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The Nirvana camp have filed a motion to dismiss the current lawsuit filed against them by Spencer Elden, the now 30-year-old man who was photographed as a four-month-old boy for the iconic cover of the band’s 1990 album, Nevermind. Elden filed a suit in August claiming that neither he nor his legal guardians consented to the photo;

††† (Crosses), the collaborative project between Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and Far guitarist Shaun Lopez, have posted a cover of Q Lazzarus’s 1988 cult hit “Goodbye Horses.” Additionally, Lopez has announced that the outfit has signed a deal with Warner Records (formerly Warner Bros. Records). Posting to Instagram, he explained: “Very happy to announce that Crosses recently signed a worldwide deal with

In a new interview with SiriusXM’s Jose Mangin — conducted from inside Vinnie Paul’s old limo, which Mangin now owns — former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar claims he was once asked to replace Phil Anselmo in Pantera. Says Hagar: “How about if I tell you something crazy. I don’t believe it; I don’t believe

Trivium’s Matt Heafy has released a cover of “Jack’s Lament,” from the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. The track was originally written by Danny Elfman. Says Heafy of the cover: “Who else loves #nightmarebeforechristmas and it’s incredible soundtrack by #dannyelfman ?! I have always wanted a Christmas release AND a nightmare release. So now you

Meshuggah have postponed their planned February and March 2022 tour of the U.S. with Torche and Converge due to a serious skin issue suffered by one of their band members. New dates have been announced for September and October, but Converge are no longer involved. The band issued a statement explaining the postponement, as well

Haken guitarist Charlie Griffith has put together a Christmas-themed cover of Slayer’s “Seasons in the Abyss.” Protest the Hero frontman Rody Walker sings on the track, while other musicians to appear include Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess, The Absence/Inhuman Condition drummer Jeramie Kling, Cradle Of Filth bassist Daniel Firth, Haken drummer Ray Hearne (on tuba) and guitarist Dan Goldsworthy (My Minds Weapon). Griffith commented: “Injecting this song with some Christmas cheer

As you’ve likely deduced from the headline, Overkill and Prong have announced a U.S. tour for 2022. Here are the dates: 3/3 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance3/4 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium3/5 Pittsburgh, PA @ Jergels3/6 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues3/7 Columbus, OH @ The King Of Clubs3/8 Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s3/9 Ft. Wayne,

King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, have unveiled the latest entry in their “Sunday Lunch” series of cover videos that have captured the Internet’s attention in recent months. For their newest video, the couple have switched back to the tried-and-true formula of Robert on guitar and Toyah

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Metal icons Soulfly are proud to announce their 2022 U.S. Tour.The 35-date trek kicks off on February 7th in Las Vegas, NV, and will make stops in Seattle, Minneapolis, Nashville, and Baton Rouge before concluding in Gallup, New Mexico on March 19th. Joining the band for select dates is 200 Stab Wounds. Max Cavalera comments: “I’m

This past Saturday, December 18 saw the live return of Shadows Fall, who performed their first concert in six years at The Palladium in Worcester, MA. You can view fan-filmed footage from the performance below. The setlist was as follows: “Thoughts Without Words” “Enlightened by the Cold” “Of One Blood” “Fleshold” “Stepping Outside the Circle”

Matt Wolfe, who played drums for Byzantine from 2002 through 2015, has died. He was just 46 years old. A statement from the band indicated he died “from a long battle with addiction.” Wolfe was not Byzantine’s first drummer but was easily their best known, performing on all of their albums except for The Cicada

Whitechapel appear to have temporarily replaced drummer Alex Rudinger, who recently quit the band, with another one of their former drummers, Ernie Iniguez. Iniguez was the band’s tour drummer for several years prior to Rudinger. He refers to himself as a “fill-in” for Whitechapel on social media. You can watch video from Iniguez’s return to

Cosmic death metal band Blood Incantation  have just announced the release of their first ambient record, Timewave Zero, coming February 25, 2022. Recorded at World Famous Studio in Denver, Colorado, Timewave Zero will be available as 180g Gatefold LP+CD, Ltd. CD+Blu-ray Digipak and on all digital platforms. The Ltd. 2CD Digipak version will feature an additional 27-minute-long bonus track (“Chronophagia”)

Like everyone else in the world, I really dig Danny Brown’s song “Grown Up.” Not necessarily like everyone else reading this, I am not a fan of Korn, whose music I find to be inoffensive at best. And yet, this video of Brown covering Korn’s “Freak on a Leash” during a December 15 show in

Evanescence has released a cover of The Beatles’ “Across the Universe.” First performed by the band in 2018 as part of their Synthesis World Tour, the studio recording was made available earlier this year for the first time as part of the deluxe release of new LP The Bitter Truth. Listen below. Evanescence is heading back on

END, Portrayal Of Guilt, Yashira and Wake have announced a quick major market North American tour for March 2022. Dates: 03/03 Brooklyn, NY – St. Vitus03/05 Asbury Park, NJ – House Of Independents03/06 Boston, MA – Middle East Upstairs03/08 Montreal, QC – Cabaret Foufs03/09 Toronto, ON – Hard Luck03/10 Detroit, MI – Sanctuary03/11 Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen03/12 Minneapolis, MN

Archspire, Entheos, Inferi, and Vulvodynia will team up for this spring’s “Tech Trek V” tour. Dates are below (via The PRP): 04/13 Seattle, WA – El Corazón04/14 Portland, OR – Dante’s04/15 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst04/16 Los Angeles, CA – 172004/17 San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick04/18 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater04/19 Albuquerque,

Fans of John 5 who were disappointed the one-of-a-kind guitarist dropped his opening slot for Yngwie Malmsteen across the States this fall (due to Covid-19-related concerns), 2022 has a reward in store for you: the Rob Zombie sideman will be taking his own show on the road next spring and summer. The tour will run

Tool drummer Danny Carey is set to appear in a Kansas City-area court on January 12 for the incident that took place at the Kansas City International Airport on Sunday, December 12. The drummer was arrested for misdemeanor assault following a “disturbance” between Carey and an airport employee, and he was subsequently released on bail. Billboard has

Between the Buried and Me were one of the first metal bands to hit the road in the U.S. this past summer, and aside from a handful of shows bassist Dan Briggs had to miss due to contracting Covid-19 on the road, by all accounts it was a huge success. Originally planned for 2020 to