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I Went Back In Time & Covered The Wrong Woodstock

It's a question everyone gets asked. "If you could go back in time and see anyone, who would it be?" Well, being a metal site, we were eager to be at the event that inspired countless bands, stories and legends, Woodstock! So when a bearded, funny but antitheist man appeared outside the Metal Underground office with an offer to take one of us back in time to rock, I had no hesitation about pushing other staff members out of the way to witness some true icons, screaming "Woodstock!" Little did I know however, just how limited the fuel was and so, clad in tie dye, a bandana and with fifty sheets of acid sewn into my denim jacket, I was somewhat taken aback when instead of hearing the dulcet tones of Richie Havens, I was confronted by The Offspring with plastic baseball bats.

Realising that something was very wrong, I backed into another tent where two rapping clowns, confused by the workings of magnets, kicked beach balls with $100 bills stuck to them into the crowd. Still thinking it was the late sixties, I was bowled over by the giving away of such a large sum of money and figured that with a hundred bucks, I could eat like a king at the hot dog stand and sure enough, after having my head stamped into the ground by men with names like Kush Kronik, I was able to spot a note the face painted muggers missed. My head spinning, I made my way to enjoy an assortment of animal parts in a bun, only to find my plan had backfired spectacularly. My eyes stinging from the array of advertising boards, I handed over the $100 to the vendor and was perplexed when only $95 was handed back. More...

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Slipknot To Retire Masks

In 1999, Des Moines nine piece band Slipknot released their eponymous debut album. Since then, the group has sold over thirty million albums and become one of metal's most popular bands. However, with members being involved in other notable projects such as Stone Sour and numerous pictures of them online, Slipknot has confirmed that they will be retiring their masks immediately, claiming that continuing to wear them would be "redundant." A statement reads as follows:

"In the quarter of a century since we began conquering the world, we have reached heights we never dreamed we could. Millions of albums and millions more fans around the world later, we've made the decision to change our appearance one last time. With each album, we've redesigned our masks, which comes at great expense, both financially and in terms of time. Given the rise in costs for almost everything in the modern world and our commitment to bringing Maggots the greatest show possible, in addition to the redundancy of disguising ourselves when everyone knows what we look like, we feel it's time to bury the masks for good.

"We know this is a big step, but we also feel the music is more important than the masks ever were and we aim to prove it with a brand new album, 'Stripped Backlash,' which will be released this Summer. Naturally, we'll be hitting stages across the globe to celebrate the album, our freedom and of course, twenty five years of glory. Keep your ears open because the record's first single, 'And On The 9th Day' will be unleashed very soon and we couldn't be more excited for you to hear it."

Slipknot formed in 1995 and eventually signed with Roadrunner Records, with whom they've stuck with throughout their recording career. "Stripped Backlash" will be their eighth studio album and first since 2022's, "The End, So Far."

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AI Death Metal Band Announces World Virtual Tour

AI Death Metal band, Abominable Integration, is announcing its first world tour. The tour will consist of 60 dates and will kick off in cities generated exclusively by AI technology. Each date will be set in a different period in history. For example, you will be able to attend a show in ancient Greece, during The Reconnaissance or even in Nagasaki just before the second atomic bomb was detonated.

In order to attend any of the shows, Abominable Integration fans will need to purchase an AI virtual reality headgear set to attend any of the shows. Tickets for all dates will be on sale starting today via TicketmasterAI. Abominable Integration was formed in 2023 by nerds at M.I.T. The band currently has 1,083 albums available for purchase on several online platforms. More...

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