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ABBATH-Less IMMORTAL Begins Work On New Material: 'We Will Continue What We Believe In'

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL — now consisting of lyricist/guitarist Demonaz (real name Harald Nævdal) and drummer Horgh (real name Reidar Horghagen) following last year's split with frontman Olve Eikemo (a.k.a. Abbath) — are working on material for the band's next album, to be released via the...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Was 'Shocked' By Frontman DAVE PADDEN's Departure

Mark Taylor of Metal Talk recently conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR leader Jeff Waters. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the departure of Dave Padden, ANNIHILATOR's vocalist from 2003 to 2014, and Waters' return to lead-vocal duties on the band's forthcoming album, "Suicide So...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Drummer Says SLAYER Wasn't Big Enough To Headline MAYHEM FESTIVAL

CANNIBAL CORPSE drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz says that the seemingly disastrous attendance figures for this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival could have been avoided had Mayhem organizers managed to secure a bigger band than SLAYER to headline the traveling festival. The 2015...

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CHRIS CORNELL: New Single 'Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart' Available For Streaming

"Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart", a brand new song from former AUDIOSLAVE and current SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell, is available for streaming at Apple Music. The track is the first single from Cornell's new solo album, "Higher Truth", which will be released on September 18. The CD was produced b...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Talks About His Tattoos In 'Rock Ink' Episode (Video)

In Louder Noise's latest episode of "Rock Ink", SLAYER's Kerry King talks about his tattoos, including a controversial lyric on his arm and one he can't even see. Check out the clip below. Most of King's tattoos were inked by legendary tattoo artist Paul Booth, including the epic head tat. The insid...

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LED ZEPPELIN's 'In Through The Out Door' Back In The Top 10

According to The Pulse Of Radio, LED ZEPPELIN's final original album, 1979's "In Through The Out Door", has made its way back into the Top 10, hitting No. 9. The album, along with 1976's "Presence" and 1982 posthumous collection, "Coda", are the latest and final deluxe reissues spearheaded by Jimmy...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA On MAYHEM FESTIVAL: Our Production Has Been Bigger Than We've Ever Done Before

A two-minute video clip of SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya talking about the band's participation in this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival can be seen below. "Our production has been bigger than we've ever done in any SLAYER tour," he said. "The last few times that we've...

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SOULFLY: 'Archangel' Title Track Available For Streaming

The lyric video for the title track of SOULFLY's tenth studio album, "Archangel", can be seen below. Due on August 14 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the CD was produced by Matt Hyde, who has previously worked with SLAYER and CHILDREN OF BODOM. The cover artwork was created by artist Eliran Kantor...

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Video: IMMORTAL Frontman's ABBATH Performs At HEAVY MONTREAL Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of ABBATH, the new band led by IMMORTAL frontman Olve Eikemo (a.k.a. Abbath),performing on August 8 at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. ABBATH made its live debut in June at the Tuska open-air metal festival in Helsinki, Finland. Ab...

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METALLICA At LOLLAPALOOZA: Performance Footage From Fans' POV On Stage

A select group of fans were brought on stage during METALLICA's August 1 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois to add to the ambiance. Video footage of several songs from the show filmed from the fans' point on view on stage can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follow...

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ARMORED SAINT/Ex-ANTHRAX Singer JOHN BUSH Discusses His 'Lucrative' Business Away From Music (Video)

Jägermeister conducted an interview with former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush at this year's Bloodstock Open Air, which is being held August 6-9 at Catton Park, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about what he does away from ARMORED SAINT, Bus...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Says MAYHEM FESTIVAL Attendance Was 'About What We Would Draw If We Were Doing Our Own Tour'

SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya has dismissed the suggestion that the band was playing to a smaller audience than usual as the headliner of this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. "We have a fanbase of about five or six thousand at every place we play, so the crowd that w...

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How Greek Guitarist KOSTAS KARAMITROUDIS Became Known As GUS G.

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, was interviewed at Hungary's Fezen festival on July 29. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how he came up with his stage name Gus G. after ...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Slams JUAN CROUCIER For Using RATT Logo To Launch New Project

RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer has slammed the band's bassist, Juan Croucier, for using the RATT logo to promote his new project RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER. RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER, which features Croucier alongside Pete Holmes (BLACK 'N BLUE),Mike Moore and Toni Aleman, announced on Tuesday (August 4) that it...

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CHRIS CORNELL: Cover Artwork For New Solo Album 'Higher Truth'

Former AUDIOSLAVE and current SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell will release his new solo album, "Higher Truth", on September 18. The CD was produced by Brendan O’Brien (BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, PEARL JAM, NEIL YOUNG). The "Higher Truth" cover art has just been unveiled and can be seen below. Chris Cornell...