Veteran rockers WARRANT have set "Louder, Harder, Faster" as the title of their new album, due later in the year via Frontiers Music Srl. The disc was recorded with producer Jeff Pilson, a veteran bassist who has played with DIO, FOREIGNER, DOKKEN and T&N, among others, and is currently being mixed by Chris "The Wizard" ...
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The official video for the song "Down On The Ropes" from the Amsterdam-based metal band THE CHARM THE FURY can be seen below. The track is taken from the group's sophomore album, "The Sick, Dumb & Happy", which will be released on March 17 via Nuclear Blast / Arising Empire. The disc was recorded at ...
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On Friday, January 20, METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of TESTAMENT and MEGADETH, gathered at the City National Grove Of Anaheim for a monumental tribute to our fallen heroes. Hosted by Jackson and Charvel EVH, the event was a who's who of the metal community ...
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On Friday, January 20, 2017, METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of TESTAMENT and MEGADETH, is gathering at the City National Grove Of Anaheim for a monumental tribute to our fallen heroes. Hosted by Jackson and Charvel EVH, the event will be a who's who of ...
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3 DOORS DOWN frontman Brad Arnold has defended the band's decision to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration", saying that "it's all about America." 3 DOORS DOWN will perform at the concert on Thursday (January 19), one day before Trump is inaugurated as the new President of the United States. ...
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Official drum-cam footage of AMON AMARTH drummer Jocke Wallgren performing with the band at the 2016 edition of the With Full Force festival in Löbnitz, Germany (the song "War Of The Gods") and on December 17 in Stockholm, Sweden ("On A Sea Of Blood") can be seen below. AMON AMARTH bassist Ted Lundström told "Le ...
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DJ Cy of "Le Tour Du Metal" conducted an interview with bassist Ted Lundström of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH prior to the band's November 13, 2016 show at Transbordeur in Lyon, France. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's European stage setup: Ted: "We ...
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You don't need to be a die-hard '80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between DANGER DANGER singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of TRIXTER is going to make melodic rock fans rejoice! The two musicians from New Jersey recently created TOKYO MOTOR FIST and the new band is ...
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Michael Schenker, one of music's greatest rock guitarists, will release "Michael Schenker Fest Tokyo" – a stunning new live recording and filmed concert released by inakustik on CD, DVD, Blu-ray and digital on Friday, March 24, 2017. Filmed and recorded at Tokyo's International Forum on August 24, 2016, this historic concert features guest appearances from ...
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Reactivated Brooklyn hard rock veterans LIFE OF AGONY will release their new album, "A Place Where There's No More Pain", on April 28 via Napalm. The band's fifth studio LP will mark LIFE OF AGONY's first release since singer Mina Caputo (formerly known as Keith Caputo) came out as transgender in 2011. "We're in the ...
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Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL closed out their year with two sold-out concerts at Slim's in San Francisco last weekend. Billed as the third annual "Another Death Angel Xmas Show", the shows have become a tradition in the Bay Area. Fans showed up in full force and were rewarded with the band opening both ...
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ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell and former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach are among the musicians who joined ROYAL MACHINES on stage Friday night (December 16) at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California to perform classic songs from THIN LIZZY, ALICE IN CHAINS, JANE'S ADDICTION and GUNS N' ROSES. Fan-filmed video footage of their ...
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Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences in being a musician in 2016 versus the '90s: Mark: "The Internet took over and changed the whole game, ...
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You don't need to be a die-hard '80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between DANGER DANGER singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of TRIXTER is going to make melodic rock fans rejoice! The two musicians from New Jersey recently created TOKYO MOTOR FIST and the new band is ...
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SoCal groove metal heavyweights DEVILDRIVER will headline a North American tour, dubbed "Bound By The Road", beginning February 8, 2017 in Santa Ana, Califonia. The trek will feature support from DEATH ANGEL, WINDS OF PLAGUE, THE AGONIST and AZREAL. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, December 16 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Check your ...
