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Watch KORN Perform 'Worst Is On Its Way' At Hollywood United Methodist Church

KORN celebrated the arrival of its new album, "Requiem", with a special record-release event on February 3 at the Hollywood United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, California. "Requiem Mass" saw the Southern California heavy music pioneers perform an intimate set in front of a 300 attendees. A perfo...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Chooses His Collaborators Very Carefully: 'It's All About Chemistry'

In a new interview with Italy's "Heavy Demons" radio show, GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge spoke about his continued collaboration with Vargas & Lagola, the Swedish songwriting and production duo of Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir. Vargas & Lagola co-wrote six songs on GHOST's latest album,...

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See DOWN Rehearse For Upcoming Shows

Long-running heavy metal supergroup DOWN, featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders, will make a handful of rare live appearances this spring and summer. The band will launch a three-date U.S. run of shows on May 19...

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of METALLICA Performing 'Whiskey In The Jar' In Curitiba

Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing its cover of the famous Irish traditional song "Whiskey In The Jar" (popularized by THIN LIZZY in the '70s) on May 7 at Estádio Couto Pereira in Curitiba, Brazil can be seen below. Curitiba was the fourth stop on METALLICA's South American tour, wh...

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ROB HALFORD Explains How A Motorcycle Became Part Of JUDAS PRIEST's Stage Show

In a recent interview with Goldmine magazine, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford — who has roared onstage astride a Harley-Davidson for the intro to "Hell Bent for Leather" for decades — explained how a motorcycle became a part of the band's live act. He said: "There was a moment when we first had the...

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IRON MAIDEN: Second Official Coloring Book, 'The Singles', Coming In June

U.K. independent publisher Rock N' Roll Colouring has set a June 5 release date for the second official IRON MAIDEN coloring book, "The Official Iron Maiden Colouring Book Volume II: The Singles". Following on from the successful first IRON MAIDEN book launched at the end of 2021, the new book focus...

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LES CLAYPOOL Recalls His METALLICA Audition: 'I Didn't Fit And They Saw That'

PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool spoke to Goldmine magazine about auditioning for the then-vacant bassist slot in METALLICA following the September 1986 death of the group's previous bassist, Cliff Burton. Asked if he thinks that being passed over by METALLICA in the end turned out to be a blessing, as...

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Heavy Pendulum

For all kinds of noble reasons, CAVE IN are one of the most widely revered bands in all of heavy music. Whether reinventing hardcore, exploring psychedelic and progressive rock or simply being instinctively inventive and idiosyncratic, they have been a potent (if intermittent) force for creative goo...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Says Writing A Book Is More 'Nerve-Racking' Than Making An Album

In a new interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe, whose 2015 memoir, "Dark Days: A Memoir", focused on his ordeal in a Czech Republic prison and his subsequent acquittal, was asked how writing prose is different from writing lyrics. He r...

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New OZZY OSBOURNE Album To Be Released In September, Says SHARON

During a recent appearance on "The Graham Norton Radio Show", Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon Osbourne confirmed that she and the legendary heavy metal singer are planning to move back permanently to their Buckinghamshire, U.K. estate. "I'm back here [in the U.K.] for three weeks right now,"...

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A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)

Swedish metal powerhouse EVERGREY returns with album number thirteen, "A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)", a release that continues along the band's proven path of producing extremely heavy, soulful progressive heavy metal that's true to form yet fresh and inventive all at once. Yet again...

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Here Is A New Video Tour Of CLIFF BURTON Museum And Memorial Stone

Writer/musician Jeremiah Karlsson has uploaded a new video tour of the museum honoring the legacy of late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton, which officially opened on Saturday (May 14) in the municipality of Ljungby in Sweden, near where Burton died in a tragic tour bus accident in 1986. Also included...

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FATES WARNING: 'Destination Onward' Book Due In July

The "Destination Onward: The Story Of Fates Warning" book by Jeff Wagner is scheduled for release on July 15. The book was created with the cooperation of every single member of FATES WARNING, past and present, along with those at the record labels who supported them, peer musicians, members of road...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Attends BEHEMOTH And ARCH ENEMY Concert In Berkeley: Photos

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and his wife Jessica Miller attended ARCH ENEMY's May 13 concert with BEHEMOTH and NAPALM DEATH at The UC Theatre in Berkeley, California. The show took place just one day after the final date of METALLICA's six-concert South American tour, which ended on May 12 in Belo...

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Museum Dedicated To METALLICA's CLIFF BURTON Officially Opens Near Site Of Tragic Bus Accident: Video, Photos

A museum honoring the legacy of late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton officially opened yesterday (Saturday, May 14) in the municipality of Ljungby in Sweden, near where Burton died in a tragic tour bus accident in 1986. He was just 24. The museum includes pictures, albums, posters and tickets, along...