Metal icons SOULFLY, in cooperation with Metal Hammer UK, have made their entire Savages release available for streaming here: Ever since the band's gold-certified debut in 1998, SOULFLY have become deadlier and more dangerous with each critically acclaimed successive release and Savages is no exception. The record was produced by the world-renowned Terry Date (PANTERA, DEFTONES, SOUNDGARDEN), and will also be the first
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The wait for WITHIN TEMPTATION’s worldwide fan base is over! Featuring special guest & classically trained singer Tarja Turunen, the video for the title track off WITHIN TEMPTATION’s new 4-song EP is now available for viewing on Vevo: The Paradise (What About Us?) EP will be released digitally in North America on October 1st and can be pre-ordered now on
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Throw The Fight are extremely excited to kick off the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour/HardDrive Live Tour with Bullet For My Valentine, Black Veil Brides, and Stars In Stereo tomorrow! The tour starts in Los Angeles, CA at Club Nokia and is produced by Ledge Entertainment. Tickets are on sale now at www.HardDriveLiveTour.com and all dates are below. The band will release their newest music video for "One Step
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On October 4, SLASH will release the soundtrack album for the first-ever motion picture he has co-produced, NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR via his company Slasher Films. NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be released on October 4, exclusively at www.PledgeMusic.com/slash, the same day the film opens in select theaters. Written and produced by SLASH and Nick
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Maryland’s From Far Away, signed to At Your Command Records, have released a teaser for their upcoming single entitled “Dead Inside” on YouTube. The single, which is the follow up to the band’s May EP Recover|Repeat, will be released October 8th before having it’s music video released later this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbRVySR1oMQ Hailing from Hagerstown, Maryland, From Far Away was formed
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Fresh from their from a hugely successful 40-city U.S. headlining tour, WE THE KINGS today announced that they will begin work on their fourth, as-yet-untitled, studio album. This time though there’s a twist: the band chose to skip the label and instead engage directly with their fans with help from the massively popular Indiegogo crowdfunding platform. “You guys [the fans]
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Frontiers Records is excited to present the world the talents of Swedish singer ANGELICA with the release of her debut album “Thrive” on November 29th in Europe and December 3rd in North America. Best known for being the singer in The Murder of My Sweet, Angelica Rylin finally decided to pursue her childhood dream and to walk in the footsteps
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RadioContraband’s second annual Rock Radio Convention will take place October 16th - 18th in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay. The Convention will continue to bring together the community of rock radio, artists, and labels in celebration of all things rock! The convention will include band showcases at the House Of Blues, industry panels discussing topics that affect the rock radio environment, and
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Heavyweights ROB ZOMBIE and KORN have announced a co-headlining arena tour--the “NIGHT OF THE LIVING DREADS” tour--kicking off Sunday, November 3 in Reno, NV and encompassing 17 dates across the U.S (full itinerary below) before wrapping November 26 in Bethlehem, PA. With both artists known for delivering electrifying performances filled with sonic thunderbolts and dark intensity, fans can expect the
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JONNY KAPLAN & THE LAZY STARS released their long-awaited fourth album, SPARKLE AND SHINE, today on Reckless Grace Music. The Southern California band has created an innovative and engaging collection of American rock numbers that opens singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonny Kaplan into a new era of his musical career. SPARKLE AND SHINE is the product of collaboration, bringing together a slew of
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Florida Based Experimental Death Metal band MARKRADONN are set to release their debut EP "Final Dying Breath" through Bluntface Records on October 14th. The EP is available now for presale at the following location: www.gofundme.com/Markradonn "Final Dying Breath" is served as a preview for their upcoming full length album "Ceremonial Abnegation Part 1: Excoriation of the Flesh" which is set to
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In 2010, the organizers of Holland's highly acclaimed Roadburn Festival invited Tom Gabriel Warrior, founder of Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, and Triptykon, to act as the curator. Under the banner of Only Death Is Real, Roadburn 2010 thus became the venue for the presentation of Triptykon's newly-released debut album, Eparistera Daimones, as well as Triptykon's first official live appearance. We felt
