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PRONG Shares New Song 'Breaking Point'

PRONG has premiered an unrelentingly heavy brand new song, titled "Breaking Point", marking the band's first new music since 2019's "Age Of Defiance" EP. PRONG leader Tommy Victor commented: "The origins of the song happened during the waning part of the pandemic. I have to admit that I came up with...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Pays Tribute To BOB NALBANDIAN: The Man Who 'Introduced Me To MEGADETH'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has paid tribute to veteran heavy metal journalist, historian and documentarian Bob Nalbandian, who passed away on Friday, December 30 in Redding, California. According to Bob's sister, he was recently diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive, rare...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Pays Tribute To BOB NALBANDIAN: 'Your Dedication To This Music Has Been Unparalleled And Inspiring'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has paid tribute to veteran heavy metal journalist, historian and documentarian Bob Nalbandian, who passed away on Friday, December 30 in Redding, California. According to Bob's sister, he was recently diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive, rare form of non...

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Veteran Heavy Metal Journalist, Historian And Documentarian BOB NALBANDIAN Dies

Veteran heavy metal journalist, historian and documentarian Bob Nalbandian passed away on Friday, December 30 in Redding, California. According to his sister, Bob was recently diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive, rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that arises from cells originating in...

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PENTAGRAM's BOBBY LIEBLING To Play Solo Shows Highlighting Rare Material

PENTAGRAM frontman Bobby Liebling has announced two solo shows in Texas this January. Performing under the name BOBBY LIEBLING AND THE RIVETHEADS, the singer will play a set of deep cuts and rare gems from throughout his storied career, including songs from both the PENTAGRAM and BEDEMON catalogs. M...

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PRONG Taps OVERKILL Drummer JASON BITTNER For European Tour

PRONG has recruited Jason Bittner (OVERKILL, SHADOWS FALL) to play drums for the band on its upcoming European tour as the support act for LIFE OF AGONY. The first leg of LIFE OF AGONY's "30 Years Of River Runs Red" tour will kick off in Europe on January 13 in Bochum, Germany and end in Milton Keyn...

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TAIPEI HOUSTON Feat. LARS ULRICH's Sons: 'Respecter' Music Video Released

TAIPEI HOUSTON, the new band featuring Myles and Layne Ulrich, sons of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, has released the music video for the song "Respecter". The track is taken from TAIPEI HOUSTON's debut album, "Once Bit Never Bored", which has just been made available via C3 Records. Formed in the...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Says Touring Is 'Ridiculously Expensive Now' Due To Diesel Fuel Shortages

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Signals From Mars" podcast, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton spoke to host Victor M. Ruiz about the challenges of touring post-pandemic and the future of heavy music as on-demand streaming keeps contributing to a decline in sales and songwriters...

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Watch: ALEX LIFESON And ROBBY KRIEGER Perform SANTANA's 'Evil Ways' At Los Angeles Charity Concert

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson took part in the Medlock-Krieger all-star benefit show this past Monday, October 24 at Bogie's at the Westlake Village Inn in Westlake Village, California. The exclusive golf classic and concert benefited The Medlock-Krieger Foundation and was held in memory of Scott Medl...

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PRONG Putting Finishing Touches On New Album; First Single To Arrive In January

PRONG leader Tommy Victor has confirmed to Heavy New York that he and his bandmates are hard at work on the long-awaited follow-up to 2017's "Zero Days" album. "I can tell you the single will be out, the digital single, in January," he said at this past weekend's Aftershock festival in Sacramento, C...

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POPPY Announces 'Stagger' EP, Shares New Single 'FYB'

After emerging as one of the most quietly disruptive forces in culture, Grammy Award-nominated alternative insurgent Poppy will unleash her new "Stagger" EP on October 14. It notably marks her debut for Lava/Republic. She comes out of the gate swinging with the new single "FYB". Powered by a thrash-...

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LARS ULRICH's Sons Talk TAIPEI HOUSTON, Growing Up Around METALLICA (Video)

TAIPEI HOUSTON, the new band featuring Myles and Layne Ulrich, sons of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, was interviewed by Nudge of the WEBN radio station at this year's Louder Than Life festival, which is being held September 22-25 at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in...

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PATRIK JENSEN And WITCHERY Soldier Through Lineup Changes And Pandemic To Release 'Nightside'

By David E. Gehlke "I'm a bit tired at the moment," laughs veteran Swedish riff lord Patrik Jensen. Jensen just returned from Japan with AT THE GATES, where he was tapped at the last minute to replace Jonas Stålhammar, who recently got the ax from the long-running melodic death metal innovators. Whi...

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TAIPEI HOUSTON Feat. LARS ULRICH's Sons: Debut Album 'Once Bit Never Bored' To Arrive In November

TAIPEI HOUSTON, the new band featuring Myles and Layne Ulrich, sons of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, will release its debut album, "Once Bit Never Bored", on November 4 via C3 Records. The official visualizer for the LP's latest single, "The Middle", a track continuing the band's invigorating sound...

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Watch DIMMU BORGIR Perform At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Fan-filmed video of DIMMU BORGIR's August 13 performance at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom can be seen below. Two years ago, DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Sven Atle Kopperud (a.k.a. Silenoz) spoke to the "Vox&Hops" podcast about how his band has...