Anthrax Announces Shadows Fall’s Jon Donais to Fill In on Upcoming Tour Dates

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Grammy-nominated rockers Anthrax – Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Frank Bello and Joey Belladonna – have announced that Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais will step in for the departing Rob Caggiano.  Donais will temporarily fill in for Anthrax’s upcoming tour dates in India, the series of Soundwave Festival shows in Australia, and the North American Metal… Read more »


Pyro, Ohio Releases Album Details and First Studio Update

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Virginia’s Pyro, Ohio, newly signed to upstart label At Your Command Records, is excited to release further details on their forthcoming spring release that will be entitled Before The Sun Sets… and will feature seven tracks. Three of the tracks will feature guest vocals that will be announced at a later date. Before The Sun… Read more »


Great White To Release “30 Years – Live From the Sunset Strip” in February

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Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of GREAT WHITE’s celebrative live album “30 Years – Live From the Sunset Strip” on February 22nd in Europe and February 26th in North America. To mark its 30th Anniversary LIVE on March 22, 2012, GREAT WHITE celebrated the only logical way – on stage. In a… Read more »


T&N Release Video for “Slave To The Empire”

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T&N Release Brand new video for Slave to the Empire featuring George Lynch, Jeff Pilson, and Brian Tichy. The song is the title track of the band’s debut album, which contains seven original songs along with five Dokken remakes. Vocals are split between several different singers including Tim “Ripper” Owens, Doug Pinnick (Kings X), Sebastian Bach and Robert… Read more »


Hell Or Highwater Kick Off U.S. Tour With New Video For “Gimme Love”

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Orange County rock band Hell or Highwater kicks off their U.S. tour with The Darkness today with the premiere of an explosive new video for their latest single, Gimme Love, from the band’s forthcoming album Begin Again, which is due out on February 5 via Pavement Entertainment. Watch the new video for “Gimme Love” now,… Read more »


Rival Sons Announce Headlining Canadian Tour

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In the tradition of American artists like Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, The Strokes and Kings of Leon who broke overseas first, RIVAL SONS have become a substantial presence in England and Europe, headlining their own shows and opening for Guns N’ Roses and AC/DC, among others. Now the soulful, maximum-blues-infused hard rock band has announced… Read more »


Turbogeist Announce ‘Ancient Secrets’ Ep For March 12

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London based rockers, Turbogeist, will release their brand new 5-track EP, ‘Ancient Secrets’, on March 12th in the U.S. via Spinefarm Records. Click here to Listen to the new single “Mermaid’s Revenge”  Says guitarist / vocalist, Jimmy… “Ancient Secrets pertains to our obsession with all things fantastical and cryptic. It’s an abstract title, but these… Read more »


Kataklysm To Work With Zeuss On Upcoming Album

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KATAKLYSM has enlisted the help of world renowned producer/engineer Zeuss (HATEBREED, SUFFOCATION, CHIMAIRA, ALL THAT REMAINS), to mix and master the their forthcoming album due tentatively in the Fall of 2013. Commented vocalist Maurizio Iacono: “It’s time for KATAKLYSM to make a change and challenge ourselves a bit more when it comes trying out new… Read more »


Opeth Announce Headline North American Tour

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The ever-evolving Swedish band Opeth will return to North America in support of their most recent studio album, Heritage.  Released September 20, 2011, it garnered rave reviews from everyone from Rolling Stone  who called the album “a career record that reimagines prog as actual rock ‘n’ roll” to Pitchfork saying “a pretty, well thought out… Read more »


Framing Hanley To Release New Album “The Sum Of Who We Are”

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Nashville, TN rockers Framing Hanley are getting geared up for the release of their third album The Sum Of Who We Are. It is the long awaited follow up to their 2010 release A Promise To Burn and their debut album The Moment (2008).    The Moment featured the hit singles “Hear Me Now” and… Read more »


Your Chance To Die Begins Work on New Album

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After a highly successful tour run in Mexico, Central America, and South America, South Carolina’s Christian metal outfit Your Chance To Die has started work on their sophomore Red Cord Records release. Vocalist Missi had this to say about the forthcoming release, “Most of the info on the new album is top secret, but what… Read more »


2013 OC Music Awards Announces Nominees in 23 Categories

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The Awards Academy has voted, the ballots have been sorted and the 2013 OC Music Awards nominees in 23 Academy selected categories have been determined. The 2013 list of nominations welcomes back some OC Music Awards former winners and nominees as well as some fresh faces. This announcement includes 23 of the 27 total 2013… Read more »