On Black Friday (Nov. 29th), a special "vomit-inducing" LP re-issue of CARCASS' debut album, Reek of Putrefaction, will be available at participating retailers in the USA. Featuring the original banned artwork of autopsy photographs collected from medical journals, this Reek of Putrefaction LP comes tastefully wrapped in "black body bag" shrink-wrap with an assortment of bonus material waiting to be
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Last month, the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT released The Retinal Circus, an epic recording of Hevy Devy's sold-out show at the Roundhouse in London in 2012. On Black Friday (Nov. 29th), a white 10" with two tracks from this special live extravaganza will be available at participating retailers in the USA. Entitled Lucky Animals "Live From The Retinal Circus", the 10"
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Surgical Steel, the new album from British extreme metal legends CARCASS, has been named the best album of 2013 in the latest issue of Decibel Magazine! This is just one of several recent victories for CARCASS. Upon its release Surgical Steel came in at #41 on the US Billboard Top 200 Chart, just narrowly avoiding the dreaded “top 40 band”
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With the release of their sixth album scheduled for 2014 via Nuclear Blast, Sumerian Black/Thrash Metal pioneers MELECHESH, present an interview with mainman Ashmedi. The interview, which was featured on Canadian TV show “The Cool Guy Files”, was conducted in 2011 while MELECHESH was on tour in North America. You can watch the entire episode with Ashmedi below: http://youtu.be/5iZLVw7NTAc. MELECHESH are currently busy in search
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Cleveland's Affiance are currently on the road with Protest The Hero and have just announced their first tour of South Africa to kick off March 22, 2014! Dates are below. Singer Dennis Tvrdik checked in from the road to say, "We never thought we would have the opportunity to play music overseas, let alone in Africa! Super excited to explore and experience
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Montreal based death metal powerhouse KATAKLYSM, have posted a video outlining their world tour plans for their newly released masterpiece, Waiting for the End to Come. Check out this message from vocalist Maurizio Iacono here: http://youtu.be/MIJD5LM6feE Waiting for the End to Come was released on October 25th (Europe) and October 29th (North America) via Nuclear Blast. You can order the
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Nashville's pop/rock quartet on the rise, Darling Parade, has teamed up with Substream Music Press to premiere an acoustic rendition of the band's hit single "Ghost" at: http://www.substreammusicpress.com/home/?p=16475. The stripped-down version of "Ghost" can be found on the upcoming 'Deluxe Edition' of the band's debut album Battle Scars & Broken Hearts, out December 3 on Page 2 Music. Containing the
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Legendary Seattle rockers, Queensrÿche released Ad Lucem, their 'mini movie' with the tracks, "Spore" "Midnight Lullaby" "A World Without" and "X2" providing the score to the 10-plus minute story. Check it out on the REVOLVER MAGAZINE website: http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-queensryche-premiere-new-music-video-ad-lucem.html The film was created by Veva Entertainment Co. with director Daniel Andres Gomez Bagby and producer Marco De Molina and was filmed
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The season of giving is upon us, and Florida death metal legends DEICIDE are making it official with the release of 'IN THE MINDS OF EVIL.' The band's 11th studio album is in-stores now, and features the same diabolical take on reality that has become the trademark of a career spanning more than 25 years. Says DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton
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Despite being listed as an influence on countless notable bands, there has never been a book that tells the complete story of both Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. Until now. Author/journalist Greg Prato's tenth book overall, 'The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion,' serves as both a career overview and analyzation of both bands - tracing their ups
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Finnish symphonic storytellers NIGHTWISH have updated their FanPOD app for tablet computers with new content, including three unreleased live recordings, a video blog by the band’s new vocalist Floor Jansen, band member profiles, new photos, and other updates. NIGHTWISH FanPOD is available for download in the iTunes App Store and Google Play. Due out in North America on December 10th,
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IT’S OFFICIAL! Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp is moving over to another MGM Resorts property on the strip: The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Campers will now have the opportunity to perform live at the House of Blues – We thank the MGM for this past year welcoming us to Las Vegas and look forward to our new host hotel.
