Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM recently entered their own studio in Helsinki to begin recording ten new tracks for their ninth album, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast. A video message from CHILDREN OF BODOM's Alexi Laiho and Janne Wirman about the new CD sessions can be seen below. CHILDREN OF BODOM's last ...
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Thrash veterans DEATH ANGEL will release "The Bay Calls For Blood - Live In San Francisco" on LP exclusively through Nuclear Blast mail-order on July 24. The release will also be made available in the digital format and as a bonus CD with the band's upcoming DVD called "A Thrashumentary". Artwork for the LP version ...
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Finnish melodic metallers BURNING POINT, whose current lineup includes singer Nitte Vänskä (ex-BATTLE BEAST), will release their new, self-titled album on June 12 in Europe and July 7 in the U.S. via AFM Records. The CD includes five brand new songs and six re-recorded tracks from the band's first three albums. Comments BURNING POINT guitarist ...
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Finnish melodic metallers BURNING POINT, whose current lineup includes singer Nitte Vänskä (ex-BATTLE BEAST), will release their new, self-titled album on June 12 in Europe and July 7 in the U.S. via AFM Records. The CD includes five brand new songs and six re-recorded tracks from the band's first three albums. Comments BURNING POINT guitarist ...
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Mascot Label Group's Music Theories Recordings and Neal Schon have announced the release of "Vortex" on June 23. The 2-CD all-instrumental album utilizes rock as its foundation, while also embracing elements of jazz, classical and world music in an 18-track stunning, sonically explosive collection of original compositions. The release is dedicated to Schon's best friend ...
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Maryland rockers CLUTCH recently completed recording their eleventh album with producer Machine for a fall release via their Weathermaker Music label. The basic tracks and most of the guitars for the CD were laid down at Machine's studio in Dripping Springs, Texas, while the remainder was recorded at CLUTCH's studio in Maryland. Speaking to the ...
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Vocalist Neil Fallon of Maryland rockers CLUTCH spoke to Pollstar.com about the band's forthcoming album, due later in the year. He said: "There's nothing out of the ordinary of the CLUTCH canon [on the new CD]." He continued: "I think these songs were written so soon after [2013's] 'Earth Rocker' that they ...
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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have entered an as-yet-undisclosed studio to begin recording their ninth album, due later in the year. A picture of drummer Jaska Raatikainen laying down his tracks can be seen below. CHILDREN OF BODOM's last CD, "Halo Of Blood", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. ...
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Atlanta rock 'n' rollers BITERS have signed a worldwide deal with Earache Records. Recalling the early spirit and danger of rabble-rousing rock heroes, BITERS have faithfully built upon their punk heritage and their love of '70s rock to deliver music that ignites, incites and excites in equal measure. Possessing a heart full of rock 'n' ...
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Houston heavy metal band VENOMOUS MAXIMUS will release its new album, "Firewalker", on May 5 via Shadow Kingdom Records. The quartet recorded the CD at the Diamond Factory in Austin, Texas with engineer Travis Bonner (ANCIENT VVISDOM). The record was mastered at PLX Mastering by Paul Logus (SATYRICON, CLUTCH, ANTHRAX), with early reports describing the ...
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In his foreword to "AC/DC FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's True Rock 'N' Roll Band" (March 31, 2015, Backbeat Books, $24.99), RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith perfectly captures what has made AC/DC the masters of pure rock and roll for more than four decades. "I prefer my rock bands ...
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Video footage of IGNITE's Zoltán "Zoli" Téglás joining San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD on stage on August 15, 2014 at the Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany to perform the IGNITE song "Bleeding"can be seen below. MACHINE HEAD's cover version of "Bleeding" was included on a 10-inch vinyl single which was released part ...
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In a brand new interview with RushOnRock.com, SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor was asked if anyone in the band had a vision at SLIPKNOT's inception 20 years ago what could be achieved with the group's live show two decades later. "It's weird," Corey responded. "I never thought this would happen. This was all pretty ...
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"Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #1 Germany: #39 Switzerland: #71 France: #166 Commented BATTLE BEAST guitarist/vocalist Anton Kabanen: "After the extremely painful birth of 'Unholy Savior', to be rewarded with the first place on the official charts in our home ...
