Dutch symphonic rockers WITHIN TEMPTATION proudly announce the upcoming 12 dates on the North American leg of their Hydra World Tour, which launched in Finland in February. Opening all shows will be Swedish/Danish power/ melodic death metallers Amaranthe. Lead vocalist Sharon den Adel shares the following about the upcoming trek: “It's a great feeling that after so many years we
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The ninth wonder of the unnatural world, Sweden’s technically intoxicating extreme metal quintet MESHUGGAH, are returning to North America this summer to celebrate their 25th year of musical deviance with festival appearances, Canadian dates, and clubs that will fill to capacity. Opening for them (on all but the two festival dates) will be North Carolina’s Between The Buried And Me.
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Unstoppable force BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has debuted a brand new music video for their hit single, "My Dying Time" exclusively through VEVO. Directed by Justin Reich of The Antimatter Studio, the video shows frontman Zakk Wylde and newcomer Dario Lorina shining brighter than ever. Wylde adds comment: "The video that father Justin created, my treatment was of me waking up
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In honor of her 30 years stage jubilee, internationally successful rock singer DORO will celebrate with fans from all over the world and two separate yet unique shows on May 02: the »Classic Night« with Orchestra, and May 03: the »Rock Night« - both with many guests, at CCD Stadthalle of her hometown Düsseldorf. Just in time for the celebration,
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee ACE FREHLEY will release SPACE INVADER, his first new solo album in five years, via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) on June 24th, 2014. The album will include at least nine brand new original songs as well as a cover of Steve Miller’s “The Joker.” This album is the first release under Frehley's new universal
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Italy's LACUNA COIL is currently on tour in the U.S. with Revolver Magazine's "Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour." Their new album BROKEN CROWN HALO is set for release April 1 via Century Media Records. We are premiering a lyric video for the first single, "Die & Rise" on the Century Media YouTube channel. The single is currently being serviced
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DELAIN will not only enthrall Symphonic Metal Fans with their fourth album The Human Contradiction, but also will bring listeners new to the genre. The band has now unveiled an exclusive preview and album teaser to give fans a taste of the upcoming album The Human Contradiction!Check out the brand new preview clip HERE: The band has created a lyric
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Scion Audio Visual's annual hard rock/metal festival, Scion Rock Fest, returns to Pomona, Calif. on May 17 with an all-star line-up of the biggest names in hard rock as well as metal's most buzz-worthy newcomers. Headlining Scion Rock Fest, which has quickly become established as one of heavy music's biggest live outings, are Machine Head and High On Fire. Other
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Four years have passed since Central California's death metal unit, Etched In Stone unleashed their debut album, 'Emulate The Defiler.' Following that the band was forced to take an unexpected break as they dealt with multiple shifts in their line up. This also led to numerous setbacks in recording their follow up album, which was originally intended for release in Summer
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Sweden's Doom / Stoner Metal Band THE GRAVIATORS will release their highly anticipated third album Motherload in on April 8th in North America. (International release dates are below) Motherload will be made available as a limited Digipack Edition and 2 LP Gatefold Vinyl Edition! The Obelisk is hosting an exclusive full album stream of Motherload today. Check out the entire
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST have released their first group photo featuring new vocalist VICKY PSARAKIS. The Agonist tapped acclaimed photographer VON WONG to bring their new single "Disconnect Me" to life. The Agonist guitarist DANNY MARINO says: "After working with Von Wong on our Prisoners photo shoot we knew he was the only one that could realize
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Framing Hanley recently released the audio for their single "Criminal" off of their forthcoming album, The Sum Of Who We Are (Imagen Records) - which is available April 29th. Pre-order packages are available now in three different options and all pre-orders will receive an instant gratification download of "Criminal" along with a free download of the album upon release. The
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Australian metal / hardcore outfit In Hearts Wake will release their second album, Earthwalker, via UNFD on May 2, 2014. In an effort to counteract the effect global warming is having on Australia’s natural flora and fauna, In Hearts Wake have joined forces with Carbon Neutral – a carbon solutions provider and bio-diverse reforestation developer that helps organisations and individuals
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Some say that a diamond can be made to sparkle even brighter by placing it into a fire pit for a while. Well, Finland's melodic rock heroes BROTHER FIRETRIBE have apparently spent the last four years in the proverbial firepit, because now they've returned with some pretty shiny tunes! Diamond in the Firepit, BROTHER FIRETRIBE's third full-length album will be