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With influences ranging from White Zombie to Motorhead, Beasto Blanco's "LIVE FAST DIE LOUD" is a full-length anthemic hard rock offering that keeps you amped on "10" from start to finish! The progeny of long time Alice Cooper bassist Chuck Garric, "LIVE FAST DIE LOUD" yields a powerful combination of heavy riffs, driving bass, and melodic choruses that are bound
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To celebrate and kick off their new residency “Mötley Crüe Invites You To An Intimate Evening In Hell” at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Dean Markley is teaming up with Nikki Sixx for an online trivia contest. The contest runs now through October 15, 2013 with prize packages that include a Nikki Sixx Signature Series
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MusicRadar.com, a division of Future PLC, is the premier musician-centered website and innovative force presenting In Conversation, the popular podcast interview series featuring six-time Grammy Award Winning percussionist Chad Smith chatting with friends from across the industry. On Monday, September 23rd, Chad’s partner in ‘chat’ will be the iconic, multi-Grammy Award winning musician Carlos Santana. In an intriguing twist to
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Metal legends DEICIDE will release 'IN THE MINDS OF EVIL' November 25 in North America via Century Media Records, and frontman and founding member Glen Benton couldn't be more proud of his latest offering of evil incarnate. "Do you hear that? It's the sound of Satan singing along to the new DEICIDE!" boasts Benton of the new release, adding that
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DEEP SWELL is a true rock band rising from the banks of the Potomac River near the historic town of Shepherdstown, WV. Now with their sound crafted, their first album Lore of the Angler is set to be released on Maryland Rockers CLUTCH's record label Weathermaker Music on October 15, 2013. In addition to being released on CLUTCH's label, CLUTCH
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Russian Pagan Metallers ARKONA are set to hit North America for a full headline tour this fall. The band will be hitting the road beginning October 28th in Frederick, MD and wrap things up November 22nd in Tampa, FL. A complete list of dates can be found below. ARKONA's lyrics are heavily influenced by Russian folklore and Slavic mythology, and
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November 26th sees two highly anticipated new releases from LEAVES' EYES and ALESTORM. The LEAVES' EYES release is a new studio album entitled Symphonies of the Night. The release from Scottish Pirate Metallers ALESTORM is a live DVD/CD entitled Live at the End of the World LEAVES' EYES recently unveiled the album art and tracklisting with a message on their
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As Taylor Momsen and her band THE PRETTY RECKLESS gear up for the release of their highly anticipated sophomore full-length album--GOING TO HELL--and the band’s extensive nationwide tour kicking off tomorrow in Huntington, NY (full tour itinerary below). The new song can be heard below and will go on sale in the U.S. and Canada on iTunes beginning Tuesday, September 24. http://youtu.be/p_zBlpFQPkM Taylor wanted to make sure their fans got a listen to the new song before
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Detroit Michigan’s Pistol Day Parade released their brand new album titled Burn via Goomba Records on September 10, 2013. In August the band debuted their latest single "Not Today" which currently is number two on WRIF and was also featured on the Sixx Sense! The video for “Not Today” can be seen here: http://youtu.be/YFgDHkRPswE Rising from the tough economic times
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As they prepare to launch their fall U.S. tour, the Portland, OR-based group RED FANG are premiering a brand new song, “No Hope”. The group will release their third studio album, WHALES AND LEECHES--both in stores and via digital retailers--on October 15 on Relapse Records; fans can pre-order here: http://bit.ly/RedFangWhales and via iTunes at http://georiot.co/4Bof for an exclusive track only available during pre-order. Meanwhile, RED FANG will kick off the their fall headlining U.S. tour beginning October 1 at the Red
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In anticipation for the upcoming tour, SuicideGirls has revealed the lineup of performers for their “Blackheart Burlesque” shows. After a six year hiatus, the wildly popular “Blackheart Burlesque” tour will make it’s long awaited return in October and will be hosted by Katherine Suicide and features red-hot performances from SuicideGirl dancers Bambu, Bricksie, Maxxy, Priddy and Razzi. Tickets are on
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Victory and Associates, the Oakland-based quartet that the SF Weekly has described as “an outfit that matches anthemic rock with punk energy,” release their sophomore album Better Luck Next Life via Seismic Wave Entertainment on Oct. 29. The band, helmed by former Mount Vicious/pop culture cult hero (see his attempt to Google bomb Karl Rove) and now Victory and Associates
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INSOMNIUM's fifth album and Century Media debut, One For Sorrow, was one of the metal highlights of 2011: a perfect blend of melancholy and melody. Now "Finland's finest miserablists" (Terrorizer) finally present a new song, "Ephemeral", taken from their forthcoming album due to be released in 2014 via Century Media. "Ephemeral" marks the first track to feature new INSOMNIUM guitarist,
