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Long-Awaited Documentary About Doom Metal Icon SCOTT 'WINO' WEINRICH To Arrive This Spring

Due this spring, "Wino: The Documentary" is the story of doom rock legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich, known for his many influential bands and projects such as THE OBSESSED, SAINT VITUS, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN HAND, PREMONITION 13, WINO ACOUSTIC, PLACE OF SKULLS, SHRINEBUILDER, PROBOT, and more. Dive...

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CULTURA TRES Feat. SEPULTURA's PAULO XISTO PINTO JR.: 'The Land' Single Released

Long-running South American metallers CULTURA TRES, whose current lineup includes SEPULTURA bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr., has released "The Land", the third single from its upcoming album, "Camino De Brujos". The LP is due on April 7 via Universal Music in the Americas and Bloodblast in the rest of...

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Revelations of the Sacred Skull

Bands playing hopscotch across genres has been the norm for years. But intuitively enough, musical amalgams that have an impact are the ones that are built by musicians who have genuine passion for the disparate sounds and styles in question. For Montreal's LUGER, various ingredients including doom,...

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HANOI ROCKS Announces 40th-Anniversary Redux Release Of 'Oriental Beat'

"Oriental Beat" by HANOI ROCKS gets the redux treatment, officially mixed and revived from the original sessions, and released on March 17 on deluxe vinyl and CD. Dubbed the "re(al)mix", this 40th anniversary edition was mixed by Petri Majuri at E-Studios in Finland in collaboration with the band. V...

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The Abyssal Plain

Major credit to Prosthetic Records for continuing to unearth so many nasty and uncommercial bands. Formed in 2017, DRYAD have released a couple of independent EPs, a split with Missouri black-thrash goons ACID LEATHER and a retrospective compilation, "Anthology", in 2020. Firmly entrenched in the cr...

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KREATOR And SEPULTURA Announce Spring 2023 North American Tour With DEATH ANGEL

German thrash legends KREATOR will join forces with Brazilian metal giants SEPULTURA for a North American co-headline tour, "Klash Of The Titans", in May and June of 2023. Support on the trek will come from DEATH ANGEL and SPIRITWORLD. Since the mid-1980s, KREATOR and SEPULTURA have shaped heavy mus...

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THE EXPLOITED Frontman WATTIE BUCHAN Collapses On Stage In Colombia After Suffering Suspected Heart Attack

THE EXPLOITED frontman Wattie Buchan was rushed to hospital after collapsing on stage due a suspected heart attack during the band's concert in Colombia on Saturday night (December 10). The 65-year-old punk legend, who has a history of heart problems, was performing the song "Army Life" with his ban...

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SEPULTURA's PAULO XISTO PINTO JR. Joins South American Metal Band CULTURA TRES

SEPULTURA bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. has joined long-running South American metallers CULTURA TRES. The band, led by brothers Alejandro and Juanma Montoya, will release a new album, "Camino De Brujos", on April 7, 2023 via Universal Music in the Americas and Bloodblast in the rest of the world. A...

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IAN GILLAN: Reunion With RITCHIE BLACKMORE 'Would Be Utterly Disrespectful' To DEEP PURPLE's Current Lineup

Ian Gillan says that a DEEP PURPLE reunion with Ritchie Blackmore would be "utterly disrespectful" to the current lineup of the band. Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable guitar riffs, including "Smoke On The Water", but he has not played with the group sin...

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Ex-STATIC-X Guitarist TRIPP EISEN Reflects On His Time In Prison: 'I'm Shocked I Survived'

Ex-STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen says that he has "accepted responsibility" for his role in two separate incidents involving sexual relations with minors. Eisen — whose real name is Tod Rex Salvador — was arrested in Orange County, California in late February 2005. The then-39-year-old mus...

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Beyond The Gates Of Hell

Best known as a reliable source of AOR and hard rock, FRONTIERS MUSIC have cautiously assembled a genuinely credible roster of heavy metal bands in recent times. Interestingly, the label seems to have a penchant for red-blooded, balls-to-the-wall heavy metal, rather than the shiny, upbeat power meta...

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FAKE NAMES Feat. BAD RELIGION And REFUSED Members: 'Expendables' Album Due In March

Post-hardcore supergroup FAKE NAMES will release its second studio album, "Expendables", on March 3, 2023 via Epitaph Records. The band is comprised of Brian Baker (MINOR THREAT, BAD RELIGION, DAG NASTY),Michael Hampton (S.O.A., EMBRACE),Dennis Lyxzén (REFUSED, INVSN, THE [INTERNATIONAL] NOISE CON...

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KURT COBAIN's 1989 Stage-Played, Smashed And Signed Guitar Used On NIRVANA's First U.S. Tour Sells For $486,400

Julien's Auctions, the acclaimed auction house to the stars, held on Friday, November 11 through Sunday, November 13 their headline-making "Icons And Idols: Rock 'N' Roll" auction featuring an incredible line-up of over 1,500 lots featuring memorabilia, wardrobe, musical equipment, jewelry and more...

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Seven Words

It was primarily a nasty dose of bad timing that finished XENTRIX off first time around. The triumphant comeback of the British thrash legends pulled off with 2019's "Bury The Pain" must have felt like hard-earned vindication. As they tapped instinctively into the inventive but fearlessly straight-a...

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STEVE VAI: 'Property From The Archives Of Steve Vai' Auction Coming In November

Julien's Auctions, the auction house to the stars, proudly presents "Property From The Archives Of Steve Vai", an exclusive presentation honoring the legendary three-time Grammy Award-winning rock maestro, guitar pioneer, renowned axe-slinger for David Lee Roth, WHITESNAKE and Frank Zappa and collab...