They say that history is written by the victors. In heavy metal, history tends to be written — or at least made — by singers and guitarists, which means that people like Joe Nuñez tend to remain unsung heroes, with glittering resumes but little in the way of individual acclaim. You will, of course, be ...
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Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have announced a fall North American tour with RED and ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN. The 36-date trek will kick off on November 2 in Wichita and will make stops in Las Vegas, Chicago and Atlanta before concluding in Dallas on December 20. Tour dates: Nov. 02 - Wichita, KS @ Wave Nov. ...
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Philip Anselmo spoke to Chile's Humo Negro about his upcoming support slot on SLAYER's "The Final Campaign", the seventh and final leg of the thrash metal legends farewell world tour, which will take place in November. This last hurrah will start at the ExploreAsheville Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, and see ...
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During a recent interview with Chile's Humo Negro, Philip Anselmo was once again asked about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs during the recent tour with his solo band, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS. "I couldn't do it with DOWN. I wouldn't do it with DOWN. I ...
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LACUNA COIL vocalist Andrea Ferro recently spoke with the "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "Anima Nera", the opening track of the group's new album, "Black Anima": Andrea: "We had this piece of music that Marco [Coti Zelati, bass] came ...
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STITCHED UP HEART has just released a new track, "Warrior". The song will appear on the band's forthcoming full-length album, "Darkness", due out in the spring 2020 via RED Music. The 13-song follow-up to 2016's "Never Alone" was produced by produced by Matt Good of FROM FIRST TO LAST and D.R.U.G.S. "This song is dedicated ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS performing the song "Mixed Lunatic Results" on September 8, 2018 at Trees in Dallas, Texas can be seen below. PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS — now featuring Anselmo with guitarists Stephen Taylor (SUPERJOINT) and Mike DeLeon (FLESH HORDER, BEING KILLED), drummer José Manuel ...
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San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have announced a fall 2019 North American headlining tour with openers EXMORTUS and HELLFIRE. The month-long trek will kick off on November 16 in Seattle and end on December 19 in West Hollywood. Says DEATH ANGEL singer Mark Osegueda: "DEATH ANGEL is proud to FINALLY announce ...
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A three-minute video in which the members of EXHORDER discuss their latest single, "Hallowed Sound", can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's first album in 27 years, "Mourn The Southern Skies", which will be released on September 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band now features founding members Vinnie La Bella ...
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HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell says that Vinnie Paul Abbott was a "brutally kind" and "wonderful human being." The former PANTERA drummer passed away in June 2018 at the age of 54 in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas. The official cause of death was dilated cardiomyopathy, an enlarged heart, as well as severe ...
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"Hallowed Sound", a brand new song from New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's first album in 27 years, "Mourn The Southern Skies", which will be released on September 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band now features founding members Vinnie La Bella (guitar) and ...
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In a recent interview with Guitar Interactive, IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte spoke about the challenge of making full-length albums in an age when most people will listen to their music one song at a time. "We're old enough to come from the vinyl era," he said (see video below). "For us, when ...
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HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell says that Vinnie Paul Abbott was "always worried" that his life would end prematurely in the years prior to his untimely death. Vinnie Paul passed away in June 2018 at the age of 54 in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas. The official cause of death was dilated cardiomyopathy, ...
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Few would have expected how big SLIPKNOT was going to become considering their humble beginnings in America's Heartland. But the Des Moines, Iowa-based band has become seemingly larger than life to some. They're a household name. They are veritable rock stars. They are a modern-day KISS. Some metal purists ignorantly write them off by trivializing ...
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KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and singer Jonathan Davis spoke to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" about the making of the band's forthcoming album, "The Nothing". Due on September 13 via Roadrunner/Elektra, the follow-up to 2016's "The Serenity Of Suffering" was once again produced by Nick Raskulinecz. Asked to describe the songwriting process for "The Nothing", Welch ...
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SLAYER played its last-ever concert in Europe earlier tonight (Saturday, August 3) at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. Support at the show came from ANTHRAX and ALIEN WEAPONRY. Just after the gig, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante took to his Instagram to post photos of SLAYER's Tom Araya and Kerry King saying goodbye to the fans from ...
