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GWAR Announces Fall 2017 North American Tour

On October 20, GWAR will release a new studio album titled "The Blood Of Gods" via Metal Blade Records. In support of the disc, your Lords and Masters will leave their arctic slumber and return to the road to cause aural (and anal) devastation across North America. Joining in the chaos will be GHO...

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GWAR To Release 'The Blood Of Gods' Album In October

On October 20, GWAR will release a new studio album titled "The Blood Of Gods" via Metal Blade Records. The disc is nothing less than a sacred text chronicling the rise of humanity against their makers, and the massive battle between GWAR and the forces of all that is uptight and wrong with the worl...

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Resurrected DIRGE WITHIN Plays First Comeback Concert (Video)

Resurrected Chicago metallers DIRGE WITHIN played their first comeback concert this past Saturday, August 5 at Route 20 at Route 20 in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. Video footage of the gig can be seen below. DIRGE WITHIN in June released a new version of the song "Memories". The track was mixed by Joel Wa...

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METAL BLADE RECORDS CEO Says Metalcore Lifted Heavy Metal Scene 'Back Up Again' In Early 2000s

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with Metal Blade Records founder and CEO Brian Slagel. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his forthcoming "For The Sake Of Heaviness: The History Of Metal Blade Rec...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman On Opening For SLAYER: 'You Have To Be Confident And Hit It Really Hard'

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke to Greg Prato of Long Island Pulse about the band's summer tour as the support act for SLAYER. Asked if it's as difficult opening for the California thrash legends as everyone says it is, Blythe said: "For us? No. And I'll tell you why. Our first real tour tha...

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MR. LORDI Claims LORDI Turned Down Co-Headlining Tour With GWAR

Andrew Epstein of Zombitrol conducted an interview with Mr. Lordi of Finnish monster metallers LORDI prior to the band's February 22 show at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On where the cha...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Pens Foreword To Book About METAL BLADE RECORDS' Iconic History

Metal Blade Records and BMG are proud to announce the upcoming release of "For The Sake Of Heaviness: The History Of Metal Blade Records" on August 29. Written by label founder and CEO Brian Slagel with Mark Eglinton, the book features a foreword by METALLICA's Lars Ulrich and celebrates the storied...

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GWAR Performs New Song 'F**k This Place' In Seattle (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of GWAR performing a brand new song titled "Fuck This Place" on June 16 at the Seattle stop of this summer's Vans Warped Tour can be seen below. The track is expected to appear on the band's new album, "The Blood Of Gods", which will be released in the fall via Metal Blade R...

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GWAR To Release 'The Blood Of Gods' Album In The Fall

Antarctic alien overlords GWAR will release their new album, "The Blood Of Gods", in the fall via Metal Blade Records. The album is a hard rock masterpiece, a new milestone for GWAR's music that will be totally unexpected, and is going to blow people away. Speaking of blowing people, this is the fir...

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Resurrected DIRGE WITHIN Releases New Version Of 'Memories'

Two months after revealing their resurrection and reformation, Chicago metallers DIRGE WITHIN are ready to make new "Memories" with the release of their comeback single, available today on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and other digital outlets. "Things have been moving slow and steady in our camp since...

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DIRGE WITHIN Returns, THE BLOODLINE Retires

They say that time can heal many wounds, and for DIRGE WITHIN the past five years have proven that true. People grow, and people change, and for this band of brothers from the American Midwest, a half-decade apart has come to an end with an unexpected reunion and the prospect of unfinished business...

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GWAR To Release 'Orgasmageddon' Comic In June

Following up on an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign late last year, GWAR will bring the blasphemous, blood-soaked series that fans demanded to print in June, courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment. GWAR has released an official video announcing the Dynamite partnership, which can be viewed bel...

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EYEHATEGOD Announces More Shows With MIKE IX WILLIAMS Back At The Mic

EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike IX Williams will make his triumphant return to the stage next month following a successful liver transplant this past December. Williams, who hasn't performed live in a year, will make his 2017 stage debut on April 14 at this year's Berserker Fest in Pontiac, Michigan alongs...

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GWAR's Annual GWAR B-Q Festival To Skip A Year In 2017 As Band Prepares New Album

GWAR B-Q, the annual heavy-metal music festival organized by the theatrical shock rock band GWAR, will skip a year in 2017 while the group is working on a new album and preparing a new live show. According to a press release, GWAR is "about to take on the craziest year of touring in the band's ...

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MIKE WILLIAMS Schedules First Post-Liver-Transplant Surgery Performance With EYEHATEGOD

EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams, who recently underwent a successful liver-transplant surgery, will perform with his bandmates in April at the Berserker IV festival in Pontiac, Michigan. The event, which will take place over two days (April 14-15) at The Crofoot, will also include appearances by G...