In a new interview with Knotfest.com, MASTODON's Brann Dailor once again paid tribute to his longtime friend Joey Jordison, saying the late SLIPKNOT drummer was "one of the pillars of metal drumming. He will always be that, you know," he added. "He's up there with Vinnie [Paul Abbott, PANTERA] and [Dave] ...
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Former DEATH members James Murphy (guitar) and Terry Butler (bass) will perform the band's classic third album, "Spiritual Healing", in its entirety at two shows in Florida. The December 11 and December 12 concerts at the Brass Mug in Tampa — where Murphy and Butler will be joined by drummer Gus Rios (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION, DIVINE ...
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During an appearance on MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's "No Fuckin' Regrets With Robb Flynn" podcast, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe elaborated on his recent Instagram post where he urged everyone coming to see LAMB OF GOD perform to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and wear a mask. "I believe in ...
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TRIVIUM bassist Paolo Gregoletto spoke to Mankato, Minnesota's "Midwest Beatdown" radio show about the COVID-19 "scare" he and his bandmates experienced early in their recently completed U.S. tour with MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD and HATEBREED. "The Metal Tour Of The Year" marked the four groups' first run of concerts since the start of the pandemic. ...
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Members of METALLICA, KORN, SLAYER, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, ANTHRAX, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, BEHEMOTH, LAMB OF GOD, HALESTORM, TRIVIUM, FEAR FACTORY, KREATOR, HATEBREED, DEATH ANGEL and REPENTANCE have gotten together to congratulate MACHINE HEAD on the 30th anniversary of the band. On October 12, 1991 at the Oakland, California "Day On The ...
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FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter and Monte Conner, the music industry veteran who signed FEAR FACTORY to Roadrunner Records, are among the notable figures who have paid tribute to Scott Koenig, former manager of BIOHAZARD and FEAR FACTORY, who died last Thursday (October 7) after a battle with COVID-19. He was ...
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TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu spoke to Finland's Chaoszine about the band's recently completed U.S. tour with MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD and HATEBREED. The trek marked the four groups' first run of shows since the start of the pandemic. "Before the tour, all the bands and management and stuff were… With every ...
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Orlando, Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM have shared the music video for their new single "The Phalanx". Check it out below. "'The Phalanx' was like an old muscle car sitting in the driveway with no engine," says bassist Paolo Gregoletto about the song's unique evolution and origin story. "It was a demo from 'Shogun' that had the ...
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MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine will take part in a special in-store signing and tasting on Saturday, October 9 at Frugal MacDoogal in Nashville, Tennessee. This event will be open to the public, free of charge, and will feature Saison 13 and À Tout Le Monde made by the world-class craft brewery Unibroue. The first 100 people ...
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MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has uploaded a video of him jamming backstage at a recent stop on "The Metal Tour Of The Year" with the band's touring bassist James LoMenzo as well as MEGADETH's production assistant (and MIND FLOW drummer) Rafael Pensado. Kiko wrote in an accompanying message: "Backstage Moments. This is what we do ...
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GENERATION KILL, the band featuring former EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes, has released the official music video for a new song called "Into The Black". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "MKUltra", to be relased via Blood Blast Distribution. Dukes commented: "The story 'Eight O'Clock In The Morning' by Ray Nelson inspired the ...
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The last three shows of "The Metal Tour Of The Year", featuring MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD, have been postponed to spring 2022. Says MEGADETH: "The final three shows of 'The Metal Tour Of The Year' in Toronto, Laval and Quebec City will unfortunately be postponed to Spring 2022 due to restrictions in the Quebec ...
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MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine celebrated his 60th birthday onstage on Monday, September 13 during the band's concert at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts. After the audience sang "Happy Birthday" to the guitarist/vocalist, a five-minute video was played in which a number of other musicians shared their best wishes to Mustaine, including GUNS N' ...
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MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has uploaded a new 24-minute behind-the-scenes video look at the rehearsals for the band's recently launched "The Metal Tour Of The Year". Kiko wrote in a message accompanying the YouTube release of the clip: "Getting ready for 'The Metal Tour Of The Year' with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and HATEBREED. The ...
