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PESTILENCE Re-Records Classic Songs For 'Levels Of Perception' Best-Of Album

Dutch death metal veterans PESTILENCE have re-recorded twelve emblematic anthems from across their 38-year career for a new album called "Levels Of Perception". Due on April 26 via Agonia Records, the effort will be preceded by a three-week long headlining tour of Europe, which kicks off on April 3....

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NECROPHAGIA's 'Moribundis Grim' Album To Include KILLJOY's Final Recordings

After many years of silence, pioneering death metal act NECROPHAGIA has reawakened. The band's revamped lineup has signed to Time To Kill Records for the release of its final album, "Moribundis Grim". In the years of 2016-2018, NECROPHAGIA's last lineup — Killjoy, Serge Streltsov, Shawn Slusarek and...

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Epitome

15 years into their careers, Denmark's VANIR are still evolving. "Epitome" is the band's seventh album, and one that purposefully endeavors to cement their reputation as purveyors of epic melodic death metal with a throbbing Viking heart. Their earlier albums showcased a very different kind of moder...

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LAMB OF GOD And MASTODON Announce North American Tour With Special Guest KERRY KING

Grammy Award-nominated metal titans LAMB OF GOD and Grammy Award-winning band MASTODON announce the co-headlining "Ashes Of Leviathan" tour. The tour finds the two iconic bands join forces to celebrate the 20th anniversary of two seminal releases: LAMB OF GOD's biggest-selling album "Ashes Of The Wa...

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METAL CHURCH Singer Explains Tour Cancelation

At last Wednesday night's (January 24) Metal Hall Of Fame gala at the Delta Marriott Garden Grove in Garden Grove, California, METAL CHURCH singer Marc Lopes spoke to The Metal Voice about the cancelation of the band's previously announced 2024 tour dates due to "an ongoing back issue" suffered by g...

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Lucifer V

When the Devil invented rock 'n' roll, this is almost certainly what he had in mind. Not entirely surprisingly, "Lucifer V" is the fifth album by LUCIFER. Like its predecessors (doomy debut "Lucifer" possibly excepted),&nbsp it sounds like a candlelit riot in some ornately decorated but seedy dive b...

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'American Idol' Finalist JAMES DURBIN Shares 'Hallows' Song From Upcoming 'Screaming Steel' Album

Powerhouse vocalist James Durbin has shared a new track, "Hallows", from his upcoming heavy metal opus "Screaming Steel", due out February 16 via Frontiers Music Srl under the DURBIN banner. The track is accompanied by a new music video. On the new track "Hallows", James had this to say: "'Hallows'...

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METAL CHURCH Cancels 2024 Tour Dates Due To KURDT VANDERHOOF's 'Ongoing Back Issue'

METAL CHURCH has canceled its previously announced 2024 tour dates due to "an ongoing back issue" suffered by guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof. Earlier today (Monday, January 21),Vanderhoof released the following statement via METAL CHURCH's social media: "Dear Friends (Kurdt here). As some of you may ha...

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METAL CHURCH Might Release Something 'Really Cool' Before March 2024 Tour: 'It'd Be A Lot Of Fun', Says MARC LOPES

On a recent episode of the "Talk Louder" podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS),METAL CHURCH singer Marc Lopes spoke about the band's plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...

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'American Idol' Finalist JAMES DURBIN Channels IRON MAIDEN And JUDAS PRIEST On 'Screaming Steel' Title Track

Frontiers Music Srl has welcomed powerhouse vocalist James Durbin back for a multi-album deal under the moniker DURBIN. The Santa Cruz, California native is set to unleash his latest heavy metal opus, "Screaming Steel", on February 16, 2024 and today, DURBIN shares the title track along with a kille...

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A Chapter Called Children Of Bodom (The Final Show In Helsinki Ice Hall 2019)

Even though the end of Alexi Laiho's story was a tragic one, everything that had preceded it crackled with triumph. CHILDREN OF BODOM became one of the best loved metal bands on the planet by simply nailing the whole heavy metal business with more fire, flair and ferocity than anyone else. Ostensibl...

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METAL CHURCH Announces March 2024 North American Tour Dates

METAL CHURCH has announced a run of North American tour dates for next spring. The band, which is promoting its latest album, 2023's "Congregation Of Annihilation", will play the following shows in March 2024: Mar. 20 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Mar. 21 - Derry, NH - Tupelo Music Hall Mar. 22 -...

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Inspiratio Profanus

It's the perfect gift for those who would like to terrorize their relatives during the Christmas period. "Inspiratio Profanus" compiles all the cover versions that DIMMU BORGIR have recorded over the years into one big, black and bellicose tribute to the bands that fueled the Norwegians' collective...

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METAL CHURCH To Work On Next Studio Album In Late 2024

In a new interview with Metal Wani, METAL CHURCH singer Marc Lopes was asked if he and his bandmates will be doing any touring in 2024. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh God, tons. Oh, it'll be from March all the way to October, November of next year; we're gonna be touring all...

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666

From shouting at the devil, to being soundly trampled by grunge, glam/hair/sleaze, metal was easy enough to appreciate, even at its worst. Simple but fiery rock 'n' roll songs, with big, dumb choruses, showy guitar solos and enough hairspray to choke an elephant may have gone out of fashion as the '...