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TROUBLE's BRUCE FRANKLIN Pays Tribute To ERIC WAGNER: 'It's A Tough Thing To Accept That A Close Friend Is Gone'

Chicago doom metal legends TROUBLE have paid tribute to their late singer Eric Wagner who died over the weekend at the age of 62. Earlier today (Tuesday, August 24),TROUBLE guitarist Bruce Franklin, who co-founded the band in 1979, released the following statement via social media: "We were all dee...

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TRIUMPH's RIK EMMETT To Release 'Reinvention' Book Of Poetry

TRIUMPH guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett will release a new poetry book, "Reinvention: Poems", on September 14. "Reinvention" is a largely autobiographical collection of poetry — a project that followed on the heels of Emmett retiring from a touring musician’s and college educator's life in early 2019....

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MEGADETH Makes Setlist Changes For Second Concert Of 'The Metal Tour Of The Year' (Video)

MEGADETH played its second show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years last night (Saturday, August 21) in Irving, Texas. As was the case the night before in Austin, "The Metal Tour Of The Year" concert at the The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliner...

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MEGADETH Plays First Show With Bassist JAMES LOMENZO In Nearly 12 Years (Video)

MEGADETH played its first show with bassist James LoMenzo in nearly 12 years last night (Friday, August 20) in Austin, Texas. The opening concert of "The Metal Tour Of The Year" at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater saw MEGADETH share the stage with co-headliners LAMB OF GOD, along with TRIVIUM and...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Urges Fans To Get Vaccinated And Wear Masks

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe has urged all fans coming to see his band perform on "The Metal Tour Of The Year" to get a COVID-19 vaccine and to wear a mask. LAMB OF GOD's tour with MEGADETH, TRIVIUM and HATEBREED is scheduled to kick off tonight (Friday, August 20) in Austin, Texas. It will be...

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Revolution

Great news for fans of high(ish) concept heavy metal: The Tribune, The Viking, The Spartan and The Crusader have reconvened as WARKINGS and delivered another slab of avowedly straightforward but knowingly preposterous old- (with a dash of new) school power metal bluster. Ignoring the fact that the I...

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New Music Memorabilia Series 'Rock My Collection' Launches On AXS TV

AXS TV puts the spotlight on an eclectic array of passionate collectors and the incredible music items they hold dear in the all-new music memorabilia series "Rock My Collection". The series, which premiered on Sunday, August 15, is produced by Critical Content, with executive producers Jenny Daly,...

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ANTHRAX Drummer CHARLIE BENANTE To Drop His First-Ever NFT This Friday

On Friday, August 13, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will drop the first NFT of his "Monsters" series via neonARKade, a curated NFT platform that connects high-profile content creators to their fans and followers. Says Benante: "The NFTs are a seris of monsters that I created with neonARKade. Now,...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says 'The Meat And Potatoes' of His Long-Awaited Documentary Is 'Done': 'I Really Like It'

Marty Friedman has offered an update on his long-awaited documentary. Titled "Spacefox" (changed from the original title, "Hebi Metal San"),the film — which is being directed by Jeremy Frindel, the founder of Substratum Films — follows Friedman's reinvention from lead guitarist in MEGADETH to one o...

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Face The Madness

Denmark's contribution to heavy metal can hardly be overstated. There's KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE, for a start. But in terms of thrash, once you get past ARTILLERY, INVOCATOR and (at a stretch) KONKHRA, the average thrash kid on the street has not exactly been bombarded with gems from Greenland...

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Ritual

As much as the phrase "each to their own" has been co-opted to justify people having shit taste in music, it's always good to be fair. NYTT LAND do not play any kind of rock or metal music, instead channeling their Siberian roots into a dark strain of atmospheric, ambient and primarily acoustic folk...

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THE OFFSPRING Drummer Claims He Was Fired For Refusing To Take COVID-19 Vaccine Due To His Pre-Existing Conditions

Drummer Pete Parada says that was fired by THE OFFSPRING for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Parada, who had been in THE OFFSPRING for nearly a decade and a half, claims to be following the advice of his doctor who said that he should not get the jab due to his pre-existing conditions. Pete brok...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING: 'I Owe My Whole Life And My Whole Being To Heavy Metal'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, who is currently promoting the debut album from his new band KK'S PRIEST, discussed his five-decade relationship with the heavy metal genre during a brand new interview with El Cuartel Del Metal. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I owe everyth...

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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY: Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Is Not A Political Decision

TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy has advocated for COVID-19 vaccinations, saying that public health is not a political issue. The 35-year-old musician, who revealed last month that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus after being fully vaccinated, addressed the hot-button topic of vaccines, masks...

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STRYPER's OZ FOX To Sit Out Rest Of Year While Recovering From Brain Surgery; HOWIE SIMON To Step In

STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox is recovering "very well" five months after undergoing the first of his brain surgeries to treat one of the tumors that were found in his head three years ago. The 60-year-old musician offered an update on his condition in a social media post earlier today. He wrote: "Hey th...