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Hatebreed to Embark on Second Leg of Album Anniversary Tour

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Hatebreed hold a place in the world as hardcore legends as they continue to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut via the 20 Years of Desire & 15 Years of Perseverance tour. The band kicked off this celebration of Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire in 2017, and the moshing continues straight on into 2018 with “Part II” of the tour set to kick off this spring. With support from Crowbar, The Acacia Strain, and Twitching Tongues, this leg of the tour will run throughout the month of March, starting and ending on the East Coast while covering plenty […]

Obscura To Release “Diluvium” in Summer 2018

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German Technical Death Metallers Obscura are preparing to complete the cycle of a long-running concept as they head toward their Summer 2018 release on Relapse Records. Beginning with their Relapse debut Cosmogenesis in 2009, trekking through two more albums, and finally arriving at the upcoming Diluvium, this year marks the release of the final piece of the four-piece’s four-album concept. Further information on the album is still yet to be released, but the band will do plenty of touring before Diluvium is unleashed. Obscura will head out in just a few short weeks on the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise, […]

Warbringer Announce “Waking Into Nightmares” Shows

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Warbringer is coming off a successful 2017 run playing their most recent Napalm Record release Woe to the Vanquished live and in full around the world. Moving forward in 2018, while new music is on the agenda, the single-album show format seems to have caught on with the band and its fans, in light of their recently announced special Spring shows. For a few select dates in April of 2018, Warbringer is bringing their Gary Holt-produced record from 2009 back to the forefront with the Waking Into Nightmares series of shows. There will only be three West Coast chances to […]

Corrosion of Conformity Unleash First Music Video Since Reunion with “The Luddite”

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Corrosion of Conformity have officially released their highly anticipated new studio record, No Cross No Crown today, and to celebrate the release, the band has also revealed a music video for the track “The Luddite”. You can see the clip, featuring frontman Pepper Keenan in the CoC lineup for the first time in more than a decade, via the Nuclear Blast Official YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/TusKotRru_c. Corrosion of Conformity is currently on a North American tour in support of Black Label Society alongside Eyehategod. For all the details, visit: http://coc.com.

Inside Metal to Release “The Rise of L.A. Thrash Metal” Documentary

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A new metal DVD documentary is on the way, as part one of the Inside Metal series known as The Rise of L.A. Thrash Metal is set to be released via MetalRock Films on January 19th. The Bob Nalbandian-directed film features narration by Megadeth’s David Ellefson, and highlights interviews with members of classic and iconic thrash bands, labels, and more. This week, an official preview clip featuring Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has surfaced via an exclusive Billboard premiere: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8093659/metallica-lars-ulrich-rise-of-la-thrash-metal-documentary-preivew. For more info on the upcoming documentary film, head to: http://metalrockfilms.com. 

We Came As Romans to Head Out on “Cold Like War” Tour

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We Came As Romans have recently announced a spring North American headline run entitled The Cold Like War Tour, in support of their 2017 album of the same name. Technical metallers Currents, who just released a new music video for their track “Delusion” are set to come along for the ride, as well as The Plot In You, Oceans Ate Alaska, and Tempting Fate. The tour starts off in late February on the East Coast and wraps up in April in the Midwest, covering plenty of ground in between. To see all the info and a full listing of tour dates, […]

Dimebash to Take Place at NAMM 2018

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The time has come for another annual Dimebash, as NAMM approaches and Observatory OC in Santa Ana, CA prepares to host a wealth of metallers for an all-star jam on January 25th. Hosted by Jose Mangin, fueled by Monster Energy, and sponsored by Affliction Clothing, Dean Guitars, Dunlop, Rock’D Vodka, and Metal Blade Records, the show will feature members of Pantera, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Armored Saint, Fear Factory, Kyng, Suicidal Tendencies, King’s X, Prong, and many many more. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, Kitten Rescue LA, and […]

Judas Priest To Release “Firepower”

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Judas Priest’s upcoming studio album is on fire – quite literally. Entitled Firepower, this record will be the eighteenth added onto the discography of these legends, and every one of its fourteen tracks will be available on the release date of March 9th. Fans don’t have to wait quite that long to get a taste of the epic new record on Epic Records, as the first single and accompanying music video has just been unleashed today. Check out “Lightning Strike”, courtesy of the Official Judas Priest VEVO Channel on YouTube below. The full album and Pledge Music pre-orders for Firepower also […]

