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Tag: Classic Metal

EDGUY to Release “Monuments”

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EDGUY is celebrating a 25th Anniversary, and while getting out on the road to celebrate, they’ve got a new release in store at the same time. Monuments is set for July 14th on Nuclear Blast Records, and will be a 2 CD/DVD package featuring new music, an array of “best of” tracks, never before released rarities, full concert footage from the Hellfire Club tour, and a complete music video collection. A lyric video for one of the new tracks, “Ravenblack” has just been revealed on the Nuclear Blast Records YouTube Channel. For more on EDGUY, the upcoming record and tour […]

Ride For Ronnie Motorcycle Rally Raises $40,000

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The Third Annual “Ride For Ronnie” took place a few weekends ago, on Sunday May 7th, in an effort to raise money for the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Music fans, musicians, and other celebrity guests gathered to ride in the rally, which was accompanied throughout the day by several concerts and an all-star jam led by Steven Adler. Despite threats of rain, the originally announced lineup for the ride and shows alike all came through as planned (with some additional special guests), and the event succeeded in raising $40,000 for charity toward cancer research with over […]

Metalville Records Reissuing Classic Carnivore and Crimson Glory

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Ever wanted to get your hands on some reissued and digitally remastered Carnivore and Crimson Glory? Well, thanks to Metalville Records, now you can. On June 2nd, the label will begin to reissue physical CD editions of classics from the Roadrunner Records archives, and they’re starting it all off with these prolific 80’s metal bands. Carnivore by Carnivore and Transcendence by Crimson Glory will be the first two to start off the series. The reissue of Carnivore’s self-titled will also feature three demo tracks from the Peter Steele fronted band from 1986. Crimson Glory’s self-titled and Carnivore’s Retaliation are next […]

“The Conspiracy Diaries” Debut Featuring Cavalera Conspiracy

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Cavalera Conspiracy is back, with new music from the Sepultura legends Max and Igor Cavalera in the form of a fourth album. The yet-to-be-titled record is set for a Fall 2017 Napalm Records release, and the making-of will be documented by Horns Up Rocks along the way in a series called “The Conspiracy Diaries”. The first one has already been revealed, with a teaser and greetings from the studio from the Cavalera brothers: https://youtu.be/34NK3AdtWiI. Further details and future episodes will be on the way via: http://www.cavaleraconspiracy.net/.

W.A.S.P. Celebrate 25th Anniversary of “The Crimson Idol”

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In 1992, W.A.S.P. unleashed a concept album by the name of The Crimson Idol, telling the rise-and-fall story of a rock star. Plans to take this fictional story to the big screen were in place, and hundreds of hours of film were shot at the time to carry out the movie plans. Though there was enough footage made for a 50-minute film, it was never released. Now, 25 years after the release The Crimson Idol, Napalm Records has announced the upcoming release of Re-Idolized, a 25th Anniversary edition of the iconic album accompanied by the original The Crimson Idol movie on DVD and Blu-Ray […]

Alice Cooper Signed To earMUSIC – New Album Set for Summer

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earMUSIC has just announced a new signing, and it goes without saying that this one is a true legend – Alice Cooper will release his first studio album in six years this summer. Paranormal was recorded with long-time Cooper collaborator Bob Ezrin, features special guests from U2, ZZ Top and Deep Purple, and includes a special mini-album of three new songs written and recorded with the original Alice Cooper band members. July 28th marks the release date in all physical and digital formats. There’s no shortage of touring in sight for the near future either, as Alice Cooper has already […]

Third Annual Ride For Ronnie: Motorcycle Ride, Concert, All-Star Jam & More

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Ride For Ronnie is in its third year as the charity Motorcycle Rally and concert aims to beat their $50,000 record of money raised to benefit the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund on May 7th. As the Ride For Ronnie gets closer, more and more events are revealed for the day, and the latest is an All-Star Jam led by Guns N’ Roses’ Steven Adler. Los Encinos Park marks the spot for an afternoon after-ride concert featuring the drummer alongside Mike Devin (Whitesnake), Lita Ford, Robert Sarzo (Hurricane), Alex Grossi (Quiet Riot), Patrick Stone (Budderside) and […]

