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GEOFF TATE Says Best Piece Of Music Advice He Ever Got Came From GENE SIMMONS

In a brand new interview with Justin Young of Monsters, Madness And Magic, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked to name the best piece of music advice he ever got. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't know who told me this, actually, but I think that it was Gene Simm...

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Steel, Rust And Disgust

MIDNIGHT have been a formidable and prolific force over the last two decades. Founder and chief creative force Athenar has never deviated from his love of filthy, speed-fueled heavy metal, and underground diehards love him for it. After two particularly great studio records, last year's "Hellish Exp...

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KATAKLYSM Releases New Standalone Single 'The Rabbit Hole'

Montreal, Quebec, Canada death metallers KATAKLYSM have released a new single, "The Rabbit Hole". The track was recorded earlier this year at JFD Studios in Dallas, Texas and Studio City, California as well as The Cabin in Orlando, Florida and Silver Black Studio in Laval, Quebec, Canada. "The Rabbi...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN's Autobiography 'Dreaming Japanese' To Be Released As Audiobook In June

Guitar icon Marty Friedman will follow the print release of his compelling autobiography last December, "Dreaming Japanese", with an audiobook version via Recorded Books on June 24. The audiobook release is available to pre-order now across all digital platforms via Amazon. Written with veteran musi...

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Wasteland

Metalcore takes many different forms, and there's certainly a place for the genre in the Christian music world. WOLVES AT THE GATE are on Solid State Records, which is largely a Christian heavy music label, but that doesn't mean their music doesn't appeal to a wider range of listeners. Just because...

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SINSAENUM Pays Tribute To Late Drummer JOEY JORDISON On Upcoming Third Album 'In Devastation'

Extreme metal supergroup SINSAENUM has announced its long-awaited return with the release of a crushing new single, "In Devastation", the title track of their forthcoming third studio album, due out later this year via earMUSIC. The release marks the band's first new material since the tragic passin...

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The Regeneration Itinerary

Despite the legions of myopic purists that seek to keep black metal firmly tethered to the past, the genre has always been a fertile breeding ground for subversives and mischief-makers. …AND OCEANS have arguably been a low-key presence over the years, but particularly since releasing "A.M.G.O.D." i...

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CHTHONIC Frontman FREDDY LIM Appointed Taiwan's Ambassador To Finland

Freddy Lim, vocalist of the renowned Taiwanese metal band CHTHONIC, has been appointed Taiwan's next ambassador to Finland. CHTHONIC has a long-standing connection with Finland, having signed with Finnish label Spinefarm/Universal and released several internationally distributed albums, including "M...

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Watch: Ex-ANTHRAX Singers JOHN BUSH And NEIL TURBIN Team Up For Cover Of RAINBOW's 'Long Live Rock 'N' Roll'

Former ANTHRAX singers John Bush and Neil Turbin teamed up to perform a cover of RAINBOW's "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll" at this year's "Rock For Ronnie" concert in the park benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund on Sunday afternoon, May 18, on the South Lawn adjacent to the Autr...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says He Has 'Never Listened' To Any SKID ROW Recordings With Other Singers: 'Why Would I Listen To That?'

Ex-SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach says that he has never listened to any of the recordings his former band made with vocalists who came after him. The 57-year-old rocker, who hasn't played with SKID ROW for nearly three decades, was asked for his opinion of some of the other singers who recorded a...

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WARMEN Feat. Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist JANNE WIRMAN: New Album 'Band Of Brothers' Due In August

WARMEN, the brainchild of former CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne "Warman" Wirman, will release a new album, "Band Of Brothers", on August 15 via Reaper Entertainment. The follow-up to 2023's "Here For None" was recorded at various locations across Finland and refined by Mikko Karmila (mix) and M...

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LORNA SHORE Announces New Album 'I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me', North American Tour

LORNA SHORE is back in 2025 with new music and a new tour to lay its stake as one of the most impressive extreme metal acts to emerge in recent memory. After a mysterious billboard appeared on the New Jersey Turnpike in the band's hometown, LORNA SHORE today confirms that the group's new album, "I F...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: 'The First Few Dates' Of The 2025 GUNS N' ROSES Tour 'Have Been Awesome'

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has shared the first video update from the band's 2025 world tour, which kicked off on May 1 at Incheon, South Korea's Songdo Moonlight Festival Park. The concert marked the band's first live appearance with new drummer Isaac Carpenter, who replaced Frank Ferrer, t...

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Watch: EVANESCENCE Singer AMY LEE And HALSEY Perform 'Hand That Feeds' Live For First Time

EVANESCENCE's Amy Lee and Grammy-nominated singer Halsey performed their collaborative song "Hand That Feeds" live for the first time when EVANESCENCE supported Halsey at her show last night (Wednesday, May 14) at the famed Hollywood Bowl. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. "Hand...

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'Tearing Down The Orange Curtain': New Book Tells Untold Story Of Orange County Punk Scene

"Tearing Down The Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County To The World" from journalists Nate Jackson and Daniel Kohn is due out May 20, 2025 via Da Capo. The 400-page book explores the trajectory of punk and ska from their humble beginnings to their peak popularity years, where their cu...