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SEPULTURA's DERRICK GREEN On ELOY CASAGRANDE's 'Shocking' Departure: 'Everything Worked Out The Way That It Was Supposed To'

In a new interview with The Razor's Edge, SEPULTURA vocalist Derrick Green reflected on the departure of the band's longtime drummer Eloy Casagrande in February 2024, less than a month prior to the start of SEPULTURA's "Celebrating Life Through Death" farewell tour. Eloy has since been replaced by G...

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JASON NEWSTED Says METALLICA's Residency At Las Vegas's Sphere Is 'An Incredible Opportunity': 'I'm Very Happy For Them'

During a May 12 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke about the band's upcoming residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Asked if he has any shows at the venue yet and whether he would be interested in seeing his former band play at the Spher...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Releases New Single 'Something Wicked'

Hard rock giants BREAKING BENJAMIN are back with a brooding and haunting new single, "Something Wicked", signaling the latest chapter for the band and the tease of a forthcoming full-length album. Marked by their signature blend of atmospheric tension, thunderous instrumentation, and raw emotional w...

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BILLY CORGAN Announces 'A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness' September 2026 European Tour

Following a critically acclaimed seven-date run last year at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, today Billy Corgan, the frontman of the two-time Grammy Award-winning iconic rock band THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, announces a European tour for September of "A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness Featuring B...

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JASON NEWSTED On His Throat Cancer Battle: 'It's The Closest I've Ever Come To Not Breathing'

On the latest episode of Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted opened about up about his revelation that he has been undergoing medical treatment for throat cancer. The 63-year-old musician, who played with the heavy metal giants from 1986 to 2001, said (as trans...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Performs New Song 'Something Wicked', Introduces Drummer BRIAN MEDEIROS At WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE Festival

BREAKING BENJAMIN played a new song called "Something Wicked" during the band's set Saturday night (May 9) at the Welcome To Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Prior to launching into the track, BREAKING BENJAMIN frontman Benjamin Bur...

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VENOM INC. Completes Mixing New Mini-Album

In a new interview with Laughing Monkey With Shawn Ratches, VENOM INC. bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan and guitarist Curran Murphy spoke about plans for the band to release a follow-up to its second album, "There's Only Black", which came out in 2022. Curran said (as transcribed by BLAB...

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See JASON NEWSTED Perform Acoustically For Animals At Florida's Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted recently visited the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in his hometown of Jupiter, Florida for a very special live music enrichment session. According to the Sanctuary, "Jason performed calming live music for several of our resident [animal] ambassadors, creating a uniq...

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ACID REIGN Releases Music Video For 'Sorrowsworn' From Upcoming 'Daze Of The Week' Album

U.K. thrash metal veterans ACID REIGN will release a new album, "Daze Of The Week", on May 15 via Back On Black. The LP will mark the band's first release since 2019's "The Age Of Entitlement". The official music video for the second single from "Daze Of The Week", a song called "Sorrowsworn", can b...

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JASON NEWSTED: How I Was Diagnosed With Throat Cancer

On the latest episode of Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted opened up about his revelation that he has been undergoing medical treatment for throat cancer. Asked by Delray what symptoms he had that led to him being diagnosed with the type of cancer that...

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Longtime NAPALM DEATH Guitarist MITCH HARRIS Launches TOURFLIP, New Platform Helping Bands Get Booked And Fans Pay Less

Longtime NAPALM DEATH guitarist Mitch Harris has launched a crowdfunding campaign for TourFlip, a new marketplace he designed and built to help bands get booked worldwide, get paid and help sustain the rising cost of touring. After over 25 years of live shows on the road, Harris built TourFlip to ma...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Opens Up About Throat Cancer Diagnosis: 'I Got My 'Free And Clear' About Three Weeks Ago'

During an appearance on an upcoming episode of Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted opened up about a health scare he had last year when he was diagnosed with throat cancer. After Delray noted that Newsted was invited to take part in the final edition of...

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COAL CHAMBER's DEZ FAFARA On Drummer MIKEY 'BUG' COX's Cancer Battle: 'I'm Just Really Blessed That He's With Us'

In a new interview with KillerTube, COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara spoke about the band's return to the stage for last weekend's Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show marked COAL CHAMBER's first live appearance since drummer Mikey "Bug" Cox's successful battle with cancer. Dez sai...

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BEAR MCCREARY Recruits GUNS N' ROSES, GOJIRA, MESHUGGAH Members, Others For 'The Singularity: Ekleipsis' Album

"The Singularity" is the name of Emmy- and BAFTA Award-winning composer Bear McCreary's symphonic metal project. In 2024, McCreary released an ambitious hard rock concept album of the same name. The album featured guest appearances by an extraordinary lineup of rock talent, including Serj Tankian (S...

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NONPOINT Announces 'The Last Word' Album, Shares 'Is It' Single

NONPOINT has released the official lyric video for its hard-hitting new single, "Is It". The track, which will be made available on May 8 on all major digital streaming platforms, serves as the first release from NONPOINT's upcoming full-length album, "The Last Word", arriving in late summer 2026. B...