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In Support Of Their 11th Studio Album 'The Paradigm Shift,' Which Marks Their 12th Top Ten Album And Features The Single “Never Never” Which Is Currently #1 On The Active Rock Chart For The 3rd Consecutive Week “Korn’s ability to keep ahead of metal’s creative curve became readily apparent, though created more than 15 years ago, they sound like they
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Big news from GENERATION KILL frontman Rob Dukes for the week of November 25th – 29th! “This is Rob Dukes of GENERATION KILL and Thanksgiving Week, I'll be invading the Sirius Satellite Radio HQ in New York City to do a take-over of Liquid Metal. I'll be playing some of my favorite metal classics and the new GENERATION KILL record,
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Chicago power trio DIAMOND PLATE have launched their music video for "Dance With Reality" directed by Lester Cohn (MASTODON, NEIL YOUNG, CHEVELLE). This track is taken from DIAMOND PLATE's sophomore album, PULSE, which is out now via Earache/Century Media Records. To watch the video for "Dance With Reality," please visit Metal Underground.com at the link below: http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=97607 DIAMOND PLATE comments:
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Welcome To Rockville, Fort Rock, Carolina Rebellion, Rock On The Range, Rocklahoma, & Rockfest World’s Loudest Month, created in partnership by AEG Live and Danny Wimmer Presents, continues to grow in 2014. Featuring the biggest names in rock music performing in seven distinct U.S. concert atmospheres, the World’s Loudest Month is excited to announce the addition of two new festivals,
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Los Angeles, California…November 21, 2013…Legendary rock icon Ronnie Montrose has been called the “Father of American Hard Rock,” an innovator and an incendiary guitar genius. For the first time fans of Ronnie Montrose will have the opportunity to bid on a vast array of instruments, personal items and memorabilia from the late genius’ musical life which will benefit the Sweet
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Nearly 20 years ago, a band formed in the small ski towns of the Colorado Rockies. Two decades later, THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT will be kicking off their 20th anniversary celebration with a three-night New Year’s run at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, CO. Set for December 28, 29 and 31, these shows will be the ultimate celebration of the
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Band To Continue With New Singer To Be Announced LOS ANGELES (November 20, 2013) – Multi-platinum rock band, HINDER has announced they have officially parted ways with their lead singer, Austin Winkler. Earlier this year, Winkler left the band’s national tour due to personal reasons. Hinder continued to tour with guest lead vocalists helping out, including Jared Weeks from Saving
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New Album by Band Comprised of Former Ozzy Osbourne/Badlands Guitar Legend Jake E. Lee, Bassist Ronnie Mancuso, Vocalist D.J. Smith and Drummer Jonas Fairley Set for Release on January 28th (New York, NY – November 20, 2013) – The newest band ready to take aim at the creative void in the hard rock world, Red Dragon Cartel, are set to
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New York, NY—Turn on any classic rock radio station across America and you'll invariably hear their timeless music. Best known for the smash hits "Isn't It Time", "Every Time I Think of You", "Head First", and "Back on My Feet Again", '70s hard rock hit makers, The Babys have reformed after a thirty-three year absence from the music scene (and
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MALEVOLENCE, one of the UK's fastest rising crossover bands, will release their eagerly awaited debut album, Reign Of Suffering, via Siege Of Amida Records/Century Media Records on November 25th in the USA (out now in Europe). Reign of Suffering is now streaming in its entirety at Lambgoat.com and can be heard at the link below: Reign of Suffering was recorded
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NELO--named for a strategy in the card game Spades where one loses every hand in order to win big in the end--is led by the team of childhood friends primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist Matt Ragland and lead singer Reid Umstattd. The name of the band draws likeness between the strategy in the game and the experience of songwriting, where
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Taylor Momsen and THE PRETTY RECKLESS have released their first single “Heaven Knows” digitally today, Tuesday, November 19. Taken from the band’s upcoming sophomore album GOING TO HELL, out early 2014 on Razor & Tie, the song rocks a powerful rhythmic guitar with a striking refrain that Momsen delivers dead-on: “Oh no, heaven knows, we belong way down below.” After
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Last month, the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT released The Retinal Circus, an epic recording of his sold-out show at the Roundhouse in London in 2012. A very special diehard deluxe fan box was created, and Devin himself has put together a video showing just what treasures can be found inside this unique release. Fans can watch that video here: http://youtu.be/Hk0wlqwrabw For
