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Watch: SLIPKNOT's MICK THOMSON Talks About His Early Thrash And Death Metal Influences

SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson was interviewed for the latest episode of Knotfest's "Defender Of The Riff". When asked by host Daniel Dekay about his early musical influences, Mick said: "[IRON] MAIDEN. Fuck, MAIDEN, and early METALLICA, TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX, you know, FLOTSAM [AND JETSAM], SUICIDAL...

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IRON MAIDEN 'Smashes' Colombia Ticket Sales Record

According to Billboard.com, tickets for IRON MAIDEN's first concert in Colombia in 13 years were snapped up at a record rate for an international act. Promoter Move Concerts said that all 42,000 tickets for the metal giants' return to Bogota on November 24, 2024 sold out in 21 minutes. "We all expec...

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Harsh Reality

Everyone should remember the first time that music made them want to smash their own bedroom up. If heavy, angry, ugly music has any purpose whatsoever, it is to get the blood pumping and the spirit soaring, even if the means of achieving that singular rush is to fully embrace the dark and horrible...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Gets Married For Third Time

According to Kerrang! magazine, IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson has "just married" his fiancée, French fitness instructor Leana Dolci. The two split their time between Paris and his home in London. "I wander round and it all feels a bit bohemian, a bit exotic," he told Kerrang! of Paris, where he has...

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ARMORED SAINT Announces Summer 2024 European Tour

Iconic heavy metal outfit ARMORED SAINT will return to Europe in the summer for a full run of club shows and handpicked festivals. Comments ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush: "What up Euro SAINT heads. Long time no talk. Well, that's about to end. After not performing on European soil since 2019, we'...

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How Did STYX End Up Being Accused Of Having Hidden Messages In Its Songs? JAMES 'J.Y.' YOUNG Explains

In a new interview with Ethan Dometrius of the 107.3 The Eagle radio station, STYX guitarist James "J.Y." Young spoke about how claims were made by anti-rock-music activists during the early 1980s that the STYX song "Snowblind"'s lyrics were Satanic and contained hidden backwards messages. The line...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY And SAINT ASONIA Announce February/March 2024 U.S. Co-Headlining Tour

BLACK STONE CHERRY and SAINT ASONIA have announced a co-headline tour that will take place in February and March 2024. The run commences in Destin, Florida at Club LA on February 13. The final show will be performed on March 6 in Charlotte, North Carolina at The Underground. An artist pre-sale goes...

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AMON AMARTH Announces Spring 2024 North American Tour With CANNIBAL CORPSE, OBITUARY And FROZEN SOUL

Following their summer run crisscrossing the continent with their metal comrades in GHOST, Swedish heavy metal icons AMON AMARTH will return to U.S. and Canadian stages this spring on the "Metal Crushes All Tour 2024" produced by Live Nation; the band's biggest North American tour to date! Set to co...

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SHAVO ODADJIAN Names 'Coolest' Things He Has Experienced As A Member Of SYSTEM OF A DOWN

In a new interview with Cannabis Now, SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian was asked to name "the coolest thing" he he has ever experienced with his bandmates. He said: "Oh, I could name a few, but when we were the musical guest at 'Saturday Night Live', that was amazing. Now that was ridiculous...

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HALESTORM Had An 'Amazing' Time Working With Producer DAVE COBB

In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal's Metal Global, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger spoke about the band's recent songwriting and recording session with acclaimed Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb, known for his previous collaborations with the likes of Sammy H...

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GEORGE LYNCH Wants LYNCH MOB To 'Go Out With A Bang Instead Of Going Out With A Whimper'

In a new interview with Rockin' Metal Revival, George Lynch spoke about LYNCH MOB's announcement that it was embarking on "The Final Ride", a farewell tour celebrating the band's 35-year legacy. The trek is expected to kick off in January of 2024 and conclude in March of 2025 on the Monsters Of Rock...

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Watch: BRUCE DICKINSON Talks About Upcoming Solo Album And Comic Series At Brazil's CCXP23

This past Thursday night (November 30),Bruce Dickinson unveiled the dramatic, action-packed video for "Afterglow Of Ragnarok", the first single to be taken from his upcoming solo album "The Mandrake Project". In front of a packed audience on the opening day of CCXP23, Brazil's huge Comic-Con event...

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New BEHEMOTH Music Is On The Way, Says NERGAL

In a new interview with the "Everblack" podcast conducted at the December 3 stop of the Good Things festival in Brisbane, Australia, BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski spoke about his plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, the plan is to focus on BEHEMO...

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RIOT V To Release 'Mean Streets' Album In February

RIOT V, the band featuring members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, will release a new studio album, "Mean Streets", on February 16, 2024 via Atomic Fire Records. The follow-up to 2018's "Armor Of Light" contains 12 tracks which were recorded by Bruno Ravel in New Jersey. Ravel also mixed the LP wh...

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POWERWOLF Celebrates OZZY OSBOURNE's 75th Birthday With Cover Of 'Bark At The Moon'

German metallers POWERWOLF have honored the 75th birthday of the Prince Of Darkness himself, the legendary Ozzy Osbourne, by releasing a cover of one of the BLACK SABBATH vocalist's most famous solo tracks, "Bark At The Moon". The title track of Ozzy's celebrated 1983 album is an immortal classic, a...