SANCTUARY will perform its 1988 debut album, "Refuge Denied", in its entirety on the band's upcoming North American tour. The trek will kick off on July 11 in Atlanta and conclude on August 17 in Seattle. Support on the tour will come from GHOST SHIP OCTAVIUS, the band featuring former NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams. "It ...
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Swedish metallers SABATON have released the official music video for a new song called "Bismarck". The clip, which was directed by Matthias Hoene and produced by Wargaming, can be seen below. SABATON said in a statement: "The most requested topic for a SABATON song ever! "The fate of the ship Bismarck is a fascinating story ...
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DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess recently spoke with Keefy of Ghost Cult magazine about his new solo album, "Wired For Madness". The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the release of "Wired For Madness" coming right on the heels of the release of DREAM ...
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OF MICE & MEN's Aaron Pauley has been "cleared" to return to the road at the end of the month. The vocalist/bassist underwent surgery in early April to have some precancerous tissue removed and will now rejoin his bandmates on tour on April 27 at the So What festival in Houston. Earlier today, Aaron wrote ...
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Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER headlined the Hell's Heroes festival on April 13 in Houston, Texas. Video footage of the band's performance can be seen below. EXCITER's current lineup includes Daniel Dekay, who replaced original guitarist John Ricci last fall. EXCITER bassist Allan Johnson told The Metal Voice that Ricci's exit from the band was ...
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Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON will release their ninth full-length album, "The Great War", on July 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band's 20th-anniversary record will be a concept effort covering stories from the First World War. "The Great War" track listing: 01. The Future Of Warfare 02. Seven Pillars Of Wisdom 03. 82nd All ...
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Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend spoke to France's Loud TV about his latest album, "Empath", which was released on March 29 via InsideOut Music. Asked to explain the record's title, the 46-year-old musician said: "I realized that over the past decade, since children were born and I had people pass away and ...
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Californian death metal pioneers POSSESSED originally split in 1987, leaving behind a short but highly influential legacy, most notably their 1985 "Seven Churches" debut, widely considered to be the first-ever death metal album. Internal tensions after the release of 1987's "The Eyes Of Horror" EP led to the band's dissolution, with guitarist Larry Lalonde joining ...
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Joe Hottinger says HALESTORM is currently assembling a "special package" to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the band's self-titled debut album. Released in 2009, the LP was produced by Howard Benson (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, P.O.D.) and featured the single "I Get Off". The band went on to release three additional studio albums, becoming a mainstay ...
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Californian death metal pioneers POSSESSED will release their first full-length album in over three decades, "Revelatons Of Oblivion", on May 10 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band has unveiled the disc's second single, "Shadowcult", with a live clip from its performance at the Bloodstock Open Air festival. POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra comments: "We had such ...
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Called the "harshest band in America" by The Guardian, NAILS has returned to unleash their relentless fury once again with the release of a new song, "I Don't Want To Know You". The digital single out now is accompanied by the ripping B-side "Endless Resistance", which features guest Max Cavalera (SEPULTURA, SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY). Pre-orders ...
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U.K.-based outfit TRONOS has released an EPK-style interview video for its debut album, "Celestial Mechanics", which has just been made available via Century Media Records. In the clip, TRONOS members Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA) and Russ Russell (AT THE GATES, DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH) discuss the formation of the group as well as exclusive ...
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OF MICE & MEN has pulled out of the first six shows of its previously announced U.S. tour with BEARTOOTH so that bassist/vocalist Aaron Pauley can have enough time to recover from his recent surgery. The band explained in a statement: "On Monday, April 8th, Aaron became aware of a medical issue requiring immediate surgery. ...
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Geddy Lee made a surprise appearance during THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM's concert last night (Wednesday, April 10) at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The RUSH legend joined the collaboration between PRIMUS bassist Les Claypool and Sean Lennon on stage to perform a cover version of THE BEATLES' "Tomorrow Never Knows". Fan-filmed video ...
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In a brand new interview with NME, BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack was asked about the band's plans for the coming months. He responded (see video below): "I've been pretty open with the fact that we do have strong plans to do something cool for the 10-year anniversary of [BLACK VEIL BRIDES' debut album] ...