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New York death metal pioneers SUFFOCATION will release a live album, "Live In North America", on November 12 via Nuclear Blast Records. The official music video for the first single, "Funeral Inception", featuring photographs taken by Jason Carlson, can be seen below. SUFFOCATION created the template for the brutal death metal genre in the early ...
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LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about what it's been like to return to the road as part of "The Metal Tour Of The Year" with MEGADETH, TRIVIUM and HATEBREED. "It's awesome," he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "It's been since February 14th, 2020 since we played ...
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A short video of MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine teaching you how to play the main riff in the band's song "Tornado Of Souls" can be seen below. The clip was filmed backstage in Reno, Nevada on August 31 during MEGADETH's "The Metal Tour Of The Year" with LAMB OF GOD, HATEBREED and TRIVIUM. MEGADETH played ...
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MEGADETH played its seventh show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years this past Sunday night (August 29) in Phoenix, Arizona. "The Metal Tour Of The Year" concert at the the Arizona Federal Theatre saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, along with TRIVIUM and HATEBREED. MEGADETH's setlist was as follows: ...
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A video of Dave Mustaine offering a tour of the backstage area from MEGADETH's "The Metal Tour Of The Year" with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and HATEBREED can be seen below. Mustaine made the clip while filming a new message on Cameo, which lets users hire celebrities to record brief, personalized video messages about virtually ...
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MEGADETH played its fifth show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years this past Wednesday night (August 22) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "The Metal Tour Of The Year" concert at the the Isleta Amphitheater saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, along with TRIVIUM and HATEBREED. MEGADETH's setlist was as follows: ...
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During an appearance on a recent episode of "The Jasta Show", hosted by HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy lamented the fact that his band has yet to do a proper tour with METALLICA even though the two groups have known each other for more than three decades. "Whenever I'm asked, 'What is ...
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MEGADETH played its third show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years this past Sunday night (August 22) in The Woodlands, Texas. "The Metal Tour Of The Year" concert at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, along with TRIVIUM and HATEBREED. MEGADETH's setlist was as ...
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MEGADETH played its second show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years last night (Saturday, August 21) in Irving, Texas. As was the case the night before in Austin, "The Metal Tour Of The Year" concert at the The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, ...
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In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy was asked which musician deaths in the past year he's been most affected by. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's been so many. There's three I wanna go over. Joey Jordison, obviously. SLIPKNOT's '(sic)' was the first song TRIVIUM ...
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LAMB OF GOD kicked off "The Metal Tour Of The Year" with MEGADETH, TRIVIUM and HATEBREED last night (Friday, August 20) at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. Fan-filmed video footage of LAMB OF GOD's performance can be viewed below. Produced by Live Nation, the rescheduled trek will hit a further 27 cities before ...
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MEGADETH played its first show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years last night (Friday, August 20) in Austin, Texas. The opening concert of "The Metal Tour Of The Year" at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, along with TRIVIUM and HATEBREED. MEGADETH's setlist was as ...
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LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe has urged all fans coming to see his band perform on "The Metal Tour Of The Year" to get a COVID-19 vaccine and to wear a mask. LAMB OF GOD's tour with MEGADETH, TRIVIUM and HATEBREED is scheduled to kick off tonight (Friday, August 20) in Austin, Texas. It ...
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MEGADETH's new touring bassist James LoMenzo has shared photos from the rehearsal sessions for the band's upcoming "The Metal Tour Of The Year" with LAMB OF GOD. LoMenzo captioned the Instagram post: "I want to take a moment to sincerely thank all my friends and the amazing MEGADETH fans who took the time to wish ...
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MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine took part in a special in-store bottle signing and tasting on Saturday, August 14 at Frugal MacDoogal in Nashville, Tennessee. Video footage and photos of the event can be seen below. The signing and tasting was open to the public, free of charge, and featured tastings from a variety of styles and ...
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MASTODON's Brann Dailor has paid tribute to Joey Jordison, saying the late SLIPKNOT drummer was "a total sweetheart" whose "influence is felt in many different genres." Jordison's family confirmed that he passed away "peacefully in his sleep" on July 26 of an unspecified cause. He was 46 years old. Dailor discussed Jordison's passing during a ...
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