Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown is putting out a new plug-in for DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) and studio applications. He teamed up with Joey Sturgis Tones to bring you his classic bass tones you've come to know and love with a JST twist. From rock and metal to southern rock and country, Bassforge Rex Brown ...
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Ivan Moody has said in a new interview that FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's eighth studio album will likely arrive in early 2020. The band is recording its new disc with its regular producer, Kevin Churko, in FIVE FINGER's hometown of Las Vegas. Asked by Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio what fans can expect to hear ...
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Max Cavalera (SEPULTURA, SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) joined Philip Anselmo on stage yesterday (Saturday, July 20) at the Dynamo Metalfest in Eindhoven, Netherlands to perform the PANTERA classic "Walk". Video footage of Max's appearance can be seen below. Last month, Anselmo spoke to Graspop Metal Meeting about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs ...
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SATYRICON frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven joined Philip Anselmo on stage earlier today (Friday, July 19) at the Gefle Metal Festival in Gävle, Sweden to perform the PANTERA classic "I'm Broken". Video footage of Satyr's appearance can be seen below. Last year, Satyr said that his EIBON project ultimately disintegrated as a result of Anselmo's severe ...
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SLAYER has released a teaser for what appears to be some sort of cinematic surprise, to be made available the fall. The 40-second clip features "Orange Is The New Black" star Jessica Pimentel and veteran actor Danny Trejo. Pimentel, who plays Maria Ruiz in "Orange Is The New Black", is also the frontwoman of the ...
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"Problems", a brand new song from STITCHED UP HEART, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming sophomore album, "Darkness", which will be released in the spring of 2020 via RED Music. The 13-song follow-up to 2016's "Never Alone" was produced by produced by Matt Good of FROM FIRST TO LAST ...
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Tickets for SLAYER's November 30 show at the "Fabulous" Forum went on sale last Friday and by the end of the day, had sold out. Due to the quick sellout, today SLAYER announces a second Forum show now confirmed for Friday, November 29 for fans who may have missed out on getting tickets. This show ...
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The second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of HELLYEAH's sixth studio album, "Welcome Home", can be seen below. The disc will be released on Friday, September 27 via Eleven Seven Music. Speaking about the early sessions for the LP, HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell said: "We kind of just went ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman, performing on July 13 at the Rockmaraton festival in Dunaújváros, Hungary can be seen below. Last month, Anselmo spoke to Graspop Metal Meeting about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs during ...
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New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER will release their first album in 27 years, "Mourn The Southern Skies", on September 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band now features founding members Vinnie La Bella (guitar) and Kyle Thomas (vocals) along with Jason Viebrooks (HEATHEN) on bass, Marzi Montazeri (ex-SUPERJOINT RITUAL, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ...
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GODSMACK guitarist Tony Rombola and bassist Robbie Merrill talked to Eonmusic about their rise to fame, their memories of PANTERA's Abbott brothers, and of the impact that touring on Ozzfest in the early 2000s had on their career. Speaking at last month's Download festival, Rombola said: "Within six months [of the release of ...
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New photos of Vinnie Paul Abbott's grave marker next to that of his brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, can be seen below. The pictures were taken by Steve Quarrella and tweeted out by Black Sabbath Online's Joe Siegler, who wrote in an accompanying message: "A friend of mine was in Arlington TX today and ...
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SLAYER will set off on "The Final Campaign", the seventh and final leg of its farewell world tour. This last hurrah will start at the ExploreAsheville Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, and see the band taking its goodbye bow at the Los Angeles Forum on Saturday, November 30. Accompanying SLAYER for this last ride are ...
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STITCHED UP HEART singer Alecia "Mixi" Demner spoke to "BODS Mayhem Hour" about her band's collaboration with GODSMACK's Sully Erna on "Lost", the first single from STITCHED UP HEART's upcoming album, "Darkness". Mixi said: "Man, he's just been incredible. We became friends a couple of years ago. We collaborated on a couple of songs. And ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman, performing earlier today (Friday, July 5) at the Exit festival in Novi Sad, Serbia can be seen below. Last month, Anselmo spoke to Graspop Metal Meeting about his decision to play a number ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman, performing on June 29 at the Underworld in London, England can be seen below. Last month, Anselmo spoke to Graspop Metal Meeting about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs during the ...
