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Watch: SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Plays First Acoustic Show In Over Three Years

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor played what he said was his first acoustic solo show in over three years on Saturday, March 22 at the HorrorHound Weekend convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fan-filmed video of his performance can be seen below. Taylor's solo album of covers and B-sides from the "CMF2" al...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Says He Will Write A Horror Novel Next

At this past weekend's HorrorHound Weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio, LAMB OF GOD frontman D. Randall "Randy" Blythe spoke to Horror Pop After Midnight about his second book, "Just Beyond The Light: Living With The War Inside My Head", which came out on February 18, 2025 via Hachette Books. It is the foll...

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AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON's New Band CLOSE ENEMIES Announces Third Single, More Tour Dates

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton's new band CLOSE ENEMIES will release its third single, "Sweet Baby Jesus", on April 11 via TLG|ROCK, distributed through Virgin Music Group. Joining the 73-year-old Hamilton in the new group his bass tech Trace Foster, who plays guitar in CLOSE ENEMIES alongside Peter...

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Watch: BRENT HINDS Plays First Concert Since Exiting MASTODON

Brent Hinds played his first show since exiting MASTODON on March 21 with his band FIEND WITHOUT A FACE at 529 in Atlanta, Georgia. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. FIEND WITHOUT A FACE, which takes its name from a 1958 English B-movie, released its first single, "Black Grass", way...

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Ex-KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'The Black Halo' Album With Special Concert In Brazil

On July 5, former KAMELOT singer Roy Khan will take the stage at Tokio Marine Hall in São Paulo, Brazil for a one-night-only performance celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band's "The Black Halo" album. Originally released in 2005, the LP remains a landmark in metal history, featuring iconic tr...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Hasn't Forgotten His Roots: 'It's Cool To Reach More People, But I Grew Up In The Underground Metal Scene'

By David E. Gehlke The clean vocals from Alissa White-Gluz found in the chorus on "Illuminate The Path", a song from ARCH ENEMY's new "Blood Dynasty" studio album, would historically generate a rash of message board and social media chatter regarding the band's supposed tilt toward selling out. But...

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PANTERA And AMON AMARTH Announce Opening Acts For Summer 2025 U.S. Tour

KING PARROT, SNAFU, SHOCK NARCOTIC and FLESH HOARDER will support PANTERA and AMON AMARTH on select dates on their summer 2025 U.S. amphitheater tour. Produced by Live Nation, the journey will commence on July 15 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania and wind its way through over two dozen cities, coming to...

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VIO-LENCE Announces New Lineup For 'Oppressing The Masses' 2025 European Tour

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans VIO-LENCE have announced their lineup for their upcoming "Oppressing The Masses" European tour. Recent additions to VIO-LENCE are former FALLING IN REVERSE guitarist Max Georgiev, bassist Jeff Salgado (PSYCHOSOMATIC),drummer Nick Souza (HATRIOT) and retu...

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Watch: LIVING COLOUR's COREY GLOVER Sings 'Cult Of Personality' On 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'

LIVING COLOUR frontman Corey Glover performed the band's classic song "Cult Of Personality" on the March 17 episode of "The Kelly Clarkson Show". Glover, who was backed by Kelly's band MY BAND Y'ALL, was also interviewed by guest host Kal Penn. You can now watch video of his appearance below. In an...

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Watch: Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Performs Band's Classic Songs In Muret, France

Fan-filmed video of original AC/DC frontman Dave Evans performing on March 22 at Horizon-Pyrénées in Muret, France can be seen below. In a recent interview with Podpokas, Evans was asked how AC/DC got its name. He responded: "Well, we were happy rehearsing [in late 1973], and a guy that wanted to ma...

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SAMAEL's Long-Awaited New Album Will 'Probably' Be Released In 2026

In a recent interview with Finland's Chaoszine, SAMAEL frontman Michael "Vorph" Locher spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2017's "Hegemony" album. He said: "The album is pretty much recorded. It's done, but Xy's [SAMAEL drummer Alexandre 'Xytr...

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Watch: DREAM THEATER Performs 'The Best Of Times' Live For First Time Ever

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER played the song "The Best Of Times" live for the first time ever Saturday night (March 22) at their tour-closing concert at Radio City Hall in New York City. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. The lyrics for "The Best Of Times" were written...

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REB BEACH: Why WINGER Is Ending Its Touring Career

In a new interview with Adam Roach of the Become A Guitarist Today podcast, WINGER guitarist Reb Beach spoke the band's recent announcement that it was embarking on "farewell" tours of Australia and Japan in 2025. Reb said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's too bad that Kip [Winger, WINGER...

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THE KOVENANT Is Working On First New Album In More Than 20 Years

In a recent interview with Germany's Metal Hammer magazine, vocalist/bassist Stian "Nagash" Arnesen and female singer Sarah Jezebel Deva of THE KOVENANT spoke about the band's return to the live stage for select live appearances, including at last fall's Eindhoven Metal Meeting festival and at this...

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Watch: SLASH Joins DOROTHY On Stage At Los Angeles Concert

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash joined Hungarian-born singer Dorothy Martin on stage Friday night (March 21) at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California to perform three songs: the blues standard "Key To The Highway", as well as two of Dorothy's originals, "Gifts From The Holy Ghost" and "Tombstone T...