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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 […]

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. 

Sons of Apollo Announce New Live Record

Sons of Apollo, the supergroup-esque project featuring a lineup of Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian, Billy Sheehan, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, and Jeff Scott Soto, are on their way to a follow-up to the debut full-length Psychotic Symphony, with their sophomore studio record planned for early 2020. In the meantime, the band plans to hold over their fans with a live release this summer, a recording of a one-off live symphonic performance in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, featuring the band alongside a full orchestra and choir in Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony. Here’s what Mike Portnoy has to say about the record: “I’ve released […]

Striker Releases New Music Video While “On The Run” on the Summer of Shred Tour

Canadian Metallers Striker have just released a new music video for a track off their latest record, 2018’s Play To Win, “On The Run”, which you can check out right here. Here’s what the band has to say about the video: “As an independent band we are constantly pushing ourselves to be better and go further. “On The Run” is about just that; always moving forward with everything in your life. With this video we took on some new challenges with our director Lindsay Robinson in programming our own light show, and making all of the visual effects ourselves with […]

Life of Agony Announces World Tour with Special Guest Doyle

Life of Agony have just announced a world tour coming up this fall, one to go along with the release of their brand-new concept album that’s on the way, The Sound of Scars. The Sylvia Massy/Joey Z. co-produced record is a follow-up to the concept of 1993’s River Runs Red, continuing on the story off the band’s debut. Not too long ago, the band debuted a track off The Sound of Scars during their show in support of Overkill at Playstation Theater in NYC – you can check out that livestreamed footage of “Empty Hole” right here. Bassist Alan Robert […]

Dee Snider Unleashes Brand-New Music Video

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 […]

Conan Announce Second North American Tour for 2019

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 […]

Of Mice & Men Kicks Off Spring Tour

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 […]

Moon Tooth Unleash New Single Before Upcoming Tour

Long Island’s Moon Tooth have just released the second single off their upcoming record, Crux, which is set to be out March 29thvia Modern Static Records. The band has teamed up with Metal Injection to premiere “Omega Days”, available in album art visualizer form right here. Moon Tooth are just about to embark on a U.S. tour in support of Mark Morton (who worked together with producer Machine on the pre-production of Crux) and Light The Torch next week. All the info on Crux and Moon Tooth’s upcoming show dates can be found via: https://moontoothny.bandcamp.com/album/crux.

Mark Morton Releases New Video for Track Feat. Chester Bennington

Mark Morton just released his highly anticipated solo record Anesthetic last week on WPP Records/Spinefarm. With a wide array of guest artists permeating each track, the Josh Wilbur and Jake Oni produced full-length features one song with vocals by the late Chester Bennington – Morton has just revealed a music video for the track, entitled “Cross Off”, which you can check out right here. Mark Morton is just about to head out on a co-headline spring tour next week alongside Light The Torch, with Moon Tooth coming along for the ride. https://www.facebook.com/markmortonmusic/ has all the details.

Interview: Tony Harnell

Starbreaker released their first new album in over ten years at the start of 2019, to great critical acclaim and a solid spot in the Billboard charts. I had the chance to talk with frontman Tony Harnell (best known as the former frontman of TNT) just after Dysphoria came out, discussing the making of the record in depth, the experience of recording an album remotely across multiple countries, Tony’s side work as a vocal coach, and a bit about his recent move to Nashville. What brings you on the phone with me today is the recent release of Starbreaker’s new […]

Kane Roberts Releases “The New Normal”

Kane Roberts, the writing/recording artist best known for his time as the guitarist in Alice Cooper’s band, has just released a brand-new solo album on Frontiers Music Srl, entitled The New Normal. This, the sixth full-length solo record in Kane Roberts’ discography, features a variety of special guests, including Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz, Nita Strauss, Kip Winger, Paul Taylor, Ken Mary, Babymetal drummer Aoyama Hideki, and even Alice Cooper. Kane Roberts has teamed up with Revolver Magazine to debut a new music video for the track, “Beginning of the End”, off The New Normal, featuring Alice Cooper and Alissa White-Gluz, […]

Brick By Brick Tease Album Release Show for “Hive Mentality”

Brick By Brick is getting ready to release the next chapter of their heavy New York Hardcore with the seventh studio record, Hive Mentality, set for a February 22nd release on Upstate Records, with a Clifton Park, NY album release show party set for the same night. This week, the band has released a brief teaser clip to promote the show, which you can check out right here: https://youtu.be/xszTwNSu3eg, and in case you missed the recent title track music video release, featuring Alekhine’s Gun vocalist Jessica Pimentel, you can check that one out here: https://youtu.be/7URYB3kb6Mo. Brick By Brick will be […]