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FATES WARNING Releases Lyric Video For New Single 'Now Comes The Rain'

On November 6, FATES WARNING will release its new album, "Long Day Good Night", via Metal Blade Records. The official lyric video for the disc's second single, "Now Comes The Rain", can be seen below. FATES WARNING has been a formidable presence in progressive metal for more than 35 years, helping t...

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PEARL JAM's MIKE MCCREADY: EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Changed Everything And He Played With Soul'

PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready has paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who passed away on Tuesday (October 6) at the age of 65. The legendary VAN HALEN guitarist died at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. His wife, Janie, was by his side, along with his son, Wolfgang, and Alex, Eddie's...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Is Working On A Book

In a new interview with Ricky Aarons from Australia's Wall Of Sound, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler spoke about how he has been spending his downtime during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said: "This is the longest I have been home in fifty years. My dogs and cats are loving it — not so much my wife...

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Ex-THE BLACK CROWES Drummer STEVE GORMAN On CHRIS ROBINSON: 'I'll Never Be In A Room With That Guy Again'

Former THE BLACK CROWES drummer Steve Gorman, who recently published his tell-all memoir, "Hard To Handle: The Life And Death Of The Black Crowes", has told the "Infectious Groove" podcast that he still looks back on his time with the band with pride and gratitude. "My feelings for the band — I mean...

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LACUNA COIL 'Didn't Feel Any Inspiration' To Write Music Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

LACUNA COIL singer Andrea Ferro spoke to "Party Time Excellent", the Internet video podcast hosted by Elena "Lena Scissorhands" Cataraga of the Moldovan extreme metal outfit INFECTED RAIN, about how he and his bandmates have been spending their coronavirus downtime. He said (see video below): "We've...

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ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS Feat. Ex-FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL: 'The End Is Always The Beginning' Music Video

ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, the project led by ex-FEAR FACTORY vocalist Burton C. Bell, will release its second full-length album, "Apocrypha", on October 9 via Dissonance Productions. The recording will be available on CD, two limited vinyl formats and through all major digital outlets. The officia...

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GWAR Releases 'Sick Of You' Live Video Featuring ODERUS URUNGUS

It has been 30 of your Earth "years" since your Lords and Masters GWAR released what many consider to be the band's career-defining album "Scumdogs Of The Universe". In celebration of this momentous occasion, GWAR is pleased as piss to unveil 30th-anniversary versions of "Scumdogs Of The Universe"....

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'I've Built A Really Cool Community Of True, Unconditionally Loving Friends'

In a new interview with METALLICA's fan-club magazine So What!, James Hetfield spoke about how he has been dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. He said: "Well, COVID is certainly not welcomed. A pandemic is not welcomed. People are hurting. People are dying. There's lots of people struggling, real...

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Dealing With Demons I

With their 20th anniversary only two years away, DEVILDRIVER could be forgiven for being slightly complacent at this point. Firmly established as a regular fixture and widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working bands on the planet, Dez Fafara's crew have weathered two decades with credibility...

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Manifest

For reasons unknown, it always comes as a huge surprise that AMARANTHE are as monstrously heavy as they (always) are. Admittedly, you have to enthusiastically subscribe to the notion of heavy metal as an upbeat artform to truly embrace what the Swedes have been doing over the last decade, but while...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's ZOLTAN BATHORY On Coronavirus Pandemic: 'This Will Be Over'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory has shared advice on how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to "Offstage With DWP", the Hungarian-born musician, who currently resides in Las Vegas, said (see video below): "This will be over. Life will return to normal. "You have to real...

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OBITUARY To Perform 'Slowly We Rot' And 'Cause Of Death' In Full As Part Of Live Stream Concert Series

Death metal legends OBITUARY have announced a three-part "live stream concert series", featuring full-album performances of "Slowly We Rot", "Cause Of Death" and rare classics. The first two streams — a "Slowly We Rot" set on Saturday, October 17; and a "Cause Of Death" set on Saturday, October 24 —...

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Pays Tribute To RUTH BADER GINSBURG

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has paid tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday (September 18) due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. She was 87. On Sunday (September 20),Nuno took to his Instagram to write: "NOTORIOUS RBG "It is a sad day knowing w...

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HEATHEN Releases 'Sun In My Hand' Music Video

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans HEATHEN have released the official Costin Chioreanu-directed music video for the song "Sun In My Hand". The track is taken from the band's fourth studio album, "Empire Of the Blind", which came out on September 18 via Nuclear Blast Records. HEATHEN commen...

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Ex-MACHINE HEAD Guitarist PHIL DEMMEL Says Some Songs On 'The Blackening' Would Not Have Happened Without His Contributions

Former MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel says that he is proud of his contributions to the band's "The Blackening" album. Released in 2007, the Grammy-nominated LP was recognized three years later by the U.K.'s Metal Hammer as the "Album Of The Decade". The magazine said at the time that "The Black...