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In only its second year, Monster Energy’s Aftershock Festival expanded to two days and drew a sold-out crowd of 32,000 during the September 14 & 15 event at Discovery Park near downtown Sacramento, CA. Northern California's biggest summer rock festival featured unforgettable performances from Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, Megadeth, hometown heroes Papa Roach, Volbeat and many
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Following the release of their new album 'American Illusion' / music videos 'Unforeseen', 'Free Will' and summer 2013 tour dates with SLASH - one of the most promising hard rock bands on the scene VENREZ have been confirmed for an upcoming European tour with BUCKCHERRY and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR. "This band took the audience by the soul and shook them. Venrez has a presence second to none on
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CARCASS released 'Surgical Steel', their first studio album since their 1996 LP Swansong, this week! In celebration we sat Bill and Dan in front of a camera to ask them about the artwork for the new album, which you can watch here: http://youtu.be/qJ4Bh1spuu0 The long-awaited sixth full-length album by CARCASS, is available on several collectible formats and can now be
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SEVENDUST’s touring schedule isn’t close to ending anytime soon. In addition to their own slew of headlining dates, the Atlanta band has announced that they’ll be a part of the "From Death To Destiny Tour" along with Asking Alexandria, All That Remains, Emmure and For Today, which kicks off October 26 in Lubbock, TX at the Lonestar Amphitheatre (as part
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Rock photographer Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss will unveil a collection of 20 photographs of Mötley Crüe, along with a display of personal memorabilia drawn from his extensive history working with the band and other legendary rockers. The photographs of Mötley Crüe span the band’s heyday from 1982 to 1989 and are just a small part of Mark’s world-renowned portfolio, created over a career spanning 35 years. The
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California alternative rock trio Smile Empty Soul has announced an extensive headlining tour, "The 'Merican Chemicals Tour," set to kick off next month. Support on the run will come from Acidic. A full list of confirmed tour-dates can be seen below. Said guitarist/vocalist Sean Danielsen, "Our upcoming ''Merican Chemicals Tour' is gonna be great! We're hitting pretty much every area
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Two of UK’s most promising up-and-coming rock acts, Departures and Moose Blood, are teaming up to release a Split EP on November 12th via No Sleep Records (U.S) and Fist In The Air Records (UK). The EP features two new tracks from each band and will be available on limited edition vinyl and digital download. Fans are invited to pre-order
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Metal Church "Generation Nothing" marks the bands 10th full length studio release and boasts the return to the band's classic metal sound, says founding member Kurdt Vanderhoof, "It has elements of both the first album and the "The Dark", but still embraces the new sound of the band without chasing the past." Born out of the West Coast Metal scene
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Indie-alternative rock band Sainthood Reps has premiered a new track called “Desert Song”. The new song is featured on the band’s forthcoming, sophomore studio album, Headswell, which is due out on October 22nd via No Sleep Records. Fans can pre-order the record now at http://bit.ly/14WFpm4. Stream “Desert Song” below "Desert Song is our one of our oldest songs,” explains vocalist/guitarist
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Irish post-rock band God is an Astronaut has released their long awaited, 7th studio album, Origins, today via Rocket Girl Records and distributed by Darla Records in the U.S. The album is available now at iTunes, from Rocket Girl (http://bit.ly/1eLAhoQ) and from Darla (http://bit.ly/14eTSqy). Stream Origins in its entirety Over the last decade, GIAA has become known as one of
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MONSTER MAGNET will be releasing their new album Last Patrol October 15th via Napalm Records. Dave Wyndorf and Phil Caivano produced Last Patrol, whileEvil Joe Barresi mixed the album with additional production duties handled by Matt Hyde. The artwork was created by John Sumrow with consultation coming from Chris Ryall and designs by Ryan Clark for Invisible Creatures Inc. The
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Following up on a successful appearance at Iron Maiden's "The Battle Of San Bernardino" event last weekend and in the light of the upcoming release of their fourth studio album, IV: Empires Collapse, on October 29 via Century Medias Records, Los Angeles based WARBRINGER are now debuting the first song from the album, "Hunter- Seeker." Check out "Hunter-Seeker" http://youtu.be/3BfxYMI8L9Q WARBRINGER
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Death metal legends GRAVE have released a new 5-track EP, Morbid Ascent, today in North America! To purchase Morbid Ascent, please visit CM Distro for the EP on black and mustard yellow vinyl (USA exclusive color; limited to 200 copies) or iTunes for a digital copy. Morbid Ascent track-listing Side 1: 1. Venial Sin 2. Morbid Ascent Side 2: 1.
