FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's ERIC 'A.K.' KNUTSON: 'You Can Either Fight A.I. Or You Can Learn How To Use It'

In a new interview with Tomasz Michalski of Poland's MetalSide, vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artifici...

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JOEY VERA on Armored Saint: ' It's our island. We do what we do, and people either like it or they don't' : Metal-Rules.com

Spread the metal:More than four decades after co-founding Armored Saint, bassist Joey Vera remains as passionate about the band as ever. While his career has [...]

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Tommy Lee Fires Back at Critics Who Tell HIm to 'Shut Up and Play Drums'

Motley Crue drummer isn't afraid of backlash for his political opinions.

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46 Years Ago Today: One of the Greatest Rock Albums of All Time Hit No. 1 - And It Still Rocks

One of the greatest rock albums of all time hit No. 1 on this day 46 years ago and it still rocks.

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Dave Mustaine Recalls 'Very Shy' Teemu Mäntysaari When He Joined Megadeth: 'Your Life's Going to Change... Beyond Your Wildest Dreams'

'We play like we've been playing together forever.'

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Judas Priest get an almighty homecoming as they close out Bloodstock Festival 2026

Rob Halford confirms Judas Priest are working on a new album as they bring some of heavy metal's greatest anthems home to Bloodstock

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BRUCE DICKINSON Says His New Solo Album Will Be 'Heavy As S***'

At last month's San Diego Comic-Con, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson spoke to VSX about "The Mandrake Project", his cross-media multimedia concept, combining a heavy metal solo album and a 12-issue...

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Can Music Really Bring People Together? KREATOR's SAMI YLI-SIRNIÖ And FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ Weigh In

In a new interview with Kati Rausch of Music Interview Corner, guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö and bassist Frédéric Leclercq of German/Finnish/French thrash metal veterans KREATOR were asked if they think m...

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SAVATAGE's CHRIS CAFFERY On Performing With Orchestra In Pompeii: 'There Was An Overwhelming Amount Of Things Going On At Once'

On July 27, acclaimed progressive metal pioneers SAVATAGE played at the Amphitheater of Pompeii, one of the oldest surviving Roman amphitheaters in Pompei, Italy. The band played a spectacular show, a...

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Geoff Tate & Eric Martin - Liquid Rooms Edinburgh 8th August 2026 : Metal-Rules.com

Spread the metal:Geoff Tate & Eric Martin Liquid Rooms Edinburgh 8th August 2026 Review & Photography by Gavin Lowrey If ever there was an album [...]

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ANTHRAX Fill-In Drummer DARBY TODD Shares 'Caught In A Mosh' Drum-Cam Video From 2026 ROCK IMPERIUM Festival

Acclaimed U.K.-based session drummer Darby Todd has shared drum-cam video of him performing "Caught In A Mosh" with ANTHRAX live at this year's Rock Imperium festival on July 4, 2026 in Cartagena, Spa...

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Sheffield heavy metal fanzine marks 45th anniversary with new CD

Steel City Rock was compiled by Gaz Holmes who created the Skullcrusher fanzine in Sheffield in 1981.

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Dee Snider Explains Why Fans Will Never Hear His Best Work Outside of Twisted Sister

Dee Snider reveals that some of his best work will never truly be heard outside of Twisted Sister, pointing to the long-lost Desperado recordings as a painful example. With missing masters, lost bandm...

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The heroin bender that inspired a classic 1987 Guns N' Roses song

Guns N' Roses earned the nickname of 'World's Most Dangerous Band', but their self-destruction led to one of their first major anthems.

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Gary Holt Claims Exodus Is The 'Only Option' For A Thrash Metal Big Five

Gary Holt, guitarist for Exodus and Slayer, recently discussed Exodus' place in thrash metal history in an interview. The conversation centered on whether the

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MATT SORUM On GUNS N' ROSES' 2016 Reunion: 'When They Got Back Together, I Didn't Know Anything About It'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, Matt Sorum was asked if he was surprised when guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan reunited with singer Axl Rose in GUNS N' ROSES ...

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10 great Yngwie Malmsteen quotes – the maestro in his own words: “What I play fast will also sound good at a slower speed. If you slow down the fast licks that a lot of other guitarists do, people would puke”

The man who introduced Paganini to electric guitar, fired a gun in the studio, has a rig that can be seen from space… There is only one Yngwie Malmsteen

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'I Don't Believe In Making Full-Length Records Anymore'

In a new interview with Joann Butler In Studio With..., MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist and main songwriter Nikki Sixx was asked if he has a favorite album or song that he made during his four-and-a-half-decade c...

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Dio Knew Rainbow Was 'Folding,' and Promised Bob Daisley a New Band: 'Then I Saw the Headline 'Dio Joins Sabbath' in the Papers and Thought, 'Thanks for Telling Me, Ron''

'At the end of it, I thought, 'He knows something that I don't.''

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The bizarre gig that stopped Lemmy from having sex

A lot of bands have gotten annoyed over where they are in a lineup, but not many for the same reason that Lemmy did.

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“It’s always been Metal Overdrive”: Wacken founder Thomas Jensen…

With the PA still echoing on a 35th anniversary edition for the ages, we sit down with Wacken Open Air founder Thomas Jensen to find out how the event…

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Spent A Year Writing A NETFLIX Anime Theme Song

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently went on "Side Jams With Bryan Reesman" for an anime round table with singer/harpist Lindsay Schoolcraft and CROWN LANDS drummer/singer Cody Bowles. Du...

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BLAZE BAYLEY: 'The Legend Of IRON MAIDEN Belongs To PAUL DI'ANNO'

In a new interview with Metal OBS, former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley spoke about the passing of another ex-MAIDEN vocalist, Paul Di'Anno, who died in October 2024 at the age of 66. Blaze said (as...

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“Prog taught me to do whatever the hell you want – go in any direction you want”: 10 times Iron Maiden went shamelessly all-out prog

A fan of Jethro Tull and Genesis, Steve Harris always had the longform genre among his influences. Over the past four decades his band have made more and more of it

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METAL SHOP - '80s Metal Radio

"I'm Rich Rock playing Kick Ass '80s Metal Radio Hits... Maiden, Priest, Crüe, Metallica, Ratt, Scorps and more!"

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BRENT FITZ, Drummer For TRIUMPH And SLASH, Gets Part Of Winnipeg Street Named After Him

Part of Bellavista Crescent in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada's Crestview neighborhood has been given an honorary name: Brent Fitz Way. Brent Fitz has drummed with the likes of Slash and Canadian rock ban...

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Jason Becker Wishes He Could Have Given His David Lee Roth Album 'A Hundred Percent'

Guitarist was beginning to feel the effects of ALS, leaving him unable to give ‘A Little Ain’t Enough’ his full focus.

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