STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, the revamped version of the cult '80s British metal act GRIM REAPER led by singer Steve Grimmett, will release its new album, "Walking In The Shadows", on September 23 via Dissonance Productions. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Wings Of Angels 02. Walking In The Shadows 03. ...
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Flint, Michigan metal band KING 810 will release its new album, "La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God", on September 16 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to the group's provocative and acclaimed debut LP, "Memoirs Of A Murderer", is available now for pre-order in physical bundles via KING810.com and digitally at all DSPs. All digital ...
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Rolling Stone has posted a clip of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne recording their voiceovers for an upcoming episode of Disney XD's "The 7D". The Osbournes voiced Hildy Gloom's parents, the Duke and Duchess of Drear, in the "Snow White" offshoot cartoon. Hildy is voiced by their daughter, Kelly Osbourne. The episode, dubbed "Bummer ...
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Sandy Pearlman, one of the most important figures in rock history who worked as a full-time artist manager, managing the careers of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT and BLACK SABBATH (1979–1983), has passed away at the age of 72. He reportedly died early Tuesday morning (July 26) in Marin County, California. A cause of death was not ...
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Dutch doom death metal pioneers ASPHYX will release their new studio album, "Incoming Death", on September 30 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2012's "Deathhammer" was recorded at several diffferent studios throughout 2016 and was once more mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö, who previously worked with the band on the "Deathhammer", "Death…The Brutal ...
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THE END, the new old-school Florida death metal trio featuring ex-DEATH/MASSACRE guitarist Rick Rozz, ex-MASSACRE drummer Mike Mazzonetto and vocalist/bassist Michael Grim, will release its debut EP, "Age Of Apocalypse", on September 23 via FDA Rekotz. Formed in 2015 in Altamonte Springs, THE END "combines the classic Floridian death metal, well known from the early ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of CHILDREN OF BODOM's performance at the French edition of the Download festival, which was held June 10-12 at Hippodrome de Longchamp in Paris, can be seen below. Featured songs: 00:23 - 01. Follow The Reaper 03:48 - 02. Silent Night, Bodom Night 06:47 - 03. Hate Me! 12:36 - 04. ...
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Long-running German metallers GRAVE DIGGER have set a January 13, 2017 release date for their new album via Napalm Records. The band will support fellow Germans BLIND GUARDIAN on a North American tour this fall. Said GRAVE DIGGER frontman Chris Boltendahl: “New album, new tour! We're currently in the recording studio and we are so ...
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Dissonance Productions has announced the signing of STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, the revamped version of the cult '80s British metal act GRIM REAPER led by singer Steve Grimmett, to a worldwide deal. The recently launched rock/metal label will release the band's new album, "Walking In The Shadows", on September 23. It will be GRIM REAPER's ...
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Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL — now consisting of lyricist/guitarist Demonaz (real name Harald Nævdal) and drummer Horgh (real name Reidar Horghagen) — have completed the writing process for their ninth full-length studio album. Comments the band: "This will be our darkest and coldest album in a long time: pure Blashyrkh metal the way our fans ...
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In a brand new interview with OC Weekly, LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe was asked if he feels optimistic or pessimistic about the current state of the world and the looming presidential election. He responded: "The election is looking pretty grim. Everything is a mess. From the train wreck that was the ...
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"Here I Am", the new video from ASKING ALEXANDRIA, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "The Black", which debuted at No. 9 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 30,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 31. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of ...
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New England's VANNA will release its new album, "All Hell", on July 8 via Pure Noise. The CD was produced and engineered by Will Putney, who has previously worked with THE AMITY AFFLICTION and MISS MAY I. The video for the "All Hell" track "Pretty Grim" can be seen below. "One thing that has come ...
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"Clandestine Ways (Krokodil Rot)", the new video from San Diego-based deathgrind masters CATTLE DECAPITATION, can be seen below. The clip was once again directed by Mitch Masse, who previously helmed the band's video for "Your Disposal". CATTLE DECAPITATION frontman Travis Ryan comments: "Mitch Massie once again hurls us into a nightmarish world of the eye ...
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Long-running German metallers GRAVE DIGGER will enter the studio in June to begin recording their new album for an early 2017 release. The band will support fellow Germans BLIND GUARDIAN on a North American tour this fall. GRAVE DIGGER's last CD was "Exhumation - The Early Years", a 35th-anniversary album containing re-recorded versions of the ...
