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EXODUS To Release Cover Of AC/DC's 'Beating Around The Bush'

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS will release their cover of the AC/DC classic "Beating Around The Bush" on Friday, November 1. The track was originally recorded during the sessions for EXODUS's 2021 album "Persona Non Grata" but has not been released until now. EXODUS said: "Unbe...

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THE HALO EFFECT Shares Music Video For New Single 'March Of The Unheard'

THE HALO EFFECT, the project featuring five former members of the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES — Jesper Strömblad (guitar), Daniel Svensson (drums), Peter Iwers (bass), Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne (vocals) — will release its second album, "March Of The Unheard", on Janua...

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RONNIE GALLETTI Is Secure With NASTY SAVAGE's Legacy As The Band That Helped Launch Floridian Death Metal

By David E. Gehlke Nearly every veteran of the legendary Floridian death metal scene will tell you that NASTY SAVAGE was the reason they got into the scene. Formed in the Tampa suburb of Brandon in 1983, NASTY SAVAGE landed a deal with Metal Blade Records two years later for the release of their sel...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Says MR. BIG Is Over: 'The End Is The End'

In a new interview with Ruben Mosqueda of We Go To 11, MR. BIG bassist Billy Sheehan was asked if the group's recently completed "The BIG Finish" farewell tour was just the end of extensive touring for him and his bandmates, with plans to make special appearances from time to time, or if MR. BIG is...

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THE WHO 'Will Definitely Do Something Next Year', Says PETE TOWNSHEND

THE WHO guitarist Pete Townshend has confirmed that the band will be reactivated in 2025. In a new interview with The Standard, he said: "I met with Roger [Daltrey, THE WHO singer] for lunch a couple of weeks ago. We're in good form. We love each other. We're both getting a bit creaky, but we will d...

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ZZ TOP Announces March/April 2025 Leg Of 'The Elevation Tour'

ZZ TOP has announced the dates for the March/April 2025 leg of "The Elevation Tour". The trek will kick off on March 5 in Dothan, Alabama and will conclude on April 12 in Forrest City, Arkansas. Tour dates: March 05 - Dothan Civic Center @ Dothan, AL March 06 - Saenger Theatre @ Mobile, AL March 09...

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Few modern rock bands have been able to thrive in both the Christian and secular music worlds, but SKILLET is one of those bands. The group got its start in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996 and blew up thanks to the success of their 2009 full-length, "Awake". Songs such as "Hero", "Monster" and "Awake an...

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ALICE COOPER Announces January/February 2025 East Coast Tour Dates

Alice Cooper's "Too Close For Comfort" tour continues with new 2025 tour dates taking over the East Coast this winter. Fans can get first access to tickets and VIP packages beginning tomorrow, October 29 at 10 a.m. local time with the password "SICKTHINGS". Tickets go on sale Halloween day. Newly an...

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JAKE E. LEE's Daughter Shares First Post-Shooting Photo Of Former OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist

Jake E. Lee's daughter Jade has shared the first photo of the former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist after he was shot in Las Vegas nearly two weeks ago. Check out her Facebook post below. The 67-year-old musician was hit three times in a shooting about 10 miles from the Las Vegas Strip early on Tuesday, Oc...

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New GOD FORBID Documentary Tells Story Of How Band's 2022 Reunion Came Together

GOD FORBID, a New Jersey-based band who helped pioneer the metalcore and New Wave Of American Heavy Metal sound in the late '90s and early '00s along with band like LAMB OF GOD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and SHADOWS FALL, broke up in 2013. The band reunited in 2022 for the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Virgin...

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MICHAEL SWEET Would Like OZZY OSBOURNE To Give Induction Speech For STRYPER At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

In a new interview with Shaggy of the 94.9 and 104.5 The Pick radio station in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Michael Sweet was asked whom he would like to induct STRYPER into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame if that day ever comes. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, man. I would love someth...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Recruits BOBBY LANDGRAF To Play Bass For Band On 2024 'Headbangers Boat'

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has recruited onetime DOWN guitarist and current PANTERA bass tech Bobby Landgraf to play bass for the band on this year's edition of the Headbangers Boat cruise. Presented by Sixthman, Lamb Of God Presents Headbangers Boat 2024 sails October 28-November 1, 2024 from Miami, F...

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ANVIL Joined By Ex-CANDLEMASS Singer MESSIAH MARCOLIN, LION'S SHARE Guitarist LARS CHRISS For 'Forged In Fire' Performance

Former CANDLEMASS singer Messiah Marcolin and LION'S SHARE guitarist Lars Chriss joined Canadian metallers ANVIL on stage last night (Saturday, October 26) at the Encore venue in Sundbyberg, Sweden to perform the classic ANVIL song "Forged In Fire". Fan-filmed video of their appearance can be found...

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Watch: W.A.S.P. Performs Entire Debut LP At 'Album ONE Alive' North American Tour Kick-Off

W.A.S.P. kicked off its fall 2024 North American tour, dubbed "Album ONE Alive", on Saturday, October 26 at Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be viewed below. 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of W.A.S.P.'s first album. To celebrate this...

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Watch: DREAM THEATER Performs In Cologne During 40th-Anniversary Tour

Fan-filmed video of DREAM THEATER's October 23 concert at Palladium in Cologne, Germany can be seen below. The progressive metal legends played their first concert with Mike Portnoy in 14 years on October 20 at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. The drummer co-founded DREAM THEATER in 1985 with...