Canadian rock group FALSET will release its debut album, "We Follow Or Lead The Way", on October 16. The band is comprised of Zach Copeland (vocals/guitar), Braeden Kozy (guitar), Riley Fields (bass) and Chance LaBrie (drums), son of DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie. The official lyric video for FALSET's second single, "Hollow Saints", can be ...
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Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have parted ways with drummer Oli Beaudoin. Oli announced his exit in a social media post earlier today. He wrote: "KATAKLYSM and I have officially parted ways. I'd like to thank them for the 8 years of live action and having worked on 4 albums together. Wishing them all the best. ...
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METALLICA's Lars Ulrich recently joined Zane Lowe on Apple Music to run through his "At Home With" playlist. During the chat, the drummer was asked for his take on the current situation in America, both as a father and as a Danish immigrant. He replied: "I think the first word that comes to mind is ...
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GARDNER*JAMES, former VIXEN singer Janet Gardner's collaborative project with her husband, guitarist/producer Justin James, has released the official music video for the song "Rise Up". The track is taken from GARDNER*JAMES's latest album "Synergy", which which was made available via Pavement Entertainment. Janet and Justin produced the entire video on their own during the pandemic. ...
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MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine will embark on a "Rust In Peace" virtual book tour starting September 9. Dave will discuss his new book "Rust In Peace: The Inside Story Of The Megadeth Masterpiece" (formerly "Building The Perfect Beast"), as well as the iconic album it is based on. He will also take fans' questions.
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Lars Ulrich has confirmed that METALLICA is working with composer James Newton Howard on an orchestral version of the band's classic song "Nothing Else Matters" for the upcoming "Jungle Cruise" movie. "It really goes back to [Disney production president] Sean Bailey, who is a lifelong rock fan, and is just all-around one of the greatest, ...
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METALLICA's Lars Ulrich has once clarified a comment he made in a 2016 interview, that he would consider moving back to his native Denmark if Trump were elected president. "I am a hundred percent Danish citizen. I pay taxes in the U.S.A., but I can't vote in America," Lars said at the time. "Yes, certainly ...
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On August 27, the four members of METALLICA joined SiriusXM's Jose Mangin for a virtual roundtable chat on Zoom to talk about everything from the "Metallica And San Francisco Symphony: S&M²" release and the drive-in event to welding tables and making jam. Speaking about how he and his bandmates overcame social distancing in May to ...
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If the first single, "Stable", from James Williamson and Deniz Tek's brand new studio album, "Two To One", left you wanting more — well, you aren't alone. Fans and critics alike have been thrilled by this duo of proto-punk guitar heroes and clamoring for more music, which makes the arrival of the pair's second single, ...
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According to Billboard, METALLICA has become the first act to have No. 1s on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart in four different decades. The band's latest single, "All Within My Hands", recorded live with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, achieved the milestone on the survey dated September 5, giving the ...
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KINGDOM COME will take part in a "Monsters Of Rock Cruise" live streaming event on Saturday, September 5 at 2:00 p.m. PDT. General tickets are $10 in advance or $15 on the day of the show. A "VIP Kingdom Experience" ticket is priced at $125 and includes a show ticket, a ...
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Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, the first and only U.K.-listed investment company offering investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated intellectual property rights, and its investment adviser, The Family (Music) Limited, have announced that the company has acquired the music catalog of musician, songwriter and producer Nikki Sixx, best known as the founding member, bassist, ...
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METALLICA's Lars Ulrich has clarified a comment he made in a 2016 interview, that he would consider moving back to his native Denmark if Trump were elected president. "I am a hundred percent Danish citizen. I pay taxes in the U.S.A., but I can't vote in America," Lars said at the time. "Yes, certainly sometimes ...
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Robert Trujillo has told The Oakland Press that he and his METALLICA bandmates are looking forward to doing more stuff together, just days after they broadcast a show to hundreds of drive-in and outdoor theaters across the U.S. and Canada, as part of the "Encore Drive-In Nights" series. "Obviously these are ...
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KnuckleBonz, creator of the Rock Iconz music collectible series, has announced the production of a new bundle of METALLICA figures (set of four or separately), available for pre-order now at this location. This "Hardwired…To Self-Destruct"-era set includes James Hetfield Rock Iconz statue, Lars Ulrich Rock Iconz statue, Kirk Hammett Rock Iconz ...
