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BMG and Motörhead Team Up for the ’79 Campaign

BMG has big plans for Motörhead fans, as the Motörhead ’79 campaign kicks off this fall with a Deluxe Collectors’ Box Set. Created with the full cooperation and involvement of the estates of Lemmy Kilmister, “Fast” Eddie Clarke and Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, the set will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Overkill and Bomber with new deluxe editions, both as hardbound bookpacks in two CD and triple LP format, as well as previously unheard concerts from the ‘79 tours, interviews, many unseen photos, and more. For a taste of some of the ’79 footage, check out the recently unveiled video of “Bomber” below. […]

Static-X Announces Second Leg of North American Tour

Static-X has been going strong along the first leg of their North American Wisconsin Death Trip 20th Anniversary Tour, with the series of sold out dates wrapping up last week. Now, the band has just announced a second leg, as they take along the same lineup of co-headliners Devildriver, and support Dope, Wednesday 13, and Raven Black, for a North American run covering many of the cities they didn’t hit the first time around. They’ll cover plenty of U.S. ground for a month starting on November 8th, before wrapping up the run in mid-December with support from Wednesday 13 only […]

Wednesday 13 to “Decompose” on New Album “Necrophaze”

Wednesday 13 has a new album on the way, one that the modern-day Shock Rocker calls “The most elaborate, horror themed album I’ve ever released under the name Wednesday 13”, Necrophaze. The 80’s horror and pop culture-influenced record features some special guests, including Alice Cooper, Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour), Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom), Christina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil), and Jeff Clayton (ANTiSEEN, GG Allin’s Murder Junkies). Here’s some of Wednesday’s words on the record: “To say we are excited about this release would be an understatement. We have re-built and Frakensteined an all new Wednesday 13. This is the next chapter, […]

Kobra and the Lotus to Reveal Their “Evolution” With New Album

Kobra and The Lotus are on their way to the release of a brand-new studio album, as Evolution is set to be released on September 20th via Napalm Records. Here’s some of what the band has to say about the Michael “Elvis” Baskette (Alter Bridge, Linkin Park, Slash, Sevendust)-produced record: “The new body of work sets the tone for the music going forward. Sonically, it’s still heavy. It highlights the showmanship and maintains the edge. At the same time, it’s approachable. It pays tribute to our influences, but it takes the next step. So, it’s a reintroduction to us and […]

Demon Hunter Release Video for “The Negative”

Demon Hunter has just unleashed a brand-new music video, one for a track off their recent venture, the first of the two-album series formed by War and Peace. You can check out “The Negative” (off War) right here. Here’s a look into the making of the clip from frontman Ryan Clark: “The video for ‘The Negative’ was directed and edited by Oleg Masnyy. Oleg and I shot a variety of vignettes—including myself singing the song—as well as a number of moving objects to create texture and diversity. We paired our shots with found footage, and edited the entire thing in a highly-crushed […]

The Agonist “Burn It All Down” In New Video

The Agonist are bringing the latest chapter in their Extreme Metal discography out of Canada this fall, with their sixth studio record, Orphans, set to be out via Rodeostar Records on September 20th – this week, you can get an early taste of the album with their new video for “Burn It All Down” right here. The video was directed by The Agonist’s own bassist, Chris Evans, who says of the shoot, “When the band had first decided to make “Burn it all Down” a music video, naturally I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted […]

Of Mice & Men Reveals Title Track off earthandsky

Of Mice & Men has just released a new music video for the title track off their upcoming earthandsky, in the form of “Earth & Sky”, which you can check out right here. Here’s what singer/bassist Aaron Pauley has to say about this track: “’Earth & Sky’ is a song about resilience. It’s about understanding that you can rise above whatever it is that keeps trying to drag you down, no matter what. For me, a lot of the time, I’m writing about battling with my own mind. For you, it may be a person, or an obstacle, or a […]

Atreyu To Release 7 New Tracks on Deluxe Edition of “In Our Wake”

In the fall of 2018, Atreyu released the seventh album in their discography, In Our Wake – now, this week, the band has announced their decision to follow that record up with a Deluxe Edition, featuring seven new tracks, including B-sides from the sessions for In Our Wake and 2015’s Long Live, in addition to alternate versions of some of the tracks on the original album. Here’s what drummer/singer Brandon Saller has to say about the new album: “I’m excited for these songs to see the light of day. To us, these are songs that we loved, but didn’t find […]

Nemesea Premiere New Lyric Video for “Fools Gold”

Dutch Alternative Rockers Nemesea are on the way to the release of their new studio full-length, White Flag, out in exactly one month, on August 23rd via Napalm Records. This week, the band has a new lyric video to share, in the form of the track “Fools Gold”, which you can check out right here. To learn more about the band and keep up on the latest as the record release approaches, check out: https://www.facebook.com/nemeseaofficial. 

Fit For An Autopsy Announce New Album Release

Fit For An Autopsy recently announced the completion of their upcoming fifth studio album, to be revealed to the world in the fall. This week, the band has officially revealed the title, The Sea of Tragic Beasts, and unleashed a music video for the haunting first single, “Mirrors”, which you can check out right here. Co-founding Guitarist/Producer Will Putney says of the track, “You carry things with you, for better or worse. ‘Mirrors’ illustrates the darker side of this idea. It’s also a testament to how the decisions you make can have a resonating effect on the ones around you. Clearly […]

Hammerfall Announce World Dominion for 2020

Hammerfall have just declared their World Dominion – a tour, that is, to follow the release of their latest album Dominion, set to be released on August 16th via Napalm Records. The tour will run January 30th-February 20th 2020 throughout Europe, but not before the band plays a few special U.S. headlining shows in September, followed by a North American run alongside Sabaton in October and November. During World Dominion, the band will be accompanied by special guests Battle Beast and support Serious Black. Frontman Joacim Cans says of the run, “’Good is not good enough, it has to be […]

Slayer Reveal Part 2 of Mysterious Teaser Trailer Series

Slayer suddenly released an unexpected and mysterious teaser trailer a few weeks ago, one which turned out to be a signal of the coming announcement of The Final Campaign, the wrap-up of their Final World Tour set for the fall. This week, the band has released another similarly mysterious trailer, simply entitled “Coming Fall 2019 – Part 2”, and featuring Jessica Pimentel, from Orange Is The New Black, and Danny Trejo, who was featured in the last trailer as well. No official announcement on the meaning of the teaser has been revealed yet, but you can check it out and […]