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GUNS N' ROSES, DEF LEPPARD, SLAYER, GHOST, MEGADETH, Others Set For EXIT 111 Festival

Exit 111 festival will debut with a heavyweight line-up that celebrates all forms of rock — from hard to classic, alternative to southern — when it debuts October 11-13 at the Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee. The inaugural three-day event hosted by Eddie Trunk will be led by headlining slo...

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LAMB OF GOD Is 'Far Along Into The Writing Process' For Next Studio Album

LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton has confirmed to Metal Insider that he and his bandmates have been working on new material for their upcoming studio album. "We've got a bunch of new material we've been working on," he said in a new interview. "We're well into the writing process. We're not complet...

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HATEBREED Drummer: 'It's Time To Start Hashing Out Some New Ideas'

HATEBREED drummer Matt Byrne has confirmed to Heavy New York that the band's touring cycle in support of 2016's "The Concrete Confessional" album is "definitely winding down." He said: "'Cause it has been a couple of years [since we released our last record]. We've talked about fumbling around with...

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VIO-LENCE + EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT: Multi-Camera Video Of 'A Lesson In Violence' Performance In Oakland

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE were joined by Gary Holt (EXODUS, SLAYER) on stage on April 14 at the Oakland Metro in Oakland, California for a performance of the EXODUS classic "A Lesson In Violence". Multi-camera video footage of his appearance can be seen below (courtesy of Capital Ch...

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EXODUS Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Release Of 'No Love (Live At Day In The Dirt 1984)'

The formation of the beast we now call EXODUS began in Richmond, California in 1979, and although many started their journey as fans a few years down the line, there is no debating that the early '80s was a time for major growth in the world of thrash metal, especially in the Bay Area of California....

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Has Begun Writing His Memoir

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello has commenced work on his memoir. The book, which does not yet have a release date, is being written with Joel McIver, the bestselling author of more than two dozen books on rock music, including "My Life With Deth" from Bello's ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE bandmate, MEGADETH bas...

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DROPKICK MURPHYS Announce Fall 2019 Tour With CLUTCH, HATEBREED

DROPKICK MURPHYS will kick off fall 2019 with a coast-to-coast tour featuring CLUTCH, launching September 20 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. Joined by HATEBREED on most dates, plus special guests AMIGO THE DEVIL and Russ Rankin of GOOD RIDDANCE on select dates, the tour wraps...

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ANTHRAX Bassist On Upcoming Album: 'There's Some Anger There'

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello has confirmed to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station that the band is hard at work on material for the follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album. Regarding how the new music is shaping up, Frank said (hear audio below): "There's some anger there, which I'm happy to h...

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EXODUS Frontman Reviews MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'The Dirt' Biopic: 'I Was Riveted Through The Whole Thing'

EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza has launched a new YouTube channel, Zetro's Toxic Vault, where he has begun posting videos of him talking about whatever is on his mind, including tales and stories from his 30-plus-year career as on-and-off singer for one of thrash metal's most influential acts....

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VIO-LENCE Joined By EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT For 'A Lesson In Violence' Performance In Oakland (Video)

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE were joined by Gary Holt (EXODUS, SLAYER) on stage on Sunday (April 14) at the Oakland Metro in Oakland, California for a performance of the EXODUS classic "A Lesson In Violence". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below (courtesy of Capital Chaos...

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ICE-T's BODY COUNT Begins Recording 'Carnivore' Album: 'This One Is Gonna Be Vicious!'

BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, has entered the studio to begin recording its new album, "Carnivore". A late 2019 release is expected. Earlier today, Ice-T tweeted about the upcoming disc: "This one is gonna be vicious!' Last June, Ice-T told Iain Cham...

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SLAYER Is Suing Organizers Of Iceland's SECRET SOLSTICE Festival

According to RÚV (the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service),SLAYER is suing the organizers of Iceland's Secret Solstice music festival, claiming it hasn't been fully paid for appearing at last year's event. The legendary thrash metal band, which is in the middle of its farewell world tour, says...

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IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, JUDAS PRIEST And SLAYER Jigsaw Puzzles Now Available

U.K.'s Zee Productions has launched a new range of rock and metal jigsaw puzzles, Rock Saws. The first collection includes jigsaws based on some of the greatest albums in heavy metal history from IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, JUDAS PRIEST and SLAYER. IRON MAIDEN * "The Number Of The Beast" * "Powerslave"...

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SLAYER Looks Back On 37 Years: Episode 7 Released

Over SLAYER's career, the band has made available to its fans some pretty cool swag, from an ugly Christmas sweater to BMX's "Cradle to Grave" four-bike collection, a SLAYER Snow Globe where blood-red particles fall, a series of Vans footwear including one with blood-splatters, the SLAYER Pinball Ro...

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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist Understands Why SLAYER Is Calling It Quits

DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany spoke to Billboard about SLAYER's decision to call it quits after completing its current farewell tour. "I'll miss new music from SLAYER, and their live show is one of the best killer live thrash shows you'll see, even now," he says. "At the same time, I can see t...