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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Speaks Out Against Use Of Prescription Drugs To Treat Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara has spoken out against the use of medication to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, saying that prescription stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin "pushing kids to the most fucking darkest place possible." The former COAL CHAMBER singer, who...

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VOIVOD Releases Music Video For New Song 'Always Moving'

Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD will release their new studio album, "The Wake", on September 21 via Century Media Records. The official music video — directed by Eric Massicotte and Pierre Duplessis — for the disc's second single, "Always Moving", can be seen below. VOIVOD drumm...

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MASTODON Members Comment On Manager's Cancer Battle

Members of MASTODON have commented on their longtime manager's cancer battle. Late last month, the Atlanta progressive metal band canceled its tour with DINOSAUR JR. "due to a critical situation of a member of the MASTODON family," according to a statement released by the group. Over the weekend, vo...

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VOIVOD Drummer Says 'The Wake' Is 'One Of The Most Intricate Albums' Band Has Ever Done

Sonic Perspectives recently conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD about the band's forthcoming studio album, "The Wake". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On w...

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Reactivated U.K. Death Metallers CANCER To Release 'Shadow Gripped' Album In November

U.K. death metal veterans CANCER will release their new album, "Shadow Gripped", on November 2 via Peaceville. The disc was recorded at Foel studios in Wales with Simon Efemy (PARADISE LOST, NAPALM DEATH, AMORPHIS) handling production and mixing duties alongside the band, with further recording taki...

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ANAAL NATHRAKH: 'Obscene As Cancer' Music Video

The official music video for the song "Obscene As Cancer" from Birmingham extreme metal miscreants ANAAL NATHRAKH can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 10th full-length album, "A New Kind Of Horror", which will be released on September 28 via Metal Blade Records. When writing about...

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ADAM LAMBERT Pays Tribute To ARETHA FRANKLIN, Talks QUEEN's 'The Crown Jewels' Las Vegas Residency

Adam Lambert paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," who died on August 16 after it was reported that she was "gravely ill" in Detroit. Her family said that the cause of death was advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type. During an appearance on "On With Mario Lopez", the...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Releases Touching Video Tribute To Legendary Guitarist MICK RONSON

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has released a touching video tribute to his friend and early guitar hero, the late, great legendary musician Mick Ronson. Filmed in the midst of his band's recent sold-out North American stadium tour, the video opens with a film projector projecting cinematic footag...

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ROB HALFORD: ARETHA FRANKLIN Had The 'Power To Touch You And Move You So Deeply With The Emotion In Her Voice'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," who died on August 16 after it was reported that she was "gravely ill" in Detroit. Her family said that the cause of death was advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type. During an interview with Meltdow...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE: 'Bound By Silence' Video Featuring JOHN BUSH

METAL ALLEGIANCE — with its four core members: David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, ex-DREAM THEATER) and Mark Menghi — began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community's most revered t...

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ALDO NOVA Returns With First Album In More Than 30 Years

On October 19, Canadian guitarist, vocalist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer Aldo Nova will release his first new album release in over three decades. Titled "2.0" (Megaforce),it's a collection of supercharged reinventions of six classic songs off his self-titled smash debut, plus one new orig...

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Former LYNYRD SKYNYRD Guitarist ED KING Dead At 68

Former LYNYRD SKYNYRD guitarist Ed King died Wednesday. He was 68 years old. Although a cause of death has not yet been revealed, he had been reportedly been battling lung cancer and had recently been hospitalized. King's family confirmed his passing on his Facebook page. They wrote: "It is with gre...

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Watch JOURNEY's NEAL SCHON Pay Tribute To ARETHA FRANKLIN At Florida Concert

JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon paid tribute to Aretha Franklin during the band's August 17 concert at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Schon posted a clip of the performance on his official Instagram account, along with the following message: "I did tribute to Aretha Franklin- Queen Soul R.I.P. wi...

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Ex-DIO Keyboardist CLAUDE SCHNELL Once Again Denounces RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It Isn't About RONNIE Anymore'

Former DIO keyboardist Claude Schnell has once again denounced the Ronnie James Dio hologram, saying that it "it isn't about" the singer anymore. The legendary heavy metal frontman died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyeillusion and made it...

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Public Memorial For HUNTRESS Singer JILL JANUS To Be Held In West Hollywood This Friday

A public memorial for HUNTRESS singer Jill Janus will be held this Friday, August 24 at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood, California starting at 9:00 p.m. The celebration of Jill's "life, art and magic" will be open to "all friends, fans and walks of life," according to a poster advertising...