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Month: March 2019

Interview: Chris Caffery

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Spirits of Fire recently made their debut as a new project on Frontiers Music Srl with their self-title album, and just before its release, I had the chance to get on the phone with Chris Caffery to discuss the new band, the background and process behind it, Chris’ influences over the years as a guitarist, songwriter, and musician overall, being a part of TSO, plus a secret new project that’s in the works. Check out the interview below:  I want to start things right off with the main topic right now, Spirits of Fire, exciting self-titled album just about to […]

Avantasia Unveils New Lyric Video for “Alchemy” Featuring Geoff Tate

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Avantasia just released their highly anticipated album Moonglow last month, and now the band has a brand-new lyric video to showcase a track featuring one of many special guests on vocals, Geoff Tate. “Alchemy” is the name, and the video can be found via the Nuclear Blast Records Official YouTube Channel right here. Here’s what Avantasia frontman Tobias Sammet had to say about the track: “When I wrote ‘Alchemy’ I had no one but Geoff Tate in mind. He is one of the most influential singers in the history of Melodic Metal and I have always adored albums like Queenryche’s Rage […]

Animals As Leaders Announce 10th Anniversary Tour

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Animals as Leaders recently announced their special upcoming 10th Anniversary Tour, as they prepare to celebrate a decade of their virtuosic Experimental Metal. The 18-date run spans May 1st through the 25th, with dates covering each coast, and plenty in between. Now, the full lineup for this 10th Anniversary Tour has just been revealed, with The Contortionist as the special guest for the entire duration of the tour, and Buke and Gase, Evan Marien & Dana Hawkins, and Moon Tooth coming along for the ride on select dates throughout the run. For all the details and full listing of dates, […]

Possessed To Release First Album In Over 30 Years

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Death Metal originators Possessed are back, and on their way to releasing their first album in over 30 years this spring. Revelations of Oblivion is set for a May 10th release on Nuclear Blast Records, and the first single is already out and available in visualizer video form right here. Here’s what Possessed frontman Jeff Becerra has to say about the record: “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 to touring and creating much more new music in the future. We […]

Whitesnake Release Second Single off “Flesh & Blood”

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Whitesnake is on the way to the release of Flesh & Blood, their brand new full-length set to be released via Frontiers Music Srl on May 10th. This week, the band has just revealed the second single off the record, following up on “Shut Up and Kiss Me” with “Trouble Is Your Middle Name”. Whitesnake also has a tour lined up for later this year, as they head out across the U.S. April 12th through May 18th, and to Europe June 12th through July 17th. https://fleshandblood.whitesnake.com/ has all the dates and details. 

Warbringer Announce Fall Co-Headline Tour with Enforcer

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L.A. Thrasher Warbringer have just announced an intensive co-headline tour of the U.S. and Canada coming up this Fall alongside Enforcer, as the two bands prepare to hit 54 shows in 54 days. The run kicks off in San Diego on September 5th, and wraps up on October 28th, with plenty of ground covered in all directions in between. In the meantime, Warbringer is currently in studio working on their next album, to be released on Napalm Records during the tour. More info on this yet-to-be-titled record is on the way, but you can find all the tour date details […]

Dee Snider Unleashes Brand-New Music Video

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Dee Snider has just unleashed a brand-new music video, the sixth to come off of last year’s successful Jamey Jasta-produced Napalm Records release, For The Love of Metal. “Lies Are A Business” is the track, and who better to describe the concept than Dee Snider himself?: “The socio-political message of ‘Lies Are a Business’ is more important at this moment in time than ever before. The movement toward more controlling, all-powerful governments continues to grow and the current nightmarish situation in Venezuela is emblematic of the direction our world is sadly heading in. The incredible video for this song by […]

August Burns Red Announce Constellations Anniversary Tour

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August Burns Red is preparing for a large-scale celebration of their third album, Constellations, as the band has just announced a lengthy tour, where they’ll be performing the record in full throughout the rest of 2019. The North American run hits right at home for August Burns Red, as they start things off in their hometown of Lancaster, PA. This leg of the tour runs through August 11th, wrapping up in NYC as Silverstein and Silent Planet come along for the ride. Then, the fall brings the band to Australia then Europe, as this leg of the run spans the […]