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Foghat has always been a people's band. And thanks to the explosion of social media, Foghat has made it a point to get their fans involved in the creative process. Case in point, inviting fans to enter a songwriting contest to add lyrics to a new Foghat instrumental! * The band has remained a classic rock radio staple since the early 1970's, due to
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Pavement Entertainment welcomes Nebraska's Emphatic to the roster. Emphatic's brand of melodic hard rock has gained them much acclaim by fans and critics alike with their albums "Damage" and "Another Life", along with 4 singles charting in the top 40 active rock charts. The band is currently playing select live shows while writing their new album slated for a late
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In celebration of Record Store Day, Jampol Artist Management, Inc. will be releasing special vinyl editions from five of our iconic artists. The Doors, Ramones, Otis Redding, Rick James and Henry Mancini will all be honored with special limited-edition vinyl releases in conjunction with Record Store Day 2014. For a list of participating stores, please visit www.recordstoreday.com. “We wanted our artists to have a special presence
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As announced earlier this month, the upcoming official ALICE COOPER documentary, Super Duper Alice Cooper, will premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and will hit theaters nationwide beginning April 30, 2014. Super Duper Alice Cooper will officially premiere on April 17, 2014 and is presented by Banger Films, in association with Eagle Rock Entertainment, and distributed to theaters and
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On April 19th PRONG will release an exclusive 7" single for the "Record Store Day" celebration in the USA with the new track "Turnover" on side A and a Pig Remix of "Revenge Best Served Cold" by Raymond Watts on Side B. The single is limited to 3.000 copies and comes in green marbled vinyl. The worldwide digital release of
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Boston, MA's straight edge hardcore up-and-comers TEST OF TIME are excited to announce the release of their first proper full-length (and subsequential pre-release EP) this summer from Bridge Nine. Titled By Design, this album was recorded via a partnership between the band themselves for guitars and vocals and Q Division Studios for drums. Songwriting topics on By Design include similar
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THE PRETTY RECKLESS previewed four songs from the GOING TO HELL album leading up to release. The official music video for the album title track “Going To Hell,” leads the way approaching 5 million views, a lyric video for the bracing “Follow Me Down,” a teaser for “Burn,” and a Fan Lyric Video (compiled from fan Instagram submissions), for “Heaven
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Sweden's VAMPIRE has released their self-titled debut album today in North America! Featuring 10 old school, blackened-death metal tracks that "...make the cross-generational/genre mélange unique, menacing in march and venomous in voice" (DECIBEL MAGAZINE.com), Vampire has already taken the metal community by storm. To listen to their acclaimed debut, head over to Bloody Disgusting.com for the exclusive album stream: http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3283344/exclusive-stream-vampires-new-album-vampire-right-here/
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With exactly two weeks left before the release of their new album Wanted German art rockers RPWL have partnered up with Guitar World for an exclusive premiere of the full eight-minute epic track "Swords and Guns". The stream can be accessed HERE. A video for the single version of "Swords and Guns" can be viewed HERE. The title track of
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Critically-acclaimed alternative rock band ORGY are back and better than ever, to the delight of their die hard fans. And the band’s brand new single, “Wide Awake and Dead,” released nationally today, is sure to garner a whole crop of new ORGY devotees. Today fans can download “Wide Awake And Dead” via iTunes and other major digital retailers, or at
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Triptykon and Century Media Records/Prowling Death Records are proud to announce a special limited edition box set of the band's second album, Melana Chasmata, containing the album's main Mediabook CD edition as well as a selection of unique Triptykon paraphernalia. The Melana Chasmata Mediabook features a 32-page booklet and an additional 12-panel fold-out cross-booklet; the paraphernalia comprises a silver Triptykon-"T"
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Buzz Osborne, the legendary grunge progenitor who has helmed the Melvins for thirty plus years, releases his debut solo full-length album, This Machine Kills Artists, on June 3 via Ipecac Recordings. "I have no interest in sounding like a crappy version of James Taylor or a half-assed version of Woody Guthrie," said the grunge progenitor of the 17-song offering, continuing,
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The Monster Energy Roast On The Range With Corey Taylor is set for Thursday, May 15 at LC Pavilion in Columbus, OH. Honoring and lampooning Slipknot and Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor will be nearly a dozen musicians and comedians, led by Roastmaster Sebastian Bach. The third annual event in Revolver and Guitar World’s Rock & Roll Roast Comedy Series
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The Power Metallers from Last Bastion have just released the lyric video for the song "I Know When I'm Home": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylM6pB4b7UM The song is taken from the upcoming debut album "THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION", which has a release date set for April 04, 2014 ! Last Bastion is a Power Metal band based in Seattle, USA. Formed in January of 2012, Last Bastion
