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SALIVA Announces June 2022 U.S. Tour With OTHERWISE

SALIVA will hit the road this June with OTHERWISE. The 16-date tour begins on June 2 in Columbia, South Carolina at New Brookland Tavern and ends on June 26 in Johnson City, Tennessee at Capones. SALIVA with OTHERWISE dates: Jun. 02 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern Jun. 03 - Corbin, KY - Icehou...

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Birmingham Artist's New Painting Captures BLACK SABBATH's Heavy Metal Bench

A new painting that looks down on the canal over the BLACK SABBATH bench on Broad Street in Birmingham, England has been created by local artist Paula Gabb. The artwork captures the view from the Barajee Indian restaurant which lies opposite the "heavy metal" bench and features visitors admiring wha...

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IGOR CAVALERA Is 'Very Proud' That SEPULTURA's Early Albums Are 'Still Relevant To A Lot Of People'

Former SEPULTURA members Max Cavalera and Igor "Iggor" Cavalera will perform select tracks from the band's seminal "Beneath The Remains" and "Arise" albums on a U.S. tour this spring/summer. Joining Max and Igor on the trek will be Mike Leon of SOULFLY and Daniel Gonzalez of POSSESSED. In a new inte...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON And EDDIE JACKSON Fire Back At SCOTT ROCKENFIELD, Accuse Drummer Of 'Abandoning' The Band

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar) and Eddie Jackson (bass) have fired back at their estranged drummer Scott Rockenfield, accusing him of abandoning his position as a member of the band and misappropriating the group's assets to his own personal benefit. Last October, Rockenfield filed a la...

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JOAKIM BRODÉN Is Optimistic About SABATON's 2022 Touring Plans: 'You Can't Put The World On Hold Forever'

By David E. Gehlke SABATON was just getting a taste of headlining European arenas when the pandemic knocked them and everybody else off the road in March 2020. Pun intended, but cramming 18,000 seaters was a hard-fought achievement for the Swedes. They've carved out a niche as metal's resident histo...

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BEAST IN BLACK's ANTON KABANEN: 'I've Always Considered Heavy Metal The Richest And Most Liberating Genre'

By David E. Gehlke Anton Kabanen's 2015 split with BATTLE BEAST and subsequent re-emergence via BEAST IN BLACK the same year provided some rare intrigue into Finnish metal's otherwise heads-down, no-frills, drama-less profile. Citing the age-old "insurmountable disagreements" for his BATTLE BEAST di...

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JOHN BUSH Says ARMORED SAINT Members 'Are Not Always On The Same Page' Regarding COVID Safety Protocols

By David E. Gehlke ARMORED SAINT released their eighth studio album, "Punching The Sky", in October 2020 and still have yet to play a show behind it. The band had a run of late December dates with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY lined up only to see them canceled for undisclosed reasons. Whether the ongoing pan...

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How One Italian AC/DC Fan Gave ANGUS YOUNG His Guitar Sound Back

The latest episode of "AC/DC Beyond The Thunder" features Italian AC/DC fan Filippo "SoloDallas" Olivieri discussing a story spanning four decades, three continents, a prolific inventor and eventually a summons to the recording studio from the band's guitarist Angus Young. During the show, Olivieri,...

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They Seek My Head

Thanks to the undeniable fact that big riffs and a touch of the blues are always going to resonate with a lot of people, there is unlikely to ever be a shortage of stoner-friendly, sludgy metal bands. That's good news, of course, but the future would look even brighter if a fraction of those bands h...

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Watch: DEE SNIDER Performs Acoustic Version Of 'We're Not Gonna Take It' At 'Concert For Ukraine'

Dee Snider performed an acoustic version of the TWISTED SISTER classic "We're Not Gonna Take It" last night (Monday, April 4) at a concert to raise funds for refugees from Ukraine in Agoura Hills, California. Video of his appearance can be seen below (courtesy of California Rock News). All proceeds...

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CLUTCH Releases New Single 'Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)'

U.S. groove rock masters CLUTCH have released a brand new single, "Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)". The song's official music video, directed by David Brodsky, can be seen below. CLUTCH frontman and lyric wordsmith Neil Fallon explains: "Early in 2021, I learned the Boss Metal Zone pedal schematic was...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Releases Music Video For 'Emergency' From Upcoming 'Universal' Album

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, the band led by legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker, has released a new single, "Emergency". The haunting opening track of MSG's upcoming studio album, "Universal", comes with an official music video, produced by Justin Griffiths. Schenker states: "'Emergency' is quit...

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I Am The Void

Generally mentioned only as a footnote to the grand history of Scandinavian extreme metal, EUCHARIST released two seriously great albums in the '90s and have scarcely been seen since. 25 years have passed since "Mirrorworlds", an unsung benchmark for blackened, blasphemous melo-death, and band maste...

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DEE SNIDER Shares 'Stand (For Ukraine)' Awareness Music Video

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider recently announced his steadfast support of the people of Ukraine using the band's "We're Not Gonna Take It" as their battle cry anthem, and within just days, became heavily involved at the forefront of World United Live. The platform operates with the goal of raisin...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Announces Fall 2022 U.S. Tour

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, the band led by legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker, will embark on a U.S. tour this fall. The trek will kick off on September 27 in San Juan Capistrano, California and end on November 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tour dates: With Eric Martin, IMAGES OF EDEN: Sep. 27 - The C...