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The Blue Nowhere

They were never an easy fit, even for the few genres that would gladly have them. BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME have been a constant breath of fresh air over the last 25 years. A prog band with roots in the metalcore scene, the North Carolinians have always been more interested in making interesting, ad...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Teams Up With MODERN DRUMMER CEO DAVID FRANGIONI For 'Metal Sticks' Podcast

Nicko McBrain, the iconic drummer of IRON MAIDEN for 42 years, recently retired from touring, has teamed up with Modern Drummer CEO David Frangioni to bring fans the heavy metal podcast they've been waiting for: "Metal Sticks". Dedicated to interviewing iconic artists, educating drummers of all styl...

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MOTÖRHEAD Announces 'Killed By Deaf - A Punk Tribute To Motörhead'

Heavy metal and punk rock — it's fair to say that these two noisy tribes now have a great deal in common, often melding together, almost indistinguishable, to produce bastard offspring of their own. But it wasn't always this way. Indeed, there was a time when fists were more likely to be thrown than...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN To Join BRUCE DICKINSON At 'Son Of Monsterpalooza' Horror Film Convention In Burbank

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain will join MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson next month at horror film convention Son Of Monsterpalooza at the Marriott Burbank Convention Center in Burbank, California. McBrain will attend on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 only, while Dickinson will atten...

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Watch: BRUCE DICKINSON Sings A Cappella Version Of IRON MAIDEN's 'Revelations', Performs Full-Band Version Of 'Flash Of The Blade' At Brazil's THE TOWN

Professionally filmed video of Bruce Dickinson belting out an a cappella version of the IRON MAIDEN song "Revelations", as well as a full-band version of MAIDEN's "Flash Of The Blade", during his solo group's September 7 concert at The Town festival in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. Prior to l...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Explains Why He 'Literally Couldn't Make' It To OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Concert: 'I Was Very Bummed About That'

In a new interview with the Swedish rock radio station 106.7 FM Rockklassiker, Wolfgang Van Halen — son of legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen — was asked why he was forced to cancel his participation in the "Back To The Beginning" event, which marked Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBATH's fina...

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I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me

The deathcore tag can be as divisive as any in a now confusingly broad metal world. But when bands have the self-evident originality and ingenuity that has propelled LORNA SHORE over the last few years, arguing over subgenre nomenclature is a total waste of time. After a handful of well-received and...

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THE WHEEL

Michigan's I SEE STARS helped pioneer "electronicore" with their electronic-based hardcore music. The group broke out in the mid-2000s with catchy-yet-heavy songs that blended hardcore aesthetics with a novel, electronic style. Now, roughly two decades later, they're still making waves in the heavy...

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TONY IOMMI On BLACK SABBATH Ballet: 'It's A Shame OZZY Didn't Get To See It' Before He Passed Away

BLACK SABBATH co-founder, lead guitarist and co-songwriter Tony Iommi spoke to BBC Breakfast about Birmingham Royal Ballet's hit production of "Black Sabbath - The Ballet", which will return with a homecoming at Birmingham Hippodrome from September 18 to September 27 following dates in Europe and th...

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RALF SCHEEPERS Stays True To The Cause Amid Drastic Lineup Changes: 'I Have PRIMAL FEAR On My Arm And In My Heart'

By David E. Gehlke PRIMAL FEAR has been so consistent and dependable for so long that any hiccups — like the departure of three members in 2023 — come as a sort of a shock. The out-of-nowhere split with guitarists Tom Naumann and Alex Beyrodt and drummer Michael Ehré threatened the German power meta...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Says He 'Sounded Like A Wounded Buffalo' When He First Tried Singing After Cancer Treatment

In a new interview with Elizabeth Zharoff of the popular YouTube channel The Charismatic Voice, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson spoke about his 2014 throat cancer diagnosis, treatment and eventual remission. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The technical diagnosis for me was T3 N1 M...

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ROBB RIVERA Says 'It's Time' For NONPOINT To Release A New Full-Length Album: 'We've Got 16, 17 Songs'

In an interview with Thunder Underground, NONPOINT drummer Robb Rivera spoke about the band's plans to release new music. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've got 16, 17 songs. We've got quite a few, and a lot in the can that we haven't gotten to yet. But, yeah, I've been at my house...

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MY DYING BRIDE's ANDREW CRAIGHAN Says Things Are Going 'Great' With New Singer MIKKO KOTAMÄKI: 'This Is How We'll Continue Until We're Done'

In a new interview with Australia's Heavy, MY DYING BRIDE guitarist Andrew Craighan spoke about the band's decision to recruit vocalist Mikko Kotamäki (SWALLOW THE SUN) to front MY DYING BRIDE for its live appearances in 2025 after an apparent dispute with MY DYING BRIDE's founding singer Aaron Stai...

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NUNO BETTENCOURT On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'He Was A Godfather To Us'

EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt spoke to Page Six about what it meant for him to honor Ozzy Osbourne with a medley of Osbourne's greatest hits on Sunday (September 7) at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards alongside AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, and Yungblud. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...

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CINDERELLA's TOM KEIFER: 'I Definitely Learned A Few Licks From RANDY RHOADS'

In a new interview with 96.9 The Eagle KKGL, CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer was asked what Ozzy Osbourne's impact was on him as a musician. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I loved him. I grew up in the '70s, so Ozzy and BLACK SABBATH were a huge part of my upbringing. [I] loved...