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PORTNOY, ELLEFSON, SKOLNICK, BUSH, SANDERS Perform At METAL ALLEGIANCE's East Coast 10th-Anniversary Show

On September 6, 2024, METAL ALLEGIANCE rocked the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, performing a balance of original material with classic covers of metal royalty. Several guests joined METAL ALLEGIANCE on stage at the gig, including Troy Sanders (MASTODON),John Bush (ARMORED SAINT),Dav...

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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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OPETH Shares New Single 'Paragraph Three' From Upcoming 'The Last Will And Testament' Album

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their 14th studio album, "The Last Will And Testament", on October 11 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. Following the critical acclaim of the album's first single, "§1" (Paragraph One),the band is now revealing the second offering from record,...

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SODOM Announces Deluxe Expanded Reissue Of 'Tapping The Vein' Album

32 years is a long time in anyone's book. Way too long, according to SODOM fans worldwide. But if you ask SODOM bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such and Andy Brings, those 32 years since the original release of SODOM's sixth album "Tapping The Vein" went by in the blink of an eye. With prices...

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OPETH Shares Drum Playthrough Video Of New Single By WALTTERI VÄYRYNEN

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have released a drum playthrough video of their new single, "§1", by drummer Waltteri Väyrynen. Check it out below. Also available is the previously released guitar playthrough video of "§1" by guitarist Fredrik Åkesson. "§1" is taken from OPETH's upcoming album,...

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STEVE DIGIORGIO Says DAVE MUSTAINE Was 'Easy To Work With' On MEGADETH's 'The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!' Album

Veteran metal bassist Steve DiGiorgio has reflected on the experience of laying down his bass tracks on MEGADETH's latest album, "The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!" The longtime TESTAMENT bassist temporarily stepped in to record the bass tracks on MEGADETH's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" in the...

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MASTODON Has 'Been Working On New Stuff For Months'

In a new interview with Rock 100.5 The KATT FM's Cameron Buchholtz, MASTODON drummer-vocalist Brann Dailor spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2021's "Hushed And Grim" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "New MASTODON, it's...

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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Announces 'The Lost Christmas Eve' Winter Tour 2024

This year, multi-platinum rock group TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (TSO) kicks off a monumental winter tour on November 13. The tour marks a triple celebration: 20 years of their beloved rock opera "The Lost Christmas Eve", reaching their 20-millionth concertgoer and surpassing a phenomenal $20 million d...

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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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OPETH Shares Guitar Playthrough Video Of New Single By FREDRIK ÅKESSON

In celebration of OPETH's new single, "§1", hitting one million streams on Spotify, the band has released a guitar playthrough video of the track by guitarist Fredrik Åkesson. Check it out below. "§1" is taken from OPETH's upcoming album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on October 1...

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MASTODON Could Release New Song 'Sooner Than You Think'

MASTODON has hinted at the release of a new song. The Atlanta metallers, who haven't put out any fresh music since the arrival of 2021's "Hushed And Grim" LP, floated the possibility of a new track in a social media update commemorating the 20th anniversary of their "Leviathan" album. The band wrote...

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Watch: KERRY KING Performs At Iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King's solo band performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Morrison, Colorado on Thursday, August 29. The show was part of the "Ashes Of Leviathan" tour, which is co-headlined by MASTODON and LAMB OF GOD. Fan-filmed video of King's performance can be seen below (courtesy of In...

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AEROSMITH's TOM HAMILTON: 'This Isn't The First Time Black Clouds Have Been On Our Horizon'

In a new interview with AARP, Tom Hamilton spoke about AEROSMITH's recent announcement that he and his bandmates were finished with touring for good due to Steven Tyler's vocal injury. Asked how much hope AEROSMITH has of future activities on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being "doubtful we'll do anything"...

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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,...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Joins SPECTOR Family Of Artists

Spector welcomes ANTHRAX bass legend Frank Bello to its artist roster. ANTHRAX is one of the most influential thrash metal bands of all time and Bello's brutal bass riffs have been the driving force behind that success for forty years. Spector is currently developing the Frank Bello signature bass a...