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Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on "Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. "Unholy Savior" was released on January 9 in Europe and January 13 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. "Unholy Savior" track listing: 01. Lionheart 02. Unholy ...
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The second track-by-track-breakdown video for "Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. "Unholy Savior" was released on January 9 in Europe and January 13 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. "Unholy Savior" track listing: 01. Lionheart 02. Unholy Savior 03. I Want The World….And Everything In ...
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The first track-by-track-breakdown video for "Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. The clip covers the tracks "Lionheart", "Unholy Savior", "I Want The World….And Everything In It", "Madness", "Sea Of Dreams" and "Speed And Danger". "Unholy Savior" will be released on January 9 in Europe and ...
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According to TMZ.com, a LAMB OF GOD fan has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, after sustaining an injury during the band's November 23, 2012 show at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut. The fan claims he was trampled by the crowd in the standing-room section of the ...
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"Halo Of Blood", the latest album from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM, has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. The band was awarded with gold plaques signifying the achievement during the Bodom Xmas Bash show on December 28 at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland. Check out a photo from
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The second trailer for "Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. The CD will be released on January 9, 2015 in Europe and January 13, 2015 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. "Unholy Savior" track listing: 01. Lionheart 02. Unholy Savior 03. I Want The World….And ...
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The first trailer for "Unholy Savior", the third studio album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. The CD will be released on January 9, 2015 in Europe and January 13, 2015 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. "Unholy Savior" track listing: 01. Lionheart 02. Unholy Savior 03. I Want The World….And ...
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"Madness", the new video from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Ville Lipiäinen, who has previously worked with NIGHTWISH and HYPOCRISY, among others. "Madness" is taken from BATTLE BEAST's third studio album, "Unholy Savior", which will be released on January 9, 2015 in Europe and January 13, ...
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Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST will release their third studio album, "Unholy Savior", on January 9, 2015 in Europe and January 13, 2015 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. The lyric video for the new song "Touch In The Night" can be seen below. Comments BATTLE BEAST bassist Eero Sipilä: "'Touch In The Night' is ...
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Don Dokken was interviewed on the latest episode of the "Inside Metal" show with host Bob Nalbandian. You can now watch the program below. Speaking about DOKKEN's appearance in a commercial for Norton Internet Security 2010, the virus, spyware and Internet protection software from Symantec, Don said: "That place where it was filmed is the ...
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During a recent interview with The Guardian, MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx spoke about the process that he goes through to come up with some of his darker lyrics now that he he has been clean and sober for more than a decade. "Inspiration comes from all over the place," ...
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QUEEN guitarist Brian May recently explained to UK's NME why QUEEN is very "spiritually close" to FOO FIGHTERS and what he loves about Dave Grohl's band. May said: "They're [FOO FIGHTERS] dangerous, they keep their danger, and I think that's great. They're very unusual in the way it's sort of riff-based music but very melodic ...
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Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST will release their third studio album, "Unholy Savior", on January 9, 2015 in Europe and January 13, 2015 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. "I thirst to go further as a human being and the music on this album represents a part of the ongoing spiritual journey — that's what ...
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In a recent column in the UK's The Guardian, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich wrote about the "huge impact" English rock band OASIS has had on him throughout the years. "OASIS has been the soundtrack to my life for the last 20 years on this wonderful planet," he said. "I have stories and pictures ...
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Guitarist Olof Mörck of Gothenburg, Sweden's AMARANTHE recently spoke to France's RockNLive about the band's third album, "Massive Addictive", which will be released on October 21 via Spinefarm Records. You can now watch the chat below. "Massive Addictive" is true to its title. The band's signature, larger-than-life sound, comprised of kinetic riffing, pulsating ...
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"Drop Dead Cynical", the new video from Gothenburg, Sweden's AMARANTHE, which is known for fusing melodic metal with elements of EDM, can be seen below. The clip was once again helmed by Swedish director Patric Ullaeus of the Revolver Film Company AB, who has previously worked with HAMMERFALL, DIMMU BORGIR, EUROPE, LACUNA COIL and IN ...
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