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IGNITE Announces Summer 2024 European Tour

Orange County melodic hardcore five-piece IGNITE will embark on a European tour this summer. The band said: "Ready, set…go!!!! Our European summer tour 2024 is going to crush! We still have a few big shows to announce soon as well on this tour. We are getting really pumped for this!! "Our Kassel and...

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SLIPKNOT's ELOY CASAGRANDE Shares 'Unsainted' Drum-Cam Video

SLIPKNOT's new drummer Eloy Casagrande has shared a drum-cam video of him performing the song "Unsainted" with his bandmates during one of their recent festival appearances. Check it out below. In an interview with Tone-Talk, SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root spoke about how Casagrande came to join SLIPKN...

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METALLICA's Former Producer On Lack Of Bass In '...And Justice For All' Mix: 'I Was' Mad When I First Heard It

In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents, METALLICA's former producer Fleming Rasmussen discussed the sound of the band's "...And Justice For All" album. While "...And Justice For All" is considered one of METALLICA's classics, it has been criticized almost since the day it was released in 1988 f...

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JOEY BELLADONNA To Perform With DIO DISCIPLES At Belgium's ALCATRAZ Festival

DIO DISCIPLES have replaced DOKKEN at this year's Alcatraz festival, set to take place August 9-11 in Kortrijk, Belgium. Due to persistent medical complications involving Don Dokken, DOKKEN was forced to cancel its summer 2024 European tour, including an appearance at Alcatraz. DIO DISCIPLES consist...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS Wanted To Write A 'Heavy, Nasty, Stinky Rock And Roll Record', But 'That's Not What Is Coming Out'

In a recent interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2015's "Golgotha" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We still are [working on it...

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ACCEPT To Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Tour And Album Of Re-Recorded Classics

German heavy metal legends ACCEPT will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2025-2026. To mark this mammoth milestone, the band will ring in the band's golden birthday with a very unique anniversary tour at the end of 2025. An anniversary album will be released early 2026. Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann was...

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JASON HOOK On His Final Weeks As Member Of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: 'I Didn't Feel Like I Was Surrounded By Anyone Who Cared About Me'

In a new interview with Talkin' Bout Rock, former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook reflected on his December 2019 surgery to have his gallbladder removed. Hook's operation took place just hours after the band was forced to postpone a show in Duluth, Minnesota. The final two concerts of F...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Explains Why He Doesn't Work With Co-Producers And Co-Writers Anymore

During a press conference at Hellfest in Clisson, France, legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen was asked if it is difficult for him to co-produce his albums with other people and whether he prefers to produce his albums entirely on his own. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I ha...

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DEATH ANGEL Is Preparing To Record Tenth Studio Album

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will enter the studio in a few weeks to begin recording the follow-up to 2019's "Humanicide" album. On Saturday (June 29),DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll took to his Facebook page to write: "So….I'll be entering the recording studio in a few weeks to tr...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS On Some Fans' Belief None Of W.A.S.P.'s Performances Are 'Live': 'If They Genuinely Feel Like That, Then Don't Go'

In a new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless once again spoke about complaints from some of the band's fans about the use of backing tracks during the group's live performances. Asked about some fans' belief that none of W.A.S.P. concerts are actually live, he res...

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Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist JASON HOOK Doesn't Have To Run His Ideas By A Committee For Approval In His New Band FLAT BLACK

In a new interview with the On The Road To Rock podcast with Clint Switzer, former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook spoke about the blend of melody and aggression on the upcoming debut album from his band FLAT BLACK, "Dark Side Of The Brain", which will arrive on July 19 via Fearless Rec...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's ZOLTAN BATHORY: Metal Fans 'Hating' On 'Gatekeeper' Bands Are 'Shooting Themselves In The Foot'

In a new interview with Mexico's Summa Inferno, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory, who is promoting the band's recently released collaboration with the late rapper DMX, "This Is The Way", was asked about the "closed-mindedness" of some metal fans, particularly when it comes to music c...

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KITTIE's MORGAN LANDER: 'Maybe We Were Just A Little Bit Ahead Of Our Time'

In a new interview with Ned of the Rock 108 radio station, guitarist/vocalist Morgan Lander of Canadian metallers KITTIE spoke about their decision to reunite, initially for a couple of festival appearances before beginning work on new music. " Yeah, I mean, it truly is a really, really wild feeling...

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Few bands have the kind of progressive death metal intuition that WHITE STONES are packing. Formed by OPETH bassist Martin Mendez just over five years ago, the Barcelona-based quintet have already released two well-received and intriguing studio records. The spirit of his other band was undeniably p...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'I Don't See A Reason Right Now' For MÖTLEY CRÜE 'To Go In The Studio' And Record More New Music

In a new interview with Riff X 's "Metal XS", MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx spoke about the band's plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're just playing festivals, and that takes us into October. We don't have any plans next year yet. I know there's some con...