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THE DARKNESS's New Drummer Is ROGER TAYLOR's Son RUFUS

Rufus Taylor, the son of legendary QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor, has been named new drummer of British rockers THE DARKNESS. Taylor's hiring comes just days after THE DARKNESS announced the departure of drummer Emily Davies in a Facebook post. Rufus made his debut with THE DARKNESS at the Gibson relea...

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PAUL BOSTAPH On New SLAYER Album: 'It's Got A Little Bit Of Everything Everybody Likes'

Kristyn Clark of Pop Culture Madness conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph at the fifth annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, which took place May 2-3 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway just outside Charlotte, North Carolina. You can now watch the chat below....

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THE HAUNTED To Release New Studio Album This Year

Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2014's "Exit Wounds" album. Guitarist Patrik Jensen states: "Not known as a band that likes to rest on our laurels, we're pushing ahead with the follow-up to last year's 'Exit Wounds' album! We have most of the...

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CRYPTOPSY To Release 'The Book Of Suffering' Series Of EPs

Three years after the release of their self-titled album, Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY will release a series of EPs titled "The Book Of Suffering". This approach will allow the band to put out new music more often while remaining true to their standards of quality. After being on a record la...

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Video: CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Joined By THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, STRIFE Members For BAD BRAINS Classic

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's Greg Puciato and STRIFE's Andrew Kline joined CAVALERA CONSPIRACY on stage on May 4 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California to perform a cover version of the BAD BRAINS song "Pay To Cum". Fan-filmed video footage of their appearance can be seen below. CAVALERA...

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BILL WARD Says Listening To BLACK SABBATH's 'Cornucopia' Helped Him Through His Hospital Stay

Legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward celebrated his 67th birthday this past weekend by playing some of his favorite SABBATH songs on his radio show, "Rock 50". Regarding the song "Cornucopia", which originally appeared on SABBATH's 1972 album "Vol. 4", Ward said: "It's just really good. A great...

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SOULFLY: 'Archangel' Release Date Revealed; Tour With SOILWORK, DECAPITATED Announced

Nuclear Blast Entertainment has set an August 14 North American release date for "Archangel", the tenth studio album from SOULFLY. The CD was produced by Matt Hyde, who has previously worked with SLAYER and CHILDREN OF BODOM. SOULFLY will embark on a North American headlining tour at the end of Sept...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: New Album Title Revealed; Audio Sample Of 'Ain't My Last Dance' Song

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has set "Got Your Six" as the title of the band's new album, due later in the year. The CD was once again helmed by Kevin Churko, the Canadian record producer/engineer and songwriter who currently lives in Las Vegas, where he works out of his private studio, The Hideout Recor...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Looks Back On 'Defenders Of The Faith' Album

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has has posted the following message in the "blog" section of his Steel Mill web site: "In 1984, PRIEST 'Defenders Of The Faith' tour sold out Madison Square Garden! Now that was what you call a memorable gig, exuberant fans decided to fill the stage with f...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT: Audio Samples Of New EP 'Pounder'

When thrash metal legends NUCLEAR ASSAULT announced last year that they would be reforming to celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2015 and undertake what was to be their "Final Assault" world tour, it didn't take long after their initial rehearsals for new music to emerge. The band entered Black Dog...

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TOURNIQUET Drummer's 'The Slave Ring' Track Featuring Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND

TOURNIQUET is widely known for its outspoken voice against animal abuse and has previously released songs that focused on that subject matter. This time, however, drummer and songwriter Ted Kirkpatrick devotes an entire album, "Onward To Freedom", to the struggles and abuses animals face. The CD fea...

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SKINLESS: Video For 'Skinless' Song

"Skinless", the new video from reunited New York death metallers SKINLESS, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's first new studio offering in nearly a decade, titled "Only The Ruthless Remain", which will be unleashed on CD, LP and digitally via Relapse on June 2 in North America. The sa...

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SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR Singer COREY TAYLOR To Promote 'You're Making Me Hate You' Book With Solo Tour

"You're Making Me Hate You: A Cantankerous Look At The Common Misconception That Humans Have Any Common Sense Left", the new book from SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor, will be released on July 7 via Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group. Taylor will promote the book with a c...

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THE BLOODLINE: 'Poisonous' Video Released

"Poisonous", the new video from the Chicago-based metal band THE BLOODLINE, which features former members of DIRGE WITHIN and DIVINE HERESY, can be seen below. The song is taken from THE BLOODLINE's debut album, "We Are One", which will be released on May 5 via Another Century. The CD was recorded l...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Apologizes To SKID ROW Fans

In a brand new interview with Loudwire, ex-SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach was asked if he had any conversations with his former bandmates prior to the group recently replacing singer Johnny Solinger with Tony Harnell. "No. I have not spoken to [SKID ROW bassist] Rachel Bolan in 19 years," he respo...