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NYC rockers Eve To Adam (ETA) released their latest album Locked & Loaded via 3for5 / MRI / Sony Red. The album is available for download on iTunes plus fans can pick up a physical copy on Amazon. "From beat one, Eve To Adam's 'Locked and Loaded' commands attention. If raw talent, good songs, and dogged determination is what is
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After completing this year’s Rockstar Mayhem festival circuit, Austin rockers SCORPION CHILD are heating up the last days of summer with their current headlining trek through North America with labelmates KADAVAR from Germany in tow plus L.A.’s own GYPSYHAWK, WILSON from Detroit, and openers MOTHERSHIP from Dallas, Texas. Featuring their brand of zero chaser rock music from their self-titled first
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Slayer's first show in 25-years at the Hollywood Palladium, set for Monday, October 28, has sold out, and the band announces that a second show has been added for Sunday, October 27. Tickets are on sale now - go to www.slayer.net for purchasing information. These dates are part of Slayer's 25-date Fall 2013 North American tour that kicks off on October
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With BLACK SABBATH’s North American tour wrapping up last week (September 3) with a sold-out show at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, fans who didn’t see the band live will now have the chance to experience them via a new DVD, “Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses” (Vertigo/Republic). Due out November 26, the DVD was recorded in April 29 and
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Brazil’s illustrious metal band SEPULTURA will be headlining a North American tour which launches this fall in support of their forthcoming album, The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart. Joining SEPULTURA on the “Tsunami Of Metal” Tour will be Boston’s UNEARTH, Canada’s KATAKLYSM, Joey Jordison’s SCAR THE MARTYR (select dates), British Columbia’s ANCIIENTS (select dates), and openers
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San Diego, CA death metal outfit, CARNIFEX, recently finished recording their new album at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, FL with famed metal producer Mark Lewis (ARSIS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER). "After a year and half of writing and five weeks in the studio, we are very excited that tracking for the new album
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Dark Roots Of Thrash, a DVD/2CD release documenting Bay Area veterans TESTAMENT’s sold-out headlining performance at the Paramount in Huntington, NY this past February, will be made available on October 11th (Europe) and October 15th (North America) via Nuclear Blast! In the meantime, check out the song “Rise Up” taken from the upcoming DVD here http://youtu.be/B81K2qKF-1M Dark Roots Of Thrash
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Love & Death, the band led by former Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, will re-issue its debut album “Between Here & Lost” as an expanded edition September 17th via Tooth & Nail Records. Recorded in Nashville with producer Jasen Rauch (RED, Breaking Benjamin) and mixed by Paul Pavao & Ben Grosse (Marilyn Manson, Slipknot), and Jim Monti (Korn), the “Expanded Edition” will feature 3 new tracks in addition to the 11 songs on the
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Ever since teasers appeared in August, LINKIN PARK and STEVE AOKI fans have been tearing apart the internet in search of the studio version of “A LIGHT THAT NEVER COMES,” their first song together. Today, from their official websites, www.linkinpark.com and steveaoki.com, both artists have finally told fans how to find it: by playing the new, free 3D Facebook game, “LP RECHARGE” which launches
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH today (Thursday, September 12) have unleashed a game-play video for their new single “Battleborn.” Watch the action-packed clip, created by Machinima director jackfrags (YouTube.com/jackfrags) and based on the popular “Battlefield 4” video game, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUR5AkArxL0 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will release the second installment of their masterwork titled THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS
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Bobaflex released its highly anticipated 6th album Charlatan’s Web September 10th via BFX Records. Charlatan’s Web is the follow up to 2011’s Hell In My Heart that featured the singles “Bury Me With My Guns On”, “Chemical Valley” and “The Sound Of Silence”. It’s available digitally and in stores. The first single off the new record “Bad Man” is
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Finnish Melodic Metal Heroes SONATA ARCTICA have just published a video clip to their divine track ‘Alone In Heaven’, taken from their most current output »Stones Grow Her Name«. Released on May 18, 2012 via Nuclear Blast, »Stones Grow Her Name« achieved gold status in the bands’ home country after just one week and additionally entered charts worldwide. Among those
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LACUNA COIL have officially begun work on their upcoming new studio album, the highly-anticipated follow-up to 'Dark Adrenaline,' which was released in January 2012 and saw the band tour North America not only as headliners, but also on support runs with MEGADETH, MOTORHEAD and VOLBEAT, then SEVENDUST and COAL CHAMBER. Joining LACUNA COIL in Italy to record the album is
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Brimming with confidence and justifiable pride Dutch rock band Vengeance have announced the release of their latest album Piece Of Cake: "People can expect what to my ears is the best Vengeance album to date,"declares guitarist Timo Somers, "the songs are a nice blend of old school Vengeance (think Arabia) and some more modern sounding songs. This time the instrumental
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Current members of Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall and ex members of Overcast and Cannae have combined forces in the project Death Ray Vision and their debut 12 song album "We Ain't Leavin' Till You're Bleedin'" is available everywhere on Bullet Tooth today! The album can be purchased at Best Buy, FYE, MerchNow, Newbury Comics, Vintage Vinyl, Amoeba, downloaded at iTunes, Amazon, BandCamp, Google, and streamed at Rdio Spotify, YouTube, and LastFM. Kicking off on September 13
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UK heavyweight metal quintet HEART OF A COWARD has just launched a lyric video for the song "Nauseam" taken off their upcoming album SEVERANCE that is due to be released November 12, 2013 in North America via Century Media Records. If you like what you hear you can download the track for free by entering your email address at the
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The Finnish Heavy Rockers from STUD have revealed today all details from their upcoming album. The band has been around since 1986 and after a break STUD is back with their new album "OUT OF THE DARKNESS" with a release date set for October 18, 2013! From this 11 - track release, the band has uploaded today the Official Lyric Video for
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Swedish rockers NOCTUM will release their Metal Blade Records debut Final Sacrifice October 29th. Today the band has released another song from their mesmerizing release. The song "Temple of the Living Dead" can be streamed exclusively at http://www.metalblade.com/noctum. Final Sacrifice is now available for pre-order on the site as well In the town of Uppsala, Sweden in the year 2009
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Poised for a solid debut on October 15 via Relapse, RED FANG’s third studio album, WHALES AND LEECHES sees the group further maturing into top notch songwriters and musicians. The Portland, OR-based group have delivered an epic record for fans of guitar-driven rock and roll and this October they kick off the first leg of their fall headlining U.S. tour.
