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Former VITAL REMAINS Vocalist BRIAN WERNER Joins Newly Reactivated TERRORIZER

Former VITAL REMAINS vocalist Brian Werner has joined the newly reactivated TERRORIZER. Werner, who left VITAL REMAINS in 2019 after a seven-year run with the group, announced his addition to TERRORIZER in a social media post earlier today (Sunday, August 13). He wrote: "Been quiet about this for a...

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Missouri Venue Apologizes To GHOST Fans For 'Miscommunication' About Face Paint Policy

The Missouri venue where GHOST and AMON AMARTH performed on Friday (August 11) has apologized to the bands' fans for "miscommunication" about the venue's face paint policy. Two days before the concert, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights revealed via social media that "face paint or ma...

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PETE SANDOVAL Resurrects TERRORIZER With DAVID VINCENT

Legendary drummer Pedro "Pete" Sandoval has resurrected TERRORIZER with a new lineup featuring his onetime MORBID ANGEL and current I AM MORBID bandmate David Vincent (bass, vocals). Just seven months after announcing that TERRORIZER was "over" due to his "busy schedule" with his personal life and I...

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CHARLIE BENANTE Gives His Drawing Of CLIFF BURTON To JAMES HETFIELD

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante, who is supporting METALLICA on select "M72" tour dates in North America as part of the resurrected PANTERA, has taken to social media to share a photo of him with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, apparently taken before last night's (Friday, August 11) METALLICA co...

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Watch: New FORBIDDEN Lineup Performs At Belgium's ALCATRAZ Festival

Resurrected San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN played their first European show last night (Friday, August 11) at the Alcatraz festival in Kortrijk, Belgium. Video and photos of the band's performance can be found below. The new FORBIDDEN lineup — consisting of Craig Locicero (gu...

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Watch: CARRIE UNDERWOOD Sings MOTÖRHEAD's 'Ace Of Spades' In Montreal

Country-pop superstar Carrie Underwood performed a cover of MOTÖRHEAD's classic "Ace Of Spades" during her second concert as the support act for GUNS N' ROSES on Tuesday, August 8 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Fan-filmed video of her rendition can be seen below. Underwood first s...

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JON SCHAFFER's Sentencing Date Set For February 2024

A judge has set a February 20, 2024 sentencing date for the ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer in connection with his role in the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot. Earlier today (Friday, August 11),U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta issued the following minute order: "The Court hereby refers Defe...

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Ex-VIXEN Singer JANET GARDNER Says People Have A 'Funny' Reaction When They Find Out She Works As A Dental Hygienist

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast, former VIXEN singer Janet Gardner spoke about her participation in the three-part Paramount+ docuseries "I Wanna Rock". The series, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios in partnership with Gunpowder & Sky, feat...

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ACCEPT Resumes Work On Next Studio Album: 'Most Of The Lyrics Are Now Written'

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT are back in a Nashville, Tennessee-area studio working on their next album. Earlier today (Friday, August 11),the band shared a photo of guitarist Wolf Hoffmann in the studio and included the following message: "We back at our permanent studio and it's Mar...

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Former ATREYU Vocalist ALEX VARKATZAS Returns With Debut DEAD ICARUS Single 'Sellout'

DEAD ICARUS, the new project of former ATREYU lead vocalist Alex Varkatzas, has officially signed a worldwide deal with MNRK Heavy. To herald this exciting news, DEAD ICARUS has shared the video for the new single "Sellout". Watch it below. The track is a hyperkinetic slab of fast-paced, face-rippin...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS Undergoes Successful Back Surgery

W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless has undergone a successful surgery to treat two herniated discs and a broken vertebra. On Thursday (August 10),Lawless released the following statement via social media: "I just got out my back surgery earlier today and all is good, the surgery was a big success! T...

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MADBALL's FREDDY CRICIEN On HOYA ROC's Departure: 'We Are Simply Moving In Different Directions'

MADBALL frontman Freddy Cricien says that there is "no bad blood or animosity" between him and the band's longtime bassist Jorge "Hoya Roc" Guerra who announced his departure from MADBALL earlier this week. On Wednesday (August 9),Freddy took to the band's social media to write: "If you haven't alr...

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DROWNING POOL's New Music With Singer RYAN MCCOMBS Has A 'Sinner' Vibe, Says C.J. PIERCE

In a new interview with Harley Roxx, founding DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce discussed the inspiration for some of the new music that he and his longtime bandmates — drummer Mike Luce and bassist Stevie Benton — are writing with singer Ryan McCombs. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOU...

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New TESTAMENT Drummer CHRIS DOVAS Shares 'Gear Breakdown Video' From Summer 2023 European Tour

New TESTAMENT drummer Chris Dovas has shared a "gear breakdown video" of what he used on the the band's summer 2023 European tour. Check it out below. Last month, TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson revealed that he and Dovas spent a few days working on material for the band's next studio album. Eric...

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OTEP Shares New Single 'Ostracized'

OTEP, the band led by singer, poet, illustrator, author and activist Otep Shamaya, will release a new studio album, "The God Slayer", on September 15 via Cleopatra. The follow-up to 2018's "Kult 45" offers up a mix of inspired original tracks as well as transformative takes on chart-topping hits fro...