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The Hand Of Violence

Extreme metal is a lot like sports, in many ways: the endless contests to decide who wields the nastiest riffs, the sickest beatdowns, the fastest blasts or the most absurdly guttural or otherwise otherworldly vocals. Not that most credible acts are purposefully getting involved in a virtuoso pissin...

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BLAZE BAYLEY: My Involvement In IRON MAIDEN 'Was The Start Of The Progressive Era'

Former IRON MAIDEN vocalist Blaze Bayley feels the two albums he sang on, 1995's "The X Factor" and 1998's "Virtual XI", were the start of the band's progressive era, which was marked by lengthier intros, longer song arrangements and a less of a reliance on the direct songwriting style that marked t...

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Born To Perish

The "Big Four" of thrash is typically in reference to the American hard hitters: METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX and SLAYER. But thrash — and all of metal, for that matter — is a global movement. Germany has its own "Big Four," and a significant one at that: SODOM, KREATOR, TANKARD and a band from Weil...

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TOOL Announces Six-Week North American Tour With KILLING JOKE

TOOL has announced a six-week North American tour, launching the trek on October 13 at the Aftershock festival. Tickets are on sale September 6 at 10 a.m. local time, with a limited number of tickets will be available to Tool Army members on September 4. Support on the trek will come from KILLING JO...

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DUFF MCKAGAN On Seeing AXL ROSE Perform For The First Time: 'I Backed Up When He Came Out On Stage'

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was recently interviewed by Henry Rollins (BLACK FLAG, ROLLINS BAND). The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On seeing THE CLASH while growing up in Seattle: Duff: "There was only 100 people in the Seatt...

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AT THE GATES Announces December 2019 European Tour With NIFELHEIM, DESERTED FEAR

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES recently wrapped up a successful run of international summer festival appearances and are set to continue the promotional campaign for their current album, "To Drink From The Night Itself" with a tour across North America in an all-Swedish package to...

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SONS OF APOLLO Announces Early 2020 North American Tour With TONY MACALPINE

SONS OF APOLLO — the progressive metal supergroup featuring vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH),guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES),keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) and drummer Mike Portnoy (D...

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TOOL Bassist Admits He Had Moments Of Real Frustration During 'Fear Inoculum' Songwriting Process

TOOL bassist Justin Chancellor has admitted to Australia's Tone Deaf that he was concerned whether the band would ever produce a follow-up to 2006's "10,000 Days" album. "Absolutely," he said. "I would say it was never a real threat, but more out of frustration. There were some dead ends we went dow...

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IN THIS MOMENT's MARIA BRINK To Play Solo Piano Lounge Set On Next Year's SHIPROCKED Cruise

ShipRocked 2020 has added HELLYEAH and IN THIS MOMENT's Maria Brink — in her first-ever solo piano lounge set — to the music lineup for the 11th year of the ultimate rock music cruise vacation. RA — with its first performances in over five years — and AEGES also join the bill for ShipRocked 2020, wh...

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KING DIAMOND: Fall 2019 North American Tour Announced; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

After introducing a new live show, as well as music, at festivals across Europe this summer, KING DIAMOND is now ready to officially reveal the title and theme for the first studio album in 12 years: "The Institute". Fans can expect the debut single to arrive this fall and an album in 2020. In the m...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Doesn't Have A Retirement Plan: 'I Want To Play Forever'

Impact metal channel conducted an interview with SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera prior to the band's July 12 appearance at the Rockmaraton festival in Dunaújváros, Hungary. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On reflecting on SOULFLY's career...

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TOOL Drummer Has No Problem With JUSTIN BIEBER Being A Fan Of His Band

TOOL drummer Danny Carey says that he has no problem with Justin Bieber being a fan of his band. Last month, Bieber took to his Instagram account to post some of the lyrics to TOOL's "10,000 Days" track "The Pot". The pop superstar then asked his followers if they knew which song the lyrics were fro...

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QUEEN Musical 'We Will Rock You' To Launch North American Tour In September

With the recent Oscar-winning film "Bohemian Rhapsody", the music of QUEEN is more popular than ever. In 2002, many of those hits were compiled into a rock musical experience, "We Will Rock You", which will be hitting the road once again for a North American tour starting September 3 in Winnipeg, Ca...

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GWAR Announces European Tour With VOIVOD

GWAR will make its triumphant return to Europe late this November into December on as part of the "Use Your Collusion" 2019 tour. The trek, which features main support VOIVOD, begins in Bochum, Germany on November 22 and ends on December 14 in Zurich, Switzerland. Pre-sales begin today and the gene...

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EXHUMED To Release 'Horror' Album In October

Twenty-one years since the release of its murderous debut, EXHUMED continues its onslaught of gore-obsessed death metal on its new album, "Horror", coming October 4 via Relapse Records. Aptly titled, "Horror" is an exploration of all things macabre, as the undisputed pioneers of neck-breaking riffs...