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CHRIS CAFFERY Is 'Optimistic' There Will Be A New SAVATAGE Album

Chris Caffery, who has been a member of SAVATAGE for more than 30 years, spoke to That Metal Interview about the possibility of new music from the cult metal outfit. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've been writing and talking about it now. It's the first time in a long time where I...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Says It Took Him More Than Six Months To Get Over COVID-19: 'I Got It Really Bad'

ANNIHILATOR leader Jeff Waters has opened up about his battle with COVID-19, saying that was left "terrified" and feared for his life for more than half a year. The 55-year-old guitarist/vocalist, who moved to the United Kingdom from his native Canada back in 2018, discussed his recent health issues...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Announces First NFT Collection, 'Cryptobatz'

Ozzy Osbourne has announced his first foray into the crypto industry with the launch of Cryptobatz, a collection of 9,666 non-fungible tokens. The collection is a nod to his infamous bat-biting incident. On January 20, 1982, Ozzy bit the head off a live bat during a concert at Veterans Memorial Audi...

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Hear Snippet Of New MEGADETH Song 'Life In Hell'

Dave Mustaine has debuted a snippet of music from MEGADETH's upcoming sixteenth studio album. The MEGADETH leader, who turned 60 in September, shared the clip while filming a new video message on Cameo, which lets users hire celebrities to record brief, personalized video messages about virtually an...

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NONPOINT Drops Music Video For New Song 'Back In The Game'

NONPOINT has released the official music video for its new song "Back In The Game". The track is taken from the band's latest EP, "Ruthless", which was also made available today (Monday, December 27). With the roar of one word "independence", NONPOINT has transcended the underground and taken its ri...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Gets Birthday Wishes From ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN, SATYRICON's SATYR

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and SATYRICON frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven are among the musicians who have wished METALLICA's Lars Ulrich a happy 58th birthday. Born in Gentofte, Denmark, on December 26, 1963, Lars is the son of the Danish musician, filmmaker and former tennis pro Torben Ulrich, w...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Admits He Doesn't 'Get' DRAKE's Music

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson has admitted that he doesn't "really get" Drake's music. The 63-year-old singer made the comment less than four months after the heavy metal legends were narrowly beaten to the No. 1 spot on the U.K. album chart by the Grammy-winning rapper. Even though IRON MAID...

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GLENN HUGHES: 'Being In BLACK SABBATH Was Not Something I Wanted To Do'

During an appearance on a recent episode of the "In The Trenches with Ryan Roxie" video podcast, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes reflected on his time fronting BLACK SABBATH in the mid-1980s. Regarding how his collaboration with the Tony Iommi-led outfit came about, Glenn said (as transcribe...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Recalls Being Infected With Parasites After Eating Undercooked Meat In Mexico

During a recent appearance on "The Jasta Show", the video podcast hosted by HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta, ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello recalled a time when he got sick from eating meat that was not properly cooked while on tour with PANTERA nearly 25 years ago. "I had to give up coffee," he said (a...

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SABATON Singer Promises 'Surprises' On Upcoming Tour

SABATON frontman Joakim Brodén spoke to Germany's Radio Bob! about the stage production for the upcoming tour in support of the Swedish metallers' tenth studio album, "The War To End All Wars". Due on March 4, 2022 via Nuclear Blast Records, the concept LP of 11 brand-new songs was written and recor...

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EXHORDER's KYLE THOMAS: 'We've Been In Pre-Production' For Next Album 'For Quite Some Time'

Vocalist Kyle Thomas of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER has confirmed to the "Brutally Delicious" podcast that he and his bandmates have spent much of the coronavirus downtime working on material for the follow-up to 2019's "Mourn The Southern Skies" album. "We all were really busy...

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QUIET RIOT Will Release New Music In Early 2022, Says RUDY SARZO: It's 'Already Recorded'

QUIET RIOT bassist Rudy Sarzo says that the band is planning to release new music in the coming weeks. The 71-year-old musician, who recently rejoined QUIET RIOT after an 18-year absence, spoke about the possibility of fresh material from the group during an interview with the "Diary Of The Madmen -...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Reflects On His Split With ICED EARTH: My Manager WENDY DIO Kept Saying, 'Get Out Of This Thing'

In a recent interview with Metal Mythos Aftershock, singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, who joined ICED EARTH in 2003 and stayed in the band for four years before being fired in December 2007, reflected on his split with the Jon Schaffer-led outfit. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It wasn't a...

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JOHN CORABI Doesn't Know If Songs He Recorded With MICK MARS Will Make It To MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist's Solo Album

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi says that he doesn't know if the songs he recorded with Mick Mars five years ago will make it to the MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist's highly anticipated debut solo album. Back in 2016, Mars released snippets of two solo songs, apparently called "Gimme Blood" and "Shake T...

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'70000 Tons Of Metal' Cruise To Return In 2023

It's official: the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise will return in January 2023. The 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise creator, Swiss concert promoter Andy Piller, confirmed that the event was back on track after being canceled in 2021 and 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic. "We've been working hard to secure...