One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest, will get the opportunity to celebrate their 50th anniversary again this year with the launch of a new North American fall tour. The 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour will also feature Queensryche as openers and is being fueled by the highest charting album of Priest’s career, ‘Firepower,’ which peaked at #5 on
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Watch here: Ultimate Guitar Premieres "Electric Necromancer" Playthrough Video "This song was inspired by my love of everything from Dimebag Darrell to Frank Zappa. There are several moments that do not conform to traditional scales and keys. It has a heaviness mixed with harmonic complexity that should appeal to both fans of Metal and Prog." - Brent Barker In June 2022, critically
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Frank Bello and Rare Bird proudly present the famed Anthrax bassist’s debut solo EP, Then I’m Gone. Issued as a deluxe gatefold split 12”, the EP contains three songs alongside excerpts from his 2021 autobiography, read by the author and accompanied by additional new music. Bello performs all instruments (except drums) on “Then I’m Gone,” “It Won’t Be Long,” and
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OTHERWISE and Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group have presented the first song to be revealed from the band’s upcoming new studio album. To screen the official music video for “Full Disclosure” click here: https://youtu.be/LVRHLnvBAP4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVRHLnvBAP4 The Las Vegas quartet—Adrian Patrick [vocals], Ryan Patrick [guitar], Nick Bedrosian [bass], and Joe Conner [drums]—have weathered personal tragedy and trauma, withstood the tides
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Shudder, AMC Network's premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural, has acquired rights to the documentary. This is GWAR, which gives rare insight into the 30-plus year career of one of the world's most outrageous heavy metal bands, GWAR, known for their grotesque costumed characters and notoriously wild, fluid-soaked stage shows. The film, which world premiered at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX,
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After being benched for nearly two years due to COVID, Pixies are making up for lost time, first with a massive global tour that kicks off in earnest on June 22, followed by the September 30 release of their brand new album, Doggerel (BMG). While the tour kick-off will take the band to the UK, Europe, South America, Japan, Australia and New
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Anti-Flag are returning to the road this fall. The band will embark on a headline run of the U.S. before heading to Canada. Anti-Flag's tour will kick off on September 16 in Burlington, Vermont and run through November 6 with an appearance at Punk Rock in the Park in Silverado, California. The band will also head to Quebec for a trek with Vulgares Machins
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Legendary AEROSMITH guitarist and songwriter JOE PERRY has confirmed three Northeast solo gigs in July for THE JOE PERRY PROJECT: Thursday July 21 at Hampton Beach Casino (Hampton, NH); Friday, July 22 at Leader Bank Pavilion (Boston, MA); and Saturday, July 23 at the Atlantic City Hard Rock Casino (Atlantic City, NJ). These performances mark the first solo shows for PERRY in
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ShipRocked has announced Parkway Drive as the co-headliner for the 2023 cruise, joining Falling In Reverse atop a bill that includes Nothing More, Skillet, Suicidal Tendencies, Motionless In White, grandson, Ayron Jones and over a dozen others. The January 22-28, 2023 sailing on Carnival Magic will feature Parkway Drive’s first American performance since spring of 2019. Parkway Drive said, “After
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Five Finger Death Punch, the multi-platinum hardrock powerhouse taking over radio airwaves, today dropped another track from their highly-anticipated album AFTERLIFE, called “Welcome To The Circus.” An official lyric video for the track is also available today HERE. The new track has become available on the heels of the band celebrating their 13th #1 single at rock radio with the
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Dragged Under and Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group have released the band’s new studio album UPRIGHT ANIMALS. Over the course of the past couple of years, the band has emerged with a formidable fan base yielding millions of streams. On a visual level, they are amongst the most creative visionaries when it comes to the medium of music videos,
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Swedish rock, blues & soul powerhouse BLUES PILLS are kicking off their European Summer tour at NOVA ROCK Festival in Austria today. This massive 2022 live-run includes appearances at most of the biggest and most renowned festivals as well as a few selected club shows. Please scroll down for a complete list of tour dates. In celebration of the tour start, BLUES PILLS have released a new
