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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer, Staunch TRUMP Supporter, Thanks PRESIDENT BIDEN For Recognizing Armenian Genocide

SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan has publicly expressed his gratitude to President Joe Biden for officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide of 1915. On Saturday (April 24),the Armenian-American musician thanked the president on social media for officially recognizing the killing of 1.5 mill...

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EXODUS's Cancer-Stricken Drummer TOM HUNTING Needs Help With Mounting Medical Costs

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting, who recently started treatment for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the stomach. The campaign, titled "Help Tom Hunting with his cancer battle!," was organized by EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt and created on Tuesday, April 20. In les...

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HELMET Releases First New Song In Five Years, A Cover Of GANG OF FOUR's 'In The Ditch'

The fourth single to be taken from the album "The Problem Of Leisure: A Celebration Of Andy Gill And Gang Of Four" is a new interpretation of "In The Ditch" by the American alternative rock band HELMET. "The Problem Of Leisure" is set for release on June 4. It's a double album of tracks written by A...

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Punk Rock Trailblazers THE DICTATORS Release New Single 'Let's Get The Band Back Together'

Called by critic John Dougan "one of the finest and most influential proto-punk bands to walk the earth," THE DICTATORS have released their first new music in 20 years. The group's three founding members, Andy Shernoff, Ross Friedman and Scott Kempner, are joined on drums by founding BLUE ÖYSTER CUL...

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MAX CAVALERA's GO AHEAD AND DIE Releases Animated Music Video For Second Single, 'Toxic Freedom'

The official Costin Chioreanu-crated animated music video for "Toxic Freedom", the second single from Arizona's GO AHEAD AND DIE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's self-titled debut album, which will be released on June 11 via Nuclear Blast. GO AHEAD AND DIE features vocalist and...

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EXODUS Drummer Begins First Round Of Chemotherapy For Cancer Treatment

EXODUS's Tom Hunting has started treatment for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the stomach. Earlier today, the official EXODUS Instagram shared a photo of the drummer flashing the "devil horns" at the hospital, and included the following words from him: "Getting my 1st Chemikill Concocted Cancer Ki...

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BLACK SABBATH: Super Deluxe Edition Of 'Sabotage' Due In June

BLACK SABBATH was embroiled in a protracted legal battle with its former manager in 1975 when the band started recording its sixth studio album, "Sabotage". The group felt sabotaged at every turn — hence the album's title — but that feeling helped fuel the intensity of the new music they were making...

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EXODUS Drummer TOM HUNTING Diagnosed With Squamous Cell Carcinoma

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting has been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the stomach. The 56-year-old musician revealed the diagnosis in a statement released earlier today (Tuesday, April 13). He said: "Today I will be starting treatment for a squamous cell carcinoma. It's a gastric tumor...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Is 'Still Angry' Over WOLF HOFFMANN 'Stealing' ACCEPT Name

Udo Dirkschneider has once again ruled out the possibility of a reunion with ACCEPT. The 69-year-old singer, who last reconnected with ACCEPT in 2005 for a number of exclusive shows, discussed the prospect of a renewed working relationship with his bandmates during a recent interview with TNT Radio...

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THE OFFSPRING Guitarist: 'We Have World Leaders That Don't Seem To Wanna Change Anything For The Better'

THE OFFSPRING singer Bryan "Dexter" Holland and guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman spoke to Rock Sound about the band's upcoming tenth studio album, "Let The Bad Times Roll", which will arrive on April 16 via Concord Records. The follow-up to 2012's "Days Go By" was produced by Bob Rock, who also w...

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WENDY DIO Details RONNIE JAMES DIO's Final Days: 'I Didn't Think He Was Gonna Die'

Ronnie James Dio's former wife and longtime manager Wendy Dio has reflected on the legendary heavy metal singer's passing, saying she thought he was going to beat cancer. Ronnie lost his life to stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, in May 2010. The disease often does not cause symptoms until...

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Ex-DIO Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Weighs In On LAST IN LINE And DIO DISCIPLES

On a recent episode of the "Loaded Radio" podcast, former DIO guitarist Doug Aldrich spoke to Scott Penfold about the two bands that were formed by other ex-DIO members in the years after singer Ronnie James Dio's death: LAST IN LINE and DIO DISCIPLES. Asked if he thinks both those acts are "cool,"...

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SERJ TANKIAN Recalls Meeting Legendary ATLANTIC RECORDS Founder AHMET ERTEGUN

Serj Tankian, the Armenian-American vocalist from SYSTEM OF A DOWN, whose grandparents were survivors of the Armenian Genocide, recently spoke to RT's "Going Underground" about his meeting with Ahmet Ertegun, the legendary founder and CEO of Atlantic Records who was the son of a Turkish ambassador....

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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY Drops 'Silence In The Snow' Acoustic EP

Matthew Kiichi Heafy, the Japanese-American musician best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the Grammy-nominated heavy metal band TRIVIUM, has released the "Silence In The Snow" acoustic EP, featuring reworked versions of four songs from the group's 2015 album of the same name. You can no...

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DEE SNIDER And SEBASTIAN BACH Urge Gun Control Reform After Colorado Shooting Massacre

Dee Snider and Sebastian Bach have called on politicians to address gun violence in America after a string of mass shootings in the past week, including one that killed 10 people in Colorado. On Monday evening, a gunman opened fire at a grocery store in Boulder, killing 10 people, including one poli...