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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE: 'People Think That Their Uneducated Opinions Are Just As Valid As Those Of World-Renowned Experts'

In a new interview with the Illinois Entertainer, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke about the humanity's failure to do a total or at least a partial reset following the harrowing experience of the past couple of years during the global pandemic. "This is something that I'm currently struggling...

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Watch: SEPULTURA Guitarist's Late Wife Honored At Brazil's PATFEST

Patfest, an event celebrating the life of Patricia Perissinoto Kisser, the late wife of SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser, was held on September 28 at Audio in São Paulo, Brazil. Performing at the event were some of Patricia's favorite artists, as well as friends, including Andreas's SEPULTURA band...

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Pain Remains

The deathcore scene has produced plenty of great bands and strong records over the last 20 years, but with the possible exception of (pre-self-titled-record) SUICIDE SILENCE, a bona fide threat to the metal mainstream has been hard to come by. Somehow, deathcore has always seemed too obnoxious, brut...

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Ex-JOURNEY Singer JEFF SCOTT SOTO Says He Is 'On Good Terms' With NEAL SCHON Again

Jeff Scott Soto says that he is "on good" and "positive terms" again with JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain — a decade and a half after he was fired from the band. Soto, who previously sang with Yngwie Malmsteen, joined JOURNEY about a week and half into a six-week summer 20...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On His Time With JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Definitely Had The Talent To Be In There And Do It'

Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he "definitely had the talent" to sing for JUDAS PRIEST. Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 after being discovered when the band's drummer was given a videotape of him performing with the PRIEST cover band BRITISH STEEL. JUDAS PRIEST at the time was seeking a replacement for Ro...

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BABYMETAL Announces New Album 'The Other One'

Last year BABYMETAL concluded its 10-year journey which culminated in the celebration of the revered Japanese pop-metal band with the vinyl release of its retrospective album, "10 Babymetal Years". Later they released a cryptic video that announced BABYMETAL would be "sealed" from the world until fu...

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GUS G. On Playing With OZZY OSBOURNE: 'It Was Some Of The Best Years Of My Life'

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., who joined Ozzy Osbourne's band more than a decade ago, was asked in a new interview with Czech Republic's Backstage TV how he looks back on his time with the legendary heavy metal singer. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It was really good times. It was a...

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EUROPE Is Planning New Music, Box Set And 40th-Anniversary Tour For First Album In 2023

In a new interview with the "Behind The Vinyl" podcast, EUROPE singer Joey Tempest spoke about the band's plans for the long-awaited follow-up to 2017's "Walk The Earth" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "What we're gonna do is we're gonna start recording next year, together with...

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JOHN 5 Sits Out ROB ZOMBIE Concert, MIKE RIGGS Steps Back In

ROB ZOMBIE was rejoined by guitarist Mike Riggs for the band's concert last night (Thursday, October 6) at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California. It marked ZOMBIE's first live gig since the September 24 performance at Louder Than Life festival, which featured longtime member John 5 on gu...

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NIGHTWISH Announces 'Human. :II: Nature. (Tour Edition)'

NIGHTWISH will release "Human. :II: Nature. (Tour Edition)" on November 18 via Nuclear Blast. It will be made available as a luxurious 2CD plus Blu-ray digipak and include the band's latest album alongside NIGHTWISH's two interactive experiences in May 2021 when the group performed in a tavern calle...

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SKILLET's Jesus-Loving Frontman JOHN COOPER: 'I Never Understood The Roots Of Rebellion In Rock And Roll'

John Cooper, the frontman and bassist for the Grammy-nominated Christian rock group SKILLET, recently spoke to the "Idleman Unplugged" about the criticism he and his bandmates have faced for playing "hard music", which is often viewed by some people as demonic or anti-religious. He said (as transcri...

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Omens

Another milestone along a road that is now littered with them, LAMB OF GOD's 2020 self-titled felt like a simple but honest restating of values. With a new drummer in tow (the now firmly established Art Cruz),  the Virginia quintet had enough fresh impetus to deliver another hard-to-fault colle...

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TESTAMENT's Next Album Will Include Ballad Originally Intended For 'Titans Of Creation'

TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson has confirmed to MetalMasterKingdom.com that the band is planning to begin work on the follow-up to 2020's "Titans Of Creation" album at the end of this year for a 2023 release. "We actually have a ballad that we wrote," he revealed (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.N...

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District Of Columbia Attorneys Struggling To Find ICED EARTH Guitarist JON SCHAFFER

According to The Republic, process servers tasked with hand-delivering notice to ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer that the District of Columbia was suing him in federal court related to his actions during the January 6 insurrection have been unable to notify the musician that legal action was being...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Releases Lyric Video For Title Track Of 'Return To Death Row' Solo EP

Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has released the official lyric video for the title track of his new solo EP, "Return To Death Row". The effort, which will be made available under the RIPPER banner in late October/early November, will include the song "Embattled", which came out in Jul...