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Watch: GEEZER BUTLER Joins JACK BLACK's BLACK SABBATH Cover Band For 'War Pigs' At TOM MORELLO's 'Power To The People' Festival

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler joined JACK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute act fronted by Jack Black, on stage Saturday night (October 3) at Tom Morello's Power To The People festival at Columbia, Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion to perform the SABBATH classic "War Pigs". Black and his...

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Canadian Rock Singer SASS JORDAN Dies

It is with profound sorrow that the family of Sass Jordan announces that the singer, songwriter, Juno Award winner and longtime "Canadian Idol" judge died peacefully on October 2, 2026, surrounded by those who loved her most. She was 65, according to her publicist. Her family remembers her as "an in...

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ANTHRAX Recruits Drummer DEREK RODDY For Mexico City Concert As Support Act For IRON MAIDEN (Video)

Derek Roddy sat behind the drum kit for ANTHRAX when the pioneering thrash metal band played at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, Mexico on Friday, October 2 as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. Late Friday night, Roddy, who has previously played with HATE ETERNAL, NILE, MALEVOLENT CREATION and TOD...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: 'I'm Not A Liberal. I'm A Centrist.'

In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian spoke about the lyrical inspiration for "It's For The Kids", the first single from the band's latest studio album, "Cursum Perficio". The track, which was written about the ubiquity of school shootings, has led to some naysay...

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STONE SOUR Guitarist JOSH RAND's THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT Releases Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'Immigrant Song'

THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT — the dynamic collaboration between guitarist and songwriter Josh Rand (STONE SOUR) and powerhouse vocalist Casandra Carson (PARALANDRA, CASANDRA'S CROSSING) — has released its latest reimagining, a hard-hitting take on LED ZEPPELIN's iconic "Immigrant Song", out now via Frontie...

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ANTHRAX Recruits RAVEN/Ex-FEAR FACTORY Drummer MIKE HELLER As Last-Minute Fill-In For CHARLIE BENANTE In San Antonio

ANTHRAX recruited former FEAR FACTORY and current RAVEN drummer Mike Heller to sit behind the kit for the New York thrash metal legends' September 29 concert at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as the support act for IRON MAIDEN and MEGADETH. Heller, who resides in San Antinio, filled in for ANTHRAX'...

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'Heavy Metal's Big Four: How Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, And Megadeth Reshaped Metal' Book Due In November

It seems strange now, but thrash metal was the least likely genre to break big — the speed, aggression, and DIY ethos ran counter to every prevailing rock trend. Yet four bands — METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX and SLAYER — rewrote the rules of heavy music and reshaped the sound of metal. In "Heavy Met...

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ANTHRAX Members Dismiss Retirement Talk: 'If That Was The Plan, We Would Play That Card, Like So Many Other Bands Have'

During a September 28 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", the members of ANTHRAX confirmed that while they have no plans to retire, their recently released first album in a decade, "Cursum Perficio", could conceivably be their last-ever full-length effort. Asked by "Trunk Natio...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO On 'Darker' Sound Of 'Cursum Perficio' Album: 'It's Just Where We're At' Right Now

In a new interview with Gino Alache of Rockum TV, ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello spoke about the band's recently released twelfth full-length studio album, "Cursum Perficio". It marks the band's first record in ten years since 2016's "For All Kings", which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. As...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Looks Back On MEGADETH's 'Countdown To Extinction' Album: 'Our Performances Sound Timeless'

In a new interview with Erin Greatrix of Shot Of Metal magazine, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the upcoming December 2026 leg of his "Bass Warrior" European tour, which will feature Ellefson and his solo band performing select cuts from his well-known catalog of MEGADETH hits, i...

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Watch: ANTHRAX Plays Intimate Club Show At West Hollywood's Roxy

ANTHRAX played an intimate club show Saturday night (September 26) at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California. The concert took place in between the two gigs ANTHRAX is playing (September 25 and September 27) as the support act for IRON MAIDEN at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. ANTHRAX's setlist for...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Announces 'Intimate Show' In Las Vegas For Next Month

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor will bring a special intimate show to Fremont Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, October 18. Tickets are on sale now at Smashmagpresents.com. Taylor played what he said was his first acoustic solo show in over three years in March 2025 at the HorrorHound Week...

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See Official Trailer For 'Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning' Concert Film

Trafalgar Releasing has released the official trailer for the global cinematic release of "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning", produced by Mercury Studios, the world's leading music-focused content studio. Check it out below. The film definitively captures the triumphant final live per...

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GWAR Debuts HD Version Of Music Video For Cover Of ALICE COOPER's 'School's Out'

With GWAR's 20th-anniversary celebration of their 2006 opus "Beyond Hell" arriving this Friday, September 25, the band is premiering the HD version of its "School's Out" music video, a cover of the Alice Cooper classic. The newly remastered deluxe edition, available for the first time ever on vinyl...

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ARMORED SAINT's JOEY VERA: 'We Never Really Were A Part Of Any Scene'

In a recent interview with Neil Jones of TotalRock, ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera was asked if it is doing the group a "disservice" to just pigeonhole him and his bandmates as a "heavy metal" act. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Sometimes it is. And that's kind of been, dare I...