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MASTODON Recruits Canadian Guitarist NICK JOHNSTON For Spring 2025 Tour

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have recruited Canadian musician Nick Johnston as their fill-in guitarist for their spring 2025 North American tour, which launched Thursday night (May 8) at The Factory in Chesterfield, Missouri. Johnston has stepped in following the departure of longtime MAST...

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METALLICA Shares Pro-Shot Video Of 'Holier Than Thou' Performance From Toronto Concert During 2025 'M72' Tour

Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing the song "Holier Than Thou" on April 24 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be seen below. METALLICA played the first concert of 2025 on April 19 at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York. Support at the show came from PANTERA and...

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Watch: TESTAMENT Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of 'Practice What You Preach' In Flint

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT played at The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan on May 7 as part of their "An Evening With Testament" tour. The trek celebrates the 35th anniversary of TESTAMENT's third album, "Practice What You Preach", which achieved near-gold status in the United States u...

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Watch: EXODUS's GARY HOLT Celebrates 61st Birthday Onstage In Indianapolis

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt celebrated his 61st birthday onstage with his bandmates during their May 4 concert at Deluxe at Old National Centre in Indianapolis, Indiana. After one of the group's roadies brought out a birthday cake, EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting led the concertgoers in a singalong of "Ha...

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METALLICA Shares 'One' Pro-Shot Video From Syracuse Concert

Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing the song "One" during the band's April 19 concert at at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York can be seen below. Syracuse marked METALLICA's first show of 2025. Support at the gig came from PANTERA and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. More than 47,500 fa...

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ROB HALFORD Is 'Absolutely Gutted' To Have To Miss BLACK SABBATH's Final Concert

JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford says that he is "absolutely gutted" to have to miss the last BLACK SABBATH concert this summer. Noting that PRIEST is scheduled to play the 60th-anniversary show of German hard rock legends SCORPIONS in Hannover, Germany on July 5 — the same day that the SABBATH event, dub...

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METALLICA Shares 'Creeping Death' Pro-Shot Video From Syracuse Concert

Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing the song "Creeping Death" during the band's April 19 concert at at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York can be seen below. Syracuse marked METALLICA's first show of 2025. Support at the gig came from PANTERA and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. More tha...

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ORBIT CULTURE Shares New Single 'The Tales Of War'

Swedish metallers ORBIT CULTURE have released a new single, "The Tales Of War". The song's accompanying music video, which finds the band braving a raging storm, was directed by Riivata Visuals and can be seen below. ORBIT CULTURE comments: "'The Tales Of War' marks the beginning of a new chapter fo...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE And CANDICE NIGHT To Be Inducted Into 'Long Island Music And Entertainment Hall Of Fame'

The Long Island Music And Entertainment Hall Of Fame (LIMEHOF),in coordination with earMUSIC, will host a night celebrating Candice Night and the release of her new album, "Sea Glass". This celebration will feature a live solo performance of Candice Night, performing three songs from her new album...

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KERRY KING: If I Had Joined MEGADETH, DAVE MUSTAINE And I 'Would Have Butted Heads Like No Tomorrow'

In a new interview with Gastão Moreira of Bangers Open Air, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King talked about his brief involvement with MEGADETH during the latter band's early days (King played MEGADETH's first five shows as the band's second guitarist). He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well,...

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ALEX LIFESON Says He Recently Jammed With KIRK HAMMETT And ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'I Loved Every Second' Of It

In a new interview with Pete Pardo of Sea Of Tranquility, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson revealed that he recently met up with a couple of the members of METALLICA. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "The guys from METALLICA were in [Toronto] last week. And I got together with Kirk [Hammett...

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MARK KENDALL On New GREAT WHITE Music: 'We Made A Lot Of Demos'

In a new interview with Rev. Tom Brice of Sportzwire Radio, GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall once again confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on material for the follow-up to 2017's "Full Circle" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We made a lot of demos. It shouldn't b...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Meets 'Sandman' Horse Ahead Of KENTUCKY DERBY

On Friday (May 2),METALLICA frontman James Hetfield met Sandman, a three-year-old horse whose name is a nod to the band's 1991 hit "Enter Sandman". The gray colt bred in Kentucky and trained by Mark Casse is one of 20 horses expected to enter this year's Kentucky Derby on Saturday (May 3) at Church...

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SCORPIONS Cancel Third Concert In A Row Due To KLAUS MEINE's 'Bacterial Bronchitis'

Hard rock legends SCORPIONS have been forced to cancel their concert tonight (Saturday, May 3) at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, Ecuador. According to a statement posted on the band's social media, SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine, who will turn 77 later this month, "has still not recovered from t...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says METALLICA's 'M72' Stadium Run Is 'The Most Insane' Tour He Has Been Part Of

In a new interview with Audacy Music, Wolfgang Van Halen, who has been fronting his band called MAMMOTH (formerly MAMMOTH WVH) for the past five years, was asked to name his favorite tour that he has been on so far, having already shared the stage with the likes of GUNS N' ROSES, METALLICA, ALTER BR...