Dave Mustaine says that METALLICA's manager called him a "pussy" after he was faced with the prospect of having to cancel MEGADETH's concert at the Yankee Stadium due to a health issue. The so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — played their last concert on September 14, 2011 ...
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Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with L.A. GUNS vocalist Phil Lewis. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On reuniting with guitarist Tracii Guns: "It was around Christmas time of 2013. A charity event takes place in Las Vegas every year called Toys For Tots, and it's ...
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Former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison performed an impromptu version of the band's classic song "(sic)" with fans outside his hotel in Argentina over the weekend. Jordison picked up a fan's acoustic guitar and played the track while a group of diehard SLIPKNOT devotees sang the words to the cut that originally appeared on the group's ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Toast To The Ghost" from BAD WOLVES can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's debut album, which will be released in the spring on Eleven Seven Music. BAD WOLVES, which is managed by Zoltan Bathory of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, consists of of vocalist ...
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BAD WOLVES will release its debut album in the spring on Eleven Seven Music. The band, which is managed by Zoltan Bathory of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, consists of of vocalist Tommy Vext (ex-DIVINE HERESY, SNOT), drummer John Boecklin (ex-DEVILDRIVER), guitarist Doc Coyle (VAGUS NERVE, ex-GOD FORBID), guitarist Chris Cain (BURY YOUR DEAD) and bassist ...
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Kyle McGinn of Dead Rhetoric recently conducted an interview with vocalist Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg (ex-AMARANTHE) and guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-IN FLAMES) of CYHRA, the new modern metal band that is rounded out by guitarist Euge Valovirta (ex-SHINING), bassist Peter Iwers (ex-IN FLAMES) and drummer Alex Landenburg (LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY). A few excerpts ...
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Former W.A.S.P. and current METAL CHURCH drummer Stet Howland underwent a spinal tap last week after he was recently diagnosed with Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that develops from the B-cells in the lymphatic system. According to a post on the METAL CHURCH Facebook page, the procedure "was a ...
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The Jimmy Cabbs 5150 Interview Series conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch prior to her September 16 concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, where she was celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of WARLOCK's "Triumph And Agony" album by performing the LP in its entirety. You can watch the ...
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Dave Mustaine has once again responded to people making assumptions about his character based on hearsay. The MEGADETH frontman has gained a reputation as one of the most divisive personalities in metal — particularly in the years following his expulsion from METALLICA in 1983. But the 55-year-old musician has a much simpler explanation for the ...
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Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he would rejoin JUDAS PRIEST if asked, but he doesn't believe that it will ever happen. The Ohio-based singer recorded two studio albums with the British heavy metal legends — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before the band reunited with Rob Halford. Asked by Metal Temple if he would ...
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SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor told New Zealand's Stuff that he doesn't believe that the physicality of actual albums or CDs will ever die out despite the rise of music streaming and the likes of Spotify. "I'd much rather put out an album, you know?" he said. "As much as I ...
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VIMIC, the new band featuring former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison, is in the process of signing a new record deal for the release of its long-awaited debut album. "Open Your Omen" was originally supposed to arrive last year via Jordison's longtime label, Roadrunner, but VIMIC has since parted ways with the record company and has ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of VIMIC, the new band featuring former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison, perfoming on July 21 at Concrete Street Amphitheater in Corpus Christi, Texas as the support act for IN THIS MOMENT can be seen below. VIMIC in February postponed its previously announced European tour so that the group could finish work on ...
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The brand new longform Craig Hooper-directed video for the song "Johnny's Band" from legendary rockers DEEP PURPLE can be seen below. Following the four-minute video clip for the song, the thirteen-minute longform serves as a fictional documentary about JOHNNY'S BAND. Its title, "From Here To By There", is a clear reference to DEEP PURPLE's movie ...
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Cutter of Razor 94.7 conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor prior to the latter band's July 15 performance at the Rock USA festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how he is doing physically, about thirteen months after he underwent emergency spinal surgery when it ...
