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Ex-MASTODON Guitarist BRENT HINDS Blasts His Former Bandmates As A 'S***' Group 'With Horrible Humans'

Ex-MASTODON guitarist Brent Hinds has blasted his former bandmates as a "shit" group "with horrible humans". Hinds, who exited MASTODON in March, made his comments in a social media post earlier today (Wednesday, June 25). After MASTODON shared the artwork of the band's 2014 album "Once More 'R...

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SLEEPING WITH SIRENS Announces Fall 2025 'Don't Let The Party Die' Tour

Alternative rock band SLEEPING WITH SIRENS has just announced its 2025 headlining "Don't Let The Party Die" tour for this October surrounding their performances during When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas and We Missed Ourselves festival in Mexico. Joining them on this tour will be STAND ATLANTI...

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THRICE Announces Fall 2025 Headline Tour With MODERN COLOR And DOWNWARD

THRICE, the genre-defying legendary rock band, will hit the road this fall for a nationwide headline tour in support of its extensive career and catalog. Known for its dynamic live performances and passionate fanbase, THRICE will be joined by special guests MODERN COLOR and DOWNWARD for this highly...

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ADRIAN SMITH And RICHIE KOTZEN Announce February/March 2026 European Tour

Following on from their critically acclaimed second album "Black Light / White Noise", which was a U.K. No.1 hit on the Official Rock & Metal chart, IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith and THE WINERY DOGS frontman and acclaimed solo artist Richie Kotzen will be taking their show on the road early...

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Watch: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Rejoined By Singer HOWARD JONES At Tampa Stop Of 2025 'Summer Of Loud' Tour

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE were rejoined by their former singer Howard Jones on Sunday, June 22 at the second show of the "Summer Of Loud" tour at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida. Jones made an appearance for the song "The Signal Fire", sharing the lead vocal du...

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DEATH ANGEL To Celebrate 35th Anniversary Of 'Act III' Album On Fall 2025 North American Tour

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans DEATH ANGEL will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their "Act III" album by performing it in its entirety on a fall 2025 U.S. tour. The trek, which will feature support from TOXIC HOLOCAUST, LIONS AT THE GATE and MISFIRE, will kick off on November 26 at t...

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Watch: EXODUS/SLAYER Guitarist GARY HOLT Holds Clinic In Frankfurt, Germany

On June 11, EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt took part in a clinic in Frankfurt, Germany presented by ESP guitars and hosted by German music retailer Session. You can now watch professionally filmed video of his appearance below. Holt's memoir, "A Fabulous Disaster: From The Garage to Madison S...

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MICHAEL SWEET: 'Every Band Has It Tough To A Degree. But I Do Think STRYPER Had It A Little Tougher'

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, Michael Sweet of Christian metallers STRYPER once again spoke about the fact that he and his bandmates have never been fully embraced in heavy metal and hard rock circles, largely because of their Christian lyrics. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERM...

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See EXODUS Perform At 2025 Edition Of Denmark's COPENHELL Festival

Fan-filmed video of EXODUS's June 19 performance at the Copenhell festival in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below. In a recent interview with Germany's Rock Hard magazine, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt opened up about the departure of singer Steve "Zetro" Souza and the decision to bring Rob Dukes bac...

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SHINEDOWN's ZACH MYERS Says It's Become A 'Trend To Brag About Not Using Tracks': 'QUEEN Did It. So, Shut Up.'

SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers has once again said that he has no issue with bands who use a limited amount of backing tracks to fill out their sound during their concerts. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assor...

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NICK HOLMES On PARADISE LOST's Longevity: 'We've Been Very, Very Lucky'

In a new interview with Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting, vocalist Nick Holmes of U.K. gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST was asked how he and his bandmates have managed to keep almost the same lineup for almost four decades. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We grew up as kids and...

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DEATH ANGEL's MARK OSEGUEDA On Heavy Metal: 'It's A Genre That No One Will Understand That's Not A Part Of It'

In a new interview with Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting, singer Mark Osegueda of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL was asked what keeps him and his bandmates going more than four decades after their formation. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's the love of the m...

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HELLOWEEN's ANDI DERIS 'Did Not Feel Any Pressure' Making 'Giants & Monsters' Album: 'We Proved Ourselves On The Previous' LP

‪HELLOWEEN‬ vocalist Andi Deris spoke to Finland's Chaoszine about the band's upcoming album, "Giants & Monsters", which will be released on August 29 via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). The follow-up to HELLOWEEN's self-titled record was mixed at the legendary Wisseloord Studios (IRON MAIDEN, JUD...

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RICK HUNOLT Is 'Not Afraid To Say' That EXODUS Inspired METALLICA And SLAYER 'Very Much'

Former EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt was interviewed by "Reckless" Rexx Ruger for a new episode of the Pod Scum podcast. After Ruger noted that the guitar duo of Hunolt and EXODUS's Gary Holt is every bit as iconic as METALLICA's guitar team of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett and SLAYER's Jeff Hannem...

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ANTHRAX/PANTERA's CHARLIE BENANTE On BLACK SABBATH's Final Performance: 'It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Thing To Witness'

For the first time in 20 years, ANTHRAX will share a stage with BLACK SABBATH when the pioneering New York thrash metal band performs at SABBATH's "Back To The Beginning" concert, set to take place on Saturday, July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. ANTHRAX toured with BLACK SABBATH on the leg...