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METAL ALLEGIANCE SET TO ROCK ANAHEIM WITH SPECIAL 10th ANNIVERSARY SHOW ON JANUARY 25TH 2024

Story: Ralph Greco, Jr. METAL ALLEGIANCE began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community’s most revered trailblazers, armed with a list of contributors onstage (and off) that read like a Wikipedia entry on the genre itself. On January 25th 2024, the band will re-assemble at The […]

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SWING OF THE BLADE: MORE STORIES FROM METAL BLADE RECORDS OUT MAY 9

WATCH “SWING OF THE BLADE” PROMO VIDEO PRE-ORDERS LIVE NOW [[ADD LINK]]   Swing of the Blade: More Stories from Metal Blade Records follows Brian Slagel‘s critically acclaimed 2017 book, For the Sake of Heaviness, which delivered a compelling inside look at how a metal-obsessed California teen built Metal Blade Records into the preeminent international home of heavy music. Rabid readers demanded more anecdotes, more […]

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METAL BLADE RECORDS Launch a New Playlist & Merch Design from Travis Smith in Celebration of 40th Anniversary

PLUS: Celebrate Metal Blade Records’ 40th Anniversary all Saturday & Sunday on The Metal 2 Channel – 48 hours of Metal Blade!   Metal Blade Records, the fiercely independent label that launched Metallica, Slayer, Armored Saint, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, and dozens more iconic heavy metal bands, continues its 40th Anniversary Celebration in 2022 with the […]

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Anthrax’s FRANK BELLO Announces Debut Solo EP with Rare Bird

Then I’m Gone Includes Scored Audiobook with excerpts from his autobiography Photo: Jeremy Saffer Frank Bello and Rare Bird proudly present the famed Anthrax bassist’s debut solo EP, Then I’m Gone. Issued as a deluxe gatefold split 12”, the EP contains three songs alongside excerpts from his 2021 autobiography, read by the author and accompanied by […]

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Happy 60th Birthday, Cliff!

  The life of legendary, late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton will be celebrated on “Cliff Burton Day” February 10th with a special live stream at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST. WATCH HERE: YouTube.com/GOMEZGRIP. Emceed by Nicholas Gomez, the party will include Big Mick, Metal Joe, Gary Holt (EXODUS, SLAYER), Dan Riley, Brian Lew, Dean Delray, Brian Slagel, Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Mike Bordin (FAITH NO MORE), Canada Dave, Connie Burton […]

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Meshiaak Announces the New Lineup Change for Upcoming Third Album

Adding Guitarist Logan Mader and Drummer Jon Dette Meshiaak Seeks Bass Player + Relocates to America Meshiaak announces the new lineup change for their third album adding guitarist Logan Mader (Once Human, ex-Machine Head, ex-Soulfly). Also, Jon Dette (Testament, Slayer) rejoins the fold on drums. Original member Dette played drums on the first Meshiaak album Alliance of Thieves. The band parted ways with guitarist Dean Wells, drummer David […]

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