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Lots of new videos up! Metal metal metal 🤘🏻🤘🏻 youtube.com/user/mattthomp…

Crucial Velocity launch official video for new single “Mortal Fallacy”! #CrucialVelocity #MortalFallacy #NateBauer @MHarrisguitar #MichaelHarris @mattthmpsndrums #MattThompson @androoohearn #AndrooOHearn youtube.com/watch?v=yVQSxC…

@granderockcom @MHarrisguitar @androoohearn Thank you for sharing!

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Happy birthday to Max Roach, born on this day in 1924! The bebop legend who revolutionized drumming with polyrhythms alongside Bird & Diz, co-led the Brown/Roach Quintet, and created the powerful Freedom Now Suite—the master who made drums speak truth.

Happy birthday to Kenny Clarke, born on this day in 1914! Jazz drumming pioneer who co-founded bebop, revolutionizing rhythms with Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk. Nicknamed “Klook,” his innovative style shaped modern jazz drumming forever.

Happy 73rd birthday to Pat Benatar!

Can you believe Empyrean Isles was released 61 years ago this month? We sure can’t! 🤯

Repo Man (1984) is criminally underseen. Alex Cox fused punk energy, deadpan sci-fi, and Reagan-era paranoia into a cult classic that still feels like nothing else ever made. Total weirdo brilliance.

Dave Weckl solos over "Spy in the Sky" by @billevanssax. Vansband All-Stars '25 European tour featuring Dave, Bill, Jimmy Earl & Steve Weingart. Audio: QSC TouchMix 16. Mixed w/ProTools. Filmed with @ZoomSoundLab Q2n 4K & iPhone 14 Pro. Editing: FCP. A/V Production by Dave Weckl.

Let’s hear it for Vic Grip!

@RelapseRecords @mastodonmusic This album is heavier than Nibblonian rocket fuel.

MASTODON (@mastodonmusic) 'Leviathan' liquid filled LPs are available, in stock & shipping now! relapse.com/products/masto… Deluxe liquid filled Leviathan LP is strictly limited to 269 copies and is filled with sea blue liquid and custom printed Leviathan inspired artwork pieces, including a glow in the dark White Whale. Comes housed in a specially designed, wide spine gatefold jacket featuring gold foil stamping. Leviathan artwork by Paul Romano

Who else?

King Diamond given lifelong honorary award by Danish Arts Foundation loudersound.com/bands-artists/…

Thanks for all the voting!! Best Metal album of 2025 is…

Legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder was born on this day in 1924. In 1953, he began recording Blue Note sessions in his parents’ living room in Hackensack. RVG brought sterling sound quality to hundreds of Blue Note albums for more than 20 years: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNoteClassi…

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It's time to complete the circle. "Ride the Lightning" will be released with the album on January 23rd.

KNAC Returns To Airwaves With New Era Of 'Pure Rock' blabbermouth.net/news/knac-retu…