Overkill Brings in Jason “Sticks” Bittner as New Drummer

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New Jersey’s very own legendary thrashers Overkill have just announced a lineup change. Jason “Sticks” Bittner, best known for his work with Shadows Fall and Flotsam and Jetsam, will be taking his place behind the kit and into the history books of Overkill while he joins the band as their new drummer. On the member switch, frontman Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth says, “We wholeheartedly would like to thank Eddy “The Mexicutioner” Garcia for holding down the ship and keeping the momentum up for the band over this past year plus. Eddy has and always will be part of the Overkill machine. Jason is a […]

Megadeth and Meshuggah to Launch North American Tour

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Megadeth, Meshuggah, TesseracT and Lillake – that’s the lineup most of North America will be getting in June and July when the tour takes off from NY and finishes up in PA while hitting Canada a few times along the way. Some are festival dates, some are at popular venues and a few feature just Megadeth and Meshuggah alone. Tickets are already on sale – the full tour date listing can be seen in the above poster and found at Meshuggah’s official website: https://www.meshuggah.net/tour.

A Look Into Megadeth Boot Camp

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Megadeth recently released a video via social media giving a wrap-up of the weekend experience held early last month known as the “Megadeth Boot Camp”. The Boot Camp took place March 10-13 in Fallbrook, CA at frontman Dave Mustaine’s private estate and offered a variety of experiences for fans that included not only meet and greets, performances, and guitar, drum, and bass clinics from the band themselves, but the chance to test their metal chops by recording their own vocals over “Symphony of Destruction” in Mustaine’s own home studio. Beer, wine, and coffee (by Ellefson Coffee Co., bassist Dave Ellefson’s […]

Slayer + Lamb of God + Behemoth = One Monstrous Tour

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Slayer, Lamb of God, and Behemoth…what a tour for those who like it heavy, and this might just be one of the heaviest. Six full weeks across North America gives plenty of opportunities to get yourself into this pit – if you dare. Here’s a full listing of tour dates: JULY 12 Sanford Center, Bemidji, MN 13 Rock Fest 2017, Cadott, WI (Slayer and Lamb of God on this bill) 15 Rock USA 2017, Ford Festival Park, Oshkosh, WI (Slayer and Lamb of God on this bill) 16 Chicago Open Air Festival, Toyota Park, Chicago, IL (Slayer, Lamb of God […]

Rex Brown Solo Album On The Way

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You probably know him from Pantera, but maybe you know him from Down, or Kill Devil Hill – whatever the case may be, one thing for sure is you’ll be hearing something brand new from Rex Brown this year. He’s inked a deal with eOne and has already revealed plans for a debut solo EP. Full details are still yet to come, but what we do know is that it will be the first time we’ll see Rex Brown as both the lead vocalist and guitarist in a band, and tracks have already been laid down. He tracked lead vocals, […]

Obituary Streaming New Self-Titled Album

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  Death Metal legends Obituary have a lot going on between the release of their new album, a music video to go along with it, and the start of a tour. Relapse Records is the label through which their self-titled 10th studio album has been unleashed, and the entire thing is available to be streamed on Obituary’s Bandcamp page which can be found here, as well as on all streaming services. The page also includes links to lyric and music videos for several tracks off the album.  The latest video to hit the internet from Obituary is an animated one, called […]

Metallica Brings WorldWired to the UK and Europe

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The release of Hardwired…To Self-Destruct has seen a whirlwind of tour dates from Metallica in support of the album. A North American tour spanning the Spring and Summer has already been announced, and now as of today, the band has revealed that they’re embarking on a European Arena Tour starting in September. Metallica has already done some dates across the world to support Hardwired…and promised Europe they’d be back later this year. That promise is being kept, and then some, since this huge tour will even continue on into 2018. Norway’s Kvelertak holds the support slot for WorldWired.  Tickets are on […]

Original Y&T Guitarist Joey Alves Passes Away

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Y&T’s rhythm guitarist from the classic lineup, Joey Alves, has sadly passed away at the age of 63. Joey played in the band from 1974 until 1989, throughout eight studio albums including the band’s debut. The official announcement came from Y&T frontman and sole surviving original member Dave Meniketti, who posted the following on his Facebook page: “It’s with great sadness that I write this today. Y&T’s original rhythm guitarist, Joey Alves, passed away at 7:10 this morning at the age of 63. He suffered from ulcerative colitis and other complications that led to his passing. Joey was one of […]