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Sepultura plan to bow out after 40 years – but not before answering Metal Hammer readers’ questions Sepultura’s career been full of incredible achievements. The band that helped put Brazilian metal on the map – and then paved the way for the sounds of global metal when they recorded with the Xavante tribe on 1996’s Roots – they remained a crucial force even following the departure of founders Max and Iggor Cavalera, with the likes of 2006’s conceptual Dante XXI and latest album Quadra (2020) proving they could still produce top-tier material. But last year, they announced plans to call it a day. Drummer Eloy…

“It means so, so, so much,” said Lars after sharing news of Torben’s death at age 95 last month Lars Ulrich is feeling the love for his late father, Torben Ulrich. The Metallica drummer, 60, posted to social media on Dec. 20 to share news of his father’s death at age 95 before posting a sweet message on New Year’s Eve thanking fans for their support following the loss. “95 years of adventures, unique experiences, curiosity, pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo, tennis, music, art, writing….and quite a bit of Danish contrarian attitude,” wrote Lars alongside several photos of Torben, who was a professional tennis player as…

The Grand Funk legend on the rock icons’ legacy, his thoughts on Bruce Kulick taking the band’s lead guitar spot and why he doesn’t regret giving away his songwriting credit to We’re an American Band Mark Farner was a primal voice of early-’70s rock. Hailing from Flint, Michigan, Farner blended ’60s R&B and British blues rock alongside Mel Schacher (bass) and Don Brewer (drums), touring up a musical cocktail via power trio Grand Funk Railroad. Albums like On Time (1969) and Grand Funk (1969) showed promise, but it wasn’t until Closer to Home (1971) and We’re an American Band (1973) dropped that Grand Funk shook the…

Traditional country music asserts its lasting appeal in this week’s DISClaimer column. There’s not a pop-country note to be sounded in the new tracks by Josh Turner, Joe Nichols, Brett Young, Jeannie Seely or Jamey Johnson. Towering over them all is King George. That’s right: all-time hit monarch George Strait has the Disc of the Day. We turn to folk music for our DISCovery Award as John Lomax III officially becomes the oldest artist to ever nab this prize. JEANNIE SEELY / “Suffertime” Writers: Bill West/Dottie West; Producer: Steve Wariner; Label: Cheyenne Records – With the retirement of Wanda Jackson, Jeannie…

No classic band is safe from having the occasional power struggle. Even though it’s easy to let the individual members excel in their own fields, there comes a moment where you start to envy the person who hogs the spotlight, always getting the praise for the song while you’re left on the sidelines. While there’s a good chance that no one cared about the other members of Creedence Clearwater Revival outside of John Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook was stewing with anger when writing this album cut. By the time CCR entered the 1970s, though, they may as well have been broken…

“It was just such a sweet, generous thing to say,” she said. Aisha Tyler is reflecting on her time on Friends more than two decades after she landed a role on the hit NBC sitcom. The actress, 53, recalled auditioning for the series in 2003 when she was doing stand-up comedy and taking acting classes on iHeartRadio’s And That’s What You REALLY Missed podcast. “By the time I auditioned for Friends, I had seen every episode of Friends — like every single one,” she revealed. “Which didn’t make me confident. It just made me know, well, I know how to tell a Friends joke. But like, am I gonna do…

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Metallica singer/guitarist James Hetfield appears in the new trailer for The Thicket. The preview of the Tubi Original film was released yesterday (July 23). Hetfield appears as a sheriff in the western thriller and is briefly seen firing a revolver. Watch the trailer below. The Thicket, starring and produced by Game Of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage, will come out on September 6. As well as Hetfield and Dinklage, the film will feature actors Juliette Lewis, Esmé Creed-Miles, Levon Hawke, Leslie Grace and Gbenga Akinnagbe. The project is directed by…

Ohio officials have determined the cause of death for comedian Ron Sexton. Sexton, best known for down-home character Donnie Baker on “The Bob & Tom Show,” was on tour when he was found dead in his hotel room July 21. He was 52. Sexton died of “combined toxic effects from fentanyl and ethanol (alcohol) and his manner of death was accidental,” said Justin Weber, chief investigator with the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office in Ohio. An Indianapolis native, Sexton was a longtime comedy and baseball lover. He attended Franklin Central High School, where he worked at the school’s radio station as a baseball commentator. Beginning in…

Tom MacDonald and Ben Shapiro’s “Facts” is way, way worse than you think it is. In 2024, it’s beyond sad that MAGA “rap” has become a thing but that’s where we’re at. On Friday, Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald released the song “Facts” accompanied by the biggest right-wing troll of them all: Ben Shapiro. MacDonald’s raggedy discography features songs like “White Trash,” “Straight White Male” and “Fake Woke” (which was predictably promoted by Fox News). “Facts” falls in line with MacDonald’s previous efforts and insists white men are being victimized and demonized for no reason by people of color. Interestingly enough, the…

The gritty song is the band’s second release of 2023 GUNS N’ ROSES have released a new single, “The General.” The slow-building, guitar-led song marks the rock band’s second track of 2023 following “Perhaps,” which dropped in August. Last month, Guns N’ Roses debuted “The General” live during their two-night stand at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl. The song has been floating around for years. In 2007, Sebastian Bach spoke about the track in an interview, saying, “It’s by far the heaviest metal tune I think I’ve ever heard Axl [Rose] do, this slow, grinding riff with these high, piercing vocals, screaming vocals.” Like “The…