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Coming off his acclaimed 2021 four-song EP When I Hit The Floor--which prompted the esteemed Jesse Malin to praise it as “Real blood and guts rock and roll that bleeds with soul and redemption”--NYC punk rock n’ roll singer-songwriter-guitarist LORNE BEHRMAN today (June 9) shares the video for “A Little Midnight.” It’s the first single (out digitally this Friday, June
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Underground icon, extreme metal trailblazer, third world warrior, and leader of a diverse and dedicated tribe, Max Cavalera not only survives but thrives, blasting out riff after killer riff. The same voice, body, and spirit which launched SOULFLY in 1997 summons impossibly heavy noise to this day, throwing down ten slabs of monstrous music on the band's twelfth album, Totem which
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Brew Ha Ha Productions has announced fall event dates for Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival, featuring the best in punk rock music and craft beer, with all shows featuring a lineup of punk rock icons, headlined by NOFX. The fall festival series includes Saturday, September 24 in Worcester, MA, Saturday, October 1 in Baltimore, MD, and Sunday,
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The Lucid, featuring vocalist Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), bassist David Ellefson (ex Megadeth), guitarist Drew Fortier, and drummer Mike Heller have released their music video for "Maskronaut", a track from their debut self-titled album released October 15 via SpoilerHead Records. The video was directed by Michael Sarna. Watch "Maskronaut" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wVZGFgMO2k In conjunction with the video release, the band are also
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Few musicians manage to make a worldwide impact with their music. Fewer still manage to pull that trick off twice – but Dez Fafara, the leader of DevilDriver, is one of this elite number. Formed in Santa Barbara, CA in 2002 when vocalist & frontman Dez Fafara’s previous band Coal Chamber were winding down, the five piece have since become
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“Reunion,” is an original musical celebration of the Laurel Canyon sound as imagined by Grammy and Tony® nominated Composer, Frank Wildhorn (“Jekyll & Hyde”, “Bonnie & Clyde”, “The Scarlet Pimpernel”) with book and lyrics by multi-award winning Rinne B Groff. Grammy Award winning producer, Peter Asher, (Peter & Gordon, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Cher, Diana Ross serves as the music
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Michael Monroe releases the anthemic new single, ‘Everybody’s Nobody’, taken from the upcoming album, I Live Too Fast To Die Young, set for release via Silver Lining Music on June 10th, 2022. “It’s a tongue-in-cheek tale about letting go of the ‘good old days’ and finding the things that make you happy here and now” offers Monroe on the new single. “A lot of artists in our position seem
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Ava Toton is an up-and-coming singer, guitarist and songwriter from Northern California, Oakland. At just 12 years old, Ava is often referred to as a music prodigy. Her second EP "Charm School Dropout" is available on all streaming platforms. All songs on Charm School Dropout were written by Ava and she co-wrote the lyrics. Her unique vocals shine through, and Ava
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After performing rapturously received and critically lauded shows worldwide pre-pandemic, the original Celebrating David Bowie shows return in 2022 answering the question, “What makes Bowie different?”. Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Famer Todd Rundgren, Adrian Belew (Bowie, NIN, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Talking Heads), and CdB creator, producer, and featured artist Scrote bring Spacehog’s Royston Langdon, Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, and solo artist Jeffrey Gaines with
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Filmed at Guilford Studios in Vermont this past January and February - Black Francis, Joey Santiago, David Lovering, Paz Lenchantin, and producer Tom Dalgety talk about the writing and recording of the band's next record...Doggerel...due out September 30 (BMG) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dItfYvcGwY4
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2022 marks the 20th anniversary of Symphonic Metal titans EPICA. After nearly 1 million albums sold worldwide and over 300 million combined streams on all digital platforms, the Dutch band has manifested their talent to combine metal with unique operatic vocals and has gained a huge international fanbase in the process. Through their career EPICA have played over 1,000 shows
