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BABYMETAL And ELECTRIC CALLBOY Release Performance Video For 'Ratatata'
BABYMETAL and ELECTRIC CALLBOY, two of the most acclaimed bands right now, have released a performance video for their new song collaboration that will make you dance and sing: "Ratatata". This song masterfully fuses the signature styles of both bands, seamlessly blending their worlds and pushing th...
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Massive Incineration
A strong track record counts for a lot in underground metal, particularly when a band disappears for over a decade. VOMIT THE SOUL could easily have been just another footnote in the never-ending history of brutal death metal, but their 2005 debut album "Portraits Of Inhuman Abominations" was suffic...
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New JINJER Music Will Have A '19th-Century' Flavor, Says TATIANA SHMAILYUK
During an appearance on the latest episode of Knotfest's "She's With The Band", the show hosted by Tori Kravitz aiming to amplify the voices of women on stage, backstage and in the business, vocalist Tatiana Shmailyuk of Ukrainian modern metal frontrunners JINJER spoke about the progress of the song...
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CHRIS BRODERICK Says He Has More Artistic 'Freedom' In IN FLAMES Than He Did In MEGADETH
As part of Jonathan Montenegro's "My 3 Questions To" series, Chris Broderick was asked if he found the "artistic freedom" he wanted in IN FLAMES after he left MEGADETH a decade ago or if he is "pursuing those interests in some other way". The 54-year-old guitarist responded (as transcribed by BLABBE...
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. SHADOWS Says Metal 'Should Have No Rules': 'Just Do Whatever You Want'
In a new interview with Indonesia's Medcom.id, AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows was asked if he thinks heavy metal music should incorporate other sounds and styles from outside of what many consider to concretely be heavy metal. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, I don't know...
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Watch: MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Joins VIO-LENCE On Stage At Poland's MYSTIC FESTIVAL
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn joined his former band VIO-LENCE on stage on Wednesday, June 5 at the Mystic Festival in Gdansk, Poland to perform the song "World In A World". Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. Although Flynn was part of VIO-LENCE's classic incarnation and...
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JON BON JOVI Says LZZY HALE Should Join SKID ROW: She 'Is The Best Thing That Happened To SNAKE Since He Met Me'
Jon Bon Jovi says that Lzzy Hale should join SKID ROW as the band's new singer. The 40-year-old Hale, who has fronted her band HALESTORM for more than two and a half decades, handled the vocal duties for SKID ROW for four shows only...
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HAMMERFALL Guitarist On 'Avenge The Fallen': It's 'One Of Our Strongest Albums In Recent Years'
In a new interview with Australia's Heavy, guitarist Oscar Dronjak of Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL spoke about the band's upcoming album, "Avenge The Fallen", which is due on August 9 via Nuclear Blast Records. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've been working on it really...
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PAUL STANLEY Names His 'Favorite Thing' About GENE SIMMONS
During an appearance on the latest episode of "The Allison Hagendorf Show", Paul Stanley was asked if he has been in contact with his fellow KISS co-founder Gene Simmons since the completion of the band's farewell tour last December. He responded: "We text almost...
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Watch: Former MEGADETH Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO Holds 'Guitar Experience' Camp In Helsinki
Former MEGADETH and ANGRA guitarist Kiko Loureiro held an immersive guitar camp, "Kiko Loureiro Guitar Experience", on June 1-2 at Katajanokka Hotel in the heart of Helsinki, Finland. The cultural event was tailored for dedicated and passionate guitar enthusiasts and...
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Original AUTOGRAPH Singer STEVE PLUNKETT Announces Long-Awaited Second Solo Album ' Straight Up'
The year was 1984, the year of the cassette boombox and the Sony Walkman, and the year when a little band from Los Angeles invited the world to "Turn Up The Radio". That band was AUTOGRAPH, fronted by the fiery-haired powerhouse vocalist Steve Plunkett, and their single became an immediate smash hit...
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Towards Idiocracy
Thrash or be thrashed: That is the code. Formed 20 years ago but increasingly active and prominent since 2017's face-removing "Annihilate…Then Ask!" debut, HOLYCIDE play brutal, old-school thrash with echoes of everything from HEATHEN's tech-thrash grandeur to the gritty violence of D.R.I. and CRO-M...
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The Dry Land
Plagued by chronic illness and stifled by a pandemic, HUNTSMEN evidently had to dig their heels in to get to this point. "The Dry Land" is the Chicagoans third full-length album, and the follow-up to 2020's "Mandala of Fear": a criminally overlooked masterpiece, for those who missed the memo. Real l...
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OVERKILL's D.D. VERNI Announces Second Solo Album, 'Dreadful Company'
M-Theory Audio has announced the second album, and first for M-Theory Audio, from VERNI. If the name sounds familiar, VERNI is the solo project of legendary bassist D.D. Verni, better known as the bassist and a founding member of thrash metal legends OVERKILL. D.D. has held the bottom end of OVERK...
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KITTIE's MORGAN LANDER On Her Sister MERCEDES: 'Playing Music Together Is Something That Has Been Born In Us'
In a new interview with Terrie Carr of the Morristown, New Jersey radio station 105.5 WDHA, KITTIE guitarist/vocalist Morgan Lander was asked if she ever thought that she would still be making music with her bandmates 25 years after the release of their debut album. She responded...
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DAVID DRAIMAN Says ROGER WATERS Is 'A Monster', 'A Coward' And 'A Hypocrite' Who Is 'Antisemitic To His Rotten Core'
In a recent interview with Linda Advocate, DISTURBED singer David Draiman, who is of Jewish heritage, was asked about a supposed "ongoing feud" between him a...
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Next POSSESSED Album Will 'Definitely' Be 'Different', Says JEFF BECERRA
In a new interview with El Planeta Del Rock, POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2019's "Revelations Of Oblivion" LP. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm about halfway done — a little more than halfway done...
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SEBASTIAN BACH Explains His Detroit Outburst, Says 'A**holes' Comment Was Directed At His Pre-SKID ROW Band MADAM X
Sebastian Bach says that his "assholes" comment during his concert in Detroit was directed at his former bandmates in his pre-SKID ROW group MADAM X and not the New Jersey band where he found fame three and a half decades ago. The 56-year-old singer's outburst came during last night's...
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Why AVENGED SEVENFOLD Performed 'Dear God' Live For First Time In 15 Years During Jakarta Concert
AVENGED SEVENFOLD performed "Dear God", a song from the band's self-titled fourth album, live for the first time in 15 years during AVENGED's May 25 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia. Speaking to Medcom.id, AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows stated about the decision to play the track...
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KERRY KING: Religion Is 'A Farce'
In a new interview with Consequence, Kerry King spoke about his tendency to write lyrics — with both SLAYER and his solo project — that are critical of organized religion. Asked what he sees in the real world that leads him to write songs on that topic, Kerry replied: "Well, I think it's a farce.
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MAX CAVALERA: Why I Don't Have A Cell Phone
In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera spoke about his recent decision to launch his official Instagram account with the help of his wife and manager Gloria Cavalera. He said: "Yeah, I think it was...