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The Beast You Are

BIG BUSINESS has been a breath of fresh air in the realm of rock 'n' roll and heavy music for nearly 15 years. With "The Beast You Are", the two-piece's sixth album, nothing has changed on that front, and it fortunately isn't simply more of the same. BIG BUSINESS has never made a misstep, per se. Th...

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Ex-AMON AMARTH Drummer Accuses Singer JOHAN HEGG Of Spreading 'Lies' About Him

Ex-AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson says that getting kicked out of the band was "the best thing" that happened to him. Andersson was fired from AMON AMARTH in March 2015, just as the band was preparing to enter the studio to begin work on its "Jomsviking" album. AMON AMARTH opted to enlist a s...

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SKILLET To Release 'Really Aggressive' And 'Very Passionate' New Album This Summer

SKILLET frontman John Cooper has revealed to Rocked that the first single from the band's new album will arrive this week. The group will simultaneously reveal the title and the cover artwork for the disc, which will be released this summer. Speaking about the musical direction of SKILLET's follow-u...

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MASTODON To 'Dive Head-First' Into Making New Album In The Fall

Troy Sanders says that MASTODON will begin work on its new album in the fall. The effort will mark the band's first release since 2017's "Emperor Of Sand", which won the group a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category for the song "Sultan's Curse". Asked by Consequence Of Sound if it was MAS...

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CYNIC's PAUL MASVIDAL Releases 'Parasite' Song From 'Mythical' Solo EP

"Parasite", a new song from the songwriter and guitarist Paul Masvidal, can be streamed below. The track is taken from "Mythical", the first collection from Paul's trilogy of records, "Mythical Human Vessel". They are the first independent solo releases on his label, Masvidalien Records. "Mythical"...

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OF MICE & MEN Drummer On Working With Producer JOSH WILBUR: 'We Wanted To Make Metalhead Music'

Valentino Arteaga says OF MICE & MEN may never escape the "metalcore" tag he and his bandmates were branded with upon their 2009 formation. Originally the combination of hardcore and metal music, metalcore morphed considerably when bands started incorporating elements of melodic Swedish death metal...

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GODSMACK's SHANNON LARKIN Offers Advice To Young Drummers: 'Wear Earplugs'

In a brand new interview with The London Free Press, GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin was asked what advice he would give to young drummers. He responded: "It might not sound very sexy, but wear earplugs. When I was in my mid-30s, my wife and I would take turns getting up at night to feed my daughter...

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BUSH's 'Really Heavy' New Album Will 'Devastate People,' Says GAVIN ROSSDALE

BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale has told Consequence Of Sound that the band is putting the finishing touches on its next album at a Los Angeles studio with film composer Tyler Bates, who has previously worked with Marilyn Manson. "The whole record is really heavy," Gavin said. "I decided to make a real...

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Reformed LAST CRACK Releases Music Video For New Song 'Icicle'

"Icicle", the new video from reformed '90s Madison, Wisconsin alternative hard rockers LAST CRACK, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's long-awaited third full-length album, "The Up Rising", which will be released on May 31 via EMP Label Group, the U.S.-based label of MEGADETH bassis...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO, KIRK HAMMETT Cover PERET's 'El Muerto Vivo' In Barcelona (Video)

Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett played a cover version of the song "El Muerto Vivo" from the Spanish singer Peret during METALLICA's May 5 concert at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Spain. Professionally filmed video footage of their performance can be seen below. "El Muerto Vivo" was p...

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Mysterium Tremendum

You can't stop progress, as Neil Fallon memorably put it. LORD DYING have been heading in an intriguing direction for some time: members of the sludge and doom fraternity with a broader and more daring vision than most, their second album "Poisoned Altars" was one of 2015's most bewitching riff riot...

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SKINTRADE Is Back With New Single, 'Woman'

Swedish hard rockers SKINTRADE have returned with a new single, "Woman", via Ninetone Records. You can listen to the song below. SKINTRADE was formed in 1992 by Matti Alfonzetti (vocals),George Bravo (guitar, backing vocals),Stefan Bergström (guitar, backing vocals),Hakan Calmroth (bass) and Håka...

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Vessel

THEORIES does not care for subtlety. The Seattle outfit's 2014 split with Canadian grinders WAKE and the debut full-length, "Regression", that came out the following year were both full-frontal assaults of controlled yet relentless deathgrind. Now, four years later, THEORIES has returned with its so...

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D-A-D: 'A Prayer For The Loud' Album Details Revealed

Danish rockers D-A-D will release their first album in eight years, "A Prayer For The Loud" on May 31 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011's "DIC.NII.LAN.DAFT.ERD.ARK" harks back to the core of what D-A-D does better than most: four guys who play thrilling rock music with ferocious energy, catchy...

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ULI JON ROTH Says Quality Of Rock Journalism 'Has Really Dropped'

Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock conducted an interview with legendary German guitarist Uli Jon Roth prior to his April 13 concert at The Arcada in St. Charles, Illinois. You can watch the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he's surprised b...