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Metal Jacket Magazine recently conducted an interview with bassist Ted Lundström of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about AMON AMARTH's latest addition, drummer Jocke Wallgren, Ted said: "It's worked great. Jocke is a fantatic drummer, he's a super-solid drummer, so it's very ...
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You don't need to be a die-hard '80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between DANGER DANGER singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of TRIXTER is going to make melodic rock fans rejoice! The two musicians from New Jersey recently created TOKYO MOTOR FIST and the new band is ...
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Outspoken concervative rocker Ted Nugent has taken to his Facebook page after the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro was announced to celebrate the demise of a man he scorned as "a human-rights violating commie stooge." Castro, who dominated the island nation for decades after seizing power in 1959, died Friday at the age ...
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PureGrainAudio has uploaded a new episode of "Rocktails" in which MEGADETH bassist Dave Ellefson teaches us how to make the perfect cup of coffee. Check out the clip below. Speaking about his decision to follow in the footsteps of JUDAS PRIEST, AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer and a few other rockers into the coffee ...
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Legendary rockers KISS and Sixthman, the industry leader in music festivals at sea, join fans in celebrating the success of The KISS Kruise VI! The sailing was jam-packed with five days of up-close-and-intimate deep-cut masked and unmasked concerts, custom-stage setup from the 1982 "Creatures Of The Night" tour, fan-band activities and a story-filled question-and-answer session ...
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The times they are a-changing, but luckily there remains one constant: great music will live forever and in the catalogue and reissue world that has never been more relevant. In the land of rock, that's hard rock, heavy rock, classic rock or, call it what you will rock, no label has won more acclaim and ...
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Outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent has responded with enthusiasm to Donald Trump's surprising victory in last night's presidential election and has vowed to be even less restrained in the future. He said in a Facebook Live session: "Are you kidding me? America still has a soul. Not everybody, but enough of us. We went to ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of WARRANT's November 5 performance on Toshiba Plaza outside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada during PBR's (Professional Bull Riders) PBR Finals Week can be seen below. WARRANT guitarist Erik Turner recently told the "Talking Metal" podcast about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2011's "Rockaholic" ...
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Members of SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, TRIVIUM, FEAR FACTORY, SUICIDE SILENCE, ALL THAT REMAINS, OTEP, STRYPER, ANTHRAX and LIVING COLOUR are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to Donald Trump winning the presidential election. SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor was among the most vocal critics of the president-elect, writing on Twitter: ...
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Video footage of DELAIN's November 3 performance at Le Metronum in Toulouse, France can be seen below. As previously reported, DELAIN and HAMMERFALL will join forces for a co-headline North American tour in the spring of 2017. DELAIN will be touring on the heels of their recently released and critically acclaimed album, "Moonbathers". This tour ...
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Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast recently conducted an interview with WARRANT guitarist Erik Turner. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for WARRANT's long-awaited follow-up to 2011's "Rockaholic" album, Erik said: "I'm happy to say that Frontiers… they [were the ...
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Hard rock titans ALTER BRIDGE will embark on their first headline tour of 2017 across North America beginning on January 21 in Mobile, Alabama. "The Last Hero" tour will make stops in cities across the country such as Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Las Vegas, Nevada before wrapping up in Seattle, Washington. The tour will ...
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DEATH ANGEL frontman Mark Osegueda is featured in Amoeba Music's "What's In My Bag?" segment in which he talks about some of the records he is into. In the clip below, he can be seen shopping at Amoeba in Hollywood, where he picks up music by KISS, AC/DC, BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST and RAINBOW, among ...
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On Friday, January 20, 2017, METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of TESTAMENT and MEGADETH, is gathering at the City National Grove Of Anaheim for a monumental tribute to our fallen heroes. Hosted by Jackson and Charvel EVH, the night will be a who's who of ...
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The latest episode of "Taking Coffee With Charlie Benante", featuring ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante and VOLBEAT guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen, can be seen below. Unabashed coffee connoisseur Benante last year entered the world of entrepreneurship with "Benante's Blend". The coffee comes in two different varieties: the "Be All End All" blend which is a dark roast ...
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