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Hear COREY TAYLOR's Acoustic Cover Version Of RED RIDER's 'Lunatic Fringe'

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has shared his stripped back take on "Lunatic Fringe", the 1981 classic originally performed by RED RIDER. The track is taken from his solo album of covers and acoustic recordings, titled "CMFB…Sides", which is being released today (Friday, February 25)...

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MESHUGGAH Drops Music Video For New Single 'The Abysmal Eye'

Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH have released the official music video for "The Abysmal Eye", the first single from their upcoming ninth studio album, "Immutable". You can now watch the Scott Hansen-directed clip below. Due on April 1 via Atomic Fire, the follow-up to 2016's "The Viole...

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ROB HALFORD Urges Fans To Keep Voting For JUDAS PRIEST To Get Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Rob Halford has urged JUDAS PRIEST fans to keep voting for the band to be finally inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. PRIEST is trailing Eminem, DURAN DURAN, Pat Benatar, Dolly Parton and EURYTHMICS in the fan vote for this year's Rock Hall induction class. Now through April 29, fans can v...

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PANTERA And Z2 COMICS Celebrate 30 Years Of 'Vulgar Display Of Power With' Official Graphic Novel

Z2 Comics reaches "a new level" in 2022 with the release of an ambitious graphic anthology paying tribute to one of the biggest bands in the history of heavy metal, whose innovative fusion of groove and hardcore served as one of the defining sounds of the 1990s: PANTERA. "We're really happy and exci...

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METALLICA Announces Its Only Two U.S. Stadium Summer 2022 Shows

METALLICA, one of the most iconic names in rock music, today announced it will perform only two summer stadium shows in 2022: Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, New York on August 11, and PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 14. Both shows will feature special guests GRETA VAN FLEET and ICE NINE...

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Early Recordings From METALLICA And RATT Featured On 'Metal Massacre Volume One' 40th-Anniversary Vinyl Reissue

Marking its 40th anniversary this year, Metal Blade Records will make its debut release, "Metal Massacre Volume One", available for the first time since 1984 on limited-edition vinyl. Originally released on June 14, 1982, "Metal Massacre" showcased the best of Los Angeles's unsigned acts of the time...

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Former EXODUS Guitarist RICK HUNOLT Teams Up With Ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer SAL ABRUSCATO In New Band DIEHUMANE

Former EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt has shared the first details of his new band DIEHUMANE. The "avant garde alt-metal" group, which is based in Galveston, Texas, also includes Garret West on lead vocals, Sal Abruscato (TYPE O NEGATIVE, LIFE OF AGONY) on drums, Joshua Vargas on rhythm guitar, bass,...

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SCORPIONS Share Lyric Video For New Song 'Seventh Sun'

SCORPIONS have shared the official lyric video for their new song "Seventh Sun". The track is taken from the band's 19th studio album, "Rock Believer", which will be released on February 25. From the very first note of "Seventh Sun", guitarist Rudolf Schenker and his Flying V manage to spectacularly...

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ANVIL To Release 'Impact Is Imminent' Album In May

Canadian metal legends ANVIL have set "Impact Is Imminent" as the title of their 19th album, tentatively due in May. The cover artwork for the effort, which was recorded at a studio in Germany, can be found below. Earlier in the month, ANVIL guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow told Canada's The M...

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Watch: MEGADETH Leader DAVE MUSTAINE Discusses His New Flying V EXP

A longer promotional video for the Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP — which is available in Antique Natural and Silver Metallic finishes — can be seen below. Gibson is truly honored to be working with Mustaine, a guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader who formed MEGADETH at the dawn of the American thrash...

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GOJIRA's MARIO DUPLANTIER Praises METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'He's Such A Cool Dude'

Drummer Mario Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA spoke to Art Of Rock about his obsession with bodyboarding, a water sport in which the surfer rides a bodyboard on the crest, face, and curl of a wave that is carrying the surfer towards the shore. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT...

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SCORPIONS' KLAUS MEINE Says It Will Be 'Very Emotional' For Band To Play First Shows After Two-Year Break

SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine spoke to AXS TV about his band's upcoming Las Vegas residency, "Sin City Nights". The run of shows, which was originally slated to take place in July 2020 and was later pushed back to May 2021, will now happen in March-April, 2022 at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Re...

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Former EXODUS Guitarist RICK HUNOLT Launches New Band DIEHUMANE

Former EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt has launched a new band called DIEHUMANE. The news of Hunolt's project was shared by BLIND ILLUSION's Mark Biedermann who took to his Facebook Saturday night (February 19) to write: "Here's what's really going on. Rick Hunolt's new band DIE HUMANE is going to blow...

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BODY COUNT Begins Recording New Album 'Merciless'

BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, has apparently commenced the recording process for its new album, "Merciless". The follow-up to 2020's "Carnivore" is tentatively due before the end of the year via Century Media. Earlier today (Saturday, February 19),I...

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Watch APOCALYPTICA's Collaboration With Finnish Rock Legend ISMO ALANKO On New Version Of 'Peltirumpu'

Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have released a performance video of their collaboration with Ismo Alanko on a reworked version of the song "Peltirumpu", a track originally written and recorded by Alanko's former band SIELUN VELJET. In a statement accompanying the release of the song, APOCALYPTIC...