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HOOKERS & BLOW, the project formed by longtime GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed and QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi, recently hit the studio to record a covers album, due later this year via Golden Robot Records. Today sees the arrival of the LP's fourth single, a cover of LED ZEPPELIN's "Trampled Underfoot". Grossi comments: ...
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METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has confirmed that he and his bandmates have discussed working on the follow-up to 2016's "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct" album while in quarantine. "We have weekly check-ins, and the dialogue has been steered towards what we're going to be doing in the immediate future," he tells Uproxx in ...
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On Saturday night (August 29), METALLICA broadcast a show to hundreds of drive-in and outdoor theaters across the U.S. and Canada, as part of the "Encore Drive-In Nights" series. The concert was filmed nearly three weeks earlier, on August 10, at the Gundlach Bundschu winery, about a 30-minute car ride from the band's headquarters in ...
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According to the Sonoma Index-Tribune, METALLICA's performance that will air on August 29 at drive-in theaters was filmed nearly three weeks earlier at the Gundlach Bundschu winery, about a 30-minute car ride from the band's headquarters in San Rafael, California. Less than half a dozen locals were made aware that the ...
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During an appearance on the 19th episode of "The Metal Teddy Bear Experience" podcast, former LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler spoke about how he has been spending his coronavirus downtime. He said (see video below): "In my case, it's been less time than ever with my instrument. I volunteer for about five hours a ...
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The four members of METALLICA took part in a SiriusXM "Town Hall" Thursday night (August 27) via Zoom from their respective homes. Asked how he has been spending his coronavirus downtime, frontman James Hetfield said: "For me, and I don't wanna sound ungrateful, 'cause I know there's a lot of people out there that are ...
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SMASHING PUMPKINS have released two new songs, "Cyr" and "The Colour of Love". The tracks are expected to appear on the band's upcoming follow-up to 2018's "Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.", due later in the year via Sumerian. "Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 ...
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Jason Momoa, the hulking star of the superhero film "Aquaman" and diehard metalhead, got his hands on an early copy of the upcoming "Metallica And San Francisco Symphony: S&M²" release. His short video review of the set can be seen below. The Hawaiian-born actor, who is perhaps best-known for his role as Khal Drogo in ...
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METALLICA has raised more than $100,000 from its #MetallicaMondays streaming concert series for its All Within My Hands foundation. METALLICA launched the free weekly series at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to provide "live" entertainment to their fans as the concert industry shut down. After more than five months of sharing ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has praised the Bon Scott era of AC/DC, saying the Australian hard rock legends' onstage "energy was insane." Ulrich discussed his love for Angus Young and company while taking part in The Guardian 's "My Fantasy Festival" feature where he was asked to select a few artists ...
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According to Mikkey Dee, SCORPIONS have completed the "first leg" of the pre-production sessions for their upcoming studio album. The drummer and his bandmates are scheduled to regroup in October to resume work on the effort, which is tentatively due in 2021. The initial session for SCORPIONS' new LP took place at Peppermint Park Studios ...
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Robert Mason says that he is "thankful" he has been embraced by WARRANT fans after Jani Lane's final exit from the band. Lane recorded several albums with WARRANT in late 1980s and early 1990s but left the group several times. The band's seventh studio LP, "Born Again", was released in 2006 and featured Jaime St. ...
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William Shatner will release a new album, "The Blues", on October 2 via Cleopatra Records. The effort find the legendary actor deliver exactly what the title suggests: covers of blues classics. Due on October 2, it will feature versions of songs penned by Robert Johnson, Albert King and B.B. King, Muddy Waters and other genre ...
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The Ronnie James Dio estate and Z2 Comics have teamed up to bring you "Dio - Holy Diver", the graphic novel adaptation of DIO's classic album "Holy Diver" and the artwork it inspired. Penned by acclaimed horror comics writer Steve Niles ("30 Days Of Night"), the book will tell the tale behind the events leading ...
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METALLICA has posted the final video as part of its concert series "#MetallicaMondays", where the band is streaming a complete live show for fans on the group's YouTube channel and on Facebook every week. The latest concert to be shared was recorded on March 3, 2017 at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexico. In introducing ...
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