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METALLICA Shares Full Video Of Cover Of ELTON JOHN's 'Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding'

METALLICA honored Elton John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin by performing at a tribute concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. on March 20. A full video of the performance has now been posted on METALLICA's YouTube channel and can be seen below. Elton and Bernie collected the...

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CARMINE APPICE Rebuilds Legendary Rock Band CACTUS With Powerful New All-Star Album

Coming off two acclaimed studio albums ("Black Dawn", "Tightrope"),and an energized historic live album, "Birth Of Cactus", founding member and world-renowned drummer Carmine Appice returns with the ultimate tribute to his legendary rock band. "Temple of Blues - Influences And Friends" merges the m...

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MICHAEL 'MOOSE' THOMAS Says He 'Couldn't Go Back' To BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Now: 'They've Lost Their Way A Bit'

In a new interview with Graham Finney of V13, founding BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas was asked how being in his current band KILL THE LIGHTS is different from how it was with his former group. He said: "It's just fun. [There's] no, 'You can't do this. You can't do that.' You...

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KERRY KING: The Official Story Of How 'From Hell I Rise' Was Made

SLAYER's "final" gig was on November 30, 2019, in the band's Los Angeles hometown. But the night marked a new beginning for iconic SLAYER songwriter/guitarist Kerry King. The band co-founder wasn't nearly finished; he had much more brutal and provocative music brewing, stages to dominate, heads to r...

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Former DISINCARNATE Drummer TOMMY VIATOR Dies

Former DISINCARNATE drummer Tommy Viator has died. The news of Tommy's passing was shared by DISINCARNATE founder James Murphy, who has also played with DEATH, OBITUARY and TESTAMENT. DISINCARNATE only released one album, 1993's "Dreams Of The Carrion Kind", through Roadrunner Records. It was reissu...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES' ANDY BIERSACK Got Into METALLICA Through His Love Of DANZIG And SAMHAIN

In a new interview with Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", BLACK VEIL BRIDES frontman Andy Biersack was asked if he is a fan of METALLICA. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "You know what? It's interesting. I'm a METALLICA fan through DANZIG,...

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FALLING IN REVERSE Announces New Album 'Popular Monster', Summer 2024 U.S. Headline Tour

FALLING IN REVERSE make anthems that provoke and inspire. Unnervingly ahead of the pack and yet always decisively right on time, their mix of bombastic declarations and intimate confessions connect with diverse crowds worldwide. The rule-breaking, genre-busting, hellraising band delivers raw emotion...

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See Trailer For 'Lolla: The Story Of Lollapalooza' Three-Part Docuseries

Paramount+ today revealed the official trailer for the upcoming three-part docuseries "Lolla: The Story Of Lollapalooza", which will premiere exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday, May 21 and on Wednesday, May 22 in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Germany,...

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See LAST IN LINE's Entire Performance At 2024 M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video of LAST IN LINE's entire May 4 performance at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. Earlier this month, LAST IN LINE bassist Phil Soussan confirmed to the "Iron City Rocks" podcast that he and his bandmates — frontman Andrew...

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LAST IN LINE Has 'A Whole Bunch' Of Ideas For Fourth Album

LAST IN LINE bassist Phil Soussan has confirmed to the "Iron City Rocks" podcast that he and his bandmates — frontman Andrew Freeman and original DIO members Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD) and Vinny Appice (ex-BLACK SABBATH) — have commenced work on material for their fourth studio album. "We got tog...

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IAN HILL Looks Back On JUDAS PRIEST's TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Era: 'The Problem Was He Wasn't ROB HALFORD'

In a new interview with Mark Frankhouse of the 107.7 RKR radio station, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill reflected on the two albums the band recorded with singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition". Asked what the "transition" was like from longtime singer Rob Halford to Owe...

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Watch Video Report On MEGADETH's Concert In El Salvador

Daily newspaper La Prensa Gráfica has uploaded a TV report on MEGADETH's April 30 concert at Complejo Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, El Salvador. The gig marked the final show of the Dave Mustaine-fronted act's spring 2024 Latin American tour, which launched on April 6 in Lima, Peru. The day bef...

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Charismatic Leaders

Powerful, melodic and pointedly experimental, WHEEL have steadily become one of the most reliably original bands in the post-djent, prog metal world. Many bands have followed in the wake of PERIPHERY, TESSERACT, KARNIVOOL and other pioneering forces in heavy music, but few have found such a unique n...

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JOHN PETRUCCI Completes Recording Guitars For New DREAM THEATER Album: 'I'm So Happy With How They Came Out'

DREAM THEATER's John Petrucci has completed laying down the guitar tracks for the band's sixteenth studio album. The upcoming effort will mark the progressive metal legends' first LP since drummer Mike Portnoy's return to the group last October. Earlier today (Wednesday, May 1),Petrucci shared a vi...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI 'Is A Mad Scientist On Guitar'

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine has spoken fondly about his bandmates, saying that they "have become such good friends". The 62-year-old MEGADETH leader, who is the sole remaining original member of the group, addressed his relationship with his current bandmates while checking in on social media from MEGA...