Merlini is the current holder of the fastest hands on the planet. He's been measured at performing 400bpm single stroke rolls and over 300bpm with his bare hands, which is beyond blistering to those not in the know.
Bach sounds like an absolute natural performing this material. While he lacks the New York brassiness of Dee Snider, the group's iconic original frontman, his own manic energy transfers well to the performance.
Phil was a devoted husband, a wonderful father, and a proud and loving grandfather, known affectionately as 'Bampi.' He was deeply loved by all who knew him and will be missed immensely. His legacy, music and the memories he created with so many will live on forever.
Master of Puppets is one of the few "perfect" albums in rock history (in other words ... all killer, no filler), and arguably the greatest thrash metal LP ever recorded. Tragically, though, it would prove to be the last Metallica album to feature the legendary Cliff Burton on bass.
The Eagles' 1976 album Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 the bestselling album of all time in the U.S., has officially sold over 40 million units. That's according to new certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. It was also announced on Thursday that the band's 1976 record Hotel California has been certified 28x platinum, maintaining its position as the third bestselling album in the U.S. The second? That's Michael Jackson's Thriller, which was certified 34x diamond in 2021.
Exodus with Rob Dukes is a whole 'nother beast. "3111" marks the vocalist's return to the fold after last appearing on an album in 2010, and what a return it is. On a song that's about narco killings in Juarez, Dukes gives a sufficiently menacing performance that's startlingly unhinged. The other members of Exodus said Dukes gave "the performance of his life" on the band's upcoming album
These were the last two that are left to do, and we actually did them not even back to back. 'Nothin" was one, and 'Atlas' was at a different time, but they hadn't been released yet. So, we're releasing 'em now. And then there's really no more of that sort of old rehash stuff to release. But I think what we're gonna do, we're gonna take all those songs and put them on something and release that as a package.