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GRIM REAPER Singer STEVE GRIMMETT Dead At 62

GRIM REAPER singer Steve Grimmett has died at the age of 62. Steve's passing was confirmed by his brother Mark Grimmett, who wrote on social media: "I don't really know where to start so I guess I will just come right out with it. It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I have to tell y...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Shares Part Three Of Video Tour Of Drum Kit He Is Using On 2022 Leg Of 'Legacy Of The Beast'

IRON MAIDEN's Nicko McBrain has shared a new 26-minute video breakdown of the drum kit he is using for the 2022 leg of the band's "Legacy Of The Beast" world tour. The trek, which launched on May 22 in Zagreb, Croatia, is scheduled to hit North America in September and October. In November 2019, Nic...

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JAMES DURBIN Just Wants To 'Bang His Head' In Post-QUIET RIOT Career

By David E. Gehlke James Durbin likely wasn't done any favors upon joining QUIET RIOT in 2017 when drummer Frankie Banali's wife uttered the "He is also 28 and HOT. Am I right, ladies?" line that got plenty of mileage in the BLABBERMOUTH.NET comments section. Known as the "metal guy" from his run d...

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Openly Christian STRYPER Frontman MICHAEL SWEET: 'We're Definitely Living In The End Times'

In a new interview with "The Chuck Shute Podcast", Michael Sweet of openly Christian hard rockers STRYPER discussed the inspiration for the title and artwork for the band's upcoming studio album, "The Final Battle", which is due in October via Frontiers Music Srl. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERM...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's IVAN MOODY: METALLICA 'Paved The Road' For All Metal Bands That Came After Them

Last month, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH played a few shows in Europe as the support act for METALLICA. The first in a series of video reports on the pairing — courtesy of the official FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH YouTube channel — can be seen below. In the clip, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody says...

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Ex-DEATH Vocalist KAM LEE Says VENOM, SLAYER And POSSESSED Are 'The Blueprint Of Death Metal'

Although DEATH is considered to be one of the most important and influential death metal acts of all time, the Florida-based band did not release its debut album, "Scream Bloody Gore", until 1987 — two years after the arrival of "Seven Churches" by California's POSSESSED, whose bassist/vocalist, Jef...

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Watch: SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER And His 24-Year-Old Son YOHAN Perform Cover Of METALLICA's 'The Call Of Ktulu'

Video of KISSER CLAN, the project featuring SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser and his 24-year-old son Yohan Kisser, performing a cover of the METALLICA classic "The Call Of Ktulu" on August 7 at eFestival in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel EuViajandoComVc). As previ...

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Report: METALLICA Frontman JAMES HETFIELD Files For Divorce After 25 Years Of Marriage

According to TMZ, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield and his wife of more than two decades have called it quits. Sources close to the former couple tell the tabloid site James filed for divorce from Francesca Hetfield in their home state of Colorado earlier this year. Hetfield met Francesca in 1992 a...

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TED NUGENT Claims He Was EDDIE VAN HALEN's First Phone Call After VAN HALEN Guitarist Got Sober

During an appearance on today's (Thursday, August 11) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Ted Nugent reflected on his friendship with legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "What a great man he was. What a force to reckon with,...

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Watch EXODUS's Entire Performance In Barcelona, Spain During Summer 2022 European Tour

Fan-filmed video of EXODUS's entire August 6 concert at Razzmatazz in Barcelona, Spain can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. The Beatings Will Continue (Until Morale Improves) 02. A Lesson In Violence 03. Blood In, Blood Out 04. The Years Of Death And Dying 05. Deathamphetamine 0...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Undergoes Third Eye Surgery

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet recently underwent his third eye surgery after being diagnosed with a detached retina last November. In a new interview with Myglobalmind, he stated about the experience (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When you think of eye surgery, it certainly doesn't seem lik...

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25-Foot Inflatable OZZY OSBOURNE Embarks On Cross-Country Tour

Last month, Comic-Con International: San Diego fans got to see a 25-foot giant Ozzy Osbourne inflatable designed by Todd McFarlane towering over the convention. The "Ozzy" inflatable has now embarked on a cross-country promotional tour in support of Osbourne's new "Patient Number 9" album, which wil...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON And GEDDY LEE Reunite On Stage To Perform 'Closer To The Heart'

RUSH legends Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson reunited on stage last night (Wednesday, August 10) to perform the band's classic song "Closer To The Heart". The reunion took place at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver as part of a celebration marking the 25th anniversary of animated comedy show "South Pa...

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ARCH ENEMY have become such an unassailable part of the heavy metal furniture that it would be easy to forget how utterly against-the-grain they seemed at the start. Eschewing the prevailing black metal winds of the day, and only paying slender regard to his past achievements in CARCASS and CARNAGE,...

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Watch: HATEBREED Performs Cover Of EXODUS's 'Bonded By Blood' In Dallas

Fan-filmed video of HATEBREED performing a cover of the EXODUS classic "Bonded By Blood" on August 8 at the South Side Ballroom in Dallas, Texas can be seen below. The Dallas concert was part of HATEBREED's North American tour as the support act for ANTHRAX and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. ANTHRAX canceled...