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GWAR, ARCH ENEMY, SACRED REICH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, Others Added To 2025 MILWAUKEE METAL FEST

GWAR, ARCH ENEMY, SACRED REICH, NECROT, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, FROZEN SOUL and REPENTANCE are among the newly announced acts for Milwaukee Metal Fest, the iconic midwestern event. The festival will take place once again at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, with the pre-party kicking...

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VOIVOD On Upcoming Concerts With Montreal Symphony Orchestra: It Will Be 'A Dream Come True' And 'A Life-Changing Experience'

Drummer Michel "Away" Langevin and guitarist Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain of Canadian sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD spoke to The Metal Voice about their upcoming shows with the Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal. This legendary Quebec band, known worldwide for redefining the boundaries of metal for over...

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JOHN COOPER: 'Without STRYPER, There'd Be No SKILLET'

In a new interview with Hudson and Aly from "The Hudson Show" on RadioU, John Cooper, the frontman and bassist for the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band SKILLET, was asked to name his favorite 1980s Christian metal band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, man. Well, I'm a hug...

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SHINEDOWN's ERIC BASS Shares 'Azalia' Single From Upcoming 'I Had A Name' Solo Album

SHINEDOWN songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Eric Bass has today shared his new single "Azalia", taken from his forthcoming debut solo album "I Had A Name". Fans can watch the brand new music video below. A concept album set within a sprawling new world, "I Had A Name" was written, recor...

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LAST IN LINE Has 'A Whole Bunch Of Embryonic Ideas' For Fourth Album

In a new interview with Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of Rock Interview Series, LAST IN LINE bassist Phil Soussan once again confirmed that he and his bandmates — frontman Andrew Freeman and original DIO members Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD) and Vinny Appice (ex-BLACK SABBATH) — are working on material for t...

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GENE SIMMONS On KISS Avatar Show: 'The Experience Is Gonna Be Beyond Anything You Can Imagine'

During an appearance on "The Adam Carolla Show", KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons once again praised the upcoming KISS avatar show, calling it a "jaw-dropping, never-before-seen thing". The technology being used for the KISS avatars, originally developed for ABBA's "Voyage" show in London, will al...

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IN THIS MOMENT: We 'Will Now Be Stepping Away To Take A Break And Create The Next Chapter Of Music'

Grammy Award-nominated act IN THIS MOMENT has thanked fans for their support during the band's just-completed headlining tour across North America, featuring special guests KIM DRACULA, NATHAN JAMES and MIKE'S DEAD. "The Godmode Tour Part 2", which continued the celebration of the release of IN THIS...

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ARMORED SAINT's JOEY VERA On His Eye Surgery: 'I've Been Very Lucky That This Did Not Turn Into Something Worse'

Earlier this month, ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera underwent a successful surgery for posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) on a day off during the band's ongoing North American tour as the support act for W.A.S.P. Posterior vitreous detachment is a common age-related eye problem that occurs when the...

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184 Bands Announced For 2025 Edition Of France's HELLFEST, Including Headliners LINKIN PARK, SCORPIONS, KORN And MUSE

LINKIN PARK, SCORPIONS, KORN and MUSE will headline the 2025 installment of Hellfest, set to take place June 19-22, 2025 in Clisson, France. Hellfest is an annual open-air festival and one of the biggest metal festivals in all of Europe. After canceling the 2020 and 2021 installments due to the ongo...

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Longtime WITHIN TEMPTATION Keyboardist MARTIJN SPIERENBURG Announces His Departure From Band

Longtime WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Spierenburg has announced his departure from the Dutch symphonic metal band. Earlier today (Monday, December 9),Martijn released the following statement via social media: "After 24 incredible years, I have made the bittersweet decision to part ways wit...

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RIVAL SONS 'Are Talking About' Getting Started On Writing The Next Album

In a new interview with The Logan Show, RIVAL SONS singer Jay Buchanan was asked if he and his bandmates are working on the follow-up to the two albums they released in 2023: "Darkfighter" and "Lightbringer". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Scott [Holiday, RIVAL SONS guitarist] a...

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Today Marks 20th Anniversary Of PANTERA Guitarist 'DIMEBAG' DARRELL ABBOTT's Death

Today (Sunday, December 8) marks the 20th anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert on this date in 2004 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbu...

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Watch: VOLBEAT Returns To Live Stage After 16 Months

Danish rock and rollers VOLBEAT returned to the live stage for the first time in 16 months last night (Friday, December 6) as the support act for IRON MAIDEN at Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil. According to Setlist.fm, VOLBEAT's setlist was as follows: 01. The Devil's Bleeding Crown 02. Lola Monte...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Announces Retirement From Touring: Tonight Will Be 'My Final Gig' With The Band

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain has announced his retirement from touring. The 72-year-old musician, who has been a member of MAIDEN for more than four decades, revealed his decision to "step back" from being on the road earlier today (Saturday, December 7) in a statement on the band's official we...

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Aqualung Redux / Best Of Jethro Tull

Those clever bastards at Magnetic Eye Records have got impeccable taste. "Aqualung Redux" is the latest in a series of extravagant tribute albums dedicated to classic albums and great artists of our time, populated by an impressive army of bands from stoner, doom and psychedelic realms. Previous pro...