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DAVE LOMBARDO To Tour U.K. With 'Progressive Grindcore' Band EMPIRE STATE BASTARD

Former SLAYER and current TESTAMENT drummer Dave Lombardo has announced a short tour of the United Kingdom with a new "progressive grindcore" band called EMPIRE STATE BASTARD. EMPIRE STATE BASTARD, which has yet to release any music, is the side project of BIFFY CLYRO guitarist/vocalist Simon Neil a...

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Watch KISS Announce Final Concert Ever: 'This Is The End'

During an appearance earlier today (Wednesday, March 1) on SiriusXM's "The Howard Stern Show", KISS announced the final shows of its last tour — two back-to-back shows at Madison Square Garden in New York at the end of 2023. The last leg of KISS's 19-date North American tour kicks off in October in...

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KISS Announces Final Concerts

KISS will play its last-ever shows on December 1 and December 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The dates for the concerts were announced earlier today (Wednesday, March 1) during an in-studio interview with "The Howard Stern Show". Produced by Live Nation, KISS's final show dates will ki...

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PANTERA Announces Two German Shows To Replace Canceled Festival Appearances Following Outcry Over Accusations Of Racism

PANTERA has announced two concerts in Germany after the band's festival appearances in the country were canceled following an outcry over singer Philip Anselmo's previous racist remarks. The reformed group — featuring PANTERA's surviving members Anselmo and Rex Brown (bass) along with guitarist Zakk...

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KISS Is Expected To Announce Details Of Last-Ever Concert During 'The Howard Stern Show' Appearance

KISS will take part in a performance and in-studio interview with "The Howard Stern Show" this Wednesday, March 1. The band is widely expected to use the appearance on the long-running program on SiriusXM satellite radio to announce details of the final concert of the "End Of The Road" tour. KISS la...

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See SEPULTURA Drummer ELOY CASAGRANDE's Drum Solo From São Paulo Concert

SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande has uploaded video of his drum solo from a February 23 performance with CASAGRANDE & HANYSZ, his prog metal project with João Hanysz, at SESC Paulista in São Paulo, Brazil. Check it out below. CASAGRANDE & HANYSZ's debut EP, "Edge Of Chaos", was released in...

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Ex-MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS 'THE BOSS' FRIEDMAN: 'If You Have To Rely On Backing Tracks, I Don't Think You're A Very Good Live Band'

Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman says that bands who rely heavily on backing tracks during their concerts are not very good live performers. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology...

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Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Montclair, California

The knucklebutt2 YouTube channel has uploaded video of Ace Frehley's February 25 performance at The Canyon club in Montclair, California. You can check out the clips below. As previously reported, Ace is putting the finishing touches on his new solo album for a tentative early 2023 release. The...

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Watch: CANNIBAL CORPSE And DEICIDE Side Project UMBILICUS Plays First Live Show

UMBILICUS, the new project featuring drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz (CANNIBAL CORPSE),guitarist Taylor Nordberg (DEICIDE, INHUMAN CONDITION),bassist Vernon Blake (ANARCHUS) and vocalist Brian Stephenson (FORE, OLD JAMES),played its first concert this past Thursday (February 23) at Will's Pub in Orland...

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Here Is February 2023 Video Of VINNIE PAUL's And DIMEBAG's Gravesite

A new video of the graves of PANTERA founders Vinnie Paul Abbott and "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott at the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas can be seen below. In 2021, a protective fence was erected around the Abbott brothers' graves, presumably to guard them from vandalism. Vinnie Paul...

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MR. BIG's 'To Be With You' Video Surpasses One Hundred Million Views On YouTube

MR. BIG's music video for the group's classic ballad "To Be With You" has surpassed one hundred million views on YouTube. The Nancy Bennett-directed clip, which was newly restored in 4K and uploaded to YouTube in August 2017, features the band performing in a railroad car and changes from black-and-...

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Watch: ACCEPT's MARK TORNILLO Sings IRON MAIDEN's 'Wrathchild' With THE IRON MAIDENS

ACCEPT singer Mark Tornillo joined the all-female IRON MAIDEN tribute band THE IRON MAIDENS at the final concert of the two bands' joint European tour Wednesday night (February 22) in Saarbrücken, Germany to perform the MAIDEN classic "Wrathchild". Video of his appearance can be seen below. THE IRON...

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BJÖRN GELOTTE: How IN FLAMES Recaptured 'Death Metal Feel' On 'Foregone'

By David E. Gehlke Far and away the most scrutinized of the core Gothenburg, Sweden, melodic death metal bands from the 1990s, IN FLAMES has spent the better part of 20 years making music removed from their foundational, classic period. Anything post-"Clayman" (2000) has been ripe for debate and has...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH/DIO Drummer VINNY APPICE: Why I Don't Play Double-Bass Drums

In a new interview with Paul Rogne of the Drumming News Network, legendary drummer Vinny Appice was asked why he doesn't play double-bass drums. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, because Carmine [Appice, Vinny's brother] went over to double bass; he started on single bass. Th...

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PAUL GILBERT Shares Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's Heaven And Hell' From 'The Dio Album'

On April 7, 2023, Paul Gilbert will release an album celebrating one of heavy metal's greatest icons when he releases "The Dio Album" via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. To get another taster, check out Gilbert's take on "Heaven And Hell" below. It was pure chance that led Paul Gilbert...