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DAN LILKER On Playing With ANTHRAX Again After 40 Years: 'All Those Shows Were Killer'

In late March 2024, ANTHRAX announced that, due to personal reasons, bassist Frank Bello would not be able to accompany the band on its South American tour, which kicked off on April 13 at MXMF The Metal Fest in Mexico City. Filling in on those dates, as well as two U.S. festival shows in May, was A...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN's BENJAMIN BURNLEY: 'We Don't Wanna Be Rushed' Into Releasing New Album

In a new interview with Pablo of the Minneapolis, Minnesota radio station 93X, BREAKING BENJAMIN founder/frontman Benjamin Burnley spoke about the fans' reception to the band's recently released new single "Awaken". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Everybody's been super cool about it....

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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT To Release 'Ghost Notes' Memoir In 2025

Rare Bird Books has set a July 15, 2025 release date for "Ghost Notes", the new memoir from POISON drummer Rikki Rockett, written with writer duo Leif Eriksson and Martin Svensson. During an October 31 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", the 63-year-old Rikki, whose real name i...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN's BENJAMIN BURNLEY: This Is 'The Longest We've Ever Gone Without Putting Out An Album'

During a recent appearance on "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, BREAKING BENJAMIN founder/frontman Benjamin Burnley was asked about the musical and thematic inspiration for the band's upcoming long-awaited follow-up to 2018's "Ember" album. He responded (as transcribed by...

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HOPELESS RECORDS Opens HOPELESS MUSIC ACADEMY In Los Angeles For Under-Resourced Youth

This fall, Hopeless Records and its nonprofit arm The Hopeless Foundation will launch the Hopeless Music Academy, a transformative program in Los Angeles designed to provide education and opportunities in music creative and music business to youth in under-resourced positions. The initiative is a co...

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MAGNUM Announces Final Live Album With Founding Guitarist TONY CLARKIN

British rock icons MAGNUM have announced the release of the band's final live album with founder Tony Clarkin. Recorded December 10, 2022, "Live At KK's Steel Mill" was the memorable night when they played the final show of their European tour at KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton and, as they had don...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's 'No More Tears' Certified Quintuple Platinum In U.S.

According to a post on Ozzy Osbourne's Instagram, the legendary heavy metal singer's sixth solo album, "No More Tears", has been certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) for sales in excess of five million copies in the United States alone. Released in Se...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Release 'See You On The Other Side V2.0' 18-LP Box Set

Legacy Recordings has set a March 14, 2025 release date for "See You On The Other Side V2.0", the new vinyl box set from Ozzy Osbourne. "See You On The Other Side V2.0" is the complete vinyl works of Ozzy's original solo material in a limited edition, numbered black vinyl box set. There will be 2,00...

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MAGNUM Announces 'A Passage In Time - A Tribute To Tony Clarkin' 2025 Tour Dates

MAGNUM, the U.K. prog/pomp/AOR rock band, has announced four shows paying tribute to Tony Clarkin, the group's guitarist, songwriter and driving force, who died eight months ago. "A Passage In Time - A Tribute To Tony Clarkin" 2025 tour dates: Jan. 21 - Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK Jan. 22 -...

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TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT Shares 'Awake' Music Video From His New Band VIOLET BREED

Brian Wheat, the founder and bassist of the multi-platinum selling band TESLA, has announced an exciting new musical venture with AleX, an emerging singer/songwriter from the U.K. The duo has joined forces to create a new band called VIOLET BREED, with their debut single, "Awake", available now on a...

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MAGNUM Announces Return To Live Stage: 'We're Doing It Again'

Bob Catley has announced the return of MAGNUM, the U.K. prog/pomp/AOR rock band, eight months after the passing of Tony Clarkin, the group's guitarist, songwriter and driving force. Earlier today, Catley, along with MAGNUM keyboardist Rick Benton and drummer Lee Morris, shared a video message in whi...

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CHUCK BILLY On Upcoming TESTAMENT Album: It Sounds 'New And Modern And Fresh'

In a new interview with Metal Express Radio's Bryce Van Patten, TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy was asked how the songwriting process has changed since the band's early days in the late 1980s and 1990s. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, it's night and day. Before, back then, we...

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GRIFFIN TAYLOR Plots 'World Domination' For VENDED

By David E. Gehlke Featuring vocalist Griffin Taylor (son of SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor) and drummer Simon Crahan (son of SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan),VENDED is one of the first heritage acts to emerge from the nu-metal era of the late 1990s/early 2000s. Yet, according to the younger Ta...

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ERIC PETERSON Says Next TESTAMENT Album Will Be Mixed By Swedish Producer JENS BOGREN

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have tapped Swedish producer Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with OPETH, KREATOR, PARADISE LOST, SOILWORK and AMON AMARTH, among others, to mix their upcoming studio album. The LP will mark TESTAMENT's follow-up to 2020's "Titans Of Creat...

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TESTAMENT Plans To Mix New Album In December/January

In a new interview with Oran O'Beirne of Overdrive.ie, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2020's "Titans Of Creation" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Eric [Peterson, TESTAMENT guitarist] and Chris [Dovas,...