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Philip Anselmo spoke to Revolver about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs during the current European tour with his solo band, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS. "We were about a month out from touring [the second ILLEGALS album, 'Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue'] when Vince Paul [Abbott, PANTERA ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of HELLYEAH covering PANTERA's "I'm Broken" and "Walk" on July 30 at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "KymPisces"). HELLYEAH's sixth studio album, "Welcome Home", will be released on September 27 via Eleven Seven Music. The disc will mark the group's final effort with drummer ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Voices" from Swedish melodic heavyweights IN FLAMES, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "I, The Mask", which was released in March via Nuclear Blast (worldwide, excluding North America) and Eleven Seven Music (North America). The 12-track disc reunites IN FLAMES with ...
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TESTAMENT, EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL will join forces for "The Bay Strikes Back 2020" European tour. The trek will kick off on February 6 in Copenhagen, Denmark and will hit 25 cities before concluding on March 11 in Hannover, Germany. Mark Osegueda (DEATH ANGEL), Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT) and Steve "Zetro" Souza (EXODUS) recently talked about ...
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New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER will release their first album in 27 years, "Mourn The Southern Skies", on September 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band now features founding members Vinnie La Bella (guitar) and Kyle Thomas (vocals) along with Jason Viebrooks (HEATHEN) on bass, Marzi Montazeri (ex-SUPERJOINT RITUAL, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ...
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TESTAMENT, EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL will join forces for "The Bay Strikes Back 2020" European tour. The trek will kick off on February 6 in Copenhagen, Denmark and will hit 25 cities before concluding on March 11 in Hannover, Germany. TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy commented: "It's finally happening!!!! All of us have spoken over the years ...
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Reverb.com, the online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling new and used musical instruments, announced that it has partnered with former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown to sell more than 70 pieces of music gear used live and in the studio throughout his prolific career. The official Rex Brown Reverb shop will launch on Tuesday, July ...
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NEW YEARS DAY guitarist Nikki Misery spoke to the "BREWtally Speaking Podcast" about the criticism his band received for its cover of the PANTERA classic "Fucking Hostile". NEW YEARS DAY's version of the track was included on the "Diary Of A Creep" EP, which came out in January 2018. "Oddly enough, it was funny, 'cause ...
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Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown is putting out a new plug-in for DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) and studio applications. He teamed up with Joey Sturgis Tones to bring you his classic bass tones you've come to know and love with a JST twist. From rock and metal to southern rock and country, Bassforge Rex Brown ...
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Ivan Moody has said in a new interview that FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's eighth studio album will likely arrive in early 2020. The band is recording its new disc with its regular producer, Kevin Churko, in FIVE FINGER's hometown of Las Vegas. Asked by Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio what fans can expect to hear ...
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Max Cavalera (SEPULTURA, SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) joined Philip Anselmo on stage yesterday (Saturday, July 20) at the Dynamo Metalfest in Eindhoven, Netherlands to perform the PANTERA classic "Walk". Video footage of Max's appearance can be seen below. Last month, Anselmo spoke to Graspop Metal Meeting about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs ...
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SATYRICON frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven joined Philip Anselmo on stage earlier today (Friday, July 19) at the Gefle Metal Festival in Gävle, Sweden to perform the PANTERA classic "I'm Broken". Video footage of Satyr's appearance can be seen below. Last year, Satyr said that his EIBON project ultimately disintegrated as a result of Anselmo's severe ...
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SLAYER has released a teaser for what appears to be some sort of cinematic surprise, to be made available the fall. The 40-second clip features "Orange Is The New Black" star Jessica Pimentel and veteran actor Danny Trejo. Pimentel, who plays Maria Ruiz in "Orange Is The New Black", is also the frontwoman of the ...
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"Problems", a brand new song from STITCHED UP HEART, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming sophomore album, "Darkness", which will be released in the spring of 2020 via RED Music. The 13-song follow-up to 2016's "Never Alone" was produced by produced by Matt Good of FROM FIRST TO LAST ...
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