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A Post-Hardcore Band Currently Has the Third Biggest Song on TikTok

Watch Metallica unload Battery in latest pro-shot footage from Las Vegas Sphere residency

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Hate Crew - A Visual History' To Be Released In April 2027
In April 2027, "Children of Bodom Hate Crew - A Visual History", an extensive visual book documenting the history of Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM, will be released. Compiled by Finnish music journalist and author Timo Isoaho, the 240-page publication covers more than three decades of the ban...
METALLICA Shares Pro-Shot Video Of 'Sad But True' Performance From Fifth Show Of Las Vegas Sphere Residency
METALLICA has shared professionally filmed video of the "Sad But True" performance from the fifth show of the band's "Life Burns Faster" residency, which took place on October 15 at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check it out below. The residency includes 24 performances presented as 12 "No Repeat Wee...
NICKO MCBRAIN On Next IRON MAIDEN Album: 'I Would Love To' Play 'A Couple Of Songs On It. Why Not?'
In a new interview with Berlin, Germany's Star FM, longtime IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain once again expressed hopes to be involved with his former bandmates in a studio capacity even if he can't play drums on a full album. McBrain announced his retirement on December 7, 2024 in a statement on M...
RUSH Touring Drummer ANIKA NILLES Partners With EVANS x ProMark For Limited Artist Collection
EVANS and ProMark have introduced the Anika Nilles limited artist collection: featuring a limited run of premium percussion gear designed alongside Anika herself, with many items featuring her original artwork. From her early days as a YouTube phenomenon to touring the planet with legendary artist...
Trollywood
Mainstays of the folk metal scene for the last 20 years, TROLLFEST are best known for being inordinately silly bastards. This, it hardly needs saying, is their chief selling point, and their appeal lies entirely on entertaining people with a similarly ridiculous sense of humor, which is not somethin...
IRON MAIDEN And Z2 Present 'Somewhere In Time: The Graphic Album' Celebrating LP's 40th Anniversary
Z2, the leading publisher of music-driven graphic novels and illustrated books, is collaborating once again with heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Somewhere In Time" with a new, star-studded graphic album anthology that dives deep into the menacing science-fiction...