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Guitar legend Neal Schön has joined forces with bassist Marco Mendoza (Black Star Riders, Ted Nugent, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) and drummer Deen Castronovo (Journey, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai, Hardline) to create a unique body of work with jazz and blues-inspired virtuosic hard rock playing, entitled SO U. The new album features Schön, Mendoza and Castronovo splitting vocal and writing duties,
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Metal, rasta, punk infused heavyweights (hed)P.E. will embark on the "Born To Ride 2" tour with fellow label mates SOiL throughout May 2014. This tour follows 2012's "Born To Ride" tour featuring both bands. (Hed)P.E.'s forthcoming album "Evolution" is currently being mixed and is slated for a summer 2014 release on Pavement Entertainment. This is the follow up to 2010's
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In 1988, FUDGE TUNNEL would spring to life during a time when bands across the globe began pushing the envelope of musical explorations. After releasing Sex Mammoth (1989) and The Sweet Sound Of Excess (1990) FUDGE TUNNEL laid the groundwork for what would become their own take on "heavy music." Part punk, part alternative, part noise experimentations, but all FUDGE
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FARMIKOS, the new L.A. band featuring former OZZY OSBOURNE and DAVID LEE ROTH guitarist Joe Holmes and vocalist Robbie Locke, will be releasing 4 digital singles on Tuesday, March 18. A sampler has been posted on the band's YouTube channel at http://youtu.be/gUH_JwbqNI4. "Scapegoat", "Kings of Dust", "Exit Stencils" and "The Sound of My Gun" mark Holmes' long-awaited return to the music scene
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Veteran photographer Kevin Estrada has shot some of rock's biggest names over the years - Nirvana, Kiss, REM, Green Day, Fergie, etc. And now, he is using his connections in the world of rock for a good cause - helping to raise awareness of human trafficking, by creating the organization "Rockers Against Trafficking" [http://rockersagainsttrafficking.org] and scheduling an upcoming all-star benefit show, on April
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With twenty plus years, seven critically acclaimed full-length releases and multiple world tours to their credit, few can deny that when it comes to metal, MACHINE HEAD is one of the kings of the genre! This summer Nuclear Blast Entertainment will have the privilege of releasing MACHINE HEAD’s next full-length album, the band’s debut for the label. In anticipation and to celebrate Record
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In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the historic California Jam Festival, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Deep Purple Live in California 74 for the first time on CD and Digital Audio on April 1. [MSRP $13.98] By the mid-seventies, Deep Purple was one of the biggest selling rock acts in America, and Live In California 74 demonstrates exactly why.
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ADMIRAL SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVELL are the last of a dying breed of Grease Rock Bastard musicians who somehow, despite and in spite of the last 3 decades trying their best to kill off balls out, non-bullshit rock'n'roll music, somehow, against all the fucking odds, still exist, surviving on a steady diet of God sent gigs, hire vans, broken down amps,
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Swearing on the treasures in one’s vinyl collection isn’t something we take lightly. Sweden’s demigods of blues-infused psych rock GRAVEYARD are returning to American soil next month with set openers Bombus to teleport you back to the 1970s and make you sell your soul for rock ‘n’ roll all over again – guaranteed. We’ve bragged about these guys before, and
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We are extremely delighted to announce that Sound Of Contact have added additional live dates in North America this Spring. Despite a tight schedule, the band have added headline shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto and Quebec City, these in addition to the previously announced appearances at RoSFest in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Cruise To The Edge and on The Moody Blues
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AMARANTHE - the modern metal sextet from Gothenburg, Sweden - have confirmed an autumn 2014 release date for their new studio album via Spinefarm Records; as yet untitled, this latest outing will be the follow-up to 'Amaranthe' (2011, now gold in Sweden) and 'The Nexus' (2013). These two releases, which defined the band's approach through their signature blend of musical styles and voices, caused an international
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Megadeth, Motörhead, and Anthrax -three of the greatest heavy metal bands in the world - will perform at the first annual Motörhead’s Motörboat cruise onboard the Carnival Ecstasy from September 22-26, 2014. In addition to these three rock giants, “The Loudest Boat In The World” will also feature performances from Zakk Wylde, Jim Breuer, Danko Jones, Fireball Ministry, Wilson, and
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Banger Films, in association with Eagle Rock Entertainment, presents ALICE COOPER in Super Duper Alice Cooper, the brand new official ALICE COOPER documentary distributed by SpectiCast (As The Palaces Burn, Aerosmith: Rock for the Rising Sun, Morrissey 25: Live). Super Duper Alice Cooper will premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and will hit theaters nationwide beginning May 30, 2014.
