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MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON To Release Cover Of POST MALONE's 'Over Now'
ELLEFSON, the solo band of Grammy-winning MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, will release its cover of the Post Malone track "Over Now" exclusively through Bandcamp on May 9 and via all other digital outlets on May 15. The track will appear on ELLEFSON's as-yet-untitled debut album, tentatively due in...May 5, 2020
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The Reckoning Dawn
You could get lost in "The Reckoning Dawn", such is its immaculate, overpowering hugeness. This is WINTERFYLLETH's seventh studio album (assuming you include 2018's acoustic set "The Hallowing of Heirdom" — and you should, because it's brilliant) and it feels big, grand, important; as if the band ha...May 4, 2020
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HANK SHERMANN Has Written 'Six Or Seven' New Songs For MERCYFUL FATE's Next Album
Guitarist Hank Shermann of influential Danish metallers MERCYFUL FATE has confirmed that he is working on the first new music from the band in more than two decades. Last August, it was announced that MERCYFUL FATE would reunite for an unspecified number of concerts throughout Europe and North Ameri...May 2, 2020
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MÖTLEY CRÜE, DEF LEPPARD And POISON Are 'Weighing All Options' Regarding 'The Stadium Tour'
MÖTLEY CRÜE, DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS have issued an official statement regarding the status of their previously announced "The Stadium Tour". Most concerts and festivals have been canceled or rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. Show...May 1, 2020
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TRIVIUM Guitarist Is 'Hopeful' MEGADETH + LAMB OF GOD Tour Will Still Happen This Summer
TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu says that his band's previously announced North American tour with MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD and IN FLAMES is "up in the air" at the moment. The 55-date trek is currently scheduled to be split into two legs. The first leg of the tour kicks off June 12 at Jiffy Lube Live...April 30, 2020
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METAL CHURCH To Begin Work On New Studio Album This Summer
METAL CHURCH will begin work on a new studio album this summer. The follow-up to 2018's "Damned If You Do" will likely arrive in 2021 via Rat Pak Records. Asked in a new interview with Metal Wani if there are plans for METAL CHURCH to hold any online events in support of the recently released "From...April 28, 2020
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Weapons of Tomorrow
This has already been a superb year for thrash. New albums from heavyweights like TESTAMENT, SEPULTURA and ANNIHILATOR and furious new wavers like HAVOK, SHRAPNEL, HOLYCIDE and SCHIZOPHRENIA have all confirmed that this peculiarly resilient subgenre is as vital and vibrant as it has ever been. What...April 21, 2020
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TRIVIUM Bassist Is 'Resigned To The Fact' That MEGADETH + LAMB OF GOD Tour Will Get Postponed
TRIVIUM bassist Paolo Gregoletto says that he is "resigned to the fact" that his band's previously announced North American tour with MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD and IN FLAMES will be postponed. The 55-date trek is currently scheduled to be split into two legs. The first leg of the tour kicks off June 12...April 21, 2020
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RAMMSTEIN Is 'Working On A Solution' For Previously Announced Tour Dates
German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN have released a statement about the fate of their previously announced spring/summer tour. The band's European trek was scheduled to kick off May 25 and run through August 4, with a U.S. tour to follow from August 20 through September 27. As most European concer...April 17, 2020
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DAVID ELLEFSON On New MEGADETH Album: This Is Next Level, Beyond 'Dystopia'
Earlier this week, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson talked Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. He said: "We were going to start recording the new record here at the end of March. Of course,...April 16, 2020
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METAL CHURCH's MIKE HOWE: 'I Feel Very Bad For All The Other Musicians Out There That Had Their Tours Canceled'
Elliott Fullam of Little Punk People recently conducted a Zoom interview with singer Mike Howe of METAL CHURCH. When the chat turned to the subject of the current stay-at-home order during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mike expressed his empathy for his fellow musicians out there who are struggling due to...April 14, 2020
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'Dont Worry About Sports, Concerts Or Getting Back To Your Life Before COVID-19 Right Now'
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has checked in from his Southern California home to continue to urge everyone to stay home to help delay the spread of the novel coronavirus. Sixx took to his social media on Monday night (April 13) to share a photo of him with his wife Courtney and his kids — includin...April 14, 2020
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KING DIAMOND On Upcoming Reissues: 'We're Trying To Go Back To The Absolute Original Stuff'
On April 24, KING DIAMOND will release CD and LP versions of the classic albums "Abigail" and "Fatal Portrait" via Metal Blade Records. They will be followed by CD and LP versions of "Conspiracy" (May 1),"Them" (May 1),"The Eye" (May 15),and "In Concert 1987" (May 15),also via Metal Blade. The v...April 10, 2020
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WARBRINGER: 'Glorious End' Lyric Video
The official lyric video for the song "Glorious End" from the thrash metal force WARBRINGER can be seen below. The track is taken from WARBRINGER's new album, "Weapons Of Tomorrow", which will be released on April 24 via Napalm Records. WARBRINGER vocalist John Kevill says: "'Glorious End' is the gr...April 10, 2020
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Former IGNITE Singer ZOLTÁN 'ZOLI' TÉGLÁS Launches OCEAN HILLS
OCEAN HILLS, the new alternative rock band featuring former IGNITE singer Zoltán "Zoli" Téglás, has inked a deal with AFM Records. OCEAN HILLS' debut album will be released later in the year. Téglás was the voice of melodic hardcore band IGNITE for 25 years, but recently left the group to pursue his...April 7, 2020
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