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FREDDIE MERCURY's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Piano Sells At Auction For $2.2 Million

A baby grand piano that once belonged to QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury sold for over £1.74 million ($2.2 million) at a Sotheby's auction Wednesday (September 6). Bought in 1975 and imported to England from Japan, the Yamaha G2, which was used to complete the band's iconic song "Bohemian Rhapsody",...

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Former DEATH Members RICK ROZZ And TERRY BUTLER Announce LEFT TO DIE 'Reborn Dead' Fall 2023 Western U.S. Tour

LEFT TO DIE, the new band featuring classic DEATH members Terry Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently in OBITUARY) and Rick Rozz (ex-MASSACRE) paired with GRUESOME founders Matt Harvey (EXHUMED) and Gus Rios (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION),will embark on a tour of the western U.S. this November....

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IN THIS MOMENT's MARIA BRINK On 'Godmode': 'I Haven't Been This Excited For One Of Our Albums In A Really Long Time'

IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth and singer Maria Brink recently spoke to Razor of the Tucson, Arizona radio station Rock 102.1 KFMA about the band's upcoming eighth studio album, "Godmode", which will be released on October 27 via BMG. Asked how the new LP is different from the band's previou...

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MIKAEL STANNE Hasn't Decided On A Lyrical Theme Yet For Upcoming DARK TRANQUILLITY Album

In an interview with JJ's One Girl Band conducted at last month's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, DARK TRANQULLITY frontman Mikael Stanne was asked about possible lyrical concept for the band's upcoming follow-up to 2020's "Moment" album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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METALLICA Launches Guitar-Shaped Ice Cream Bar

METALLICA's foundation All Within My Hands (AWMH) and Enlightened have partnered in the fight against hunger with the release of their limited-edition guitar-shaped ice cream bar. The campaign will launch nationally on September 6, 2023. Inspired by the legendary ESP Truckster, once available as par...

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METAL CHURCH's KURDT VANDERHOOF Says He 'Hates' Black Metal: 'It's Garbage To Me'

In a new interview with Ruben Mosqueda of We Go To 11, METAL CHURCH guitarist and founding member Kurdt Vanderhoof spoke about his disdain for a lot of the newer extreme metal bands, particularly groups of the "darker metal" variety. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I hate it. I hate t...

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Code Red

Almost exactly one quarter of a century ago, PRIMAL FEAR began their noble quest. The late '90s appeared to be a prolonged lean period for traditional heavy metal, but German metal stalwarts Mat Sinner and Ralf Scheepers had other ideas. Unapologetic in their debt to "Painkiller"-era JUDAS PRIEST, P...

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GWAR Releases Last Recording From ODERUS URUNGUS, 'Tammy, The Swine Queen'

Ten years have passed since the release of GWAR's masterwork known as "Battle Maximus". The record is a tribute to fallen Scumdog Warrior Flattus Maximus (a.k.a. Corey Smoot) and was the last album recorded with vocalist Oderus Urungus (a.k.a. Dave Brockie) before he departed the planet Earth in 201...

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Kings Of The Asylum

It was probably inevitable that Phil Campbell would continue to fly the flag of ear-wrecking rock 'n' roll, after the untimely demise of MOTÖRHEAD. After four decades of dedication to Lemmy's relentless crew and having learned directly from the best to ever do it, the emergence of PHIL CAMPBELL AND...

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CALEB SHOMO: BEARTOOTH's Upcoming 'The Surface' Album Is 'The Polar Opposite' Of 'Below'

In a new interview with Germany's Rock Antenne, BEARTOOTH frontman Caleb Shomo spoke about why the band went through several lineup changes in the early days of its existence around a decade ago. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, thankfully, we do have [a lineup] that we've had fo...

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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN Proves He's A Death Metal Lifer With ASINHELL: 'It's In My DNA'

By David E. Gehlke VOLBEAT founding member and vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen practically turns into a giddy teenager when talking about classic death metal. It's a side that likely many of VOLBEAT's rock radio-loving fans will never get to see, but to the underground denizens who bought everyth...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Releases 'Let Go' Music Video

British rock luminaries ASKING ALEXANDRIA shared a Wombat-directed music video for their song "Let Go". The track is taken from the band's new album "Where Do We Go From Here?", which is being released today (Friday, August 25) via Better Noise Music. On the LP, ASKING ALEXANDRIA — Danny Worsnop (vo...

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Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist JASON HOOK's FLAT BLACK Releases First Two Songs, Performs Live For First Time

Guitarist Jason Hook is storming out of the gates with his new band FLAT BLACK. The former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist has recruited a trio of young and talented turks, and the band has signed with Fearless Records for its debut album, the details of which have not yet been announced. The albu...

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Outside The Spiral

The evolution of heavy music has been influenced by all kinds of eccentric and fearless artists, and Kelly Shaefer deserves to be near the top of the list. As the man behind Floridian death metal mavericks ATHEIST, he has done more than most to push the genre away from the mundane and toward a more...

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Hear ROGER WATERS Reimagine PINK FLOYD's 'Time' For 'The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux'

Roger Waters has set October 6, 2023 as the release date for "The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux", an epically ambitious reinterpretation of one of the most famous and acclaimed albums in history, fifty years on from recording the original with PINK FLOYD. The album's second single, Waters's reinterpre...