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THE HALO EFFECT's 'Days Of The Lost' Becomes First Debut Album From Metal Band To Enter Swedish Chart At No. 1

"Days Of The Lost", the debut album from THE HALO EFFECT, the new project featuring five former members of the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES — Jesper Strömblad (guitar),Daniel Svensson (drums),Peter Iwers (bass),Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne (vocals) — has entered the official chart in...

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KROKUS Announces Return To Live Stage

Legendary Swiss hard rockers KROKUS will play a special concert on September 10 on the steps of the St. Ursus Cathedral in Solothurn, Switzerland. In addition, Solothurn will honor the band with a "Stone Of Honor" on its 2000th anniversary. KROKUS said in a statement: "We are happy to be honored by...

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KIRK HAMMETT Explains Why METALLICA Takes So Long Between Studio Albums

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett, whose recently released "Portals" EP marked his first-ever foray as a solo artist, was asked in a new interview with Goldmine magazine why he and his bandmates take so long between records. (In 40 years, METALLICA has released 10 albums.) he responded: "Yeah, you kn...

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MACHINE HEAD Shares Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Surprise Appearance At This Year's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

On August 12, MACHINE HEAD played a surprise set at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom. Three members of MACHINE HEAD — frontman Robb Flynn, bassist Jared MacEachern and drummer Matt Alston — who were in the U.K. rehearsing for their upcoming Eur...

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SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE Release Video For New Single 'Pump It Up'

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame-inducted, Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Sammy Hagar has debuted the video for "Pump It Up" with his Billboard-chart-topping supergroup THE CIRCLE. "Pump It Up", a cover of ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS' 1978 classic, was recorded live during a warm-up se...

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SKID ROW Shares New 'Tear It Down' Webisode: How Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL Came To Join The Band

SKID ROW has released the fourth webisode in the "Tear It Down" series. In the five-minute clip, which can be seen below, the members of SKID ROW talk about their new singer Erik Grönwall and his incredible journey that led to him joining the band. SKID ROW's new studio album, "The Gang's All Here",...

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Watch MUDVAYNE Perform In Chula Vista During 'Freaks On Parade' 2022 Tour

Fan-filmed video of MUDVAYNE's August 14 performance at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California can be seen below. The show was part of MUDVAYNE's co-headlining U.S. tour with ROB ZOMBIE, dubbed "Freaks On Parade". Produced by Live Nation, the 21-city "Freaks On Parade" tou...

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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Puts Spotlight On Band's Crew In 'All In The Family' Video Series

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has launched "All In The Family", a new YouTube series in which he takes a look backstage to show fans the individuals that make KORN live shows happen. Welch says: "Me and the guys in KORN always put on shows for you year after year, and I wanted to highlight some...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS Says He Owns Bed That Once Belonged To ELVIS PRESLEY

W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless has penned a blog post about one of the most iconic figures in American music, Elvis Presley, who passed away in 1977 at age 42. Lawless, whose real name is Steven Duren, wrote: "This August 16th will mark the 45th year of the passing of Elvis Presley, the undispute...

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Watch LOU GRAMM Perform FOREIGNER Classics At 2022 Ozark Empire Fair

Fan-filmed video of original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm's July 28 performance at the Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield, Missouri can be seen below (courtesy of Facebook users Gary Dean Ash and Kevin Matz). In an interview earlier this month with John Beaudin of RockHistoryMusic.com, Gramm was asked w...

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STATUS QUO To Release 'Quo'ing In - The Best Of The Noughties' In November

On November 25, STATUS QUO will release "Quo'ing In - The Best Of The Noughties", an era-spanning compilation taking in their greatest hits from the band's output thus far in the new millennium, which includes 5 Top Ten studio albums, and many fan favorites. Along with this news comes the release of...

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JAMES DURBIN Just Wants To 'Bang His Head' In Post-QUIET RIOT Career

By David E. Gehlke James Durbin likely wasn't done any favors upon joining QUIET RIOT in 2017 when drummer Frankie Banali's wife uttered the "He is also 28 and HOT. Am I right, ladies?" line that got plenty of mileage in the BLABBERMOUTH.NET comments section. Known as the "metal guy" from his run d...

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BLIND GUARDIAN's HANSI KÜRSCH Talks 'The God Machine': 'We Said It Was Time For An Intense Album'

By David E. Gehlke German power metal veterans BLIND GUARDIAN have a defined songwriting core of vocalist/lyricist Hansi Kürsch and guitarist/composer André Olbrich. The two are responsible for some of the finest epic metal numbers of the last 30-plus years and also for some of its most orchestrated...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's ZACK DE LA ROCHA Has A Torn ACL, Says His Friend

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE frontman Zack De La Rocha reportedly tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee during the band's July 11 concert in Chicago. The incident occurred during the fourth song of the second show on the group's long-delayed "Public Service Announcement" reunion tou...

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Watch: SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER And His 24-Year-Old Son YOHAN Perform Cover Of METALLICA's 'The Call Of Ktulu'

Video of KISSER CLAN, the project featuring SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser and his 24-year-old son Yohan Kisser, performing a cover of the METALLICA classic "The Call Of Ktulu" on August 7 at eFestival in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel EuViajandoComVc). As previ...