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PRO-PAIN's GARY MESKIL Breaks Silence On Brutal Attack: 'The Doctors Said That I Was Lucky To Make It'

Gary Meskil, the singer of PRO-PAIN who was violently robbed in Brussels on July 3, spoke exclusively to music journalist Tom De Smet of Gazet van Antwerpen about the incident. Meskil suffered extensive injuries when he was "struck on the head with an ice pick" before being set upon by a group on in...

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Extended Video Recap Of 'Inside Metal: Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal' Premiere Screening

An eighteen-minute video recap of the June 19 premiere of "Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal", the third title in the "Inside Metal" series, which was held at the Regency Valley Plaza 6 Theater in North Hollywood, California, can be seen below. The footage was filmed and edited by Edward Banda. "Rise Of L.A...

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PAUL BOSTAPH Says SLAYER Concerts Are High-Energy, Relentless Athletic Events

SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph spoke to The Bemidji Pioneer about the band's six-week summer tour, which kicks off this coming Wednesday, July 12 in Bemidji, Minnesota. "If you really want to see a very intense environment, in terms of people getting into it and lots of intense energy, you're going to...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'I'm In There'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has once again reiterated his belief that he is already in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Mustaine, who was a member of METALLICA for less than two years, from 1981 to 1983, before being dismissed and replaced by Kirk Hammett, was not inducted into the Rock And Roll H...

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DIRKSCHNEIDER: Official Teaser For 'Live – Back To The Roots - Accepted!'

DIRKSCHNEIDER — the band fronted by former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. singer Udo Dirkschneider — will release "Live – Back To The Roots - Accepted!" on August 4 in Europe and August 18 in the USA as a DVD/2CD, Blu-ray/2CD and gatefold triple vinyl in two different colors. After putting out the live...

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MACHINE HEAD's PHIL DEMMEL Joins ADRENALINE MOB On Stage In San Francisco (Video)

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel joined ADRENALINE MOB on stage on July 3 at Slim's in San Francisco, California to perform cover versions of "Rebel Yell" (BILLY IDOL) and "The Mob Rules" (BLACK SABBATH). Fan-filmed video footage of the "Rebel Yell" performance can be seen below. ADRENALINE MOB is...

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PRO-PAIN Frontman Recovering After Robbery, Murder Attempt

This past Monday night (July 3),PRO-PAIN frontman Gary Meskil was the victim of a robbery and attempted murder in Brussels, Belgium. According to a statement released by his bandmates, Gary was pick-pocketed of cash, credit card, and passport, struck on the head with an ice pick and then subsequent...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Says 'Some Of The Stuff' In His Memoir 'Shouldn't Have Been Printed'

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown took part in a Facebook Live chat on Wednesday, July 5. Asked what inspired him to write his 2013 memoir, "Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story Of Pantera", Rex said (see video below): "That was just at a time where someone had come to me about a book offer an...

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KRYPTONITE Feat. KING DIAMOND, THE POODLES Members: 'Across The Water' Lyric Video

"Across The Water", the new lyric video from Sweden's KRYPTONITE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's self-titled debut album, which will be released on August 4 via Frontiers Music Srl. Sometimes musicians are put together who only know each other from afar via their respective rec...

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Video Recap Of 'Inside Metal: Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal' Premiere Screening

A three-minute video recap of the June 19 premiere of "Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal", the third title in the "Inside Metal" series, which was held at the Regency Valley Plaza 6 Theater in North Hollywood, California, can be seen below. "Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal" will be available on DVD and major stre...

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Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Guitarist ROOPE LATVALA Says He Was 'Stabbed In The Back' By His Former Bandmates

Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist Roope Latvala says that he was "stabbed in the back" by his former bandmates. Latvala was a member of CHILDREN OF BODOM for more than a decade before being fired in May 2015. His exit came just as the band was preparing to enter the studio to begin recording its latest...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says His MEGADETH Bandmates Submit Songwriting Ideas To Management And Label First

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was recently interviewed by Meltdown of the Detroit, Michigan radio station WRIF. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked when fans can expect to hear MEGADETH's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album, Mustaine said: "We did start talking about scheduling the next re...

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Drummer JEAN DOLABELLA On His 2011 Exit From SEPULTURA: 'I Was Raising A Flag That Wasn’t Mine'

In a new interview with Billboard, drummer Jean Dolabella spoke about quitting SEPULTURA after filling the space left by Igor Cavalera, one of the brothers who started the band. When asked if he has seen the final cut of the "Sepultura Endurance" documentary, which shows him leaving the band, Jean s...

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Hydrograd

STONE SOUR has long outgrown the dismissive and overgeneralized tag “supergroup," stemming of course from its obvious associations and history with mainstream metal juggernaut SLIPKNOT. Like SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR has cracked Billboard's charts too many times to count, yet its reached far beyond that...

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Incorruptible

With the current upsurge of the popularity of traditional metal styles stateside, the heavy music climate is favorable for longtime titans ICED EARTH. If we allow the conversation to devolve into a debate over which metallic branch the band leans more toward on the tree of heavy metal subgenres, the...