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On September 24th, 2013, in celebration of the release of the 20th Anniversary Editions of Nirvana's final studio album In Utero and the Live And Loud concert on DVD, fans in three US cities will have the opportunity to show the world their devotion to Nirvana with a FREE tattoo of the iconic Nirvana smiley face logo. This is the
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With "Godzilla" the German hard rock outfit MAD MAX release the first snippet from the new album "Interceptor": You can listen to the snippet here: One of Germany's most prominent and consistent hard rock bands have just announced their next major coup: on 28 October 2013 (Germany: 25 October 2013, USA/Canada: 5 November 2013) Mad Max will be releasing their
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Eat The Gun will release their first single "Loner" on October 4th. The song is taken from the new album "Stripped To The Bone" which will be released on November 25th. The musicians Hendrik Wippermann (vocals, guitar), Gereon Homann (drums) and new addition Peter Bergmüller (bass) are releasing a snippet of the new single today. You can listen to it
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The global music industry is busy designing new products, dreaming up events and crafting creative marketing themes in preparation for the NAMM Show’s return to the Anaheim Convention Center, January 23-26, 2014. Manufacturers, retailers and other professionals in the music product, instrument, pro-light and audio world depend on the NAMM Show to amplify business, and set the stage for success
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Renowned rocker Richie Onori (Sweet, Heaven And Earth, Richie Onori's Blues Messenger) appears at the Rock 'N' Roll Autograph Show, at Westin Los Angeles Airport, 5400 W. Centuary Blvd., Los Angeles, Friday, September 13 through Sunday, September 15. Info: www.therocknrollautographshow.com. The three-day mega-event is the largest of its kind on the West Coast and features hundreds of big-name rock acts
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Detroit Michigan’s Pistol Day Parade is gearing up to release their brand new album titled Burn via Goomba Records on September 10, 2013. In August the band debuted their latest single "Not Today" which currently is number two on WRIF and was also featured on the Sixx Sense! The video for “Not Today” can be seen here: http://youtu.be/YFgDHkRPswE Rising from
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San Francisco Bay Area thrash veterans DEATH ANGEL, have made a trailer previewing their upcoming album The Dream Call for Blood available here. The Dream Calls for Blood will be released to the rabid masses on October 11th (Rest of Europe), October 14th (UK), and October 15th (North America). Fans can now pre-order the album in various formats, with or without an exclusive t-shirt design here:
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Coming on the heels of the massive global #1 success of THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF HELL Volume 1 earlier this summer, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will release the second installment of their masterwork November 19 via Prospect Park in North America/ Eleven Seven (in all other territories). Beginning today (9/10), fans can pre-order Volume
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German epic metal heroes EQUILIBRIUM unleash their pagan fury once again on their very first EP! Waldschrein is now available exclusively in North America via the Nuclear Blast web shop here http://goo.gl/s8hJj7. Produced by guitarist René Berthiaume in Helion Studios and mixed and mastered by the Resetti Brothers (namely Joerg Umbreit and Vincent Sorg in their Principal Studios), Waldschrein encompasses
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Montreal based death metal powerhouse, KATAKLYSM, have revealed the track list for their highly anticipated upcoming release Waiting for the End to Come, which will be released on October 29th (North America) via Nuclear Blast. Waiting for the End to Come Jewel Case and Limited Cassette Track Listing: 01. Fire 02. If I Was God - I’d Burn It All
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A week after announcing seventeen U.S. dates for the fall, Slayer comes back today announcing the addition of seven Canadian concerts as well as a date in Seattle. These added shows are in red below, and are part of Slayer's first North American tour in two years. Slayer - Tom Araya/bass vocals, guitarist Kerry King, drummer Paul Bostaph, and guitarist Gary Holt,
