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Manifest

For reasons unknown, it always comes as a huge surprise that AMARANTHE are as monstrously heavy as they (always) are. Admittedly, you have to enthusiastically subscribe to the notion of heavy metal as an upbeat artform to truly embrace what the Swedes have been doing over the last decade, but while...

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RUDY SARZO Says He Saw FRANKIE BANALI A Couple Of Hours Before His Death: 'He Was Really Fighting It'

Rudy Sarzo has reflected on the passing of his former QUIET RIOT bandmate, drummer Frankie Banali. Banali, who joined QUIET RIOT in 1982 and played on its breakthrough album, 1983's "Metal Health", the first heavy metal LP to top Billboard's album chart, died in August after a 16-month battle with p...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Releases Acoustic Version Of 'Wrong Side Of Heaven' From 'A Decade Of Destruction - Volume 2'

The second instalment of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's greatest-hits collection, "A Decade Of Destruction - Volume 2", will be released on digital and CD formats October 9, with a two-LP set arriving on November 20 via Better Noise Music. "A Decade Of Destruction - Volume 2" includes four previously unr...

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ACE FREHLEY Tried To Get PETER CRISS To Guest On 'Origins Vol. 2' Album

Ace Frehley says that he tried unsuccessfully to get his former KISS bandmate Peter Criss to appear on "Origins Vol. 2", the sequel to Ace's 2016 collection of cover songs that inspired the ex-KISS guitarist. Released on September 18 via eOne, "Origins Vol. 2", features cover versions of THE BEATLES...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Pays Tribute To Original VAN HALEN Bassist MARK STONE: 'He Was A Wonderful Man'

Wolfgang Van Halen has paid tribute to VAN HALEN's original bass player, Mark Stone, who died on Saturday (September 26) after a battle with cancer. According to Van Halen News Desk, Stone had been under hospice care recently. Earlier today, Wolfgang tweeted: "Heartbreaking news to hear of Mark's pa...

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Original VAN HALEN Bassist MARK STONE Dies After Battle With Cancer

Original VAN HALEN bassist Mark Stone has passed away after a battle with cancer. Mark's death was confirmed by his brother, Brad Stone, who wrote on Instagram: "My beloved brother Mark passed this morning. #markstone #vanhalen #fanhalen". Mark was the bass guitar player in the pre-VAN HALEN band MA...

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Mass Failure

They do things properly in Scotland. Brutal death metal has never been so well endowed with mind-blowing bands as it is today, but even by this year's skull-shattering standards of excellence, "Mass Failure" rips incredibly fucking hard indeed. SCORDATURA warned us in advance, of course; both 2013's...

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KATAKLYSM Releases Music Video For 'Cut Me Down'

"Cut Me Down", the new video from Canadian melodic death metal heavyweights KATAKLYSM, can be seen below. The song, which features a guest appearance by Tuomas Saukkonen (WOLFHEART),istaken from th band's 14th full-length studio album, "Unconquered", which was released on September 25 via Nuclear B...

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QUIET RIOT Guitarist Says Response Has Been 'Very Positive' To Announcement Band Is Continuing After FRANKIE BANALI's Death

QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi says that the response has been "very positive" to the announcement that the band is planning to carry on after drummer Frankie Banali's death. The group, which now features drummer Johnny Kelly (DANZIG, TYPE O NEGATIVE),will play a couple of shows in October as wel...

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JUDAS PRIEST's GLENN TIPTON Is 'Doing Great' Amid His Battle With Parkinson's Disease: 'He Has Good Days And Bad Days'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford says that the band's Parkinson's disease-suffering guitarist Glenn Tipton is "a wonderfully strong, beautiful man" who is continuing to fight against the illness. Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson's more than six years ago — after being stricken by the condition at...

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DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI Rocks Dream Laptop In Battle Of The Hands

"Art Of The Duo - Behind The Scenes", a mini-documentary capturing the impressions of DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li and Kingdom Of Something (Team 1) around their art collaborations with the ROG Zephyrus DUO 15 can be seen below. The ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 is no ordinary laptop. So when Republic of G...

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PETE WAY Book By Photographer ROSS HALFIN Due In December

Ross Halfin and Rufus Publications have announced the publication of "Pete Way By Ross Halfin", a 240-page celebration of UFO's iconic bass player, containing classic and unseen images by music photographer Ross Halfin, and exclusive new interviews and with Phil Mogg (UFO),Andy Parker (UFO),Neil C...

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ANTHRAX: Drum-Cam Footage Of JON DETTE Peforming 'Be All, End All' In 2018

Drum-cam footage of ANTHRAX performing the song "Be All, End All" in 2018, with Jon Dette filling in for Charlie Benante, can be seen below. For the past few years, Benante has been forced to miss certain shows on the band's tour due to his continuing battle with carpal tunnel syndrome. Charlie told...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's ZOLTAN BATHORY On Coronavirus Pandemic: 'This Will Be Over'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory has shared advice on how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to "Offstage With DWP", the Hungarian-born musician, who currently resides in Las Vegas, said (see video below): "This will be over. Life will return to normal. "You have to real...

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CARMINE APPICE Pays Tribute To FRANKIE BANALI, Says It's 'Weird' To See QUIET RIOT Continuing Without Him

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice has reflected on the passing of QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. Banali, who joined QUIET RIOT in 1982 and played on its breakthrough album, 1983's "Metal Health", the first heavy metal LP to top Billboard's album chart, died in August after a 16-month battle with...