A new vesion of the BREAKING BENJAMIN song "So Cold", taken from the band's upcoming album, "Aurora", can be streamed below. "Aurora" will be released on January 24, 2020. The disc features reimagined versions of the band's biggest and most popular songs with special guests including Lacey Sturm (ex-FLYLEAF), Scooter Ward (COLD) and Spencer Chamberlain ...
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BREAKING BENJAMIN will release a new album, "Aurora", on January 24, 2020. The disc features reimagined versions of the band's biggest and most popular songs with special guests including Lacey Sturm (ex-FLYLEAF), Scooter Ward (COLD) and Spencer Chamberlain (UNDEROATH), to name a few. Speaking about "Aurora", BREAKING BENJAMIN's founder/frontman Ben Burnley said: "This album is ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of LAMB OF GOD's performance aboard the inaugural Megacruise can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Joel Steele"). Megacruise, hosted by metal veterans MEGADETH, departed from Los Angeles on October 13 on a round-trip voyage to San Diego and Ensenada, Mexico and returned on October 18. The at-sea music experience featured ...
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Former FLYLEAF vocalist Lacey Sturm recently spoke with Brandon Woolum of CCM Magazine. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On filling in for SKILLET drummer/vocalist Jen Ledger during the band's recent tour with BREAKING BENJAMIN: Lacey: "It was weird. I have a ...
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Two giants of extreme metal have teamed up to lay waste to European shores in 2020. Grammy-nominated Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD and German thrash pioneers KREATOR will bring a "State Of Unrest" across the continent in March and April. Support one the trek will come from the Dallas, Texas wrecking crew POWER TRIP. ...
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KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has confirmed to "Good Company" that he is "almost done" recording his new solo album. "I'm working with Jasen [Rauch] from BREAKING BENJAMIN," he said (see video below). "And I'm talking to Spencer [Chamberlain] from UNDEROATH about possibly doing something. And Lacey [Sturm] from FLYLEAF… She is singing on a ...
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BREAKING BENJAMIN frontman Benjamin Burnley says that he would love to collaborate with ex-FLYLEAF singer Lacey Sturm on a new project. "I don't know if she'd be mad at me for saying anything about it, but me and Lacey have been talking about doing another band, putting a band together," he told "Cutter's RockCast" at ...
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BREAKING BENJAMIN frontman Benjamin Burnley spoke to HardDrive Radio about the band's upcoming acoustic album. The effort, which is tentatively due before the end of the year, will feature mostly reworked versions of the band's notable hits, including a couple from last year's "Ember" LP, plus one new song. "They all have orchestration on 'em ...
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In a recent interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe was asked how his life experiences have shaped him as a person. He responded (hear audio below): "Well, I haven't had a boring life, that's for sure. I haven't led a safe life. That's just not for ...
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Randy Blythe says that the culture of outrage has become so pervasive in today's world that people are quick to condemn others in self-righteous indignation even before they have the facts. Speaking to Kerrang! magazine, the LAMB OF GOD frontman bemoaned today's call-out culture and how it is negatively impacting artistry. "In today's ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of LAMB OF GOD's entire June 23 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below (courtesy of ARTE Concert). LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton recently confirmed that the band has commenced work on the material for the follow-up to 2015's "VII: Sturm Und Drang" album. "[There ...
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LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton has confirmed to Graspop Metal Meeting that the band has commenced work on the material for the follow-up to 2015's "VII: Sturm Und Drang" album. "[There are] no specifics to announce — no [release] date or anything like that — but it is underway, for sure," he said (see ...
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LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe has declined to comment on drummer Chris Adler's status with the band. Adler has not performed with LAMB OF GOD for the past year because he was undergoing physical and occupational therapy for injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident in late 2017. He explained his absence in September ...
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SKILLET performed two new songs, apparently titled "Rise Up" and "Dead Man Walking", during its March 15 concert at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan as the support act for BREAKING BENJAMIN. Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below. SKILLET was joined at the Saginaw show by former FLYLEAF singer and current Christian rock ...
