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BULLET: 'Storm Of Blades' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Swedish hard rockers BULLET will release their new album, "Storm Of Blades", on September 5 in Europe and Sepember 9 in North America via Nuclear Blast. The band's fifth longplayer marks the first recording to feature BULLET's new guitar player Alexander Lyrbo, who replaced Erik Almström in 2012. "S...

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EXODUS: First Photo Of 2014 Lineup Featuring STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA

**UPDATE**: EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has confirmed that the just-released photo of the band's new lineup was, in fact, Photoshopped. He explained: "[It's] kinda hard to do a photo session when I'm 10,000 miles away [on tour with SLAYER]! A real one will follow, complete with [my] 'Grizzly Adams' b...

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AXEL RUDI PELL To Release 'Deluxe' Edition Of 'Into The Storm' Featuring Bonus Live CD

"Into The Storm", the latest album from German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell, will be reissued as a deluxe edition with a bonus CD consisting of brand new live recordings and the video for the song "Long Way To Go". The deluxe edition will feature a new cover and will come with a 16-page booklet containi...

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KISS: Behind-The-Scenes Look At Making Of 'Kissteria - The Ultimate Vinyl Road Case'

This year marks the 40th anniversary of rock and roll giants KISS and in true KISS fashion, the band is making 2014 the biggest and loudest, non-stop rock and roll party of the century. Rock legends KISS were the first signing to Neil Bogart's newly formed Casablanca Records label after he saw and r...

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SLASH: Official 'World On Fire' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "World On Fire", the title track of the new album from Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and his backing band, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, can be seen below. The song arrived at radio on June 13 and was released digitally on June 16. "World On Fire", the t...

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GOTTHARD's 'BANG!' To Be Released In U.S. With Three Bonus Tracks

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD will unleash their latest studio album, "BANG!", in North America via The End Records. On June 24, the band will release the digital version of "BANG!", with a deluxe version containing three bonus tracks scheduled for release August 12. For over 20 years, GOTTHARD has to...

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The Last Neanderthal

More proof positive the stoner-doom hybrid is king in metal these days. Portland's OGRE flocked to Italian label Minotauro Records to distribute their fourth sludge-bang affair "The Last Neanderthal", and fans of this stuff will want in on it. Pick the usual gamut of influences going into "The Last...

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Faceless

Australia has a red-hot metalcore scene and one of its figureheads is BURIED IN VERONA. Following their fan-favorite previous album "Notorious", BURIED IN VERONA will satiate their target audience, but perhaps no else, with album three, "Faceless". Despite their admirable spirit for genre bending, B...

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BULLET To Release 'Storm Of Blades' In September

Swedish hard rockers BULLET will release their new album, "Storm Of Blades", on September 5 in Europe and Sepember 9 in North America via Nuclear Blast. The band's fifth longplayer marks the first recording to feature BULLET's new guitar player Alexander Lyrbo, who replaced Erik Almström in 2012. "T...

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SLASH: 'World On Fire' Title Track Available For Streaming In Its Entirety

"World On Fire", the title track of the new album from Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and his backing band, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, will arrive at radio on June 13 and will be released digitally on June 16. The song can now be streamed in its entirety in the YouTube clip below....

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CRIPPER Signs With METAL BLADE

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of German thrashers CRIPPER. CRIPPER is convincing with its enthralling mix of old-school and modern thrash metal. Served with technical refinement and a lot of groove, the band kicks ass while being varied and distinct. Since their formation in 2005, th...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA: 'A Lot Went Into My Decision' To Rejoin EXODUS

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS on Sunday (June 8) announced the departure of their singer of the past nine years, Rob Dukes, and the return of his predecessor, Steve "Zetro" Souza. Souza, who previously fronted EXODUS from 1986 to 1993 and from 2002 to 2004, told MetalRecusants....

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Ruining Lives

Tommy Victor, consider yourself on a roll. After a solid stint with MINISTRY while tinkering to keep PRONG afloat over the years to mixed reviews, Victor proved his naysayers wrong with the 2012 rebound album, "Carved in Stone". This time, rebound is a dirty word. It's been ages since PRONG's monste...

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Sex

So continues the excavation of obscure metal and punk acts for retroactive posterity. In this case, the rediscovery comes with a loosely-tied big industry name. THE FURY is noteworthy by means of direct association with guitarist/vocalist S.A. Adams and indirect association with DREAM THEATER/AVENGE...

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Death Curse

Cali death mongers GRAVEHILL are back following their 2011 album "When All Roads Lead to Hell". Those who have followed this band know GRAVEHILL officially began in 2001 with their "Practitioners of Fell Sorcery" EP before calling it quits as fast as they'd arrived. In 2006, GRAVEHILL was reassemble...