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OF MICE & MEN has been forced to cancel its shows this week in Flagstaff, Grand Junction, Lakewood and Syracuse "due to a medical situation that requires immediate urgent attention." The band called off the concerts just hours before it was scheduled to perform at The Greenroom in Flagstaff. OF MICE & MEN tweeted out ...
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GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge spoke to Australia's Silver Tiger Media about the importance of his alter ego, explaining that he "had to transform into someone else in order to be interesting enough to be able to be on stage." Forge, who creates demonic characters for every album, performed as a "new" Papa Emeritus ...
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One could argue that, until now, Devin Townsend's most ambitious run of studio recordings was the four-album suite released from 2009 through 2011 under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT banner. That set of albums began with the low-key art-rock of "Ki", ended with the simultaneous releases of the circus-metal bombast of "Deconstruction" and the ambient-rock of ...
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U.K.-based outfit TRONOS has released its third single, "Premonition". The song, which features Denis "Snake" Belanger (VOIVOD) on guest vocals and Billy Gould (FAITH NO MORE) on bass, is taken from TRONOS's debut album, "Celestial Mechanics", which will be released on April 12 via Century Media Records. TRONOS marks a true collision between two unstoppably ...
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California rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES will celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut album, "We Stitch These Wounds", next year by releasing a re-recorded version of the LP, along with some new songs. "We Stitch These Wounds" was issued in July 2010 via StandBy Records and was BLACK VEIL BRIDES' only studio album to feature ...
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U.K.-based outfit TRONOS has released the official music video for its second single, "Judas Cradle". The intensely atmospheric clip, created by Khaled Lowe, Sam Edwards and Caleb Carney for A-Side Films, can be seen below. The track is taken from TRONOS's debut album, "Celestial Mechanics", which will be released on April 12 via Century Media ...
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With "Dance Macabre" becoming the band's third No. 1 single at Rock Radio, Grammy Award-winning artist GHOST has announced a six-week North American headline tour that will see the Swedish rock band's elaborate rock theater presentation metamorphose into a full-on arena production. Billed as the "Ultimate Tour Named Death" and produced by Live Nation, the ...
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I AM MORBID has parted ways with guitarist Ira Black (METAL CHURCH, LIZZY BORDEN) and has replaced him with Kelly McLauchlin. McLauchlin will make his live debut with I AM MORBID on the "Morbidfest 2019" European tour in April. Also appearing on the bill are ATROCITY, VITAL REMAINS and SADIST. I AM MORBID is the ...
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BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack (a.k.a. Andy Black) is recovering from surgery to remove a ruptured appendix. The operation took place earlier this week and comes ahead of the rocker's solo tour in April. "Just got out of surgery to remove my ruptured appendix, happy to report the procedure went very well and I ...
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The official lyric video for the song "The Promise" from BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack (a.k.a. Andy Black) can be seen below. The track is taken from his much-anticipated sophomore album, "The Ghost Of Ohio", which will be released on April 12 via Lava/Republic. Andy says: "'The Promise' was inspired by my days spent ...
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The first trailer for "Humanicide", the upcoming ninth full-length album from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans DEATH ANGEL, is available below. The disc will be released on May 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. With "Humanicide", DEATH ANGEL has maintained its throne in the universe of thrash while still managing to remain progressive in ...
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Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the song "Blackout The Sun" from LAST IN LINE can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's sophomore album, "II", which was released on February 22 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new disc was produced by DOKKEN and FOREIGNER bassist Jeff ...
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San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans DEATH ANGEL will release their long-awaited ninth full-length album, "Humanicide", on May 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. With "Humanicide", DEATH ANGEL has maintained its throne in the universe of thrash while still managing to remain progressive in their style. They apply a wide variety of different elements to ...
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GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge, who was publicly unmasked in 2017 when former bandmembers sued him, forcing him to reveal his identity, has told Music Feeds in a new interview that it has been easier to promote the band since his anonymity was taken away. "There are advantages and disadvantages to both sides, I've ...
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Prior to WITHIN TEMPTATION's performance in New York City on March 2, vocalist Sharon Den Adel spoke with Keefy of Ghost Cult magazine. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's hiatus prior to the release of new album "Resist": Sharon: "When we ...
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