German thrash metallers BONDED have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. Formed by scene veterans Bernd "Bernemann" Kost (guitar) and Markus "Makka" Freiwald (drums) in 2018 after their exit as longtime members of SODOM, musical partners Marc Hauschild (bass) and DESTROY THEM/ex-SUICIDAL ANGELS member Chris Tsitsis (guitar) were quickly added to the ranks ...
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Don Dokken (DOKKEN) was joined by ex-GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell for an acoustic set at "The Big Dam Acoustic Rock Show" on September 7 at Beaver Dam Amphitheater in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Jeff Coppage"). In a 2016 interview with the ...
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Last night (Sunday, September 8), METALLICA played the second of two shows with the San Francisco Symphony for the grand opening of Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors. The concert, conducted by Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas, marked the 20th anniversary of METALLICA's first performance with ...
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Last night (Friday, September 6), METALLICA played the first of two shows with the San Francisco Symphony for the grand opening of Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors. The concert, conducted by Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas, marked the 20th anniversary of METALLICA's first performance with ...
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Growing up in Pennsylvania, Tom Keifer fell in love with guitar and the blues at a very young age. When Tom informed his mom that he wanted to leave high school to tour with a band, she made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Check out the video below for the full story. The CINDERELLA ...
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METALLICA will perform a pair of shows with the San Francisco Symphony for the grand opening of Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors, on Friday, September 6, and Sunday, September 8. The concerts, conducted by Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas, mark the 20th anniversary of METALLICA's ...
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The official lyric video for "Touching The Divine", a new solo song from CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer, can be seen below. The track is taken from his upcoming second solo album, "Rise", which will be released on September 13 via Cleopatra Records. Timing, as the saying goes, is everything. And when you're a career artist ...
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U.K.'s Zee Productions will release four classic QUEEN album covers as 500-piece jigsaws next month. "News Of The World", "A Night At The Opera", "A Day At The Races" and "Queen II" will be made available on October 18. The iconic art of some of rock's most influential and highly regarded albums is presented in ...
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German thrash metal veterans SODOM will release a new EP, "Out Of The Frontline Trench", on November 22 via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort contains three brand new tracks as well as new recordings (studio and live) of two SODOM classics. The close relationship between a metal band and its fans can be measured by — among ...
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Derek Smalls, the bottom force of the fabled heavy metal band known as SPINAL TAP, is premiering the video for his song "Gimme Some (More) Money" ahead of his eagerly anticipated solo tour of West Coast cities this fall. The track, which appears on Smalls recent debut solo album "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)", has ...
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On October 9, METALLICA will bring "S&M²", a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the original "S&M" concerts, album, and film that also commemorates the grand opening of the state-of-the-art Chase Center, a historic addition to San Francisco's waterfront. This one-night-only event will be shown in over 3,000 movie theaters around the world. A new ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of ADLER'S APPETITE's September 1 performance at Rainbow Bar & Grill's "Backyard Bash" can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user " xgabex"). ADLER'S APPETITE's current lineup includes former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler alongside Ariel Kamin, the singer of Argentinian GN'R tribute band SON OF A GUN, plus guitarists Michael ...
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In a brand new interview with Brutal Planet Magazine, Jeff Pilson was once again asked if there will be any more shows featuring the classic lineup of DOKKEN. The bassist responded (hear audio below): "[There is] nothing planned. I don't think it's necessarily off limits. The trickiest thing is timing for us, because we're all ...
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Metalshop TV conducted an interview with TRIUMPH OF DEATH frontman Thomas Gabriel Fischer (also of TRIPTYKON, formerly of CELTIC FROST) and bassist Mia Wallace prior to the band's appearance at this year's Brutal Assault festival in Jaromer, Czech Republic. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed ...
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"Sonali", a new song from Iggy Pop, can be streamed below. The track is taken from his upcoming album "Free", which is due out September 6 on Loma Vista Recordings. "Sonali" is the third song to be released in advance of the new album, and has been hailed "infectious" by Paste and by Consequence Of ...
