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VITRIOL’s Only Member KYLE RASMUSSEN Is Ready To Leave Vermont After Being Abandoned By The Rest Of The Band – Thanks To A $10,000 Crowdfund

There’s messy band feuds like Cradle Of Filth or the previously reported Dogma, there’s something pretty nuts about abandoning people on the side of the road who aren’t even sure where exactly they are. So, personally, Vitriol‘s implosion takes the cake for messiest of them all. Resorting to crowdfunding, the only remaining member of Vitriol […]

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JUSTIN CHANCELLOR Explains TOOL’s Slow Path Into New Record: “We Don’t Want It To Be On A Schedule, We Wanna Be Proud Of It”

For Tool bassist Justin Chancellor, the question about when the band will release new material follows him into almost every interview. In a recent conversation with The Australian’s Andrew McMillen, he admitted that the repetition gets to him, even if he tries not to show it. “A little bit. A little bit. But it’s fine. […]

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JEFF LOOMIS Says New NEVERMORE Members Are “Extremely Talented”, Talks About The New Material: “It’s Going To Be A Heavy Album”

When the reunion teaser for Nevermore dropped on December 27, 2024, a lot of us weren’t sure whether to hit replay or just sit in silence. A one-minute clip, all shadowed figures and familiar imagery, closed on the words “Resurrecting The Dream”, followed by “A New Chapter Rises” and the year “2025”. For a band […]

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DAVE ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH “Lost The Plot” During The Risk Era: “We Zigged And The Rest Of The World Zagged”

On the latest episode of the “100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal” podcast, hosted by Brian Slagel, former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson revisited one of metal’s longest-running arguments: did grunge really kill hard rock and metal in the early ’90s, or did it just force bands to evolve? Speaking less like a bitter survivor and […]