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PHIL DEMMEL Defends KERRY KING Over Some Fans' Claim That JEFF HANNEMAN Wrote All The Good SLAYER Songs

On a recent episode of the "The Metal Forge" podcast, Phil Demmel spoke about the upcoming debut album from Kerry King's solo project. "From Hell I Rise" will be released on May 17 via Reigning Phoenix Music. All material for the LP was written by the 59-year-old SLAYER guitarist, who was accompanie...

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Charismatic Leaders

Powerful, melodic and pointedly experimental, WHEEL have steadily become one of the most reliably original bands in the post-djent, prog metal world. Many bands have followed in the wake of PERIPHERY, TESSERACT, KARNIVOOL and other pioneering forces in heavy music, but few have found such a unique n...

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PHIL DEMMEL Says KERRY KING's 'A**hole' Reputation Is Undeserved: 'He's A Nice Dude'

On a recent episode of the "Talk Louder" podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS),Phil Demmel spoke about his working relationship with Kerry King in the SLAYER guitarist's recently unveiled solo project....

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THE DEAD DAISIES To Release 'Light 'Em Up' Album In September; Title Track To Arrive Next Month

THE DEAD DAISIES will release "Light 'Em Up", the first single and title track of their upcoming album, on May 10. The full-length disc will follow on September 6 via Germany's SPV and Japan's Ward Records. THE DEAD DAISIES frontman John Corabi said: "Hey, gang. We are releasing our first single 'Li...

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AC/DC's ANGUS And MALCOLM YOUNG Recognized With Giant Mural Painted Near Their Childhood Home: Video, Photos

Tom Compagnoni, head of creative video for The Sydney Morning Herald, has produced a video about a large mural of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young painted on the street of their childhood home in Burwood, Sydney, Australia. This is the first public memorial for AC/DC in the band's original hometown....

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BRUCE DICKINSON: How I Retain Some Semblance Of Sanity In What Can Be A Very Toxic Environment For People

During an appearance on the Appetite For Distortion podcast, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked if there are different sides of his personality that he applies to the various projects that he is involved or if it all "part of the same same guy". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...

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Hear PEARL JAM's New Single 'Wreckage'

PEARL JAM's twelfth studio album, "Dark Matter", will be released on April 19 via Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records. The LP's latest single, "Wreckage", can be streamed below. In 2023, PEARL JAM retreated to Rick Rubin's Shangri-La Studio in Malibu, California where they simply plugged in and pl...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Discusses 'Definitive' New Solo Album, 'Drama': 'I Wanted To Do Something Where You Feel Uplifted'

By David E. Gehlke Marty Friedman recently finished writing his autobiography. For those who have charted the guitar player's career from his halcyon days as part of the Shrapnel Records stable through his stint during MEGADETH's most successful period to an even greater (and more successful) leap t...

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ALICE COOPER Adds 12 U.S. Shows To Summer 2024 Tour

Icon, pioneer, and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Alice Cooper has added 12 new shows to his summer 2024 tour. Pre-sale tickets and VIP packages will be available on Tuesday, April 16 at 10 a.m. local time with code SICKTHINGS. Tickets to the general public go on sale on Friday, April 19. Newl...

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Replica

DAYSEEKER are champions of the progressive metalcore sound, and lately the band's music has found an even bigger audience, thanks to high-profile tours with popular metalcore bands, such as BAD OMENS and PIERCE THE VEIL. Now, DAYSEEKER are out with a new studio album, "Replica", and it shows their d...

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THE TROOPS OF DOOM Feat. Ex-SEPULTURA Guitarist JAIRO GUEDZ: 'Chapels Of The Unholy' Music Video

THE TROOPS OF DOOM, the Brazilian band featuring former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo "Tormentor" Guedz, will release its sophomore album, "A Mass To The Grotesque", as a limited LP vinyl edition and CD digipack on May 31 via Alma Mater Records, the Portuguese label run by MOONSPELL singer Fernando Ribe...

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Hijacking The Zeitgeist

There comes a moment in every discerning prog metal band's journey when gymnastics are no longer enough. EXIST can hardly be accused of making inaccessible or overly indulgent records in the past: 2020's "Egoiista" had plenty of melody and ingenuity to balance out the band's sometimes overweening de...

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TRENT REZNOR: Streaming Music Services Have 'Mortally Wounded' A Whole Tier Of Artists

NINE INCH NAILS leader Trent Reznor has blasted Spotify and Apple Music for the paltry payments the music streaming services paysout to music rightsholders. Speaking to GQ magazine, the industrial rock pioneer said: "I think the terrible payout of streaming services has mortally wounded a whole tier...

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Watch 4K Video Of GEOFF TATE Performing QUEENSRŸCHE Classics In Toronto During 2024 Tour

The JIM SYMINGTON YouTube channel has uploaded 4K video of former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's April 3 concert at El Mocambo in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Check out the footage below. In a recent interview with Finland's Chaoszine, Tate spoke about what it has been like to celebrate the 35th...

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Watch GEOFF TATE Perform QUEENSRŸCHE Classics In Wilmington, Delaware During 2024 Tour

The Jim Powers YouTube channel has uploaded video of former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's entire March 29 concert at The Queen, Wilmington, Delaware. Check out the footage below. In a recent interview with Finland's Chaoszine, Tate spoke about what it has been like to celebrate the 35th anniv...