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Multi-Platinum, Grammy nominated band Saliva released their new radio single "Crows" to all major platforms! Catch the band on tour with Otherwise this June! Singer Bobby Amaru states, "Crows is about a broken relationship with someone that is unable to accept what and who they really are. Someone you try and fix but cannot. When I say “I’m not bowing
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Human Scum! Today is the day! “The New Dark Ages” has finally been unleashed on the public. The album is available digitally today! It will be released on CD July 15th and vinyl and cassette on September 16th via the band’s own Pit Records. Order and stream the album at https://lnk.to/GWAR_TNDA In celebration of the album’s release, GWAR has released
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Today, Crobot and Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group have released the band’s new studio album titled FEEL THIS. To view the band’s official music video for the lead single “Set You Free,” click here: https://youtu.be/ZuYy1uef0WI. The song enters the Top 30 at rock radio rising with increased momentum this week. The band was captured live recently by Machine, and
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Frontiers Music Srl is proud to announce the release of the upcoming new studio album, From The New World, by the legendary Alan Parsons on July 15, 2022. Fans can get their first preview of the new album with the release of the single and music video, 'Uroboros' which features vocalist/guitarist Tommy Shaw of STYX. Watch the video HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPb58H55A7Q
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"'Bleed Together' describes the connection a parent has with their child and the lengths they are willing to go to be there for them. It is a natural instinct for a parent to want to guard their child and for some that still seems to be something that was missing in their life. This song is from my perspective and an
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The day has finally come for German symphonic metal icons XANDRIA to dive into a new adventure and prepare for the next promising chapter in the band's history! After entering the German album charts at #17 with Theater Of Dimensions in 2017, XANDRIA mark a steadfast return today with more exciting facets than ever on their new single, appropriately entitled
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Coming from a “new” band experience with “Rock ’N’ Roll Circus” (released in 2009), MIKE TRAMP, the infamous vocalist for acts such as White Lion and Freak Of Nature, decided to repeat the formula in 2011 with his following record. “Stand Your Ground” was, thus, released under the moniker “Mike Tramp and The Rock ’N Roll Circus”. It was a
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Devil’s Train releases their new official video for their third single "Ashes & Bones”! RD Liapakis is wearing his cowboy hat and rides his black stallion off into the sunset. The album’s title track feels like a lone cowboy is riding down the dirty fields of Dakota with a cigarette hanging from his mouth! But this guy, this guy is ready for
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Set for release on June 7, 2022, Steve Adelman’s humorous and engaging memoir Nocturnal Admissions: Behind the Scenes at Tunnel, Limelight, Avalon, and Other Legendary Nightclubs reflects on his years as the director and owner of some of the world’s most popular nightclubs, including the Roxy, Limelight, Tunnel, and Palladium in the heyday of clubs in New York City during
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Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard summer tour openers Classless Act are continuing to enjoy a breakthrough year in 2022, today releasing a new self-titled track with the former’s Vince Neil via Better Noise Music today. The song, which was produced and mixed by the band’s bass player Franco Gravante, is set to appear on the soundtrack for THE RETALIATORS, a Better
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As the release date draws nearer, the mighty alien overlords of GWAR have unleashed the second track from their forthcoming masterpiece, “The New Dark Ages.” Watch the visualizer, and listen to the song “Berserker Mode” HERE. The visualizer features the first animated art cells from the band’s upcoming graphic novel “GWAR In the Duoverse of Absurdity.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_c2fVbQnqs Lead singer
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Together with Napalm Records, JINJER drummer Vlad Ulasevich has released a brand new drum playthrough for the track “Copycat”. The song is cut from JINJER's latest and most successful album yet, Wallflowers, which subsequently hit the top of the charts all around the globe upon release and met with stellar critical acclaim. The “Copycat” playthrough video was directed by Kadim Tarasov of Mriya Productions and filmed at the LED cave
