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Golden Age Of Music

Arjen Lucassen is a one-man phenomenon. A supremely gifted multi-instrumentalist and composer, he has amassed an extraordinary catalogue of music over the last four decades. Best known for the numerous, extravagant prog concept albums he has released under the AYREON banner, the Dutchman has pursued...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Reflects On Nearly Disastrous Early Pyro Mishap

In a recent interview with AXS TV's "The Power Hour", SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor reflected on one particularly scary incident that happened during the band's early days of touring. "When we got the great idea to bring out pyro with us because we were just gonna start going crazy with it, we hire...

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DARK ANGEL's GENE HOGLAN: We Were 'Shattered' And In 'Absolute Shock' After JIM DURKIN's Death

DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan spoke to Friday 13th about the passing of the band's founding guitarist Jim Durkin, who died on March 8 at the age of 58. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It was a shock to us, I'll admit. Jim has always been rather mercurial with us. There'd be times whe...

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YES Legend RICK WAKEMAN Announces 'The Return Of The Caped Crusader…' 2024 Tour

On February 22 and 23 of this year, Rick Wakeman CBE and the English Rock Ensemble revisited his multi-platinum back catalog — solo and with his former band YES — with two sold-out concerts at the prestigious London Palladium. Their performances received such a rapturous response from audience and m...

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FOO FIGHTERS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE And THE CURE Among Headliners Of This Year's RIOT FEST

Riot Fest has announces the lineup for its 2023 edition, featuring headliners FOO FIGHTERS, THE CURE, THE POSTAL SERVICE, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. This stellar array of top-billed talent will be rounded out by TURNSTILE, THE MARS VOLTA, MR. BUNGLE, TEGAN AND SARA, 100 GECS, T...

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Watch: HELLOWEEN Kicks Off Spring 2023 North American Tour In Dallas

German power metallers HELLOWEEN kicked off their "United Forces" tour of North America this past Saturday (May 13) at The Factory in Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas. Support on the 13-date trek is coming from Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL. Fan-filmed video of HELLOWEEN's performance can be seen below. HEL...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Drops $500,000 From Asking Price Of Las Vegas Home

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has dropped $500,000 from the initial asking price of his Las Vegas mansion. Kerry put the home in a section of the Las Vegas Valley known as Enterprise on the market in January 2022 for $4.8 million, but that price came down in April 2022 to $4.478 million and in Septemb...

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Watch: LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Joins GOJIRA On Stage In Richmond

LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe joined French progressive metallers GOJIRA on stage last night (Tuesday, May 9) at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia to perform the song "Backbone". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Blythe had performed with GOJIRA several times before. Ba...

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VIRGIN STEELE Releases New Single 'Spiritual Warfare'

Cult U.S. metal band VIRGIN STEELE has released a new single and lyric video, "Spiritual Warfare". The song is taken from the group's upcoming album, "The Passion Of Dionysus", due on June 30 through SPV/Steamhammer. At a time when cultural innovation is being sidelined as never before and many unus...

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Watch HELLOWEEN Perform In Hamburg During Spring 2023 Tour

Fan-filmed video of HELLOWEEN's May 6 concert at Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany can be seen below (courtesy of Bernd J. Schuster's YouTube channel). HELLOWEEN will return to the U.S. and Canada this spring as part of the "United Forces" world tour alongside supporting special guests HAMMERFALL. The tr...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Says 'Jesus He Knows Me' Lyrics 'Feel So Contemporary And Important' In 2023

In a new interview with Australia's The Music, GHOST leader Tobias Forge spoke about the inspiration for his band's recently released cover of GENESIS's 1992 song "Jesus He Knows Me". The track is the first single off GHOST's upcoming five-song covers EP "Phantomime", due out May 18. The EP also fea...

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Long-running extreme metal acts tend to lock into well-worn templates, a comfortable place that's palatable to a specific audience retained over time. CATTLE DECAPITATION is an interesting, relative outlier in that their profile has grown over time while they've never really allowed themselves to be...

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EUROPE To Record 'One Or Two New Songs' This Year; Next Album Due In 2024

In a new interview with Ernest Skinner of Border City Rock Talk, EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland spoke about the band's plans to work on the long-awaited follow-up to 2017's "Walk The Earth" album. Asked if he and his bandmates have entered the studio to begin recording the new LP yet, he said (as trans...

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RAVEN's JOHN GALLAGHER: 'We Know What We Like And How To Get It'

By David E. Gehlke Newcastle's RAVEN will be the next venerable British metal band to hit the 50-year milestone in 2024. RAVEN has faithfully remained underground, with a reputation forged via their highly entertaining live performances and consistent studio output, save for 1986's "The Pack Is Back...

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How DEZ FAFARA's Near-Death Experience With COVID-19 Resurrected COAL CHAMBER And Re-Energized DEVILDRIVER

By David E. Gehlke Covid nearly took DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara out in 2021. Fafara has since been very vocal about his brush with death and Covid's after-effects, which were recently brought into view when DEVILDRIVER canceled their appearance for this summer's Bloodstock Open Air in the U.K....