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JON BON JOVI On His Return To Performing Live After Vocal Surgery: 'It's Up To God At This Point'

In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Jon Bon Jovi opened up about the vocal cord deterioration he experienced a few years ago which caused him to have surgery in 2022. "Day to day, I'm working hard on it," he said, noting that he's hard at work on "vocal therapy" any chance he gets. "Nothi...

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Battle Ballads

There has always been something distinctly noble about TÝR. The Faroese crew have been tagged as purveyors of Viking metal, folk metal and progressive metal over the years, but none of those descriptors have ever rung entirely true. Instead, guitarist/vocalist Heri Joensen has been resolute in bring...

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NICKELBACK On Past Feuds With Other Bands: 'Regrettable Things Get Said On All Sides And Everybody Kind Of Looks Stupid'

During an appearance on the "Rig Biz Podcast", NICKELBACK rhythm guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger were asked about past feuds with other famous rock bands and whether any of it ever came to blows. Ryan responded, "Oh, nothing that you haven't already re...

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Watch LAMB OF GOD's ART CRUZ Perform 'Memento Mori'

Zildjian has uploaded video of LAMB OF GOD drummer Art Cruz performing the band's song "Memento Mori" using Z Custom cymbals. Check out the clip below. In a recent interview with Drumeo's Brandon Toews, Art was asked to name the "hardest part" about joining LAMB OF GOD — if it was "something techni...

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Lifeless Birth

One of the most anticipated death metal releases of the year, "Lifeless Birth", is only NECROT's third full-length album. Proof that the cream can rise to the top if circumstances are favorable, the Oakland trio have become one of the genre's most lauded names in recent times, and with good reason....

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WOLF HOFFMANN On Keeping ACCEPT Going: 'I Want To Continue On The Beautiful Run We're On'

By David E. Gehlke The 2018 departure of bassist Peter Baltes left guitarist Wolf Hoffmann as the last original member of ACCEPT. And with former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider since recruiting Baltes to join his U.D.O. namesake outfit, the debate regarding who the "true" ACCEPT is has been turned up a...

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GODSMACK's SHANNON LARKIN On 'Vibez Tour': 'It's The Coolest Thing We've Done In Many Years'

GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin recently spoke to SWOMP about the band's recently launched "Vibez Tour". The trek sees frontman Sully Erna and his bandmates deliver a series of intimate evenings featuring acoustic/electric performances and untold stories in theatres across North America. The second...

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Endeavors

John Jarvis doesn't seem to enjoy much downtime. His bass work has graced notable heavy hitters like AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED and PIG DESTROYER, and he's also a part of the scathing black metal project SCOUR that's fronted by Housecore Records' head honcho and PANTERA singer Phil Anselmo. With NEST, Ja...

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ANVIL Announces New Album 'One And Only', Shares 'Feed Your Fantasy' Single

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will release their 20th studio album "One And Only", on June 28 via AFM Records. The effort was recorded late last summer with longtime producer Martin "Mattes" Pfeiffer and Jörg Uken at Uken's Soundlodge studios in Germany. The same production team was responsible for A...

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Spleen & Goad

They may have emerged from a flourishing stoner rock and doom scene back in the mid-'90s, but IRON MONKEY were always more concerned with broken teeth and bloody fists than they were with bong hits. And so it continues, with the second incarnation of a band that have become legendary for the sheer h...

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KITTIE Shares New Single 'We Are Shadows'

Canadian metallers KITTIE have released "We Are Shadows", a powerful follow-up to their explosive comeback single "Eyes Wide Open", which was made available in February via new label home Sumerian Records. The new track continues the band's triumphant return offering a further look into their musica...

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GODSMACK Releases Behind-The-Scenes Video From Making Of Deeply Personal New Single 'Truth'

GODSMACK has released behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the song "Truth". Also available is the "Truth" music video, which was directed by GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna and Francesca Ludikar. "Truth" is taken from GODSMACK's latest album, "Lighting Up The Sky", which was released in Februa...

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KITTIE's MORGAN LANDER: 'The World Is Ready For Us Now'

KITTIE guitarist/vocalist Morgan Lander spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about the musical direction of the Canadian band's upcoming first album in 13 years, titled "Fire" and due later in 2024 via Sumerian Records. "There's a lot of variety," she said. "I think the kind of variety that you will expec...

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The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams

Hard work, persistence and resilience may not be the sexiest qualities for a death metal band to have, but their collective value is unquestionable. INGESTED would arguably have garnered more column inches and hype if they had not spent the last 15 or more years dedicated to the art of death metal a...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE And SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL To Headline 2024 NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL

New England Metal & Hardcore Festival launched back in 1999 and took place at the famed Palladium in Worcester through 2018. It was often held over two or three days, with multiple stages and top-tier acts like MEGADETH, MANOWAR, DRAGONFORCE, OPETH, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME, MESHUGGAH, KILLSW...