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Watch: Original GRIM REAPER Members Perform Together For First Time In More Than 35 Years To Celebrate STEVE GRIMMETT's Life

Original members of GRIM REAPER, guitarist Nick Bowcott, bassist Dave Wanklin and drummer Mark Simon, reunited for the first time in over 35 years to perform with singer Harry Conklin of JAG PANZER fame at the Wings Of Angels festival on Saturday, November 23. Steve Grimmett, producer, songwriter an...

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CHRIS IMPELLITTERI Doesn't Care About Being The World's Fastest Guitar Player: 'I Just Want To Be In A Metal Band'

By David E. Gehlke Veteran shredder Chris Impellitteri's reputation as a guy who can play really fast overshadows the fact that he's actually a pretty good riff writer, too. Part of the late 1980s surge that turned guitar playing into a competition and/or arms race, Impellitteri's breakout moment ca...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Explains Why Japanese People 'Of All Types' Relate To Heavy Metal And Why 'That Doesn't Happen In America'

On Monday, November 25, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman came to Tokyo's Foreign Correspondents' Club Of Japan, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious press clubs, to talk about his music, his life and extraordinary cultural journey from America to Japan. Video of the question-and-an...

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The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature

Heralded dark rockers CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX release here a compilation of re-recordings and a second album of covers to mark their 20 years of existence. "The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature" is a collection of reworked versions of their previously recorded material, including "Goodnight, E...

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CRAIG LOCICERO Says VOIVOD's DANIEL MONGRAIN Will Contribute To New FORBIDDEN Music

FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero has confirmed that the first new music from the resurrected band will arrive in early 2025. He is collaborating on the material with the rest of the new FORBIDDEN lineup, consisting of Matt Camacho (bass),alongside the group's latest additions, Norman Skinner (voc...

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GARY HOLT's 'A Fabulous Disaster' Memoir To Feature Foreword By METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT

Hachette Books has released the cover artwork for EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt's upcoming memoir, "A Fabulous Disaster: From The Garage To Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way", which is tentatively due on April 1, 2025. Check it out below. In the book, which features a foreword by former EX...

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Watch: IRON MAIDEN's JANICK GERS Falls On Stage During Mexico City Concert

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Janick Gers lost his footing and fell on stage during the band's November 20 concert at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, Mexico. Fan-filmed video of the incident can be seen below. Back in September 2019, Gers, who is always swinging and throwing his guitar during MAIDEN liv...

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Photos: Former IRON MAIDEN Singer PAUL DI'ANNO Laid To Rest In London

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno was laid to rest earlier today (Thursday, November 21) at the City Of London Cemetery And Crematorium in Manor Park, East London, United Kingdom. Photos from the ceremony can be seen below. Di'Anno, whose real name was Paul Andrews, passed away on October 21 at...

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ADRIAN SMITH + RICHIE KOTZEN Announce Second Album 'Black Light / White Noise'

BMG will release the second album by IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith and THE WINERY DOGS frontman and acclaimed solo artist Richie Kotzen, "Black Light / White Noise", on March 7, 2025. The news comes alongside the release of the album's first single, "White Noise". Recorded at The House, Los Ang...

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A long, long time ago, on a planet almost as stupid as this one, there was a degree of resistance to the idea that Ice-T could become a major player in the metal game. BODY COUNT were bullish and uncompromising when they emerged from the LA streets in the early '90s, but they were also noticeably ra...

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Watch: SEBASTIAN BACH Performs SKID ROW's Entire Debut Album At Whisky A Go Go

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach celebrated the 35th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Skid Row", by performing the LP in its entirety last night (Monday, November 18) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. In a recent intervie...

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CLUTCH To Perform Entire 1995 Self-Titled Album On 2025 European Tour

Master craftsmen of groove rock CLUTCH have been honing their sound since they first formed in 1991. It was their second record, the eponymous "Clutch", which saw them start to experiment more, blending more funk flavors with their stoner and blues influences, a sign of things to come. Now, fans wil...

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ADRIAN SMITH + RICHIE KOTZEN To Release New Single 'White Noise' This Wednesday

SMITH/KOTZEN, the electrifying collaboration between IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith and THE WINERY DOGS frontman and acclaimed solo artist Richie Kotzen, will release a brand new single, "White Noise", this coming Wednesday, November 20 at 7:00 a.m. PST / 10:00 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. GMT. A teaser fo...

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THE HELLACOPTERS Share 'Leave A Mark' Single From Upcoming 'Overdriver' Album

Swedish high-energy rock 'n' roll royalty THE HELLACOPTERS have released the first single from their upcoming studio album "Overdriver", which will see the light of day on January 31, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records. The aptly titled track "Leave A Mark" unites two styles that THE HELLACOPTERS have...

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BLAZE BAYLEY Announces 'Silicon Messiah' 25th-Anniversary Spring 2025 European Tour

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley will embark on a European tour next spring celebrating the 25th anniversary of his first post-MAIDEN release, "Silicon Messiah". On this tour, Blaze will play songs from "Silicon Messiah", previously unperformed songs from his most recent album "Circle Of Stone...