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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE: VINNIE PAUL 'Was A Lot Of The Brains And The Glue That Held' PANTERA Together

On Saturday, June 23, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante made an appearance on Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM tribute show to Vinnie Paul Abbott, who died one day earlier at his home in Las Vegas at the age of 54. Asked about the first time he met the former PANTERA drummer, Benante said: "The very first time,...

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ALICE COOPER's NITA STRAUSS And GRIM REAPER's NICK BOWCOTT Pay Tribute To VINNIE PAUL With 'Walk' Cover (Video)

On Saturday, June 23, Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER) and Nick Bowcott (GRIM REAPER) paid tribute to Vinnie Paul Abbott by performing a cover version of PANTERA's "Walk" at Sweetwater Gearfest 2018 in in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Video footage of their rendition can be seen below (courtesy of 60 Cycle Hum)....

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Former VAN HALEN Members SAMMY HAGAR And MICHAEL ANTHONY Pay Tribute To VINNIE PAUL

Former VAN HALEN members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony have paid tribute to ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, who died on Friday (June 22) at the age of 54. Hagar wrote on Twitter: "Vinnie has been at nearly every birthday bash in Cabo from the beginning. I was at the cantina in Cabo late las...

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Former PANTERA Drummer VINNIE PAUL Dead At 54

Former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has died. He was 54 years old. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Vinnie passed away Friday in Las Vegas, where he owned a home. No other details of his death were immediately available. The drummer's passing was confirmed on both his personal and PA...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE's 'Volume II - Power Drunk Majesty' To Feature Members Of OVERKILL, NIGHTWISH, ACCEPT, Others

METAL ALLEGIANCE — with its four core members: David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, ex-DREAM THEATER) and Mark Menghi — began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community's most revered t...

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CYHRA's Second Album Will Be 'A Continuation Of What We Did' On 'Letters To Myself', Says JAKE E

Jake E has confirmed to YesterdazeNews magazine that CYHRA is planning to enter the studio later this year to begin recording the follow-up to last year's debut album, "Letters To Myself". "It's really exciting and scary at the same time," the vocalist said (see video below). "I think we will do a c...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI: JAMES DURBIN 'Has Proved To Be The Best Singer We've Had' Since Band's 2010 Resurrection

Frankie Banali says that James Durbin "has proved to be the best singer" QUIET RIOT has had since the band was resurrected eight years ago. Durbin, who became known as the "metal guy" on 2011's season of "American Idol" after performing "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking The Law" with JUDAS PRIES...

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CANDACE KUCSULAIN On WALLS OF JERICHO's Sound: 'We Just Want Straight Energy And Raw Power'

Alex Haber of Heavy New York conducted an interview with frontwoman Candace Kucsulain and drummer Dustin Schoenhofer of Detroit metallic hardcore veterans WALLS OF JERICHO prior to the band's June 10 concert at St. Vitus in Brooklyn, New York. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts foll...

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Man Dies Of Suspected Overdose At MONTEBELLO ROCKFEST

According to CBC News, a 25-year-old man has died from a suspected drug overdose during the Montobello Rockfest in Montebello, Quebec, Canada. A man was reported to be in cardiac arrest at about 8 a.m. Friday and was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two other people overdosed o...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's DRAGONLORD To Release 'Dominion' Album In September

DRAGONLORD, the California-based black metal band led by TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson, has released a lyric video for the title track of its upcoming third album, "Dominion". The disc, which is due on September 21 via Spinefarm Records, will feature eight tracks of devastatingly unrelenting bla...

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JOE SATRIANI On Touring With JOHN PETRUCCI And PHIL COLLEN: 'We Became Three Of The Best Guitar Buddies Ever'

Guitarist Joe Satriani was recently interviewed by Forrest of the Boise, Idaho radio station 96.9 The Eagle. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On inviting DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen to join the "G3" tour: Joe: "I had such...

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TRIVIUM To Tour North America With AVATAR And LIGHT THE TORCH; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

TRIVIUM will continue its wildly successful "The Sin And The Sentence" world tour with another leg of North American dates this fall. The band will hit the road on a headline run this October. The bill will feature very special guest AVATAR and LIGHT THE TORCH. The 25-date trek kicks off on October...

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AMARANTHE's ELIZE RYD On Upcoming Album: 'Musically, We're Heavier!'

Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE recently completed work on their fifth album at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, EPICA, DELAIN). The follow-up to 2016's "Maximalism" will mark the band's first release with DYNAZTY's Nils Molin, who officially joined AMARANTHE...

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Listen To New ATROCITY Song 'Bloodshed And Triumph'

"Bloodshed And Triumph", a brand new song from German gothic death pioneers ATROCITY, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Okkult II", which will be released on July 6 via Massacre Records. The production was once again handled by ATROCITY mainman Alex Krull (Masters...

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Listen To New EXMORTUS Song 'Victory Or Death!'

"Victory Or Death!", a brand new song from EXMORTUS, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Sound Of Steel", which will be released on June 8 via Prosthetic. Produced by Zack Ohren (MACHINE HEAD, FALLUJAH, SUFFOCATION) at Sharkbite Studio, "The Sound Of Steel...