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1. Watch: ACCEPT Performs With Guitarist JOEL HOEKSTRA For First Time

   
   Legendary German/American metallers ACCEPT kicked off their South American tour last night (Wednesday, May 10 at Carioca Club Pinheiros in São Paulo, Brazil. It marked the band's first appearance with WHITESNAKE and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Joel Hoekstra, who is temporarily filling in for...

2. RITCHIE BLACKMORE Pays Tribute To DUANE EDDY: 'He Will Always Be My Number One Inspiration'

   
   DEEP PURPLE's Ritchie Blackmore has paid tribute to Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero who died earlier this week at age 86. Eddy passed away of cancer Tuesday at the Williamson Health hospital in Franklin, Tennessee, according to his wife, Deed Abbate. On Wednesday (May 1), Ritchie took to...

3. NIGHTWISH's New Single Is Eight And A Half Minutes Long: 'The Chorus Comes In At 3:30', Says TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

   
   NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spoke to Kerrang! magazine about the symphonic metal veterans' upcoming album, "Yesterwynde". Due on September 20, 2024 via Nuclear Blast, it marks the band's tenth studio LP, following on from the release of "Human. :II: Nature." in 2020....

4. MARTY FRIEDMAN Releases Music Video For 'Dead Of Winter' From Upcoming 'Drama' Album

   
   Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has released the official music video for "Dead Of Winter", the second single from his upcoming solo album, "Drama", due on May 17 via Frontiers Music Srl. The track features vocals by Chris Brooks from LIKE A STORM and marks Marty's first solo release featur...

5. Unofficial BATHORY Biography 'From Hades To Valhalla' To Be Released In English For First Time

   
   Pagan Records and Monomaniax will release the English-language edition of "From Hades To Valhalla… Bathory - The Epic Story", the unofficial biography of one of the most influential metal bands of all time. Written by renowned metal journalist José Luis Cano Barron, this comprehensive tome delves in...

6. Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE Is Selling Gear Via REVERB

   
   The official Gilby Clarke Reverb shop is now open for business. In the shop, you'll find beautiful guitars and other gear that Gilby Clarke has used over the course of his long career. Clarke rose to acclaim in the hard rock scene, starting his career in the '80s as a guitarist in the Polygram Recor...

7. VINCE NEIL On MÖTLEY CRÜE Entering ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'We'll Probably Be Dead When They Induct Us'

   
   MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil says that "it would be pretty cool" for his band to get inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Despite the fact that artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard...

8. MARTY FRIEDMAN On The Possibility Of Him Rejoining MEGADETH: 'I Don't Think That's Realistic'

   
   In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was asked what it was like to rejoin his former band twice on stage in six months last year — first in February 2023 at Tokyo, Japan's famed Budokan and then in early August 2023 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wack...

9. JOHNNY CHRIST: 'It Would Be A Huge Honor' For AVENGED SEVENFOLD To Get Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

   
   In a new interview with The Jesea Lee Show, AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ was asked if he thinks his band will ever get inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't know, first off. That is up to the powers that be, the fans, I g...

10. MUSHROOMHEAD Announces October 2024 U.S. Tour

    
    Cleveland theatrical art-metal ensemble MUSHROOMHEAD will embark on a U.S. tour this October. Support on the trek will come from UPON A BURNING BODY, THERE IS NO US and MIND INCISION. Tour dates: Oct. 04 - Buffalo, NY - Rec Room Oct. 05 - Hampton Beach, NH – Wally's Oct. 06 - Worchester, MA - Pallad...

11. ELOY CASAGRANDE Releases First Statement As Member Of SLIPKNOT: 'Thank You For Trusting Me'

    
    Eloy Casagrande has released the first statement as a member of SLIPKNOT. The former SEPULTURA drummer, whose addition to SLIPKNOT was officially announced on Tuesday (April 30), took to his social media today to share a photo of him in wearing his SLIPKNOT mask and outfit, and he included the follo...

12. STEVE PERRY Records New Version Of JOURNEY's 'It Could Have Been You' With THE EFFECT

    
    Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry has recorded a new version of the band's song "It Could Have Been You" with THE EFFECT, the group featuring Trevor "Trev" Lukather (son of TOTO's Steve Lukather) on guitars, Nic Collins (son of Phil Collins) on drums and Steve Maggiora (TOTO) on keyboards. Perry...

13. Charismatic Leaders

    
    Powerful, melodic and pointedly experimental, WHEEL have steadily become one of the most reliably original bands in the post-djent, prog metal world. Many bands have followed in the wake of PERIPHERY, TESSERACT, KARNIVOOL and other pioneering forces in heavy music, but few have found such a unique n...

14. JOHN PETRUCCI Completes Recording Guitars For New DREAM THEATER Album: 'I'm So Happy With How They Came Out'

    
    DREAM THEATER's John Petrucci has completed laying down the guitar tracks for the band's sixteenth studio album. The upcoming effort will mark the progressive metal legends' first LP since drummer Mike Portnoy's return to the group last October. Earlier today (Wednesday, May 1), Petrucci shared a vi...

15. Watch: Reactivated TERRORIZER Plays First Comeback Concert At Portugal's SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST

    
    The reactivated TERRORIZER played its first comeback show last Thursday (April 25) at the SWR Barroselas Metalfest in Barroselas, Portugal. Professionally filmed video of the entire concert can be seen below. TERRORIZER's current lineup consists of Pete "Commando" Sandoval (MORBID ANGEL, I AM MORBI...