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Amorphis Releases Tour Announcement Trailer

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Finnish Death Metallers Amorphis have some “breaking news” to announce – their first return to trek across North America in almost ten years. They’ve had a few US shows here and there, yes, but nothing quite like a full-on cross-country tour.  When they hit the East Coast at first, they’ll be alongside Overkill, Nile and Swallow The Sun. But after that, Overkill and Nile will break off then Amorphis and Swallow The Sun will continue the rest of the way themselves. The most recent release from Amorphis was in 2015, Under The Red Cloud, and Swallow The Sun just had […]

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 […]

Late Night with Nicko McBrain 

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Sounds like a dream come true for Iron Maiden fans, but it’s only partially true. Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain will indeed be on a late night show, but not one of his own. Late Night with Seth Meyers’ The 8G Band often recruits guest performers from various genres of music to sit in with the house band, and Metal certainly hasn’t been overlooked (for once). Dave Lombardo from Slayer, Danny Carey from Tool, and Brann Dailor from Mastodon are just a few of the names that have brought their sticks to the stage and drummed with The 8G house band, […]

Quiet Riot Re-Recording Road Rage

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  Don’t you just hate it when you get done recording an album then all of a sudden find yourself with a brand-new singer? Well, that’s what’s happening with Quiet Riot, who completed an entire new album with lead vocalist Seann Nicols with plans for a spring release. But now, the band has made some changes leading to American Idol Finalist James Durbin joining together with drummer Frankie Banali, bassist Chuck Wright, and guitarist Alex Grossi to become the new frontman of Quiet Riot. As a result, all the tracks on Road Rage will not only be re-recorded with James Durbin on […]

HIM is No More – Farewell Tour Announced

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“It’s all tears” for fans of the Finnish band that has just announced the end of a 26-year-long lifespan. HIM has been around since 1991, and amidst an illustrious career including eight studio albums, were the first Finnish band to achieve Gold status in the US. Frontman Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko “Linde” Lindström and bassist Mikko “Migé” Paananen, who originally formed the band together, have all stuck around as steady members since the start. It’s been four years since the last release, contributing to a long radio silence that’s now culminating in a final farewell. They won’t be leaving without […]

L.A. Metal Summit to Bring the Sunset Strip to Tokyo

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Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba, Tokyo, Japan will be the site of a groundbreaking event – the L.A. Metal Summit in Tokyo. Boasting headliners that include a former Mötley Crüe member and a reunited Ratt, the show will make for the first-ever festival focused entirely on the Hard Rock and Metal of the 80’s to take place in Japan. The current lineup for this spring festival is as follows: May 13: Vince Neil, Tom Keifer, L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat May 14: Ratt, Sebastian Bach, Slaughter, Enuff Z’Nuff Faster Pussycat shared the above picture on social media that appears to […]

Airbourne Pays Tribute to Motörhead in New Video

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Australian Hard Rockers Airbourne have got a message to deliver while they’re Breakin’ Outta Hell on their latest studio album. The Spinefarm Records release includes a new track by the name of “It’s All For Rock N’ Roll”, and it’s all about Lemmy. The band has made it known that they forged a friendship with Lemmy through many occasions of sharing the stage with Motörhead. Lemmy made a cameo in Airbourne’s 2007 video for the track “Runnin’ Wild”, and it looks like they’ve included a bit of that footage in this new music video for the Motörhead tribute track. Airbourne frontman […]

Jinjer Delivers Some Extreme Grooves with New Lyric Video

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You might say it isn’t that often that you get to hear Ukrainian Groove Metal, but if so, then maybe you just haven’t been listening to enough Jinjer. This band out of Eastern Europe has a unique brand of extreme metal music to present, and they’ve been doing it ever since 2009. The latest we’re hearing from them is a new album on Napalm Records by the name of King of Everything, and a new lyric video has just surfaced showcasing the single “Captain Clock”. You can watch it right here. The new album as well as other merch is […]

