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An agreement between Chris Cornell’s widow Vicky and the surviving members of Soundgarden have come to an agreement over the eventual release of the final songs the late vocalist recorded with the band. According to a prepared statement by the band, the two sides opted to settle the matter outside of court, rather than drag

Last Thursday, Dave Lombardo dropped a bit of a bombshell on Testament fans looking forward to seeing him play live with the legendary thrash band when he announced that he wouldn’t be touring with them this year. At the time, no one from the band had commented on the matter but it sounds like we

Exmortus recently announced their signing to Nuclear Blast Records, and now, they’ve announced a new record, Necrophony, out August 25. The record is available for preorder now and will be the band’s sixth studio album. Guitarist and vocalist Conan says about the forthcoming record:  “Necrophony was an album title idea for as long as I can remember.

Vulvodynia, hailing from South Africa, just dropped a new single, “Eulogy of Ashes,” which is a tribute to The Black Dahlia Murder‘s late Trevor Strnad. Fittingly for a Trevor tribute, the song is more melodic than a lot of the band’s work. They usually have a more brutal, slamming sound. The song also explores themes

With a name like “Of Romulus,” we definitely expected Star Trek-themed metal, and this band deliver and then some. [embedded content] Trekkies rejoice—Heather Michael and Jason Ashcraft, formerly of Helion Prime, are doing a new project with Chelsea McMasters, formerly of Dire Peril. This new project has already graced us with a debut song of

Man, what a wild release day we had yesterday, huh? Not only did Metallica drop 72 Seasons and people had opinions, but Jesus Piece’s …So Unknown and Overkill’s Scorched are absolutely worth your time. Both of those albums kick all kinds of ass, so if Metallica turns you off, you have those recommendations from yours

Being good at drums is something I’ll never be able to fathom, so it’s always cool to see someone that knows their way around a kit really kill it. Enter this video from Drumeo that has ex-stOrk drummer Thomas Lang sit down and learn Metallica‘s “Lux Æterna” as fast as possible. If you’re not aware

A newly remastered edition of the classic Black Sabbath live album Live Evil is coming out on June 2 to commemorate its 40th anniversary and to remember the late, great Ronnie James Dio. Available as a 4-CD set, a 4-LP set, or as a digital purchase, this version of Live Evil preserves the original performance

After 40 years of releases and decades of being at the top of the mountain, each new Metallica release has too much baggage and too many expectations attached the moment one’s announced. Such was the case when 72 Seasons, their 12th studio effort, came out of nowhere last November. As soon as details surfaced and

A combination of high heat and humidity are being blamed for a scary situation during last night’s Kiss concert in Manaus, Brazil, after bassist and casket peddler Gene Simmons reportedly felt ill and needed to play the rest of the show sitting down. According to G1, the band was in the middle of playing “Say

Fresh off their tour with Cradle of Filth, DevilDriver are gearing up for the May 12 release of their 10th studio effort Dealing With Demons, Vol. 2 by releasing the album’s second single, “If Blood Is Life.” Featuring footage taken directly from their latest stint on the road, the accompanying music video for “If Blood

Eclectic Japanese metal band Boris are heading out on tour later this month and to mark the occasion, they released an official music video for the track “Nosferatou” that should give you a pretty good idea of what their shows are like. Tickets are on sale now. The track is originally featured on the band’s

It turns out that Nikki Sixx won’t be the only Mötley Crüe member to get featured on Dolly Parton’s rock album, tentatively titled “Rock Star,” as John 5 took to social media earlier today to announce his involvement as well. According to his tweet earlier today, the guitarist said he was “honored” that he got

After eight years of radio silence, Acid King are back with their new album, Beyond Vision, out now via Blues Funeral Recordings. The new album dives more heavily into psychedelia and progressive influences much more than their previous, more straightforward desert rock records. Recently, we were fortunate enough to sit down with vocalist, guitarist, and

The ongoing beef between Mötley Crüe and their former guitarist Mick Mars has garnered the attention of at least another guitarist who’s been estranged from his band for years now — K.K. Downing. The ex-Judas Priest guitarist sent an audio message to Blabbermouth this past Saturday, outlining his thoughts on the matter, as well as

Earlier this year, Megadeth fans everywhere were instantly jealous of anyone that got to attend the band’s performance at the Budokan in Tokyo, as it was quickly announced that former Megadeth member Marty Friedman would join the band for a couple songs that night. Coming on to play three songs: “Countdown to Extinction,” “Tornado of

In bummer news for Nightwish fans, the band announced they will not be touring in the foreseeable future. This extends to their next album cycle, and possibly further. They posted a statement on social media that explains their decision: “After the planned shows for June 2023 we will be ‘hanging up our spurs’ for an

Shane Embury‘s solo project, Dark Sky Burial, just released a new record, Nascentes Morimur Morientes Nascimur, out now. Known for his work with, of course, Napalm Death, Embury also made music with Venemous Concept, Lock Up, and Brujeria, and now, the bass player and icon is focusing on his solo work. This record is the

Septicflesh are unveiling a digital EP, Reconstruction, featuring revised versions of songs from their latest record, Modern Primitive. The album is streamable now through Nuclear Blast. The songs on the album were recorded with an orchestra and a choir to achieve an even more symphonic sound than the heavy yet orchestra band normally go for.

Are we really surprised? In a recent interview with Consequence, Robert Trujillo admitted that Metallica fans don’t like it when the band take things in more experimental directions. Specifically, he feels that fans get “pissed off” when the band push their sound in new directions. We’re all thinking of Saint Anger with this I’m sure,