Children of Bodom, Swallow The Sun, and Wolfheart Kick Off North American Tour

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The Constellation Of The Black Light Above The World Tour just kicked off last night, featuring Children of Bodom, Swallow The Sun, and Wolfheart on the first leg of this world tour as they start things off in North America. Quebec City, QC was the first destination, with dates running through April 19th to wrap up in NYC. Here’s what Wolfheart frontman Tuomas Saukkonen had to say about the US/Canadian run: “I could not imagine a better start for 2019 than sharing the stages of North America with legendary CoB and StS. We are extremely proud to be part of […]

Entombed To Unleash Live Album

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Entombed has a new live album on the way, revisiting one of the Swedish Music Hall of Famers’ classic records, 1991’s Clandestine, on its 25th Anniversary. Featuring the band’s original members Nicke Andersson, Uffe Cederlund and Alex Hellid, the live album includes two acts, the first of which is an orchestral arrangement of Clandestine, before part two sees the band performing the album in its original style in full for the first time ever. Entombed has just revealed the first taste of this live album in the form of the single, “Sinners Bleed”, which you can check out right here. For […]

Conan Announce Second North American Tour for 2019

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It seems the U.S. can’t get enough of U.K. Doomers Conan, as they’ve just announced an additional North American run to supplement their current tour. Conan has been on the road for several weeks, and while they do plan to wrap things up on March 15th at SXSW, after a brief break, then a run in support of Black Label Society and Atomic Bitchwax, the band will be back in headlining action alongside Witchkiss, starting on June 23rd at Maryland Doom Fest, running through July 6th and wrapping up in North Dakota. To keep up with all the latest, check […]

Doro Unleashes Brand New EP To Kick Off World Tour

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Doro has just released a brand-new EP, following up on 2018’s double release of Forever Warriors, Forever United. Now, 2019 brings Backstage to Heaven, a half-studio/half-live four-track vinyl featuring special guests Doug Aldrich, Johan Hegg and Helge Schneider alongside the Metal Queen. The record has just been released this week, on the same day Doro kicked off the second leg of her European run. Next month, Doro will be hitting the States on the U.S. run alongside Metal Church, with support from Images of Eden – April 17th marks the start of the run in Las Vegas, NV, spanning through […]

Knotfest Roadshow Set For North American Tour

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Slipknot has a lengthy 28-date tour lined up for this summer, but they won’t go it alone – Volbeat, Gojira, and Behemoth are all along for the ride, forming the new Knotfest Roadshow, taking a portable version of Slipknot’s usual Knotfest festival on the road. Knotfest Roadshow may be on the move, but it’s by no means pocket-sized – the massive lineup of Rock and Metal giants is sure to hit hard from east to west and everywhere in between. The tour runs July 26th, kicking off in Mountain View, CA, and wraps up September 8th in The Woodlands, TX. For more […]

Fifth Annual “Ride For Ronnie” Charity Event Announced

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The Fifth Annual Ride for Ronnie has just been announced, and the motorcycle ride/concert for charity will take place on Sunday, May 5th, 2019 at the usual starting location of Harley-Davidson of Glendale. Los Encinos Park in Encino will be the destination for the concert portion of the event, hosted by Eddie Trunk and featuring a new group of rock musicians personally curated by the personality and known as Eddie Trunk’s All Star Band, in addition to Budderside, Petty Cash, DC4, and Dio cover band Dia. 2018’s Ride for Ronnie brought in over $50,000 for the Ronnie James Dio Stand […]

Of Mice & Men Kicks Off Spring Tour

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Of Mice & Men has just kicked off the start of a long run of tour dates, as the band headed out on the road for the first in a series of shows alongside Nothing More last night. These dates will run through March 23rd, then OM&M will have a brief break before heading right back out, this time alongside Beartooth and Hands Like Houses for a run April-May followed by several summer festivals. The summer will be jam packed for the band as well, with UK/European touring lined up to follow the two North American runs. Amidst all the […]