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Front-row fan-filmed video of PANTERA’s entire May 27 performance at the Metalhead Meeting at Romexpo in Bucharest, Romania can be seen below. The show marked PANTERA’s second live concert in Europe in 23 years — since May 2000, when the band last toured the continent in support of what would be the…

Legendary German/American metallers ACCEPT have released a new music video for “Samson And Delilah”, a song that originally appeared on the band’s 2021 album, “Too Mean To Die”. The performance footage was filmed on February 18, 2023 in Filderstadt, Germany during ACCEPT’s “Too Mean To Die” European…

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, who consist of AEROSMITH’s Joe Perry, actor Johnny Depp and legendary rocker Alice Cooper, along with producer and songwriter Tommy Henriksen, have been forced to postpone their three U.S. tour dates originally scheduled to take place later this week.
According to an official sta…

According to CNN, Universal Music Group is in talks to acquire QUEEN’s catalog from Disney Music Group.
The source added that the sale could surpass $1 billion and that the deal is “expected to close within one month.”
According to Music Business Worldwide, Disney Music Group owns the band’s recorde…

KISS has announced one final concert in Australia, set to take place on Saturday, October 7 at Sydney’s 83,500-capacity Accor Stadium. The surprise show, billed as “The Final Curtain”, will mark the band’s first and only appearance in Australia following the “End Of The Road” Australian tour in Augu…

Professor Reggie Almeida of the Gracie Barra Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Spring Hill, Tennessee, who has been traveling with MEGADETH on the band’s recent tours, has uploaded backstage and performance video of MEGADETH’s appearances at Knotfest Australia, which took place March 24 in Melbourne, Ma…

Southern California metal band AVENGED SEVENFOLD have evolved over the years, and that progression is amplified on their latest album, “Life Is But A Dream…” The band came out of the gate with 2001’s “Sounding the Seventh Trumpet” and 2003’s “Waking the Fallen”, which established them as early me…

HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta joined MACHINE HEAD on stage during the latter band’s May 28 performance at the Milwaukee Metal Fest at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to perform the MH classic “Davidian”. Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below.
For the Milwaukee Metal…

A: Lately, I find myself writing melodies over the 1–b3–b7–B6 [Editor’ Note: Am7-Cmaj7-G7-Fmaj7] progression in a minor mode with all diatonic seventh chords. The voice leading within the chords is super smooth and I can write melodies of a few different moods over the same chords.Current obsession: In the last few years, I’ve been really into Muğam, the classical music from Azerbaijan. It has so much fire and life in it, and is a very improvisational genre. There are elements of Persian and Turkish music in it, both of which I have played for a long time, but the Azeris certainly give it their own original flavor. The music is very passionate sounding, and the ornamentation and microtones are really exciting to me. It’s been really fun translating that music to fretless guitar.Jason Shadrick Associate EditorA: I didn’t really get harmony until I studied it deeply in college. One of my favorite progressions born out of that season was 1–b7–b6–5, which is a great way to practice descending dominant arpeggios, blues scales, and was copped by Setzer for “Stray Cat Strut.”Current obsession: I’m working on an unannounced project that is really reinforcing my appreciation for being an eternal student. Seeing guitarists at the height of their success get real joy out of learning something new is just as inspiring as hearing a ripping solo. Ted Drozdowski Editorial DirectorA: I’m obsessed with D–G–F–D/G–Bb–D/Bb–A–D. I stumbled across it a few years ago when I was writing a song about the ghosts I live with—metaphorically—and it fit the haunting, haunted mood and my moderate-tempo fingerpicking. It comes from my fascination for Pink Floyd. Now, I’ve used variations for rockers and other tunes, to the extent where I need to roadblock it. Current obsession: Gigs! I’m currently embroiled in a major creative project that’s diverting my attention from booking and playing gigs, which is disappointing because I’m longing for the musical and mental health benefits I get from performing.Dan Lynch Reader of the MonthA: I enjoy moving chords around in diatonic thirds, and using a passing chord to get there. Thirds can be pretty boring if you go straight there, so using a passing chord creates interest. For example: Cmaj7–B7–Em7–Dm7–Galt–Cmaj7–Cmaj7–E7–Am7–Fmaj7–Fm7–Cmaj7.Current obsession: I have always found enjoyment not just in the playing of instruments but also in building and modifying them as well. Recently I have gotten into building my own pedals. It’s just another part of the hobby/obsession, where I can relax and do something with my hands.