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Former FLYLEAF singer and current Christian rock solo artist Lacey Sturm is filling in for SKILLET drummer and female vocalist Jen Ledger on five dates during the latter band's tour with BREAKING BENJAMIN. Lacey is not playing drums at these shows, but is lending her vocals to the group in Jen's absence. Video footage of ...
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LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton has confirmed to SiriuxXM's "Trunk Nation" that he and his bandmates have been working on new material for their upcoming studio album. "We're writing," he said. "We've got a bunch of new material coming together. Lots of new song ideas. We've been kind of in and out of studio ...
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LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton has told Consequence Of Sound that he and his bandmates have been working on new material for their upcoming studio album. "It's got its own energy, and there are a lot of ideas bouncing around, and we've definitely been actively working on that lately," he said. As ...
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Even though he is about to release his debut solo album, LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton says that fans shouldn't expect to see his main band slowing down anytime soon. "LAMB OF GOD is in full swing, for sure," he told Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show (hear audio below). "We are currently ...
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Former FLYLEAF singer and current Christian rock solo artist Lacey Sturm will fill in for SKILLET drummer and female vocalist Jen Ledger on five dates during the latter band's upcoming tour with BREAKING BENJAMIN. Lacey will not play drums at these shows, but will lend her vocals to the group in Jen's absence. Ledger is ...
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HEART singer Ann Wilson, one of rock's most distinctive and powerful vocalists, recently sat down to discuss her latest solo album, "Immortal". Released on September 14 on BMG, marking her debut for the label, the critically acclaimed album features 10 musically diverse tracks that pay tribute to some of Ann's influences and friends who've recently ...
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Former FLYLEAF singer Lacey Sturm has just released her third book. Titled "The Return: Reflections On Loving God Back" is intended to help people "see each day as a gift from God, find balance in their busy lives and discover the joy of giving God's gifts back to him by using them to bring him ...
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Former FLYLEAF singer Lacey Sturm will release her third book on May 22. Titled "The Return: Reflections On Loving God Back" is intended to help people "see each day as a gift from God, find balance in their busy lives and discover the joy of giving God's gifts back to him by using them to ...
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The official video for the song "Retribution" from Jeff Scott Soto can be seen below. The track is the title cut of his new album, which was released on November 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. Co-written and produced together with Jeff Scott Soto alumni Howie Simon, "Retribution" is Jeff's sixth proper solo studio album in ...
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The official video for the song "Feels Like Forever" from Jeff Scott Soto can be seen below. The track is taken from his new album, "Retribution", which will be released on November 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. Says Jeff: "Here it is, finally — one of the two clips we created for 'Retribution'. This one ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Inside/Outside" from Jeff Scott Soto can be seen below. The track is taken from his new album, "Retribution", which will be released on November 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. Co-written and produced together with Jeff Scott Soto alumni Howie Simon, "Retribution" is Jeff's sixth proper solo studio album ...
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Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Retribution", the new album from Jeff Scott Soto, can be seen below. It has been fifteen years since Frontiers first partnered up with Soto on a release and in celebration of that anniversary, Frontiers Music Srl will release the new new disc from Jeff on November 10. Co-written and ...
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It has been fifteen years since Frontiers first partnered up with Jeff Scott Soto on a release and in celebration of that anniversary, Frontiers Music Srl will release another new album from Jeff on November 10. Co-written and produced together with Jeff Scott Soto alumni Howie Simon, "Retribution" is Jeff's sixth proper solo studio album ...
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Lana of the Milwaukee radio station 102.9 The Hog recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Willie Adler. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if LAMB OF GOD would begin work on the follow-up to 2015's "VII: Sturm Und Drang" album once the band's summer tour ...
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Linda of Peace FM recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell. You can listen to the full chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the band's sound has evolved since their 1994 formation (as BURN THE PRIEST): John: "We've always tried to push ...
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"Aberration", a brand new song from the legendary New York City-based noise rock group UNSANE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Sterilize", which will be released on September 29 via Southern Lord. The disc closes a five-year gap since the 2012 release of UNSANE's "Wreck" LP through ...
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