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PUPIL SLICER's debut album was incredibly easy to love. Brittle, unpredictable and extreme, "Mirrors" satisfied many requirements: from blistering, angular grindcore, to artful, ornate sludge, via various eruptions of a disruptive, electronic disposition. Difficult to pin down, and as likely to tour...

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EVANESCENCE's Founding Guitarist BEN MOODY Reimagines 'Tourniquet' In Celebration Of 'Fallen' Album's 20th Anniversary

In celebration of EVANESCENCE's debut album, "Fallen", turning 20 years old, the band's founding guitarist Ben Moody has reimagined songs from the LP and is in the process of uploading the results to his YouTube channel. Check out the second reimagined track, "Tourniquet", below. "Fallen" was recent...

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Watch: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Plays First Concert In More Than Three Years

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE performed live for the first time in more than three years last night (Friday, May 26) at the Sonic Temple festival in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to the Columbus gig, Josh Homme and his bandmates played one gig in early 2020, their first since 2018. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's 11-so...

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NIKKI SIXX Is 'One Of The Most Unique And Talented' Bass 'Players In The World', Says Producer BOB ROCK

Producer Bob Rock has clarified his recent comments about Nikki Sixx's bass playing on some of MÖTLEY CRÜE's earlier records, insisting that his words were "taken out of context and misconstrued." While appearing on the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast earlier this week, Rock was discussing his recent work...

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Producer BOB ROCK Says JIMMY PAGE And JACK WHITE's Praise Of METALLICA's 'St. Anger' Makes Up For Other People's Criticism

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast, producer Bob Rock (pictured) once again defended his work on METALLICA's controversial 2003 LP "St. Anger" by saying that both LED ZEPPELIN legend Jimmy Page and former THE WHITE STRIPES frontman Jack White took the time t...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Shares Performance Video Of New Solo Song 'Pass You By'

Duff McKagan has shared a video of him performing an acoustic version of his solo song "Pass You By". The track is taken from McKagan's new three-track EP, "This Is The Song", which he released two weeks ago to honor Mental Health Awareness Month. The EP, which is available at all DSPs and streaming...

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MUDVAYNE's CHAD GRAY Shows Off New Chest Tattoo

MUDVAYNE and HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray has taken to social media to share photos of his newly completed chest and neck tattoos. The "duality of man" skulls on his chest and the HELLYEAH "Unden!able" eye on his neck were both done by Tony Kelly, a tattoo artist in in Punta Gorda, Florida. Chad wrot...

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VINNIE VINCENT Introduces His New Singer SCOTT BOARD At 'Judgment Day' Listening Party In Nashville

Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent says that his VINNIE VINCENT INVASION album "Judgment Day (Guitarmageddon Pt. I)" could finally arrive before the end of the year. The 70-year-old musician, whose real name is Vincent John Cusano, made the comment after holding a listening party for "Judgment Day...

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EVANESCENCE To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'Fallen' On Australian Tour This Summer

EVANESCENCE will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its classic debut album, "Fallen", on an Australian tour this summer. The five-date trek, which will launch in late August, will mark the band's first Australian tour since their sublime run with local symphony orchestras in 2018. Starting life when...

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Watch: METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Performs With JOHNNY DEPP And BILLY GIBBONS At JEFF BECK Tribute Concert In London

Eric Clapton, Ronnie Wood (THE ROLLING STONES),Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP),Johnny Depp and Kirk Hammett (METALLICA) are among the musicians who took part in the first of two Jeff Beck tribute concerts on Monday (May 22) at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall. Clapton, who was replaced by Beck in THE YARD...

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SCOTT IAN Says Recording Sessions For Next ANTHRAX Album Are 'Going Great'

In a new interview with Wall Of Sound's Duane James, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian offered an update on the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album. He said: "It's going great. We've gotten nine songs so far. Charlie [Benante] recorded drums on nine songs, I've...

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PARADISE LOST To Re-Record 'Icon' Album For 30th Anniversary

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their fourth album, "Icon", British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST are re-recording the LP for a special new release. There will also be "an extra special vinyl" version of the album. Earlier today, PARADISE LOST wrote on social media: "'Icon', our fourth al...

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All Heads Are Gonna Roll

Since 1989, VOMITORY have been crushing skulls. The old-school maniacs are rightfully revered as legendary in the gatekeeping world of death metal. In spite of some notable inactivity including a couple of "hiatus" periods or breakups, depending upon who you ask, the Karlstad, Sweden-based ensemble...

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CARMINE APPICE On NIKKI SIXX Calling Him 'A Washed-Up Drummer': 'It Kind Of Pissed Me Off'

Carmine Appice says that it pissed him off when Nikki Sixx called him "a washed-up drummer" in response to comments he made about Mick Mars's exit from MÖTLEY CRÜE. When Mars, a co-founding member of MÖTLEY CRÜE, announced his retirement from touring with the group last October as a result of worsen...

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DEREK ST. HOLMES Says TED NUGENT's Politics Have Hurt His Legacy: 'I Want To Go To A Concert And Have A Good Time'

In a new interview with AL.com, Derek St. Holmes, the legendary guitarist and vocalist known for his time working with Ted Nugent in the 1970s, was asked if he thinks Ted's politics have diminished his guitar legacy. Derek responded: "The answer to your question is yes, I do. I was leery of doing an...