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VAMPS are on their way. The dynamic duo of the Japanese rock scene will grace U.S. soil for only two shows this year, taking the stage at the iconic House of Blues in Los Angeles on December 4 and at the soon-to-be-closed Roseland in New York City on December 8. These VAMPS gigs are shaping up to be "can't miss" and
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"Finland's finest miserablists" (Terrorizer) INSOMNIUM have released a new digital single, "Ephemeral", today in North America! To purchase this track (with three acoustic songs as a bonus), please visit iTunes. Taken from INSOMNIUM's forthcoming album due out 2014 via Century Media Records, "Ephemeral" marks the first track to feature the band's new guitarist, Markus Vanhala (also in OMNIUM GATHERUM), who
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Swedish riff lords GRAND MAGUS have unveiled the details to their upcoming seventh studio album entitled Triumph And Power. The record was recorded at Studio Sweetspot in Halmstad, Sweden this past September with producer Nico Elgstrand and engineer Staffan Karlsson (ARCH ENEMY, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS). Triumph And Power is set to be released on January 31 (Europe) and February 4, 2014
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APOCALYPTICA--the ground-breaking Finnish orchestral rock group--today (November 19) release WAGNER RELOADED-LIVE IN LEIPZIG (BMG), an epic live collaboration with the acclaimed MDR Leipzig Symphony Orchestra. The album’s release is perfectly timed since 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of iconic German composer Richard Wagner. Watch “Fight Against Monsters,” the new video off WAGNER RELOADED-LIVE IN LEIPZIG, here: For WAGNER RELOADED-LIVE
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With a little over a week left until the November, 26th North American release of the second HELL album, Curse And Chapter, HELL guitarist, main songwriter, and keyboard player Kev Bower shares the following about the album and then digs a little deeper into each song. “Following up Human Remains was never going to be an easy task. The multiple
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For the last two years animators Myke Chillian and Tommy Meehan have been working with the members of GWAR to create a "GWARtoon" that was appropriately disgusting and objectionable enough to most accurately represent the most dangerous band in rock and roll history. After all this long and hard work, today Funny or Die finally premieres "The Animated Tales of GWAR". Check
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The Bitch is Back...Live is a brand new live album from the queen of Hard Rock and Metal LITA FORD. Hot on the heels of her TRUE comeback album "Living Like a Runaway", LITA took to the stage at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California in early October of 2012 to showcase the new material as well as LITA FORD classics. Originally set for release October 22nd in North America, the album was
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Hartke, one of the leading bass amplification manufacturers in the world, left a mark on Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre on Saturday, November 9th at Bass Player Live. The company brought together some of music’s finest players for an all-star tribute to bass legend Geezer Butler. The all-star lineup partnered vocalists Corey Taylor (Slipknot / Stone Sour), dUg Pinnick (King’s X)
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Live At Luna Park--the new DVD released November 5 via Eagle Rock Entertainment from the Grammy-nominated progressive metal titans, DREAM THEATER--has entered at #1 on Soundscan Music DVD chart. Live At Luna Park is available on 2DVD, Blu-ray, Digital Video, and a Deluxe Edition (which includes a 60-page hardback photobook, Blu-ray, 2DVDs, and 3CDs) here: http://tinyurl.com/k34aw5q. Filmed during the final
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Revered by legions of high-profile musicians, including Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, as one of the most innovative and powerful drummers that rock and roll has ever seen, the legendary Carmine Appice needs no introduction. Now, the man whose soulful pounding powered the uniquely heavy psychedelia of Vanilla Fudge’s mesmerizing late-1960s remake of “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” up the charts
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Led by the inimitable & multi-talented front woman Floor Jansen, Dutch heavy metallers REVAMP are proud to announce their maiden tour through the U.S. and Canada this upcoming April & May, 2014. The band will open for headlining American metallers ICED EARTH on their “Worldwide Plagues” tour and SABATON from Sweden, who will be direct support. The six-week trek launches
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Nashville’s Blacklist Royals have released their new single “Righteous Child” on a 2 song EP available at digital retailers and on limited edition pink vinyl 11.12.13. In support of the release, the band is embarking on a regional tour with punk veterans Swingin’ Utters (see dates below). Blacklist Royals have released “Righteous Child” with a B-Side called, “She’s The One”
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Metal titans ICED EARTH make their triumphant return with the January 21, 2014 release of new studio album 'PLAGUES OF BABYLON' on Century Media Records. The band will bring the new album to their North America homeland when their headlining WORLDWIDE PLAGUES TOUR hits our shores April 4 for a six-week run with SABATON and REVAMP in support. See complete