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THE END, the new old-school Florida death metal trio featuring ex-DEATH/MASSACRE guitarist Rick Rozz, ex-MASSACRE drummer Mike Mazzonetto and vocalist/bassist Michael Grim, has inked a deal with FDA Rekotz. The band's debut EP, "Age Of Apocalypse", will be released in late summer and will be followed by a full-length album. Stated Rick about the signing: ...
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Texan classic rockers SCORPION CHILD will unleash their second album, "Acid Roulette", on June 10 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The official lyric video for the "Acid Roulette" track "My Woman In Black" track can be seen below. SCORPION CHILD vocalist Aryn Jonathan Black comments: "'My Woman In Black' is a key song on the record ...
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PureGrainAudio recently played a fun game of "Metal Or Not?" with ASKING ALEXANDRIA members Denis Shaforostov (vocals) and James Cassells (drums), who shared some completely comical stories involving shitting in mosh pits, bed wetting and more. Check out the clip below. ASKING ALEXANDRIA's new album, "The Black", debuted at No. 9 on ...
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"The Black", the new album from ASKING ALEXANDRIA, debuted at No. 9 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 30,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 31. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming ...
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Original GRIM REAPER guitarist Nick Bowcott joined STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, the revamped version of the cult '80s British metal act led by singer Steve Grimmett, on stage on March 25 at 4 D's Bar & Grill in Fort Wayne, Indiana to perform several of the band's classic songs. Check out fan-filmed video footage below. ...
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A track-by-track breakdown of "The Black", the new album from ASKING ALEXANDRIA, can be seen below. The CD was released on March 25 via Sumerian Records. Life is all about how quickly you get back up. In January 2015, everything changed for ASKING ALEXANDRIA. The chart- topping, gold-selling U.K. hard rock outfit parted ways with ...
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In a brand new interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne spoke about the band's decision to call it quits after the conclusion of their "The End" world tour, kicked off in Nebraska in January. "We're all in our late 60s!" he said. "I'm 68! The way things are ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of THE IRON MAIDENS, the world's first female tribute to the legendary band IRON MAIDEN, performing the MAIDEN classic "The Wicker Man" can be seen below. THE IRON MAIDENS will play its debut one-off London show at the O2 Islington Academy on April 14. Excited THE IRON MAIDENS frontwoman Kirsten Rosenberg ...
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ASKING ALEXANDRIA's new album, "The Black", will be released on March 25 via Sumerian Records. A two-and-a-half-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from "The Black" recording sessions can be seen below. Life is all about how quickly you get back up. In January 2015, everything changed for ASKING ALEXANDRIA. The chart- topping, gold-selling U.K. hard ...
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"Invoking The Hunter", the new Athina Tousia-directed video from Greek symphonic death metallers DIMLIGHT, can be seen below. The song is taken from the female-fronted band's latest album, "The Lost Chapters", which came out in February via Sliptrick Records. According to a press release, "The Lost Chapters" "delivers death metal tracks, blended with dark symphonic ...
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"Send Me Home", a brand new song from ASKING ALEXANDRIA, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "The Black", which will be released on March 25 via Sumerian Records. Life is all about how quickly you get back up. In January 2015, everything changed for ASKING ALEXANDRIA. The chart- ...
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"Here I Am", a brand new song from ASKING ALEXANDRIA, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "The Black", which will be released on March 25 via Sumerian Records. Life is all about how quickly you get back up. In January 2015, everything changed for ASKING ALEXANDRIA. The chart- ...
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A teaser for "Grim", the forthcoming album from FREYA, the Syracuse, New York-based band fronted by Karl Buechner (EARTH CRISIS, PATH OF RESISTANCE), is available below. The two-minute clip includes the new FREYA track "The Alchemist". The drums on "Grim" were laid down by SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren. FREYA's last album, "Paragon Of The Crucible", ...
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"Dear Slum Landlord", the new video from British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH, can be seen below. The clip was created by Costin Chioreanu of Twilight Media and includes performance footage shot by Oliver Barth of Visions In Fear. Comments NAPALM DEATH vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway: "Being a very queasy and deliberately monotone kind of song, ...
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"Let It Sleep", the new video from ASKING ALEXANDRIA, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "The Black", which will be released on March 25 via Sumerian Records. The group once again teamed up with renowned director Ramon Boutviseth (DREAM THEATER, NONPOINT, VEIL OF MAYA), who helmed ASKING ALEXANDRIA's ...
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