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PHILIP ANSELMO's DOWN Bandmate KIRK WINDSTEIN Says PANTERA Reunion Will Be 'Amazing'

CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein has weighed in on the news that PANTERA's surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) will unite with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) for a world tour under the PANTERA banner. Anselmo...

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Watch: AT THE GATES Plays First Concert With Returning Guitarist ANDERS BJÖRLER

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES played their first concert with returning guitarist Anders Björler last night (Saturday, November 5) at the Damnation festival in Manchester, United Kingdom. Fan-filmed video and photos can be found below. AT THE GATES will next embark on a massive t...

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SHAWN 'CLOWN' CRAHAN Says SLIPKNOT Might Focus On Releasing Singles Instead Of Full-Length Albums

SLIPKNOT's latest album, "The End, So Far", was released on September 30 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2019's "We Are Not Your Kind", it is the band's final record with Roadrunner after first signing with the rock and metal label in 1998. In a new interview with NME, SLIPKNOT percussionis...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Collaborates With British Singer SARAH DE WARREN On 'Cryptonite' Single

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist DJ Ashba has released a new single, "Cryptonite", featuring British singer and writer Sarah de Warren. Sarah has written for and is featured on dozens of records for A-list DJs, as well as attaining more than two million monthly Spotify listeners on her own artist proj...

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Ultraman

Well, this is fun. VOIVOD have always been three steps ahead and nine steps to the side of just about everybody else. So it makes sense that they would record a tribute to a cult Japanese superhero movie franchise. In keeping with the Canadians' sci-fi bent, the "Ultraman" EP turns themes from the o...

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KISS's PAUL STANLEY: 'It Breaks My Heart To See The Cancer Eating Away At The Heart And Soul Of This Amazing Nation'

KISS frontman Paul Stanley says that he is saddened by the state of American politics amid a loss of civility, raising the possibility that the polarized American electoral system has come to the point at which a return to traditional democratic norms will be extremely difficult, if not impossible....

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FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, THE ACACIA STRAIN And FULL OF HELL Announce 2023 Co-Headlining Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, THE ACACIA STRAIN and FULL OF HELL will hit the road next year on a co-headliner tour with special guest PRIMITIVE MAN for one of the most extreme packages in recent memory. The trek will kick off on March 8 in Brooklyn, New York and run through April 1 in Worcester, Massachusett...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Says He Started Writing His First Novel A Year Ago

During a question-and-answer session at this year's "For The Love Of Horror", a horror fan convention which took place October 22-23 in Manchester, United Kingdom, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor spoke about his upcoming novel. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I actually started [work o...

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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Shares 'Werewolf' Music Video

In celebration of Halloween, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has shared the official Jensen Noen-directed music video for the single "Werewolf". The track is featured on the band's acclaimed new album "Scoring The End Of The World", which entered Billboard's Top Hard Rock Albums chart at No. 1 this past June,...

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SODOM Frontman Says It Would Be 'Really Hard' To Book Tour Featuring 'Big Four' Of German Thrash Metal

In a new interview with A&P-Reacts, bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such of German thrash metal veterans SODOM spoke about the long-talked-about possibility of a "German Big Four" tour — featuring KREATOR, DESTRUCTION, SODOM and TANKARD — finally becoming a reality. He said (as transcribed...

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Watch Newly Reactivated LYNCH MOB Perform On This Year's 'Kiss Kruise'

Fan-filmed video of the newly reactivated LYNCH MOB performing on October 25 aboard this year's Kiss Kruise can be seen below. Earlier this week, legendary DOKKEN axeman George Lynch explained his decision to return to using the LYNCH MOB name for his solo project. For much of the last year and a ha...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On PANTERA Reunion: 'People Wanna Hear The Songs'

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has weighed in on the news that PANTERA's surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) will unite with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) for a world tour under the PANTERA banner. A...

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GEORGE LYNCH Explains Decision To Return To Using LYNCH MOB Name For His Solo Project

Legendary DOKKEN axeman George Lynch has explained his decision to return to using the LYNCH MOB name for his solo project. For much of the last year and a half, George had played dates around the U.S. under the name ELECTRIC FREEDOM, which he previously said was the new name of his "touring entity"...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI Weighs In On Use Of Backing Tracks At Live Concerts

In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci was asked for his thoughts on some of his contemporaries using backing tracks in the live setting. He said: "It depends on what people are doing because some people don't tour with their whole bands, so they have so...

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JAMES MICHAEL Doesn't Rule Out New SIXX:A.M Music: 'All Three Of Us Would Say The Door Is Not Shut'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "In The Trenches With Ryan Roxie" podcast, SIXX:A.M. singer James Michael spoke about whether there are any plans for the band to record more new music or play live shows in support of the "Hits" compilation album, which came out last year. He said (...