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SCHMIER Fights Against Fascism And Misinformation On New DESTRUCTION Album, 'Birth Of Malice'

By David E. Gehlke The 2021 departure of founding member and guitarist Mike Sifringer has seemingly galvanized long-running, legendary German thrashers DESTRUCTION. It's not a reach to suggest that the band's modern era that began when vocalist/bassist Schmier Schirmer rejoined in 1999 has produced...

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Black Noise

Jason Köhnen is one of the great eccentrics of experimental heavy music. Over the last few decades, he has released an absurd amount of music under various shadowy and unhinged guises, ranging from the mind-bending, surrealist jazz of THE MOUNT FUJI DOOMJAZZ CORPORATION and THE KILIMANJARO DARKJAZZ...

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MACHINE HEAD Announces 11th Studio Album 'Unatoned'

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD will release their eleventh studio album, "Unatoned", on April 25, 2025 via Nuclear Blast/Imperium Recordings. The official music video for the LP's second single, "Unbound", can be seen below. According to a press release, "Unatoned" is "a testament to...

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W.A.S.P.'s 'Bonus Tracks And B-Sides' Gets Digital Release

Madfish Music has announced the digital release of "Bonus Tracks And B-Sides" from W.A.S.P.'s "The 7 Savage" box set. W.A.S.P. has always been a band that embraced the raw power of heavy metal while pushing the boundaries of its creative vision. "Bonus Tracks And B-Sides", the final disc in "The 7 S...

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JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN On TONY DOLAN: 'As Long As I Have Breath Left In Me On This Planet, I Will Never Speak To Him Again'

During a new appearance on The Tampa Morgue podcast, Jeff "Mantas" Dunn discussed his announcement that he was leaving VENOM INC. last December, approximately eight months after he suffered a second heart attack. The 63-year-old British-born guitarist, who currently resides with his wife in Portugal...

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SCORPIONS Biopic 'Wind Of Change' To Begin Shooting In May

In a new interview with Scorpions Brazil, SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine spoke about the status of the band's upcoming biopic, "Wind Of Change", which is currently being developed and produced by ESX Entertainment, the company founded by actor, producer and former race car driver Ali Afshar. Klaus s...

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JEFF LOOMIS On NEVERMORE Return: 'It's Gonna Be Bigger And Better Than It Ever Was'

At last month's NAMM convention in Anaheim, California, Jeff Loomis spoke to Metal Magnitude's Chelsea about the return of his longtime band NEVERMORE. Bassist Jim Sheppard isn't involved with the reunion, which was initially teased on December 27, 2024 via a one-minute video containing various NEVE...

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Nine

Whether by accident or design, BLEEDING THROUGH have never outstayed their welcome. One of the most distinctive bands to emerge from the metalcore boom of the early-to-mid noughties, the Orange County crew have a sound that casually transcends the vagaries of metal fashion. In fact, "Nine" arrives a...

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BRANDAN SCHIEPPATI Wages War Against Self-Doubt, Industry Politics And 'Dad Bods' For BLEEDING THROUGH's Return With 'Nine'

By David E. Gehlke Perhaps the lone Orange County, California act that didn't attempt to alter its sound for broader appeal, BLEEDING THROUGH has lived to tell the tale after 25 years and has a new, brash studio album, "Nine" to accompany it. The band's first since 2018's "Love Will Kill All", "Nine...

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DARK FUNERAL's LORD AHRIMAN To Undergo Third Hernia Surgery

Mikael Jan Svanberg, better known as Lord Ahriman, the Swedish musician and composer best known as the primary guitarist, songwriter and sole founding member of black metal band DARK FUNERAL, will undergo his third hernia surgery in March. On Monday (February 10),Lord Ahriman took to his social med...

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PAPA ROACH Presents £20,000 Check To 'Campaign Against Living Miserably' During U.K. Arena Tour

During their sold-out U.K. tour, California rockers PAPA ROACH presented a cheque for £20,000 to the suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) before their show at Wembley Arena. The "Rise Of The Roach Tour", which spans Europe and two legs across North American arenas and...

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MACHINE HEAD's MATT ALSTON Shares 'Aesthetics Of Hate' 360-Degree Drum-Cam Video From Poland's MYSTIC FESTIVAL

360-degree drum-cam video of MACHINE HEAD drummer Matt Alston playing the song "Aesthetics Of Hate" with his bandmates on June 6, 2024 at the Mystic Festival in Gdańsk, Poland can be seen below. The British-born Alston (DEVILMENT, EASTERN FRONT) and Polish guitarist Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka (DECAPITAT...

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NEVERMORE Offers Update On Vocalist And Bassist Search: 'We've Received Over 650 Submissions'

Guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams have offered an update on the return of their longtime band NEVERMORE. Bassist Jim Sheppard isn't involved with the reunion, which was initially teased on December 27, 2024 via a one-minute video containing various NEVERMORE-related imagery and silhouet...

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Watch PANTERA's Entire Budapest Concert During 2025 European Headlining Tour

The TrulyStucker YouTube channel has uploaded video of PANTERA's entire February 3 concert at the Budapest Arena in Budapest, Hungary. You can now watch it below. Featured songs: 00:00:00 A New Level 00:04:53 Mouth For War 00:09:26 Strength Beyond Strength 00:15:25 Becoming 00:20:03 I'm Broken...

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BENEDICTION Shares New Song 'Engines Of War' From Upcoming 'Ravage Of Empires' Album

British death metal veterans BENEDICTION have released a new song called "Engines Of War". The track is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, "Ravage Of Empires", which is due to be released on April 4, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. "Ravage Of Empires" will be the band's ninth full-length s...