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH continue the countdown to the release of the second installment of their masterwork titled THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF HELL - VOLUME 2 out November 19 via Prospect Park in North America and Eleven Seven in all other territories. Beginning today (11/12) iTunes Radio users in the United States can now stream 5FDP’s new
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Opening with a quote from American author & poet Maya Angelou and closing with a quote from THIN LIZZY frontman & bassist Phil Lynott, the new BLACK STAR RIDERS video for “Kingdom Of The Lost” has debuted on the Classic Rock Magazine. Described as “one of the most personal songs for me on the record” by BLACK STAR RIDERS vocalist
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MANRAZE, the London-based rock band formed by iconic Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen, along with punk rock forerunner Paul Cook (Sex Pistols) on drums and Simon Laffy, rockin’ bass player of Collen's former glam-band, Girl, release their new EP, I Surrender available on iTunes today - November 12th. On November 18th MANRAZE will be the featured guest on the
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The Epic/Folk Metallers from GWYDION will celebrate the release of their new album with a full streaming on Facebook ! This Online Release party for "VETERAN" has been scheduled for Friday Nov 22, 2013 from 10:00am CET till 23:00pm CET through www.facebook.com/GwydionPT Being around in the music-scene as a band since 1995, GWYDION is ready to enter a new era
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Wanted to share this news about DEVOUR THE DAY, as detailed in the attached letter (OK to post online) from bassist/songwriter Joey “ Chicago ” Walser. Further news about the 2014 re-release of the band’s critically acclaimed debut album, TIME & PRESSURE (Fat Lady Music/Caroline Distribution) is forthcoming. Remixing and remastering the album is legendary producer Brian Malouf, who has
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After releasing re-issues for The Secrets of the Black Arts, Vobiscum Satanas, and In the Sign... yesterday in North America, Swedish black metal masters DARK FUNERAL have now announced the street date for their second batch of re-issues: Diabolis Interium, Attera Totus Sanctus, Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus. Due out November 25th in Europe and North America, these new editions have
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IN THIS MOMENT are kicking off 2014 with more than a bang - they're ushering in the new year with THE HELLPOP TOUR II. Set to launch January 2 in Portland, OR, the 16-city tour wraps January 5 in South Florida, where the band will then embark on the SHIPROCKED cruise. Joining IN THIS MOMENT on HELLPOP II are BUTCHER
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British progressive metal sextet THRESHOLD are back in the studio working on their tenth studio album. “It's good to be working on a new album and cut the time between releases,” shares THRESHOLD guitarist Karl Groom. “Our touring for the March Of Progress album inspired Rich [West, keyboard player] and I to get writing not long after the main set
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Icelandic classic rockers THE VINTAGE CARAVAN have revealed the cover art, track listing and release date for their upcoming debut album entitled Voyage. The stunning artwork created by artist Alex Matus (http://ftwtattoo.com) can be seen below. Voyage will be made available on January 10 (Europe) and January 21, 2014 (North America). Pre-order your copy today via http://smarturl.it/VintageCaravan. Commented singer/guitarist Óskar Logi: "We are very excited about Voyage
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Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the return of Neoclassic Power Metal Super Group RING OF FIRE with the release of the band’s brand new album "Battle of Leningrad" on January 24th in Europe and January 28th in North America. RING OF FIRE is a band comprised of some incredible musicians including former Yngwie Malmsteen and Royal Hunt singer Mark
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In anticipation of their new album SEVERENCE, which will be released on Tuesday, November 12 in North America, HEART OF A COWARD is premiering a new video for their song "Psychophant." Both song and video feature a guest performance from Scott Kennedy of BLEED FROM WITHIN. Check out the video via New Noise Singer Jamie Graham had this to say
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Raised in hell, forged by fire and harder than Krupp Steel, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have been on tour with DEATH ANGEL and are now set to release an exclusive 7" Vinyl series called LIVE AT MUSHROOM. The band recorded all the songs live and captured the set on video. We are now launching the video for "Look Out (live
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Think you're strong enough to play this game? BUCKCHERRY fulfill the need to be broken in "Wrath," the third music video from their current studio release 'Confessions'. "They say it's the quiet ones you gotta look out for, you know why? Because they keep all their wrath inside..." says BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd of the song. "This is a fight
