Starkey Hearing Foundation has announced that Steven Tyler, one of the most powerful frontmen in music, will headline the 17th annual So The World May Hear Awards Gala benefiting Starkey Hearing Foundation on July 16, at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This year's guest list also includes Ben Affleck, who will be ...
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Chris Cornell's wife of 13 years has blamed addiction for her husband's death, saying that he was "not a depressed man." On May 18, the SOUNGARDEN and AUDIOSLAVE frontman was found dead in a Detroit hotel room after performing one final concert with the former group. The corner ruled his cause of death to be ...
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This past Saturday (June 24), fifty thousand people attended the first annual Firenze Rocks festival in Florence, Italy to witness an unforgettable concert, the largest of PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder's solo career. Evening at the Visarno Arena was the backdrop, where Vedder played as the headliner for his biggest crowd as a solo artist. ...
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JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE will celebrate the 30th anniversary of GREAT WHITE's hit album "Once Bitten" with a tour and new acoustic album, "Once Acoustically Bitten". The acoustic album will be released on July 14 and the band will kick off their U.S. tour on July 6. They will stay on the road through summer ...
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In a brand new interview with Metal Mark of GhostCultMag.com, former PANTERA and current SUPERJOINT/DOWN singer Philip Anselmo spoke about the various projects he is currently involved with. He said: "I've got a brand new [PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE] ILLEGALS [record] coming out, and it is way different than the first one ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of SCOUR — the new extreme metal "supergroup" featuring Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT) alongside members of CATTLE DECAPITATION and PIG DESTROYER — performing the PANTERA classic "Strength Beyond Strength" on June 14 at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, New York can be seen below. The self-titled debut EP from SCOUR was ...
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Hundreds of epic shows, memory lapses, unexplained injuries, one yearlong detour with Iggy Pop and multiple Grammy nominations later, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE re-emerge from the desert newly scarred and somehow strangely prettier with lucky seventh album, "Villains", out August 25 on Matador Records. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE leader Joshua Homme said: "The ...
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Wargaming and World Of Tanks have announced a long-term collaboration with the Swedish heavy metal band SABATON. For Wargaming and its millions of players, the combination of history and epic music is a huge part of their gaming scene. Not only is SABATON a big influence for fans of the game, but the bandmembers themselves ...
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Kirk Hammett says that it "would be nice" if METALLICA could take less than eight years to release the follow-up to the "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct" album. Aside from touring, METALLICA had spent much of time between the release of 2008's "Death Magnetic" and 2016's "Hardwired" on other projects, including launching a music festival, collaborating on ...
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Hearts and minds-and, it goes without saying, eardrums--were blown this morning as the world's biggest exporter of undiluted American stadium rock, FOO FIGHTERS, surprise-released "Run", a monolithic song of the summer shoo-in as melodic as it is monstrously heavy. An ageless melodic hard rock anthem that showcases everything that's made FOO FIGHTERS an unstoppable road ...
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"Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal", the third title in the "Inside Metal" series, will be premiered on Monday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Regency Valley Plaza 6 Theater in North Hollywood, California. This is the only screening date that is scheduled and the filmmakers have set aside a limited number of tickets available ...
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Straus Project conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre prior to the band's May 5 show at the Arcada Theatre in Saint Charles, Illinois. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On plans for his first solo album: Todd: "I've had solo material for many, many ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of SCOUR — the new extreme metal "supergroup" featuring Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT) alongside members of CATTLE DECAPITATION and PIG DESTROYER — performing the PANTERA classic "Strength Beyond Strength" at SCOUR's first-ever concert, which took place on February 19 at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, Louisiana can be seen ...
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Drum-cam footage of KAMELOT's Casey Grillo performing with QUEENSRŸCHE can be seen below. Grillo made his live debut with with QUEENSRŸCHE on April 1 at Sycuan Casino in El Cajon, California. He is filling in for regular QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield, who is taking time off from the band's touring activities to spend time with ...
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SCOUR, the new extreme metal "supergroup" featuring Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT) alongside members of CATTLE DECAPITATION and PIG DESTROYER, has officially recruited Adam Jarvis (MISERY INDEX, PIG DESTROYER) as its drummer. Adam Jarvis's next gig with SCOUR will take place on June 14 at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York. The self-titled debut EP ...
