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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY Is 'Apprehensive' About Use Of AI In Music: 'The Whole Thing Is Massively Scary'
In a new interview with Guitar Player magazine, QUEEN's Brian May spoke about the dangers of artificial intelligence as it relates to creating music. He said: "My major concern with it now is in the artistic area. I think by this time next year the landscape will be completely different. We won't kn...September 2, 2023
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SADUS Announces First Album In 16 Years, 'The Shadow Inside'
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends SADUS will make their long-awaited return this fall with the release of their first album in 16 years, "The Shadow Inside", on November 17 via Nuclear Blast Records. Reunited in 2017, the band spent the last several years writing the record at their own pa...September 1, 2023
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Memento Mori
Five years is the longest pause between albums that MARDUK have ever taken. Admittedly, the world has had other things to be concerned with during that time, but even taking global pandemics into account, the Swedes' prolonged silence had a certain eeriness to it, as if they were quietly building to...August 31, 2023
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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES: 'I Felt That BURTON C. BELL Was Phoning Things In; He Was Going Through The Motions'
In a new interview with Brutal Planet Magazine, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares was asked if the band's latest addition, Italian-born vocalist Milo Silvestro, has brought a new energy to the long-running California metal act. Dino responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yes and no. I've...August 31, 2023
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The Process Of Human Demise
It takes a song or two to realize that bands really don't make records like this anymore. The brainchild of former SOIL / DIRGE WITHIN guitarist Shaun Glass, REPENTANCE are a precision-tooled, groove metal wrecking machine and "The Process Of Human Demise" is their long-awaited coming-of-age. A firs...August 31, 2023
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DISMEMBER Is Working On First New Music In A Decade And A Half
In a new interview with Arto Lehtinen of Metal Rules, Fred Estby, founding member and drummer of Swedish death metal pioneers DISMEMBER, confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on new music. Asked if it is harder to write new songs because DISMEMBER has a huge legacy, Fred responded: "It's n...August 31, 2023
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PRIMAL FEAR Takes On 'Cancel Culture' With New Single
German metal commandos PRIMAL FEAR will release their new album, "Code Red", on September 1 through Atomic Fire. The 11-track follow-up to 2020's "Metal Commando" includes the latest single, "Cancel Culture", the official lyric video for which — created by Ingo Spörl of Hard Media — can be seen belo...August 31, 2023
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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Says Younger Metal Bands Need A 'Concept' In Order To Stand Out
In a new interview with Let's Talk Music, former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider spoke about his recent switch from longtime record label AFM to Atomic Fire. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I was together with AFM for 14, 15 years. So then there came up a French i...August 30, 2023
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EXODUS's GARY HOLT Explains Record-Label Switch From NUCLEAR BLAST To NAPALM
During a question-and-answer session on July 27 at Diablo Guitars in Renton, Washington, where he was holding a guitar clinic, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt was asked about the band's recent switch from Nuclear Blast Records to Napalm Records. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's ju...August 30, 2023
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TOBIAS SAMMET Is 'Sad' About ALICE COOPER's 'Cancelation' In Wake Of Comments About Gender-Affirming Care
EDGUY and AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet says that he is "sad" about the "cancelation" of Alice Cooper in the wake of the legendary rocker's comments about gender-affirming care. Earlier today (Tuesday, August 29),Tobias took to his Instagram page to write: "On a personal note I just read what my...August 29, 2023
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ATHEIST's KELLY SHAEFER Goes Beyond Technical Death Metal In New Band TILL THE DIRT: 'It's A Totally Different Animal'
By David E. Gehlke ATHEIST frontman Kelly Shaefer was productive during the throes of Covid. Armed with only a guitar, basic home recording software and speakers atop a child's desk, Shaefer burned the midnight oil throughout lockdown and came away with over a dozen new compositions. While ATHIEST i...August 28, 2023
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DINO CAZARES: How Not Belonging To One Particular Metal Subgenre Hurt FEAR FACTORY
In a new interview with Heavy New York, guitarist Dino Cazares of California metal veterans FEAR FACTORY — who have been categorized by different people as industrial metal, nu metal, groove metal and even cyber metal — spoke about how the band's unique sometimes worked against them as they battled...August 27, 2023
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Original VENOM Guitarist JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN To Stay Off The Road After Wife's Cancer Diagnosis
Original VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn has revealed that his wife has been diagnosed with cancer. The 62-year-old British-born musician, who currently resides with his wife in Portugal, broke the news of her diagnosis in a social media post earlier today (Sunday, August 2...August 27, 2023
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PARADISE LOST To Get Into 'Serious Songwriting' After 'Icon' 30th-Anniversary Shows
In a new interview with La Mesa Del Metal, PARADISE LOST guitarist Aaron Aedy spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2020 LP "Obsidian". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's still very early. I mean, we've only got the first few tracks. An...August 26, 2023
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Watch: ROB ZOMBIE Kicks Off 'Freaks On Parade' 2023 North American Tour With ALICE COOPER
Rob Zombie kicked off his "Freaks On Parade" 2023 tour with Alice Cooper last night (Thursday, August 24) at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, Texas. Fan-filmed video of Rob's performance can be seen below (courtesy of the Russell McKeown YouTube channel). Rob's setlist was as follows, according to...August 25, 2023
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