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Kirk Hammett of METALLICA recently spoke to Nikki Blakk from 107.7 the Bone about his upcoming horror convention and announced that CARCASS will be performing at the event. Listen to the entire interview here: http://youtu.be/GKhWL1VDRG4 "When we heard that Kirk Hammett was opening a carny fair in the Bay Area we knew we wanted in! We're quite honored that we've
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Rising teen rocker Diamante released her sexy new video "Savage" via Diamond Certified Records / XLP. The single peaked at #11 on Billboard's Hot Singles and is available on iTunes here. Fans should also check out her Director's Cut of "Savage" and Lyric Video. "Savage is about the invincible moment before the heartbreak. It represents my experience in this moment
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TURISAS have teamed up with Loudwire.com to premiere an in-depth track-by-track detailing the band's acclaimed new release 'TURISAS2013'. Watch the track-by-track here: Critics are raving about the new release, as BloodyGoodHorror.com calls the album "a clear contender for Album Of The Year honors," and MetalInjection.net gives the album five stars, raving, "these Finns have written an album that will sound
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SUICIDE SILENCE is pleased to announce that they have been added to Australia’s Soundwave Festival tour! "After an extremely unfortunate break from touring, we are proud to announce our first tour with Eddie will be the almighty Soundwave Festival in Australia,” commented bassist Dan Kenny. “We all love playing shows in Australia and the fans have always been amazing to
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Rock singer, songwriter, musician TERRY McDERMOTT has teamed up with Yahoo! Music to exclusively premiere a new music video for “Lose This Feeling,” his new single released just last week. Check out the video now: Yahoo! Music has been very supportive of McDERMOTT since his time on season 3 of NBC’s wildly popular singing competition show “The Voice,” where TERRY
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When you look at this band picture taken in August, 2013 at Wacken Open Air, it seems like NIGHTWISH’s “Imaginaerum World Tour” went by smoothly from the beginning to the end. It didn’t. An intimate, two-hour documentary of NIGHTWISH’s innermost-workings – included in their upcoming Showtime, Storytime DVD due out in North America on December 10th - is a story
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American Recordings will reissue ten of Slayer's seminal albums on vinyl. All ten albums will be available individually and were re-mastered from the original analog flat master tapes and pressed on the highest quality, 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Albums include all nine of Slayer's studio recordings, Reign In Blood (1986), South of Heaven (1988), Seasons In The Abyss(1990), Divine Intervention (1994),
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New Noise Group - a 501(c)(3)(pending) nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles - has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the building of a professional recording studio for aspiring artists. The group has set the goal at $25,000 in hopes of not only providing a free professional-grade recording space for artists with little-to-no budget, but also opening the space for
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Australia’s hottest new extreme metal export THY ART IS MURDER have posted the music video for the track “Purest Strain of Hate” below. The song comes from the band’s latest release Hate, which was released in North America on April 2 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. http://youtu.be/iw-b_VdpCEU Fresh off the heels of their breakthrough Summer Slaughter appearance, THY ART IS MURDER
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France's most vicious death metal band is back! After releasing their debut album Putrid Death Sorcery earlier this year, NECROWRETCH has now unleashed their new compilation, Bestial Rites 2009-2012, today in North America. To purchase Bestial Rites 2009-2012, please visit iTunes for a digital copy or CM Distro for CD imports. Bestial Rites 2009-2012 includes all tracks from NECROWRETCH's demos and
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Gothic-doom metallers PARADISE LOST have released their 25th anniversary compilation, Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities), today in North America! To purchase Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities), please visit iTunes for a digital copy or CM Distro for a mint green 10" vinyl (USA exclusive color; limited to 300 copies) with a CD insert. In addition to a collection of previously
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After releasing their extensive CD/DVD set, The Retinal Circus, last week, the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT is now premiering a video clip of "Kingdom" taken from the DVD! To watch the clip, please visit Loudwire.com for the premiere: For another preview of The Retinal Circus, fans can watch the previously released video clips for "Grace" and "War". Featuring a three hour
