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This year, these groups all reunited.

Mind = Blown

The legendary death metal drummer takes us through the music of his youth.

The musician was also involved in a wreck and was hospitalized.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Savatage guitarist Chris Caffery will sit in with Metal Church on their upcoming dates in place of Rick Van Zandt.

Twisted Sister's Dee Snider will be the primary guest this weekend on VH1 Classic's 'That Metal Show,' while Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Savatage guitarist Chris Caffery will drop by to lend some signature licks to the show.

Epic German metal band Avantasia recruited Scorpions vocalist Klaus Meine to perform guest vocals to the song 'Dying for an Angel' from the band's new album 'The Wicked Symphony,' which comes out May 4. A shortened version of the track can be streamed on frontman Tobias Sammet's Web site...

The members of Boston-based Machines of Grace have a deep metal history. The Machines of Grace family tree branches to Savatage, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Metal Church and Circle II Circle. With such a metal pedigree, it's easy to see how the quartet got sidetracked from Machines of Grace more than two decades ago...

For many new bands, opening for established acts can be nerve-wracking, but for Arizona teen metal bashers Age of Evil, being in the presence of greatness is inspiring. That's why the quartet should have no problem opening for the new all-star band Hail...

Trans-Siberian Orchestra founder Paul O'Neill likens his act's music to a medieval castle. "Whether you're 7 or 107, if you see an old medieval castle, it looks cool," O'Neill told Noisecreep. "The closer you get to it, the cooler it is. The more you look, the more there is to find...