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Watch: SEPULTURA Plays First Show With Fill-In Guitarist JEAN PATTON
SEPULTURA played its first show with fill-in guitarist Jean Patton (PROJECT46) earlier tonight (Thursday, June 23) at the Kilkim Žaibu festival in Lithuania. Fan-filmed video and photos of the performance can be found below. On Wednesday, SEPULTURA announced that guitarist Andreas Kisser was forced...June 23, 2022
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's CHRIS KAEL Says He Always Tries To Attend AA Meetings While On Tour In Europe
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael, who recently admitted that he relapsed with alcohol nearly two years ago during the coronavirus pandemic, spoke to France's Loud TV about how he maintains his sobriety while on tour in Europe. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "In the States, a...June 23, 2022
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Could There Be A CINDERELLA Reunion Without JEFF LABAR? FRED COURY Weighs In
In a new interview with the "Talk Toomey" video podcast, Fred Coury was asked if there could ever be a CINDERELLA reunion without guitarist Jeff LaBar. Jeff died last year at his apartment in Nashville. He was 58 years old. "We always said that it's the four of us," the drummer said (as transcribed...June 23, 2022
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MANOWAR Releases 'The Revenge Of Odysseus (Highlights)' EP
MANOWAR has just released a new digital EP, "The Revenge Of Odysseus (Highlights)", via Magic Circle Entertainment. For this project, which is based on "The Odyssey", Homer's tale of the great hero Odysseus and his long and perilous quest to return to his wife and son, MANOWAR went to great lengths:...June 22, 2022
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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Leaves European Tour Due To 'Family Emergency'; Temporary Replacement Announced
SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has been forced to leave the band's current European tour due to a "family emergency." He is being temporarily replaced on the road by Jean Patton of fellow São Paulo, Brazil-based heavy metal act PROJECT46. Earlier today (Wednesday, June 22),SEPULTURA released th...June 22, 2022
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TALAS To Release '1985' Album In September; 'Crystal Clear' Single Available
TALAS will release a new album, "1985", on September 23 via Metal Blade Records. The LP's latest single, "Crystal Clear", can be streamed below. Formed in the early 1970s and dissolved in 1985, TALAS may have never reached arena-headlining status but they were an integral part of the early 1980s har...June 22, 2022
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EXODUS Guitarist LEE ALTUS To Sit Out Summer 2022 European Tour; Temporary Replacement Announced
Due to "family concerns," EXODUS guitarist Lee Altus will be unable to join his bandmates on their European tour this summer. Filling in for him will be Brandon Ellis of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. Earlier today, EXODUS released the following statement via social media: "EXODUS regretfully announce tha...June 22, 2022
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HIGHLY SUSPECT Announces 'The Midnight Demon Club' Album
HIGHLY SUSPECT's fourth full-length album, "The Midnight Demon Club", will arrive on September 9 via Roadrunner/FRKST. It is available for pre-order / pre-save at all streaming platforms now. The three-time Grammy Award-nominated band has also shared two new tracks, "Natural Born Killer" and "Pink L...June 22, 2022
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IRON MAIDEN Is Focus Of Special Issue Of RECORD COLLECTOR Magazine
On June 30, Record Collector will release a new one-off magazine celebrating one of the most revered and successful bands in heavy metal, IRON MAIDEN. Condensing the career of a band which has enjoyed stellar success and been sonic pioneers for over 40 years is a challenge which some of the biggest...June 22, 2022
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Inhuman Spirits
These are heady days for fans of melodic death metal. Not only have IN FLAMES just released their best (and heaviest) new song in at least 15 years, but this often neglected but stubbornly persistent subgenre is throwing up all manner of new and rejuvenated exponents of this noble artform. It is par...June 21, 2022
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Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum
Remorselessly silly as they are, ALESTORM have been one of the biggest draws in European metal for the majority of their 18-year existence. Singing exclusively about the drunken, violent world of pirates has turned out to be the crowd-pleasing gift that keeps on giving, with the Scottish band's dogg...June 21, 2022
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POSSESSED's JEFF BECERRA: DEATH's CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Was Like My Protégé; He Very Much Modeled Himself After Me'
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...June 20, 2022
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MARTY FRIEDMAN, Self-Proclaimed ELVIS PRESLEY 'Maniac', Praises New Biopic
Marty Friedman has praised the new biopic of Elvis Presley, calling it "the be-all-end-all movie" about the iconic singer. The 59-year-old former MEGADETH guitarist, who says he's been "an Elvis maniac" since the age of six, offered his opinion of Baz Luhrmann's biopic, in which Tom Hanks stars as t...June 20, 2022
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist Explains 'AfterLife' Album Title
In a new video recapping the beginning of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's recently launched European tour, guitarist Zoltan Bathory spoke about the band's upcoming album, "AfterLife", which is due on August 19. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We titled this record 'AfterLife'. And 'AfterLif...June 20, 2022
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JON LORD: 'A Visual Biography' Due In September
Wymer Publishing has set a September 23 release date for "Jon Lord: A Visual Biography". Lord will forever be immortalized as a musical pioneer. His attitude towards his art form — "It's all music" — ensured that he embraced his joint passions for rock 'n' roll and orchestral music, along with other...June 20, 2022
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