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Los Angeles based thrash metal band WARBRINGER have launched their video for "Black Sun, Black Moon" from the album IV: EMPIRES COLLAPSE out now on Century Media. Our friends at Lambgoat.com are helping with the premiere. Singer John Kevill had this to say about the video shoot: "We went out to the most desolate stretch of highway we could find out
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SOiL will join All That Remains and Motionless In White for a US tour Beginning November 26 in Reno, NV and carrying through to December 15 in Albany, NY. This tour will continue in support of SOiL's 6th studio album "Whole" which was released August 20 and features the return of original Vocalist Ryan McCombs. "Whole" has been hailed by
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KORN are conquering radio as they capture the #1 spot on the Active Rock airplay chart with their single “Never Never” from their eleventh studio album THE PARADIGM SHIFT (Prospect Park). At the same time, “Never Never” has vaulted to the #2 position on the Mainstream Rock airplay chart. Having already sold over 30 million albums, the Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum
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ROCK LEGENDS CRUISE III, the spectacular classic rock music festival at sea that will set sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas on February 19, 2015. "It's everything you could imagine along with some things you could probably never imagine," quips Pam Myers of the Native American Heritage Association (NAHA), the charitable organization that hosts, and benefits from, the Cruise. "An experience like no other, it's simply the
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Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of PRIMAL FEAR new album “Delivering the Black” on January 24th in Europe and January 28th in North America. On the heels of the general consensus met by the previous studio album “Unbreakable” which was the band’s highest chart entry in Germany at Position #31, charting in 7 other countries, Primal Fear
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Stryper are back to reclaim their throne in the hard rock/heavy metal world with the release of their 8th studio album this week, No More Hell To Pay. The album is being released via Frontiers Records and is available everywhere on November 5th. The original lineupcomprised of Michael Sweet (vocals/guitars), Oz Fox (guitars), Tim Gaines (bass) and Robert Sweet (drums)
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Failure, the influential rock band who disbanded in 1997, have confirmed what had been rumored in recent weeks: the band has reunited and will play their first live show in over fifteen years on Feb. 13 at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. “Once you put aside all the historical baggage, hype, regrets, etc., there is one truth that
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Deicide are embracing the spirit by dropping their "Thou Begone" lyric video on unsuspecting hoards of trick or treaters - and this one's definitely a treat. "Look up... Look down... Look all around.... Right his wrong! Thou begone!" cackles Deicide frontman Glen Benton about the diabolical "Thou Begone" lyric video. To watch the video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZPMpNWMcSM. "Thou Begone" is
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THY ART IS MURDER is Australia’s hottest new extreme metal export! Their second album, Hate, was recently released in their homeland where it has been smashing boundaries once thought to confine bands of their ilk. The record came in at #35 on the Top 40 Aria chart, making it the highest debut of any Aussie death metal band ever! The
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In celebration of their fans, Las Vegas rockers OTHERWISE have just released the acoustic 'ENJOY THE PAIN' EP for free via the website www.EnjoyThePainEP.com. The album contains five brand new songs, all written and recorded entirely on the road. To download the 'ENJOY THE PAIN' EP for free, please click here. The 'ENJOY THE PAIN' free download was announced this afternoon exclusively on
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Phoenix modern rockers Defy Tolerance know how to throw a Halloween party the right way. Celebrating the Autumn Solstice in true form the band have chosen the Day of the Dead to premiere the chilling video for their new single, "Get You Nowhere." Freddy Kilo wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music with bassist Donny Rosko. Freddy says, "I wrote this
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DIAMOND PLATE recently teamed up with director Lester Cohn (MASTODON, NEIL YOUNG, CHEVELLE, TAKING BACK SUNDAY) to shoot a video for the song "Dance With Reality" off their sophomore album Pulse. For a sneak peek into the music video for "Dance With Reality," please click the link below: http://youtu.be/O_NrBs-l03g Pulse is now available at CMDistro.com. Be sure to preview the
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With total album and DVD sales exceeding 10 million worldwide, Dream Theater are an iconic band in the prog rock world. After over 20 years and multiple albums, 2011’s A Dramatic Turn of Events earned the band their first ever GRAMMY nomination for On the Backs of Angels. Vocalist James LaBrie recently took some time out of a busy tour prep
Dir En Grey is one of the hardest working bands in metal and more people really should be aware of it. They are one of the few J-Rock bands that makes an effort to regularly tour the United States. On November 1nd 2013, two days before their latest North American tour was supposed to start in Dallas, Texas they landed at
