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Watch MARTY FRIEDMAN Rehearse With MEGADETH For WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

Marty Friedman rejoined MEGADETH on stage for the second time in six months on August 4 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The guitarist performed four songs with his former band: "Trust", "Tornado Of Souls", "Symphony Of Destruction" and "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due". Earlier t...

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IN THIS MOMENT's New Album 'Godmode' Is 'Heavier' And 'More Proggy' Than Previous Efforts

Singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth of IN THIS MOMENT spoke to Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF about the band's upcoming eighth studio album, "Godmode", which will be released on October 27 via BMG. Chris said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's different from all of o...

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Former VITAL REMAINS Vocalist BRIAN WERNER Joins Newly Reactivated TERRORIZER

Former VITAL REMAINS vocalist Brian Werner has joined the newly reactivated TERRORIZER. Werner, who left VITAL REMAINS in 2019 after a seven-year run with the group, announced his addition to TERRORIZER in a social media post earlier today (Sunday, August 13). He wrote: "Been quiet about this for a...

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PETE SANDOVAL Resurrects TERRORIZER With DAVID VINCENT

Legendary drummer Pedro "Pete" Sandoval has resurrected TERRORIZER with a new lineup featuring his onetime MORBID ANGEL and current I AM MORBID bandmate David Vincent (bass, vocals). Just seven months after announcing that TERRORIZER was "over" due to his "busy schedule" with his personal life and I...

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JON SCHAFFER's Sentencing Date Set For February 2024

A judge has set a February 20, 2024 sentencing date for the ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer in connection with his role in the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot. Earlier today (Friday, August 11),U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta issued the following minute order: "The Court hereby refers Defe...

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MUDVAYNE Has Four New Songs In The Works, Says CHAD GRAY

In a new interview with The Oakland Press, MUDVAYNE frontman Chad Gray confirmed that he and his bandmates have been throwing around ideas for new music. The reunited metallers haven't released any new material since 2009, which means we're coming up on nearly a decade and a half without a single fr...

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Quad Bike Once Owned By OZZY OSBOURNE To Be Sold At Auction

According to the Irish News, a quad bike that was once owned by Ozzy Osbourne will be sold at auction later this month. The legendary heavy metal singer bought the Suzuki Quad Runner 250 as one of an identical pair back in 1994. In 2003, Ozzy was seriously injured in an accident involving a differen...

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IN THIS MOMENT Explains 'Godmode' Album Title

Singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth of IN THIS MOMENT spoke to Pablo of the Minneapolis, Minnesota radio station 93X about the band's upcoming eighth studio album, "Godmode", which will be released on October 27 via BMG. Regarding how they came up with the title for the record, Chris sai...

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TESLA's JEFF KEITH Says New Drummer STEVE BROWN Is 'Working Out Great': 'He's A Great Guy'

TESLA singer Jeff Keith says that he doesn't know if there are still plans to release an official statement regarding drummer Troy Luccketta's status with the band. In September 2021, Luccketta announced that he would "take a little time from the road" to spend with family and friends. He has since...

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Watch: MARTY FRIEDMAN Performs With MEGADETH At 2023 Edition Of Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Marty Friedman rejoined MEGADETH on stage for the second time in six months earlier today (Friday, August 4) at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The guitarist performed four songs with his former band: "Trust", "Tornado Of Souls", "Symphony Of Destruction" and "Holy Wars... The Punis...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On Use Of AI In Music: 'When It Comes To Creative Merits, I Don't Think AI Can Compete'

In a new interview with Primordial Radio, former VAN HALEN bassist and current MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen was asked if he thinks there is any "place" for artificial intelligence (AI) in music, particularly when it comes to the creative process. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOU...

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NERVOSA Announces New Album 'Jailbreak'

Thrash metallers NERVOSA will release their fifth full-length album, "Jailbreak", on September 29 via Napalm Records. This will be the first NERVOSA LP with guitarist and founding member Prika Amaral on vocal duties, and it will showcase the band's new lineup completed by Michaela Naydenova on drums...

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Watch JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Perform At Kentucky's ROCK THE DAM

The JD's Live Music YouTube channel has uploaded video of JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE's July 29 performance at the Rock The Dam festival in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. Check out the clips below. In an interview with T Stone of the radio show "Sonic Boom"on Real Rock 100.3 The Fox in Rapid City, South...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Pens Introduction To Latest Edition Of HUNTER S. THOMPSON's 'Screwjack'

METALLICA's Lars Ulrich has written the introduction to the latest edition of "Screwjack", a rare collection of wild and outlandish short stories — long thought to be lost — by literary legend Hunter S. Thompson. On Friday (July 28),Ulrich took to his Instagram to share a photo of him holding a cop...

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Watch: Canadian Rocker ALDO NOVA Kicks Off First Run Of Shows In 32 Years

Canadian rocker Aldo Nova kicked off his first run of shows in 32 years this past Sunday (July 23) at the K-Days festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His backing band at the gig consisted of Jack Frost on guitar, Dario Seixas on bass, Ange E. Curcio on drums, and Michael T. Ross on keyboards. Aldo...