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STATIC-X Is Not Opposed To Making More New Music With XER0's Vocals

STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos has once again said that he is not opposed to making new music with the group's current lineup once he and his bandmates have finished touring in support of the "Project Regeneration" albums. STATIC-X's latest LP "Project Regeneration Vol. 1", came out in July 2020. The...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: How To Develop Your Own Identity As A Guitar Player

In a new interview with Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman spoke about the importance of establishing your own creative voice when playing guitar. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That's the way to have an identity, really. It's one thing to pra...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says It Was 'A Good Idea' For MARTY FRIEDMAN To Perform With MEGADETH Again

In a new interview with the Mike Nelson Show, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if he was surprised to see ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman rejoining his former band onstage a couple of times this year — first at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan in February, and then at the Wacken Open...

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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Announce 2024 World Tour

Slash's long-running band SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS has confirmed a massive run of 2024 international dates. The newly announced "The River Is Rising - Rest Of The World Tour '24" will kick off with the band's return to Mexico City's Pepsi Centre WTC, and will see SLASH FE...

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MACHINE HEAD And FEAR FACTORY Announce 2024 North American Tour

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have announced leg one of their "Slaughter The Martour North America 2024" tour. Forgoing their "An Evening With…" format for the first time in a decade, MACHINE HEAD will have Los Angeles's cyber-metal masters FEAR FACTORY, Sweden's ORBIT CULTURE and Lo...

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K.K. DOWNING: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS 'Is The Best Metal Singer; He Has The Best Voice On The Planet Today'

In a new interview with Japanese music critic and radio personality Masa Ito, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing spoke about his current band KK'S PRIEST in which he is joined by another ex-JUDAS PRIEST member, singer Tim "Ripper" Owens. Regarding whether his approach to writing mu...

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Watch: FEAR FACTORY Performs In El Paso With Temporary Touring Bassist JAVIER ARRIAGA

Fan-filmed video of FEAR FACTORY's October 9 performance at the Rockhouse Kitchen & Bar in El Paso, Texas can be seen below. As previously reported, FEAR FACTORY has recruited SCATTERED STORM's Javier Arriaga to play bass on the veteran Los Angeles-based act's October 2023 U.S. shows as well as...

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GHOST Releases 10th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Phallos Mortuus' Box Set

In the world of heavy metal, there are iconic bands, and then there's GHOST. The enigmatic Swedish metal act has been captivating audiences worldwide with their unique blend of theatricality, melody, and darkness for over a decade. One of their most notorious releases, the "Phallos Mortuus" ritual b...

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First Details Revealed About Upcoming Sequel To Cult Heavy Metal Comedy 'Heavy Trip'

Last month filming wrapped up for the sequel to the Finnish movie "Heavy Trip" about IMPALED REKTUM, an underground blackened death metal band and their search for their sound: symphonic, post-apocalyptic, reindeer-grinding, Christ-abusing, extreme war pagan, Fennoscandian metal. The 2018 film, a tr...

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NAPALM DEATH's SHANE EMBURY Talks New Book And Life In Extreme Metal: 'I Can't Believe The Adventures I've Had'

By David E. Gehlke Bassist Shane Embury joined the already influential U.K. grindcore act NAPALM DEATH in 1987. He missed playing on the band's "Scum" debut but has been a mainstay ever since, appearing on every NAPALM studio effort and subsequently plotting its creative direction, which, now at 16...

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EXTREME Releases Music Video For 'Hurricane'

Following the success of their latest album "Six", multi-platinum hard rockers EXTREME are back with a new music video for their single "Hurricane". The track, which features EXTREME's unique vocal interplay between Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, mixes velvet-smooth harmonies and a delicately pl...

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DAVID COVERDALE On WHITESNAKE's Future: 'I Can't Entertain Anything Until I Get My Physical Aspect Together'

During an appearance on today's (Wednesday, October 11) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", David Coverdale spoke about the status of WHITESNAKE, more than a year after the band canceled several European shows and pulled out of a previously announced North American tour with the S...

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DINO CAZARES Says Rapid Advance Of AI Will Be Covered In Lyrics For Next FEAR FACTORY Studio Album

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares spoke to Daniel Paulus of El Paso, Texas's KLAQ radio station about the lyrical inspiration for the band's next studio album. The LP will be the band's first with singer Milo Silvestro, whose addition to FEAR FACTORY was officially announced in late February. "We'...

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In a moderately unexpected turn of events, KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer has thrown himself wholeheartedly into the shadowy world of experimental electronic music. A collaboration with US composer and filmmaker Chris Hunt, VENERA switches Munky's focus from his day job's unpredictable but rel...

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EXTREME To Support GODSMACK On October 2023 East Coast U.S. Dates

EXTREME will support GODSMACK on four East Coast shows later this month. Earlier today (Tuesday, October 10),GODSMACK released the following message via social media: "We're stoked to have @extreme_band joining us as our special guests for the last four fall US dates! Tickets and VIP Packages are O...