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By David E. Gehlke
The cancelation of ANTHRAX’s fall continental European tour dates wasn’t enough to sour bassist Frank Bello’s mood on a late September afternoon Zoom call. The permanently outgoing Bello doesn’t appear to be one to dwell on the negative after ANTHRAX and virtually every other band…

In a new interview with the “Heavy Demons” radio show, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton spoke about the band’s decision to cover Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell” as a bonus track on QUEENSRŸCHE’s latest album, “Digital Noise Alliance”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “With the record comp…

BUTCHER BABIES’ cover version of rapper Saweetie’s chart-topping single “Best Friend” will be released on October 28. A teaser for the song’s accompanying music video is available below.
BUTCHER BABIES have been performing their cover of “Best Friend” at their recent live shows.
Speaking to Spain’s…

In a new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, country-pop superstar Carrie Underwood was asked how she got Axl Rose “out of hiding” to make a guest appearance with her at the Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, California for performances of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “Paradise City”. She r…

The last few years have found Devin Townsend in a somewhat fractious mood. 2019’s “Empath” was one of his most extravagant and unhinged releases to date: an epic prog metal monolith that threw an extraordinary number of disparate ideas together, with sublime but startling results. Last year’s “The P…

At last month’s Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale was asked by Heavy Consequence if she is ever concerned about alienating a portion of the band’s fans when she takes a stand that doesn’t match their current political views. She responded (as transcrib…

The YouTube metal nut attributes this Waking the Fallen song for getting him glued to guitar and introducing him to the dark, melodious undercurrents of combining the harmonic minor scale with chromaticism.Nik Nocturnal is a solo metal artist from Toronto, ON. Creating content ranging from reactions, reviews, covers, meme content, and even original metal music. Check out Nik’s YouTube channel here.

EXHUMED have been one of the most consistent bands forwarding an utterly savage display of late eighties / early nineties, grind influenced death metal. Frontman Matt Harvey’s extreme metal devotion has rightfully led to interesting stints and full-fledged ventures in bands as varied as EXODUS, REPU…

Genesis Publications has announced the official pre-order for the first-ever anthology of DEF LEPPARD, “Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard”, which begins today (Tuesday, October 18), with a worldwide release date forthcoming in spring 2023. Part memoir, part scrapbook, “Definitely: The Of…