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METAL CHURCH's KURDT VANDERHOOF Says Streaming Makes Music More Disposable

METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof has lamented the fact that most music fans today listen to their favorite artists on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. "This generation of people that live on streaming — yeah, it's convenient, and yeah, it's fine, but if you're an actual real...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's MIKE DEAN Says REED MULLIN 'Needs To Get His S**t Together' Before Rejoining Band

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY bassist Mike Dean says that drummer Reed Mullin "needs to take care of himself and get his shit together" before rejoining the band. Mullin, who co-founded CORROSION OF CONFORMITY in 1982 as a hardcore punk act alongside Dean and guitarist Woody Weatherman, has missed a numbe...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Blasts DONALD TRUMP For Invoking God's Name While Speaking About Mass Shootings

Sebastian Bach has slammed President Donald Trump for making a religious appeal in his speech on Monday in response to the weekend's mass shootings. In his remarks from the White House, the U.S. president said he joined in the grief and outrage over the "two evil attacks" in El Paso, Texas, and Dayt...

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Current/Former Members Of MACHINE HEAD, DREAM THEATER, OVERKILL Unite In New Project

According to several posts on various social media platforms, former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel is working on a new project with drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER),vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and bassist Mark Menghi (METAL ALLEGIANC...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JUSTIN FOLEY Says Touring With IRON MAIDEN Was 'Really Inspiring'

Jimmy Kay of The Metal Voice conducted an interview with drummer Justin Foley of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE at this year's Heavy Montreal festival. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's forthcoming studio...

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MIKE MUSHOK Hopes STAIND Will Remain Active After Fall Shows

Massachusetts-based rockers STAIND will reunite for a few select dates this fall after a five-year hiatus. With more than 15 million albums sold worldwide, original members Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok and Johnny April along with longtime drummer Sal Giancarelli, will play some select shows, including t...

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NIKKI SIXX And SEBASTIAN BACH Call For Gun Control In Wake Of El Paso, Dayton Mass Shootings

Nikki Sixx and Sebastian Bach are the latest hard rock musicians to call on lawmakers to enact tougher guns laws after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and 53 injured in Texas and Ohio on August 3 and August 4. In El Paso, a gunman opened fire as customers crowd...

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Video Premiere: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 'I Am Broken Too'

The official music video for "I Am Broken Too", the new single from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, can be seen below. The song is taken from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new album, "Atonement", which will be released on August 16 via Metal Blade Records in the U.S. and Sony Music Entertainment in...

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DEVILDRIVER Guitarist On Group's Forthcoming Album: 'This Is The Most Happy I've Ever Been With Any Record'

Prior to DEVILDRIVER's July 19 performance in Sioux City, Iowa, guitarist Mike Spreitzer spoke with Jeremy Lafrentz of Backstage Entertainment. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when the group's forthcoming record will be released...

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MERCYFUL FATE Bassist TIMI HANSEN Is Battling Cancer

MERCYFUL FATE bassist Timi Hansen has revealed that he is battling cancer. Hansen went public with his diagnosis after it was announced that he wouldn't participate in MERCYFUL FATE's 2020 reunion. Filling in for him will be ARMORED SAINT and FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera. On Thursday (August 1),...

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THE FERRYMEN Feat. RAINBOW Singer, PRIMAL FEAR Guitarist: 'A New Evil' Album Due In October

Frontiers Music Srl will release THE FERRYMEN's sophomore album, titled "A New Evil", on October 11. The band, featuring guitarist Magnus Karlsson (MAGNUS KARLSSON'S FREE FALL, PRIMAL FEAR),vocalist Ronnie Romero (RAINBOW, LORDS OF BLACK) and drummer Mike Terrana (TARJA, RAGE, AXEL RUDI PELL, VISIO...

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MERCYFUL FATE To Reunite For Summer 2020 European Festival Appearances

Influential Danish heavy metal act MERCYFUL FATE will reunite for an unspecified number of concerts throughout Europe during the summer of 2020, including next year's edition of the Copenhell festival, set to take place June 17-20, 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark. MERCYFUL FATE's lineup for the shows wi...

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BLACK CROWN INITIATE Signs With CENTURY MEDIA

Having released two critically hailed, fan-worshipped works of progressive death metal, 2014's "Wreckage Of Stars" and its 2016 follow-up "Selves We Cannot Forgive", BLACK CROWN INITIATE has found a new label home with Century Media. Formed in Reading, Pennsylvania in 2012, BLACK CROWN INITIATE has...

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STAIND Announces Only Northeast Concert Of 2019

STAIND will perform at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut on October 5. It will mark the band's only Northeast concert in 2019. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 2. The Foxwoods show was announced by STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis during his solo performance at the venue Sunday ni...

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Ex-KORN Drummer Says That He Apologized To His Former Bandmates For 'Wrong And Mean' Things He Said About Them

Ex-KORN drummer David Silveria says that he has apologized to his former bandmates for the "wrong and mean" things he has said about them since his split from the group. The musician, who drummed on all of KORN's recordings through 2005's "See You On The Other Side" album, made the revelation while...