The Guilherme Henriques-created lyric video for "Mandatory Butchery", a brand new song from Florida death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The 13th Beast", which will be released on January 18, 2019 via Century Media. "The 13th Beast" introduces a new lineup consisting of ...
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Guitarist Jesper Strömblad has announced that he will sit out CYHRA's live appearances for the remainder of 2018. He will be temporarily replaced by Marcus Sunesson from ENGEL. The former IN FLAMES axeman explained in a statement: "Due to personal reasons concerning my family, I must step aside from CYHRA's current activities for the rest ...
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New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL will release their 19th studio album, "The Wings Of War", on February 22, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was recorded at Gear Recording Studio in New Jersey, SKH Studio in Florida and Jrod Productions with engineering handled by bassist D.D. Verni and guitarist Dave Linsk. The album was ...
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Black metal pioneers VENOM will release their 15th full-length studio album, "Storm The Gates", on December 14 through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2015's "From The Very Depths" will be made available on CD and digital formats, with vinyl and cassette versions to arrive in early 2019. According to a press release, "Storm The Gates" ...
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"Bring Out Your Dead", a new song from black metal pioneers VENOM, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming 15th full-length studio album, "Storm The Gates", which will be released on December 14 through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2015's "From The Very Depths" will be made available on CD ...
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"No one can destroy this MALEVOLENT CREATION" is a legendary line by the late, great Bret Hoffmann, who passed away on July 7, 2018. Renowned and revered for his vicious vocal style and unique onstage presence, Hoffmann is impossible to replace, but co-founder Phil Fasciana decided to face the challenge and affirm the truth behind ...
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"Love The Ones You Hate", a new song from A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, titled "When The World Becomes Undone", which will be released on January 18, 2019 via Long Branch Records/SPV. Singer and guitarist Sal Abruscato said: "'Love The Ones You ...
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Frontiers Music Srl is known for building new bands/projects featuring musicians of outstanding quality and who come from unique backgrounds. After an intense brainstorming session, a dream team of renowned metal musicians including Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH), Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA), Steve DiGiorgio (TESTAMENT, DEATH) and Mark Zonder (ex-FATES WARNING, WARLORD) ...
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DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen will perform at at the Folktale Winery & Vineyards in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California on Saturday, November 17. Allen will be joined by his wife Lauren Monroe and a "local legend," singer-songwriter Keith Greeninger. The show is a benefit for Project Resilience, Allen and Monroe's charitable mission to raise awareness and provide ...
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The official music video for the song "Hold On To Love" from Jason Becker can be seen below. The track is taken from the guitarist's new album, "Triumphant Hearts", which will be released on December 7 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. Becker's story is one of brilliance, talent, determination, adversity, and, ultimately, triumph. A ...
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COHEED AND CAMBRIA has announced new U.S. headline tour. The winter trek, which kicks off February 5 in Norfolk, Virginia, features support from FOXING and MAPS & ATLASES on select dates. Fan club presale tickets will be available beginning Wednesday, November 14 at 10 a.m. local time, with general onsale beginning Friday, November 16 at ...
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Prior to the group's October 25 performance in Worcester, Massachusetts, CLUTCH front man Neil Fallon spoke with Shawn SixX of "The Liquid Conversations". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the band's worst experience at a festival: Neil: "Thankfully, we've had good luck. I think probably ...
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Black metal pioneers VENOM will release their 15th full-length studio album, "Storm The Gates", on December 14 through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2015's "From The Very Depths" will be made available on CD and digital formats, with vinyl and cassette versions to arrive in early 2019. Frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant commented: "Get ready for ...
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Dallas, Texas metalcore band MEMPHIS MAY FIRE will release its new album, "Broken", on November 16 via Rise Records. The official music video for the disc's first single, "The Old Me", can be seen below. "'The Old Me' is about my struggle with anxiety and depression," said singer Matty Mullins about the intensely personal song. ...
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ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, has released a video for the song "The Alien". The clip was directed by David Brodsky for MyGoodEye. The track is taken from the band's second album, "Well Of Souls", which is being released today (Friday, November 9) via ROAR! ...
