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Animalistic

Looking back, it's remarkable how many classic hard rock artists' legendary albums were released in rapid succession. The first six KISS studio records were issued over a span of just 40 months; "Paranoid" came out only seven months after BLACK SABBATH's debut, with "Master of Reality" following a s...

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WENDY DIO Is In Talks With Producers To Remix DIO's 'The Last In Line'

DIO's classic debut album, 1983's "Holy Diver", was reissued last month as "Holy Diver: Super Deluxe Edition" via Rhino. The four-CD boxed set comes with two versions of "Holy Diver". The first is a new mix of the album made by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, SLIPKNOT). He used the origi...

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SLIPKNOT's Bassist ALESSANDRO 'VMAN' VENTURELLA: 'The End, So Far' Album Is 'A Journey' That 'Takes You Places'

SLIPKNOT bassist Alessandro "VMan" Venturella spoke to Sophie K of Knotfest about the band's upcoming album, "The End, So Far". Due on September 30 via Roadrunner, the LP was produced by SLIPKNOT and Joe Barresi and includes the band's 2021 surprise single "The Chapeltown Rag" as well as the recentl...

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TED NUGENT Claims He Was EDDIE VAN HALEN's First Phone Call After VAN HALEN Guitarist Got Sober

During an appearance on today's (Thursday, August 11) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Ted Nugent reflected on his friendship with legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "What a great man he was. What a force to reckon with,...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's CHRIS KAEL Wrote One Song For 'AfterLife' Album: It's Got 'A Real Cool Groove To It', He Says

In a new interview with 102.9 The Hog's "The Afternoon Program", FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael revealed that he wrote a song called "Gold Gutter" which will appear on the band's ninth album, "AfterLife", to be released on August 19 via Better Noise. Regarding how his songwriting contrib...

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Maledictus

After nearly 30 years of loyal service with MOONSPELL, Mike Gaspar can be forgiven for setting his sights on new creative goals. SEVENTH STORM represents a new vehicle and a new sound for the legendary drummer, and while much of "Maledictus" exists in territory that fans of his former band will reco...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Cancels August/September 2022 European Shows 'Per Medical Guidance'

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has been forced to cancel the August and September 2022 European leg of the band's tour. The cancelation comes a month after singer Zack De La Rocha appeared to injure his leg and had been performing while seated ever since. Earlier today, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE released t...

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Former IN FLAMES Members Didn't 'Overthink' The Songwriting Process For THE HALO EFFECT: 'We Just Stick To What We Know Best'

THE HALO EFFECT, the new project featuring five former members of the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES — Jesper Strömblad (guitar), Daniel Svensson (drums), Peter Iwers (bass), Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne (vocals) — will release its debut album, "Days Of The Lost", on August...

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Watch: ALICE IN CHAINS Plays First Concert In Three Years

ALICE IN CHAINS kicked off its North American tour with BREAKING BENJAMIN and BUSH last night (Wednesday, August 10) at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. It marked ALICE IN CHAINS' first live performance in front of an audience since a September 2019 concert in Seattle. After...

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JOEY BELLADONNA Says He 'Never Quit' ANTHRAX: 'I Got Sideswiped Out Of There'

Joey Belladonna has commented on his original split with ANTHRAX, saying he "got sideswiped out of" the band. Belladonna, whose most recent return to ANTHRAX was officially announced in May 2010, was originally the lead singer of ANTHRAX from 1984 to 1992, and was considered part of the influential...

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Watch JUDAS PRIEST Perform At Belgium's LOKERSE FEESTEN

Fan-filmed video of JUDAS PRIEST's August 7 performance at Lokerse Feesten in Lokeren, Belgium can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. One Shot At Glory 02. Lightning Strike 03. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 04. Freewheel Burning 05. Turbo Lover 06. Hell Patrol 07. The Sentinel 0...

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ROY KHAN Is 'Extremely Thankful That KAMELOT Was Able To Continue Without' Him

Roy Khan says that he is "extremely thankful" that KAMELOT was able to continue after he left the band. The 52-year-old Norwegian singer announced his exit from KAMELOT in April 2011 after taking several months off to recover from a "burnout." After his departure from KAMELOT, Khan, who is a devout...

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ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ On Pandemic-Related Restrictions: 'I Definitely Don't Think That It Was Handled Very Well'

ARCH ENEMY vocalist Alissa White-Gluz spoke to Montreal Rocks about how she ended up flying to Germany from her native Canada in 2021 to work on her band's 11th album, "Deceivers". She ended up staying in Germany for a year due to the stiff pandemic-related restrictions in her hometown of Montreal a...

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LAMB OF GOD Shares Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Omens' Music Video

Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD have shared behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the official music video for their latest single, the title track of their upcoming album, "Omens". Check it out below. LAMB OF GOD frontman D. Randall Blythe stated about the track: "I think a lot of t...

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Ex-CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist RICHARD SHAW Says He Could No Longer Tolerate The 'Drama And B.S.': It 'Wasn't Fun Anymore'

Richard Shaw, who played guitar with British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH starting in 2014, and appeared on the albums "Hammer Of The Witches", "Cryptoriana: The Seductiveness of Decay" and "Existence Is Futile" before officially exiting the group in March (although his split wasn't announced u...