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SUFFOCATION Cancels June/July 2023 European Tour

New York death metal pioneers SUFFOCATION have canceled their previously announced spring/summer 2023 European tour. The 26-date trek was scheduled to launch on June 16 at Hellfest in Clisson, France and conclude on July 15 at Lithuania's Devilstone Festival. Earlier today (Friday, June 2),SUFFOCAT...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Looks Back On MEGADETH's Early Years: DAVE MUSTAINE 'Needed A Real Right-Hand Man Who Was Gonna Be There'

During an appearance on "Vox&Hops", the podcast hosted by Matt McGachy, frontman of extreme metal band CRYPTOPSY, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson reflected on the band's early years, particularly how he survived the days of rock and roll debauchery and Sunset Strip excess of the late 1980...

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THE AGONIST Calls It Quits

Canadian metallers THE AGONIST have officially called it quits after a nearly two-decade run. Earlier today (Wednesday, May 10),the band released the following statement via social media: "Dear friends, it's time to make a very difficult but necessary announcement. We have decided that THE AGONIST...

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CRYPTOPSY Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST, Preps First Full-Length Album In Over A Decade

Veteran death metallers CRYPTOPSY have officially signed with Nuclear Blast Records. One of Canada's most ferocious bands will release its first full-length album in over a decade later this year. CRYPTOPSY vocalist Matt McGachy states: "We are truly excited to have joined Nuclear Blast's roster. Ma...

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I AM MORBID To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of MORBID ANGEL's 'Covenant' Album On European Tour

I AM MORBID, the band featuring former MORBID ANGEL members David Vincent (bass, vocals) and Pedro "Pete" Sandoval (drums),along with guitarists Richie Brown (EXMORTUS, THE ABSENCE, TRIVIUM) and Bill Hudson (NORTHTALE, DORO),will embark on a 17-date European tour in the summer. Presented by The Fl...

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Blasphemous Prophecies

There are now so many different strains of death metal that nailing the genre's true essence has becoming almost entirely pointless. From adherents to AUTOPSY's sludgy code, right through to the hyper-blasting atonality of the brutal DM set, there are many ways to honor the ancient gods. But by conj...

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SUFFOCATION Announces April/May 2023 'The Warmth Within The Dark' European Tour

New York death metal pioneers SUFFOCATION have announced a 2023 European tour called "The Warmth Within The Dark". Tickets go on sale Monday, February 6 at 11 a.m. CET. Tour dates: April 21 - Latvia, Riga @ Melna Piektdiena April 22 - Estonia, Tallinn @ Club Tapper April 23 - Finland, Jyväskylä @ Lu...

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GORGUTS Announce First Performance In Nearly Six Years

Canadian death metal veterans GORGUTS will perform for the first time in nearly six years at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 14, 2023 at the Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To celebrate the end of this extended break, the band will play a special set exclusively of ma...

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Why Was Tampa Such A Breeding Ground For Death Metal In Late 1980s And Early 1990s? DAVID VINCENT Weighs In

In a new interview with Brazil's KazaGastão, former MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent spoke about the fact that the city of Tampa is still considered by some to be the unofficial capital of American death metal. Asked if there is anything special about the Florida town that makes it such a breedin...

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I AM MORBID Parts Ways With Guitarist KELLY MCLAUCHLIN, Announces Replacement

I AM MORBID, the band featuring former MORBID ANGEL members David Vincent (bass, vocals) and Pedro "Pete" Sandoval (drums),has parted ways with guitarist Kelly McLauchlin (POSSESSED, DIABOLIC, UNHOLY GHOST) and has replaced him with Richie Brown (EXMORTUS, THE ABSENCE, TRIVIUM). Brown made his live...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Singer Credits WEIGHT WATCHERS With Helping Him Lose Nearly 50 Pounds

During an appearance on "Vox&Hops", the podcast hosted by Matt McGachy, frontman of extreme metal band CRYPTOPSY, CANNIBAL CORPSE singer George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher opened up about his recent weight loss and how it has affected his live performance. "Four days after my birthday [in July 2021],...

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Ex-MORBID ANGEL Members DAVID VINCENT And PETE SANDOVAL Reunite In I AM MORBID: Video Of London Concert

I AM MORBID, the band featuring former MORBID ANGEL members David Vincent (bass, vocals) and Pedro "Pete" Sandoval (drums),kicked off its "Morbidfest" 2022 European tour on March 24 in Berlin, Germany. I AM MORBID, which also includes guitarists Bill Hudson (NORTHTALE, DORO) and Kelly McLauchlin, i...

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Watch: Ex-MORBID ANGEL Members DAVID VINCENT And PETE SANDOVAL Perform Band's Classic Songs In Aalborg, Denmark

I AM MORBID, the band featuring formerMORBID ANGEL members David Vincent (bass, vocals) and Pedro "Pete" Sandoval (drums),kicked off its "Morbidfest" 2022 European tour on March 24 in Berlin, Germany. I AM MORBID, which also includes guitarists Bill Hudson (NORTHTALE, DORO) and Kelly McLauchlin, is...

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ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ Says Her Debut Solo Album Is 'Done': 'It's Awesome And I Love It'

During a recent appearance on "Vox&Hops", the podcast hosted by Matt McGachy, frontman of extreme metal band CRYPTOPSY, ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for her long-in-the-works debut solo album. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)...

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Former MORBID ANGEL Members DAVID VINCENT And PETE SANDOVAL Reunite For Tour Celebrating Band's Classic Songs

Ex-MORBID ANGEL drummer Pedro "Pete" Sandoval will rejoin his former bandmate David Vincent on the upcoming tour from I AM MORBID. I AM MORBID, which features Vincent (vocals, bass) alongside guitarists Bill Hudson (NORTHTALE, DORO) and Kelly McLauchlin, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of MORBID...