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DISTURBED To Release New Single, 'Hey You', Next Week

DISTURBED will release "Hey You", the first single off the band's upcoming studio album, on July 14. All four members of DISTURBED were in Los Angeles on June 14 to film a music video for the song. Guitarist Dan Donegan and bassist John Moyer both shared photos from before and during the shoot, with...

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KAM LEE Admits It Was 'Bad Choice Of Wording' To Say CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Ripped Off POSSESSED'

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...

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Watch MERCYFUL FATE Perform At BARCELONA ROCK FEST

Video of MERCYFUL FATE's July 1 performance at the Barcelona Rock Fest at the Parc de Can Zam in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, just twenty minutes from the center of Barcelona, Spain, can be seen below. The influential Danish metallers' 11-song set included a brand new track, "The Jackl Of Salzburg", wh...

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BLACK SABBATH Honored With Stunning Engraved Mirror Of Heavy Metal Bench

A stunning engraved mirror depicting the world-famous BLACK SABBATH "heavy metal" bench on Birmingham, England's golden mile in fine detail has been unveiled at a new art exhibition. Artist Paul Riding's work, which includes embedded lighting to highlight the bench, is one of dozens of artworks in t...

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JAMES HETFIELD's Son CASTOR Doesn't Believe Rock Is Dead, Says Live Rock Shows Are Still 'A Real Thing'

In a recent interview with the "Mike Nelson Show", the members of BASTARDANE, the new band featuring drummer Castor Hetfield, son of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, were asked for their take on Gene Simmons's 2014 assessment that "rock is dead." Guitarist Ethan Sirotzki said (as transcribed by BL...

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Y&T's DAVE MENIKETTI Is 'Doing Well And Happy To Be Finally Finishing' Radiation Therapy Treatment In Prostate Cancer Battle

Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti, who went public with his prostate cancer battle in February, is continuing to undergo radiation therapy treatment. On Monday (July 4),he took to the band's social media to issue the following update on his condition: "Thought I'd chime in for a rare post on social m...

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STEVE HACKETT To Release 'Genesis Revisited Live: Seconds Out & More' In September

Legendary guitarist Steve Hackett has announced "Genesis Revisited Live: Seconds Out & More", the visual document of his 2022 U.K. tour celebrating the classic GENESIS live album. Set for release on September 2 (with vinyl following on the November 25),it sees Steve and his band perform "Second...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Shares Drum-Cam Video Of 'Bridges In The Sky' Performance From 2022 European Tour

DREAM THEATER's Mike Mangini has shared a drum-cam performance video of the song "Bridges In The Sky" filmed at a show on the band's spring 2022 European tour. According to Mike, the clip is "chock full of imperfections and bad drummer faces, but it is the real sound in tone, rawness, groove, inflec...

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STEVE VAI Hopes To Bring His 'Hydra' One-Of-A-Kind Instrument On Tour In The Fall

Steve Vai will bring The Hydra one-of-a-kind instrument out on tour and perform the jaw-dropping solo piece "Teeth Of The Hydra" as early as the end of the year. The guitarist made the revelation while talking to Eonmusic on June 23 at Hellfest in Clisson, France. Vai's comments came during a press...

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DISTURBED Begins Teasing New Music: It's 'Coming Soon'

DISTURBED has begun teasing the first single off the band's upcoming studio album. Earlier today (Friday, July 1), DISTURBED's social media was updated with a pre-save link for the track, along with the promise that "new music is coming soon". All four members of DISTURBED were in Los Angeles o...

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Former And Current Members Of THREE DAYS GRACE Honored By Ontario High School: Photo + Video

Ex-THREE DAYS GRACE singer Adam Gontier and two members of the band's current lineup, bassist Brad Walst and his younger brother, vocalist Matt Walst, were inducted into the Norwood District High School Hall Of Honor last night (Wednesday, June 29) in Norwood, Ontario, Canada. Earlier today, Gontier...

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Next KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Album Will Be 'Beaming With Positivity And Hope', Says JESSE LEACH

In a brand new interview with Australia's Heavy, KILLSWITH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach spoke about the band's plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, as of right now, I think the big thing that was looming over us was it's been a long time since we sat and w...

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DEE SNIDER And Z2 COMICS Honor His Fight Against Censorship And PMRC In Original Graphic Novel 'He's Not Gonna Take It'

More than 35 years ago, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider marched into the United States Senate's Committee on Commerce in a jeans jacket and tank top to confront a band of concerned Washington housewives hellbent on silencing the howl of metal and beyond. Co-founded by Tipper Gore, a committee of...

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BLACK SABBATH's Heavy Metal Bench Used By Global Debt And Climate Protesters

Global debt and climate protesters this week decided to use the famous BLACK SABBATH "heavy metal" bench in Birmingham, England to highlight their campaign. The activists placed placards around the necks of the metallic images of Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, with the latter reading "G7: TURN DEBT IN...

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IGOR CAVALERA Says Reunion Of Classic SEPULTURA Lineup 'Would Be Amazing' But Claims He Is 'Happy' Playing With MAX

Ex-SEPULTURA drummer Igor "Iggor" Cavalera says that "it would be amazing" if the group's classic lineup reunited but insists that "the real reunion" is him and his brother Max playing together. The Brazilian four-piece fell apart in 1996 with the exit of Max after the rest of the band split with th...