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The Passion Of Dionysus

For more than 40 years, VIRGIN STEELE have been the great oddballs of traditional heavy metal. The New Yorkers' early albums are rightly cherished as classic snapshots of power metal's gestation, while the full-blown symphonic splendor of '90s concept sprawls "The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell" and "T...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's Fifth Album To Be Released In 2024

**UPDATE**: After this article was published earlier today, a publicist for BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to say that the band's fifth album does not yet have an official release date. "It will be in 2024, but we don't have a release date set for January," the publicist added. T...

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EYEHATEGOD Announces Summer 2023 Leg Of '30 Years Of Take As Needed For Pain' U.S. Tour

This summer, New Orleans disciples of hardcore, blues-based, post-amplified audio wreckage EYEHATEGOD will hit the road in the USA for another leg of their "30 Years Of Take As Needed For Pain" tour, featuring GOATWHORE as support. Also appearing on the bill between August 31 and September 17 will b...

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COREY TAYLOR Doubles Down On His Claim That 'CMF2' Will Be 'The Best Rock Album Of This Year And The Next'

In a new interview with Tommy Carroll of the WGRD 97.9 radio station, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked to back up his previous claim that his upcoming sophomore album, "CMF2", will be "the best rock album of this year and the next." He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Dude, this a...

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No Mercy From Electric Eyes

Despite a solid two decades of people abusing the notion in the name of metalcore, there are still few things more likely to make you throw a chair across the room than a devastating blend of hardcore, metal and punk. DEATH RAY VISION need little introduction and even less explanation. Formed by KIL...

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DIMEBAG's Longtime Guitar Tech On ZAKK WYLDE Playing With PANTERA: 'He's Out There Representing His Brother'

Grady Champion, who was "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's guitar tech throughout his career with PANTERA, spoke to Guitar World magazine about his decision to sign on for the band's current tour. When Grady announced he was joining the crew for the PANTERA celebration shows last August, he said that he wou...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Cancels Remainder Of European Tour Due To Drummer's Broken Foot

ASKING ALEXANDRIA has been forced to cancel the remainder of its European tour due to a broken foot sustained by the band's drummer, James Cassells. The announcement comes one day after the band scrapped its show in Estonia for the same reason. Earlier today (Tuesday, June 27),ASKING ALEXANDRIA rel...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Documentary 'Dreamers Never Die': Official DVD And Blu-Ray Release Details Revealed

"Dio: Dreamers Never Die", the first-ever, career-spanning documentary on the life and times of the late legendary metal icon Ronnie James Dio, will be released worldwide by Mercury Studios on DVD and Blu-ray+4K and as a special deluxe edition featuring the DVD and Blu-ray packaged with exclusive me...

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MAMMOTH WVH Shares 'Take A Bow' Single From Upcoming 'Mammoth II' Album

MAMMOTH WVH, the project led by Wolfgang Van Halen, the ex-bassist of the band VAN HALEN and son of the late guitarist Eddie Van Halen, will release its sophomore album, "Mammoth II", on August 4 via BMG. The 10-track record was recorded at the legendary 5150 studio and was produced by Wolfgang's fr...

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M. SHADOWS: 'It's Okay To Hate' The New AVENGED SEVENFOLD Album

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray, AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows discussed the experimental nature of the band's latest album, "Life Is But A Dream…" Written and recorded over the span of four years, it wa...

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Aborted From Reality

A relatively new band, STATIC ABYSS is born from mature, royal death metal blood. It's essentially a duo, the unholy union of vocalist / percussionist Chris Reifert — whose resume includes ABSCESS and DEATH, integral on the latter unit's classic debut "Scream Bloody Gore", no less — and accomplished...

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Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Blasts Bands Who Use Backing Tracks: 'If You Pay To See A Real Gig, It Should Be Real'

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts mor...

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Sons Of METALLICA Members Announce BASTARDANE And OTTTO Summer/Fall 2023 Tour

BASTARDANE, the band featuring drummer Castor Hetfield, the son of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, will team up with OTTTO, the three-piece band featuring Tye Trujillo, the son of METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo, for a North American summer tour that sees the bands trekking across the continent...

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T.T. QUICK Drummer ERIK FERRO Dies

Erik Ferro, drummer for singer Mark Tornillo's pre-ACCEPT band T.T. QUICK, has died. No cause of death has yet been revealed. The news of Ferro's passing was broken by Tornillo via his Facebook page on Sunday (June 25). Mark wrote: "It's with great sorrow that I post this …. T.T. QUICK drummer, my b...

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PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX: 'There Wasn't A Lot Of Honesty Coming From Our Leaders' During The Pandemic

In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal's Metal Global, PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix spoke about how living through the coronavirus pandemic felt like being in a Stephen King movie. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Absolutely, man. Absolutely. My gut tells me that there w...