Perhaps one of the unlikeliest breakouts in metal is PIG DESTROYER. Their superb grindcore blaster "Book Burner" was one of 2012's best slabs and for the band's fans, the long-shelved "Mass & Volume" EP finally sees the light of day. Its main attraction is to expose a different dimension to the band, especially to those ...
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Long-running Portland, Oregon-based American hardcore punk outfit POISON IDEA will release its new album, "Confuse & Conquer", in the spring of 2015 via Southern Lord Recordings. Over recent months, out of the public eye, the current POISON IDEA lineup has been intermittently raiding Audiosiege in Portland for clandestine recording and mastering sessions, covertly harnessing their ...
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Canadian hardcore-punk-metal band CANCER BATS will release its fifth studio album, "Searching For Zero", in the U.S. on March 10, 2015 via Metal Blade Records. The CD features 10 tracks, includign the first single, "Arsenic In The Year Of The Snake", for which the lyric video can be seen below. The iTunes version of the ...
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"Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel", a collection of previously unreleased and hard-to-find tracks from British extreme metal icons CARCASS, sold around 1,840 copies in the U.S. in its first week of release to land at position No. 27 on the Billboard Hard Rock chart. All the songs on the EP were recorded during the "Surgical ...
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Neuweltmusic conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS on September 20 at The Academy in Dublin, Ireland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to name his "least favorite part of the music business," Walker responded: "People who use the term 'music business'; it's very conveying. ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS' entire November 5 performance at The Broadberry in Richmond, Virginia can be seen below. CARCASS will issue a collection of previously unreleased and hard-to-find tracks this November. Titled "Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel", all the songs on the EP were recorded during the sessions for "Surgical Steel", which was produced ...
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In a brand new interview with Songfacts, guitarist Jason Bieler of the reunited acclaimed 1990s rock band SAIGON KICK was asked what the band is currently up to, and whether he thinks that a new studio album is going to be released at some point. "We're talking, we're taking our time, we're not ...
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SAVILLE ROW, the band featuring TESLA drummer Troy Luccketta, has just released its debut album, "The Way Around It", via Varese Sarabande Records. SAVILLE ROW began 2011 when Luccketta introduced Mika Greiner, former vocalist for the West Coast band REDLINE 5, to Marc Bonilla (TOY MATINEE, Keith Emerson, Ronnie Montrose), prominent guitarist and composer in ...
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Daniel P. Carter of Scuzz TV conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker and guitarist Bill Steer of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 7-10 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about ...
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"The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills", the new video from British extreme metal icons CARCASS, can be seen below. CARCASS will issue a collection of previously unreleased and hard-to-find tracks this November. Titled "Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel", all the songs on the EP were recorded during the "Surgical Steel" sessions, which was produced by Colin ...
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British extreme metal icons CARCASS will issue a collection of previously unreleased and hard-to-find tracks this November. Titled "Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel", all the songs on the EP were recorded during the "Surgical Steel" sessions, which was produced by Colin Richardson (NAPALM DEATH, BOLT THROWER, GOREFEST, CANNIBAL CORPSE, SINISTER, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA) and mixed/mastered ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley graced Guitar Center with his legendary presence at the the company's Hollywood Vintage Room where he talked about what it feels like to play music, his musical beginnings, and his relationship with Gibson and the Les Paul. Check out the footage below. "Space Invader", the first new solo album from ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley recently talked to Radio.com about his new album, "Space Invader", his cover of Steve Miller's "The Joker", the struggles of sobriety and his days in the "hottest band in the world." You can now watch the chat below. "Space Invader", the first new solo album from Frehley in ...
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Fox 5 co-anchor Steve Lacy recently conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. You can now watch the segment below. "Space Invader", the first new solo album from Frehley in five years, sold around 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 9 on ...
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"Space Invader", the first new solo album from original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley in five years, sold around 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on August 19 via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music). ...
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Earlier this month, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was interviewed on "Elliot In The Morning", the morning radio talk show hosted by DJ Elliot Segal. You can listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. "Space Invader", the first new solo album from Ace Frehley in five years, is likely to sell between 17,000 ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was interviewed on the latest, hour-long episode of "Talk Is Jericho", the podcast of Chris Jericho, the world champion pro wrestler, actor, New York Times best-selling author and lead vocalist of the metal band FOZZY. You can now listen to the podcast at PodcastOne.com. "Talk Is Jericho" premiered ...
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Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo was interviewed on the latest installment of Australia's "Blood, Sweat And Metal" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. Asked to elaborate on his recent comment that the current SLAYER lineup is missing a "certain magic" that the band's original ...
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"Space Invader", the first new solo album from original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley in five years, is likely to sell between 17,000 and 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record ...
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PlanetMosh conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 7-10 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. CARCASS will ...
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On August 13, Lauren "Lern" Colvin of the St. Louis, Missouri radio station KSHE conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Frehley will take part in a one-time-only in-store appearance and signing at the Sam Ash on 34th street in New ...
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Elliot Paisley of EQPTV conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 7-10 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. CARCASS will return to the United States ...
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British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS have defended BABYMETAL against the "gimmick" tag given to them by critics who liken them to the success of Swedish occult metallers GHOST. Established in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and heavy metal. ...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Ace Frehley performed on last night's edition of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". The former KISS guitarist sat in with the house band THE ROOTS for the program's entirety. Prior to the show, Frehley performed "New York Groove" with THE ROOTS for "The Tonight Show" audience. Check ...
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"Space Invader", the first new solo album from original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley in five years, will be released in North America on August 19 via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music). The effort, which will be made available in Europe on August 18 (three days earlier in Germany and Scandinavia) through SPV/Steamhammer, will include 11 ...
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The title track of "Space Invader", the first new solo album from original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley in five years, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The CD will be released in North America on August 19 via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music). The effort, which will be made available in Europe on ...
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A short commercial for "Space Invader", the first new solo album from original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley in five years, can be seen below. The CD will be released in North America on August 19 via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music). The effort, which will be made available in Europe on August 18 (three days ...
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MikeJamesRockShow.com conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which is being held August 7-10 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with AndrewHaug.com, ...
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ARTE Concert conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about where CARCASS gets its lyrical and musical ideas from, Walker said: "Where ...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Ace Frehley will perform on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" next Tuesday, August 12. The former KISS guitarist will sit in with the house band THE ROOTS for the program's entirety. In other news, Frehley will take part in a one-time-only in-store appearance and signing at the ...
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