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ROBB FLYNN: 'MACHINE HEAD Shows Will Probably Not Resume Until Summer Of 2022'
Robb Flynn says that "MACHINE HEAD shows will probably not resume until summer of 2022" as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that is currently sweeping the globe. Flynn made his comments just days after Dr. Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel, a special adviser to the director general of the World Health Orga...April 20, 2020
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TICKETMASTER To Offer Refunds For Concerts Postponed Due To Pandemic
Ticketing company Ticketmaster has announced it will issue refunds for more than 18,000 events postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to Billboard, starting May 1, once postponed shows announce the rescheduled dates, fans will begin to receive e-mails from Ticketmaster to initiat...April 18, 2020
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California Governor Says Concerts Are Unlikely To Return Without Coronavirus Vaccine
California Governor Gavin Newsom has thrown cold water on anyone hoping to attend a concert, music festival or sports event anytime soon. During a press briefing Tuesday (April 14),Newsom indicated there is no specific timeline for modifying restrictions that have been placed in response to the cor...April 15, 2020
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DIRK VERBEUREN Sets Record Straight About How He Came To Join MEGADETH
During an appearance on the latest episode of Doc Coyle's (GOD FORBID, BAD WOLVES) "The Ex Man" podcast, MEGADETH drummer Dirk Verbeuren spoke about how he came to join the band four years ago. Prior to Dirk's addition to the group, then-LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler had performed all the drums on...April 11, 2020
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VINNIE PAUL's Long-Awaited Cookbook To Receive Posthumous Release
Vinnie Paul Abbott's long-awaited cookbook will receive a posthumous release, his longtime girlfriend has confirmed. Speaking out publicly for the first time since the PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer's death, Chelsey Yeager told Metal Pulp And Paper in a new interview: "[Vinnie's] cookbook that he titl...April 9, 2020
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SAMMY HAGAR Says THE CIRCLE's U.S. Tour With NIGHT RANGER Might Get Postponed
Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony have commented on the status of SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE's previously announced U.S. tour with NIGHT RANGER. Produced by Live Nation, the outing is scheduled to kick off July 9 in West Palm Beach, Florida at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre and make stops in Tampa, C...April 9, 2020
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Guitar String Manufacturer ERNIE BALL To Begin Making Face Masks
Ernie Ball, the world's leading manufacturer of premium guitar strings, bass strings, and guitar accessories, has harmonized its string making for musicians with something everyone needs these days, face masks, to assist during this novel coronavirus outbreak. The guitar accessories plant, located i...April 9, 2020
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The Dark Delight
When the first riff kicks in, moments into opener "Presence Of Mind", it's obvious that DYNAZTY are punching with considerably more weight behind them than most of their power metal peers. Still a fairly low-key concern at this point, the Swedes have been honing their crunchy, streamlined take on me...April 6, 2020
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PRIMAL FEAR Announces New Album, 'Metal Commando'
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will release their 13th studio album, "Metal Commando", on July 17 via Nuclear Blast. According to a press release, the title of the album speaks for itself — "Metal Commando" contains "110% PRIMAL FEAR and is full to the brim with power and energy." Pre-orders for...April 3, 2020
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OTHERWISE Singer ADRIAN PATRICK: 'This Pandemic Doesn't Discriminate'
Las Vegas rockers OTHERWISE have released a Larry Hinson-directed music video for their song "Crossfire". The track is taken from the band's latest studio album, "Defy", which was released last November via Mascot Records, a division of Mascot Label Group. For the "Crossfire" clip, OTHERWISE took to...April 2, 2020
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ALAN MERRILL's Wife Reveals 'Awful Truth' About His Hospital Treatment Before His Coronavirus-Related Death
Alan Merrill's wife has revealed the "awful truth" about the treatment her husband received at a New York City hospital before he died of complications from coronavirus. Alan, who penned the anthem "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" that became a massive hit for fellow rocker Joan Jett, passed away on Sunday at...March 31, 2020
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Ghosts V: Together" / "Ghosts VI: Locusts
The notion that art can be a refuge and sanctuary couldn't be any more relevant than now, during our collective confrontation with the global chaos and uncertainty that's associated with the coronavirus. No one will save the world with their music nor their music collections, but music can be a life...March 30, 2020
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PHIL DEMMEL Says He Is 'Proud' Of His Contributions To MACHINE HEAD's 'The Blackening' Album
On the 13th anniversary of the release of MACHINE HEAD's "The Blackening" album, frontman Robb Flynn hopped on Facebook Live to stream an impromptu guitar run-through of some of the LP's deeper cuts. Check out video footage below. In a March 26 e-mail blast to its mailing list, MACHINE HEAD stated t...March 28, 2020
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Acts Of Repentance
With tens of thousands of bands creating hundreds of thousands of hours of face-melting black and death metal, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that many of us are becoming desensitized. In the non-metal world, or what's left of it at this point, most people would shit their pants if they h...March 18, 2020
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BEHEMOTH To Release New Music In 2021
In a brand new interview with Ireland's Overdrive, BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Negal" Darski was asked if there are any plans for the band to celebrate its 30th anniversary next year. He responded: "Yes, it will be 30 years of BEHEMOTH. Holy fuck!! [Laughs] Well, I'm going to be straight with you here....March 13, 2020
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