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ICE-T Hopes To Complete New BODY COUNT Album 'Merciless' Before End Of Year

BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, is continuing the recording process for its new album, "Merciless". The follow-up to 2020's "Carnivore" is tentatively due in early 2023 via Century Media. Speaking to Darren Paltrowitz, host of the "Paltrocast With Darr...

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RILEY'S L.A. GUNS To Release New Single 'Overdrive' Next Week

RILEY'S L.A. GUNS will release a new single, "Overdrive", digitally on October 21 via Golden Robot Records. The riff-filled track is taken from the band's upcoming sophomore album, "The Dark Horse", tentatively due mid-2023. "Overdrive" marks a new era for RILEY'S L.A. GUNS, with an atmospheric appr...

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L.A. GUNS Complete Work On New Studio Album 'Black Diamonds'

L.A. GUNS, featuring singer Phil Lewis and guitarist Tracii Guns, has set "Black Diamonds" as the title of its new studio album. This will be the fourth studio album since the much-welcome reunion of the band's core foundation of Lewis and Guns. It will follow the well-received studio albums "The Mi...

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THRICE Announces New Single, 'Open Your Eyes And Dream'

California rock band THRICE will release a new single, "Open Your Eyes And Dream", on September 20 via Epitaph. THRICE singer Dustin Kensrue states about the track: "It's so very easy to believe that big systemic issues can't change because we've lived with them our whole lives. But if you look back...

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PHIL LEWIS Explains L.A. GUNS' Latest Drummer Change

L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis has commented on the addition of drummer Shawn Duncan to the group's ranks. Earlier this month, Duncan joined L.A. GUNS as the replacement for Shane Fitzgibbon, who had played with the band from 2016 to 2019 and again from 2021 until his latest departure. After Metal Slud...

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L.A. GUNS Announce New Drummer

L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns has announced the addition of drummer Shawn Duncan to the group's ranks. Duncan joins L.A. GUNS as the replacement for Shane Fitzgibbon, who had played with the band from 2016 to 2019 and again from 2021 until his latest departure. Duncan has recorded with and/or appe...

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L.A. GUNS Announce 2022 Tour Dates

L.A. GUNS have announced a 40-date U.S. tour for this spring, summer and winter. The trek will kick off on June 1 in Liverpool, New York and will run through New Year's Eve in West Hollywood, California. Confirmed shows: Jun. 01 - Sharkey's Banquets & Events - Liverpool, NY (with FASTER PUSSYCAT...

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THRICE Announces U.S. Co-Headlining Tour With BAYSIDE

After a wildly successful past year following the release of its latest album "Horizons/East", California rock band THRICE will embark on a co-headlining tour with punk outfit BAYSIDE. The trek kicks off on June 3 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania and will be visiting cities throughout the United States...

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Still striving to be the last word in maximalist modern metal, ALLEGAEON have been a formidable force over the last decade. Stoically progressive, technically dazzling and yet always in thrall to the uplifting power of melody, the Colorado crew have already released several extraordinary records, an...

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BODY COUNT Begins Recording New Album 'Merciless'

BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, has apparently commenced the recording process for its new album, "Merciless". The follow-up to 2020's "Carnivore" is tentatively due before the end of the year via Century Media. Earlier today (Saturday, February 19),I...

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Watch Four-Hour Event Celebrating Life Of Late METALLICA Bassist CLIFF BURTON On What Would Have Been His 60th Birthday

The life of late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton was celebrated with "Cliff Burton Day" on what would have been his 60th birthday, February 10. A special livestream, emceed by Nicholas Gomez, included such guests as Big Mick, Metal Joe, Gary Holt (EXODUS, SLAYER),Dan Riley, Brian Lew, Dean Delray, B...

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Life Of Late METALLICA Bassist CLIFF BURTON To Be Celebrated With Virtual Event On What Would Have Been His 60th Birthday

The life of late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton will be celebrated with "Cliff Burton Day" on what would have been his 60th birthday, February 10, at YouTube.com/GOMEZGRIP. A special live stream is scheduled for that day at 7 p.m. PST. The event will be emceed by Nicholas Gomez, with guests includin...

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STEVE RILEY Claims PHIL LEWIS And TRACII GUNS 'Do Not Like Each Other', Says Their Musical Reunion Has 'Stalled'

Former L.A. GUNS drummer Steve Riley has blasted Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns, saying the singer and the guitarist "don't like each other" and insisting that the musical reunion between the pair has already "stalled." Guns and Lewis began working on new music together again in 2016 after playing perio...

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PHIL LEWIS On Having To Sue STEVE RILEY Over L.A. GUNS Name: 'It Was F**ked Up'

Phil Lewis has 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 guitarist Tracii Guns will continue to operate under the L.A. GUNS trademark, while Steve Riley and his bandmates from th...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO Releases New Video, 'Florida Man Blues'

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the ensemble led by TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, has shared a music video for its new single, "Florida Man Blues". Skolnick, who emerged in the late 1980s as the teenage lead guitar virtuoso of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band TESTAMENT, has also made a name for him...