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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist Says Having To Cancel Summer Tour Was 'Devastating'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance recently spoke with KROCK's "Raincast" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band having to cancel their American summer tour to due singer M. Shadows's vocal problems: Zack...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Has 'Lots Of Ideas' For Follow-Up To 'The Stage'

Zacky Vengeance says that AVENGED SEVENFOLD has commenced the songwriting process for the band's new studio album. The guitarist told Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF that there are "lots of ideas floating around" for the follow-up to 2016's "The Stage". "I think we're all pretty anxious t...

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Listen To New UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS Song 'Shockwave City'

"Shockwave City", a brand new song from UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Wasteland", which is due to be released on October 12 via Rise Above Records. The brainchild of mercurial Cambridgeshire mystic Kevin Starrs, UNCLE ACID & TH...

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Inside Metal: The Rise of L.A. Thrash Metal 2

Bob Nalbandian is a walking compendium of American metal, particularly conversant of the scene cultivated within his California habitat in the 1980s. His "Inside Metal" documentary series has become a go-to source on the subject of West Coast-birthed heavy metal. His recent work focuses upon the daw...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist Looks Back On 'The Stage' Surprise Release: 'We Could Have Done Things Differently'

Earlier this week, Jave Patterson of the "Two Doods Reviews" podcast conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he feels AVENGED SEVENFOLD's latest album, "The...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Releases New Version Of 'Mad Hatter' In Response To Fan Complaints

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has released a new version of the song "Mad Hatter" in response to fan complaints over the original version's mix. The track was recorded for the "Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4" video game and was first made available online on September 17. "Mad Hatter" is included on AVENGED SEVENFOL...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Frontman Given Go-Ahead To Start 'Light' Singing

AVENGED SEVENFOLD vocalist M. Shadows has told Revolver in a new interview that his condition has improved after a blood blister on his vocal cords forced AVENGED to cancel a summer tour with PROPHETS OF RAGE and THREE DAYS GRACE. Communicating via e-mail, since he's still on vocal rest, Shadows exp...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'Mad Hatter' Video Released

The official video for the new AVENGED SEVENFOLD song "Mad Hatter" can be seen below. The track was recorded for the "Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4" video game and the clip uses game footage to present the song. "Mad Hatter" will be included on AVENGED SEVENFOLD's upcoming EP, "Black Reign", which will...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE On 'State Of Euphoria' Album: 'All Of Us In The Band Felt That It Was Not Finished'

On October 5, Island Records/Ume/Universal Music will release the 30th-anniversary, 2CD deluxe edition of ANTHRAX's fourth studio album, "State Of Euphoria". The package will consist of two discs: Disc One is the fully remastered album, all of the B-sides originally released in conjunction with the...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD To Release 'Black Reign' EP; New Song 'Mad Hatter' Available

A new AVENGED SEVENFOLD song, "Mad Hatter", has been released and can be streamed below. The track was recorded for the "Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4" video game. "Mad Hatter" will be included on AVENGED SEVENFOLD's upcoming EP, "Black Reign", which will be made available on September 21. The effort wi...

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Listen To New UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS Song 'Stranger Tonight'

"Stranger Tonight", a brand new song from UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Wasteland", which is due to be released on October 12 via Rise Above Records. The brainchild of mercurial Cambridgeshire mystic Kevin Starrs, UNCLE ACID &...

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STEEL PANTHER Drummer Defends 'Pussy Melter' Distortion Guitar Pedal: We 'Will Not Be Told What To Say Or Do'

STEEL PANTHER drummer Stix Zadinia has defended his group against criticism over the guitar effect preset called "Pussy Melter", saying that he and his bandmates "will not be told what to say or do." This past July, TC Electronic stopped advertising the "Pussy Melter" after a number of musicians bla...

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Listen To New SATAN Song 'Death Knell For A King'

On September 7, Metal Blade Records will release "Cruel Magic", the new album by NWOBHM legends SATAN. The cover artwork for the disc was created by renowned artist Eliran Kantor, who has previously worked with TESTAMENT, HATEBREED, SOULFLY and KATAKLYSM, among many others. For another preview of "C...

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ROB ZOMBIE Says Music On His Upcoming Album Is 'Much More Complicated Structurally'

Rob Zombie spoke to "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, about his forthcoming studio album, which will arrive in 2019 via his new record label, Nuclear Blast Records. Asked how working with an independent company this time around will make it better for him to make his music...

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UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS To Release 'Wasteland' Album In October

The brainchild of mercurial Cambridgeshire mystic Kevin Starrs, UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS have been making extraordinary music since 2009. Now they return with their fifth full-length album. 47 minutes of vital, audacious and frequently bewildering heavy psychedelia, it bears the title "Wasteland"...