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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO: 'DIMEBAG And VINNIE PAUL Would Be Happy' To See PANTERA Perform Again

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello has once again weighed in on the news that PANTERA's surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) will unite with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) for a world tour under the PANTERA banner. A...

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Thrash Veterans SADUS Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST, Release New Single 'It's The Sickness'

Thrash metal veterans SADUS have joined the Nuclear Blast Records family. Led by founding vocalist/guitarist Darren Travis and drummer Jon Allen, the band is armed with a resurgent arsenal of massive riffs and blistering solos, crushing drums and shredding bass, and is currently preparing the releas...

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GODSMACK Shares Music Video For 'Surrender'

GODSMACK's music video for the song "Surrender" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Lighting Up The Sky", which will arrive on February 24, 2023 via BMG. Co-produced by vocalist/guitarist Sully Erna and Andrew "Mudrock" Murdock (AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ALICE COOPER),"Lighti...

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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN: 'I Am Cancer Free'

NIGHTWISH's Floor Jansen has revealed that she is "cancer free" after recently undergoing surgery to have a tumor removed following a breast cancer diagnosis. Earlier today (Friday, November 18),Floor took to her social media to write: "Great news! I am cancer free. The surgery took everything canc...

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ENSLAVED Announces New Studio Album 'Heimdal'

Norwegian metal avant-gardists ENSLAVED will release their 16th studio album, "Heimdal", on March 3, 2023, via Nuclear Blast Records. An emotive, environmental video for the LP's first single, titled "Congelia", can be seen below. ENSLAVED's Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson commented: "It's quite w...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Documentary 'Dreamers Never Die' To Receive Television Premiere Next Month

"Dio: Dreamers Never Die", the first-ever career-spanning documentary on the life and times of legendary metal icon Ronnie James Dio, will have its television premiere on Showtime on December 1. It will also be available to stream via the Showtime app. Executive-produced by Dio's widow and longtime...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Guitarist KENNY HICKEY Finally Got Sober Less Than Three Years Ago

In a new interview with the "Behind The Vinyl" podcast, former TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey remembered TYPE O's late frontman frontman Peter Steele who passed away in April 2010 from heart failure at the age of 48. "For a long time, I was the one most likely to die, and then it switched ov...

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The Legacy

All things considered, there aren't too many things that are more metal than Udo Dirkschneider. Never mind that the German legend sang his guts out on those ageless and seminal ACCEPT classics back in the early '80s, for the U.D.O. catalogue alone, he deserves some kind of award for consistency and...

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SALIVA Tackles Opioid Addiction On New Single 'High On Me'

SALIVA has released a new radio single, "High On Me", to all major platforms. SALIVA singer Bobby Amaru stated about the track: "'High On Me' is about a day in the life of someone's opioid addiction. Is it me or the drugs that keep you sticking around? The opioid epidemic is something so many strugg...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Release Music Video For 'Devil'

On the heels of the recent release of their digital EP "The Mourning" last month, BLACK VEIL BRIDES have released a music video for opener "Devil". The high-energy track has become a fan favorite on the band's current tour solidifying its place among other hits from the group comprised of Andy Biers...

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SODOM's THOMAS 'ANGELRIPPER' SUCH: 'After 40 Years, I Regret Nothing'

By David E. Gehlke Influential German thrashers SODOM are ringing in their 40th anniversary with the aptly named "40 Years At War – The Greatest Hell Of Sodom", a collection of deep cuts from a catalog that has withstood the test of time. SODOM may occasionally get overshadowed by their countrymen i...

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TONY IOMMI Is Thrilled With BLACK SABBATH Mirror Gift: 'It's Fantastic'

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the finest band of them all? BLACK SABBATH! A special tribute to Brummie rock music legends BLACK SABBATH has been unveiled in Birmingham. And BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi was a special guest at Velvet Music Rooms on Broad Street to see the unusual tribute fo...

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Dividing Lines

Discerning prog metal fans recognized THRESHOLD's last album as a watershed moment in their lengthy career. Reunited with former vocalist Glynn Morgan, the British veterans sounded newly enthused and inspired on 2018's "Legends of the Shires". A concept piece full of great songs and labyrinthine epi...

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Church Where AC/DC Filmed 'Let There Be Rock' Video Sells For $3.99 Million

According to Real Commercial, the Australian church where AC/DC filmed its "Let There Be Rock" video has sold for six million Australian dollars (approximately $3.99 million). The Kirk church in Sydney was listed for an estimated 4.5 million Australian dollars (approximately $2.99 million) but 42 bi...

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BABYMETAL Releases New Single 'Monochrome'

Japanese pop-metal band BABYMETAL has released the official lyric video for "Monochrome", the second single from the forthcoming concept album "The Other One", due out on March 24, 2023. Last year BABYMETAL was "sealed" from the world after a successful 10-year journey. In April 2022, "The Other One...