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Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Halts Admissions After Heavy Rain Turns Site To Mud

The organizers of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival have stopped admissions to the event after heavy rain turned the grounds to mud. Although a sellout crowd of 85,000 was originally expected at festival, which is scheduled to start today (Wednesday, August 2),only an estimated 50,000 people made...

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BUTCHER BABIES' HEIDI SHEPHERD On Her Early Influences: 'I Wasn't Really Introduced To A Lot Of Females In Metal As A Kid'

In a new interview with Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", BUTCHER BABIES co-vocalist Heidi Shepherd was asked if she was influenced by other female extreme metal singers when she first started getting into music. She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH....

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WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Organizers Ask Visitors To Leave Cars At Home Due To Bad Weather

The organizers of Germany's Wacken Open Air have issued a travel ban for ticket holders with cars and trucks due to the "ongoing difficult weather situation" on the festival grounds. As a result of heavy rain in recent days and more rain expected in the next 24 hours, no more vehicles will be allowe...

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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN Opens Up About His Return To Death Metal With New Band ASINHELL

In a new interview with Shawn of "The Rockstar Radio Show" on 96.3 The Blaze, VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen spoke about his new death metal band ASINHELL, which will release its debut album, "Impii Hora" (Latin for "Ungodly Hour"),on September 29 via Metal Blade. Regarding how the idea for ASINH...

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MESHUGGAH: 25th-Anniversary Remastered Edition Of 'Chaosphere' Due In November

It is impossible to talk about experimental or avant-garde metal without mentioning long-running metal icons MESHUGGAH. Since forming in 1987 in Umeå, Sweden, MESHUGGAH has developed into one of the most technically complex and virtuosic groups of players the metal realm has ever encountered, their...

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NUNO BETTENCOURT Apologizes To RICHARD FORTUS: 'I Need To Keep My F***ing Mouth Shut'

Nuno Bettencourt, who has performed with pop superstar Rihanna for more than a decade, has apologized for his recent comments in which he seemingly took a swipe at one of his colleagues, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. In a recent interview with Planet Rock, the EXTREME guitarist opined that many of...

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Explains Where He 'Draws The Line' When It Comes To Using Backing Tracks During Live Shows

In a new interview with Jordi Pinyol, EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt weighed in on some artists' use of backing tracks to add extra instrumental or vocal tracks to a live performance, to enhance the sound or to replicate more closely the instrumentation heard on a recording. He said (as transcri...

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Legendary Extreme Metal Drummer NICK BARKER Is Battling Kidney Failure

A GoFundMe page has been started for legendary extreme metal drummer Nick Barker (LOCK UP, BRUJERIA, DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH) who is battling kidney failure. Brandi Campanile, who launched the fundraising campaign on June 4, wrote on the GoFundMe page: "Nicholas Barker…. If asked to write anyt...

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EMPIRE STATE BASTARD Feat. DAVE LOMBARDO: 'The Looming' Visualizer Released

The official visualizer for the song "The Looming" from EMPIRE STATE BASTARD, the extreme metal band founded by Simon Neil (BIFFY CLYRO) and Mike Vennart (BIFFY CLYRO live guitarist and solo artist, ex-OCEANSIZE),can be seen below. The track is taken from EMPIRE STATE BASTARD's debut album, "Rivers...

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EXTREME Shares 'Rise: Generations On A Mission' Video And Announces Initiative To Keep Rock Alive

EXTREME has decided to give back to the generations of rock fans who have continuously supported the Massachusetts rockers and kept rock alive. Following the overwhelming response to "Rise", the first single and video from the band's current album "Six", EXTREME has released an alternate version of...

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NUNO BETTENCOURT Responds To RICHARD FORTUS Over SLASH Comments

Nuno Bettencourt, who has performed with pop superstar Rihanna for more than a decade, has clarified his recent comments in which he seemingly took a swipe at one of his colleagues, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. In a recent interview with Planet Rock, the EXTREME guitarist opined that many of the g...

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MAYHEM To Release New Live Album, 'Daemonic Rites', In September

Norwegian black metal pioneers MAYHEM will release a live album, "Daemonic Rites", on September 15 via Century Media Records. The record is a comprehensive look at the legendary band's chaotic and intense performances from various cities around the world over the last two years. The album promises t...

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DEICIDE Announces New Album 'Banished By Sin'

Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE have announced a new partnership with Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) for their upcoming, 13th full-length album, "Banished By Sin". The influential band has finished recording the LP and is in the process of adding the final touches to the new slab of brutality, wi...

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SOULFLY Releases Official Live Video For 'Superstition'

SOULFLY has released the official live video for "Superstition", the first single from the band's twelfth album, "Totem", which came out last August via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2018's "Ritual" was recorded at Platinum Underground in Mesa, Arizona by John Aquilino and Arthur Rizk with assista...

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Watch DARK ANGEL Perform At Sweden's GEFLE METAL FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video of DARK ANGEL's July 13 performance at the Gefle Metal Festival at Gasklockorna in Gävle, Sweden can be seen below. DARK ANGEL's founding guitarist Jim Durkin died on March 8 at the age of 58. An original member of DARK ANGEL, Durkin played on the band's first three albums — 1985's...