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Chaos, Collusion, Carnage & Propaganda

Sometimes the only legitimate approach to heavy metal is to get to the fucking point, and quick. EXTINCTION A.D. have already established themselves as among modern thrash metal's sharpest exponents. Both of the Long Island quartet's albums to date have been straightforwardly ripping, with 2018's "D...

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OBITUARY And MUNICIPAL WASTE Announce 2022 'Decibel Magazine Tour'

The tour that would not stay dead is back for revenge! Decibel magazine's now decade-long "Decibel Magazine Tour" returns this January with a bloodthirsty co-headlining bill starring Tampa death metal legends OBITUARY and Richmond thrash metal heroes MUNICIPAL WASTE in a killer double feature. Tour...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'A Visual Biography' Due In February

Wymer Publishing has set a February 25, 2022 release date for "Judas Priest: A Visual Biography". This A4 224-page hardback coffee table book by esteemed author Martin Popoff is crammed full of memorabilia including backstage passes, gig posters, media adverts and much more. It is a grinding celebra...

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HALESTORM Shares 'Unplugged' Version Of Latest Single 'Back From The Dead'

HALESTORM has released an "unplugged" version of the band's latest single, "Back From The Dead". You can check it out below. Released in August, "Back From The Dead" is taken from HALESTORM's upcoming fifth full-length album, due in 2022. Directed by Dustin Haney (Noah Cyrus, Luke Combs) and produce...

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JUDAS PRIEST Launches 'Guide To Heavy Metal' Interactive Web Experience

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have launched a unique web activation called Judas Priest's Guide To Heavy Metal. The graphic novel-inspired interactive web experience, allows you to explore six chapters of storytelling, guitar tutorials, video question-and-answer sessions and more that sho...

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CHRIS JERICHO Joins STRYPER For Cover Of JUDAS PRIEST's 'Breaking The Law' During 'Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager At Sea' Cruise

FOZZY frontman and wrestling superstar Chris Jericho joined STRYPER on stage during the "Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager At Sea: Triple Whammy" cruise at the end of October to sing a cover version of the JUDAS PRIEST classic "Breaking The Law". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance ca...

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Street Lethal

While arguably more celebrated in the world of compulsory satin tour jackets than in the metal mainstream, Sweden's CRAZY LIXX have made a mockery of the notion that '80s glam metal is a stale idea. There are certainly plenty of bands peddling something similar, but the mighty H.E.A.T. aside, no on...

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Diorama

Denmark's resurgence as a major force in heavy music continues apace, with MØL firmly at the forefront of that nation's creative surge. It was obvious from 2018's debut album "Jord" that this band were injecting some much-needed originality into an increasingly stagnant post-black metal/shoegaze sce...

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ANTHRAX's JONATHAN DONAIS Hasn't Heard Any Of Band's New Music, Says He Isn't Involved In Songwriting Process

In a new interview with "The Classic Metal Show", ANTHRAX guitarist Jonathan Donais was asked how the music that band is working on for its upcoming album compares to the group's last two efforts, 2011's "Worship Music" and 2016's "For All Kings". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...

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TOBIAS FORGE: How Punk Music Influenced GHOST

GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge spoke to Matt Pinfield of 95.5 KLOS's "New & Approved" show about the influence of punk rock on his band's musical and lyrical approach. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "If you get the best of punk rock 1977 to 1980, a lot of those 'hits' are the sort...

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Late METAL CHURCH Singer MIKE HOWE: Memorial Booklet And Tribute Shirt Coming In December

A special package paying tribute to late METAL CHURCH singer Mike Howe is now available for pre-order from the Rat Pak Records web site. The "In Memoriam (Remembering Mike Howe)" memorial booklet and tribute shirt will only be available for a short while, so if you want one, be sure to order sooner...

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MEGADETH To Release 'A Night In Buenos Aires' Multimedia Concert Extravaganza From 2005

Hot on the heels of the first-ever commercial release earlier this year of a rare acoustic set from 2001, "Unplugged In Boston", metal giants MEGADETH have another treat in store for fans: a monster, fully electrified and electrifying concert extravaganza filmed in Argentina 2005 to a stadium full o...

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Watch SEBASTIAN BACH Perform SKID ROW's 'Slave To The Grind' Album In Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Fan-filmed video footage of Sebastian Bach's October 26 performance at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg, Pennsylvania can be seen below. The former SKID ROW singer recently returned to the stage for a tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band's double-platinum, acclaimed album "Slave To The...

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Former MACHINE HEAD Guitarist PHIL DEMMEL To Fill In For DAVE LINSK At OVERKILL Concert

Former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel will fill in for Dave Linsk at OVERKILL's November 13 concert at The Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey. The gig will mark OVERKILL's first pandemic-era performance — "609 f!!kin' days" after they were supposed to play the same v...

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Origin

Twenty-five years into a creatively glittering career, OMNIUM GATHERUM are still the great unsung heroes of melodic death metal. The last 20 years have been a weird time for the subgenre, not least due to metalcore's plundering of its key tenets, but while many of us are inclined to hide behind the...