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To The Detested The perfect soundtrack to a hot, humid and hostile summer, thrash metal still exerts a power that few other genres can match. A brief fallow period in the ’90s aside, great bands have rarely been hard to find, and the last decade has been particularly ...

DAVID ELLEFSON: 'LEMMY Played The Bass Like An Acoustic Guitar' In a new interview with Oran O’Beirne of Bloodstock TV, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked when he was first introduced to the music of MOTÖRHEAD and how he was influenced by ...

JOHN CORABI On JACK RUSSELL's Passing: 'You Hate To See Any Of Your Heroes Or Musical Peers' Die In a new interview with link textUltimate Classic Rock, former MÖTLEY CRÜE and current THE DEAD DAISIES frontman John Corabi spoke about the recent passing of ...

MEGADETH Guitarist TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI: 'The Plan Is To Get The Next Album Done' In 2025 In a new interview with John The Metal Mailman, MEGADETH guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari was asked if there has been any talk of him and his bandmates working on new music. He ...

CHARLIE BENANTE On Next ANTHRAX Album: 'There Are Three Songs That Don't Sound Like Anything We've Done Before' ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante and guitarist Scott Ian spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about the progress of the recording sessions for the ...

SYSTEM OF A DOWN And DEFTONES Draw 50,000 Fans To San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Around 50,000 fans attended the inaugural event of what the promoter has named the Golden Gate Park Concerts on Saturday, August 17 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The ...

Watch: AC/DC Plays Final Concert Of 'Power Up' Summer 2024 European Tour In Dublin Legendary hard rockers AC/DC played the 24th and final concert of their “Power Up” European tour on Saturday, August 17 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. The setlist for ...

KISS's GENE SIMMONS Receives 'Key To The City' Of Niagara Falls, Boulevard Named In His Honor KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was awarded a “Key To The City” of Niagara Falls, New York, along with a downstreet named in his honor. In a special ...

Longtime DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist GALDER Announces His Departure From The Band Longtime DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Galder (real name Thomas Rune Andersen) has announced his departure from the band. On Sunday (August 18), Galder took to his social media to write: ...

W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: 'METALLICA Did Not Become METALLICA Until About '…And Justice For All'' During an appearance on the August 15 episode of SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless was ...