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A PANTERA "Vulgar Display of Power" 3D Vinyl limited edition is available now for pre-order at this location. Officially licensed, each is hand-painted, numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity printed on the back. Created to capture some of the most iconic images in album art, this 3D Vinyl is 12 inches ...
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The official music video for the song "Oh My God" from HELLYEAH can be seen below. The clip was directed by William "Wombat" Felch and second DP Sebastien Paquet. "Oh My God" is taken fromHELLYEAH's sixth studio album, "Welcome Home", which will be released on September 27 via Eleven Seven Music. The disc contains the ...
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STITCHED UP HEART's official music video for the song "Lost" can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance by Sully Erna of GODSMACK, is taken from STITCHED UP HEART's forthcoming sophomore album, "Darkness", which will be released in the spring of 2020 via RED Music. The 13-song follow-up to 2016's "Never Alone" ...
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Billy Gibbons has revealed that he is set to appear on the forthcoming album by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. The ZZ TOP founder, who made the revelation while speaking to Eonmusic at Hellfest in France, also disclosed that Dave Grohl has been working with the desert rock band. The news came on ...
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HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell has penned an open letter to Vinnie Paul Abbott on the first anniversary of the drummer's death. Maxwell wrote: "Vince, in the blink of an eye, everything changed. I'm writing you this letter to tell you how much I miss and love you. Never could I have imagined you not being ...
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Today (Saturday, June 22) marks the first anniversary of the passing of PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer Vincent Paul Abbott, a.k.a. Vinnie Paul, who died at the age of 54 in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas. The official cause of death was dilated cardiomyopathy, an enlarged heart, as well as severe coronary artery ...
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On June 20, Philip Anselmo spoke to Graspop Metal Meeting about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs during the current European tour with his solo band, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS. "Honestly, it was not even part of the gameplan until Vince [PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott] died," he said. "And ...
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Before playing a raging PANTERA set at this weekend's Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Dessel, Belgium, Philip Anselmo dropped by the Graspop studio to face "The Wheel Of Death" with Goe Vur In Den Otto. Check out the results below. PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS kicked off their European tour at Graspop on Thursday, ...
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KnuckleBonz, creator of the Rock Iconz music collectible series, has announced the production of a set of PANTERA "Cowboys From Hell" collectible statues, available for pre-order now at this location. This is a limited-edition collectible; only 3,000 of each statue are made by hand and sold worldwide. Each statue is hand-painted and numbered ...
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Hard rockers STITCHED UP HEART have released the official lyric video for the title track of their upcoming album, "Darkness". Check it out below. The disc will be released in the spring of 2020 via RED Music. "The song 'Darkness' is dedicated to a few of our closest fans of the band," states STITCHED UP ...
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San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends DEATH ANGEL were firing on all cylinders in the late eighties. Their talent was abundant and simply undeniable. Their songwriting was thoughtful and memorable. It seemed as though the world was their oyster. But nagging legal woes and a near-fatal tour bus crash derailed the band's forward momentum. ...
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During a recent interview with Australia's Heavy magazine, DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara spoke at length about his decision to become a vegan four years ago. "I did that for the suffering of animals," Fafara explained," (hear audio below). "If you've ever seen how a cow suffers... Yeah, you may love cheese, but you ...
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SATANS TAINT, the band featuring former OVERKILL guitarist Bobby Gustafson, will release its new album, "Destruction Ritual", on August 2 via Megaforce Records. The first single from the disc, "Desecration", can be streamed below. Gustafson describes the song as "a bit of old-school thrash with a touch of the newer, groove-oriented metal. It refers back ...
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HELMET will celebrate its 30th anniversary by embarking on a tour of Europe and the U.S. this fall. That 30-city trek will see the band perform a 30-song set each night with no openers. Band leader Page Hamilton said: "The day John, Peter and I auditioned Henry is the day I consider to be the ...
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