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TESTAMENT Feat. DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Of Entire Albuquerque Concert

TESTAMENT, EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL kicked off the 2022 edition of "The Bay Strikes Back Tour" on April 9 at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. The show marked TESTAMENT's first appearance with drummer Dave Lombardo since he rejoined the group earlier this year. Fan-filmed video of TE...

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CYNIC's PAUL MASVIDAL Says There Was 'Anger' And 'Grief' Over SEAN MALONE's Death

By David E. Gehlke 2020 began for heralded progressive rock/metallers CYNIC with the devastating news that ex-drummer and co-founding member Sean Reinert passed away at 48 due to an aortic rupture. By then, Reinert had been out of CYNIC for five years after a falling out with fellow co-founding memb...

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SUFFOCATION's TERRANCE HOBBS On Departure Of FRANK MULLEN: 'It Hurts Not Having Him Here'

By David E. Gehlke Terrance Hobbs doesn't avoid the elephant in the room when talking about SUFFOCATION's upcoming ninth studio album and first without venerable vocalist Frank Mullen. He knows all eyes are going to be on Mullen's replacement, Ricky Myers, who, while having several years of touring...

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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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MESHUGGAH's TOMAS HAAKE: 'It's Hard For Me To Visualize Myself Being 65 Playing 'Bleed''

By David E. Gehlke The demanding, physical style of MESHUGGAH's groundbreaking, oft-copied style of polyrhythmic metal has taken its toll. Lead guitarist Fredrik Thordendal sat out most of the tour dates in support of 2016's "The Violent Sleep Of Reason" and only recently returned to the band. Rhyth...

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VOIVOD's MICHEL 'AWAY' LANGEVIN Says 'Synchro Anarchy' Is A 'Pretty Dark Album'

By David E. Gehlke It would have been understandable for VOIVOD to permanently call it a day in 2009 after the release of "Infini" — the last studio album to feature guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who passed away from colon cancer in 2005. The guitarist gave his bandmates access to a laptop with p...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says 'A Lot' Of Guitarists Have Approached Him About Contributing To His Solo Album

In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for his upcoming first-ever solo album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I recruited guitar players and I told guitar players that I've recrui...

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Watch: TESTAMENT Plays First Show With Returning Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO

TESTAMENT, EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL kicked off the 2022 edition of "The Bay Strikes Back Tour" this past Saturday night (April 9) at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. The show marked TESTAMENT's first appearance with drummer Dave Lombardo since he rejoined the group earlier this year...

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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON 'Has Been Stockpiling Riffs' For Next Studio Album

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke to "The Cassius Morris Show" about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2020's "Titans Of Creation" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Eric [Peterson, TESTAMENT guitarist], actually, during COVID, has been stockpi...

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AIRBOURNE Announces Summer/Fall 2022 North American Tour

Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE will embark on a North American tour this summer and fall. The 21-date trek will kick off on September 9 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City and will end on October 11 at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Says AIRBOURNE in a statement: "We are from...

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STEVE VAI Releases Music Video For 'Teeth Of The Hydra'

Steve Vai and Favored Nations / Mascot Label Group have released the official music video for "Teeth Of The Hydra". The performance clip was directed by BJ McDonnell, and produced by John Heller and Jason Salzman. The director of photography was Eric Leach, with art direction by Michael Mesker. Greg...

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PANTERA Teams Up With KnuckleBonz For 'Vulgar Display Of Lager'

KnuckleBonz, Inc., along with Great South Bay Brewery and Bravado, have teamed up with PANTERA to bring a new beer, Pantera "Vulgar Display Of Lager", to the KnuckleBonz limited-edition beverage series. The Pantera "Vulgar Display Of Lager" (5.9%) is brewed in accordance with the oldest regulation r...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY On His Upcoming Debut Solo Album: 'I Wanna Be Challenged'

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke to the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray about his upcoming first-ever solo album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I started talking about it and recruiting guitar players to write songs for me, to put together a rec...

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SLIPKNOT Is 'Turning Up The Dials On Experimentation' On Upcoming Album, Says Drummer JAY WEINBERG

SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg spoke to Decker of Wisconsin's WZOR (Razor 94.7/104.7) radio station about the musical direction of the band's upcoming follow-up to 2019's "We Are Not Your Kind" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I would say we kind of turned up the dials on experim...

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RUSH Cover Artist HUGH SYME Discusses Creation Of 'Moving Pictures' Album Artwork (Audio)

On April 15, UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records label groups continue the extensive RUSH 40th-anniversary album series with new, expanded editions of the band's groundbreaking 1981 release "Moving Pictures", embodying its well-deserved classic album status. "Moving Pictures - 40th Anniversary" will be a...