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Black Stone Cherry have revealed “Again,” the new live song taken from their upcoming release Live From The Royal Albert Hall… Y'All, out on 24th June via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV-0LfWier8 On Wednesday 29 September 2021 - the year of the band's 20th Anniversary - Kentucky's favourite sons, Black Stone Cherry, realised their childhood dream of playing at
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After several years of work, noted author and journalist, Jeff Wagner, will release his third book on July 15, 2022. Destination Onward – The Story of Fates Warning is a 400-page history of the legendary prog metal band. Published by FYI Press and Radical Research, Destination Onward includes 176 b&w photos and 56 color photos, many of which have never
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BLACK VEIL BRIDES are “Born Again.” Immediately following the conclusion of the sold-out Trinity Of Terror Tour across America, the band unveils the cinematic clip for “Born Again,” the fourth single from their latest album, The Phantom Tomorrow. Helmed by feature film and music video director Vicente Cordero (Cradle Of Filth, DevilDriver, David Hasselhoff) and produced in collaboration with occult luxury/streetwear
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Eleven years after their acrimonious split, Pixies returned for an acclaimed sell-out reunion tour. "Live In Brixton" brings together the complete recordings of all four shows from Pixies' legendary run at the iconic London venue. Pixies' Joey Santiago and David Lovering stopped by Spillers Records in the UK recently, and talked about the new “Live In Brixton” boxset. Check it out.
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Since 1987, Screamer Magazine's purpose has been to bring you great rock n' roll bands the world over. The Bateleurs, from Lisbon, Portugal are just that, strongly influenced by rock bands of the 70's, like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Janis Joplin, their connection to the blues is evident. Today they celebrate the release their first LP, The Sun In
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MAX CREEPS CELEBRATE ARRIVAL OF NEIN (VELOCITY RECORDS) WITH NIGHT FLIGHT DOCUMENTARY ON MAY 13 AT 8 PM PST/11 PM EST 30-MINUTE FILM EXPLORES THE PIONEERING PUNK BAND’S HISTORY, THEIR CHATTERED ABOUT BREAK-UP, AND THE RELEASE OF THE PAIR’S EAGERLY-AWAITED ALBUM WATCH THE “MAX CREEPS NIGHT FLIGHT SPECIAL” OFFICIAL TRAILER VIA BROOKLYN VEGAN https://www.brooklynvegan.com/max-creeps-documentary-airing-on-night-flight-this-week-watch-the-trailer/ Max Creeps, the pioneering punk duo
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Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to present "Live From Hollywood", a new live album and long-form video from internationally renowned rock guitarist Orianthi. Available on CD/DVD and Blu-ray, "Live From Hollywood" will be released on July 15, 2022. The performance was captured on January 8, 2022 at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood, CA and sees the guitarist and her excellent
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Baltimore death metal savants MISERY INDEX release their second single and music video for “Infiltrators” today. Watch the video featuring live-footage from their show at the Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland, which was directed by Chris Joao, HERE. The track is off their new record, Complete Control, to be released worldwide via Century Media Records on May 13th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWipM-CjNa4 MISERY INDEX states about the song, “’Infiltrators’ is certainly the most hardcore-tinged song on
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"When we decided to go our separate ways and stop performing together as COB, many were left confused. We sat down with Vesa Sirén from Helsingin Sanomat to clarify our past relationship with Alexi and the events that led to the breakup. It has been a heavy burden to bear, and we are finally able to tell our side of the
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Today THE DEV announces that they will be hitting the road this summer in support of their latest hard-hitting single, "Hell Bent." You can catch them throughout Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. All tickets will be available at the door for each show. "Hell Bent is a song that describes the energy and vibe of us as humans wanting to come
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LincStar Events is amped to present the lineup for the Orange Loop Rock Festival taking place at the Showboat Festival Grounds outside the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The weekend-long celebration of rock music and hair metal will feature iconic acts such as Stone Temple Pilots, Chevelle, Puddle of Mudd, Hoobastank, Hinder, John 5 and the Creatures, Stephen Pearcy, Great
