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KERRY KING Announces First-Ever Solo Headlining Tour With MUNICIPAL WASTE And ALIEN WEAPONRY

Following his recent tour with LAMB OF GOD and MASTODON and his first European headline tour earlier this year, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and his new band will hit the road for the 28-date North American headline tour in early 2025. With MUNICIPAL WASTE as special guest and ALIEN WEAPONRY supporti...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says Rehearsals For His First Tour With DREAM THEATER In 14 Years Are 'Sounding And Feeling Great'

Mike Portnoy says that the rehearsals for his first tour with DREAM THEATER in 14 years are sounding "like no time has passed". The drummer co-founded DREAM THEATER in 1985 with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung. Mike played on 10 DREAM THEATER albums over a 20-year period, from 1989's...

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DED Returns With Video For New Single 'Rockstar'

DED is back with a ferociously gritty new single "Rockstar". The accompanying music video can be seen below. "Rockstar" is a welcome return for DED, which released its second full-length album, "School Of Thought", in October 2021. DED ain't got no time for that rock-star bullshit, and the song make...

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Watch: SLAYER Returns To Live Stage For First Time In Five Years

Legendary thrashers SLAYER played their first concert in five years Sunday night (September 22) at the Riot Fest at Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois. The band took the stage just after 8.30 p.m. local time and ran through a 20-song set that included opener "South Of Heaven", "Seasons In The Abyss"...

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SKILLET's JOHN COOPER: 'If Anybody Wants To Use My Music' At Political Rallies, 'Go For It'

In a new interview with The Jacob Buehrer Show, John Cooper of Christian hard rockers SKILLET once again weighed in on the long list of musicians who have objected to Donald Trump using their songs at political rallies. Ahead of the 2020 election, that included Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Phil Colli...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER On Where He Stands With MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Today: 'There's No Relationship At All'

In a new interview with Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser was once again asked about the possibility of reuniting with original frontman Max Cavalera and drummer Igor "Iggor" Cavalera for a final show to cap off the band's ongoing farewell tour. He responded (as...

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An obsession with emulating the past has led black metal down some fairly narrow alleyways over the years. Such is the reverence given to the Norwegian scene of the early '90s in particular, that there have not been many bands or artists with the courage to meddle with those original blueprints. Not...

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New MEGADETH Guitarist TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI Already Has 'A Bunch Of Riffs And Ideas' For Band's Next Album

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, MEGADETH guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari, who joined the band a year ago as the replacement for Kiko Loureiro, was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for MEGADETH's follow-up to 2022's "The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead...

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NASTY SAVAGE Shares 'Schizoid Platform' Single From Upcoming 'Jeopardy Room' Album

U.S. metal legends NASTY SAVAGE have premiered "Schizoid Platform", the second single from their upcoming album, "Jeopardy Room", coming on October 10, 2024 via FHM Records. Check it out below. NASTY SAVAGE rose to popularity in the mid-1980s primarily due to vocalist "Nasty" Ronnie Galletti's over-...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says He Has Written 'Some Super-Cool' New Material With JEFF YOUNG

In a recent interview with Cumbria Guide, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if he was planning to release an album of original material with KINGS OF THRASH, the project he formed with fellow ex-MEGADETH member, guitarist Jeff Young. He responded: "We've written some super-cool materi...

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See Front-Row Video Of KERRY KING's Performance At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

Pics from the pit has uploaded front-row video of Kerry King's September 1 performance at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma. Check it out below. The SLAYER guitarist's solo band played its first concert as the support act for LAMB OF GOD and MASTODON on July 19 at the Texas Trust CU Theatre...

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MIKE PORTNOY Has No Regrets About Leaving DREAM THEATER In 2010

In a recent interview with Spain's Mariskal Rock, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who returned to the band last October after a 13-year absence, was asked to name the thing in his career he is most proud of as well as a decision that he regrets the most. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMO...

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QUEEN's Groundbreaking 1973 Debut Album Remixed, Remastered And Expanded

Over half a century since its release and a vital chapter in the band's story, QUEEN's self-titled 1973 debut album has been remixed and restored by Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae and Kris Fredriksson to sound the way the band always wanted it to. A new track listing, alternative takes, demos...

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MARK OSEGUEDA Says Keeping His Involvement With KERRY KING A Secret From DEATH ANGEL Bandmates Was 'Hardest' Part

In a new interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, DEATH ANGEL frontman Mark Osegueda was asked to name the "craziest story" he told or "the oddest situation" he was put in trying to keep his association with Kerry King's solo band under wraps. He responded (as transcribed...

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DREAM THEATER Announces February/March 2025 North American Tour

With the worldwide excitement around the recently announced European tour, Grammy-winning, progressive music titans DREAM THEATER have announcing the North American leg of their 40th-anniversary tour. The trek will be "An Evening With Dream Theater" and will be the first tour of North America since...