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This Heathen Land

Exhibiting a rare gift for inducing goosebumps from the start, GREEN LUNG were instantly identifiable as something special. From the UK band's debut EP "Free The Witch" (2018) to their 2019 debut album "Woodland Rites" and its universally acclaimed follow-up, "Black Harvest", two years later, they h...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION's SHARON DEN ADEL Defends Her Right To Express Her Political Views Through Band's Songs

In a new interview with Robin Hignell of FaceCulture, WITHIN TEMPTATION frontwoman Sharon Den Adel was asked if she and her bandmates have gotten any pushback to them voicing their political views in some of their recently released songs, including "Wireless" and the title track of their new album "...

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Venera

In a moderately unexpected turn of events, KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer has thrown himself wholeheartedly into the shadowy world of experimental electronic music. A collaboration with US composer and filmmaker Chris Hunt, VENERA switches Munky's focus from his day job's unpredictable but rel...

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT On Playing Guitar: 'It's Not An Olympics To Be Scored On Or Judged On'

In a new interview with Sweetwater's resident metal maestro Nick Bowcott, EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt was asked what advice he would give to someone who would like to follow in a few of his footsteps and have the longevity he has had. He responded in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):...

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Watch MEGADETH Perform In Windsor During Summer/Fall 2023 Tour

MEGADETH played its seventh concert with new touring guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari (WINTERSUN, SMACKBOUND) last night (Thursday, September 21) at The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Teemu is filling in for the band's longtime axeman Kiko Loureiro, who announced earlier this mo...

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Polar Veil

One of the underground's most respected enigmas, Mat "Kvohst" McNerney has been involved with a huge amount of great music over the years. The Brit's discography extends from the barbarous black metal of CODE and THE DEATHTRIP to the priapic post-punk of GRAVE PLEASURES, but HEXVESSEL is plainly his...

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Watch MEGADETH Perform In Atlantic City During Summer/Fall 2023 U.S. Tour

MEGADETH played its fourth concert with new touring guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari (WINTERSUN, SMACKBOUND) last night (Sunday, September 17) at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Teemu is filling in for the band's longtime axeman Kiko Loureiro, who announced earlier this month th...

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Watch: MEGADETH Plays Third Concert With New Touring Guitarist TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI

MEGADETH played its third concert with new touring guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari (WINTERSUN, SMACKBOUND) last night (Friday, September 15) at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania. Teemu is filling in for the band's longtime axeman Kiko Loureiro, who announced earlie...

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Watch: MEGADETH Plays Second Concert With New Touring Guitarist TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI

MEGADETH played its second concert with new touring guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari (WINTERSUN, SMACKBOUND) last night (Thursday, September 7) as part of the Navajo Pearl Anniversary Concert Series in Window Rock, Arizona. Teemu is filling in for the band's longtime axeman Kiko Loureiro, who announced ea...

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Watch MEGADETH Play First Concert With New Touring Guitarist TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI

MEGADETH played its first concert with new touring guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari (WINTERSUN, SMACKBOUND) last night (Wednesday, September 6) at Revel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Teemu is filling in for the band's longtime axeman Kiko Loureiro, who announced earlier this week that he would sit out the n...

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OF MICE & MEN Releases 'Castaway' Single From Upcoming 'Tether' Album

OF MICE & MEN has shared the music video for the song "Castaway". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Tether", due on October 6 via SharpTone. "'Castaway' is about longing for connection with the people in our lives who tend to distance themselves when dealing with hardships, and...

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OF MICE & MEN To Release 'Tether' Album In October; 'Warpaint' Video Available

Gold-selling hard rockers OF MICE & MEN — Aaron Pauley (bass and vocals),Valentino Arteaga (drums),Alan Ashby (guitar) and Phil Manansala (guitar) — will release their new album, "Tether", on October 6 via SharpTone. The band kicks off the new album cycle by releasing the video for the new sin...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY Finds New Lease On Life After Heart Attack: 'I'm Incredibly Lucky'

By David E. Gehlke "I must have done a hundred selfies that night. I had to sign my way in and out of the bathroom, but that's when somebody took a picture of the back of my head. It got eight thousand likes on social media. I've been doing it wrong all these years!" So begins ex-IRON MAIDEN singer...

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Watch: MEGADETH Kicks Off Summer 2023 European Tour In Katowice, Poland

MEGADETH kicked off the summer 2023 European leg of its "Crush The World" tour on Sunday, July 23 at the Triple Thrash Triumph festival at Spodek in Katowice, Poland. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hangar 18 02. Wake Up Dead 03. In My Darkes...

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The Beggar

Challenging listeners since 1982, barring a 13-year period of inactivity around the aughts, Michael Gira and SWANS have worked with fairly consistent line-ups sculpting genre-defying experimental rock. The talent he's brought in, either short or long-term, has been quite remarkable. We're talking ab...