Even over the phone, the fatigue is clearly evident in Lita Ford’s voice. She’s calling from the East Coast, and asked how things are on the other side of the continent, she replies “I don’t know, I just landed! I came from Chicago; we did the Days of the Dead convention. I got stuck in a tornado and the planes
Bobbie Jean Brown was born and raised in Louisiana. The daughter of Bobby Gene Brown and Judy Ann Faul, the young couple’s tumultuous relationship tortured Bobbie all of her young life. She became instantly famous for her best known roll as the Cherry Pie Girl in Warrant’s video of the same name. She was also the girl who would become the second
Who would have thought there would be a country saloon in Las Vegas? Stop right there, it’s not what you think. The Las Vegas Country Saloon hosts bands far, far from the country music genre. Tonight Rex Brown grabs a quick dinner backstage before another interview. It’s just one of the things taking Brown away from a rest before a
Before there is any potential misunderstanding, let it be known that Screamer Magazine isn’t presenting an article on a British pop orientated boy-band called “The Vamps,” but a Japanese duo who hold the energetic power and the attitude of wild rock n’ roll in their hearts! If you’re rather partial to the sleazy romanticized notions of vampires, blood, sex and
Courage arrives in different forms. It doesn’t necessarily arrive as a swashbuckling pirate battling 40 soldiers, or simply a solitary knight in combat with a dragon that is 100 times bigger than they are. Courage can be so evident within the confines of a conversation. During the conversation that takes place with Veronica Freeman, lead vocalist of the mighty Benedictum,
This hard rocking quartet based in London are still an unknown quantity to many, but over the next year or two, as with many bands, they hope for wider acknowledgement. With a very well executed sound resembling elements of bands like Bush, Staind or Stone Sour, Feral Sun are not a demanding new assault to the ears, but another fine
Guitarist, hunter, gun activist, author, TV host, outdoorsman, politician, husband, father, Madman! 300 days a year at 6:00 a.m. Ted Nugent is awake and ready to climb into a tree stand or crawl through a swamp. He's ready to do it all over again after a break for lunch and signing a few hundred items for the many charities he
Eye Empire is not a band to sit back and wait for success to come to them. The band features members of Dark New Day, Submersed and the Texas Hippie Coalition and has released two albums (and an expanded version of their first) and played 800 dates in the last three years. Their newest offering is Evolve, released October 29th,2013.
This latest studio outing from the mighty space rockers has the same vibe as their seminal Dopes to Infinity, but the two albums are not replicas. Last Patrol has a spirit that is unique to its own beating heart. As main man Dave Wyndorf himself explains, “Last Patrol is a return to our roots in terms of vibe and recording style.
Seether songs might not bring on the feel of getting off work and heading to the bar on a Friday, but they do go along with getting a few errands done while zipping around town on a Wednesday. These staples of commercial rock radio are out with a greatest hits collection, Seether 2002-2013. Released on Wind-Up Records, it’s a two-disc
Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom isn’t instantly recognised for producing rock bands. Yet here we have a five-piece that cite Deftones, Meshuggah and Crowbar amongst several influences. When you place the cyber-stylus to the virtual spinning vinyl called Severance, words like ‘brutal’, ‘intense’ and ‘emotive’ spring to mind. This is their second studio album, containing ten songs which swirl
Live albums are always a challenge. They capture a spontaneous moment in the history of a band. Lacking the endless tinkering, overdubs and electronic effects that go into a studio recording, a live album is the answer to a simple question: Can the band bring it on stage? With The Bitch Is Back…Live, Lita Ford answers that question with a
Hailing from the central part of England, this alternative rock quartet is still relatively new as they came together from other bands that eventually dissolved. This is their debut extended player containing five fresh sounding tracks. The cheese has been left at home as Andrew Winfield and Rob Ellis keep things nice and tight in the rhythm section, as all
Detroit, Michigan rockers Pistol Day Parade released their first full length album Burn (Goomba Records) on September 10, 2013. About a month before the official album release, they debuted the single Not Today; it is a featured track on Nikki Sixx's well-known active rock radio channel, Sixx Sense. This may be the band's first full album release, but they previously debuted an
Everyone knows her as The Cherry Pie Girl or Ms. Cherry Pie of Warrant’s Cherry Pie fame. Bobbie Brown has written a rockin’ Hollywood, Sunset Strip tell-all with her book Dirty Rocker Boys which is co-authored by Caroline Ryder. Released November 26, this book already has the 80’s and 90’s girls getting out the hairspray and the guys remembering they
“Some men just want to watch the world burn.” What an interesting opening to an album. This is just how In the Minds of Evil begins, with the infamous Glen Benton making this observation before the onslaught of the band crash the party. Welcome to the 11th studio album by these well established death metal merchants, containing 11 tracks of
