There has been a common argument among METALLICA fans that has raged on for decades as to whether the band stopped being "thrash metal" following the death of bassist Cliff Burton in 1986.
Month: September 2021
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SLEEP TOKEN Announce 2021 UK Tour Dates
Anonymous metal act SLEEP TOKEN have announced a run of U.K. and Ireland tour dates for 2021. The tour kicks off in Torquay, England on November 12, 2021, and makes stops in Birmingham, Glasgow, Sheffield, Dublin, Manchester and Cardiff. SLEEP TOKEN will then end the trek on November 20 in London’s Shepherds Bush Empire. Support...
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AVATAR Unveil Two New Songs ‘Going Hunting’ And ‘Barren Cloth Mother’ Ahead of 2021 U.S. Tour
AVATAR have debuted two new songs — “Going Hunting” and “Barren Cloth Mother” — in advance of the launch of their headlining U.S. tour, which commences today (September 1). AVATAR are also celebrating their signing with ‘Thirty Tigers’ and starting up their own imprint known as ‘Black Waltz Records’, which takes it’s moniker from the...
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DEATH METAL Grandma And Holocaust Escapee INGE GINSBERG Dead At 99
The “Death metal grandma”, Inge Ginsberg, has died at the age of 99. Ginsberg became infamous when she discovered heavy music in her 90s and formed a metal band called INGE & THE TRITONE KINGS. INGE & THE TRITONE KINGS released a video for “Totenköpften” (Laugh at Death), a song which references Ginsberg’s escape from...
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METALLICA’s ‘Blackened’ Whiskey Launches The ‘Masters Of Whiskey Series’
Blackened American Whiskey has unveiled its new “Masters Of Whiskey Series” with the inaugural release, Blackened X Willett Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Finished In Madeira Casks. The expression is a result of the collaboration of two of today’s most innovative distillers, Rob Dietrich of Blackened and Drew Kulsveen of Willett Distillery. Blackened was born from...