Meshuggah to Kick Off North American Tour

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Meshuggah are on their way to a North American tour to kick off the New Year. Starting off in Vancouver on January 23rd, the six-show run leads these Swedish Extreme Metallers onto the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise in early February. Joining them along this trek – before they hit the boat, that is – will be Code Orange and Toothgrinder. Meshuggah recently received their first Grammy® nomination for “Best Metal Performance” in light of The Violent Sleep of Reason, the band’s most recent studio album which also happens to be the one they’re touring in support of. For further […]

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons “Welcome” You “To Hell” In Second Single

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Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, a band aptly named after the former Motörhead guitarist and his three sons (plus vocalist Neil Starr), are set to release their debut full-length album, The Age of Absurdity on Nuclear Blast later this month. Not too long ago, the first single “Ringleader” was revealed via lyric video, and now it’s time for the second single, in the form of “Welcome to Hell”, available via the Nuclear Blast Records YouTube Channel here. YouTube Space London marks the spot for an intimate release day performance, also to be streamed live on this same YouTube Channel – you […]

Metal United World Wide Sets International Metal Event for 2018

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“A night of united Metal” – that’s what a recently launched project known as Metal United World Wide has its sights set on for 2018. Drawing from the roots of MUDU (Metal United Down Under), an Australian project that, since 2014, has coordinated an annual day of nationwide Metal shows all performed on the same night under the same banner, Metal United World Wide (MUWW) is taking the concept and turning it into an intercontinental experience planned for this year. May 5th, 2018 marks the date, and though each of the shows are individually organized, the sense of unity within […]

Feature: Kirk Hammett’s “It’s Alive!” Exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum

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It’s a well-known fact that legendary Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is an avid collector of horror and sci-fi art and memorabilia, but it’s quite another thing to gaze at the incredible spectacles inhabiting his collection in person. Part of the proof currently lives in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, and has had a pleasant stay there since the opening on August 12 of It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection. Once I found out that on November 5th, Kirk Hammett would be visiting the exhibition personally for a catalog signing event, I made […]

Interview: Kirk Hammett of Metallica

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November 5th, 2017, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett visited the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA – the site of his exhibition, “It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection” – for a book signing. Amidst all the busy preparations for the event, Kirk Hammett sat down with Metal Magnitude to offer some insight into his ever-growing collection, and of course, some outlook on the Metallica front. Check out the interview on YouTube right here: https://youtu.be/MEjGPWbFFoM. Metal Magnitude: http://metalmagnitude.com https://www.facebook.com/metalmagnitude https://twitter.com/MetalMagnitude https://www.pinterest.com/metalmagnitude/ Kirk Hammett: https://www.facebook.com/kirkHammett/ https://twitter.com/KirkHammett https://www.instagram.com/kirkhammett/ https://www.metallica.com Special thanks to the Peabody Essex Museum Staff for making this […]

Album Review: Jim Crean – Insatiable

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Not too long ago, I reviewed a Northeastern stop of the Appice Drum Wars series of shows, one which took place to promote the recent release from the Appice Brothers, Sinister. In light of this new album being the first officially recorded collaboration between Vinny and Carmine, much of the attention was on these drummer brothers. But now, it’s time to focus entirely on the singer whose powerful vocals fronted that very Drum Wars show, not to mention his role as a featured vocalist on Sinister following a long history with the Appices, plus his own far-reaching solo career – […]

Concert Review: Tom Keifer at Tupelo Music Hall

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When you hear the band name Cinderella, what comes to mind? Perhaps you’d say the 1986 debut Night Songs, chock-full of hard rock hits and quite a few of their most well-known tracks, or you might reference the blues-tinged sequel Long Cold Winter, and its follow-up Heartbreak Station. If you kept on listing albums, you would’ve hit it eventually, but Still Climbing most likely wasn’t your first choice of an answer. The fact that this album and its title track tends to get a little lost in the shuffle (and I don’t mean the “Bad Attitude Shuffle”) is precisely what […]