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Seattle-based progressive metallers QUEENSRŸCHE are hoping to entering the studio in September to record their new album for an early 2018 release via Century Media. The band's third full-length effort with Todd La Torre on lead vocals will once again be produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who has previously worked with ROB ZOMBIE, HATEBREED, SOULFLY ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's April 21 performance at Northern Lights Casino in Walker, Minnesota can be seen below. KAMELOT's Casey Grillo made his live debut with with QUEENSRŸCHE on April 1 at Sycuan Casino in El Cajon, California. He is filling in for regular QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield, who is taking time off from ...
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MEGADETH will join forces with MESHUGGAH, TESSERACT and LILLAKE for around dozen dates in the U.S. and Canada in June and July. The details are as follows: Jun. 23 - Big Flats, NY @ Tags Summer Stage Jun. 25 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues Jun. 27 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Jun. ...
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BLOODCLOT, the project featuring John Joseph of the CRO-MAGS, plus former members of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (Joey Castillo, drums; Nick Oliveri, bass), and DANZIG (Todd Youth, guitar), will release its new album, "Up In Arms", on July 14 via Metal Blade Records. The cover artwork for the disc can be seen below. BLOODCLOT ...
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THE DEAD DAISIES' awesome live juggernaut is set to storm into North America in August for a dozen prime live dates as part of their "Live & Louder" world tour, in support of their "Live And Louder" album, due on May 19. The trek will kick off in Chicago, Illinois on August 10 and will ...
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Video footage of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB performing on April 7 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, Californai can be seen below (courtesy of Capital Chaos TV). SKINLAB will hit the road this summer, following up a string of spring West Coast dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, "Bound, Gagged ...
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"Sacred", the new video from Maryland doom legends THE OBSESSED, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's first studio album in over twenty years, which is being released today (Friday, April 7) via Relapse Records. "Sacred" is being made available on CD, LP, deluxe double LP, and digital formats. ...
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KAMELOT's Casey Grillo made his live debut with with QUEENSRŸCHE this past Saturday night (April 1) at Sycuan Casino in El Cajon, California. He is filling in for regular QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield, who is taking time off from the band's touring activities to spend time with his newborn son, appropriately named Rockson. Fan-filmed video ...
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KAMELOT's Casey Grillo made his live debut with with QUEENSRŸCHE last night (Saturday, April 1) at Sycuan Casino in El Cajon, California. He is filling in for regular QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield, who is taking time off from the band's touring activities to spend time with his newborn son, appropriately named Rockson. Said Grillo: "It ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield will be taking time off from the band's touring activities to spend time with his newborn son, appropriately named Rockson. Filling in for him for the group's upcoming shows will be Casey Grillo (pictured) of KAMELOT. Said QUEENSRŸCHE in a statement: "We couldn't be more excited to welcome Scott's son to ...
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An Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for "Saint Of The Lost Souls", the tenth studio album from HOUSE OF LORDS, can be seen below. The disc is being released today (Friday, March 24) via Frontiers Music Srl. Recorded and produced by the band's singer and mastermind James Christian, the follow-up to 2015's "Indestructible" has an incredible ...
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Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB will hit the road this summer, following up a string of spring West Coast dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, "Bound, Gagged And Blindfolded". The East Coast run of shows will kick off on May 31 in Boston, Massachusetts and will feature support from PRODUCT ...
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Swedish death metal supergroup THE LURKING FEAR has inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band is working on its debut album, due later this year. Featuring members/ex-members of illustrious and influential acts like AT THE GATES, THE HAUNTED, SKITSYSTEM, DISFEAR and GOD MACABRE, THE LURKING FEAR is not just another retro all-star ...
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Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and current DEVIL YOU KNOW singer Howard Jones is collaborating with ex-SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers on a new studio project. Jones recently visited Wichers's studio in North Carolina to begin laying down ideas for the project's upcoming full-length debut, details of which will announced as they become available. In related news, DEVIL ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release "Saint Of The Lost Souls", the tenth studio album from HOUSE OF LORDS, on March 24. The song "New Day Breakin'", taken from "Saint Of The Lost Souls", can be streamed below. Recorded and produced by the band's singer and mastermind James Christian, the follow-up to 2015's "Indestructible" has an ...
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