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25-Foot Inflatable OZZY OSBOURNE Embarks On Cross-Country Tour

Last month, Comic-Con International: San Diego fans got to see a 25-foot giant Ozzy Osbourne inflatable designed by Todd McFarlane towering over the convention. The "Ozzy" inflatable has now embarked on a cross-country promotional tour in support of Osbourne's new "Patient Number 9" album, which wil...

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Watch Full Video Of METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Hosting 'The Original Monster Kids' Panel At 'Midsummer Scream'

METALLICA guitarist and horror memorabilia collector Kirk Hammett moderated "The Original Monster Kids" panel at Midsummer Scream, the world's largest Halloween and horror convention, which made its return to the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California last month. The 90-minute panel...

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Watch: SONS OF APOLLO Plays First Concert With Fill-In Bassist FELIPE ANDREOLI

SONS OF APOLLO kicked off their 2022 South American tour last night (Tuesday, August 9) at Ópera de Arame in Curitiba, Brazil. Fan-filmed video of the concert is available below. Bassist Billy Sheehan was unable to join his SONS OF APOLLO bandmates on their South American tour due to "travel restric...

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TESLA Releases Music Video For New Single 'Time To Rock!'

TESLA has released the official music video for the band's new single, "Time To Rock!". Check it out below. Last month, TESLA vocalist Jeff Keith told "The Chuck Shute Podcast" about "Time To Rock!": "We've been playing it live since June 11th when we played our home show here in Sacramento. So we p...

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ARCH ENEMY have become such an unassailable part of the heavy metal furniture that it would be easy to forget how utterly against-the-grain they seemed at the start. Eschewing the prevailing black metal winds of the day, and only paying slender regard to his past achievements in CARCASS and CARNAGE,...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON On Tour With JEFF YOUNG And CHRIS POLAND: 'This Is A Celebration, Not A Retaliation'

Former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar) recently announced the first four shows of the KINGS OF THRASH "The MEGA Years" tour. They will be joined at the dates by another former MEGADETH member, Chris Poland (guitar). KINGS OF THRASH, which also includes drummer Fred Ach...

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LAST IN LINE's VIVIAN CAMPBELL On Covering THE BEATLES' 'A Day In The Life': 'It Was A Pretty Ambitious Song To Take On'

During an appearance on this past Wednesday's (August 3) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell spoke about the band's upcoming EP, "A Day In The Life", which will arrive on November 11 via earMUSIC. The effort is numbered and limited to 3,000 c...

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CRONOS: VENOM Is Putting Finishing Touches On New Studio Album

VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant has confirmed that the band is putting the finishing touches on a new studio album. Speaking at this weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We had a bit of a hassle because of the pandemic; we couldn't...

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TESLA Releases New Single 'Time To Rock!'

TESLA has released a new single, "Time To Rock!". The official music video for the song, which can be streamed below, will make its online debut on Tuesday, August 9. Last month, TESLA vocalist Jeff Keith told "The Chuck Shute Podcast" about "Time To Rock!": "We've been playing it live since June 11...

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WOLFSBANE Guitarist JASON 'JASE' EDWARDS Is 'Overwhelmed By Love And Support' After Bone Marrow Cancer Diagnosis

WOLFSBANE guitarist Jason "Jase" Edwards has thanked fans for their "love and support" after it was announced that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer. The long-running British hard rockers broke the news of Jason's diagnosis in a social media post on Monday (August 1)....

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DAVID ELLEFSON And JEFF SCOTT SOTO Share Teaser Video For 'Vacation In The Underworld' Album

David Ellefson's collaboration with Jeff Scott Soto will release a full-length album, "Vacation In The Underworld", in September via Rat Pak Records. A teaser video for the effort is available below. To officially launch the project, Ellefson and Soto will play two exclusive concerts in Italy where...

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Ex-SLAYER/TESTAMENT Drummer JON DETTE's Drumming Tip: 'How To Use Double Bass As A Drum Fill' (Video)

Drummer Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, ANTHRAX) has uploaded a 12-minute video in which he offers a tip on how to use double bass as a drum fill. Check it out below. In a 2013 interview with Metal Rules, the 52-year-old Dette — who played as a full-time member of SLAYER from 1996 to 1997 and as a tou...

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METALLICA: 'Death Magnetic' Mixing Engineer ANDREW SCHEPS Receives Honorary Doctorate

Andrew Scheps, who is credited as a mixing engineer on METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" album, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University Of Huddersfield for services to international music engineering. Scheps is a renowned sound engineer having engineered and mixed the music of some of...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says KINGS OF THRASH Tour Will Highlight 'Finer Details' Of MEGADETH's Early Songs

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has launched "The Killing Chronicles", a series of online recollections about the band's early days, including MEGADETH's first gigs and the making of the group's classic debut album, "Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good!". The online series comes a we...

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WOLFSBANE Guitarist JASON 'JASE' EDWARDS Diagnosed With Bone Marrow Cancer

WOLFSBANE guitarist Jason "Jase" Edwards has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer that there is currently no cure for. The long-running British hard rockers broke the news of Jason's diagnosis in a social media post on Monday (August 1). They wrote: "As you all know, Jase playe...