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Mongolia's THE HU Raises Much-Needed Funds For COVID-19 Relief
Mongolia's biggest rock act THE HU has just dropped a beautiful new acoustic video for "Shireg Shireg". The clip shows behind-the-scenes footage of the band in the studio, offering fans a real insight into its recording process. It also gives a closer look at THE HU's gorgeous traditional instrument...July 2, 2020
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KILLING JOKE's JAZ COLEMAN Launches BLACK & RED Project
KILLING JOKE's Jaz Coleman has announced his new project BLACK & RED, a collaboration with Ondrej Smeykal. BLACK & RED's debut single, "On The Day The Earth Went Mad", is available across all digital platforms. The single is also available as a limited-edition numbered red vinyl 10-inch via...June 30, 2020
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INCANTATION To Release 'Sect Of Vile Divinities' Album In August
Death metal veterans INCANTATION return with their new full-length album, "Sect Of Vile Divinities", due on August 21 via Relapse Records. For over thirty years, INCANTATION has consistently remained one of the underground's most influential and respected artists in the genre. True to form, "Sect Of...June 25, 2020
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ENSIFERUM Releases Music Video For New Single 'Andromeda'
Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM will release their new album, "Thalassic", on July 10 via Metal Blade Records. The official lyric video for the disc's latest single, "Andromeda", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Vesa Ranta and recorded on Rankki Island, Finland. On release day (July 10),...June 18, 2020
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'Orange Is The New Black' Actress JESSICA PIMENTEL Returns With New ALEKHINE'S GUN Single '21'
New York's blackened, death metal juggernaut ALEKHINE'S GUN has released an annihilating new single titled "21". The song is the band's first new material in six years, since the release of its 2014 heralded breakout EP "...And Kings Will Fall", and will be featured on a forthcoming EP, "Year Of The...June 17, 2020
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GHOST Vodka Makers Fire Back At TOBIAS FORGE: 'We Aren't Willing To Be Bullied Or Compromised'
The makers of Ghost, the hand-crafted British ultra-premium vodka, have once again slammed GHOST leader Tobias Forge for initiating a legal dispute over the sale of their product. The vodka brand, which was launched in June 2015, first revealed the existence of a conflict via a Facebook post on May...May 18, 2020
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ENSIFERUM To Release 'Thalassic' Album In July
Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM will release their new album, "Thalassic", on July 10 via Metal Blade Records. The official lyric video for the disc's first single, "Rum, Women, Victory", can be seen below. ENSIFERUM is a true powerhouse when it comes to folk-inspired melodic death metal, something...May 6, 2020
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Mongolian Band THE HU Releases 'Song Of Women' Featuring HALESTORM's LZZY HALE
Mongolian rock sensation THE HU has released "Song Of Women", featuring a guest appearance by Lzzy Hale of HALESTORM. The track will appear on the deluxe edition of THE HU's critically acclaimed album "The Gereg". "The Gereg" deluxe edition will be released on July 10 and will be available in CD, do...May 1, 2020
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KING CRIMSON's JAKKO JAKSZYK To Release 'Secrets & Lies' Solo Album
Jakko Jakszyk has signed a worldwide deal with InsideOut Music for the release of his new solo album, "Secrets & Lies", due in late 2020. Jakko comments: "I'm genuinely thrilled to be signing to Inside Out. I've gotten to know Thomas Waber over the last few years and he has continually encourage...April 30, 2020
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Chaos. Order. Renewal
These are strange times. That's obvious, I know, but beyond all the craziness going on in 2020, the notion that 24 minutes of music should be regarded as a "full-length album" is currently blowing my mind more than anything else. Even "Reign In Blood" managed to pass the 27-minute mark. Not that the...April 15, 2020
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THE SWORD Announces Two Career-Spanning Compilations
It's been two years since THE SWORD decided to take a break, but the Austin, Texas heavy rockers are unsheathed once more: two career-spanning collections will be released simultaneously, both showcasing the technically dazzling, riff-heavy and far-reaching metal that the band has been known for sin...April 7, 2020
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MIKE LEPOND'S SILENT ASSASSINS To Release 'Whore Of Babylon' In May
MIKE LEPOND'S SILENT ASSASSINS, the band led by SYMPHONY X bassist Mike LePond, will its their new album, "Whore Of Babylon", on May 29 via Silver Lining Music. Forging a union between the mighty worlds of heavy metal and ancient history, MIKE LEPOND'S SILENT ASSASSINS are on a mission. "Whore Of Ba...March 24, 2020
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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Says SCOTT ROCKENFIELD Is 'Not In A Good Way'
On February 29, Geoff Tate sat down with radio host Miles "The Shoe" Schuman for a wide-ranging interview before the former QUEENSRŸCHE singer's show at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. Speaking about his 2012 exit from QUEENSRŸCHE, Tate said (see video below): "I just know that it was a very diffi...March 3, 2020
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Japan's All-Female Metal Band LOVEBITES Releases New Single 'Signs Of Deliverance'
LOVEBITES, the all-female heavy metal band from Tokyo, Japan, has released a new single called "Signs Of Deliverance". The song is taken from the group's new album, "Electric Pentagram", which is due on April 24 via Red River Entertainment/BFD, in partnership with JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Gro...February 18, 2020
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Thy Serpent Rise
There are times in life, particularly when the world appears to be circling the cosmic plughole, that only a large, jolting dose of massive riffs and Satan will do. VESSEL OF LIGHT peddle a gloriously gritty and filth-ridden strain of oh-so-New-Jersey doom that exhibits a laudable disregard for stra...January 20, 2020
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