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Watch: METALLICA Honors OZZY OSBOURNE At Intimate Club Concert To Launch SiriusXM 'Maximum Metallica' Channel

On Thursday night (August 28),METALLICA performed an exclusive live show at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, New York for SiriusXM to celebrate the launch of the band's new year-round channel Maximum Metallica. The special concert featured the band performing fan favorites, including "Master Of Pup...

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HEART's ANN WILSON Announces Feature-Length Documentary Film 'In My Voice'

Rock icon Ann Wilson, singer-songwriter and founder of HEART, will unveil her remarkable life story in the forthcoming feature documentary "In My Voice". Told in Ann's own words, the film traces her extraordinary 75-year journey, from a nomadic childhood to the stages of the world's biggest arenas,...

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MASTODON Will 'Definitely' Record A Studio Version Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Supernaut': 'We Have To'

At this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival in the United Kingdom, MASTODON's Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher took some time out with Bloodstock TV host Oran O'Beirne to talk about their experience performing at the "Back To The Beginning" event, celebrating the life of Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBAT...

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Finnish Gothic Metallers CHARON Release First New Single In 15 Years, 'Fall Of Angels'

One of Finland's most notable goth metal bands of the 2000s CHARON is making a long-awaited comeback. Originally founded in Raahe in 1992, CHARON broke into the forefront of the Finnish metal scene with its 2002 album "Downhearted". During their active years, the band released a total of five studio...

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Ex-DEATH Singer KAM LEE Says He Developed His Death Metal Growling Vocal Style By 'Mimicking Dogs'

In a new interview with Soundterror, Kam Lee, who was a member of an early version of DEATH as well as the pre-DEATH band MANTAS alongside guitarist/vocalist Chuck Schuldiner and guitarist Rick Rozz, was asked what it was like working with Chuck in the early 1980s. He responded (as transcribed by BL...

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JOHNNY HEDLUND Talks UNLEASHED's Recipe For Longevity: 'We've Had The Same Roots And Vision Since 1989'

By David E. Gehlke For all the chatter on "consistency" and "staying the course," perhaps few embody this better than Sweden's UNLEASHED. One of the first death metal bands to weave Viking and Norse mythology topics into the frame of death metal, UNLEASHED's reputation is built upon a steadiness lik...

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SLIPKNOT Reportedly Nearing $120 Million Deal For Music Royalties And Publishing

According to Billboard, SLIPKNOT is close to completing a deal to sell its music catalog for approximately $120 million. The deal between members of the long-running metal band and HarbourView Equity Partners includes the rights to SLIPKNOT's publishing and recording masters royalties. It reportedly...

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SCORPIONS Launch 'Meet Your Master' Online Course

German hard rock legends SCORPIONS have launched the "Meet Your Master" online course at www.meetyourmaster.de. They are rock legends, global superstars, and now your personal mentors: In this exclusive online course, the SCORPIONS open the door to the world of music. For over five decades, Klaus Me...

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MEGADETH Launches Mystery Countdown Clock

MEGADETH's official web site has launched a countdown clock that is scheduled to hit zero on Thursday, August 14 at 8:00 a.m. PDT / 11:00 a.m. EDT. Fans who visit the web site are greeted by the tagline "The End Is Near. It's Crystal Clear. Part Of The Master Plan", which is a line from MEGADETH's c...

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AMORPHIS Shares Music Video For 'Dancing Shadow' From Upcoming 'Borderland' Album

Finnish metal icons AMORPHIS have released the final audiovisual appetizer of their new studio album "Borderland", due on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix Music. "Dancing Shadow" follows two superbly embraced singles, and is yet another hit out of the group's sound forge as it's blessed with all in...

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PARKWAY DRIVE's BEN GORDON Explains How He Ended Up Teaching Actor CHRIS HEMSWORTH To Play Drums

Ben Gordon, drummer of PARKWAY DRIVE, spoke to Australia's "Today" about how he trained actor Chris Hemsworth to play drums in preparation for playing live on stage with Ed Sheeran, as captured in the upcoming docuseries "Limitless: Live Better Now". The follow-up to Hemsworth's hit docuseries "Limi...

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LARS ULRICH Says BLACK SABBATH Sounded 'Great, If Not Better Than Ever' At Final Concert

During an appearance on today's (Wednesday, August 6) episode of "The Howard Stern Show" on SiriusXM, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich reflected on his band's participation in the "Back To The Beginning" event, which marked Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBATH's final performance. Asked if there were any "p...

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AMORPHIS: Working With New Producer JACOB HANSEN On 'Borderland' Album Was 'A Very Nice Experience'

In a new interview with Portugal's Look magazine, guitarist Esa Holopainen and keyboardist Santeri Kallio of Finnish metal veterans AMORPHIS discussed their upcoming album "Borderland", set for release on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix Music. Regarding how the process of making "Borderland" was d...

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METALLICA To Play Special Club Concert On Long Island, New York To Launch SiriusXM 'Maximum Metallica' Channel

METALLICA will play a special intimate concert on Thursday, August 28 to celebrate the launch of Maximum Metallica, a new music channel on SiriusXM. The event will take place at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, with the channel officially launching the following day (August 29...

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Ex-LAMB OF GOD Drummer CHRIS ADLER: Playing On MEGADETH's 'Dystopia' Album Was 'A Really Important Part Of My Journey'

Former LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler says that getting the call to play with one of his favorite bands, MEGADETH, was "a really important part" of his "journey" as a musician. Adler played drums on MEGADETH's 2016 album "Dystopia" and took part in most of the band's live shows in support of the CD...