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The Rise Of Brutality / Supremacy
Jamey Jasta continues to be as ubiquitous as ever. The longtime host of MTV's Headbanger's Ball and current podcaster has most recently made waves with his revitalization of the revered Milwaukee Metal Fest. But Jasta is, of course, best known for being the iconic frontman of HATEBREED. The Connecti...July 5, 2023
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QUEEN's Music Catalog Could Sell For Over $1 Billion This Year
According to CNN, Universal Music Group is in talks to acquire QUEEN's catalog from Disney Music Group. The source added that the sale could surpass $1 billion and that the deal is "expected to close within one month." According to Music Business Worldwide, Disney Music Group owns the band's recorde...May 29, 2023
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's 'Chop Suey!' Surpasses One Billion Streams On SPOTIFY
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's song "Chop Suey!" recently crossed the threshold of one billion streams on Spotify. It is the first SYSTEM OF A DOWN track to reach the milestone. The Spotify accomplishment comes a little over two years after the music video for "Chop Suey!" surpassed one billion views on YouTube...April 20, 2023
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GUNS N' ROSES' 'November Rain' Video Surpasses Two Billion Views On YouTube
GUNS N' ROSES's video for the classic ballad "November Rain", has surpassed two billion views on YouTube. The clip, which was first released 31 years ago, wasn't uploaded to the platform until December 2009. Released on 1991's "Use Your Illusion I" album, the original version of "November Rain" cloc...February 15, 2023
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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH Believes PHILIP ANSELMO Was 'Sincere' When He Publicly Addressed 'Dimebash' Incident
In a new interview with Joshua Toomey of the "Talk Toomey" podcast, SHINEDOWN's Brent Smith discussed the PANTERA concert cancelations in Germany and Austria this spring following an outcry over singer Philip Anselmo's previous racist remarks. Most of the backlash that led to the cancelations stemme...February 7, 2023
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QUEEN's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Surpasses Two Billion Streams On SPOTIFY
"Bohemian Rhapsody", the iconic single by British rock legends QUEEN, recently crossed the threshold of two billion streams on Spotify. The news comes less than two years after the QUEEN classic was officially certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),representing 10...December 20, 2022
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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN Says 'It Didn't Take Much Persuasion To Get' MÖTLEY CRÜE To Come Out Of Retirement
In a new interview with Rodrigo Altaf of Sonic Perspectives, DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen spoke about what it was like to hit the road with MÖTLEY CRÜE as part of this past summer's "The Stadium Tour", nearly seven years after the Vince Neil-fronted outfit played what at the time was being billed...December 11, 2022
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MÖTLEY CRÜE And DEF LEPPARD Cancel Two Brazilian Concerts Due To 'Logistical Issues'
MÖTLEY CRÜE and DEF LEPPARD's previously announced shows in Curitiba, Brazil and Porto Alegre, Brazil, which were slated to take place on March 9, 2023 and March 11, 2023, respectively, have been canceled due to "logistical issues". The two bands' sole other Brazilian date, on March 7 at Allianz Par...November 18, 2022
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Dividing Lines
Discerning prog metal fans recognized THRESHOLD's last album as a watershed moment in their lengthy career. Reunited with former vocalist Glynn Morgan, the British veterans sounded newly enthused and inspired on 2018's "Legends of the Shires". A concept piece full of great songs and labyrinthine epi...November 17, 2022
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MÖTLEY CRÜE And DEF LEPPARD Announce 'The World Tour' 2023
Hot off the heels of the biggest North American stadium tour of 2022, iconic and celebrated rock legends DEF LEPPARD and MÖTLEY CRÜE are going global in 2023 with their co-headline "The World Tour". Produced by Live Nation, the trek kicks off on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Foro Sol in Mexico City...October 20, 2022
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MÖTLEY CRÜE And DEF LEPPARD's Stadium Tour Earns $173.5 Million
According to Billboard, MÖTLEY CRÜE and DEF LEPPARD's "The Stadium Tour" sold 1.3 million tickets and earned $173.5 million, making it the biggest tour of either band's career. The biggest market on the tour, which featured support from POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS, was Boston, where t...September 20, 2022
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AUTOPSY To Release New Studio Album 'Morbidity Triumphant' In September
Death metal veterans AUTOPSY will release their new album, "Morbidity Triumphant", on September 30 through Peaceville Records. Since first bursting onto the death metal scene with the now-genre-classic "Severed Survival" back in 1989 and following up with the equally revered "Mental Funeral" album,...July 27, 2022
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Former SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Says Climate Change Is 'Total B.S.': 'It Is A Money-Making Machine'
Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has once again expressed doubt about climate change. Apparently reacting to the latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),which lays out the path for averting the worst consequences of climate change,...April 7, 2022
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WATAIN Releases Lyric Video For New Single 'Serimosa'
Notorious Swedish black metal collective WATAIN has unleashed "Serimosa", the second single from its upcoming new studio album, "The Agony & Ecstasy Of Watain", which will be released on April 29 via Nuclear Blast. "Serimosa" sees a shift in pace from its furious predecessor "The Howling", headi...March 3, 2022
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TOBIAS FORGE Talks About Advantages Of Being GHOST's Leader And Primary Songwriter
In a new interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, GHOST leader Tobias Forge was asked what the benefit is to being the primary songwriter in the band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The good thing about that is since I don't play one role in a band wh...January 29, 2022