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VIO-LENCE Announces New Touring Drummer, Fill-In Guitarist

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE have recruited Adrian Aguilar (EXMORTUS) to play drums for the band following the departure of Perry Strickland. Aguilar will make his live debut with VIO-LENCE this Saturday, February 25 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. VIO-LENCE has al...

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VIO-LENCE Confirms PERRY STRICKLAND's Departure But Claims Drummer 'Didn't Quit'

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE have confirmed the departure of their drummer Perry Strickland. On Wednesday (February 8), Strickland took to his Instagram to share a video of him performing with VIO-LENCE, and he captioned it: "I'll Miss playing these songs !" After one fan asked Pe...

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Drummer PERRY STRICKLAND Quits VIO-LENCE

Original VIO-LENCE drummer Perry Strickland has officially left the influential San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band. Earlier today, Strickland took to his Instagram to share a video of him performing with VIO-LENCE, and he captioned it: ""I'll Miss playing these songs !" After one fan asked Per...

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OVERKILL Announces Complete 'Scorched' Album Details, Shares 'The Surgeon' Visualizer

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL will release their twentieth studio album, "Scorched", on April 14 via Nuclear Blast Records. The official the visualizer for the LP's first single, "The Surgeon", can be seen below. OVERKILL singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth comments, "Man, it seems like for F...

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OVERKILL Shares New Single 'The Surgeon', Announces April 2023 European Tour

Veteran thrashers OVERKILL have released a new single, "The Surgeon". The track will appear on OVERKILL's 20th studio album, "Scorched", tentatively due this spring. In other news, OVERKILL will embark on a European tour in April. Support on the "Scorching The Earth" trek will come from EXHORDER and...

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MOTÖRHEAD Shares Previously Unreleased Song 'Greedy Bastards' From 'Bad Magic' Sessions

MOTÖRHEAD, the iconic Godfathers of heavy metal, have unleashed a brand new video for the previously unreleased track "Greedy Bastards", taken from the upcoming release "Bad Magic: Seriously Bad Magic". "Greedy Bastards" is the second rare gem found in the recording session vaults for the 23rd (and...

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Watch: ANTHRAX Plays First Concert With Drummer DEREK RODDY

ANTHRAX played its first concert with drummer Derek Roddy last night (Friday, January 20) at the PNE Forum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Roddy, who has previously played with HATE ETERNAL, NILE, MALEVOLENT CREATION and TODAY IS THE DAY, among others, was filling in for ANTHRAX's longtime d...

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OVERKILL To Release New Single, 'The Surgeon', Next Week

Veteran thrashers OVERKILL will release a new single, "The Surgeon", on January 27. The track will appear on OVERKILL's 20th studio album, "Scorched", tentatively due this spring. OVERKILL performed another new song, "Wicked Place", which will also appear on "Scorched", during its December 9 concert...

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CHARLIE BENANTE To Miss 'The Next Few Shows' On ANTHRAX's Tour With BLACK LABEL SOCIETY; Temporary Replacement Announced

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will miss "the next few shows" on the band's North American tour with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and EXODUS in order to undergo an undisclosed operation. He will be temporarily replaced by Derek Roddy, who has previously played with HATE ETERNAL, NILE, MALEVOLENT CREATION, D...

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Watch Drum-Cam Video Of OVERKILL's JASON BITTNER Playing RUSH's 'Natural Science' At 'Bubba Bash 2023'

Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL, OVERKILL) was among the guests who performed with YYNOT, considered one of the premier RUSH tribute bands, at this year's "Bubba Bash 2023", a charity concert in celebration of RUSH's late drummer Neil Peart on the third anniversary of his passing. Proceeds from the show...

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Watch METALLICA's Entire Concert Celebrating Life Of JONNY Z And MARSHA ZAZULA

Video of METALLICA's entire concert on November 6, 2022 at the 7,000-seat Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida can be seen below. The show, which celebrated the life, legacy and achievements of Megaforce Records founder Jon "Jonny Z" Zazula and his wife Marsh...

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PRONG Shares New Song 'Breaking Point'

PRONG has premiered an unrelentingly heavy brand new song, titled "Breaking Point", marking the band's first new music since 2019's "Age Of Defiance" EP. PRONG leader Tommy Victor commented: "The origins of the song happened during the waning part of the pandemic. I have to admit that I came up with...

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Watch MIKE PORTNOY, FRANK BELLO Perform At Tribute Concert To Late RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART

Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS),Frank Bello (ANTHRAX),Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL, OVERKILL),Jon Dinklage ("Clockwork Angels" string ensemble),Joe Bergamini (drum instructor, author),John Wesley (PORCUPINE TREE) and Seven Antonopoulos (OPIATE FOR THE MASSES) are among the guests w...

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Watch ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Rehearse For Tribute Concert To Late RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello has shared a video of him practicing for this weekend's "Bubba Bash 2023", a charity concert in celebration of RUSH's late drummer Neil Peart" on the third anniversary of his passing. The show will be held at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania on January 7, 202...

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Former OVERKILL And ANVIL Guitarist SEBASTIAN MARINO Dead At 57

Former OVERKILL and ANVIL guitarist Sebastian Marino has died at the age of 57. According to Sebastian's friend Bruce Pilato, Marino died suddenly in the early hours of January 1 after being rushed to a hospital while doing a sound job on New Year's Eve in Florida. Sebastian played on ANVIL's 1991 a...