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Heavy Pendulum

For all kinds of noble reasons, CAVE IN are one of the most widely revered bands in all of heavy music. Whether reinventing hardcore, exploring psychedelic and progressive rock or simply being instinctively inventive and idiosyncratic, they have been a potent (if intermittent) force for creative goo...

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EXODUS's GARY HOLT Is Almost A Year Sober: 'I'm Playing The Best I Ever Have'

EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt celebrated his 333rd day sober on Sunday, May 15. He wrote on his Instagram page: "Triples threes today, and never felt better. "When I decided to quit drinking I wondered if I'd still be able to be a maniac on stage, would the rage diminish without some beers t...

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TONY DOLAN Explains Why CRONOS Can't Stop VENOM INC. From Using 'VENOM' Name

In a new interview with the "HRH Metal With Dan Chan" show, VENOM INC. bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan was asked if he and his bandmates have gotten any legal pushback from VENOM bassist/vocalist Conrad "Cronos" Lant over the fact that they are using the "VENOM" name. He responded (as t...

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Pirates

Like any enduring metal subgenre, symphonic metal needs its standard bearers. VISIONS OF ATLANTIS may have started off following directly in NIGHTWISH's footsteps, but the Austrians have steadily grown in stature and "Pirates" arrives as the wind billows aggressively in their sales. The band's last...

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Watch: DAVID ELLEFSON And JEFF YOUNG Perform MEGADETH Songs Together For First Time In 34 Years

Former MEGADETH members David Ellefson and Jeff Young reunited on stage last night (Tuesday, May 10) at Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running community-oriented show in residency at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, as part of a special tribute to the so-called "Big Four" of 198...

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Watch: TESTAMENT Joined By EXODUS's STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA For 'Over The Wall' Performance In Boston

TESTAMENT was joined by EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza for its performance of the song "Over The Wall" on May 2 at the House Of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts. The concert was part of the two bands' joint U.S. tour, "The Bay Strikes Back", also featuring DEATH ANGEL. Souza fronted the pre-TESTA...

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Former MEGADETH, ANTHRAX And W.A.S.P. Members To Perform At 'Big Four' Tribute Concert At Whisky A Go Go

Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running community-oriented show in residency at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, will hold a special tribute to the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — on Tuesday, May 10. Among the musicians sched...

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Watch: SCORPIONS Perform At Madison Square Garden For Bangladesh's 50th Anniversary Of Independence

SCORPIONS performed a historic concert last night (Friday, May 6) at Madison Square Garden in New York City to celebrate Bangladesh's 50 years of independence. The Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert featured as special guests one of Bangladesh's most prominent artists, CHIRKUTT. Fan-filmed video of t...

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THE TROOPS OF DOOM Feat. Ex-SEPULTURA Guitarist JAIRO 'TORMENTOR' GUEDZ: 'Dethroned Messiah' Music Video

THE TROOPS OF DOOM, the new Brazilian band featuring former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo "Tormentor" Guedz, has released the official music video for the song "Dethroned Messiah". The track is taken from THE TROOPS OF DOOM's debut album, titled "Antichrist Reborn", which arrived last month via Alma Mat...

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EVERGREY's TOM ENGLUND: 'The World Is Becoming Increasingly Hostile, Vile and Ruthless'

By David E. Gehlke The "progressive metal" tag has never quite done Gothenburg, Sweden's EVERGREY justice. While such elements exist within the band's framework, EVERGREY was never built to run with the DREAM THEATERs and SYMPHONY Xs of the world. Instead, EVERGREY has leaned heavily upon the soulf...

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CLEANBREAK Feat. STRYPER, Ex-QUIET RIOT And RIOT Members: Debut Album 'Coming Home' Due In July

Former QUIET RIOT singer and "American Idol" finalist James Durbin has joined forces with STRYPER members Robert Sweet and Perry Richardson (bass; also ex-FIREHOUSE) and RIOT guitarist Mike Flyntz in a new project called CLEANBREAK. The band's debut album, "Coming Home", will be released on July 8 v...

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Danmark

Death metal is often at its most effective when it conveys something more than just naked aggression. Sometimes, brutality and technique are enough, but when a band delivers every riff and growl as if they are directly channeling some dark, otherworldly force, that is when the magic happens. Despite...

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TESTAMENT Announces Second North American Leg Of 'The Bay Strikes Back Tour' With EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL

TESTAMENT has announced the second North American leg of "The Bay Strikes Back Tour" with EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL. The trek will kick off on September 9 in Phoenix, Arizona and conclude on October 15 in San Jose, California. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Thursday, April 28 at 10:00...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says DAVE LOMBARDO 'Brings Some More Power To The Bottom End Of The Band'

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy discussed the return of drummer Dave Lombardo to the group's ranks in a new interview with Brian Aberback of The Aquarian Weekly. An original member of thrash metal legends SLAYER, Lombardo was the guest drummer on TESTAMENT's 1999 studio album "The Gathering", which als...

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Watch: ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL Performs In San Antonio During 'Brighten' Solo Tour

Fan-filmed video of ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell's entire April 22 solo performance at Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. His setlist was as follows: 01. Atone 02. Them Bones 03. Psychotic Break 04. Sea Of Sorrow 05. Brighten 06. Cut You In 07. My Song 08. Si...