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Many are those who claim to be doing something original. Many are those who are also, unquestionably, talking shit. But a quick glance at the last 30 years does throw up a few names that have given hope to enemies of the generic. Japan's MELT-BANANA were unique when they started, and three decades o...

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To The Detested

The perfect soundtrack to a hot, humid and hostile summer, thrash metal still exerts a power that few other genres can match. A brief fallow period in the '90s aside, great bands have rarely been hard to find, and the last decade has been particularly fruitful, with the much praised likes of POWER T...

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Watch SLIPKNOT's Entire Performance At Madison Square Garden During 'Here Comes The Pain' Tour

SLIPKNOT played the fifth show of the North American portion of the "Here Comes The Pain" tour last Monday night (August 12) at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This year the nine are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their seminal debut album, "Slipknot", which catapulted the band back in...

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Former ATREYU Vocalist ALEX VARKATZAS's New Band DEAD ICARUS Shares 'The Unconquerable' Single, Announces Tour

DEAD ICARUS, the new band of former ATREYU lead vocalist Alex Varkatzas, as well as Gabe Mangold of ENTERPRISE EARTH and Brandon Zackey, is back with a new single, "The Unconquerable". "It's been over a year since we released our debut single 'Sellout'," says Varkatzas. "As we prepare for our upcomi...

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Popular Monster

Once in a while, a band emerges that becomes more than a band. It becomes a pop culture figure. That's a great way to describe FALLING IN REVERSE. Ronnie Radke, who fronts the band, is a cult figure of sorts, with hordes of fans who hang on his every word and action. All you have to do is go on TikT...

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Connection Anxiety

As clever as they are deranged, THOTCRIME have come closer than most to producing music that sounds like right now. Beginning life as a studio-bound experimental project, they make a thrilling but confounding racket, built from frenzied cybergrind, off-kilter techno-pop, fleet-footed screamo and an...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We've Been Mocked From The Very Beginning'

As part of the "1 Question With…" interview series, Michael Sweet of Christian metallers STRYPER was asked if the band's increasingly heavy and aggressive musical direction has been inspired by the fact that he and his bandmates have never fully embraced in heavy metal and hard rock circles, largely...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Performs With CULTURA TRES At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson handled bass duties for CULTURA TRES during the latter band's performance on the main stage at the Bloodstock Open Air festival on Sunday, August 11 at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom. Ellefson was filling in for SEPULTURA bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Announces Club Show Celebrating 'Waking The Fallen' And 'City Of Evil' Albums

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has announced a special throwback show featuring a setlist composed of songs from the band's breakout 2003 album, "Waking The Fallen", and its 2005 follow-up, "City Of Evil". Headlining the October 25 concert at Santa Ana, California's Observatory venue will be the long-running Sou...

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HATEBREED Is Looking For New Record Label Home: 'We're Actually Free Agents Right Now'

In a new interview with Bloodstock TV's Oran O'Beirne, HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta was asked if fans can expect to hear new music from the band in 2025. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, I hope so. Yeah, we're actually free agents right now. So we're talking to everybody,...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Blasts Use Of Cell Phones At Concerts: 'Put Your Fricking Phones Down And Be Present'

In a new interview with Kyle Meredith, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke about concertgoers using cell phones to take photos and videos of performances and sometimes filming entire shows instead of enjoying the moment. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Put your fricking phones dow...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN On His Post-Ministroke Recovery: 'I'm Still Not Back To Where I Wanna Be'

In January 2023, Nicko McBrain, who has been the drummer for the heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN since 1982, was at his home in Boca Raton when he suffered a stroke with partial paralysis. That was the beginning of a challenging journey of physical rehabilitation that followed rapid and precise treatme...

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PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX 'Would Definitely Love To' Perform 'Leave A Light On' Live With CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Eight-time Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood recently united with rock icons PAPA ROACH on a new recording of their multi-format hit single "Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)". The official music video for the track — directed and filmed by Bryson Roatch and Jeff Johnson — was released last w...

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DAVID ELLEFSON To Handle Bass Duties For CULTURA TRES At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has been called upon by SEPULTURA bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. to handle bass duties for Paulo's side project CULTURA TRES during their performance on the main stage at the Bloodstock Open Air festival on Sunday, August 11, 2024 at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent...

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KEITH BUCKLEY's New Band MANY EYES Announces Debut Album 'The Light Age'

Emerging metallic hardcore outfit MANY EYES, fronted by ex-EVERY TIME I DIE vocalist Keith Buckley, will release its debut album, "The Light Age", on September 6 via Perseverance Media Group. In celebration, the newcomers are now unleashing the latest single, "Harbinger", along with a lyric video. C...