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TED NUGENT Denies Encouraging Violence With 'Go Berserk On The Skulls' Comment, Insists It's Just 'A Figure Of Speech'

Ted Nugent has denied encouraging violence when he called on supporters of Donald Trump to go "berserk on the skulls of Democrats" during a performance at the former U.S. president's "American Freedom Tour" stop in Texas over the weekend. While appearing in Austin on Saturday (May 14),the 73-year-o...

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New ANTHRAX Album 'Should' Be Released In 2023, Says SCOTT IAN

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian spoke to Kyle Meredith about the band's plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We didn't get to tour [for our actual 40th anniversary in 2021], so we're doing the 40th-anniversary tour in our 41st year. [Laughs] Obviously, we couldn't...

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TED NUGENT Encourages TRUMP Supporters To Go 'Berserk On The Skulls Of Democrats'

Ted Nugent has called on supporters of former U.S. president Donald Trump to go "berserk on the skulls of Democrats" and other "enemies" of America. While performing at Trump's "American Freedom Tour" stop in Austin, Texas on Saturday (May 14),the 73-year-old rocker, who regularly promotes conspira...

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Personal Computer

In contrast to the majority of his synthwave / chiptune-era peers, MASTER BOOT RECORD is very much in the business of making metal records. To be more specific, the Italian deals exclusively in "100% synthesized, 100% dehumanized," symphonic electro-metal insanity, and "Personal Computer" — his seco...

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THE OBSESSED Announces 2022 Lineup, Prepares To Hit The Road

Doom godfathers THE OBSESSED have announced their new lineup. Joining frontman Scott "Wino" Weinrich and drummer Brian Costantino are bassist Chris Angleberger (TRANQUILIZER) and guitarist Jason Taylor (SIERRA, WITCHES OF GOD). THE OBSESSED will play "a string of shows" en route to the band's appear...

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Watch: DAVID ELLEFSON And JEFF YOUNG Perform MEGADETH Songs Together For First Time In 34 Years

Former MEGADETH members David Ellefson and Jeff Young reunited on stage last night (Tuesday, May 10) at Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running community-oriented show in residency at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, as part of a special tribute to the so-called "Big Four" of 198...

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GUS G. On Rumored EDDIE VAN HALEN Tribute Tour: 'I Could Do It, But I Don't Think I'd Be The Right Guy'

By David E. Gehlke Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G. may no longer be in OZZY OSBOURNE, but his stacked résumé and prolific nature suggest there is plenty more to add to his story — and it likely will be FIREWIND and his solo work from now on. FIREWIND has only recently started the touring cycle behind 2...

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Former MEGADETH, ANTHRAX And W.A.S.P. Members To Perform At 'Big Four' Tribute Concert At Whisky A Go Go

Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running community-oriented show in residency at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, will hold a special tribute to the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — on Tuesday, May 10. Among the musicians sched...

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CRAIG GOLDY Says VIVIAN CAMPBELL Must Have Done Something 'Pretty Insulting' To Get Himself Fired From DIO

Former DIO and DIO DISCIPLES guitarist Craig Goldy has weighed in on the way Vivian Campbell was fired from DIO, saying that Vivian must have done something "pretty insulting" to get himself kicked out of Ronnie James Dio's band. Ronnie, Vivian, drummer Vinny Appice and bassist Jimmy Bain collaborat...

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JAKE E. LEE Gets New Signature Guitar From CHARVEL

For the first time, Charvel is now offering a more affordable version of Jake E. Lee's hallowed So-Cal guitar, with the release of his signature Pro-Mod So-Cal. Like his USA So-Cal, this instrument is based on the distinctive white "Charvel-ized" instrument the great guitarist acquired in 1975 by wo...

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PAUL STANLEY Wonders If ELON MUSK Could Have Solved World Hunger Instead of Buying Twitter

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has publicly questioned whether Elon Musk could have helped end world hunger with the $44 billion he bid to purchase Twitter. If the deal officially goes through, it will make Musk — the Tesla and SpaceX founder and the world's richest man — the new owner of the social med...

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SEPULTURA Drummer ELOY CASAGRANDE Diagnosed With Kidney Infection

SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande, who recently underwent surgery after breaking his right leg in a stage accident, was hospitalized again earlier this week with a kidney infection. On Friday (April 22),the 31-year-old Brazilian musician took to his Instagram to share a few photos from the hospital...

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MERCYFUL FATE Announces Spring/Summer 2022 European + U.S. Tour Dates

Influential Danish metallers MERCYFUL FATE will embark on a European tour this spring and summer. The trek will kick off on June 2 in Hannover, Germany and will include shows in Poland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, France, Spain, Finland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Norway, Cz...

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JOHN BUSH Says ARMORED SAINT Members 'Are Not Always On The Same Page' Regarding COVID Safety Protocols

By David E. Gehlke ARMORED SAINT released their eighth studio album, "Punching The Sky", in October 2020 and still have yet to play a show behind it. The band had a run of late December dates with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY lined up only to see them canceled for undisclosed reasons. Whether the ongoing pan...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Singer Credits WEIGHT WATCHERS With Helping Him Lose Nearly 50 Pounds

During an appearance on "Vox&Hops", the podcast hosted by Matt McGachy, frontman of extreme metal band CRYPTOPSY, CANNIBAL CORPSE singer George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher opened up about his recent weight loss and how it has affected his live performance. "Four days after my birthday [in July 2021],...