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Spanish symphonic metal maestros DARK MOOR have been signed a deal with ROCKSHOTS Music Management for their future bookings/live shows. With their latest release “Ars Musica” (Scarlet Records, 2013) DARK MOOR moved a step forward in their career giving a new dimension to their sound being also best-seller band on Amazon in France and Spain. Next fall the band will be on
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Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA has announced the first two movie theater premieres of »Retrospect«. During these premieres a number of band members will join their fans with the first exclusive viewing of »Retrospect«. The first premiere will be held on Wednesday 6th November at the Mathäser Multiplex Kino in Munich, Germany. The second premiere will take place a day later
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US Doom Metal act WHILE HEAVEN WEPT is currently celebrating its 25th band anniversary. To have the world take part in this overwhelming achievement, the Viginia based band will be headlining two hand selected shows on global grounds. First off will be Stoner Hands Of Doom XIII in Richmond, VA on November 9th, which will see WHILE HEAVEN WEPT entering
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Boston's Post-Hardcore LIONS LIONS will hit the road next month for a full headlining tour kicking off October 4 in Rochester, NY. The tour is being called "The Road to South By So What Tour" and will feature A LOT LIKE BIRDS, who will join the tour from 10/11 to 10/26. InDIRECTIONS will be on the entire tour and ANCHORLINES
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While the countown continues for the release of their new album THE PARADIGM SHIFT, KORN has released the video for their Top 10 Active Rock track “Never Never.” For it, the band teamed with director Giovanni Bucci who sets KORN performing against a surrealistic clock. It plays into the theme of love gone bad through the unexpected perspective of time
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KILL DEVIL HILL are proud to announce the October 29 release of 'REVOLUTION RISE' in North America. Featuring PANTERA bassist REX BROWN, former DIO, BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN AND HELL drummer VINNY APPICE, ex-PISSING RAZORS singer DEWEY BRAGG and acclaimed session/touring guitarist MARK ZAVON, KILL DEVIL HILL will make their Century Media Records debut with the release. Says REX BROWN of
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TURISAS2013' - the fourth studio album from Finnish metal heroes TURISAS - is out now, and the red and black are back with a vengeance. The album is available in physical formats at Best Buy, FYE, Hastings and your favorite independent record store, and in exclusive mail order bundles and limited edition red vinyl via CMDistro.com. The album is available digitally through iTunes and Amazon.
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Fans of melodic, progressive hard rock have been waiting a long time for this: I Will Survive, the new album by Seventh Key, and the first new CD of studio recordings since 2004's The Raging Fire. Spearheaded by long time Kansas bassist / vocalist Billy Greer and guitarist / keyboardist Mike Slamer (ex-City Boy, Streets, Steelhouse Lande), they are joined
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CARCASS, have made their entire upcoming album Surgical Steel available for streaming via MSN.com. Click on the following link to listen to debatably the most anticipated metal release of the decade: http://on-msn.com/19mR6A5. Surgical Steel will be released on September 16 (UK), September 13 (Rest of Europe) and September 17 (North America). The long-awaited sixth full-length album by CARCASS, will be
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Legendary Brazilian metal icons SEPULTURA have released the first trailer for their upcoming album The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart here: http://youtu.be/-7MbyGOZJts. The record is set for European release on October 25th and in North America on October 29th via Nuclear Blast. http://youtu.be/-7MbyGOZJts The artwork for The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart
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Oct. 7th (EUR) / Nov 5th (N.America) will see the release of the third album from TIDES FROM NEBULA, which is entitled "Eternal Movement". The first song to be revealed from the album is 'Only With Presence'. Stream it directly from here: http://youtu.be/Fzz6dZIDF4E Of the track Maciej Karbowski, guitars and keyboards says "It all started with a twisted guitar riff.
