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Resurrection Of The Flesh

When HELLHAMMER first emerged and terrified the metal establishment, they were routinely mocked as an unlistenable abomination. What critics and cynics failed to understand then — as indeed many continue to fail to understand today — is that an unlistenable abomination was exactly what heavy music n...

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CYNIC Announces March 2024 European Tour With OBSCURA

This year, progressive metal pioneers CYNIC celebrated the 30th anniversary of their landmark debut album. Interstellar shredder Paul Masvidal and his band of aliens played "Focus" in all its mind-bending intensity, while also paying tribute to late drummer Sean Reinert and bassist Sean Malone, on a...

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Watch: ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ Joins DRAGONFORCE To Perform TAYLOR SWIFT's 'Wildest Dreams'

ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz joined DRAGONFORCE on stage last night (Sunday, November 5) at MTelus in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to perform a cover of Taylor Swift's "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)". Fan-filmed video of her appearance can be seen below. DRAGONFORCE's cover of "Wildest Dreams...

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KREATOR's MILLE PETROZZA: 'We Wanna Progress As Musicians And Come Up With New, Exciting Stuff'

In a new interview with Kris Peters of Australia's Heavy, KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza was asked how he thinks the band's goals and vision have changed in the four decades since KREATOR's inception. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Of course we progressed as musicians. I think...

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JAMES LABRIE Is 'Overwhelmed' By 'Incredible' Response To DREAM THEATER's Reunion With MIKE PORTNOY

James LaBrie says that he has been "overwhelmed" by the "incredible" response to DREAM THEATER's announcement that the band was reuniting with original drummer Mike Portnoy. Earlier today (Saturday, November 4),the 60-year-old Canadian-born singer, who has been fronting DREAM THEATER since 1991, to...

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Hymns From The Apocrypha

If you don't know what to expect from a SUFFOCATION album at this point, you probably haven't been paying attention. Nonetheless, "Hymns From The Apocrypha" is not just another imperious demonstration of brutal death metal supremacy. After eight albums with the talismanic Frank Mullen on vocal dutie...

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Lists Los Angeles Home For $4 Million

According to Wendy Bowman of Robb Report, EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has put his California home on the market for $3.95 million. The 57-year-old musician purchased the property atop the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles for $2.1 million back in April 2013. The five-bedroom, seven...

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MIKE MANGINI On MIKE PORTNOY's Return To DREAM THEATER: 'I Think People Are Where They Need To Be'

During an appearance on yesterday's (Wednesday, November 1) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Mike Mangini spoke about his departure from DREAM THEATER and the return of the band's original drummer Mike Portnoy. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "All I know i...

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GoFundMe Campaign Launched For Wife Of STRYPER Drummer ROBERT SWEET

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for Victoria "Starri" Sweet, the wife of STRYPER drummer Robert Sweet, who was diagnosed with an enlarged uterus and is planning to undergo a complete hysterectomy. On Wednesday (November 1),Robert took to his personal Facebook page to write: "My wife Victoria...

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MATT MCGACHY On CRYPTOPSY's Road Back To Death Metal Supremacy: 'We Wanted To Honor The Past While Staying Relevant'

By David E. Gehlke Arguably the most brutal band to emerge from Canada, Montreal's CRYPTOPSY has spent nearly the last 15 years scratching and clawing its way back into the good graces of the death metal scene. The obvious blip in the band's discography, 2008's rock and clean-vocal infused "The Unsp...

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Legendary Extreme Metal Drummer NICK BARKER Is Hoping To Get Kidney Transplant 'As Soon As Possible'

Legendary extreme metal drummer Nick Barker (LOCK UP, BRUJERIA, DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH),who has been battling kidney failure for the last few months, offered an update on his health in a new interview with Royalty Free Radio. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm feeling great....

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MILLE PETROZZA Already Has 'A Bunch Of Songs' Written For Next KREATOR Album

In a new interview with Jaimunji of Australia's Metal Roos, KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza was asked why he thinks his band's most recent albums sound so fresh, even though it's been nearly four decades since the release of KREATOR's debut LP. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We...

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MIKE MANGINI On DREAM THEATER's Reunion With MIKE PORTNOY: 'A Decision Was Made That I Understood'

In a brand new interview with The Mistress Carrie Podcast, Mike Mangini spoke about his departure from DREAM THEATER and the return of the band's original drummer Mike Portnoy. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "A decision was made that I understood. That's all it is. 'Cause when...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Shares Music Video For 'The Forever Rot'

Extreme experimental death metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY have released the official music video for their song "The Forever Rot". The track is taken from the band's first album in 10 years, "Moon Healer", due on February 23, 2024 via Metal Blade. The follow-up to 2014's "Sun Eater" was produced by Jaso...

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Repugnant

The brutal death metal scene often seems like an athletics tournament, as bands compete to be the fastest, the heaviest and the nastiest. With two absurdly extreme albums under their bloodstained belts already, NECROTICGOREBEAST belong in the upper echelons of the subgenre's current wave, and while...