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Nemesis
If you want gritty realism, heavy metal can provide. But if you want escapism of a distinctly ludicrous hue, heavy metal can provide that too, albeit with the necessary caveat that this stuff will really rot your teeth. SKELETOON are unapologetic in their fantasy fervor and melodic cheeriness. They...September 24, 2020
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OBITUARY To Perform 'Slowly We Rot' And 'Cause Of Death' In Full As Part Of Live Stream Concert Series
Death metal legends OBITUARY have announced a three-part "live stream concert series", featuring full-album performances of "Slowly We Rot", "Cause Of Death" and rare classics. The first two streams — a "Slowly We Rot" set on Saturday, October 17; and a "Cause Of Death" set on Saturday, October 24 —...September 23, 2020
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'We Owe Everything To METALLICA'
David Ellefson says that MEGADETH and other thrash and extreme metal bands "owe everything to METALLICA." Dave Mustaine, who was the original lead guitarist of METALLICA, was dismissed from the band by drummer Lars Ulrich in 1983. He was replaced by Kirk Hammett and went on to form MEGADETH and achi...September 15, 2020
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POWERMAN 5000 Releases Music Video For 'Strange People Doing Strange Things'
POWERMAN 5000 singer/creative mastermind Spider One has made a new video for the primally creepy "Strange People Doing Strange Things" track from the band's brand new album, "The Noble Rot". Unlike anything this multi-talented frontman has created, Spider's video is a wild rollercoaster of Don Hertz...September 15, 2020
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HATEBREED Unveils Title Track Of New Album, 'Weight Of The False Self'
Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED will release their new album, "Weight Of The False Self", on November 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The official lyric video for the LP's first single, the title track, can be seen below. The cover artwork, which can be seen below, was painted by artist E...September 11, 2020
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HATEBREED To Release 'Weight Of The False Self' Album In November
Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED will release their new album, "Weight Of The False Self", on November 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The album's first single will be made available tomorrow (Friday, September 11). The cover artwork, which can be seen below, was painted by artist Eliran K...September 10, 2020
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IN THIS MOMENT's MARIA BRINK On Dealing With Coronavirus Pandemic: 'Everyday Things Are Becoming A Gift'
IN THIS MOMENT frontwoman Maria Brink spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about how she is dealing with the coronavirus crisis. She said: "I'm trying to work on music now, because I'm starting to realize that… I'm a very private person; I don't really do live streaming. But I'm really...September 5, 2020
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METALLICA Is Working On Orchestral Version Of 'Nothing Else Matters' For 'Jungle Cruise' Movie
Lars Ulrich has confirmed that METALLICA is working with composer James Newton Howard on an orchestral version of the band's classic song "Nothing Else Matters" for the upcoming "Jungle Cruise" movie. "It really goes back to [Disney production president] Sean Bailey, who is a lifelong rock fan, and...September 3, 2020
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POWERMAN 5000 Releases Music Video For 'Brave New World'
It's only been a few months since dark industrial heroes POWERMAN 5000 concluded the recording of their latest opus, "The Noble Rot", which is set to be unleashed on the world August 28 via Cleopatra Records. But not even vocalist/founder Spider One could have predicted the "rot" that would infect t...August 12, 2020
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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Greatest Hits' To Be Released On Vinyl In September
On September 25, GUNS N' ROSES' 2004, multi-platinum best-of compilation "Greatest Hits" (Geffen/UMe) will be released on vinyl for the first time. Previously only available digitally and on CD, "Greatest Hits" will be pressed as a 2LP set on 180gram audiophile black vinyl, a 2LP set on silver color...July 31, 2020
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SEBASTIAN BACH Says Being Labeled 'Hair Metal' Gets Under His Skin
Sebastian Bach has taken issue with the label "hair metal," saying that the pejorative term was coined in the late 1990s as a way to disparage acts thought to have been all flash and no substance. Earlier today, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider tweeted out a link to an article about an upcoming comp...July 30, 2020
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POWERMAN 5000 Teases 'Brave New World' Music Video
A teaser for POWERMAN 5000's music video for the song "Brave New World" is available below. The full clip will be released on August 12. "Brave New World" is taken from the industrial metal veterans' new album, "The Noble Rot", which will be released on August 28 on digital, CD and vinyl via Cleopat...July 30, 2020
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Terra Mortuus Est
As discerning metalheads will happily tell you, Russia is becoming increasingly influential in the ever-expanding death metal realm. Check out the likes of TOTAL DESPAIR, WOMBRIPPER and THE OCCULT for convincing and varied evidence. Or just stick this new KATALEPSY album into your ears at maximum vo...July 28, 2020
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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN With KAMERATA ZUID: 'Let The Light In' Album Due This Month
In December 2019, former THE GATHERING singer Anneke Van Giersbergen and Kamerata Zuid chamber orchestra played a number of concerts together in North Brabant, a province in the south of the Netherlands where Anneke was born and raised. The setlist offered a variety of Anneke's own songs with a clas...July 21, 2020
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COREY TAYLOR Pens Foreword To New Book On 1980s Hard Rock And Hair Metal, 'Nothin' But A Good Time'
"Nothin' But A Good Time", described as the definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1980s hard rock and hair metal, will be released on March 16, 2021 via St. Martin's Press. 1980s hard rock was a hedonistic and often intensely creative wellspring of escapism that perfectly encapsulated — and ma...June 10, 2020
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