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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist NIGE ROCKETT 'Completely Lost' The Use Of His Arms For Six To Nine Months During Cancer Battle

In a new interview with Thunder Underground, ONSLAUGHT founding member and guitarist Nige Rockett discussed his recovery after a three-year absence from the road following a long battle with illness. His first appearance back was on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise in January as ONSLAUGHT kicked off a...

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GOJIRA's MARIO DUPLANTIER Releases Video For New Drum Solo, 'Flood Tide'

GOJIRA drummer Mario Duplantier has released a video for his latest drum solo "Flood Tide". The clip, which was directed by the director duo of Lola Sarazzin and Yohan Lafon of LSFILMS64, can be seen below. In an interview with the "Behind The Vinyl" podcast, GOJIRA frontman Joseph Duplantier was as...

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STEVE DIGIORGIO and JEROEN PAUL THESSELING Bring The Dual Fretless Bass Player Concept To Life In QUADVIUM

By David E. Gehlke The role of the bass player in metal has long been subject to debate. Its value is evident in the triumvirate of Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),Steve Harris (IRON MAIDEN) and Cliff Burton (METALLICA),then often followed by stories of the instrument being outright buried on a prod...

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SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL Announces New Album 'Grizzly'

Russian metal powerhouse SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL will release its new album, "Grizzly", on July 18 via Sumerian Records. Along with the news comes the band's blistering new single "Russian Grizzly In America". The song is accompanied by a music video featuring a towering animatronic bear and UFC heavyw...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Says He Has 'No Desire' To Play With EXODUS Ever Again: 'It's Been Done'

Steve "Zetro" Souza has opened up about his latest departure from EXODUS, saying that he "definitely" has "no desire" to play with the band ever again. Three months ago, it was announced that EXODUS had parted ways with the singer and had been rejoined by Rob Dukes. Souza joined EXODUS in 1986 after...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY Pays Tribute To Producer ROY THOMAS BAKER

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has paid tribute to English producer Roy Thomas Baker who worked on several of the band's albums, including 1975's "A Night At The Opera", featuring the QUEEN classic "Bohemian Rhapsody". Brian took to his Instagram to share a few photos of Roy and he included the following...

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AVATAR Announces February/March 2026 European Tour

Swedish metallers AVATAR have announced a European tour for early 2026. The journey commences this summer when AVATAR embarks on a 16-date run with heroes of metal IRON MAIDEN, bringing their dark carnival to arenas and stadiums across the continent. And then they unfurl their brand new vision in Me...

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Original ALICE COOPER Band Shares 'Black Mamba' From Upcoming 'The Revenge Of Alice Cooper' Album

For the first time in over 50 years, the surviving members of the original ALICE COOPER band — singer Alice Cooper, guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith — have reunited to release a brand-new studio album, "The Revenge Of Alice Cooper", due on July 25 via earMUSIC....

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KELLY SHAEFER On Next ATHEIST Album: 'You're Not Gonna Get A Repeat Performance Out Of Us'

In a new interview with the Inner-Strength Check podcast, frontman and founding member Kelly Shaefer of the pioneering technical metal act ATHEIST was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band's "Jupiter" album, which came out in 2010 via Season Of Mist. Kell...

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WEDNESDAY 13 On MURDERDOLLS' Enduring Popularity: 'I Don't Think We've Got To The Level That We're Gonna Get To Yet'

In a new interview with The Heavy Metal Sitdown, Wednesday 13 spoke about the enduring popularity of his former band, the revered glam punk icons MURDERDOLLS. When the interviewer suggested that the MURDERDOLLS never became as "big" as they should have been, Wednesday 13 said (as transcribed by BLAB...

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Inverted World

As every student of '90s death metal knows, CANCER were heavyweights. Their first three albums are all revered classics. Things went a bit peculiar as the decade progressed (although 1995's "Black Faith" is far better than often advertised),and fizzled out entirely by 1996. Subsequent reunions have...

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Mid Death Crisis

Still voluntarily lost in the depths of a persona he first adopted at least 30 years ago, WEDNESDAY 13 knows exactly who he is. Pitch-black humor remains one of his most effective weapons, but in keeping with the darker, heavier spirit of his last few albums, "Mid Death Crisis" is also no laughing m...

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EXODUS Teams Up With DEATH ANGEL's MARK OSEGUEDA For Cover Of SCORPIONS' 'He's A Woman - She's A Man'

Just ahead of their "Bonded By Blood" 40th-anniversary shows, "Swarm of Horror" USA headline tour and stops at Sonic Temple, Welcome To Rockville and Milwaukee Metal Fest, San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal pioneers EXODUS have released a brand new cover of the SCORPIONS deep cut "He's A Woman - Sh...

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LEIF EDLING Says CANDLEMASS's Reunion With MESSIAH MARCOLIN Will Be A One-Off Event: 'No Recordings, No Tours, Nothing More'

CANDLEMASS leader Leif Edling says that the band's upcoming reunion concert with Messiah Marcolin will be a one-off event, with no chance of further dates being added. As previously reported, Messiah will front CANDLEMASS for an appearance at this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival Greece, sla...

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Watch: SAVATAGE Plays First Non-Festival Headlining Concert In More Than 20 Years

SAVATAGE played its first non-festival headlining concert in more than 20 years Monday night (April 21) at the Espaço Unimed in São Paulo, Brazil. The show took place two days after SAVATAGE performed at the Monsters Of Rock festival at Allianz Parque in São Paulo. SAVATAGE's setlist for the Espaço...