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PARADISE LOST Parts Ways With Drummer GUIDO ZIMA MONTANARINI

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have parted ways with their drummer of the past two years, Guido Zima Montanarini. Earlier today (Thursday, May 29),PARADISE LOST released the following statement via social media: "We've made the difficult creative decision to part ways with our drummer,...

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Songs Of Last Resort

As much as heavy metal loves a band that sticks around, longevity comes with one major disadvantage: people love change, people hate change, and people are never fucking happy. Even the most successful bands are routinely torn between staying the same and hurtling down a creative dead end or trying...

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Rivers Of Nihil

A little imagination goes a long way. When RIVERS OF NIHIL first emerged from the Pennsylvania shadows, they were immediately praised for their deviant instincts. Progressive death metal takes many forms, but their 2013 debut album, "The Conscious Seed of Light", was clearly a qualitative cut above...

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WHITECHAPEL To Perform Entire 'Hymns In Dissonance' Album On Fall 2025 U.S. Tour

Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will return to U.S. stages this fall on the "Rituals Of Hate" headlining tour. The journey makes its way through over two dozen cities from November 12 through December 14 and will see the band perform their critically adored new full-length "Hymns In...

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FIREHOUSE Releases First Song With New Singer NATE PECK, 'Mighty Fine Lady'; Promises More Fresh Music

FIREHOUSE has just released a new single called "Mighty Fine Lady". The song marks the band's first release with FIREHOUSE's new lead vocalist Nate Peck, 2023 "American Idol" golden ticket recipient from Season 21, who officially joined the group last May. He replaced late FIREHOUSE frontman C.J. Sn...

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SODOM's TOM ANGELRIPPER Didn't Want To Describe Late Drummer WITCHHUNTER As A 'Hero' In Tribute Song

In a new interview with Terry Palamara of Loud And Proud Italy, SODOM frontman Thomas "Angelripper" Such spoke about German thrashers' music video for their new song "Witchhunter". The track, which will appear on the band's upcoming studio album "The Arsonist", is SODOM's homage to the group's late...

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MANOWAR Shares Behind-The-Scenes Video From 'Sign Of The Hammer' Re-Recording Sessions

MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio has released a behind-the-scenes video from the studio sessions for the upcoming re-recorded version of the band's fourth studio album, "Sign Of The Hammer", which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2024. Check it out below. DeMaio said: "I know many of you have been wait...

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GEOFF TATE Says Best Piece Of Music Advice He Ever Got Came From GENE SIMMONS

In a brand new interview with Justin Young of Monsters, Madness And Magic, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked to name the best piece of music advice he ever got. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't know who told me this, actually, but I think that it was Gene Simm...

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Steel, Rust And Disgust

MIDNIGHT have been a formidable and prolific force over the last two decades. Founder and chief creative force Athenar has never deviated from his love of filthy, speed-fueled heavy metal, and underground diehards love him for it. After two particularly great studio records, last year's "Hellish Exp...

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KATAKLYSM Releases New Standalone Single 'The Rabbit Hole'

Montreal, Quebec, Canada death metallers KATAKLYSM have released a new single, "The Rabbit Hole". The track was recorded earlier this year at JFD Studios in Dallas, Texas and Studio City, California as well as The Cabin in Orlando, Florida and Silver Black Studio in Laval, Quebec, Canada. "The Rabbi...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN's Autobiography 'Dreaming Japanese' To Be Released As Audiobook In June

Guitar icon Marty Friedman will follow the print release of his compelling autobiography last December, "Dreaming Japanese", with an audiobook version via Recorded Books on June 24. The audiobook release is available to pre-order now across all digital platforms via Amazon. Written with veteran musi...

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Wasteland

Metalcore takes many different forms, and there's certainly a place for the genre in the Christian music world. WOLVES AT THE GATE are on Solid State Records, which is largely a Christian heavy music label, but that doesn't mean their music doesn't appeal to a wider range of listeners. Just because...

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SINSAENUM Pays Tribute To Late Drummer JOEY JORDISON On Upcoming Third Album 'In Devastation'

Extreme metal supergroup SINSAENUM has announced its long-awaited return with the release of a crushing new single, "In Devastation", the title track of their forthcoming third studio album, due out later this year via earMUSIC. The release marks the band's first new material since the tragic passin...

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The Regeneration Itinerary

Despite the legions of myopic purists that seek to keep black metal firmly tethered to the past, the genre has always been a fertile breeding ground for subversives and mischief-makers. …AND OCEANS have arguably been a low-key presence over the years, but particularly since releasing "A.M.G.O.D." i...

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CHTHONIC Frontman FREDDY LIM Appointed Taiwan's Ambassador To Finland

Freddy Lim, vocalist of the renowned Taiwanese metal band CHTHONIC, has been appointed Taiwan's next ambassador to Finland. CHTHONIC has a long-standing connection with Finland, having signed with Finnish label Spinefarm/Universal and released several internationally distributed albums, including "M...