
Classic rock: Tony Iommi has 469 million year-old fossil named after him
“I’ve had a bit of abuse from my friends about it who’ve enjoyed calling me an old fossil,” says Iommi. “But I think it’s great, a real honor”
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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: ‘I Could Fall Asleep Listening To MESHUGGAH; It Relaxes Me So Much’
In a new interview with Primordial Radio, former VAN HALEN bassist and current MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen spoke about his love for Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I could fall asleep listening to MESHUGGAH; it relaxes me so m…
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FRANK BELLO Is ‘Hoping’ To Get New ANTHRAX Album Out In 2024
In a new interview with Ultimate Guitar, ANTHRAX’s Frank Bello offered an update on the recording sessions for the band’s long-awaited follow-up to 2016’s “For All Kings” album. The bassist said: “We’re recording — guitars, drums. I’m actually recording my bass next month.
“What ANTHRAX does these d…

Orbit Culture announce new album ‘Descent’
ORBIT CULTURE have announced a new album! Titled Descent, the upcoming album from the Swedish metal band is the follow-up to 2020’s Nija, and is scheduled to be released in August this year,…
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ORBIT CULTURE Releases New Single, ‘From The Inside’
Sweden’s ORBIT CULTURE has released a new single, “From The Inside”. The track, which highlights the band’s blend of captivating songwriting loaded with infectious hooks and crushing melodies, is taken from ORBIT CULTURE’s upcoming album, “Descent”, due on August 18. The official music video for the…
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Ringworm release new song ‘Thought Crimes’
RINGWORM have released a brand new song! The new song, titled Thought Crimes, is taken from the American metallic hardcore band’s upcoming new album, Seeing Through Fire, which is scheduled to be released…
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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Reveals ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ Album Details
British rockers ASKING ALEXANDRIA will release their eighth full-length studio album, “Where Do We Go From Here?”, on August 25 via Better Noise Music. The 11-track effort was produced and mixed by Matt Good (HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, FROM FIRST TO LAST) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (DEFTONES, METALLICA)…
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JWJ Guitars Parlour and Orchestra review
JWJ Guitars is a relatively new name on the lutherie circuit, specialising in bespoke builds at off-the-peg prices. Interested? You probably should be…
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Five For Friday: July 7, 2023
This week brings us an explosive set of new releases, including the latest from Serpent Corpse, BlackBraid, Static Abyss and more!
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Bruce Kulick looks back on the time he rocked out with Michael Bolton and ended up in a Rodney Dangerfield movie
The year is 1985, and producer Neil Kernon wants Bolton to tap into the electric heat of the glam-metal rock revolution. They make the call to Mr. Bruce Kulick and the rest is history
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