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While The Gods Are Sleeping

It takes a talent of considerable size to truly harness and express the pure essence of any of heavy metal's many subgenres. Having the ability to conquer more than one of them is, with all due respect, taking the piss. Arguably best known as guitarist and creative mastermind behind melodic death me...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Parts Ways With Guitarist And Keyboardist

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have parted ways with guitarist Richard Shaw and keyboardist Anabelle Iratni. Richard will be replaced for the band's upcoming tour by Donny Burbage, while Zoe Marie Federoff will step in for Anabelle. CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth commented: "It is wi...

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LINKIN PARK To 'Begin Sharing A Little More Regularly' With Fans

The surviving members LINKIN PARK have announced plans to start communicating with their fans "a little more regularly" going forward. The band, which has been on hiatus since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017, took to social media earlier today (Tuesday, May 3) to share the following...

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MIKE PORTNOY: Seeing Current DREAM THEATER Lineup Perform Was 'Not As Awkward As I Had Anticipated Or Feared'

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy attended the group's concert on March 4 at Beacon Theatre in New York City. It was the first time Portnoy witnessed his former bandmates perform live since his exit from the iconic progressive metal outfit more than 11 years ago. During an appearance earlier tod...

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ROB HALFORD Loves GHOST: 'I'm So Happy' For TOBIAS FORGE, 'To See His Ambition And His Dreams Become So Real'

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford spoke about his appreciation for the Swedish occult metal band GHOST. He said: "I'm so happy for [GHOST leader] Tobias [Forge], to see his ambition and his dreams become so real. He's worked really hard to make GHOST into this w...

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STRYPER Is 'Bringing Back The Power Ballad' On Upcoming Album

Michael Sweet of openly Christian rockers STRYPER has shared a snippet of another song that will appear on the band's next album. The 58-year-old guitarist/vocalist, who recently underwent surgery for a re-detached retina, took to his Instagram on Monday (May 2) to post a 43-second video from the st...

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Original AC/DC singer DAVE EVANS Releases 'Who's Gonna Rock Me?' Music Video

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans has released the official music video for his latest single, "Who's Gonna Rock Me?", filmed entirely in Aruba for Sketch during his current "Sold My Soul To Rock 'N' Roll" Latin American tour. The single, which features Dave on lead vocals, Bad Boy Troy on guitar, Ga...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Tests Positive For COVID-19 Days After OZZY's Diagnosis: 'The Entire Household Has It Now'

Sharon Osbourne has tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to Los Angeles to look after her husband Ozzy. The legendary heavy metal singer contracted the virus last week, prompting Sharon to step away from her new TalkTV show to head back to the U.S. But now Sharon has revealed that she also t...

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THREE DAYS GRACE Cancels Tour Dates Due To Positive COVID-19 Test

THREE DAYS GRACE was forced to cancel its previously announced shows in Cincinnati (May 2),Fort Wayne (May 3) and Madison (May 4) due to a member of the band's touring party testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Refunds available at original point of purch...

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Misery Made Me

Ten albums into their trailblazing career, SILVERSTEIN have nothing left to prove. Still, the screamo champions continue to demonstrate their inspiring ability to fine tune and evolve with the times. While in many ways "Misery Made Me" is but a continuation of 2020's "A Beautiful Place To Drown", th...

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Watch: STONE SOUR's JOSH RAND Plays First Concert With THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT

THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT, the musical meeting of minds between Grammy-nominated STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand and PARALANDRA vocalist/guitarist Casandra Carson, made its live debut this past Saturday night (April 30) at The Riff in Springfield, Missouri. Joining Rand and Carson at the gig were keyboard...

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KIRK WINDSTEIN Explains Delay In Recording DOWN Covers EP, Says New Album Of Original Material Will Happen 'At Some Point'

DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein spoke to Pierre Gutiérrez of Rock Talks about the status of the band's long-discussed EP of "obscure" cover songs. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We have been talking about this for a long time. What's been happening is DOWN is kind of now as it started,...

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Y&T's DAVE MENIKETTI Undergoes First Radiation Therapy Treatment In Prostate Cancer Battle

Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti, who went public with his prostate cancer battle in February, has just undergone his first radiation therapy treatment. According to an update sent out to the Y&T newsletter subscribers, it's been "so far, so good. Now he begins the next round of treatments," the...

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JEFF PILSON On DON DOKKEN's Vocal 'Difficulties': 'I Hope He Has Less Problems In The Future'

In a brand new interview with the Tulsa Music Stream, ex-DOKKEN bassist Jeff Pilson spoke about the difficulties Don Dokken has had preserving his voice as he gets older and the issues Don has encountered trying to reproduce DOKKEN's classic material in a live setting. He said (as transcribed by BLA...

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GLENN DANZIG Is Working On Four Different Movie Scripts

In a brand new interview with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program "Wired In The Empire", Glenn Danzig revealed that he is currently working on four different movie scripts. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "'The Vampires' Vengeance' is the 'Death Rider' sequel," re...