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. POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra said: "This album from start to release has been a fantastic experience. All of us in POSSESSED hope you enjoy this newest release and we look forward ...
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Tobias Forge has confirmed that GHOST is planning to film a concert DVD and Blu-ray during the band's still-ongoing world tour in support of last year's "Prequelle" album. "That's definitely in the pipeline," he told Australia's Wall Of Sound in a new interview. "We don't know yet as to when and where we ...
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GHOST's Tobias Forge says that his current stage character, Cardinal Copia, has a very good chance of sticking around for the band's next studio album. Forge performed as a "new" Papa Emeritus on each of the band's first three LPs, with each version of Papa replacing the one that came before it. Papa Emeritus III ...
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OF MICE & MEN was forced to cancel its March 11 concert in Hartford, Connecticut after frontman Aaron Pauley was taken ill. He took to his Twitter last night to update fans on his condition. He wrote: "After a bit of a scare earlier, I'm currently at the hospital being evaluated, per the EMT's direction. ...
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BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack (a.k.a. Andy Black) is giving fans another sneak preview of his much-anticipated sophomore solo album, "The Ghost Of Ohio" (Lava/Republic), with today's release of the title track. An accompanying music video, which was directed by Patrick Fogarty, can be seen below. "The Ghost Of Ohio" follows the recent release ...
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"How To Survive", the new video from OF MICE & MEN, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Zev Deans (DENZEL CURRY, GHOST). Hinging on hard-hitting grooves and airtight riffing, the track snaps from visceral verses into an instantly chant-worthy growl of "In a world that teaches eye for an eye, I'll show ...
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Coming on the heels of "Apocrypha: The Legend Of Babymetal" and the upcoming "The Ghost Of Ohio" graphic novel, Z2 Comics is pleased to announce their next title is a collaborative partnership with Grammy-nominated rockers SKILLET. "Eden: A Skillet Graphic Novel" is based on an original story idea created by SKILLET frontman John Cooper alongside ...
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ATREYU and MOTIONLESS IN WHITE have announced details of a co-headline tour, which will see the bands traversing across North America this spring. "The 2019 Spring Invasion Tour" will feature support from special guests WILSON. The 18-city will kick of April 15 at Pensacola, Florida's Vinyl Music Hall and continue through May 9, where it ...
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Former DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and VAI front man Devin Townsend recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine about his new solo album, "Empath". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "Empath": Devin: "If I had any business sense whatsoever, and if I had any ...
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"Garden In The Bones", a brand new song from PERIPHERY, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's fifth album, "Periphery IV: Hail Stan", which will be released on April 5 via the band's own 3DOT Recordings. "Periphery IV: Hail Stan" marks two significant firsts for the band: the first PERIPHERY release ...
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"Monolilith", a new song from VLTIMAS, the three-piece extreme metal formation consisting of David Vincent (ex-MORBID ANGEL), Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen (ex-MAYHEM, AURA NOIR) and Flo Monier (CRYPTOPSY), can be streamed below. The track is taken from the VLTIMAS's debut album, "Something Wicked Marches In", which will be released on March 29 via Season Of Mist. ...
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Bobbie Brown, an actress and model and probably best known as the video vixen in WARRANT's "Cherry Pie" video, will release her second book, "Cherry On Top", on July 9 via Rare Bird Books. "Cherry On Top" tackles beauty, dating, friendship, motherhood and sex for the single woman from the perspective of one who has ...
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Chris Akin of "The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend about his forthcoming new "Empath" studio album. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether "Empath" is an album that will take a while for listeners to "get": Devin: "I ...
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The February 20 concert by SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS at Eventim Apollo in London, England was professionally filmed for future release. After the show, Slash tweeted: "London, that was a fucking blast! I'm glad we captured the night on video! Thanks for a truly memorable evening! RnFnR!" The band's setlist was as ...
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Live Nation Entertainment, the world's leading live entertainment company, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in Tons Of Rock, Norway's biggest rock and metal festival. Tons Of Rock was founded in 2013 and has grown to be one of the leading festivals in Norway. It has become a national institution that attracts ...
