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Exclusive interview: Avenged Sevenfold's game-changing Deathbats Club

Avenged Sevenfold recently announced the Deathbats Club, a new level of connecting with fans based around non-fungible tokens, or NFTs—digital assets that can’t be replicated. After an initial drop of 101 free NFTs to whet fans’ appetites, they are ready to release 10,000 via avengedsevenfold.io, with everyone who buys one becoming part of the community. […]

20 Leos in the music scene celebrating their birthday season

Happy Leo season! It’s that time of year again where we are celebrating our favorite Leos who were born from July 23 to Aug. 22. Leos are known for radiating confidence, ambition and creativity but deep down being emotional and introspective. Leos are a fire sign, and they sure do bring the heat, especially in […]

Here's how many fans joined Avenged Sevenfold's quarantine challenge

Back in March, Avenged Sevenfold created an initiative for fans to stay at home and win merch items and now they’re revealing that thousands of fans ended up participating. Vocalist M. Shadows says in a recent chat with Zippo Encore’s Jose Mangin that over 3000 fans participated and they’re finally able to ship items out after some issues […]

Here are 20 punk and metal songs you can easily learn on guitar

While people are stuck at home over the next while, picking up new skills and hobbies has been at the top of their minds. If you’ve ever had a guitar just collecting dust in the corner of your closet and you never had the time to really learn, the world has presented us all with […]

10 musician-inspired video games you can play for free right now

The connection between music and video games is a long and storied one whether it’s the inclusion of our favorite musicians’ songs in a game, small references to their careers or a band having a complete release based on themselves. Going all the way back to the ’80s, artists such as Journey, Michael Jackson, Prince […]

10 scene favorites Kat Von D has tattooed on ‘LA Ink’ and beyond

Many Hollywood names, from A-list celebrities to scene stars, have gotten tattooed by Kat Von D, some even appearing on LA Ink. While many people know Von D for her iconic makeup brand and music career, we can’t forget what started it all—her amazing tattoo work on some of the most well-known celebrities.  Read more: […]

10 fans who got massive band tattoos to show their dedication

Tattoos are the most permanent way to show your dedication to something, and countless music fans have proven theirs to their favorite artists by getting some ink. Smaller tattoos and subtle references still show a massive level of love. But some can’t help but scream out how much they love a certain band with massive […]

Top 50 metal songs from the past 20 years

Metal has come a long way across the past two decades. From breaking away from the ’90s nü-metal boom into the new wave of American heavy metal and the shift to metalcore, deathcore and hardcore taking over once that scene started to fizzle out, there have been a ton of developments from bands both old […]

10 metal bands who drastically changed their sound successfully

Changing up your sound as a band can be really hit or miss with how the results turn out. Some acts have seen huge success from doing so, while others have been completely trashed by not only their fanbase but the music community as a whole. Still, bands making a big adjustment to their sound […]

12 albums that formed metalcore in the early 2000s

In the early 2000s, a swath of new bands emerged across the states. They started a new wave of American heavy metal and inspired the sound we know metalcore to have today. While many of the bands from that time are gone or have drastically shifted their sound, the albums that dropped around then are […]

Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows "gets a kick" from 'Call Of Duty' role

Earlier this month it was revealed that Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows would appear as himself as a playable character in Call Of Duty: Black Ops.  Now, Shadows is speaking out about his character stating he “totally” gets a “kick out of it.” You can check out his full statement below! Read more: Tool singer’s Justin Bieber tweet […]

Avenged Sevenfold low-key tease a new song from 'Black Ops 4'

Avenged Sevenfold slyly slipped a teaser of their new song from the upcoming Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 into a tour recap, and everyone missed it. Below, catch what appears to be a quick preview of the band’s video game soundtrack jam. Read more: Twitter wants to tell you who to unfollow The bummer […]

Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold) launches guitar class contest

Avenged Sevenfold’s guitarist, Synyster Gates, has launched a contest with Guitar Center and Schecter Guitar Research. Master Class with Synyster Gates will allow U.S. residents over the age of 18 the chance to learn guitar directly from Gates and more. Ten winners will be chosen to receive: – a VIP Trip to Los Angeles to […]