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SLAYER's Manager Doesn't Foresee Band Changing Its Mind About Retirement: 'I'm Not Sensing That At All'

SLAYER's longtime manager Rick Sales has told the Los Angeles Times that he was surprised by the band's decision to end its career as an active performing and recording unit. "They've been doing this for so long," he said. "They just said, 'Okay, this is enough.' My analogy is Jerry Seinfeld, who ha...

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Watch HELLYEAH Play PANTERA Covers In Toronto

Fan-filmed video footage of HELLYEAH covering PANTERA's "I'm Broken" and "Walk" on November 19 at Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user " JIM SYMINGTON"). HELLYEAH's sixth studio album, "Welcome Home", was released on September 27 via Eleven...

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BONDED Feat. Former SODOM Members: 'Rest In Violence' Debut Album Due In January

German thrash metallers BONDED, who feature in their ranks former SODOM members Bernd "Bernemann" Kost (guitar) and Markus "Makka" Freiwald (drums),will release their debut album, "Rest In Violence", on January 17, 2020 via Century Media Records. To celebrate the announcement, the band has just rel...

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GENE SIMMONS To Launch 'Titans Of Rock' Classic Rock Festival Series

Rock icon Gene Simmons, co-founder of KISS, has joined forces with Chuck Varabioff, a Canadian-based producer, to launch Titans Of Rock, a classic rock festival series, in Canada and the United States. The first festival is set to take place in Grand Forks, British Columbia August 6-8, 2020. Ticket...

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Fifth Annual 'Bowl For Ronnie' Raises More Than $50,000 For 'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund'

The fifth annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, was held on Thursday, November 7 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. Once again sold out in advance, the event raised more than $50,000 for the music-based cance...

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The Repentless Killogy

It is fitting that the last music product released before SLAYER's final live shows is a document of the band's previous show at the same venue, the historic Forum in Inglewood, California, just outside of Los Angeles city limits. The vaunted violence of vintage SLAYER mosh pits has slightly calmed...

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Former EXODUS Frontman ROB DUKES Sings JUDAS PRIEST's 'Turbo Lover' On NEW MESSIAH's Debut Album (Audio)

NEW MESSIAH, the band featuring C. Will Harden on guitars and Craig Cefola (DUKES, WHEELHOUSE JUNCTION) on drums, recently released its debut album, "Voice Of Choice". The disc includes 20 cover songs that showcase several singers, including legendary drummer Tom Hunting (EXODUS). Tom handpicked the...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE To Receive STIM's Platinum Award

GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge will be awarded the prestigious STIM Platinum Guitar this year. STIM, the Swedish performing rights society, protects the interests of authors and publishers of music in Sweden. The Platinum Guitar has been awarded since 2004 to authors who have experienced exceptional...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO On SLAYER Calling It Quits: 'It's Hard To Say Goodbye To Your Family'

Members of ANTHRAX, LAMB OF GOD, LIFE OF AGONY, TESTAMENT, MINISTRY and TYPE O NEGATIVE are among the musicians who have paid tribute to SLAYER as part of The Aquarian Weekly's special article celebrating the iconic thrash metal's career. ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello said: "I've known these guys sinc...

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TOM KEIFER Says His Voice 'Disappeared Overnight' During CINDERELLA's 'Heartbreak Station' Tour

CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer recently spoke to the "Brutally Delicious" podcast about his long road to recovery after a severe bout of vocal paresis. In spite of a dire prognosis where doctors told him he would never sing again, Keifer shared how he found the strength to keep going and eventually...

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Watch SLAYER Perform At Madison Square Garden

Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's November 9 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Jim Powers"). Earlier this month, SLAYER kicked off "The Final Campaign", the seventh and final leg of its farewell world tour. This last hurrah started at...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says Success Of 'Pull Me Under' Was 'Pretty Surreal'

DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie recently spoke with Two Doods Reviews. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he plays any instruments: James: "I grabbed a guitar two years ago, so I'm slowly learning the dexterity that...

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SLAYER's Farewell Tour 'Doesn't Mean The End Of The Band,' Says Manager RICK SALES

SLAYER's longtime manager Rick Sales spoke to MassLive.com about the band's decision to embark on its farewell tour. The legendary thrash metal act's final run of dates began on May 10, 2018 with the band's intention to play as many places as possible, to make it easy for the fans to see one last SL...

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Listen To New SODOM Song 'Out Of The Frontline Trench'

German thrash metal veterans SODOM will release a new EP, "Out Of The Frontline Trench", on November 22 via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort contains three brand new tracks as well as new recordings (studio and live) of two SODOM classics. The "Out Of The Frontline Trench" title track can be streamed bel...

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Watch Original Members Of FOREIGNER Perform 'Feels Like The First Time' From 'Double Vision: Then And Now' DVD

A performance clip of the song "Feels Like The First Time" from the forthcoming "Foreigner - Double Vision: Then And Now" DVD, can be seen below. With more than 80 million albums sold and 16 Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world. Now, "Foreign...