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DARKTHRONE's NOCTURNO CULTO Talks Staying Behind The Times: 'We Think Everything Is Kind Of Stupid'

By David E. Gehlke Norwegian black metal pioneers DARKTHRONE have balked at the idea of progression since the late 1990s. Whereas their (un)holy triumvirate of "A Blaze In The Northern Sky", "Under A Funeral Moon" and "Transilvanian Hunger" became foundational black metal albums upon their release e...

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Ex-SALIVA Singer JOSEY SCOTT Explains Why He Had Initially Avoided Meeting Band's Current Frontman BOBBY AMARU

SALIVA reunited with its original singer Josey Scott for a one-off appearance on September 11 at this year's Blue Ridge Rock Festival at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. Scott performed three songs with the group at the event, which also saw SALIVA play with its singer of the p...

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SKID ROW And BUCKCHERRY Announce U.S. Co-Headline Spring 2023 Tour

To welcome in 2023, SKID ROW and BUCKCHERRY will team up for a co-headline "The Gang's All Here" tour in the spring. Performances kick off on March 9 in Bowler, Wisconsin and continue throughout the month, with special guests NO RESOLVE providing support on select shows. All tour dates are listed be...

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TARJA TURUNEN Says She Is Supportive Of Current NIGHTWISH Singer FLOOR JANSEN: 'We Are Sisters In Metal'

During an appearance on a recent episode of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast, former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen was asked if she has ever had any interactions with current NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen. She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We are in touch, and recently more, bec...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says 'It's Time For METALLICA To Step Up' And Organize Another 'Big Four' Concert

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has once again said that there should be at least one more "Big Four" concert. The so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonis...

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RUSH Bassist/Vocalist GEDDY LEE's Memoir Now Due In May 2023

RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee's memoir, which was originally scheduled for release in the fall of 2022, will now be made available next spring. According to the web site of the publisher, HarperCollins, the book will tentatively arrive on May 16, 2023. The as-yet-untitled memoir, which will be edi...

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TAIPEI HOUSTON Feat. LARS ULRICH's Sons: 'Respecter' Music Video Released

TAIPEI HOUSTON, the new band featuring Myles and Layne Ulrich, sons of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, has released the music video for the song "Respecter". The track is taken from TAIPEI HOUSTON's debut album, "Once Bit Never Bored", which has just been made available via C3 Records. Formed in the...

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Would DAVE LOMBARDO Play With A Reunited SLAYER? He Responds

During a recent question-and-answer session with the readers of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo was asked if he would have joined SLAYER guitarist Kerry King's new band had he been approached about it. He responded: "I knew that was coming. I am, right now, working...

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ANTHRAX, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY And EXODUS Announce January/February 2023 North American Tour

In early 2023, ANTHRAX and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, who tore through the country this past summer with their iconic thrash/heavy metal, will be heading back on the road for a 24-date tour, making stops in all new markets, with both bands playing headline sets. Joining ANTHRAX and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY as...

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Watch MERCYFUL FATE's Entire Los Angeles Concert From Fall 2022 North American Tour

Reformed Danish metal legends MERCYFUL FATE played the third show of their first North American headlining tour in over two decades this past Saturday night (October 29) at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. Fan-filmed video of the entire concert can be seen below (courtesy of the Live Rock M...

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Watch: MERCYFUL FATE Plays First Show With Stand-In Bassist BECKY BALDWIN

Reformed Danish metal legends MERCYFUL FATE kicked off their first North American headlining tour in over two decades last night (Tuesday, October 25) at The Factory in Dallas, Texas. Stepping in on bass for MERCYFUL FATE at these shows is Becky Baldwin, a British musician who has previously played...

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Watch GEOFF TATE Perform Acoustic Versions Of QUEENSRŸCHE Classics At Free Concert In Germany

Fan-filmed video of original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate and his solo band performing a free acoustic set this past Saturday (October 22) at Weingut Rinklin in Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl, Germany can be seen below. The setlist was as follows: 01. Walk In The Shadows (QUEENSRŸCHE song) 02. Another...

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IMMORTAL Announces New Album, 'War Against All'

Norwegian black metal band IMMORTAL will release a new album, "War Against All", in 2023 via Nuclear Blast Records. The group's tenth studio LP will feature eight new songs in classic IMMORTAL style. The band's founder Harald "Demonaz" Nævdal states: "IMMORTAL continues the style that was establishe...

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There have definitely been moments when deathcore has seemed a rather one-dimensional phenomenon, but this definitely isn't one of them. CABAL certainly use the much-maligned subgenre as a starting point, but as was evident on their 2018 "Mark Of Rot" debut, they prefer to gleefully drag it down a d...

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New DEEP PURPLE Guitarist SIMON MCBRIDE: 'I've Joined One Of The Most Iconic Rock Bands In The Field'

In a new interview with Andrew Daly of Vinyl Writer Music, Irish guitarist Simon McBride, who recently joined DEEP PURPLE as the permanent replacement for Steve Morse, was asked what sort of emotions he was experiencing when he was asked to become a member of the group. He responded: "It's been an a...