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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Says JEFF HANNEMAN's Death Brought Band Closer Together

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya has told Metal Hammer magazine that the death of the band's co-founding guitarist, Jeff Hanneman, has brought Araya and fellow remaining original member Kerry King closer together. Hanneman, who passed away in May 2013 from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, is credite...

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CAIN'S OFFERING: 'Stormcrow' Title Track Available For Streaming

Frontiers Music Srl will release the second CAIN'S OFFERING album, titled "Stormcrow", on May 15 in Europe and May 19 in North America. The "Stormcrow" title track can be streamed below. CAIN'S OFFERING is the brainchild of Finnish guitarist/songwriter Jani Liimatainen, a founding member of SONATA A...

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KERRY KING Doesn't Know How Anybody Can Be In MEGADETH With 'Crazy' DAVE MUSTAINE

In the latest edition of Loudwire's "Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?" signature series, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was invited to prove and disprove what's written about him online. You can watch the chat below. Asked about his brief involvement with MEGADETH during the band's early days (Kerry played...

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NIGHTRAGE: Entire 'The Puritan' Album Available For Streaming

"The Puritan", the sixth studio album from Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. The CDwill be released on April 24 via Despotz Records. "The Puritan" — described in a press release as "an uncompromising, eerie, dramatic a...

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RAVEN: New Song 'Fight' Available For Streaming

British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN will release its new album, "ExtermiNation", in Scandinavia on April 22, in Germany on April 24, in the rest of Europe on April 27 and in North America on April 28 via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort will be made available as a digipak version (including one bonus...

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ABBATH Signs With SEASON OF MIST, Announces Band Lineup

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of ABBATH. Having recently departed from IMMORTAL to form a new band under his own name, the iconic Norwegian black metal legend is currently working on his debut album for the label, expected in early 2016. Bass duties for ABBATH will be handled by a man fam...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Talks About His 'The Chief' Vaporizer Pen

Lord Vaper Pens has released the The Chief Herbal Vaporizer, a collaboration with Chuck Billy, lead singer of the San Francisco Bay Area heavy metal band TESTAMENT. This vaporizer pen is first installment of the Lord Vaper Signature Series. The Chief Herbal Vaporizer is a 100% custom, non-combustion...

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Video: BLAZE BAYLEY Goes 'Unplugged' In Prague

Fan-filmed video footage of British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) performing an "unplugged" set on April 16 in Prague, Czech Republic can be seen below. The 51-year-old Bayley, who was born in Birmingham, was the original frontman in WOLFSBANE, but left in 1994 to join M...

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NIGHTRAGE: 'The Puritan' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "The Puritan" from Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, can be seen below. The track is the title cut of the band's sixth studio album, "The Puritan", which will be released on April 24 via Despotz Records. "The Puritan" — described in a press releas...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE: 'I Love Coffee So Much, If I Could Make It A Cologne, I Would Wear It'

It's been a long time coming, but unabashed coffee connoisseur, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante, has entered the world of entrepreneurship, announcing "Benante's Blend". The coffee will come in two different varieties: the "Be All End All" blend which is a dark roast with a real kick, and the "Forev...

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KERRY KING Calls New SLAYER Album 'The Ultimate Heavy Outcome'

SLAYER — bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, guitarist Kerry King, and returning drummer Paul Bostaph, along with touring guitarist Gary Holt and producer Terry Date — has completed recording its eleventh studio album and the band's first new effort since 2009's Grammy-nominated "World Painted Blood". The C...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Says He Was 'Blown Away' When He Heard METALLICA's 1982 Demo

Canada's "The Metal Voice" recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow. On the heavy metal scene when ANTHRAX was starting out: Scott: "Well, there was no scene. That's the thing. We were just kind of… We were an...

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BOBBY BLOTZER On Why RATT Is Inactive: 'It's A Stalemate That Nobody Will Bend On Except Me'

RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer says that he decided to go out on the road and perform the band's hits with the RATT EXPERIENCE after a disagreement over the ownership of the RATT name made it impossible for the original members of the group to work together. During an appearance on the April 6 edition o...

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Video: BLAZE BAYLEY Performs In Kozlovice

Video footage of British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) performing on April 17 in Kozlovice, Czech Republic can be seen below. The 51-year-old Bayley, who was born in Birmingham, was the original frontman in WOLFSBANE, but left in 1994 to join MAIDEN, with whom he recorde...

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BILL WARD: 'I'm Quite Capable Of Playing A Complete F**king BLACK SABBATH Set'

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward insists that he is "quite capable of playing a complete" show with the group, despite his bandmates' assertion to the contrary. Ward was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it was first announced in November 2011, but backed out soon after. He later claimed...