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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER Says METALLICA 'Did A Lot Of Things Right' To Become Biggest Metal Band In The World

In a recent interview with former THE HOURGLASS guitarist Rudi Messiah, DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Schmier spoke about METALLICA's evolution from thrash metal pioneers to one of the biggest rock bands in the world with their 1991 self-titled LP, commonly known as the Black Album. He said (as trans...

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THE ROLLING STONES To Release Special First-Anniversary Vinyl Of 'Hackney Diamonds' With Additional Live Recordings

To commemorate the first anniversary of THE ROLLING STONES' 2023 No. 1 album "Hackney Diamonds", a special edition vinyl edition is being released this winter. The 2LP release features album singles "Angry", "Sweet Sounds Of Heaven" and "Mess It Up", plus seven additional live recordings performed a...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Recalls Learning To Play METALLICA Songs While Preparing For His Audition To Replace JASON NEWSTED

During a July 22, 2024 KINGS OF THRASH question-and-answer session at the Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson once again confirmed that he got Dave Mustaine's "blessing" to audition for the bassist position in METALLICA after Jason Newsted left the b...

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SKUNK ANANSIE Signs With FRONTIERS LABEL GROUP's New Imprint FLG

Frontiers Label Group has announced a significant expansion with the launch of a new imprint, FLG, highlighted by the major signing of iconic British rock band SKUNK ANANSIE. With a focus on rock and alternative acts, FLG represents a bold move for Frontiers Label Group, emphasizing the label's comm...

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POPPY Releases New Genre-Defying Banger 'They're All Around Us'

Singer, songwriter, subversive performance artist, video director and purveyor of surrealist chaos Poppy has released a new song called "They're All Around Us". The track, which was produced and co-written by former BRING ME THE HORIZON member Jordan Fish, comes with a new visualizer directed by Sam...

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Megalomanium II

With a few notable exceptions such as "The Godfather Part II", "The Empire Strikes Back" and Tom Cruise action franchises, sequels are rarely as enjoyable as their predecessors. Most are uninspired cash grabs and/or paint-by-numbers imitations of the originals, as "22 Jump Street" cleverly parodied...

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ZAKK SABBATH Announces December 2024/January 2025 U.S. Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

ZAKK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),bassist Robert "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE) and drummer Joey Castillo (DANZIG, QUEEN OF THE STONE AGE),has announced the release of "Greatest Riffs", a digita...

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Watch: CANDLEBOX's KEVIN MARTIN Joins BUSH For Cover Of THE BEATLES' 'Come Together'

CANDLEBOX frontman Kevin Martin joined BUSH on stage this past Wednesday night (September 11) at the Bakkt Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada perform a special rendition of "Come Together" by THE BEATLES. Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. CANDLEBOX is currently supporting BUSH on the "...

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Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Kicks Off Summer/Fall 2024 North American Tour In Montreal

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST kicked off the summer/fall 2024 leg of their "Invincible Shield" North American tour on Friday, September 13 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Panic Attack 02. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 03. Rapid Fire...

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WHITECHAPEL Releases New Standalone Single 'A Visceral Retch'

WHITECHAPEL has unleashed a brand-new standalone single, "A Visceral Retch". Relentlessly slamming, ominous, and punishing, the track delivers a dark, twisted theme about gluttonous overlords who test the lengths to which humans will go to survive and join their cult. At once brutal and disturbing,...

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The Imperious Horizon

Whether aiming for some ornate and extravagant expression of inner iciness, or blasting away in a state of primal, animalistic euphoria, black metal was never designed or intended to be reassuring. And yet here we are, witnessing the birth of another WINTERFYLLETH album that is so observably superio...

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'Wire & Wood: The Guitars Of Steve Vai' Book Coming In March 2025

Five years ago, Michael Mesker, in collaboration with Rufus Publications, began a journey to capture the most expansive creative overview ever assembled of one singular guitarist's collection of instruments. That subject being Steve Vai. A guitarist who has pushed the envelope of innovation consiste...

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DEICIDE's STEVE ASHEIM: 'Playing The Way I Do Has Given Me Tendinosis'

In a new interview with Highway 81 Revisited, drummer Steve Asheim of Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE was asked what he does to keep up his endurance while playing so fast night after night on tour. He responded: "I used to work out with weights a lot. I don't really do that anymore. [I'm] gett...

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JERRY CANTRELL Shares Music Video For New Single 'Afterglow'

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell's new song "Afterglow" arrives with a video created by award-winning artist Matt Mahurin, whose work is noted for blending realism with abstract and surreal elements, which shines through in the five-minute piece. "The incredible Matt Mahurin and I c...

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SODOM Announces Deluxe Expanded Reissue Of 'Tapping The Vein' Album

32 years is a long time in anyone's book. Way too long, according to SODOM fans worldwide. But if you ask SODOM bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such and Andy Brings, those 32 years since the original release of SODOM's sixth album "Tapping The Vein" went by in the blink of an eye. With prices...