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TRIVIUM Officially Recruits Drummer ALEX BENT For European Tour

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported as a rumor on December 22, Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM have now officially confirmed that they have recruited Alex Bent to play drums on their upcoming European headlining tour. Bent, a member of BATTLECROSS and DECREPIT BIRTH who previously played with T...

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Update: PAUL WANDTKE Says He Was Fired By TRIVIUM In November

Drummer Paul Wandtke says that he found out via BLABBERMOUTH.NET that was fired from TRIVIUM. On December 22, BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported the rumor that TRIVIUM had parted ways with Wandtke and welcomed Alex Bent, a member of BATTLECROSS and DECREPIT BIRTH who previously played with TESTAM...

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MASTODON Teases Upcoming Album

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have released a short teaser for their upcoming album, which is tentatively due in March. The one-and-a-half-minute clip features an unidentified MASTODON bandmember — whose face and voice are obscured, but who appears to be drummer Brann Dailor — saying in par...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Slams TRUMP, Urges Americans To 'Reject The Lies From The People In The New Administraton'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hamett has issued his strongest condemnation yet of Donald Trump, comparing the new president's inaugural address to the speeches that were made in Germany under Adolf Hitler's rule and urging the American people to "reject the lies from the people in the new administraton."...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Downplays Latest Drummer Switch; PAUL WANDTKE Confirms Exit From Band

Drummer Paul Wandtke has confirmed that he is no longer a touring member of the Florida-based metal band TRIVIUM. On December 22, BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported the rumor that TRIVIUM had parted ways with Wandtke and welcomed Alex Bent, a member of BATTLECROSS and DECREPIT BIRTH who has previ...

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Video Premiere: THUNDER's 'No One Gets Out Alive'

THUNDER will release a brand new studio album, "Rip It Up", on February 10, through earMUSIC. The disc, the band's eleventh, features eleven brand new songs recorded in 2016, and is proof positive that this is a band that exists only to push itself and aim higher. Following on from the Top Ten succe...

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THE UNITY Feat. GAMMA RAY Members: 'Rise And Fall' Single Released

THE UNITY, the new band founded by drummer Michael Ehré and guitarist Henjo Richter (both of GAMMA RAY),has released its first digital single and lyric video for the song "Rise And Fall" via Steamhammer/SPV. It is described in a press release as "a real taster for all aficionados of powerful hard r...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Says Last Three Drummers, Including PAUL WANDTKE, Were 'Session Players'

Matt Heafy says that TRIVIUM's last three drummers were nothing more than "session players" but has stopped short of confirming that the band has fired its drummer of the past year, Paul Wandtke. On December 22, BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported the rumor that TRIVIUM had parted ways with Wandtk...

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Tell-All Book From STEVEN ADLER's Mother To Finally See Light Of Day This Month

Deanna Adler, the mother of original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, will release her long-awaited tell-all book, "Sweet Child Of Mine: How I Lost My Son to Guns N' Roses" (formerly "No Bed Of Roses") on January 24 via Monarch Publishing, LLC. Deanna gives an honest and revealing look into a lif...

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Video Premiere: ZAKK WYLDE's 'Lost Prayer'

Guitar icon Zakk Wylde has debuted a video for the track "Lost Prayer" from his latest solo LP, "Book Of Shadows II". Directed by longtime collaborator Justin Reich, it's the second video installment we've seen from Zakk from "Book Of Shadows II". Over the summer, Wylde released the "Sleeping Dogs"...

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DARKEST HOUR Partners with DC BRAU BREWING CO. For 'Savor The Swill' Beer

Metal fans will have a new beer to savor when Washington, D.C. metalcore pioneers DARKEST HOUR hit town in February. In honor of the band's 20th anniversary and release of their ninth studio album, "Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora", the band teamed up with D.C.'s own DC Brau Brewing Company...

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JOEY JORDISON Still Doesn't Know Why He Was Fired From SLIPKNOT

Ex-SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison says that only one member of his former band visited him in the hospital while he was battling a rare disease of the nervous system which left him unable to play the drums properly. Jordison and the members of SLIPKNOT had been silent and evasive about the reasons f...

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JOHN 5 Says 'Season Of The Witch' Is 'By Far' His Favorite Solo Record

Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 will release his eighth full-length solo album, "Season Of The Witch", on March 3. The fully instrumental disc, which features his band THE CREATURES (bassist Ian Ross and drummer Rodger Carter),contains experimentation with various genr...

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DEFTONES Drummer Has Found His Sticks

Vater has introduced DEFTONES drummer Abe Cunningham's Cool Breeze drumstick model. Cunningham's new drumstick design is a perfect stick choice for when a 5B is too light and a 2B/Rock model is too heavy. The slightly enlarged diameter, heavier taper and little extra length make Abe's model great fo...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Frontman's ANDY BLACK Project: Trailer For 'The Homecoming Tour' Documentary

An official trailer for the forthcoming "The Homecoming Tour" documentary from BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack's solo project, ANDY BLACK, is available below. ANDY BLACK's debut album, "The Shadow Side", was released last May via Lava/Republic. The disc was produced by John Feldmann and inclu...