With a vicious assault on all senses, this Abilene, Texas-based band Close Your Eyes offers their third album, Line In The Sand. The title may serve as an accidental irony, given that all of your five senses would have quite a hard time closing down upon listening through its entirety. The caustic, and often menacing guitar rhythms are heard in
The universe of rock music is so vast that it’s difficult to know where to look in order to find your next favorite band. This independently driven quintet that comes from the outskirts of Pittsburgh wish to be heard amongst the plethora of various noises being made on this fair globe. This is their debut full length album and is
Located in Des Moines, Iowa's East Village, House of Bricks (HOB), is a small restaurant/bar/music venue that often features up and coming bands. It's easy to book the room if the night is open, and it's located in the heart of downtown where ample foot traffic is a bonus. HOB has gained the reputation as a metal venue, but you'll
Each year, Bass Player LIVE! magazine hosts an awards show/concert that recognizes noted bass players from various musical genres. The 2013 edition of this event was to honor legendary Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler. With an all-star lineup, it promised to be a rare opportunity to see and hear some of the top musicians in rock playing in a small
Rob Zombies Great American Nightmare was a haunted house/concert experience held at the Pomona Fairplex, a large venue about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Lasting through the month of October the event featured three haunted house attractions, musical performances, and tons of food and merchandise vendors. After working with Universal Studios Hollywood for the last several years designing haunted
Overlooking historic Fremont Street is the Las Vegas Country Saloon, which was host to a night of unbelievable music this past Saturday. LVCS is not your typical Vegas venue. It's extremely laid back, and definitely has the saloon feel once inside the doors. Substance, Protest, Girl on Fire, Black Water Rising and Eyes Set To Kill were the five opening bands that
New version of SampleTank for iOS adds availability of the SampleMoog™ collection of instruments - the most sought after vintage and modern Moog synthesizers of all time November 26, 2013 - IK Multimedia, the leader in mobile music-creation apps and accessories for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, is pleased to announce a new version of SampleTank, the premium virtual instrument
Deenen Discusses The Evolution of Game Design and How Audio Processing is Better than Ever Cambridge, MA, November 25, 2013 - Charles Deenen is one of the gaming industry's preeminent sound designers and mixers, with credits like the Need for Speed series, Fallout, Startrek and his support on Activision’s Call of Duty®: Ghosts. Since writing a sound driver for Commodore
Nashua, New Hampshire - November, 2013... It's not often that an audio professional will purchase gear without ever having heard it, particularly for an entire stage setup blasting high profile hard rock and punk bands like Dope, The Misfits and Soil. But long-time live sound pro Jim Roese confidently took this plunge when Bernie's Bar in Nashua, NH hired him
Moogfest is a five-day festival dedicated to the synthesis of technology, art and music. Since its inception in 2004, Moogfest has been a magnet for artists, engineers, and enthusiasts of Bob Moog. With an experimental lineup of daytime conference programming featuring cultural, artistic and technological luminaries and punctuated by a diverse line up of landmark nightly performances, Moogfest honors the
Positive Grid (www.positivegrid.com), the creator of JamUp Pro XT for iOS, proudly announces the launch of BIAS, the world's most complete, accurate and versatile guitar amplifier modeler and designer. Equipped with 36 stunning replications of rock 'n' roll history's most sought-after vintage and modern amps, Positive Grid's new iPad app lets musicians dive deep into the guts of their gear
AIAIAI (www.aiaiai.dk), the Danish, designer and manufacturer of award-winning audio technology officially announces the release of a new entry-level, cross-functional professional DJ headphone, TMX-1 X. The TMA-1 X is the most ambitious professional headphone offering to-date from acclaimed audio technology manufacturer AIAIAI, by taking high-end award-winning design and performance down to an entry-level price point for the masses. The TMA-1
The Recording Academy® and Hyundai today announced the launch of Amplifier Center Stage: A GRAMMY U® Initiative--a catalyst for music innovation and artist development in the digital era. The program, which unites emerging and aspiring artists with established artists to mentor their careers, will run through the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards® season with the winners announced at an official GRAMMY®
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Screamer Magazine and RadioScreamer have teamed up with Heaven & Earth for a chance to win a VIP package to the Hollywood Music Media Award Show. The VIP package includes a 2 tickets w/ a backstage hangout, meet the band, photo opps, and an autographed CD. The award show is November 21st at the Fonda Theatre, Hollywood. Visit Heaven & Earth Webstore: https://heavenandearthband.com/wordpress/index.php/h-e-store/ For