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Former MEGADETH, ANTHRAX And W.A.S.P. Members To Perform At 'Big Four' Tribute Concert At Whisky A Go Go

Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running community-oriented show in residency at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, will hold a special tribute to the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — on Tuesday, May 10. Among the musicians sched...

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KREATOR Releases Music Video For New Single 'Midnight Sun'

German extreme metal titans KREATOR have unveiled "Midnight Sun", the third single from their upcoming fifteenth studio album, "Hate Über Alles". The eagerly anticipated full-length is a strong album-of-the-year contender as well as a global statement against hate and the division of society. Before...

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HOWIE PYRO, D GENERATION Co-Founder And Former DANZIG Bassist, Dead At 61

Howie Pyro died peacefully on May 4 from complications due to COVID-19-related pneumonia, following a liver transplant and long battle with liver disease. The beloved and influential bassist, DJ scene-maker and troublemaker, devoted his life to everything weird, wonderful and wild in music. He wa...

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Former DEATH Members RICK ROZZ And TERRY BUTLER Announce LEFT TO DIE Summer 2022 U.S. Tour

LEFT TO DIE, the new band featuring classic DEATH members Terry Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently in OBITUARY) and Rick Rozz (ex-MASSACRE) paired with GRUESOME founders Matt Harvey (EXHUMED) and Gus Rios (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION),will embark on a summer U.S. tour, performing DEATH's cl...

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Man Found Dead At Festival Celebrating Legendary AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT

A 53-year-old man was found dead at this year's edition of Bonfest, the annual celebration of the life and music of AC/DC legend Bon Scott. The event takes place in the small Scottish town of Kirriemuir, Bon's original hometown. The man's body was found on the second day of the 2022 Bonfest, which s...

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SPINAL TAP Drummer RIC PARNELL Dead At 70

Ric Parnell, who played Mick Shrimpton, the drummer of SPINAL TAP in the mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap", has died at the age of 70. Parnell was also a onetime member of ATOMIC ROOSTER, a 1970s British hard rock/progressive rock band which was led by extraordinary keyboardist Vincent Crane. Ric pl...

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Pay Tribute To TAYLOR HAWKINS At New Orleans Jazz Fest While DAVE GROHL Looks On

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS paid tribute to late FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins during the band's concert Sunday (May 1) at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. At the end of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' set, the group's drummer Chad Smith, who had "Taylor" spelled out on his bass drum, gave a brief speech honoring...

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HALESTORM Shares Acoustic Version Of 'The Steeple'

HALESTORM has released an acoustic version of "The Steeple", the second single from its upcoming fifth studio album album, "Back From The Dead". "The Steeple" follows the album's title track, "Back From The Dead", which arrived last summer. That track marked HALESTORM's sixth No. 1 at rock radio, a...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON's Pre-LINKIN PARK Band GREY DAZE: The Making Of 'The Phoenix' Album Part One (Video)

GREY DAZE, Chester Bennington's pre-LINKIN PARK band, will release a new album, "The Phoenix", on June 17 via Loma Vista Recordings. It is the follow-up to 2020's "Amends", which featured newly recorded music with remastered vocals from the group's long out-of-print and largely undiscovered catalog....

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Late QUIET RIOT Singer KEVIN DUBROW Honored With Shrunken Head At The Golden Tiki In Las Vegas

Late QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow was honored with a shrunken head on Wednesday (April 27) at The Golden Tiki in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attending the unveiling were fellow musicians Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, THE DEAD DAISIES),Todd Kerns (SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS) and Alex G...

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HELMET Announces June 2022 U.S. Tour

HELMET will embark on a U.S. headlining tour later this spring. The 18-date trek, dubbed "An Evening With Helmet", will kick off on June 3 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and conclude on June 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tour dates: Jun. 03 - Pawtucket, RI - The Met Jun. 04 - Hartford, CT - Infinity Mus...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN: How Grunge Put 1980s Hard Rock Bands Out Of Business

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke to Rodrigo Altaf of Sonic Perspectives about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. "When a musical genre becomes just a point of sale, that's kind of the beginning of the...

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One Killed, Four Injured In Shooting During Death Metal Concert In San Bernardino

According to NBC Los Angeles, one person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting late Saturday night (April 23) during a death metal concert at a bar in San Bernardino, California The shooting took place around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday outside of the Marquis Lounge, reportedly while Los A...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says DAVE LOMBARDO 'Brings Some More Power To The Bottom End Of The Band'

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy discussed the return of drummer Dave Lombardo to the group's ranks in a new interview with Brian Aberback of The Aquarian Weekly. An original member of thrash metal legends SLAYER, Lombardo was the guest drummer on TESTAMENT's 1999 studio album "The Gathering", which als...

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GWAR Releases New Single 'Mother F***ing Liar'

GWAR has released a new song called "Mother Fucking Liar". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The New Dark Ages", which will arrive on CD/digital June 3 and vinyl and cassette on September 16 via GWAR's own Pit Records. GWAR vocalist Blöthar The Berserker states: "This song is for a...