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Untopia

Measuring and comparing levels of heaviness in music is a largely pointless and entirely subjective activity. But sometimes the truth is plain for all to see. The visceral and indecently exciting sound of a giant, concrete block being dropped onto humanity's twitching skull, over and over again for...

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MACHINE HEAD Announces Spring 2023 U.S. Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

San Francisco have MACHINE HEAD will embark on spring 2023 U.S. tour. The 18-date "The Electric Happy Hour (Live)" trek will kick off on May 15 in Ventura, California and will make its way to Des Moines, Fort Wayne, and Detroit before ending in Los Angeles on June 9. Says MACHINE HEAD founder Robb F...

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Outsider

NIGHT DEMON has been wielding its heavy metal axe since 2011, and the devoted road warriors have remained as active as possible. Beyond their debut EP, a live release and last year's "Year of the Demon" compilation, the Ventura, California-based unit has only released two "proper" long players — unt...

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New SEETHER Music Is 'In The Pipeline', Says DALE STEWART

In a new interview with Heavy New York, SEETHER bassist Dale Stewart was asked if there are any plans for him and his bandmates to work on new music as a follow-up to the "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" album, which came out in 2020. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We'll definitely b...

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Ex-THE OFFSPRING Drummer PETE PARADA Opens Up About His Dismissal Over His Refusal To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Longtime THE OFFSPRING drummer Pete Parada, who announced in August 2021 that he was being dropped from the influential punk rockers' tour after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine for medical reasons, has opened up about his exit from the band. Speaking to "The Culture War With Tim Pool"about how he ende...

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UNEARTH Shares New Single 'Mother Betrayal' From 'The Wretched; The Ruinous' Album

UNEARTH has released "Mother Betrayal", the second single from the band's upcoming eighth album "The Wretched; The Ruinous", dropping May 5, 2023. UNEARTH's previous single, title track "The Wretched; The Ruinous" premiered on Sirius XM Liquid Metal, and has spent a monumental three weeks in the num...

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See LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA And ICE NINE KILLS' SPENCER CHARNAS In DEMI LOVATO's Video For 'Still Alive'

Grammy-nominated global superstar Demi Lovato has released "Still Alive", her new original song for the upcoming horror film "Scream VI" from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group. The high-energy track arrives alongside the aptly aesthetic music video. The visual sees the world of the film in...

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KIRK HAMMETT LTD KH-V Signature Models Launched By ESP

ESP Guitars has announced the debut of a brand new signature series guitar for Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of iconic heavy metal band METALLICA. The LTD KH-V is being made available in three finish/hardware choices: Black Sparkle, Red Sparkle, and Metallic Gold. "I actually got goosebumps when I sa...

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PHIL LEWIS On Solution To Legal Dispute With STEVE RILEY Over L.A. GUNS Name: 'I Suppose It's Fair'

During an appearance on this past Tuesday's (February 27) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Phil Lewis once again commented on the out-of-court resolution of the legal dispute over the rights to the L.A. GUNS name. Under the terms of the April 2021 settlement agreement, he and g...

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PAUL STANLEY Blasts MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE After She Complains Of Harassment

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has blasted Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene after she claimed she was attacked in a restaurant Monday night "by an insane" woman and "screamed at by her adult son." Greene, a Republican who represents northwest Georgia's 14th congressional district, first ment...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY On Possible 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Biopic Sequel: 'We've Been Talking About It'

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has once again opened the door to the possibility of a sequel to the band's biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody". Released in November 2018, "Bohemian Rhapsody" has become the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, bringing in more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. I...

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I Am Woman

An undisputed smash at festivals everywhere, TRAGEDY are undeniably entertaining in the flesh; their heavy metal reworkings of pop and disco hits so well executed that resistance is generally useless, particularly after a few beers. Perhaps surprisingly, the New Yorkers managed to inject that irrepr...

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WHITESNAKE Announces 'Still Good To Be Bad' Retrospective Featuring Rare And Previously Unreleased Music

WHITESNAKE returned in 2008 with "Good To Be Bad", the band's 10th studio album and its first in over a decade. Fans embraced the comeback, pushing the album into the Top 10 in the U.K. and flocking to shows on the band's massive world tour. Today, album tracks like "Best Years" and "Summer Rain" ha...

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BRENT SMITH: SHINEDOWN 'Isn't A Hobby; This Is My Life'

In a new interview with Darren Paltrowitz, host of the "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz", SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith was asked if it's "by design" that not many fans know a lot about his personal life away from his touring and recording activities with the band. He responded (as transcribed by...

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STEVE RILEY Says He Still Loves TRACII GUNS And PHIL LEWIS, Doesn't Want To Badmouth Them

In a new interview with George Dionne of KNAC.COM, Steve Riley was asked if his version of L.A. GUNS, which goes by the name RILEY'S L.A. GUNS, has to coordinate its touring and release schedule around the activities of the Phil Lewis-fronted L.A. GUNS, which also features guitarist Tracii Guns. Ste...