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DRESS THE DEAD Feat. Ex-FORBIDDEN Members: Music Video For 'Knives Out' Available

San Francisco Bay Area-based metal/heavy rock outfit DRESS THE DEAD has released the official music video for the song "Knives Out", its first single on Blood Blast, a digital subsidiary of Nuclear Blast Records. DRESS THE DEAD first announced the signing in December, along with a plan to release on...

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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY Drops 'Vengeance Falls' Acoustic EP

Matthew Kiichi Heafy, the Japanese-American musician best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the Grammy-nominated heavy metal band TRIVIUM, has released the "Vengeance Falls" acoustic EP, featuring reworked versions of five songs from the group's 2013 album of the same name. You can now li...

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PAUL STANLEY Says He Doesn't Know If EDDIE VAN HALEN Wanted To Join KISS Nearly 40 Years Ago

Paul Stanley says that he doesn't know if there is any truth to the rumor that Eddie Van Halen almost joined KISS nearly four decades ago. Paul discussed Eddie's supposed interest in becoming a KISS member during a new appearance on "The Jeremy White Podcast". Asked if it's true that the legendary V...

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KROKUS To Release 'Adios Amigos Live @ Wacken' CD/DVD In February

Veteran Swiss hard rockers KROKUS will release a new CD/DVD, "Adios Amigos Live @ Wacken", on February 19, 2021. There is probably no band that doesn't dream of playing at Germany's Wacken Open Air, the biggest festival in the metal world. KROKUS rocked there for the second time in August 2019, this...

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GENE SIMMONS On EDDIE VAN HALEN: No Guitarist Since JIMI HENDRIX Had That Kind Of Impact

Gene Simmons — who first spotted Eddie Van Halen and the VAN HALEN band in 1976 during a performance at Starwood Club in Los Angeles — told the "Jeremy White Podcast" that he was blown away by his introduction to the David Lee Roth-fronted outfit. "When Eddie came along, nobody played like that," th...

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GENE SIMMONS On EDDIE VAN HALEN: 'He Was A Far Better Man Than I'll Ever Be'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, who first saw VAN HALEN perform in 1976 at Starwood in Los Angeles, has opened up to People about his initial reaction after he heard the news of Eddie Van Halen's death. "When I was shocked to find out Eddie had passed, the first image that hit me — so help me Go...

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GENE SIMMONS Shares Emotional Video Tribute To EDDIE VAN HALEN

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who died earlier today (Tuesday, October 6) at the age of 65. The legendary VAN HALEN guitarist's death was confirmed by his son, and VAN HALEN bassist, Wolfgang Van Halen. Less than a couple of hours ago, Simmons tweeted out a...

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SHINEDOWN Gives $250,000 From 'Atlas Falls' Fundraiser To DIRECT RELIEF

SHINEDOWN has presented its first installment check of $230,000 from their "Atlas Falls" COVID-19 fundraiser to humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief, one of the largest providers of humanitarian medical resources in the world whose mission is to improve the health and lives of people affected...

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SHINEDOWN Breaks Record For Most No. 1s In History Of 'Mainstream Rock Songs' Chart

SHINEDOWN has broken the record for the most No. 1s ever in the 39-year history of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, scoring its 16th No. 1 hit this week with "Atlas Falls". This also marks the band's 17th No. 1 on the Mediabase Active Rock chart and its sixth consecutive No. 1, following "...

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WILLIAM SHATNER Joins CANNED HEAT On New Version Of 'Let's Work Together'

In 1969, songwriter and recording artist Wilbert Harrison released "Let's Work Together" amidst unprecedented social strife and racial tensions in America. The song was a clarion call to "every boy, girl, woman and man" to join the burgeoning social movements that promoted peace, justice and equalit...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Says Richmond Statues With Confederate Links Should Be Removed And Preserved In Museums

In a recent interview with The Hundreds TV, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke about the ongoing efforts to remove Confederate statues along Monument Avenue in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia. The debate regarding Confederate monuments has been polarizing in Richmond and other cities across...

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MACHINE HEAD Taps KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Frontman JESSE LEACH For New Song 'Stop The Bleeding'; 'Civil Unrest' Single Out Now

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have released "Civil Unrest", a two-song digital single featuring A-side "Stop The Bleeding" and B-side "Bulletproof", with the former featuring additional guest vocals from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach. This pair of fierce protest anthems were...

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Dream Squasher

Calfornia's -(16)- have been clawing their way through the swamps of sludge for nearly 30 years. The roots of the band reach back to 1993, the same year that they released their debut album "Curves That Kick" on Bacteria Sour, the indy label owned by none other than Pushead. On the other side of th...

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SHINEDOWN's New Single 'Atlas Falls' Gets Official Release

SHINEDOWN has just released its uplifting new single "Atlas Falls". The track was previously only available as part of a t-shirt bundle for SHINEDOWN's fundraiser for humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief, during which the band has raised more than $300,000 (including a $20,000 donation from S...

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KROKUS Postpones Summer/Fall 2020 North American Tour

Swiss hard rock legends KROKUS have postponed their last-ever concerts in USA and Canada due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The 13-date trek was originally scheduled to kick off at Canton Hall in Dallas, Texas on September 18 and conclude at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood,...