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Pennsylvania indie-alt rock band Balance and Composure has premiered a new song called “Keepsake” (featuring guest vocals from Anthony Green) from their upcoming album, The Things We Think We’re Missing, today at MTV’s The Hive. The new track comes with less than a week to go until the record’s release date, September 10th. Fans can pre-order the record now at
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WINDS OF PLAGUE have finished work on their fourth studio album RESISTANCE, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed album Against The World. RESISTANCE is set for release October 29 on Century Media and comes just in time for their tour with BLEEDING THROUGH. See dates below. VIP tickets are on sale today and General Admission tickets are on sale Monday
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SATYRICON has released a lyric video for the song "Our World, It Rumbles Tonight" from their self-titled eighth studio album. The album will be released in North America on September 17th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Check out the lyric video for "Our World, It Rumbles Tonight" HERE. http://youtu.be/oQR_Jb8W7yQ Satyricon was recorded in Norway, produced by Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven, and mixed
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Detroit’s outlaw rock ‘n’ roll misfits, The Koffin Kats, will return this fall with their seventh studio album, Born of the Motor, which is due out on October 22nd via Sailor’s Grave Records. In anticipation, the band is revving their engines with a premiere of the album’s white-knuckled title track, “Born of the Motor,” today at PunkNews.org. Stream “Born of
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RUNNING WILD Captain Rock'n' Rolf has come up with twelve storm-proof numbers for the new studio album "Resilient", ten of which are scheduled for release on the regular CD on 7 October 2013 (Scandinavia: 2 October, Germany: 4 October; US: 8 October), two additional bonus tracks and a poster will be included on the limited version of the album. The
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UK born and bred but now based in LA, Charming Liars recently recorded a cover their acoustic version of "New Disorder." Fans can watch the acoustic video here and then watch the original "New Disorder" video here. http://youtu.be/-VvnKvQBLfI To stay current with everything Charming Liars, check out their official website and follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Rockstar Energy UPROAR
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Current members of Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall and ex members of Overcast and Cannae have combined forces in the project Death Ray Vision and their debut 12 song album "We Ain't Leavin' Till You're Bleedin'" will be released on Bullet Tooth on September 10, 2013. The first single from the album "Break Every Chain" is now streaming at YouTube. Check it out
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On November 5, 2013, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park on 2DVD, Blu-ray, Visual Digital Formats and a Deluxe Edition. The deluxe edition is an 11.5” square 60 page hardback photobook containing the Blu-ray, 2 DVDs and 3 CDs presenting all the key physical formats in one release; the CDs are only available in this
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Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER are back with their fourth studio album programmatically entitled, IV: EMPIRES COLLAPSE and is set for release on October 29 via Century Medias Records. IV: EMPIRES COLLAPSE is the studio recording debut of former Mantic Ritual members Jeff Potts (Guitar) and Ben Mottsman (Bass) rounding off WARBRINGER's five-piece line-up. The album was recorded by producer Steve
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BUTCHER BABIES have partnered with REVOLVERMAG.COM to premiere "Magnolia Blvd," the first music video from the band's debut album 'GOLIATH'. The band offered fans a sneak peek of the clip last night during a live YouNow video chat (archived here) before unveiling the clip today. Watch "Magnolia Blvd" here: http://youtu.be/TjsAloS0ctk The video was directed by Daniel Gomez [EYES SET TO
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Katey Sagal and the Forest Rangers, who are the “house band” for “Sons of Anarchy” (season six debuts on Tuesday, September 10 on FX) are set to perform at the “SoA” Season six premiere celebration at The El Rey Theatre in LA. “Sons of Anarchy’s” season five notched its most viewers to date, continuing the show’s run as the highest–rated
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Platinum indie-rockers Blue October are kicking off their 2013 world tour tonight in New Orleans with their brand new album Sway having debuted at lucky #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. In addition, Sway has received stellar press notices, especially for the optimistic and positive message the 13 new songs convey. In his New York Times feature, Andy Langer wrote that Sway "includes
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Together with MORBID, TREBLINKA/TIAMAT, GRAVE and DISMEMBER, ENTOMBED belongs to the earliest group of bands that forged the trademark Swedish death metal sound. Formed under the name NIHILIST in 1987, ENTOMBED was influenced by such diverse acts as AUTOPSY, MOTORHEAD, DISCHARGE, KISS and others, resulting in the band's unique "death 'n' roll" style. After inspiring thousands of artists with their
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After releasing Illusions Of Grandeur last year to critical acclaim, Sweden's EVOCATION has now released a new EP, Excised And Anatomised, today in North America. Featuring five cover versions of metal classics, Excised And Anatomised can be purchased at iTunes and at CM Distro on black and dark red vinyl (USA exclusive color; limited to 100 copies). See below for
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Montreal based death metal powerhouse, KATAKLYSM, have the brand new track “Kill the Elite” available for streaming below. The song comes from their highly anticipated upcoming release Waiting for the End to Come, which will be released on October 29th (North America) via Nuclear Blast. http://youtu.be/dNgKyNkBVqk Waiting for the End to Come was recorded by guitarist Jean Francois Dagenais and
