Serj Tankian says that he is in favor of putting out a collection of previously unreleased SYSTEM OF A DOWN songs. A petition was recently launched online by fans campaigning for the band to release material left over from SYSTEM OF A DOWN's past album sessions. Serj was asked about the petition via his Patreon, ...
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ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante is back in the studio demoing material for the band's next album, tentatively due in 2020. On Saturday (December 7), Benante took to his Instagram to post a photo from the studio, along with the following caption: "Saturday demos , kinda 85 thrash mood + @judaspriest = metal for the masses ...
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Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, has paid tribute to the rocker on the 15th anniversary of his death. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert on December 8, 2004 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, ...
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According to TMZ, Chris Cornell's widow has sued the surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN over royalties and the rights to unreleased recordings. In the lawsuit, Vicky Cornell claims the musicians are withholding hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties owed to her and Chris's minor children. She calls the move an "unlawful ...
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The Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, where PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was murdered exactly 15 years ago, is on the market for $1,295,000. The listing is held by Best Corporate Real Estate, which has produced a PDF file containing all the relevant information ...
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Today (Sunday, December 8) marks the 15th anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert on this date in 2004 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio by a 25-year-old ex-Marine ...
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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was interviewed for "Triumph: Lay It On The Line", the forthcoming first-ever feature documentary about the dramatic career of the legendary Canadian power trio TRIUMPH. Produced by Emmy and Peabody award-winning Banger Films, "Triumph: Lay It On The Line" is a Crave original documentary that's a celebratory, exhilarating thrill ...
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TESTAMENT was joined by MEGADETH drummer Dirk Verbeuren for its performance Friday night (December 6) at Knotfest Colombia in Bogotá. Dirk was filling in for regular TESTAMENT drummer Gene Hoglan, who couldn't make the gig for reasons that have not been disclosed. A short time after the concert, Dirk took to his Instagram to share ...
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Industrial rockers STABBING WESTWARD will release their first collection of new music since 2001 early next year. A new EP titled "Dead & Gone" will arrive on January 3. The group said in a statement: We have been working on new music for a few years now and are finally ready to begin releasing it ...
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SAXON frontman Biff Byford will embark on his first-ever solo tour in April 2020. The 10-date trek will kick off on April 17 at Gateshead Sage 2 and will include shows in Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Bath, Liverpool, Aberdare, Milton Keynes, London and Brighton. The performaces will be split into two halves, with the first half ...
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SKILLET will return to the road in North America this winter in support of its tenth album, "Victorious", out now. The band's headline trek will kick off on February 6 in Wichita, Kansas and run through March 14 in Norfolk, Virginia. Support on the tour will come from FROM ASHES TO NEW and LEDGER, the ...
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QUEEN guitarist Brian May is recovering after undergoing surgery on his leg on Monday, December 2. He checked in via his Instagram, telling his fans: "I'm done ! After a snip to my calf muscle, I'm feeling good ! The theory is that it will release the excess tension in my Achilles' tendon and get ...
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After a five-year hiatus, Mayhem Festival appears to be coming back in 2020. The touring festival hinted at its return earlier today (Monday, December 2) with an Instagram post of Rocky Balboa. An accompanying caption read: "don't call it a comeback. #mayhem2020" Following the SLAYER-headlined 2015 edition of Mayhem, co-founder John Reese declared that the ...
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Gary Holt says that he is "forever honored to have been a part of" SLAYER. The guitarist, who is also a member of San Francisco Bay Area thrash icons EXODUS, has been the touring axeman for SLAYER since January 2011 when Jeff Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease, from a spider bite ...
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EVANESCENCE drummer Will Hunt says that "a small group of morons" is responsible for the riot that ensued when the band canceled its set at Knotfest Mexico Saturday after a broken barricade sparked safety concerts at the festival. SLIPKNOT and EVANESCENCE called off their performances due to the barricade problem, which began after the security ...
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Jason Momoa, the hulking star of the superhero film "Aquaman", joined PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS on stage last night (Saturday, November 30) at the Forum in Inglewood, California to perform the PANTERA classic "This Love". After the concert, the Hawaiian-born actor, who is perhaps best-known for his role as Khal Drogo in HBO ...