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In the eight-minute video below, the four members of LAST IN LINE — guitarist Vivian Campbell, drummer Vinny Appice, vocalist Andrew Freeman and bassist Phil Soussan — give you insight into the making of their "II" album. "II" will be released on February 22 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new ...
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Canadian hard rock trio DANKO JONES has unveiled the Amir Chamdin-directed music video for its latest single, "Dance Dance Dance". The clip can be seen below. Chamdin, an award-winning Swedish filmmaker who has previously helmed videos for the likes of GHOST and THE HELLACOPTERS, shot "Dance Dance Dance" last month in Stockholm and created something ...
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The official video for the song "Moonglow" from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project can be seen below. The track is the title cut of AVANTASIA's new album, which is being released today (Friday, February 15) via Nuclear Blast. Tobias comments: "Yes, we've found a song on the new album that is below the four-minute ...
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After 45 million YouTube views, 25 million Spotify streams and an AP "Song of the Year" award for hit single "We Don't Have To Dance", BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack (a.k.a. Andy Black) has returned with "Westwood Road", the first track and video off his much-anticipated sophomore album, "The Ghost Of Ohio" (Lava/Republic). The ...
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According to Billboard, GHOST has landed its third consecutive No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart with its latest single, "Dance Macabre". The second single from the band's 2018 album "Prequelle" follows "Rats", which topped the chart for seven weeks beginning last July. GHOST scored its first No. 1 — for ...
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I AM MORBID — the band featuring former MORBID ANGEL members David Vincent (vocals, bass) and Tim Yeung (drums) alongside guitarists Bill Hudson (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Ira Black (METAL CHURCH, LIZZY BORDEN) — will team up with ATROCITY, VITAL REMAINS and SADIST for the "Morbidfest 2019" European tour in April. All four ...
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BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack (a.k.a. Andy Black) will embark on "The Ghost Of North America Tour 2019" in April. Support on the 27-show trek will come from THE FAIM and KULICK. These will be Andy's first solo shows since 2017. Tour dates: Apr. 07 - Sacramento, CA - Ace Of Spades Apr. 09 ...
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Heavy Montréal is back for a 10th edition on July 27-28 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montrea, Quebec, Canada as well as on July 26 with Heavy In The City. This year, the festival returns to its traditional site, which has been revamped in the past two years by the city of Montréal. The festival will ...
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The official music video for 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 will be 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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An appeals court has rejected the argument of former GHOST members that the judge who ordered the dismissal of their lawsuit against the band's leader, Tobias Forge, had a conflict of interest in overseeing the case. Forge, who founded GHOST nine years ago, was sued by the four ex-members in April 2017. They accused the ...
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Multi-Grammy-nominated Swedish rock band GHOST performed live at BBC Radio 1's Maida Vale studios. The four-track session was aired via Daniel P. Carter's Sunday night rock show and can be listened to again here. Featured songs: * "Rats" * "Dance Macabre" * "Life Eternal" * "Faith" GHOST's Tobias Forge recently told
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GRETA VAN FLEET was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Rock Album" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 61st annual Grammy Awards, which is being held tonight (Sunday, February 10) at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Michigan rockers were nominated for their "From The Fires" EP. GRETA VAN FLEET was nominated for ...
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TRIBULATION was honored in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal" category at the Swedish Grammis awards (Swedish Grammy equivalent), which was held Thursday night (February 7) at Annexet in Stockholm. The bands were nominated for their most recent releases, all of which came out during 2018. "Best Hard Rock/Metal" nominees were as follows: * AT THE GATES ...
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U.K.-based outfit TRONOS will release its debut album, "Celestial Mechanics", on April 12 via Century Media Records. TRONOS marks a true collision between two unstoppably creative heroes of the metal underground: Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA) and producer Russ Russell (AT THE GATES, DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH). The project sees them teaming up with drummer ...
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EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) has praised GHOST for holding the blowtorch high for theatrical rock and roll at a time when rock performances can be pretty stripped down and straightforward. "Bands like RAMMSTEIN or GHOST or all these bands, they create an experience," Ihsahn told the "Scars And Guitars" podcast (hear ...
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