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ARCHITECTS Guitarist TOM SEARLE Dead At 28

Tom Searle, guitarist and founding member of the British metalcore band ARCHITECTS, has died after a three-year battle with cancer. He was only 28 years old. In a statement posted on the ARCHITECTS Facebook page, Tom's twin brother and bandmate Dan Searle says: "He was an incredible songwriter and g...

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SAMMY HAGAR Apologizes To VAN HALEN: I'm Sorry For Anything Bad I Said About You

Sammy Hagar has apologized to his former VAN HALEN bandmates, explaining that he just wants to be "friends." In a clip from this week's episode of "Oprah: Where Are They Now?" airing on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network),Hagar says (see video below): "The whole VAN HALEN issue, I really put that behind me...

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Video: VENOM Performs At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of VENOM's August 12 performance at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held at Catton Hall in Walton-on-Trent, England, can be seen below. VENOM is not to be confused with VENOM INC., the new band featuring original VENOM members Jeff "Mantas"...

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MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN: 'TRUMP Is Not Frightening; TRUMP Is An Idiot'

ARTE Concert conducted an interview with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is being held August 4-6 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Jourgensen said: "Trump i...

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TERRORIZER Signs With THE END RECORDS

The End Records has announced the signing of legendary grindcore and death metal act TERRORIZER. Fresh off a string of international tour runs, TERRORIZER is back in the studio recording its fourth studio album — their first release since 2012's "Hordes Of Zombies". Formed in 1986 in Los Angeles, Ca...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'I'm Not Scared Of Anything When It Comes To Music'

Sam Dunn of Banger TV conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on July 9 at the Eistnaflug festival in Iceland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what makes OPETH such a go...

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MINISTRY Mainman AL JOURGENSEN's SURGICAL METH MACHINE: Lyric Video For 'Rich People Problems' Song

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen's new project, SURGICAL METH MACHINE, released its self-titled debut album on April 15 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded primarily at Jourgensen's home studio in Burbank, California with his longtime engineer Sam D'Ambruoso. The official lyric video for the song "...

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Basses Loaded

Oh, what King Buzzo must dream about in his sleep. It seems the prolific Buzz Osbourne and his revolving MELVINS troupe are wrapping on new product every few months, before tearing up the road as only they can. The band hit every state in the union plus Washington, D.C. in 51 days—unprecedented luna...

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DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI Says BABYMETAL 'Unites' People That Don't Normally Listen To Rock And Metal

Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with guitarist Herman Li of British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about the reactions from metal music elitists in North America about the style of t...

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DRAGONFORCE's Material For Upcoming Album Is 'Quite Impressive,' Says Bassist FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with DRAGONFORCE bassist and and SINSAENUM guitarist Frédéric Leclercq prior to DRAGONFORCE's June 24 concert at the Nummirock festival in Nummijärvi, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the recording sessions for DRAGONFORCE's fo...

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CHEVELLE And DISTURBED Planning Fall Tour Together

According to The Pulse Of Radio, CHEVELLE and DISTURBED are planning to team up for a fall tour together, CHEVELLE frontman Pete Loeffler revealed to Billboard.com on Thursday (June 30). Both bands hail from the Chicago area and Loeffler said a new road trip together is long overdue. "It's been year...

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Listen To New CHEVELLE Song 'Young Wicked'

"Young Wicked", a brand new song from CHEVELLE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming album, "The North Corridor", which will be released on July 8 via Sony Music. "The North Corridor" was helmed by Joe Barresi, the American record engineer and producer who has previo...

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DECREPIT BIRTH Signs European Deal With AGONIA RECORDS

California's technical death metal purveyors DECREPIT BIRTH have signed a European record deal with Agonia Records. The band is currently working on its fouth studio album, tentatively due in late 2016. DECREPIT BIRTH decided to move to Agonia after the expiration of the band's previous European dea...

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JOEY JORDISON: METALLICA's LARS ULRICH 'Is Probably One Of The Best And Most Innovative Drummers Ever'

Former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison recently spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about the top 10 drummers who inspired him to pick up the sticks, a list that includes John Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN),Neil Peart (RUSH),Keith Moon (THE WHO),Bill Ward (BLACK SABBATH),Lars Ulrich (METALLICA),Charlie Benant...

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AMON AMARTH's Success Has Nothing To Do With Vikings

Sam Dunn of Banger TV recently conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg and guitarist Johan Söderberg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how instrumental AMON AMARTH's knack for incorporating Norse mythology into the ban...