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Anahstasia Fafara, the wife of DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara, has been given a "clean bill of health," two months after she was diagnosed with invasive malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer. Invasive means the melanoma had gone under her first layer of skin, putting her at risk of it getting closer to her blood ...
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SLIPKNOT and EVANESCENCE were forced to cancel their appearances at the first day of the Knotfest Meets Forcefest in Mexico City Saturday night (November 30) due to a security issue. According to reports, the stage barricade broke during BEHEMOTH's set and it was impossible to fix it in time for either of the two final ...
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Music gear that once belonged to legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads was reportedly stolen from North Hollywood, California's Musonia School Of Music, which was founded more than 70 years ago by Randy's mother, Delores Rhoads. The news of the burglary was broken by Randy's sister, Kathy Rhoads-D'Argenzio, in a post on her Instagram. She wrote: "My ...
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ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante celebrated his 57th birthday by joining PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS on stage on November 27 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform the PANTERA classic "Strength Beyond Strength" and part of "Goddamn Electric". Check out video footage below. During a June 2018 appearance on Eddie ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil underwent hand surgery earlier today (Wednesday, November 27) in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. Neil shared an Instagram photo of him wearing a hospital gown and a hair cap, along with the following caption: "Hand Surgery Today!! #vikingdisease #Dupuytrenscontracture #nashville" Based on Vince's hashtags, it appears that he was being ...
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Bassist Dennis Ward has left PINK CREAM 69, the band he has played with for more than three decades. The American-born, German-based musician announced his departure in a Facebook post on Monday (November 25). He wrote: "Attention all PINK CREAM 69 Fans! It's time that I make the official announcement of my departure from PINK ...
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Mick Mars said he was "clearly joking" when he said in 2014 that he would "invite the world to come for free" if MÖTLEY CRÜE ever reunited following its 2014/2015 farewell tour. The guitarist added that he was "wrong" at the time to say that the band would never tour again after completing what was ...
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Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., who joined Ozzy Osbourne's band a decade ago, was asked during a recent clinic in Copenhagen, Denmark about the experience of recording the "Scream" album with the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer. He responded (see video below): "You can say it was nerve-racking. They made sure that I was very comfortable. ...
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Six months after he was diagnosed with throat cancer, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine appears to be making a remarkable recovery. Earlier today, Dave's wife of 28 years, Pam, uploaded a photo (see below) of what was apparently a family get-together at a restaurant near their home in Franklin, Tennessee, and she included the caption: "Let ...
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The Malibu home MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee proudly played docent for in a classic 2000 episode of "MTV Cribs" has apparently been completely destroyed in the recent California wildfires. On Friday, Lee took to his Instagram to post several photos and a video of the former six-bedroom, six-bathroom house built in 1991, along with ...
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SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg appears to have gotten engaged to his girlfriend Chloe Howcroft. Earlier today, the 29-year-old shared a photo of him getting down on bended knee and apparently proposing to Howcroft on a dirt road overlooking the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru. Weinberg discovered SLIPKNOT when he was a pre-teen, ...
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Punching in at 95 seconds, shorter, faster, hard-hitting songs never go out of style and the CRO-MAGS prove that with "No One's Victim", their first video in 27 years. The song comes from the EP "Don't Give In", released in August 2019 on Victory Records. Filmed on location throughout 2019 during their headlining European tour ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Out Of The Hollow" from SKYBLOOD, the solo project of acclaimed Swedish hard rock singer Mats Levén, can be seen below. Levén says about the track: "It's about someone realizing it's time to move on. Even if it means having to face the dark unknown." His name belongs ...
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Sidney George Wilson, better known as the mask-wearing turntablist for heavy metal group SLIPKNOT, will release the second of his trilogy of albums, "∫∑x©∆p∆D∑∫ øƒ †h3 høP∑£3∫∫ ®øbø†¡¢ Vol. 2" (Sexcapades Of The Hopeless Robotic Vol. 2) on December 13. The effort will feature guest appearances by Killah Priest, Rome Fortune, DJ Q*bert, Bizzythowed, Deewillalien, ...
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