And 25-Year-Old Daughter Hold Fourth Annual 'Beatles: Name That Tune' Challenge (Video)

Former DREAM THEATER and current SONS OF APOLLO drummer and his 25-year-old daughter Melody recently took part in the fourth annual "Beatles: Name That Tune" challenge — this time with a "new twist". You can watch the 15-minute video below. Portnoy is a self-proclaimed huge BEATLES fan who is part o...

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ROB HALFORD Shares Sidestage Video Of PANTERA's São Paulo Concert

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford has shared sidestage video of PANTERA performing the song "5 Minutes Alone" on December 15 at Vibra in São Paulo, Brazil. Check it out below. The gig — which was co-headlined by JUDAS PRIEST — marked the reformed PANTERA's third concert without bassist Rex Brown, who...

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Watch JOHN 5 Play Along To MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Looks That Kill'

Former ROB ZOMBIE and MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 has uploaded a video of him playing along to "Looks That Kill", a song from MÖTLEY CRÜE's second album, "Shout At The Devil", which was originally released in 1983. The 52-year-old rocker captioned the clip: "Hope everybody had a great Christmas....

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SEPULTURA's ELOY CASAGRANDE Shares Drum-Cam Video Of 'Roots Bloody Roots' Performance From KNOTFEST BRASIL

Eloy Casagrande has shared drum-cam video of SEPULTURA's "Roots Bloody Roots" performance from the band's December 18 concert at Knotfest Brasil at Sambódromo Do Anhembi in São Paulo, Brazil. Check it out below. Casagrande joined SEPULTURA 11 years ago as the replacement for Jean Dolabella. Last yea...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER Diagnosed With Pneumonia

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has come down with pneumonia. Earlier today (Saturday, December 24),the 73-year-old musician's wife, Gloria, shared images of her husband wearing a face mask and sitting in the examination room at a doctor's office. She captioned the images: "After day 1 at Dr wi...