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EXTREME, DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER Members Featured On Cover Of 'Let It Be' To Benefit MusiCares Relief Fund
With the support of the MusiCares Foundation, the team behind "Soundcheck Live" is bringing together 68 of the brightest stars in the music world to deliver a stirring performance of "Let It Be" for a good cause. The performance will feature Avril Lavigne, Nuno Bettencourt, Orianthi, Phil X, Gary Ch...May 13, 2020
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THE ROLLING STONES To Release 'Extra Licks'
As part of YouTube's #StayHome campaign, THE ROLLING STONES will launch a weekly series titled "Extra Licks" on the band's official YouTube channel starting this Sunday, May 3 at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. BST. Each featurette — available digitally for the first time — will appear as a YouTube...May 1, 2020
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Damnation Is My Salvation
WITCHES HAMMER first began their death rumblings way back in the mid-eighties, and now the band is simply legendary in the extreme metal underground. Their reputation has only been solidified by the fact that key member Marco Banco played on BLASPHEMY's 1990 war metal benchmark "Fallen Angel of Doom...April 26, 2020
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THE ROLLING STONES Release New Song, 'Living In A Ghost Town'
THE ROLLING STONES have released a brand-new song called "Living In A Ghost Town". The track is the group's first original composition since "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot" were made available on THE ROLLING STONES' 2012 compilation album "GRRR!" Singer Mick Jagger said the band was "recording...April 23, 2020
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Stare Into Death And Be Still
ULCERATE is a force to be reckoned with; a truly intense musical expression, but not in the typical sense. There is a feverish, smoldering death metal attack including the prototypical growling vocals and blasting drum work, but ULCERATE only periodically goes for the jugular, not perpetually, like...April 20, 2020
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This Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Has Been Officially Canceled
This summer's German rock music festivals, including Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park, Wacken Open Air and Bang Your Head!!!!, have been canceled after the German federal government banned all major events in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced tentative ste...April 16, 2020
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RATT Has Not Yet Found Replacement For Guitarist CHRIS SANDERS
Juan Croucier says that RATT has not yet found a replacement for guitarist Chris Sanders, who left the band earlier this year. Sanders joined RATT in 2018 after the departure of original axeman Warren DeMartini. He spent most of the last two years playing sporadic shows with the band, which also fea...April 14, 2020
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Titans of Creation
What the world needs now is a comfort-food thrash record that is big, dumb and absolutely killer. Sure, there are plenty of newer bands capable of generating that sort of din. It is exponentially more satisfying when that essential thrash record is put out by established genre greats. TESTAMENT long...April 3, 2020
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CARCASS's New Album Delayed Due To Novel Coronavirus
British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS have announced that their new album, "Torn Arteries", has been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The LP had been previously scheduled to arrive on August 7 via Nuclear Blast. Earlier today, CARCASS took to its social media to write: "Well there's no way...April 2, 2020
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ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ: Why Being Vegan Is 'Really Metal' (Video)
The Mercy For Animals Facebook page has uploaded a video in which ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz explains why being vegan is definitely metal. In the one-and-a-half-minute clip, which can be seen below, Alissa states: "So, I've been vegan for over 20 years now. I was vegan before I ever started...March 25, 2020
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CARCASS's BILL STEER Finds It 'Comical' That THE USED Is About To Release An Album Called 'Heartwork'
Bill Steer of CARCASS, whose 1993 album "Heartwork" is considered a landmark album in the melodic death metal genre, was asked during a recent interview with the "Everblack" podcast if he is aware that THE USED about to release a new LP by the same name. He responded (hear audio below): "I did hear...March 17, 2020
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DAVID LEE ROTH: Opening For KISS 'Requires Reading The Audience And Taking A Chance'
David Lee Roth, who launched his Las Vegas residency two months ago, spoke to Las Vegas Magazine about what it has been like opening for KISS on the winter/spring 2020 leg of their "End Of The Road" farewell tour. The VAN HALEN singer said: "I have a band that is beyond stellar and we're capable of...March 13, 2020
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CARCASS: Australian Tour Canceled
British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS have been forced to cancel their previously tour of Australia in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The promoter of the tour, Soundworks Touring, has issued the following statement regarding the matter: "Due to the very unfortunate circumstances s...March 13, 2020
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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Has Five Songs 'Tracked And Done' For Upcoming Solo Album
In a recent interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn offered an update on his previously announced solo album, which will apparently be released under the ROBB FLYNN & FRIENDS banner. He said (hear audio below): "For the last seven yea...March 4, 2020
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CARCASS: New Album Title Revealed
British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS have set "Torn Arteries" as the title of their new album, due on August 7 via Nuclear Blast. The name of the follow-up to 2013's "Surgical Steel" was revealed by guitarist Bill Steer in a recent interview with Australia's Heavy. According to Steer, the title of...March 1, 2020
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