Warbringer Premieres New Track

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L.A. Thrashers Warbringer have thrown a brand-new track at fans, and it hits hard. The band’s debut on Napalm Records (but fifth album altogether), Woe To The Vanquished, is set to be released on March 31st, and the newly released audio offers a sneak peek for what to expect. The album was produced and mixed by Mike Plottnikoff (Fear Factory, In Flames), mastered by Howie Weinberg (Slayer, Pantera) with cover art by the esteemed Andreas Marschall (Sodom, Blind Guardian, Obituary). The new track is called “Shellfire” and is being released on the heels of the record’s first music video, “Silhouettes“. […]

Kobra and the Lotus Stream New Track off “Prevail”

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Kobra and the Lotus announced their signing to Napalm Records and teased the prospect of a new 2017 album a while back in 2016, but now the full details and a taste of the record have both been revealed at last. May 12th marks the release date of an album that these Canadian rockers have been hard at work on, entitled Prevail I. The album art has also been revealed, and can be seen below. There is a story behind the new record and its cover art, and frontwoman Kobra Paige is happy to tell it: “When we are born, […]

Stephen Pearcy Goes For a “Smash” Hit

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Amidst legal battles galore and what seems like never-ending debates over the “real” band lineup, Ratt has been making headlines left and right lately. But this hasn’t stopped original Ratt frontman and founding member Stephen Pearcy from going full-force Frontiers to release his own solo album on the well-known rock label. This is the fourth solo album from Stephen Pearcy, but the first one that he’s made with Frontiers Music Srl. Smash is the title of the release, and the record was mixed and mastered by the bassist in Pearcy’s solo lineup, Matt Thorne as well as Pearcy himself. One […]

“KillThrax” Openers Announced

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The highly-anticipated “KillThrax” tour approaches, and now the bands who will join two heavy co-headliners have been announced. KillThrax is a North American tour that was announced last month which pairs together Big Four Thrashers Anthrax with the band known as forefathers of Metalcore, Killswitch Engage. The Devil Wears Prada will be the main support for all dates on the tour, while Code Orange takes on a slot along the way – but not before Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta goes solo to open the first 10 dates. The tour is presented by SiriusXM and spans the spring, starting on March […]

KXM Brings King’s X, Lynch Mob, and KoRn Members Together for a Second Album

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Super group KXM has a second album set for release – consisting of drummer Ray Luzier of KoRn, guitarist George Lynch of Lynch Mob and vocalist dUg Pinnick of King’s X, the band has come together once again, this time to record Scatterbrain. KXM’s 2014 self-titled debut was a successful release that made it onto the Billboard Top 200 charts at #31, and the musically diverse Scatterbrain is the follow-up to that record. With 13 brand-new tracks and the return of engineer Chris “The Wizard” Collier (Flotsam & Jetsam, Prong, Last In Line), the sophomore record of KXM has a release […]

Disturbed is “Immortalized” For the New Year

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Disturbed has a new video, and it features live footage from their 2016 time on the road. “Immortalized” is the track that made it from record to screen, off their album of the same name from almost two years ago. This song originally had a lyric video when it was first released, but not a video that included footage of the band. Now, venues in North America, Australia, and New Zealand provided the setting for the filming of this live clip during several tour dates in 2016. This is not the first that the band has released live footage of […]

David Ellefson To Open Brick and Mortar Store for Ellefson Coffee Co.

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For nearly a year, Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has been blending brews in the name of his boutique coffee brand, Ellefson Coffee Company. The coffee comes in several different blends featuring tasteful thrashy titles that also give a nod to Megadeth songs, including “Roast In Peace”, “Kenya Thrash”, and “She-Wolf”. Now, the business that has so far been online only has found a home, which just happens to be in David Ellefson’s own hometown – Jackson, Minnesota. Ellefson Coffee Co. will open its doors in the form of a brick and mortar shop that not only serves the bassist’s blends, […]