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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Lyrics Used In Russian Editorial Criticizing The U.S.

Lyrics from a FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH song have been used in an essay from a Russian presidential aide arguing that the West is suffering from "a crisis of hypocrisy." Putin adviser Vladislav Surkov penned a cryptic column for the state-run news channel RT on Tuesday in which he quoted words from th...

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TRIXTER's MARK 'GUS' SCOTT Salutes America's Veterans

For a guy who has visited and performed on every major military base in the U.S., Mark "Gus" Scott shows no signs of losing support for America's military heroes. The TRIXTER drummer met with several military officials on his recent tour of Washington D.C. and filming of his latest video, "Ave Mari...

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SKELETONWITCH To Release New Album In The Spring

Ohio-based blackened metallers SKELETONWITCH will release their first full-length album in over four years in the spring of 2018 via Prothestic Records. The disc is being recorded with producer Kurt Ballou (CHELSEA WOLFE, HIGH ON FIRE, KVELERTAK) at his GodCity Studio. The effort will be mixed by Fr...

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Video: VINCE NEIL Performs MÖTLEY CRÜE Classics At U.K.'s ROCKINGHAM Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil's October 21 performance at the Rockingham festival in Nottingham, England's Trent University can be seen below. MÖTLEY CRÜE called it quits in December 2015 following an eighteen-month tour that saw the group performing to packed houses al...

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Former SLAUGHTER Drummer BLAS ELIAS Joins TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA

Former SLAUGHTER (and current Blue Man Group) drummer Blas Elias will join the West Coast touring lineup of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA this winter. He'll perform alongside TSO staples Johnny Lee Middleton (SAVATAGE),Jeff Scott Soto (SONS OF APOLLO, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN) and Al Pitrelli (MEGADET...

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THE LURKING FEAR Feat. AT THE GATES Members: Video Of Stockholm Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of the Swedish death metal supergroup THE LURKING FEAR performing on October 14 at Kraken in Stockholm, Sweden can be seen below. THE LURKING FEAR releases its debut album, "Out Of The Voiceless Grave", on August 11 via Century Media. Recorded at Welfare Sounds in Gothenburg...

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Las Vegas Gunman May Have Targeted LOLLAPALOOZA, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL Festivals

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the gunman who fired thousands of rounds from a room on the thirty-second floor of the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, killing fifty-eight people and wounding hundreds more who were attending a country music festival five hundred yards away, reportedly booked rooms...

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GWAR: Mini Figure Of ODERUS URUNGUS Coming This Fall

Aggronautix has launched a pre-order for mini figure of GWAR's late frontman Oderus Urungus by Monstarz, shipping in late October. One lucky customer will win a sold-out GWAR Throbblehead set from 2014. This brand new limited edition hand-painted resin figure by Monstarz is 4.5" tall and comes in a...

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AT THE GATES Announces New Guitarist; Next Album To Be Recorded This Winter

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES have announced the addition of guitarist Jonas Stålhammar to the group's ranks. He joins the band as the replacement for co-founding guitarist Anders Björler, who left AT THE GATES in March. Says AT THE GATES: "We have finally decided on a new guitar...

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GODSMACK Drummer SHANNON LARKIN: 'SULLY ERNA And I Were Meant To Be In A Band Together'

GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin spoke to Cryptic Rock about how he joined the Sully Erna-fronted outfit in 2002 after cutting his teeth with WRATHCHILD (later WRATCHILD AMERICA and SOULS AT ZERO) before getting picked up by UGLY KID JOE in time for a taste of their zenith. "I've been in bands: I was...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Announces 'The Cleansing' Tenth-Anniversary U.S. Tour

One of the most acclaimed albums in the history of the "deathcore" genre is, without question, SUICIDE SILENCE's debut offering, "The Cleansing". Originally released on September 18, 2007, the LP debuted at No. 94 on the Billboard 200 chart and positioned the band as the leaders of this new movement...

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Video Premiere: ORIGIN's 'Infinitesimal To The Infinite'

The official Jeffrey Sisson-directed video for the song "Infinitesimal To The Infinite" from U.S. extreme metallers ORIGIN can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Unparalleled Universe", which was released on June 30 via Agonia Records in Europe and Nuclear Blast Records...

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GEORGE LYNCH 'Got Spanked' For Discussing TIM LAMBESIS's Release From Prison

George Lynch says that he had a "little falling out" with members of AS I LAY DYING because he revealed in an interview that Tim Lambesis had been released from prison after serving less than half of his six-year sentence for conspiracy to commit murder. In May 2014, the AS I LAY DYING singer was se...

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MADAM X Feat. VIXEN Drummer ROXY PETRUCCI: 'Monstrocity' Album Due In October

Detroit hard rockers MADAM X have signed a deal with EMP Label Group, the U.S.-based label of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. MADAM X's long-awaited sophomore album, "Monstrocity", will be released on October 31 on CD and digital, with a limited-edition vinyl release planned for November. Produced...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER To Tour North America With SUFFOCATION, DECREPIT BIRTH

This fall, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will embark on a North American tour in support of its upcoming album, "Nightbringers", due out October 6 via Metal Blade. The trek will run from October 6 through November 11 with a stop at this year's edition of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest on November 5. Support will...