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2018 marks the 20th anniversary of LACUNA COIL's debut. To celebrate this special year, they played an exceptional show on January 19 in London at the O2 Forum Kentish Town. The unique, one-time event was filmed and recorded for "The 119 Show - Live In London", which is being released today (Friday, November 9). A ...
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Released in 1997, "Defrosted" was the very first live album released by the Swiss hard rock band GOTTHARD. To this day, it is seen as a cult milestone in the group's career that helped establish GOTTHARD as the most successful band from Switzerland. For more than 25 years, GOTTHARD has thrived in the global spotlight ...
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ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, will release its second album, "Well Of Souls", on November 9 via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. A 12-minute video in which Barlow and Vidales explain the songs from "Well Of Souls" can be seen below. "Well Of Souls" track ...
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A video recap of LACUNA COIL's special screening of "The 119 Show - Live In London", which took place on October 23 at Screen on the Green in Islington, London, United Kingdom, can be seen below. Singers Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro took part in a live question-and-answer session at the event, which was sponsored ...
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On November 16, Metal Blade Records will finally release the self-titled debut album of the American/Japanese collaboration SKULL PIT. SKULL PIT is a tale of two musicians from opposite sides of the heavy metal spectrum and the planet: Tatsu Mikami, hailing from Tokyo, Japan, is the bassist and mastermind behind the internationally acclaimed doom outfit ...
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A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH will release its new album, titled "When The World Becomes Undone", on January 18, 2019. Led by founding TYPE O NEGATIVE and LIFE OF AGONY member Sal Abruscato, A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH released its debut, "And Hell Will Follow Me", in 2011 and firmly implanted its roots in the ...
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METALLICA is mourning the death of the acclaimed master distiller and blender behind the band's recently launched brand of whiskey. Dave Pickerell died on Thursday (November 1) in San Francisco where he was scheduled to take part in the annual WhiskyFest event. No other details have been released. Earlier today, METALLICA issued the following statement: ...
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2018 marks the 20th anniversary of LACUNA COIL's debut. To celebrate this special year, they played an exceptional show on January 19 in London at the O2 Forum Kentish Town. The unique, one-time event was filmed and recorded for "The 119 Show - Live In London", which is scheduled for release November 9. A performance ...
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RIVAL SONS will release their new album, "Feral Roots", on January 25, 2019 via Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb's major label imprint Low Country Sound/Atlantic. The forthcoming LP is highlighted by the brand new track "Back In The Woods", which is streaming today on RIVAL SONS' official YouTube channel and at all DSPs. Produced by ...
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HEART singer Ann Wilson has released the official music video for her version of Lesley Gore's fearless 1963 hit "You Don't Own Me". The song features a guest appearance by guitarist Warren Haynes and is taken from her latest album, "Immortal", which was released in September. The disc features 10 musically diverse tracks that pay ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of KORN frontman Jonathan Davis's October 26 solo concert at Brewster Street Ice House in Corpus Christi, Texas can be seen below. Davis is touring in support of his recently released "Black Labyrinth" solo album. He said about the disc: "This time, I'm pulling something out of the audience. I've bared my ...
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Like how the in-demand Samuel L. Jackson manifests everywhere in film and commercials, Max Cavalera appears to be hell-bent to grind out metal every waking second he has. If he's not on tour with his brother, Igor, resurrecting live full renditions of classic SEPULTURA albums, Max has CAVALERA CONSPIRACY and, of course, SOULFLY to churn ...
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"Best Of Enemies", the new video from Swedish hard rockers TREAT, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Tunguska", which was released on September 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. Building on the success of their last two albums, "Coup De Grace" (2010) and "Ghost Of Graceland" (2016), which were ...
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Todd "Youth" Schofield (born 1971), the American guitarist best known for his work with WARZONE, MURPHY'S LAW and DANZIG, has died at the age of 47. Schofield's passing was confirmed by his FIREBURN bandmate Israel Joseph I, whom many may remember as the vocalist on the 1993 BAD BRAINS album "Rise". In a post on ...
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"Lend Me The Eyes Of The Millenia", the new video from Ihsahn, can be seen below. The song is taken from his seventh solo album, "Ámr", which was released in May via Candlelight/Spinefarm. True living legends are few and far between, but Ihsahn has long since earned the right to be regarded as one of ...
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