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HATEBREED’s JAMEY JASTA Has Bought The Rights To MILWAUKEE METALFEST; Festival To Return In 2023

HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta has purchased the rights to Milwaukee Metalfest and plans to relaunch the multi-day festival in 2023. “I am so grateful and thrilled that [founder] Jack Koshick has passed the Milwaukee Metalfest torch off to me,” Jasta states. “He is a visionary and we will carry on the Milwaukee Metalfest legacy for...

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Vancouver Pop Radio Station Playing RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE On Repeat In “Protest”, But It’s Most Likely A Format Flip Publicity Stunt

The Vancouver “Pop Music” radio station 104.9 KISS-FM has been playing nothing but RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE‘s “Killing In The Name” on repeat as a reported sign of protest. The radio station, currently owned by Rogers media, recently laid off two on-air personalities, Sonia Sidhu and Kevin Lim, on June 29 and the rest of...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer ART CRUZ Is Moving To Richmond To Be Closer To The Band

LAMB OF GOD drummer Art Cruz is relocating from Los Angeles to Richmond, Virginia to be closer to his bandmates. In a new interview with “The Garza Podcast“, hosted by SUICIDE SILENCE guitarist Chris Garza, Art says: “What’s today? Tuesday? I’m moving to Richmond, Virginia on Thursday,” he said. “I’ve lived in Toronto [before], yeah,...

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MEGADETH’s DAVE MUSTAINE Says There Had Been ‘Enough Stuff’ That Led Up To His Firing Of DAVID ELLEFSON

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine says that “there had been enough stuff that had led up to” his decision to fire longtime bassist David Ellefson last year. In a new talk with Kerrang! Radio at U.K.’s Download festival this month, Mustaine said about bassist James LoMenzo‘s return to MEGADETH: “The bass is important, and James LoMenzo...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE Reveals He Received Death Threats From “Fans” After Joining The Band

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre recently discussed the criticism he and his fellow bandmates have faced since he joined the group as the replacement for original vocalist Geoff Tate. Speaking with the “Metal From The Inside” podcast, Todd said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “First of all, people have to remember: I was a big fan...

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There’s A New TENACIOUS D Album On The Way

It appears that TENACIOUS D is working on a follow-up to their 2018 studio album “Post-Apocalypto“. In a new interview with Carlota of Audacy Check In, TENACIOUS D‘s Jack Black revealed that the duo is currently working on new material. Black went on to say that he can’t reveal too much about the new album...