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Bay Area punk rock group Heartsounds will release their third full-length album, Internal Eyes, on October 15th via Creator-Destructor Records in the US, and Flix Records/Cargo Distribution in Europe. In anticipation for the upcoming release Heartsounds has premiered a new song titled “The World Up There” today at AltPress.com. Pre-order the album now at http://creator-destructor.com/. Stream “The World Up There”
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DEADLOCK recently released their new album The Arsonist via Napalm Records. The album can be purchased on Amazon and iTunes. Today the band has partnered up with RevolverMag.com the online home of Revolver Magazine for an exclusive premiere of their video for the song "The Great Pretender". Check out the video below: http://youtu.be/NeC1Ueqzfes "What are we now? We are the
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Disinterred British extreme metal legends CARCASS have made their second track-by-track video available, which breaks down the songs from their upcoming album Surgical Steel. Watch guitarist Bill Steer and drummer Dan Wilding explain the songwriting process for “The Master Butcher's Apron”, “Noncompliance to ASTM F 899-12 Standard”, “The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills” below. Surgical Steel will be released on September
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In 1998, KORN launched their massive national Family Values Festival tour bringing together a diverse line-up of metal, rap and alternative acts to support their debut album Follow The Leader. Forward 15 years and 11 albums later, the Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum hard rock innovators have announced the return of the FAMILY VALUES FESTIVAL as a one-time spectacular to mark the
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Metal icons SOULFLY, led by legendary frontman and guitarist Max Cavalera, have released the second single from their upcoming album Savages via TheGauntlet.com. Check out the song “Master of Savagery” at the following location Ever since the band's gold-certified debut in 1998, SOULFLY have become deadlier and more dangerous with each critically acclaimed successive release and Savages is no exception. The record was produced
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Eve to Adam has found the perfect merger of melody and hard rock, on their upcoming album, 'Locked & Loaded.' Due on Tuesday, September 17th, the album has been preceded by a steamy/sultry video for the standout single, "Straightjacket Supermodel," with a new single, "Immortal," having just arrived at radio. The band has also announced a string of new dates from late
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Up n' coming UK rockers WESTERN SAND have been confirmed as the opening band on BLACK STAR RIDERS UK/IRE tour later this year. WESTERN SAND have just released their self titled debut EP and it's a scorcher. 4 tracks of ballsy rock n' roll with more swagger than jagger and a cheeky glimpse of what this young band have to
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The band performance times have been announced for the second annual Monster Energy’s Aftershock Festival, held September 14 & 15 at Discovery Park near downtown Sacramento, CA. Northern California's biggest summer rock festival will feature headlining performances from Avenged Sevenfold, Five Finger Death Punch, Korn and Shinedown, along with many other top rock bands. Performance times are as follows (subject
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Following a summer of storming through Europe, South America and Mexico while topping the bills at solo shows and major festivals, Slayer will headline its first North American tour in two years. The five-week-plus trek will kick off on October 22 in Anchorage, Alaska, oddly enough marking the first time the band has played there since October 23, 1996. The tour will
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Michael Monroe’s latest album, ‘Horns And Halos’, has gone straight to the top of the Finnish charts, earning a gold award after just four days of sales! “I'm very happy with how our new album has been received,” comments Michael. “The reviews have been great, and going straight to #1 in the national charts, and selling gold in such a short
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THE BLACK CROWES have announced the final show of their 2013 tour--Saturday, December 14 in San Francisco, CA at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium--with Tedeschi Trucks Band and special guest The London Souls. This marks the only West Coast date of this summer’s critically acclaimed package tour. Tickets go on sale Sunday, September 8 at 10:00AM PST. After the 12/14
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Hailed as the breakout band on the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the BUTCHER BABIES will be direct support for punk and metal legend DANZIG on his upcoming October tour (complete itinerary below), and will be taking their incendiary live show to the high seas in January 2014, when they join FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, PAPA ROACH, THREE DAYS GRACE,
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First week results for WATAIN's The Wild Hunt are in! The black metal trio entered their national Swedish album chart at #1, the German chart at #18, and the USA Billboard Top 200 chart at #158. As a special gift to dedicated fans, a free download of the b-side from the "All That May Bleed" 7" single is now available.
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Before entering the studio to record their upcoming sixth studio album, Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM have first compiled a "making of" documentary of their time in the studio recording 2011's One For Sorrow, their Century Media debut. INSOMNIUM comments: "During the spring of 2011, our good friend Jussi Ratilainen decided to shoot some video of INSOMNIUM, which was supposed
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On Thursday, August 29th, German thrash metal overlords KREATOR held a highly successful theatrical premiere of their Dying Alive DVD at the renowned Lichtburg Theatre in the band's hometown of Essen, Germany. The entire band attended the event and took part in a Q&A session after the screening followed by an autograph signing. KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza reflects on the memorable evening:
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