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The Good Ship Lollipop

VENOMOUS CONCEPT were always a band designed to start riots, or a fistfight at the very least. The fiendish brainchild of multi-project polymath bassist Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH) and former BRUTAL TRUTH frontman Kevin Sharp, it began as a chaotic and deranged to balls-out hardcore punk band and co...

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The Jaws of Life

San Diego's PIERCE THE VEIL are known for masterfully blending post-hardcore punk and prog. Now on their fifth studio album, "The Jaws of Life", the band is showing more ambition and experimentation than ever before. There was plenty anticipation behind this new album, since it marked the outfit's f...

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Death, Where Is Your Sting?

After four acclaimed albums and nearly a decade of active service, the idea that AVATARIUM were ever just another side project for the endlessly prolific Leif Edling now seems ridiculous. If 2013's self-titled debut occasionally strayed a little too close to the CANDLEMASS mothership in terms of rif...

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How To Shroud Yourself With Night

Stalwarts of the morbid underground since the early '90s, LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE have undergone a slow but scintillating evolution over the last 30 years. There is a world of difference between the smart, modernist gothic metal on offer here and the primitive grandeur of early records like 1997's "La N...

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Ex-CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist RICHARD SHAW Says He Could No Longer Tolerate The 'Drama And B.S.': It 'Wasn't Fun Anymore'

Richard Shaw, who played guitar with British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH starting in 2014, and appeared on the albums "Hammer Of The Witches", "Cryptoriana: The Seductiveness of Decay" and "Existence Is Futile" before officially exiting the group in March (although his split wasn't announced u...

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PRIMUS Cancels European Leg Of 'A Tribute To Kings' Tour

PRIMUS has canceled the previously announced European leg of its "A Tribute To Kings" tour "due to unavoidable logistical challenges." The trek, which was supposed to see the members of PRIMUS pay tribute to their musical heroes RUSH by covering the "A Farewell To Kings" album in its entirety, was s...

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Head First

One may have to be of a certain age and disposition to be remotely excited by the phrase "funk-metal." The arrival of HEAD FIRST seems to suggest that there are more than a few of us out there, pining for the glory days when bands like FAITH NO MORE, pre-suck RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, FISHBONE and MORD...

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The Exuviae Of Gods — Part I

We haven't heard from funeral doom leaders MOURNFUL CONGREGATION since 2018's wondrous "The Incubus Of Karma". Australia's long-running champions of misery now return with "The Exuviae Of Gods — Part I", which is the first of a two-part EP series crafted to tide fans over between full-lengths. It's...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE And ALEX LIFESON Watch PRIMUS Perform 'A Farewell To Kings' In Its Entirety In Toronto

RUSH members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson were in attendance on Friday (May 13) at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada as PRIMUS performed RUSH's 1977 album "A Farewell To Kings" in its entirety as part of the "A Tribute To Kings" tour with special guests THE SWORD. On Sunday (May 15),Lee took to h...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Parts Ways With Guitarist And Keyboardist

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have parted ways with guitarist Richard Shaw and keyboardist Anabelle Iratni. Richard will be replaced for the band's upcoming tour by Donny Burbage, while Zoe Marie Federoff will step in for Anabelle. CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth commented: "It is wi...

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Watch: MEGADETH Kicks Off 2022 Leg Of 'The Metal Tour Of The Year' In Las Vegas

MEGADETH kicked off the 2022 leg of "The Metal Tour Of The Year" with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES last night (Saturday, April 9) at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. MEGADETH's setlist was as follows: 01. Hangar 18 02. Dread And The Fugitive Mind 03. Sweating Bullets 04. She-Wolf 05....

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JAMES LOMENZO On MEGADETH's Setlist For 'The Metal Tour Of The Year': 'You've Gotta Keep The Hits'

During a new "The Metal Tour Of The Year" bassist roundtable video chat with Knotfest's Ryan J. Downey, MEGADETH's James LoMenzo discussed the setlist for the upcoming 2022 leg of the trek, which will kick off on Saturday, April 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada and hit a further 21 cities before wrapping in A...

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Ignite

IGNITE's new self-titled album comes six years after the release of their previous full-length, "A War Against You". But the tangible excitement that radiates from "Ignite" makes the band sound like they never missed a day. Yet in that time, they underwent a major member change, with Eli Santana (HO...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says JAMES LOMENZO Was 'Obvious Choice' To Rejoin MEGADETH Following DAVID ELLEFSON's Dismissal

In a new interview with Loudwire, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine said that the plan is still for the band's sixteenth studio album, "The Sick, The Dying And The Dead", to be released this summer. "I sure hope so," he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "I think it's July 8th. I think that was the l...

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Return To The Void

All good things come to those who wait, death included. SHAPE OF DESPAIR have been plumbing the harrowing depths of mortal despair for a long time now, and while nothing can truly thwart the inevitable, the Finns' music has long provided fans of slow, emotionally ruinous music with the perfect sound...