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Social media polarization, fake news, causes celebre, political distraction, Russian disinformation, pandemics, Hollywood award show scandals, leaked Supreme Court rulings, incriminating laptops, inflation, Ukrainian war and election integrity, just a sample listing of the zeitgeist that is the 2020's. As not only Americans, but as citizens of the world, there is something we all have in common. What would that
Welcome to the show! A very fitting statement as well as the title of the debut full-length record from the sort-of Los Angeles based Classless Act. Although their band logo has Los Angeles, CA in it, this quintet hails not only from Southern California, but also Texas and Argentina. It's a fitting statement for the act that is currently playing
It's not often that one has the opportunity to experience rock royalty in an intimate setting. Fortunately for Screamer Magazine, this was the unexpected backdrop that staged the scene for a night of unforgettable spectacle and pageantry. Hailing from Lowestoft, Suffolk, The Darkness recently trekked across the mighty oceans to resurrect their highly anticipated tour, which the pandemic stole from
There’s a good chance that most of us in the United States have never heard of The Bateleurs. A band from Lisbon, Portugal on a record label based in Spain? That combination isn’t typically on American music radar, but one listen to the band’s new album The Sun In the Tenth House should definitely change that. The band lists
Photos - THE DARKNESS Live! - In Dallas, TX CLICK HERE to read a review of the show.
Photos - THE DEAD DEADS Live! - In Dallas, TX CLICK HERE to read a review of the show.
CLASSLESS ACT - Live! - at The House of Blues Anaheim CLICK HERE to read a review of the show.
Photos - DOROTHY - Live! at The House of Blues, Anaheim
Photos - JOYOUS WOLF - Live! at The House of Blues, Anaheim
CRASHING WAYWARD - Live! at The Viper Room CLICK HERE to read a review of the show.
There was a time in the Los Angeles music scene when the formula was simple. First, you would find three or four other guys who could play. You would most likely start by playing some covers, perhaps in local bars or backyard parties. If you became good enough to garner a bit of a following, you would seek gigs at
Legendary and multi-Platinum rockers STYX--Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (vocals, guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Sucherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass), along with the occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck Panozzo--are rested, healthy, and ready to hit the road again, but they’ve finally got a new album to promote along the way. Their highly anticipated 17th "masterpiece" new album, CRASH
SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, (SMKC) will release Live At Studios 60--their first-ever double, live LP--which features band’s acclaimed new album 4, and four additional songs, for Record Store Day this Saturday, June 18, 2022, HERE. Recorded live in Los Angeles at Studios 60, the SMKC Live At Studios 60 double LP exclusive Record Store Day release is
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 — Having recently wrapped up the massively successful Young Guns tour that Bass Magazine called “a co-headline tour of two of the greatest modern-day rock bands,” today DIRTY HONEY announces “The California Dreamin’ Tour.” The 28-date, North American headline trek will also see the band play a handful of major festivals and radio shows and include their
The last several years have seen an increase of players in the oft-mentioned rock resurgence. Groups like Greta Van Fleet, Dirty Honey and Mammoth WVH come to mind when thinking of this movement. There is another rookie band out there who have been getting their playtime increased during what might be called their preseason. Having recently been added to the
The Rolling Stones' 1972 double album Exile On Main St. is one of the most iconic rock records ever released. At the time, the band were living in a villa in France, in tax exile from the U.K. Mick Jagger had wanted the artwork to reflect The Stones as runaway outlaws. For the inner packaging of the album, Jagger came
Back in the beginning of the year 2020, a bygone time that seems so far in the past, guitarist Stacey Blades who is formerly of L.A. Guns, brought his then current project to The Viper Room in Hollywood. That band was called Electric Radio Kings. They had an album produced and were plying their wares to get a groundswell going
No strangers to musical time travel, The Black Crowes have made several forays into the past for inspiration in addition to their bread and butter. From their collaboration with Jimmy Page, playing the Zeppelin classics, to their 30th anniversary tour celebrating their debut record, The Crowes sometimes seem like men out of their own time. The latest venture is a