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K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Announces October 2023 U.K. Tour With PAUL DI'ANNO

Heavy metal icon, multi-platinum songwriter and pioneering guitarist K.K. Downing has announced a long-awaited U.K. tour with his band KK'S PRIEST. A founding member of British hard rock and metal titans JUDAS PRIEST, Downing helped bring harmonized lead guitars into the mainstream and co-wrote time...

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BARONESS Announces 'Stone' Album, Shares 'Last Word' Single

BARONESS will release its sixth album, "Stone", on September 15 via Abraxan Hymns. BARONESS frontman John Baizley comments: "An important through line in BARONESS is we don't like to repeat ourselves. It's all about the willingness to take risks. When I was younger, the whole point of music was to b...

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AS I LAY DYING Is Mixing New Album

In a new interview with Graspop Metal Meeting, AS I LAY DYING's founding vocalist Tim Lambesis has confirmed that he and his bandmates are putting the finishing touches on their next studio album. The LP will mark the group's first with its new lineup, featuring Lambesis and longtime guitarist Phil...

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GHOST To Release Extended 'Impera' Box Set In July

GHOST will release an "extended" box-set edition of the band's latest album, "Impera", on July 28. The package features: * Individually copper foiled numbered at 6K units worldwide * "Impera" and "Live From The Ministry" EP double colored vinyl (sky blue and gold) etching on Side D enclosed in a 3D,...

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SHADOWS FALL To 'Start The Recording Process' This Week

Long-running Massachusetts-based band SHADOWS FALL will enter the studio later this week with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris to begin recording some of its new material. Earlier today (Monday, June 12),SHADOWS FALL shared a photo of the band with Zeuss, and it included the following message: "@zeuss...

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FEAR FACTORY Shares Guitar Playthrough Video For Early Instrumental Version Of New Song Called 'Roboticist'

FEAR FACTORY has shared a Dino Cazares guitar playthrough video of an early instrumental version of a new FF song called "Roboticist". Check it out below. The track was made available in late March to promote Toneforge Disruptor, a virtual guitar rig plugin and standalone app that simplifies guitar...

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STATIC-X, SEVENDUST And DOPE Announce Fall 2023 'Machine Killer' U.S. Tour

A tour reunion that is over two decades in the making will return this fall. In 1999, metal legends SEVENDUST, STATIC-X and DOPE were each exploding on to the scene, while joining foces to create one of the most memorable tours of the year. Fast forward to 2023 and this incredible tour package is pr...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Releases Music Video For 'Shukumei' From 'Tokyo Jukebox 3' Album

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has released the official music video for the song "Shukumei". The track is the fourth music video from Friedman's "Tokyo Jukebox 3" album, which received a North American release in April 2021 via The Players Club/Mascot Label Group. The record, which was ma...

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The Poison Chalice

When LEGION OF THE DAMNED first formed in the early '90s, under the name OCCULT, they could not have known exactly how enduring their bullish blend of death and thrash metal would turn out to be. "The Poison Chalice" is the Dutch band's eighth album and arrives four years after their last, the splen...

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SLIPKNOT Surprise-Releases New Six-Song EP 'Adderall'

SLIPKNOT has surprise-released a new EP called "Adderall". The six-song effort contains alternate versions (no intro, rough demo and instrumental) of the title track, which originally appeared on last year's "The End, So Far" album, along with the 2023 standalone single "Bone Church", as well as non...

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JOHN CORABI: 'I Never Focused On The Good, Bad And Ugly Of The Music Industry'

By David E. Gehlke Former MÖTLEY CRÜE vocalist John Corabi was recently welcomed back into THE DEAD DAISIES, whom he fronted from 2015 to 2019. Corabi's output with the rock supergroup is considered by many to be their strongest, a fact not lost on the frontman when he started pondering career moves...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer PAUL DI'ANNO's New Project WARHORSE: Music Video For 'Warhorse' Released

WARHORSE, the project featuring ex-IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno, has released the official music video for the song "Warhorse". The track features Becky Baldwin (bass; MERCYFUL FATE) and Joe Lazarus (drums) as special guests. The two musicians participated in the recording of the song, but due to...

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FEAR FACTORY: New Single To Arrive This Year; Full-Length Album Due In 2024

In a new interview with Headbangers News, guitarist Dino Cazares was asked when fans can expect to hear the first new music from FEAR FACTORY featuring the band's latest addition, singer Milo Silvestro. He responded in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That will not be until — a full album...

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FIRSTBORNE Feat. CHRIS ADLER And JAMES LOMENZO: New Single 'Home' Now Available

FIRSTBORNE, the band featuring Grammy Award-winning artist Chris Adler and MEGADETH bassist James LoMenzo, has released another new single, "Follower". As was the case with "Bad Things" and "One Of A Kind", which were made available in September; "Dead Rats", which came out in October; "Intercontine...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE On His Songwriting Process: 'Almost Every Time When You Write A New Song, It Feels Like Virgin Territory Again'

During a recent question-and-answer session with France's GDP.fr, GHOST leader Tobias Forge was asked about his songwriting formula. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When you've written one hit, it doesn't get easier. Once you're done with one, you have to write another that is su...