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JACK RUSSELL To Miss JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Concert For 'Health' Reasons; ANDREW FREEMAN To Step In

Due to "health" reasons, former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell will sit out the June 8 concert by his current band JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE at the Feather Falls Casino & Lodge in Oroville, California. He will be replaced at the gig by Andrew Freeman, a member of LAST IN LINE who fronted GREAT...

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The Dry Land

Plagued by chronic illness and stifled by a pandemic, HUNTSMEN evidently had to dig their heels in to get to this point. "The Dry Land" is the Chicagoans third full-length album, and the follow-up to 2020's "Mandala of Fear": a criminally overlooked masterpiece, for those who missed the memo. Real l...

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HANSI KÜRSCH Expects Next BLIND GUARDIAN Album To Be 'Heavy And Aggressive'

In a new interview with MetalMasterKingdom.com, Hansi Kürsch of German metallers BLIND GUARDIAN spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's next studio album. The singer said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We started songwriting a while ago, but I think we skipped all...

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SHADOWS FALL's BRIAN FAIR Launches 'Metal Hippy Workout' Video Series On YouTube

To celebrate his 49th birthday, SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair has launched a new exercise series on YouTube, "Metal Hippy Workout". In the introductory video, which can be seen below, Fair, who now lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife and their two kids, said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...

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PUSCIFER Releases New Original Song 'The Algorithm'

PUSCIFER has unveiled a brand new original track. Titled "The Algorithm", the new release is crafted exclusively for the soundtrack of Sumerian Comics' hugely popular "American Psycho" comic book series. This dynamic partnership between musical and visual storytelling realms provides an enhanced and...

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See HD Video Of SHADOWS FALL's Performance At WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE

The IFM RAW YouTube channel has uploaded video of SHADOWS FALL performing the song "The Power Of I And I" on May 9 at the Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach, Florida. You can check out the clip below. The long-running Massachusetts-based metallers, who were at the forefront of the New Wave O...

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Go Inside METALLICA's Pop-Up Store In Munich, Germany

To coincide with METALLICA's two concerts at Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany this weekend, a pop-up shop opened on Wednesday, May 22 at Studio Balan ay Moosacher Strasse 86 and will remain open until Sunday, May 26 at 7:00 p.m. Several fan-filmed walkthrough videos of the pop-up shop can be seen b...

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Watch: SHINEDOWN's SMITH And MYERS Cover LED ZEPPELIN's 'Stairway To Heaven' At Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala

SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith and guitarist Zach Myers performed a cover of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway To Heaven" at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum's inaugural Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala. The Gala took place this past Tuesday (May 21) at the Novo Theater in Downtown Los Angeles and w...

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Palm Reader

If first impressions were any guide, one could assume that HIGH DESERT QUEEN were a classic, straight-ahead stoner rock band. "Palm Reader" begins with an unapologetic blast of sun-scorched amplifier abuse. "Ancient Aliens" is a ferocious and authoritative way to say hello, and with all their requir...

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AS I LAY DYING Releases First New Single In Five Years, 'Burden'

AS I LAY DYING has released a new single, "Burden", via Napalm Records. Premiering with a high-energy music video, the song boasts gripping energy, charging in with the band's trademark breakneck intensity, soaring choruses and ingenious guitar soloing. This track is just a taste of what's to come f...

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CREED's SCOTT STAPP Admits There Was 'Frustration, Anger' And 'Hurt' Over Being 'The Most Hated Band By The Media'

In a new interview with Consequence, Scott Stapp was asked if the enthusiastic response to CREED's current reunion serves as vindication for the singer and his bandmates after they experienced "a good amount of backlash" following their initial commercial success. He responded: "To comment on the wo...

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Between The Worlds Of Life And Death

Denver-dwelling doyens of dazzling tech-death, VALE OF PNATH have earned a cult following for the sheer claustrophobic extremity of their sound. Previous albums "The Prodigal Empire" (2011) and "II" (2016) had an idiosyncratic, gothic quality to them, but their main focus was total obliteration via...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN On His Upcoming Autobiography: 'It Became This Monster Of A Project'

In a new interview with "THAT Rocks!", the YouTube series hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman spoke about his upcoming autobiography, "Dreaming Japanese", which will arrive on December 3 via Permuted Press. Asked why now is the right time...

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BARRY KERCH On SHINEDOWN's Next Album: 'There Are Some Songs That Are In Their Final Stages'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, SHINEDOWN drummer Barry Kerch was asked about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2022's "Planet Zero" album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Nothing is finished. Ther...

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TIM LAMBESIS Explains New AS I LAY DYING Album Delay, Says LP Will Include One Of Band's 'Heaviest Songs Ever'

During an appearance on the Loaded Radio podcast, AS I LAY DYING's founding vocalist Tim Lambesis was asked about the status of the band's recently recorded new studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've had this back and forth mixing the record, where the record has been don...