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LAMB OF GOD performed without singer Randy Blythe and bassist John Campbell at the band’s concert Friday night (April 22) in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The show at the Resch Center was part of “The Metal Tour Of The Year” with MEGADETH, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES, which kicked off on April 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Blythe, who previously missed the band’s concert in Grand Rapids, Michigan four days ago after testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, was replaced at the Green Bay gig by Joe Badolato, vocalist for New Jersey deathcore outfit FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY. Filling in for Campbell was former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel, who previously stepped in for LAMB OF GOD guitarist Willie Adler during LOG‘s Januar...

SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande, who recently underwent surgery after breaking his right leg in a stage accident, was hospitalized again earlier this week with a kidney infection. On Friday (April 22), the 31-year-old Brazilian musician took to his Instagram to share a few photos from the hospital in São Paulo, and he included the following message: “Yesterday I was in a physical therapy session and I had a sudden pain in my abdomen. I had to rush to the hospital. I was diagnosed with a kidney infection (pyelonephritis) due to a stone that blocked the Ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder). I had to go into an emergency surgery to have a ‘double J’ inserted between the bladder and kidney to unclog the canal. The calculus is still there, but ...

MÖTLEY CRÜE has teamed up with Brewtality Coffee Co. to help you kickstart your mornings with a rich-flavored high-caffeine, high-octane blend dark roast, and espresso blend French roast. Kickstart My Heart is a dark roast coffee with a bold, smooth and never bitter taste, that you will instantly want to rock out to. Espresso Blend French Roast will get your taste buds buzzing, with notes of dark chocolate, brown sugar and toffee. A short promotional video for MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s new line of coffee, featuring the band’s drummer Tommy Lee, can be seen below. For more information, click here. In a classic 2000 episode of “MTV Cribs”, Lee revealed that he had his own professionally installed Starbucks cappuccino machine at his home. Two years ago, he confirmed to the ̶...

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar) and Eddie Jackson (bass) have fired back at their estranged drummer Scott Rockenfield, accusing him of abandoning his position as a member of the band and misappropriating the group’s assets to his own personal benefit. Last October, Rockenfield filed a lawsuit against Wilton and Jackson, alleging, among other things, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and wrongful discharge. In the lawsuit, which was filed in Snohomish County Superior Court, Rockenfield claimed that he took paternal leave of absence from QUEENSRŸCHE in February 2017 after his fiancée experienced complications during the birth of their son and had to have an emergency Cesarean delivery. According to the drummer, his leave of absence was approved by the members of ...

Legendary drummer Dave Lombardo, who is currently on the road with TESTAMENT, spoke about his former band SLAYER during a meet-and-greet before TESTAMENT‘s April 16 concert at Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Asked what his favorite memories are of his time with the thrash metal icons, Lombardo said: “I think the early tours where we were just insane, we were just crazy, those were fun times. As we got older, everybody just started going their separate ways. But I think the early days were fun times — you know, the pictures that you see of all of us together and the EXODUS guys as well. That period.” Lombardo, who has spent most of the recent years between crossover pioneers SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, horror-punk icons MISFITS, hardcore supergroup DEAD CROSS and MR....

The artwork created for METALLICA‘s 1996 album “Load” and its companion release, 1997’s “Reload”, was a source of controversy among the band’s fans. “Load” featured a photo called “Semen And Blood III”, which consisted of cow blood and artist Andres Serrano‘s own semen between two plates of Plexiglas, while the cover of “Reload” was adorned with a similar Serrano photo titled “Piss And Blood XXVI”. In a new interview with Metal Hammer, Serrano was asked what the reaction was from METALLICA‘s fanbase and the band to the “Load” and “Reload” covers. He said: “I think the images were a hit. I read a review once where the ‘Load’ album was named No. 1 on...