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Former IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY Is Undergoing Quadruple Heart Bypass Surgery

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley is undergoing a quadruple bypass surgery following his recent heart attack. A heart bypass surgery, or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, is used to improve blood flow to the heart. A surgeon uses blood vessels taken from another area of the body to b...

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VOIVOD Celebrates 40 Years With Anniversary Album 'Morgöth Tales'; Details Revealed

Canadian sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD will celebrate 40 eventful years of existence in 2023 with a special anniversary studio album titled "Morgöth Tales", to be released on July 21 via Century Media Records. Once more recorded and mixed by Francis Perron at RadicArt Studio, mastered by Maor Appel...

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Can METALLICA Master Actual Puppets? Watch Hilarious 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Skit

In addition to performing their classic song "Master Of Puppets" on last night's (Wednesday, April 12) episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", the four members of METALLICA headed to the Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles to find out if they could actually master some puppets by learning how to us...

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Ex-ACCEPT Bassist PETER BALTES Officially Joins UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER's U.D.O. And DIRKSCHNEIDER

Former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has officially joined U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER, the two bands fronted by original ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider. Baltes has been playing bass for U.D.O. since last September, initially as a temporary replacement for U.D.O.'s then-bassist Tilen Hudrap who was hosp...

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STEVE PERRY Is Putting Finishing Touches On His 'Open Arms' Duet With DOLLY PARTON

Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry is putting the finishing touches on his collaboration with country music legend Dolly Parton. Parton recently said that she was making a rock album in order to celebrate her induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Tentatively titled "Rock Star", the LP will i...

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Hear Early Instrumental Version Of New FEAR FACTORY Song 'Roboticist'

An early instrumental version of a new FEAR FACTORY song called "Roboticist" can be streamed below. The track was made available late last month to promote Toneforge Disruptor, a virtual guitar rig plugin and standalone app that simplifies guitar tone and provides all the necessary tools for guitari...

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EICCA TOPPINEN: Next APOCALYPTICA Album Will Be 'Something Totally Different'

In a new interview with Matías Arteaga of Chile's Rock Legacy webzine, Eicca Toppinen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA was asked if the band's recently released singles, including "Rise Again", which came out last December, will be part of the band's next studio album. He responded (as transcri...

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The Wretched; The Ruinous

Thank the lords of metalcore for UNEARTH. While other bands that emerged from a thriving US scene 20 years ago eventually succumbed to commercial concerns or faded away through lack of persistence, Boston's finest have stuck to their guns. Only their eighth album in 25 years, "The Wretched; The Ruin...

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DOLLY PARTON Says NIKKI SIXX 'Played His Butt Off' On Her Upcoming Rock Album

Country legend Dolly Parton says that MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx "played his butt off" on her upcoming rock album. Dolly made her comments in a letter to Sixx's wife Courtney, co-founder of Bouquet Box, the first-ever DIY floral arranging kit/system on the market, after Courtney sent Dolly a Bou...

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Watch: Ex-ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW Joins QUEENSRŸCHE On Stage In Baltimore For 'Queen Of The Reich'

Former ICED EARTH vocalist Matt Barlow joined QUEENSRŸCHE on stage last night (Tuesday, April 11) at the Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore, Maryland to perform the classic QUEENSRŸCHE song "Queen Of The Reich". Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. Earlier today (Wednesday, April 12)...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says 'It Was Great' Playing With DAVE LOMBARDO Again Last Year

In a new interview with Chile's iRock.CL, TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy was asked what it was like to play with Dave Lombardo again after the drummer rejoined the San Francisco thrash metal outfit early last year. An original member of thrash metal legends SLAYER, Lombardo was the guest drummer on...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Says Collaboration With ED SHEERAN Is 'A Marriage Made In Heaven'

CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth spoke to Metal Injection about the status of his band's much-anticipated collaboration with pop megastar Ed Sheeran. He said: "Well, aside from my contribution, everything's done. The bass was the last thing to go on. Ed did his stuff before Christmas, laid down a...

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Black Medium Current

Even today, after 24 years of remorseless, avant-garde experimentation in the black metal underground, DØDHEIMSGARD's 1999 masterpiece "666 International" still sounds righteously batshit and light years ahead of its time. Ultimately, you've either got it or you haven't. The Norwegian mavericks have...

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SLEEP TOKEN Announces September/October 2023 U.S. Tour

SLEEP TOKEN, the anonymous British masked rock collective led by a frontman using the moniker Vessel, has announced its fall 2023 U.S. headline tour. The "Rituals" tour kicks off on September 9 in Philadelphia and runs through October 5 in Anaheim. SLEEP TOKEN will also appear at several key fall fe...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Be Joined By MICHAEL ANTHONY, NANCY WILSON, Others At Eighth Annual 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure'

San Francisco Bay Area music legends Sammy Hagar and Bob Weir today announced the lineup for the eighth annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit concert on Saturday, May 13. In celebration of the event's return home to the Fillmore in San Francisco for the first time post-Covid, Sammy's brought together a s...