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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE: 'I'm Unapologetically Bisexual'

HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale has shared a personal message in celebration of Pride Month, saying that she is "unapologetically bisexual" and admitting that she hid her "bisexuality for a long time." Lzzy, who has been in a relationship with HALESTORM guitarist Joe Hottinger for nearly two decades,...

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TED NUGENT Says There Is A 'Proven' Way To Stop Mass Shootings At Schools

Ted Nugent says that there is a "proven" way to stop mass shootings at schools. The 73-year-old conservative rocker, who recently resigned from the board of the National Rifle Association (NRA) after 26 years, weighed in on how to approach the issue of school safety in an interview last Friday (June...

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GWAR's MIKE 'BLOTHAR' BISHOP: 'It's Not Difficult To Look At The World And Go, 'What A Pile Of S**t''

By David E. Gehlke "The New Dark Ages" marks the second GWAR studio album since Dave Brockie's untimely passing in 2014. The reconfigured unit — now fronted by bassist-turned-vocalist Mike "Blothar" Bishop — has maintained a business as usual pace that included 2017's "The Blood Of Gods", as well as...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Says He Found Out 'Very Late' That He Signed Over His Rights To ACCEPT's Name

Udo Dirkschneider has once again expressed regret over not securing rights to the ACCEPT name, the band he co-founded in 1976. The German frontman has been vocal over his dissatisfaction with the current Mark Tornillo-fronted version of ACCEPT that features only one original member — guitarist Wolf...

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TED NUGENT Says 'AR-15s Are Not Assault Rifles': 'Assault Isn't Hardware; Assault Is An Action'

Ted Nugent has spoken out against a growing call by a number of lawmakers in Texas and beyond for the minimum age to purchase assault rifles to be raised to 21 from 18. Under federal law, Americans buying handguns from licensed dealers must be at least 21, which would have precluded the gunman respo...

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TED NUGENT Says Calls For More Gun Control Are 'Heartless', 'Soulless', 'Cruel' And 'Dishonest'

Ted Nugent has spoken out against calls for lawmakers to pass legislation designed to reduce gun violence, saying such bills largely target law-abiding gun owners and wouldn't curb violent crime or stem the illegal transport of guns from other states. The 73-year-old, who recently resigned from the...

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JON SCHAFFER Is Continuing To Cooperate With U.S. Capitol Riot Investigators; Next Status Report Due In October

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer, who pleaded guilty 13 months ago to his role in the Capitol riot, is continuing to cooperate with authorities while on pre-sentencing release. In a joint status update filed last Wednesday (May 18) in federal court in Washington, D.C., Schaffer's attorney Andrew C....

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SOULFLY Announces New Album 'Totem', Releases 'Superstition' Single

SOULFLY will release its twelfth album, "Totem", on August 5 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2018's "Ritual" was recorded at Platinum Underground in Mesa, Arizona by John Aquilino and Arthur Rizk with assistance from John Powers. Produced by frontman Max Cavalera alongside Arthur Rizk (KREATOR,...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Seen Holding 'Bear Spray' In Newly Released Video From U.S. Capitol Riot

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer is featured in a video exhibit in U.S. Capitol riot case released this week by the U.S. Justice Department, as reported by CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane. Schaffer was photographed and captured on surveillance video carrying "bear spray," a fo...

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Profound Morality

There are lots of exciting things happening in UK heavy music right now, and HERIOT can be added to that list without hesitation. "Profound Morality" is a very modern, post-everything piece of work. Hewn from various excoriating elements of extreme metal, hardcore, post-rock and industrial, this is...

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My Way

There are certain figures in the grand pantheon of heavy metal that are and will always remain 100% unfuckwithable. Udo Dirkschneider is plainly one such figure: a revered and acclaimed legend, both as frontman with ACCEPT in their early days and, ever since, as leader of his own titular crew. From...

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MAX CAVALERA Says New SOULFLY Album Will Feature Guest Appearance By 'A Very Old-School Metalhead'

In a new interview with the "Rez Metal" podcast, SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera spoke about the band's upcoming follow-up to 2018's "Ritual" album, tentatively due in July. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm in a really good state of mind musically right now. I'm very inspired. I thin...

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Who Played Guitar On SOULFLY's Upcoming Album? 'We're Keeping That A Secret Right Now,' Says MAX CAVALERA

In a new interview with Sofa King Cool Magazine, SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera was asked who played guitar on the band's upcoming follow-up to 2018's "Ritual" album, tentatively due in July. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're keeping that kind of a secret right now. But, yeah,...

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Immutable

When you consider that they are almost certainly the last metal band to create something genuinely unprecedented and groundbreaking from scratch, MESHUGGAH should really have nothing to prove at this point. Just about everything the Swedes have released since 1995's "Destroy Erase Improve" has been...

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GENE SIMMONS Says PUTIN Has 'Clearly Gone Off The Rails', Predicts Russia Won't Win War With Ukraine

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was a guest on the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's "Chief Chat" show on Tuesday (March 15). During the question-and-answer session, Gene talked about life, business, his appreciation for the military and KISS's ongoing "End Of The Road" farewell tour. The h...