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GEEZER BUTLER Still Has Custom B.C. RICH Bass He Used For BLACK SABBATH's Performance At LIVE AID

Geezer Butler says that he still has the bass guitar that he played during BLACK SABBATH's appearance at the Live Aid festival three and a half decades ago. The July 13, 1985 concert in Philadelphia saw Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne and drummer Bill Ward reunite for a three-song...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH On What Keeps Him Going: 'What The Hell Else Am I Gonna Do?'

BackStage360 conducted an interview with OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth before the band's February 29 concert at the House Of Blues in San Diego, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what keeps him motivated to continue making music and touring four decades after OVERKILL's...

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Mongolian Band THE HU Releases 'Song Of Women' Featuring HALESTORM's LZZY HALE

Mongolian rock sensation THE HU has released "Song Of Women", featuring a guest appearance by Lzzy Hale of HALESTORM. The track will appear on the deluxe edition of THE HU's critically acclaimed album "The Gereg". "The Gereg" deluxe edition will be released on July 10 and will be available in CD, do...

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HATEBREED's JAMEY JASTA Releases Lyric Video For 'Return From War' Feat. MAX CAVALERA

The official Jimmy Johansson-created lyric video for the song "Return From War" from HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance by former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera, is taken from Jasta's latest solo album, "The Lost Chapte...

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Watch HATEBREED's MATT BYRNE Play Along To Cover Of SLAYER's 'Ghosts Of War'

HATEBREED drummer Matt Byrne has uploaded a drum-playthrough video of his band's cover version of the SLAYER classic "Ghosts Of War". The song originally appeared on HATEBREED's 2009 covers album "For The Lions", which sold around 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to de...

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Damnation Is My Salvation

WITCHES HAMMER first began their death rumblings way back in the mid-eighties, and now the band is simply legendary in the extreme metal underground. Their reputation has only been solidified by the fact that key member Marco Banco played on BLASPHEMY's 1990 war metal benchmark "Fallen Angel of Doom...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'Voting For DONALD TRUMP Makes You The Complete F**king Idiot'

Sebastian Bach has blasted Donald Trump supporters as "complete fucking idiots." The former SKID ROW singer made the comment in response to a tweet from rock legend David Crosby, who is also not one to mince words when it comes to his thoughts on President Donald Trump. The founding member of THE BY...

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OVERKILL Has Nine Songs Musically Written For Next Album

OVERKILL drummer Jason Bittner spoke to Metal Pilgrim about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. "Before this whole [coronavirus] thing started, I would have been in the midst of making two albums anyways," he said (see video below...

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Lyric Video Premiere: PARADISE LOST's 'Ghosts'

The official lyric video for "Ghosts", the new single from British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Obsidian", which will be released on May 15 via Nuclear Blast. The group's sixteenth studio LP, which was recorded with produc...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Releases Playthrough Video For New Solo Single, 'Simple Truth'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has released a playthrough video for "Simple Truth", the new single from his solo band ELLEFSON. The track, co-written by Ellefson and vocalist Thom Hazaert, with Italian guitarist and drummer Andy Martongelli and Paolo Caridi, will appear on the upcoming full-length...

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SCOTT STAPP Releases Provocative 'Survivor' Visualizer

Grammy-winning songwriter, solo artist, and voice of CREED, Scott Stapp has released a provocative, timely visualizer for new single "Survivor". The clip takes the place of a live-action video, which was cancelled to observe social distancing recommendations. "Survivor" went to radio in early April...

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SKINLAB Releases Music Video For 'Amerikill (The Trigger)'

"Amerikill (The Trigger)", the new music video from veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Venomous", which was released in October via Art Is War Records. Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel said: "We are excited to release...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Looks Back On 'Bad Company' Video In Latest Episode Of 'Quarantine Theater 2020'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has launched the third episode of its "Quarantine Theater 2020" series. Taking inspiration from "Mystery Science Theater 3000", it features frontman Ivan Moody, guitarist Zoltan Bathory and bassist Chris Kael offering commentary on the band's past music videos. The latest epi...

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MINISTRY Launches Mystery Countdown Clock

Industrial metal pioneers MINISTRY have launched a countdown clock on their web site that is scheduled to hit zero on Friday, April 24 at 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET. The band recently entered the studio to begin recording the follow-up to 2018's "AmeriKKKant" album. MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen...

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The Dead Are Screaming

As desensitized as we are in these turbulent times, extreme metal can still make you spit your breakfast across the room in sheer terror and delight. Australian infidels WEREWOLVES are making no effort to push music into fresh territory here: "The Dead Are Screaming" is all about the warped thrill o...