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JINJER Was Inspired By Russia's War In Ukraine To Write New Songs

At last weekend's Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom, bassist Eugene Abdukhanov of Ukrainian modern metallers JINJER confirmed to Elena Marastoni from EMP that he and his bandmates have commenced work on a new album. "We actually have some songs written alre...

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Watch: AT THE GATES Enlists ATHEIST Guitarist DANIEL MARTINEZ For North American Tour

AT THE GATES has recruited Daniel Martinez (ATHEIST) to play second guitar for the band on its North American tour which kicked off last night (Wednesday, August 17) at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Fan-filmed video of the L.A. performance can be seen below. On Wednesday, Daniel shar...

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EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE On Split With JEN MAJURA: 'Sometimes You Have To Listen To The Universe'

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee has opened up about the recent departure of guitarist Jen Majura, explaining that "sometimes you have to listen to the universe." Majura's exit from EVANESCENCE was announced in late May, with the band saying in a statement that " we have decided it's time to go our separa...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Singer On TOMMY LEE's Nude Photo: 'Nobody's That Well Hung'

In a new interview with iHeartRadio Canada, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody was asked if he texted Tommy Lee after the MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer posted a nude photo on social media last week. Ivan responded: "No, I didn't, because in this day and age you kind of expect it from Tommy, as sad as t...

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LAMB OF GOD's JOHN CAMPBELL Says 'It Was A Great Experience' Recording 'Omens' Album Live In The Same Room

Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD will release their new album, "Omens", on October 7 via Epic Records. The band tracked the effort with longtime collaborator Josh Wilbur (KORN, MEGADETH) live in the room together at Henson Recording Studios (formerly A&M Studios) in Los Angeles, Californ...

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BLIND GUARDIAN's HANSI KÜRSCH Talks 'The God Machine': 'We Said It Was Time For An Intense Album'

By David E. Gehlke German power metal veterans BLIND GUARDIAN have a defined songwriting core of vocalist/lyricist Hansi Kürsch and guitarist/composer André Olbrich. The two are responsible for some of the finest epic metal numbers of the last 30-plus years and also for some of its most orchestrated...

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ARCH ENEMY Releases Music Video For 'The Watcher'

ARCH ENEMY has released the official music video for the song "The Watcher". The clip was created by Jens De Vos of Panda Productions and was filmed at the Wacken Open Air festival on August 6. "The Watcher" is taken from ARCH ENEMY's 11th studio album, "Deceivers", which arrived on August 12 via Ce...

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NIKKI SIXX Fires Back At ANDY MCCOY: 'He's Just Trying To Sell A Book, An Album Or Club Tour'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has fired back at Andy McCoy, saying HANOI ROCKS guitarist is "just trying to sell a book, a album or club tour". In recent weeks, McCoy had given several interviews in which he slammed Sixx over his account of his heroin overdose, as published in CRÜE's best-selling b...

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Openly Christian STRYPER Frontman MICHAEL SWEET: 'We're Definitely Living In The End Times'

In a new interview with "The Chuck Shute Podcast", Michael Sweet of openly Christian hard rockers STRYPER discussed the inspiration for the title and artwork for the band's upcoming studio album, "The Final Battle", which is due in October via Frontiers Music Srl. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERM...

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of SACRED REICH's Entire Performance At Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

WDR Rockpalast has uploaded professionally filmed video of SACRED REICH's entire June 3 performance at the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Check it out below. Featured songs: 01. Divide & Conquer 00:00 02. The American Way 04:16 03. Killing Machine 10:08 04. Love…Hate 13:20 05. One...

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Animalistic

Looking back, it's remarkable how many classic hard rock artists' legendary albums were released in rapid succession. The first six KISS studio records were issued over a span of just 40 months; "Paranoid" came out only seven months after BLACK SABBATH's debut, with "Master of Reality" following a s...

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LAMB OF GOD Shares Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Omens' Music Video

Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD have shared behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the official music video for their latest single, the title track of their upcoming album, "Omens". Check it out below. LAMB OF GOD frontman D. Randall Blythe stated about the track: "I think a lot of t...

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Watch: AT THE GATES Recruits THE HAUNTED's PATRIK JENSEN For WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

AT THE GATES recruited Patrik Jensen (THE HAUNTED) to play second guitar for the band on Friday (August 5) at this year's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. The Wacken gig took place less than two weeks after AT THE GATES parted ways w...

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Dis Morta

If you love thrash metal, you really need to hear this thing. TOXIK were one of many worthy thrash bands that fell through the cracks and missed their shot as the genre stumbled to its post-"Black Album" denouement at the dawn of the '90s. Wildly technical and proudly rich in the potent melodies of...

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AMON AMARTH Shares Music Video For 'Find A Way Or Make One'

Swedish melodic death metallers AMON AMARTH have just released their twelfth studio album, "The Great Heathen Army", via Metal Blade Records. The LP was recorded with acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap, who previously worked with the band on 2013's "Deceiver Of The Gods" and 2016's "Jomsviking" a...