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METALLICA To Perform At 'Band Together Bay Area' Benefit Concert For Fire Relief

METALLICA will perform at Band Together Bay Area, a benefit concert at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Thursday, November 9 supporting recovery efforts for the recent firestorm that swept through Northern California. Also scheduled to appear are G-Eazy and DAVE MATTHEWS BAND. Tickets, which range from...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Dismisses Feud With SHARON And OZZY OSBOURNE As 'Storm In A Teacup'

Bruce Dickinson has dismissed his feud with Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne as a "storm in a teacup." The IRON MAIDEN singer was involved in a verbal battle with Sharon more than a decade ago when his band was pelted with eggs, lighters and ice during the final performance of its headlining performance on...

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METALLICA Guitarist KIRK HAMMETT's KHDK ELECTRONICS To Release 'Ghoul Screamer Coffee'

Chicago-based coffee roasters Dark Matter Coffee have teamed up with KHDK Electronics — METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's boutique guitar pedal company — to release a limited collaboration coffee blend, celebrating Hammett's signature pedal. The beans are sourced from El Salvador and feature notes...

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Watch DAVID COVERDALE Unbox Super Deluxe Edition Of 30th-Anniversary Reissue Of WHITESNAKE's Self-Titled Album

WHITESNAKE's self-titled album, also known in some countries as "1987", which was certified multi-platinum and featured the smash single "Here I Go Again", turns thirty this year and Rhino is celebrating with four new versions, including an expansive boxed set. "Whitesnake: Super Deluxe Edition" wil...

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PESTILENCE To Release 'Hadeon' Album In March; Cover Artwork Unveiled

Veteran Dutch extreme metallers PESTILENCE will release their new album, "Hadeon", in March via Hammerheart Records. The cover artwork for the disc, which can be seen below, was created by Santiago Jaramillo from Triple Seis Design (LOCK UP, DYING FETUS, INQUISITION). The concept is based on a multi...

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VOIVOD Drummer Says Next Studio Album Will Be 'Intricate' With 'Lots Of Psychedelia'

Impact metal channel conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of legendary Canadian sci-fi progressive metallers VOIVOD prior to the band's October 4 show at Room 041 in Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBE...

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WHITESNAKE: Unboxing Super Deluxe Edition Of 30th-Anniversary Reissue Of Self-Titled Album (Video)

WHITESNAKE's self-titled album, also known in some countries as "1987", which was certified multi-platinum and featured the smash single "Here I Go Again", turns thirty this year and Rhino is celebrating with four new versions, including an expansive boxed set. "Whitesnake: Super Deluxe Edition" wil...

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STONE SOUR Guitarist: 'We're Not A Politics Band'

STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand told Tulsa World in a new interview that fans who come to see the band perform on the "Hydrograd" world tour will be subjected to nothing except escapism. "The message is the whole show is based on not having a message and getting back to having a great rock and roll s...

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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME: 'The New Reality' Artwork, Track Listing

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release "The New Reality", the third and final of a concept album trilogy exploring international politics, the world economy and social ethos, on December 1 via Frontiers Music Srl. "The New Reality" track listing: 01...

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MAX CAVALERA On NAILBOMB's 'Point Blank': 'We Just Wanted To Make Heavy Music With A F**k-You Attitude'

Metal Wani's Jessie David recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera about the band's "Point Blank With Soulfly" tour, where SOULFLY is performing NAILBOMB's lone studio album, 1994's "Point Blank", in full. "Point Blank" saw the then-SEPULTURA frontman team up with FUDGE TUN...

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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME To Release 'The New Reality' Album In December

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release "The New Reality", the third and final of a concept album trilogy exploring international politics, the world economy and social ethos, on December 1 via Frontiers Music Srl. "The whole OPERATION: MINDCRIME proj...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD To Release Deluxe Version Of 'The Stage' In December

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has announced a December 15 release date for the deluxe version of its critically acclaimed album "The Stage" (Capitol). This new edition features seven additional studio songs plus four previously unreleased live tracks recorded during the band's recent shows at The O2 arena in Lo...

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HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD Gets Its Own Comic Book, 'Undead Origins'

It's a very small list of bands that can claim they've had their own comic book published and now HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD can add its name to that list. On December 6, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD will partner with Heavy Metal magazine to star in the group's own comic: "Undead Origins". Written by Paul Allor, the comi...

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SHARON OSBOURNE 'Never Thought For One Minute' DONALD TRUMP Would Become President

Sharon Osbourne says that she "never thought for one minute" that Donald Trump would win the U.S. presidency, believing instead that the real estate mogul's White House run was really meant to boost his business success. Ozzy's wife and manager, who holds dual American and British citizenship, got t...

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TRIPTYKON's THOMAS GABRIEL FISCHER: 'I Have No Respect For Record Companies'

Spain's TNT Radio Rock conducted an interview with members of TRIPTYKON — the occult/avant-garde metal project formed by former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer, guitarist and main songwriter Thomas Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Gabriel Warrior) at this year's edition of the Leyendas Del Rock festival,...