This past Wednesday (July 8), MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn spoke to Primordial Radio about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. He said (see video below): "I've been saying this for months, and people don't really like my opinion of it, but I think ...
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LAMB OF GOD's Mark Morton has blasted President Donald Trump over his claim that the United States is only seeing a spike in new coronavirus infections because more testing is being carried out. Trump tweeted on Thursday: "For the 1/100th time, the reason we show so many Cases, compared to other countries that haven't done ...
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As part of HardDrive Radio's latest "Roundtable", MACHINE HEAD's Robb Flynn and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Jesse Leach joined Lou Brutus to talk about what they've been up to during quarantine and their thoughts on the current state of politics in the U.S., as well as their collaboration on MACHINE HEAD's latest single, "Stop The Bleeding". The ...
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Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy played drums on "Terminal Velocity", the upcoming solo album from DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci. Due in the fall, the disc also features Dave LaRue (DIXIE DREGS) on bass. Petrucci discussed his musical reunion with Portnoy during a lengthy chat with the official DREAM THEATER fan club. He said ...
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Video of MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's latest "Acoustic Happy Hour", which was originally livestreamed on Facebook Live this past Friday, June 26, can be seen below. The session includes covers of SLIPKNOT's "Snuff", PEARL JAM's "Black", DEFTONES' "Change" and STAIND's "Outside", as well as acoustic renditions of MACHINE HEAD tunes "Is There Anybody Out ...
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In a new interview with Terry "Beez" Bezer of Knotfest.com's "Mosh Talks With Beez", KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the new album from TIMES OF GRACE, his collaborative project with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. "The TIMES OF GRACE record is done," ...
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Robb Flynn has pushed back against people criticizing him for expressing his political opinions on social media and through his music. The MACHINE HEAD frontman recently caught flak from some fans when he slammed President Donald Trump in a post on the band's web site, calling the billionaire real estate mogul "the embodiment of everything ...
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On Wednesday, June 3, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE began posting an array of pictures from its history to the band's official Instagram account. They wiped their Instagram page clean and proceeded to share one image per year per day, starting with 1999 and going through 2019. It was a mere hint of what ...
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LAMB OF GOD's Mark Morton spoke to Midwest Beatdown about his debut solo album, "Anesthetic". Produced by Josh Wilbur and executive produced by Jake Oni, the LP came out in March 2019 via WPP Records/Spinefarm. Guest artists on the effort include late LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington, Paolo Gregoletto and Alex Bent of TRIVIUM, Jacoby ...
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San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have released "Civil Unrest", a two-song digital single featuring A-side "Stop The Bleeding" and B-side "Bulletproof", with the former featuring additional guest vocals from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach. This pair of fierce protest anthems were both written days after the back-to-back murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud ...
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In a recent interview with A&P Reacts, LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton was asked if it's important for him to use the platform that he has, including his Twitter account, to create awareness about the things that are happening around him. He responded (see video below): "I'm starting to. I've ...
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The official visualizer for "I've Scene God", the new single from EMMURE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, "Hindsight", which will be released digitally on June 26 via Sharptone Records. Physical copies will be made available on July 24. "Hindsight" continues the creative partnership between the band's ...
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BAD WOLVES guitarist Doc Coyle says that he "wholeheartedly disagrees" with the content of a video recently released by his bandmate, singer Tommy Vext. On Monday, Vext posted a six-plus-minute video on Instagram in which he suggested, without evidence, that "Black Lives Matter" was created by people like George Soros, the ...
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Heralded as "the most polarizing metal band since LIMP BIZKIT" by Revolver magazine, EMMURE has always let the music do the talking, and it doesn't plan on stopping. Today the band has announced that it will release a new studio album, "Hindsight", digitally on June 26 via Sharptone Records. Physical copies will be made available ...
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Time can be cruel. One of the UK's most respected modern forces, BLEED FROM WITHIN emerged at a time when the Scots' blend of brutal metalcore and post-New Wave Of American Heavy Metal grooves was as close to the mainstream flow of things as it was possible to be. Over the course of four studio ...
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Warner Music Group Corp. announced today that it has launched the initial public offering of 70,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The initial public offering price is expected to be between $23.00 and $26.00 per share. The ...
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THE WEAPON, the old-school hardcore-punk project led by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach, has released its debut album, "A Repugnant Turn Of Events", via Bandcamp. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the disc during the first month of its release "will be going to help small venues in ...
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A teaser for Dee Snider's new single, "Prove Me Wrong", is available. The song is expected to appear on the TWISTED SISTER frontman's new solo CD/DVD set, "For The Love Of Metal Live!", which will arrive this summer via Napalm Records. The concert portion of the effort was recorded during the touring cycle for his ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has released a live performance video of an acoustic version of the song "We Carry On". The track was recorded while the members were in quarantine. The original appears on the band's 2016-released album "Incarnate". As guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz says in the intro of the video, the band had planned to perform this ...
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BON JOVI was among the artists that performed during the "Rise Up New York!" virtual telethon Monday (May 11) to raise awareness and funds to help New Yorkers whose lives have been dramatically impacted by COVID-19. The one-hour benefit presented by the New York-based poverty fighting organization Robin Hood, and iHeartMedia, saw Jon Bon Jovi ...
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Michael Sweet of openly Christian hard rockers STRYPER says that he would like to see his band represented by President Donald Trump's fourth White House press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany. Earlier today, Sweet shared a photo of McEnany on his personal Facebook page, and he captioned the picture: "All I can say is I wish we ...
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Cherry Red Records has set a June 26 release date for the five-CD box set "White Lion: All You Need Is Rock 'N' Roll - The Complete Albums 1985-1991". Mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, WHITE LION released its debut album, "Fight To Survive", in 1985. The band had ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has just released "Atonement II B-Sides For Charity". 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the COVID-19 Relief Fund for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. "Atonement II B-Sides For Charity" includes six songs from the recording sessions for KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 2019-released and Grammy-nominated album "Atonement", out now via Metal Blade Records. It ...
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As part of YouTube's #StayHome campaign, THE ROLLING STONES will launch a weekly series titled "Extra Licks" on the band's official YouTube channel starting this Sunday, May 3 at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. BST. Each featurette — available digitally for the first time — will appear as a YouTube ...
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The official Jimmy Johansson-created lyric video for the song "Return From War" from HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance by former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera, is taken from Jasta's latest solo album, "The Lost Chapters - Volume 2", which came out in December. ...
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Dee Snider has confirmed that his new live DVD and CD will arrive this summer. The set, which may end up being called "For The Love Of Metal Live", was recorded during the touring cycle for his latest solo album, "For The Love Of Metal". The TWISTED SISTER frontman discussed the upcoming release during a ...
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On Wednesday, April 8, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson talked to Canada's The Metal Voice about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. He said (see video below): "We've been working on it, and it's written, and it's ready to be recorded. In fact, ...
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IRON MAIDEN has been forced to cancel its previously announced Japanese tour due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The British heavy metal legends announced the cancelation in a social media post earlier today. The group wrote: "We have been informed by our Japanese Promoter, Creativeman Productions that they are cancelling all ...
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On March 11, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE drummer Justin Foley was interviewed by the "BREWtally Speaking Podcast" prior to the band's concert in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked whether he and his bandmates have become more aware of the fact that a day will eventually come when KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach has released a new song from his "meditative ambient music" project THE WAY BACK WITHIN. "The Path" features guest vocals from Jesse's girlfriend, Philia Porphyra, and can be streamed below. Leach stated the following about the song via Instagram: "While I have time on my hands and many thoughts. One ...
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