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Thomas Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom G. Warrior; CELTIC FROST, TRIPTYKON, HELLHAMMER) recently spoke with the "Fantasm" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview starts at 3:10 mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On HELLHAMMER: Thomas: "We formed the band to realize the music we'd had in our heads, which was ...
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"Worthless Abominations Destroyed", the new single from Norwegian black metal veterans MAYHEM, can be streamed below. The song is taken from the band's forthcoming album, "Daemon", which will be released on October 25 via Century Media. "After teasing you guys for over six months, it's finally time to show you what we have been up ...
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A three-minute video in which the members of EXHORDER discuss their latest single, "Hallowed Sound", can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's first album in 27 years, "Mourn The Southern Skies", which will be released on September 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band now features founding members Vinnie La Bella ...
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In a brand new interview with Metal Wani, guitar legend George Lynch was asked if there has been any talk between him and Don Dokken about the classic lineup of DOKKEN making one final studio record together. He responded: "We did about a year and a half ago. Jeff [Pilson, former DOKKEN bassist] and I ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of ADLER'S APPETITE's August 14 performance at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Scott WDSM"). ADLER'S APPETITE's current lineup includes former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler alongside Ariel Kamin, the singer of Argentinian GN'R tribute band SON OF A GUN, plus ...
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"Hallowed Sound", a brand new song from New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's first album in 27 years, "Mourn The Southern Skies", which will be released on September 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band now features founding members Vinnie La Bella (guitar) and ...
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"Lines Of Your Hands", a brand new song from THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Act", which will be released on October 11 via Solid State Records. The members of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA consistently choose to both challenge themselves and the world ...
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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA will release its new album, "The Act", on October 11 via Solid State Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Switchblade 02. Lines Of Your Hands 03. Chemical 04. Wave Of Youth 05. Please Say No 06. The Thread 07. Numb 08. Isn't It Strange? 09. Diamond ...
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From the brain trust of revered desert rock veterans Gary Arce (YAWNING MAN) and Bob Balch (FU MANCHU) comes the new psychedelic-stoner rock outfit BIG SCENIC NOWHERE. The band will release its debut EP, "Dying On The Mountain", on September 13 via Blues Funeral Recordings. As friends and pioneering legends in the Palm Desert rock ...
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The official music video for the song "Love Gets Us All" from HEAVY AS TEXAS, the aggressive metal project featuring acclaimed guitarist Marzi Montazeri and vocalist Kyle Thomas — otherwise recognized as members of Louisiana-based metal pioneers EXHORDER — can be seen below. The track is taken from HEAVY AS TEXAS's self-titled album, which was ...
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Iggy Pop has unveiled the first video from his upcoming album "Free", due out September 6 on Loma Vista Recordings. Directed by Simon Taylor, the clip for "James Bond" was shot on location at Sweat Records in Miami. "James Bond" is the second song to be released in advance of the new album, and has ...
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Norwegian black metal veterans MAYHEM will release their sixth studio album, titled "Daemon", on October 25. By the power of darkness and with the might of black-hearted will no two MAYHEM albums have been or will ever be the same. Over the course of MAYHEM's storied and groundbreaking 35-year career — from "Deathcrush" (1987) through ...
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In conjunction with a recent Metal Hammer retrospective on SKID ROW's self-titled 1989 debut, producer Michael Wagener spoke with writer Clay Marshall about the making of the album. Some select "outtakes" follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his first impressions of SKID ROW: Michael: "Atlantic flew me out to see SKID ROW in Jersey. I ...
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The official music video for "I Am Broken Too", the new single from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, can be seen below. The song is taken from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new album, "Atonement", which will be released on August 16 via Metal Blade Records in the U.S. and Sony Music Entertainment in the rest of the world. ...
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During an appearance on yesterday's (Tuesday, July 30) edition of "Trunk Nation LA Invasion: Live From The Rainbow Bar & Grill" on SiriusXM, George Lynch and Don Dokken spoke about the possibility of further shows featuring the renuted classic lineup of DOKKEN. "It's based on opportunity that anybody would take, because it's a good opportunity," ...
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