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NIGHT RANGER's JACK BLADES Opens Up About His Recent Health Scare: 'I Had A Blocked Artery'
During an appearance on this past Monday's (July 17) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", NIGHT RANGER bassist/vocalist Jack Blades opened up about the recent operation he underwent that resulted in the postponement of several of the band's concerts in late March. He said (as...July 18, 2023
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Desiderium
Recorded at GOJIRA's Silver Cord Studios in Queens, New York City, SOMNURI's third album takes the Brooklyn trio ever further away from conventional notions of sludge metal. This band has always been defiant and awkward: melodic when others would be brutal, brutal when others would take their foot o...July 18, 2023
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Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer JEREMY SPENCER Buries PSYCHO SYNNER And Turns His Attention To SEMI-ROTTED
By David E. Gehlke Jeremy Spencer's first post-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH foray, PSYCHOSEXUAL, admittedly went over everyone's heads. The band's softcore porn and goth rock stylings were a hard sell for the FFDP crowd accustomed to more streamlined and digestible music. A torrent of online criticism en...July 17, 2023
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Superunknown Redux
More power to Magnetic Eye Records: purveyors of reliably great "redux" versions of classic albums, populated by an astonishing array of contemporary riff worshippers. Following on from commendable projects saluting AC/DC, ALICE IN CHAINS, BLACK SABBATH, HELMET, JIMI HENDRIX and PINK FLOYD, "Superun...July 14, 2023
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BRUJERIA Announces New Album 'Esto Es Brujeria', Releases First Single 'Mochado'
Extreme metallers BRUJERIA will release their fifth full-length album, "Esto Es Brujeria", on September 15 via Nuclear Blast Records. The video visualizer for the LP's first single, "Mochado", can be seen below. BRUJERIA's Juan Brujo comments, "Para que sientan y sepan el poder Mexicano con raíces a...July 14, 2023
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Position | Momentum
If 2020's "The Eye Is The First Circle" was a concise act of scabby-lipped catharsis, "Position | Momentum" is what happens when the waves of vitriol never stop. CALLIGRAM continue to make some of the most vicious, black metal-adjacent music around, and when "Sul Dolore" erupts, it's instantly appar...July 14, 2023
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COREY TAYLOR On Being Compared To 'A Young BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN' By DUFF MCKAGAN: 'That Meant So Much To Me'
During a recent appearance on "The Rockman Power Hour", SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked about a recent quote from Duff McKagan in which the GUNS N' ROSES bassist described watching a solo Taylor performance thusly: "I saw Corey command an audience like a young Bruce Springsteen, acoustic gu...July 12, 2023
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LAJON WITHERSPOON Doesn't See SEVENDUST Ending Any Time Soon
In a new interview with Metal Hammer magazine, SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon was asked if the end of the band is coming soon. He responded: "There definitely will be an end, but I don't see it any time right now. I just turned 50 and I feel healthier than I did when I was 30. John Connolly [gui...July 12, 2023
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Watch: DISTURBED Kicks Off Summer 2023 North American Tour In Denver
DISTURBED kicked off the summer 2023 leg of its "Take Back Your Life" North American tour last night (Tuesday, July 11) at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Support on the trek is coming from BREAKING BENJAMIN and JINJER. Fan-filmed video of DISTURBED's performance can be seen below (courtesy of t...July 12, 2023
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CHEAP TRICK Announces October 2023 U.S. Tour Dates
Legendary rockers CHEAP TRICK have announced a series of new headlining dates for this fall. The trek kicks off on October 2 in Springfield, Missouri and ends on October 22 in Reno, Nevada. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 14. CHEAP TRICK will spend August opening for Rod Ste...July 11, 2023
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We Shall Remain
An increasingly big deal in their native Sweden and beyond, ELEINE have built a reputation upon the simple notion that symphonic metal doesn't have to be all fantasy, fairies and glossy pomp. "We Shall Remain" is the band's fourth album, and it's their heaviest yet: an explosive, balls-out assault t...July 11, 2023
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SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON Has 'About 20 Songs' For His Upcoming Debut Solo Album
In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Sonic Perspectives, SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon offered an update on the songwriting and recording sessions for his long-in-the-works debut solo album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "In two weeks, I fly back to Nashville to kind of w...July 10, 2023
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OZZY OSBOURNE Cancels Performance At POWER TRIP Festival: 'I'm Just Not Ready Yet'
Ozzy Osbourne has canceled his appearance as one the headliners of the Goldenvoice-produced Power Trip festival, which will take place Friday, October 6 to Sunday, October 8 at the Empire Polo Club In Indio, California. Earlier today, the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer released the following stateme...July 10, 2023
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THE GHOST INSIDE Returns With New Single 'Earn It'
THE GHOST INSIDE has returned with a triumphant new single, "Earn It", produced by Dan Braunstein (SPIRITBOX, DAYSEEKER). The band's first new release since 2020's self-titled record, "Earn It" finds the metalcore heavyweights back with a vengeance. Ushering in urgent guitars and crushing drums, fro...July 10, 2023
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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's Entire Concert In Cologne During May 2023 European Tour
German TV program "Rockpalast", which broadcasts on the television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR),has uploaded professionally filmed video of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's entire May 11 concert at Luxor in Cologne, Germany. You can watch the show below. Featured songs: 01. Bottom Feeder 00:00:00...July 9, 2023
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