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Rise Radiant
The progressive-metal genre can be frustrating waters to wade into in 2020. There is a very small number of bands that are truly great, and then dozens of bands that are good-to-very good and seemingly have the tools to be truly great. For some reason or another, they are able to assemble 495 pieces...May 21, 2020
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VANDENBERG: Lyric Video For New Song 'Skyfall'
The official lyric video for the song "Skyfall" from the new lineup of VANDENBERG can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, titled "2020", which will be released on May 29 via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. Led by master guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, the Dutch...May 21, 2020
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STABBING WESTWARD Re-Teams With Producer JOHN FRYER For 'Wasteland' Album
Just months after releasing its first new material in 18 years, STABBING WESTWARD continues its newfound momentum, announcing a recording deal with COP International to release the band's upcoming fifth studio album, "Wasteland", alongside at least one new single in 2020. In January, the respected i...May 21, 2020
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LACEY STURM 'Would Love To' Collaborate With BENJAMIN BURNLEY On New Project
Ex-FLYLEAF singer Lacey Sturm says that she is still open to collaborating with BREAKING BENJAMIN frontman Benjamin Burnley on a new project. "I would love to — I would love to do that," she told Pozzo Live in a new interview. "If he wants to do that, I've already said yes to doing it, so I guess it...May 21, 2020
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DEVILDRIVER To Release 'Dealing With Demons I' In October
DEVILDRIVER has spent almost the last two decades pursuing a course of uncompromising artistry and nonsense-free dedication to the road. Led by the prolific Dez Fafara, the Californian crew has earned their reputation as one of the hardest working bands on the planet, while issuing a steady successi...May 21, 2020
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ANVIL To Play Virtual Concert In July
Canadian metal veterans ANVIL will play what is being billed as "the first live stream metal show in Canada" on July 4 at L'Anti Bar in Quebec City. Drummer Robb Reiner told The Metal Voice: "Nobody will be there just Camera's , we are going to smash Covid In Canada...make sure to join us and 'Rock...May 21, 2020
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Former NERVOSA Members FERNANDA LIRA And LUANA DAMETTO Launch Death Metal Band CRYPTA
Former NERVOSA bassist/vocalist Fernanda Lira and drummer Luana Dametto have teamed up with BURNING WITCHES guitarist Sonia "Anubis" Nusselder and ex-HAGBARD guitarist Tainá Bergamaschi in a new "old-school death metal" band called CRYPTA. The quartet, which was founded in June 2019, is currently wo...May 20, 2020
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ALICE COOPER: METALLICA 'Spoke For A Generation That Before Was A Little Bit Afraid To Say They Were Metal'
Legendary rocker Alice Cooper was interviewed on AXS TV's newest web series, "At Home And Social Online". Asked for his comment on METALLICA's "Fade To Black", which was named one of the "Top 10 Epic Songs Of 1984" by AXS TV, Alice said (see video below): "Well, first of all, that was my first year...May 20, 2020
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VOLBEAT's 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' Certified Five Times Platinum In Denmark
VOLBEAT's 2016 album "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie" has been certified quintuple platinum in the band's native Denmark for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. The platinum and gold certifications awarded by IFPI Denmark, the Danish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Indust...May 20, 2020
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Valhalla
The mistake a lot of media folk continually make about heavy metal is the assumption that most metalheads have any real desire for the genre to change. Sure, we can all cope with a few hundred nebulous subgenres and nobody will complain if someone conjures a brand new form of metal that elicits the...May 20, 2020
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New STYX Album Will Be 'Progressive' With 'Heavy Emphasis On Melody'
STYX drummer Todd Sucherman spoke to Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio about the progress of the writing and recording sessions for the follow-up to "The Mission". Released in June 2017, that disc marked STYX's first new LP in 14 years. It was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, co-produced a...May 20, 2020
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MEGADETH + LAMB OF GOD: Summer Leg Of North American Tour Postponed To 2021
The first leg of MEGADETH's previously announced North American tour with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES is being rescheduled for 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. The 55-date trek was slated to be split into two legs. The first leg of the tour was supposed to kic...May 20, 2020
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BPMD Feat. BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH, MIKE PORTNOY, PHIL DEMMEL And MARK MENGHI: Listen To Re-Energized Cover Of 'Evil'
BPMD — the new heavy metal juggernaut featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL),drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, SONS OF APOLLO),bassist Mark Menghi (METAL ALLEGIANCE) and guitarist Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE, ex-MACHINE HEAD) — will release its debut album, "American Made", on June...May 20, 2020
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Strike.Smother.Dehumanize
Six albums into an avowedly spotlight-shunning career, REVENGE have earned themselves a formidable reputation. Admittedly, it's a reputation for making records that sound like all the hatred in the world, condensed down to an unstoppable tornado of harrowing, blackened noise. But that still counts....May 19, 2020
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BUSH's GAVIN ROSSDALE Says 'The Kingdom' Album Is 'Very Human'
BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale spoke to Marci Wiser of the 95.5 KLOS radio station about the lyrical inspiration for the band's upcoming studio album, "The Kingdom", due on July 17 via Zuma Rock Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management. "I think it really goes hand in hand with everyon...May 19, 2020