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DIMMU BORGIR To Release 'Eonian' Album In May; Cover Artwork Unveiled
Norwegian symphonic metallers DIMMU BORGIR will release their new album, "Eonian", on May 4 via Nuclear Blast. The songwriting core of DIMMU BORGIR furthermore consists of charismatic vocalist Shagrath, as well as the string wizards Silenoz and Galder, but other familiar faces also emerge from the d...January 25, 2018
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THE ABSENCE Unveils Music Video For 'A Gift For The Obsessed' Title Track
Tampa-based melodic death metal band THE ABSENCE will release "A Gift For The Obsessed", its first album in eight years, on March 23 via M-Theory Audio. A music video for the album's blistering title track can be viewed below. The song is also available for streaming and purchase on all digital plat...January 20, 2018
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KIP WINGER: 'Solo Box Set Collection' Due In March
On March 23, Frontiers Music Srl will release a box set collecting all the solo works of acclaimed Grammy-nominated composer Kip Winger into one collection. The set will be comprised of Kip's solo albums, including: * This Conversation Seems Like A Dream (1997) * Down Incognito (1998) * Songs From T...January 19, 2018
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PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN: 'My Inspiration Was ZZ TOP, Always Was And Always Will Be'
When most rock fans think of hard-rocking bass player Rex Brown, they undoubtedly think first of his more than 20 years with groove/thrash metal pioneers PANTERA. Multiple Grammy nominations and platinum-selling records will do that. Post-PANTERA, however, Brown has kept the music flowing, going on...January 18, 2018
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W.E.T. Feat. JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Behind-The-Scenes Look At Making Of 'Earthrage' Album
A five-minute behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Earthrage", the third album from the Swedish/American melodic hard rock supergroup W.E.T., which features vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (SONS OF APOLLO, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, TALISMAN),guitarist/vocalist Erik Martensson (ECLIPSE, NORDIC UNION, A...January 18, 2018
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SPINAL TAP Bassist DEREK SMALLS To Release 'Smalls Change' Solo Album In April
Derek Smalls, the bass force formerly of the fabled heavy metal band formerly known as SPINAL TAP, returns with the release of his first full-length solo venture, "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)", out globally April 13 via Twanky Records/BMG on digital, CD and vinyl. Additionally, Smalls la...January 17, 2018
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SYMPHONY X To Begin Work On Follow-Up To 'Underworld'
New Jersey-based progressive metallers SYMPHONY X are tentatively scheduled to regroup next month to begin work on material for the follow-up to 2015's "Underworld" album. SYMPHONY X completed an extensive tour behind "Underworld" in 2016, including a U.S. run of shows with OVERKILL and a pair of he...January 16, 2018
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Croatia's ANIMAL DRIVE Releases 'Time Machine' Lyric Video
The official lyric video for the song "Time Machine" from Croatia's ANIMAL DRIVE can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's debut album, "Bite!", which will be released on February 23 via Frontiers Music Srl. ANIMAL DRIVE is a young and driven hard rock act founded in Zagreb, Croatia in...January 10, 2018
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METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES, IRON MAIDEN Among 2017's Top-Grossing North American Tours
METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES and IRON MAIDEN are among the rock and metal acts included on Pollstar's Year End Top 200 North American Tours chart, which determines its rankings by a tour's overall gross (that is, the number of tickets sold multiplied by the average ticket price). Unlike Pollstar's recen...January 8, 2018
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Pounding The Pavement
ANVIL: the band you love to love. Whatever Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner hoped to achieve for themselves with their heartfelt, quasi-documentary film "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", it can't have put them in any better position. These Canadian working stiffs have given it their all to make an imp...January 6, 2018
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The Missing Peace
The saga of L.A. GUNS is far too exhaustive and contentious to recount within an album review. Most fans don't need much beyond a bullet-point recount that Tracii Guns started the band and once had Axl Rose in his arsenal before history altered the pair's mutual courses. While L.A. GUNS never came w...January 6, 2018
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Sinister
When it comes to hard rock and heavy metal drumming royalty, the lordly name of Appice should automatically spring to mind. Individually, Vinny and Carmine Appice have canvassed the history of heavy music in their times with BLACK SABBATH, the Ozzy Osbourne band, DIO, VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, KING KOB...January 6, 2018
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REVERTIGO Feat. CANDLEMASS, TREAT Members: Debut Album Details Revealed
Frontiers Music Srl will release the debut album from REVERTIGO, a Stockholm, Sweden-based duo formed by Mats Levén (vocals) and Anders Wikström (guitar),on February 23. As close personal and musical friends for nearly 30 years, REVERTIGO is the next chapter in an ongoing collaboration. The officia...January 5, 2018
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MIKE PORTNOY On 'Prioritizing' SONS OF APOLLO: 'This Isn't Just Some Sort Of Recording Project; This Is A Real Band'
Drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER) was recently interviewed by Let's Rock. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and Korea Guitar): On why SONS OF APOLLO wasn't formed sooner: Mike: "[Keyboardist] Derek [Sherinian]...January 4, 2018
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METALLICA Was 2017's Top Rock Artist, According to NIELSEN MUSIC
According to Nielsen Music's 2017 Year-End Music Report, METALLICA's "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" was America's second-best-selling rock album of the year. The disc's sales of 585,000 were eclipsed only by "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)",...January 4, 2018
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