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Remember… You Must Die!

There was a brief moment when SUICIDE SILENCE appeared to have pissed on their own fireworks. This story has a happy ending, of course: as hinted at loudly on 2020's "Become The Hunter", and confirmed beyond doubt and with white-hot venom here. But back in 2017, that now notorious self-titled album,...

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JAY JAY FRENCH Explains EDDIE OJEDA's Absence From TWISTED SISTER Reunion Performance

TWISTED SISTER reunited for a three-song performance on January 26 at the Metal Hall Of Fame charity gala at The Canyon club in Agoura Hills, California. Most of the surviving members of the band's classic lineup — Dee Snider (vocals), Jay Jay French (guitar) and Mark Mendoza (bass) — was joine...

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THE BLACK CROWES To Release 'Shake Your Money Maker Live' Album

In celebration of the culmination of their 2021-22 reunion tour, THE BLACK CROWES are pleased to announce "The Black Crowes: Shake Your Money Maker Live", an ode to the band reuniting and following an epic two-year anniversary tour with over 100 dates worldwide. The forthcoming album includes the be...

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NITA STRAUSS Rejoins ALICE COOPER For 2023 Tour Dates

Nita Strauss, the top-rated guitarist who had been with Alice Cooper for several years until she departed to do a fall 2022 tour with Demi Lovato, will be returning to Alice's band for his 2023 tour, Cooper's management disclosed today. The Alice Cooper North American tour, with an all-new show dubb...

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ALICE COOPER On His Upcoming Album: It's 'Really Gonna Knock You Out'

During this past Wednesday's (March 1) episode of his "Nights With Alice Cooper" radio show on Planet Rock, legendary rocker Alice Cooper spoke about his upcoming follow-up to 2021's "Detroit Stories" LP, saying: "There's another album coming out that's really gonna knock you out. Everybody really l...

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NIGHT DEMON's JARVIS LEATHERBY: 'Our Work Ethic And Writing Good Music Has Gotten Us To The Upper Echelon Of Our Genre'

By David E. Gehlke There's a good chance Ventura, California, pure metal trio NIGHT DEMON has played your town sometime in the last ten years. The band's dogged touring schedule has logged shows in the farthest reaches of the globe. Whether a major or a secondary-to-the-secondary market, NIGHT DEMON...

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DEE SNIDER's First Fictional Novel, 'Frats', To Arrive This Spring

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider's first fictional novel, "Frats", will finally see the light of day in "late spring." Dee revealed the timeline for the book's release while listing some of his current activities in response to a tweet from a fan. The 67-year-old musician, who lives in Southern Cali...

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Rhode Island Remembers Victims Of Deadly GREAT WHITE Concert Fire

Rhode Island governor Dan McKee released a statement on Monday (February 20) to mark the 20th anniversary of the deadly blaze caused by pyrotechnics at a concert by the now-former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell. At the time of the fire, the group that was on the road was called JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT...

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What Makes You Tick?

Nail down the furniture. GOING OFF will make you want to jump off it, throw it around and possibly even set it on fire. So nailing it down won't help. Sorry about that. This is a raging bastard of a hardcore record. With a sound so sweaty, caustic and snotty that it often sounds like the band are ac...

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VOIVOD To Release Album Of Re-Recorded Versions Of Early Songs To Celebrate 40th Anniversary

Vocalist Denis "Snake" Bélanger of Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD has revealed to Agoraphobic News that he and his bandmates are working on a 40th-anniversary album, apparently titled "Morgöth Tales", featuring re-recorded versions of songs from their first few albums. He said (...

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Judgement Day

Dispatching the cynics with the opening seconds of their "Awakening The Abyss" debut in 2017, LOVEBITES have been an irresistible force from the start. Rarely has any power metal band been so relentlessly ferocious, particularly with the virtuoso chops to match. Subsequent albums "Clockwork Immortal...

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LAMB OF GOD And KREATOR Members Visit ALEXI LAIHO's Grave In Helsinki: 'It's Nice To Go Pay Respects'

Prior to LAMB OF GOD and KREATOR's February 19 concert at Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland during the two bands' joint "State Of Unrest" 2023 European tour, LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe and KREATOR's Mille Petrozza visited the grave of CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Markku Uula Aleksi "Alexi" Laiho. Blythe t...

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MEGADETH's Cover Version Of JUDAS PRIEST's 'Delivering The Goods' Now Available On All Streaming Platforms

MEGADETH's cover version of JUDAS PRIEST's "Delivering The Goods", which was originally released last November to celebrate PRIEST's induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, is now available on all streaming platforms. MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine originally revealed that his band had covered...

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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Doesn't Begrudge Bands Who Use Backing Tracks During Live Shows

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French says that he doesn't begrudge bands who rely heavily on backing tracks during their concerts, saying that the practice will continue as long as "the fans will tolerate it". In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-record...

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BRIAN MAY: FREDDIE MERCURY 'Would Have Wanted' Us To Continue Performing QUEEN Music

In a new interview with Total Guitar, Brian May was asked if there could ever be a new QUEEN album with singer Adam Lambert. The "American Idol" Season 8 runner-up has been collaborating with May and drummer Roger Taylor as lead vocalist for QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT since 2011, "Well, we have been in th...