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Shining

Even for a band as fundamentally melancholy as SWALLOW THE SUN, the last decade has been a particularly daunting challenge. The tragic death of guitarist and founder Juha Raivio's partner, Aleah Starbridge, in 2016 took the Finns' music into even more bleak and lightless territory than had been expl...

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ICE-T On BODY COUNT Song 'Cop Killer': 'Anybody That Thinks Controversy Is A Way To Make Money, It's Not'

In a new interview with The Guardian, hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T spoke about "Cop Killer", the controversial protest song he released in 1992 with his metal band BODY COUNT. The track was said to be a violent revenge fantasy in which the narrator has his "12-gauge sawed off" in order t...

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Spell Shock

Even in a subgenre as necessarily authentic as blackened speed metal, BEWITCHER have managed to stand out by being just that bit more believable than the rest. Looking the part, sounding like Cronos's errant nephews, and exuding grubby, occult punk sensibilities, the Californians have become standar...

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MY DYING BRIDE's AARON STAINTHORPE Steps Into 'Goth Rock For The Masses' With HIGH PARASITE

By David E. Gehlke Mere weeks after the release of their new studio album, "A Mortal Binding", pioneering British Gothic doom outfit MY DYING BRIDE announced the cancellation of all of its 2024 live dates. The Brits have often kept live shows to a minimum and have yet to return to the United States...

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TREMONTI Releases Music Video For New Single 'The Mother, The Earth And I'

CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist/songwriter Mark Tremonti will release the sixth album from his solo band TREMONTI, "The End Will Show Us How", on January 10, 2025 via longtime partner Napalm Records. The official music video for the LP's second single, "The Mother, The Earth And I", can be seen bel...

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Watch: SEVENDUST Plays First Concert With Fill-In Guitarist JON JOURDAN

Due to a recent neck injury, guitarist Clint Lowery is sitting out SEVENDUST's September/October 2024 tour celebrating the 21st anniversary of the band's iconic album "Seasons". Filling in for him for most of the dates is Jon Jourdan from MAMMOTH WVH, with SEVENDUST's longtime manager and friend Tim...

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SEVENDUST's CLINT LOWERY To Sit Out 'Seasons' 21st-Anniversary Tour Due To Neck Injury

Due to a recent neck injury, guitarist Clint Lowery will sit out SEVENDUST's September/October 2024 tour celebrating the 21st anniversary of the band's iconic album "Seasons". Filling in for him for most of the dates will be Jon Jourdan from MAMMOTH WVH, with SEVENDUST's longtime manager and friend...

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RITA HANEY: How I Found Out About DIMEBAG's Death

In a new interview with comedian and podcaster Zane Lamprey, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney reflected on the PANTERA guitarist's murder while on stage at the Alrosa Villa in north Columbus, Ohio. The shooting happened in December 2004, only moments after Dimebag's then-ban...

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ROB HALFORD, SLASH And Others Donate Items For KITTEN RESCUE's 2024 'Fur Ball' Charity Auction

With the support of rock and metal artists from around the world, Los Angeles's Kitten Rescue offers one-of-a-kind items at their online auction. Raising funds for their lifesaving mission, celebratory donors like JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford (a.k.a. The Metal God),GUNS N' ROSES' Slash, Tricia Helfer...

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VOLBEAT Frontman MICHAEL POULSEN's Death Metal Project ASINHELL Plays Final Concert Of 'Impii Hora' Touring Cycle

ASINHELL, the new death metal band featuring VOLBEAT's Michael Poulsen, Marc Grewe (INSIDIOUS DISEASE, ex-MORGOTH) and Morten Toft Hansen (RAUNCHY),played the final concert of its 2024 run of shows on August 31 at the Næstved Metalfest in Næstved, Denmark. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be...

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TONY LEVIN To Release 'Bringing It Down To The Bass' Album In September

Tony Levin and Flatiron Recordings have announced a September 13 global release date for a new studio album titled "Bringing It Down To The Bass". Today, they present the title track which can be previewed below. The album will be available on double vinyl, CD, Blu-ray and digital streaming. The Blu...

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Call The Devil

If living well is the best revenge, MUSHROOMHEAD must have achieved closure ten times over by now. For various reasons that definitely don't need repeating here, the masked Ohio weirdos were given a tremendous amount of undue criticism back in the enormo-trousered day, and they never quite broke thr...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Announces New Album 'Shining'

"Shining", the new full-length album from the Finnish death doom pioneers SWALLOW THE SUN, will be released on October 18 via Century Media Records. The powerful and very heavy new track of transformation and rebirth, "What I Have Become", will take you through personal hell and back. The new record...

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TREMONTI Announces New Album 'The End Will Show Us How'

With a musical catalog that includes 18 previously released full-length albums from his work with CREED, ALTER BRIDGE and various solo endeavors, world-renowned guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Mark Tremonti is back with his sixth album from his solo band TREMONTI. The new album, titled "The End Will S...

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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'People Don't Understand The Physicality Of Playing High-End Metal'

During an appearance on a recent episode of the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French spoke about the physical demands of playing in a touring rock band. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "People don't understand the...