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THE WINERY DOGS' Third Album Is 'Sounding Great,' Says MIKE PORTNOY: 'Everything Is Super Strong From Top To Bottom'

During an appearance this past Wednesday (September 22) on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the third album from THE WINERY DOGS, his power trio with guitarist/vocalist Richie...

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Infernum In Terra

Miserable times demand a miserable response, and A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH have firmly established themselves as the correct men for the job. With both LIFE OF AGONY and TYPE O NEGATIVE in his creative past, APHND mastermind Sal Abruscato has little to prove at this point, but over the course of a de...

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MUNKY Rejoins KORN On Stage In Austin After Recovering From COVID-19 (Video)

Guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer, who sat out some of KORN's shows after being diagnosed with COVID-19, rejoined his bandmates on stage this past Saturday night (September 18) at Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Del Valle (a southwest Austin suburb),Texas. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert c...

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The Work

Here stands a glowing example of how the best metal bands are built for the long haul. With a burgeoning reputation as one of the most exciting new death metal bands around, RIVERS OF NIHIL hit the ground running with their 2013 debut album, "The Conscious Seed of Light". Although squarely rooted in...

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Is GHOST Preparing To Announce A U.S. Tour?

GHOST has returned with the latest chapter of its webisode series in which frontman Papa Emeritus IV is seen talking remotely to Sister Imperator via "Doom", a play on the name of the video conferencing software Zoom. In "Chapter Nine: Tomb It May Concern", they discuss his visual presentation for w...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Ordinary Man' Certified Gold In U.S.

Ozzy Osbourne's latest album, last year's "Ordinary Man", was officially certified gold on September 9 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of half a million copies. The RIAA developed its gold and platinum awards program in 1958 to honor artists and create a s...

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Texas Lawyer Runs Into SLAYER's TOM ARAYA While Dressed In MICHAEL MYERS Costume (Photos)

A Galveston, Texas-based lawyer who decided to go for a walk on a beach while dressed as the classic "Halloween" character Michael Myers bumped into SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. According to ABC13, Galveston police said officers received a call on Monday (September 13) of a masked man with a knife wit...

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Sacrificio

Born in the early nineties in Chile, CRIMINAL has marched forward through trends and adversity with the act's sole original member, vocalist and guitarist Anton Reisenegger. The South American metal pioneer had already made his mark as a young teenager in the mid-eighties with legendary Chilean blac...

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OPETH To Team Up With MASTODON For Fall 2021 Co-Headlining U.S. Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

Sweden's iconic rock/metal titans OPETH will return to North America this fall for a tour with fellow masters of prog-metal MASTODON. Announced today, the bands will embark with special opening guests ZEAL & ARDOR on a two-week tour kicking off in Asheville, North Carolina on November 16 and wra...

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Torn Arteries

"Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment Limited" is the name of a track that begins the second half of "Torn Arteries", the newest album from genre icons CARCASS. The song has a runtime of 9 minutes and 43 seconds. If you see that song length and worry that the venerable act that provided pivotal records that...

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KORN Recruits LOVE AND DEATH's J.R. BAREIS After MUNKY Is Sidelined With COVID-19

KORN has recruited J.R. Bareis to fill in for James "Munky" Shaffer while the guitarist is recovering from COVID-19. Bareis, who is also in the band LOVE AND DEATH with KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, previously stepped in for Shaffer in August 2019 when Munky was forced to miss several KORN show...

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At One With None

A magical proposition from the start, PORTRAIT somehow tapped into heavy metal's unerringly atavistic principles without ever sounding like some self-consciously retro knockoff. Along with WOLF's "Evil Star" and a handful of others, the Swedes' self-titled 2008 debut album gave substance and sustena...

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TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER Refused To Take COVID-19 Vaccine Before Contracting Virus: 'He Stood His Ground On The Matter'

Ron Holzner, formerly of doom metal legends TROUBLE and currently in THE SKULL, spoke to the Chicago Reader about the recent passing of his longtime bandmate Eric Wagner. Eric, who was TROUBLE's original singer, died last weekend after a battle with COVID pneumonia. He was 62 years old. According to...

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OVERKILL: 'The Atlantic Years 1986 -1994' Vinyl And CD Box Sets Due In October

An integral part of the early-'80s thrash metal movement that spawned acts like METALLICA and ANTHRAX, New Jersey's OVERKILL garnered a reputation for brutal, pounding speed and technique. Taking their moniker from the 1979 MOTÖRHEAD album of the same name, an early demo, "Power In Black", made wave...

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TROUBLE Singer KYLE THOMAS Pays Tribute To ERIC WAGNER: 'He Was An Influence On Me More Than I Can Say'

TROUBLE singer Kyle Thomas has paid tribute to the band's former frontman Eric Wagner who died over the weekend at the age of 62. On Tuesday (August 24),Thomas, who joined TROUBLE in 2012, released the following statement via social media: "Upon awakening yesterday morning to begin celebrating my w...