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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI: 'It's Really Exciting To Have MIKE PORTNOY Back In The Band'

In a new interview with GuitarWorld.com editor-in-chief Michael Astley-Brown, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci was asked if he and his bandmates have commenced work on any new music with their returning original drummer Mike Portnoy. Petrucci responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Wel...

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BEHEMOTH Announces Summer 2024 European Tour

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have announced the "O Father, O Satan, O Svmmer" 2024 European tour. The trek is described in a press release as "a monstrous voyage through the continent to perform upon huge outdoor festival stages and selected club shows, accompanied by a wickedly curated lineup...

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DECAPITATED And SEPTICFLESH Announce 'Cancer Culture Over North America 2024' Tour With KATAKLYSM

This spring, death metal fans will be treated to an epic night of music on the "Cancer Culture Over North America 2024" tour. Death metal paragons DECAPITATED and symphonic death metallers SEPTICFLESH are heading on a 30-day co-billing trek with melodic death metal syndicate KATAKLYSM as direct supp...

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BORKNAGAR's ØYSTEIN G. BRUN On 'Fall' Album: 'We Need To Take The Dangerous Path Sometimes'

By David E. Gehlke Behind an embarrassment of riches for vocalists and a genre-defying, wholly consistent catalog, Norway's BORKNAGAR head into their 12th studio album, "Fall", with little left to prove. But talk to founding member and guitarist Øystein G. Brun, and you will hear something different...

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EMPEROR Drummer TRYM Shares Third Song From His Ambient Solo Project

EMPEROR drummer Kai Johnny Mosaker, professionally known as Trym Torson or just Trym, has released the third song, "Slaget" ("The Battle"),from his ambient solo project TRYMR. On January 22, Trym took to his social media to write: "Yet another track from the upcoming album 'Saga Of The North'. This...

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REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC Announces Integration Of ATOMIC FIRE RECORDS

Reigning Phoenix Music, the emerging force in heavy music, has announced the integration of Atomic Fire Records. The strategic move sees the incorporation of Atomic Fire Records' roster into the RPM family and expands into a very impressive global lineup comprised of many genre-defining bands. The n...

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Live In The Valley

Only a couple of years shy of their 20th anniversary, WHITECHAPEL are in the ideal spot for a live album. From their debut album "The Somatic Defilement" onwards, Knoxville's premier merchants of evolved deathcore seemed like a strong bet for the long haul. By the time they released genre-blitzing a...

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Mycelium

When it comes to 21st century progressive power metal, MANTICORA have already made a vast and lasting contribution. The Danish quartet have been a prolific and consistent presence since the late '90s, and despite remaining a largely underground concern, they have the reputation and charisma of a muc...

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Ex-DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE MANGINI Says He Had No Advance Notice On MIKE PORTNOY's Return: It Was 'Immediate'

In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents…, former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini was asked if he had any "advance notice" that the band's original drummer Mike Portnoy would return to the group last fall or if it was "really immediate". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Imme...

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Suffer & Become

Portland's VITRIOL has been turning heads as one of death metal's most exciting rising bands, not only by virtue of their 2017 EP "Pain Will Define Their Death" and their debut full-length, 2019's relentless "To Bathe from the Throat of Cowardice", but also because of their intense live performances...

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Greece's ROTTING CHRIST Announces New Album 'Pro Xristoy'

Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST are celebrating their 35th anniversary with the release of their 14th album. Due on May 24 via Season Of Mist, "Pro Xristoy" is bound to hold a revered place in the band's heretical history. Always true to their name, with "Pro Xristoy" the members of ROTTING C...

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KANYE WEST Wears BURZUM Shirt In New Photo

A new photo has been shared online of the artist formerly known as Kanye West wearing a t-shirt from the controversial Norwegian black metal band BURZUM. Earlier today (Friday, January 19),American rapper, singer and record producer JPEGMafia took to his social media to post a picture of him hangin...

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IHSAHN Shares New Single 'The Distance Between Us' From Upcoming Self-Titled Album

EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn will release his new self-titled album on February 16, 2024 via Candlelight. The Norwegian progressive metal visionary has dared to push the realms of creative expressionism even further with his eighth studio offering. The release will embody two melodically interlinked vers...

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DRAGONFORCE Shares New Single 'Astro Warrior Anthem'

Grammy-nominated extreme power metal frontrunners DRAGONFORCE have unveiled their new single, "Astro Warrior Anthem", together with an official music video. The breathtaking opening track from the epic new album, "Warp Speed Warriors", out on March 15, 2024 via Napalm Records, lives up to DRAGONFORC...

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Dipygus

After a brief pause for the festive season, death metal has swiftly pulled its shit together for 2024. The third DIPYGUS album is warped and murderous: a drugged-out, cryptid-obsessed onslaught of weirdly evolved, caveman brutality, with songs dedicated to an assortment of mythical mutants, and an o...