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Will There Ever Be Another 'Big Four' Concert? Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Weighs In

In a new interview with BODS Mayhem Hour, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if he thinks another concert featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — could happen. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Look, SLAYER'...

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Watch: ACE FREHLEY Plays First Concert Of 2023 In Bristol, Tennessee

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley played his first concert of 2023 this past Thursday (February 3) at the Paramount in Bristol, Tennessee. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Ace's setlist was as follows: 01. Parasite (KISS song) 02. Snow Blind 03. Speedin' Back To My Baby 04. S...

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REO SPEEDWAGON Announces New Keyboardist

REO SPEEDWAGON has recruited Derek Hilland as the replacement for keyboardist and founding member Neal Doughty, who left the band last month. On Thursday (February 2),REO SPEEDWAGON singer Kevin Cronin released the following statement via social media: "Hi friends, those of you who have caught any...

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Dissonant death metal has produced some astonishing music over the last few years. Groundbreaking efforts by the likes of ULCERATE, GORGUTS, PORTAL and MITOCHONDRION collectively help to forge a new path into the black depths of heaviness, and that same experimental mindset has been conspicuous in o...

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Watch MEGADETH Checking Out Sights In Memphis

Professor Reggie Almeida of the Gracie Barra Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Spring Hill, Tennessee, who has been traveling with MEGADETH on the group's recent tours, has uploaded video footage of the four members of the band checking out the sights in Memphis. In a message accompanying the YouTube re...

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PAUL GILBERT To Celebrate RONNIE JAMES DIO On 'The Dio Album'

On April 7, 2023, Paul Gilbert will release an album celebrating one of heavy metal's greatest icons when he releases "The Dio Album" via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. To get a taster, check out Gilbert's mesmeric take on "Holy Diver" below. It was pure chance that led Paul Gilbert t...

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SLIPKNOT, PANTERA And LIMP BIZKIT To Headline This Year's INKCARCERATION MUSIC & TATTOO FESTIVAL

Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival returns July 14-16 and will feature an all-star rock and metal lineup led by headliners SLIPKNOT, PANTERA and LIMP BIZKIT, plus more than 65 tattoo artists and haunted attractions, all held at the historic grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory (made famous...

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LES CLAYPOOL's FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE To Reunite After 20 Years For Massive Spring/Summer 2023 Tour

After a 20-year hiatus, LES CLAYPOOL'S FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE has announced its long-awaited return with the massive, 41-date "Summer Of Green" tour 2023, which will mark the band's first appearances since summer 2003. Kicking off in Stateline, Nevada on Wednesday, May 17 before winding its wa...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Announces Immersive 360-Degree Experience At Las Vegas's AREA15

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist DJ Ashba has announced a one-of-a-kind live show and fully immersive experience at famed Las Vegas event space AREA15 — "a multiverse of attractions and events designed to entice and enthrall." The producer and songwriter will bring his iconic blend of genres, along wi...

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DEMON HUNTER Announces 'Twenty Years In Exile' April 2023 U.S. Tour

DEMON HUNTER continues the "Twenty Years In Exile" tour with new dates in April 2023. Like the first leg of the tour in 2022, which celebrated 20 years since the release of the band's debut, the band will perform songs from all 11 of their studio albums. Kicking off April 14, this leg sees the band...

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DAVE GROHL Teams Up With Crown Royal For Super Bowl Commercial

Crown Royal, the top-selling Canadian whiskey brand in the United States, has released two previews for its commercial for Super Bowl LVII, featuring FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl. Created by ad agency Anomaly and directed by Jake Scott, the Crown Royal spot should air during the third quarter of...

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DAVE LOMBARDO's VENAMORIS Project Shares New Song 'Drowning Emotion'

The official music video for the song "Drowning Emotion" from VENAMORIS, the project featuring legendary extreme metal drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, FANTÔMAS, TESTAMENT, MR. BUNGLE, MISFITS, DEAD CROSS) and his wife Paula, can be seen below. "Drowning Emotion" is taken from VENAMORIS's debut album,...

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MICHAEL SWEET 'Would Certainly Pray' About Hypothetical KING DIAMOND Collaboration

During a January 24 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", STRYPER's Michael Sweet talked about meeting MERCYFUL FATE singer King Diamond — whose real name is Kim Bendix Petersen — for the first time when the two bands performed at Mexico's Hell & Heaven Metal Fest on December...

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KISS Officially Releases Only Known Soundboard Recording With Guitarist MARK ST. JOHN

On April 7, rock icons KISS will release the next installment of their "Off The Soundboard" official live bootleg series with "Off The Soundboard: Poughkeepsie, New York, 1984". Recorded live at the Mid-Hudson Arena on November 28, 1984, during the "Animalize" world tour, this is the fifth in a seri...

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Watch: TOM MORELLO Joins MÅNESKIN For 'Gossip' Performance On 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'

Italian rockers MÅNESKIN performed their new single, "Gossip", on Thursday's (January 26) episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". They were joined by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello, who also appears on the studio version of the track. Fierce with a rapid, infectious and...