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Music journalist and band manager Jill Hughes Kirtland has self-published a book entitled, Not Just Tits in a Corset: Celebrating Women in Metal. DORO PESCH wrote the foreword to the book. Told in their own voices-through a series of intimate interviews and photographs of prominent and influential women in the metal industry-Not Just Tits in a Corset details the unique
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Red Bank, New Jersey's RIOTGOD (featuring Monster Magnet drummer Bob Pantella and Guitarist Garrett Sweeny) are set to release their third album Driven Rise on March 18th in North America via Metalville Records. Metal Insider is hosting an exclusive premiere of the first true music video from RIOTGOD. The video is for the title track of their new album Driven
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KILL DEVIL HILL are proud to announce the addition of TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly to the band. Kelly, who also plays with DANZIG and his own band A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, replaces the recently departed Vinny Appice. "I'm really excited about coming on board with Kill Devil Hill," says Kelly. "I've been a fan since their debut
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KILLER BE KILLED, the new band comprised of Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, ex-SEPULTURA), Greg Puciato (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN), Troy Sanders (MASTODON) and Dave Elitch (ex-THE MARS VOLTA), will release their debut album on May 9 (Europe), May 12 (UK) and May 13 (N. America) via Nuclear Blast Entertainment! The upcoming self-titled release was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur whose
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If you love classic rock and foresee yourself needing a vacation or getaway early next year, your opportunity of a lifetime awaits! ROCK LEGENDS CRUISE III - setting sail in February 2015 and benefiting the Native American Heritage Association - has just announced the additions of legendary shock rocker and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Alice Cooper along with the incomparable
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With their hot mix of independent rock, garage and grunge, THE ARKANES are the band of the moment. Discovered by a talent scout at shows in their hometown of Liverpool and the surrounding region, the release of their debut album W.A.R. through SPV has been scheduled for April 29th digitally in North America and will - (you don't need to
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After forming BLACK SABBATH in 1969, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Terry “Geezer” Butler, and Bill Ward went on to record one of the most influential canons of music in the history of rock and roll. Warner Bros./Rhino brings together the original quartet’s groundbreaking eight-album run for BLACK SABBATH: THE COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUMS (1970-1978). The hard-hitting, eight-disc boxed set will be
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Iconic singer Sebastian Bach new studio album "Give 'Em Hell" is the follow-up to 2011's "Kicking & Screaming" and was once again produced by Bob Marlette (ROB ZOMBIE, BLACK SABBATH and SHINEDOWN). Sebastian managed to involve in the writing and recording some very special friends and guest stars, including none other than Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES), and
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VH1 Classic’s centerpiece in original programming “That Metal Show” returns this week with a Mötley Crüe debut, legendary guitarist Mick Mars comes by the acclaimed hard rock and heavy metal talk show hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson, and Jim Florentine. Mick updates the hosts on the upcoming farewell Mötley Crüe tour, his health, writing music outside of Mötley Crüe,
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HIRAX will release their new album Immortal Legacy tomorrow via SPV/Steamhammer in North America. Starting today, Loudwire is giving fans the chance to hear Immortal Legacy from front to back as they are hosting a stream of the entire album HERE. Immortal Legacy is available to order on iTunes. "On our new album we more than ever felt an artistic
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Earache/Century Media Records is proud to announce the signing of Australian high-octane rockers MASSIVE to a multi-album recording deal! The four-piece formed in Melbourne in 2012 with the aim of making the loudest and fastest rock 'n' roll. Influenced by the likes of GUNS N' ROSES and AC/DC, MASSIVE is a notorious group of road dogs, famously traveling over a
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Cursed Sails, the new project of former Woe Is Me members Ben and Corey Farris (along with bandmates Omar Magana and Brent Guistwite) will release an LP titled “Rotten Society” on May 13 via Velocity/Rise Records. Cover art and the track listing are revealed below. Pre-order bundles for the album which was produced by Drew Fulk (Motionless In White), are
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Alternative Press and Eugene, Oregon’s post-hardcore mainstay Elenora, who has previously been featured in the AP&R section of Alternative Press #291 (September 2012), have partnered up to exclusively premiere the band’s first single from their forthcoming full length entitled Luna Amante. The music video for the single, “Said The Sapling To The Sun,” can be viewed on AltPress.com. Luna Amante
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German based rockers in MEGAHERZ have announced their signing to the Austrian Powerhouse label Napalm Records! Following their highly lauded break through album Kopfschuss and subsequent critically acclaimed releases, the band is currently working on a new album, to be released this fall on Napalm Records Alexander Wohnhaas & Christian Bystron of MEGAHERZ commented on the signing,"This is an important step for
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It's the hoped-for complex and ambitious album, and of course we wouldn't have accepted anything less from MEKONG DELTA. Like few other contemporary groups, the German progressive thrash metal band surrounding mastermind and bassist Ralf Hubert continues to stand for innovation and independence in 2014. All those looking for pure mainstream or mediocre muzak have to look elsewhere - MEKONG
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