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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Offers Advice To Young Musicians: 'You've Gotta Put The Time In'

On Thursday, October 9, California Film Institute's Mill Valley Film Festival featured "Metallica Saved My Life", a documentary that explores the life-changing impact of the San Francisco Bay Area heavy metal band on its fans, as its Centerpiece Screening on at Sequoia Cinema in Mill Valley, Califor...

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TIMO KOTIPELTO Hopes It Won't Take Another Seven Years For STRATOVARIUS To Release Next Studio Album

In a new interview with Mexico's Summa Inferno, STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2022's "Survive" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The thing is that we changed the whole working progress, t...

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LARS ULRICH: The Fact That METALLICA's Music Is 'Still Connecting' With So Many People Is 'Just Insane'

On Thursday, October 9, California Film Institute's Mill Valley Film Festival featured "Metallica Saved My Life", a documentary that explores the life-changing impact of the San Francisco Bay Area heavy metal band on its fans, as its Centerpiece Screening at Sequoia Cinema in Mill Valley, California...

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ICE NINE KILLS Unveils Dark Homage To 'Batman' '89 With 'The Laugh Track'

ICE NINE KILLS invite you to "dance with the devil in the pale moonlight" with "The Laugh Track", their riotous homage to Gotham City's Clown Prince Of Crime. The new song and cinematic music video riffs on the Joker, particularly as portrayed by Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton's gothic "Batman". "The...

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See SLASH In Music Video For Title Track Of 'Deathstalker (Songs From The Motion Picture)'

The '80s cult classic "Deathstalker" is back in an amped-up, reverential reboot, courtesy of writer-director Steven Kostanski ("Frankie Freako", "PG: Psycho Goreman") and executive producer Slash (GUNS N' ROSES). The film features a stellar, rousing, equally tributary title track from Emmy- and BAFT...

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Watch: MARK JANSEN's Pre-EPICA Band AFTER FOREVER Reunites For Special 25th-Anniversary Concerts

Mark Jansen's pre-EPICA band AFTER FOREVER reunited for two special 25th-anniversary concerts on October 4, 2025 and October 5, 2025 at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, Netherlands. The setlist for the October 5 show was as follows: 01. Monolith Of Doubt 02. My Pledge Of Allegiance #1: The Sealed Fate 03....

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JON BON JOVI On BON JOVI's 'Forever (Legendary Edition)': 'Great Songs Are Even Better With These Collaborations'

During a new appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, Jon Bon Jovi spoke about BON JOVI's decision to re-release the songs from the band's 2024 "Forever" album as "Forever (Legendary Edition)", with guest stars on each track, plus two more cuts. The guests include Bruce Springsteen, on "Hollow Man"; Jelly...

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Former AC/DC Drummer CHRIS SLADE Has Been Working On His Autobiography 'For Decades': 'I Have To Get It Finished Now'

In a new interview with Anthony Bryant of The Hair Metal Guru, journeyman Welsh drummer Chris Slade, who has spent the past 60 years playing with everyone from Tom Jones to MANFRED MANN, THE FIRM and AC/DC, was asked about the possibility of writing an autobiography. The 78-year-old musician respond...

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Former TIGERTAILZ Drummer ACE FINCHUM Dead At 62

According to Metal Sludge, former TIGERTAILZ drummer Ace Finchum passed away over the weekend. He was 62 years old. The news of Finchum's death was broken by Ace's former TIGERTAILZ bandmate Steevi Jaimz. Jaimz took to his Facebook page to write: "I know many of you really cared for Ace, and I am so...

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Ex-EVANESCENCE Guitarist JEN MAJURA Says 'A Combination Of A Lot Of Things' Led To Her Decision To 'Step Away' From Music Industry

In a new interview with Brazil's Ibagenscast, former EVANESCENCE guitarist Jen Majura discussed her recent announcement that she was "step[ping] away" from the music industry, at least temporarily, so that she could focus on doing "healthier and better things" with her life. Asked how she came to th...

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See Pro-Shot Video Of Reunited 1991 Lineup Of GRAVE Performing At Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT

On August 8, 2025, the reunited 1991 lineup of Swedish death metal pioneers GRAVE — Ola Lindgren (guitar, vocals),Jörgen Sandström (vocals, guitar),Jens "Jensa" Paulsson (drums) and Jonas Torndal (bass) — played at this year's edition of the Brutal Assault open-air extreme metal festival in the 18...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Questions Whether DAVE MUSTAINE's 'Farewell' Announcement Is 'Just An Attempt To Boost Ticket Sales'

In a new interview with AlternativeNation.net, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was once again asked for his reaction to the band's announcement that its upcoming LP will be the band's last. The Dave Mustaine-led outfit will also embark on a farewell tour in 2026. Asked for his thoughts on MEG...

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DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI Collaborates With PRS Guitars On PRS SE Chleo Signature Electric

The PRS SE Chleo is the result of an intimate collaboration between PRS Guitars and award-winning guitar player Herman Li. Li, best known for his work as one of the lead guitar players in the power metal band DRAGONFORCE, is a demanding guitarist known for his fast and precise playing style. Based o...

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JOURNEY's JONATHAN CAIN Honors CHARLIE KIRK With New Solo Single 'No One Else': 'He Stood For Righteousness, Truth And The Gospel'

JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain has announced a new solo single, "No One Else", written in honor of right-wing American activist and influencer Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in early September at a Utah college event in what has been called a political assassination. The music video for "N...

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HULU 'Into The Void' Documentary Creators Shed New Light On Metal Music: 'It Has Been Exploited In So Many Ways On Television'

By David E. Gehlke The new eight-episode "Into The Void" series on Hulu takes the route less traveled when documenting our beloved genre that is heavy metal. While some notable metal documentaries have done the job (namely, Banger Films's excellent "Metal Evolution" series),the rest have often been...