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"I'm no stranger to wild behavior," writes Tommy Lee in a new comment piece published in the Independent today, "but there's one thing that even I wouldn't do, and that's running 'with' the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. That can fuck right off." In the piece, which he wrote on behalf of PETA, the ...
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Let's be real here. For every ten hard rock and metal bands out there, eight are Jonesing to be one of the following: METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER, MOTORHEAD, IRON MAIDEN, FATES WARNING, JUDAS PRIEST or AC/DC. Indeed, the most emulated of these is AC/DC, a band that struck the right chord with the right rock ...
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Less than three months after the death of Paul O'Neill, creator of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, the surviving members of the multi-platinum rock theater experience have announced plans to bring the show back for a fall 2017 U.S. tour. O'Neill passed away on April 5 of an accidental drug overdose. According to a copy of the autopsy ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of VIMIC, the new band featuring former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison, perfoming on June 20 at the Limelight Eventplex in Peoria, Illinois as the support act for IN THIS MOMENT can be seen below. VIMIC in February postponed its previously announced European tour so that the group could finish work on its ...
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American metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have vowed to continue their European tour, one day after they played an abbreviated concert in Tilburg, The Netherlands during which singer Ivan Moody threatened to leave the band. Said the group in a statement: "Those who have followed 5FDP from the beginning can tell you there has always ...
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GODSMACK is hoping to release a new single in the first few weeks of 2018 before following it up with a full-length album by early spring. Speaking to Nivens of the 98.9 The Rock radio station at yesterday's (Saturday, June 3) Rockfest at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna stated about the ...
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According to TMZ, Paul O'Neill, creator of the multi-platinum rock theater experience TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, died of intoxication from a mix of prescription drugs: methadone, codeine, diazepam (generic Valium) and doxylamine (an antihistamine). TMZ obtained a copy of O'Neill's autopsy report, and it also mentions other ailments he was battling, such as mild heart ...
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Dirk Verbeuren spoke to Roppongi Rocks about his first year as the drummer in MEGADETH, which he joined at the recommendation of LAMB OF GOD's Chris Adler. Originally hired as a fill-in for Adler, who played on MEGADETH's latest album, "Dystopia", and took part in some of the early live shows in support ...
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Inspired by the overwhelming response to previous release "Unbreakable" and the outpouring of support at live shows and fan demand for more new music, OF MICE & MEN has surprise-released its second new song, "Back To Me". Like "Unbreakable", "Back To Me" was recorded with Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson (IN FLAMES, ALL THAT REMAINS), mixed ...
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INVIDIA, the new band featuring former and current members of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and SKINLAB, has officially announced the addition of Evan Seidlitz as the newest member of the band, replacing vocalist Travis Johnson on the upcoming "Screaming Black Curse" tour with ALL HAIL THE YETI and supporting act BROKEN RAIL. Seidlitz is no ...
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Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes is perhaps best known for the infamous scene in the 1988 movie "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" in which he was interviewed while floating in a swimming pool, fully clothed and visibly quite intoxicated while his mother sat poolside. The interview stood out in stark ...
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Patrick Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Goldmine: A lot of people, especially kids nowadays — and there are obviously kids into JUDAS PRIEST — they don't remember the PMRC. I liked how you gave your opinion of ...
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"Learn To Live", the first video from BAD WOLVES, can be seen below. When art can't be pigeonholed or pinned down, it elevates the very medium itself. BAD WOLVES thrives on that sort of unpredictability, standing confidently at a crossroads between anthemic hard rock infectiousness and thought-provoking technically-charged heavy metal. Think a cross between the ...
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A teaser for "Learn To Live", the first single and video from BAD WOLVES, is available below. When art can't be pigeonholed or pinned down, it elevates the very medium itself. BAD WOLVES thrives on that sort of unpredictability, standing confidently at a crossroads between anthemic hard rock infectiousness and thought-provoking technically-charged heavy metal. Think ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's "Alive Or Just Breathing" (Roadrunner) was released on May 21, 2002 and has since secured its reputation as a modern classic, as noted by its election to Decibel's elite Hall Of Fame canon. The record celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. The band, which released its most recent album, "Incarnate", in March 2016, ...
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