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Accept Approach “The Rise of Chaos”

August 4th marks the date that Accept is set to have their fourth album, entitled The Rise of Chaos, released on Nuclear Blast Records, and the first single has already been revealed. The title track is available to stream in music video form on the Nuclear Blast Records YouTube Channel. The band has also recently released the second in a series of album trailers, featuring Wolf Hoffman of Accept discussing the making of the record, which you can find right here. Here’s some of what Hoffman has to say about the record: “The sound is always a combination of several different elements, it’s […]

Phil Campbell of Motörhead Signs to Nuclear Blast with New Band

Legendary Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell’s new band Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons (consisting of Phil’s three actual sons) is no secret, as the group has an EP out and has kept busy touring with the likes of Saxon, but what does come as news is their official signing to a worldwide record deal with Nuclear Blast. A full-length album and dates alongside Guns N’ Roses are up next, but in the meantime, in honor of the announcement, they’ve released a digital live EP this week. Live At Solothurn features several Motörhead covers in addition to the band’s originals. You can find the EP, as well as all their current […]

Antidote Releasing The Rock Years

NYC “First Wave of American Hardcore” contributors Antidote have been around since 1983, but had a big shift in style in the late 80’s as they got into Hard Rock in 1988. The band has teamed up with Old School Metal Records for a new record featuring remastered tracks from this Hard Rock-oriented time in their careers, known as Antidote: The Rock Years. June 9th marks the date of this compilation, in vinyl, CD, and digital form. More info on the label can be found here, and for more on Antidote themselves, pay a visit to their site as well: https://www.facebook.com/antidotenyhc1983. 

EDGUY to Release “Monuments”

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, […]