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ALEX VARKATZAS Launches DEAD ICARUS And Puts ATREYU Behind Him: 'I Felt Irrelevant'

By David E. Gehlke Frontman Alex Varkatzas and long-running California metalcore leaders-turned-rockers ATREYU announced their parting of ways in September 2020. Given the band's gradual drift from the sounds that made them one of the defining bands of the early-to-mid-2000s metalcore scene (lest we...

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KISS To Light Up Empire State Building In Honor Of Band's Final Shows Ever

In advance of KISS's final live shows at Madison Square Garden on December 1 and December 2, several exciting activations will take place throughout New York City, including a music-to-light show on the world-famous Empire State Building on November 30. For KISS, celebrating alongside the historic E...

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ZAKK SABBATH To Release 'Doomed Forever Forever Doomed' Album In March

ZAKK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),bassist Robert "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE) and drummer Joey Castillo (DANZIG, QUEEN OF THE STONE AGE),will release a new double album, "Doomed Forever Foreve...

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FIREWIND Announces Spring 2024 U.S. Tour

FIREWIND will embark on a U.S. tour in April 2024. Support on the trek will come from EDGE OF PARADISE and IMMORTAL GUARDIAN. FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. states: "We're proud and excited to bring our new album 'Stand United' world tour to America! "In 2022 we made our comeback tour after a nine-year a...

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KISS Announces Epic New York City Takeover To Celebrate The Band's Final Shows Ever

Rock legends KISS have announced an epic New York City takeover in honor of their final live shows ever, taking place at Madison Square Garden December 1 and December 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET. To celebrate this historic moment for the most merchandisable band of all time, various takeover activations and e...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Releases Rare Version Of 'Burn MF' Featuring ROB ZOMBIE

Multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will celebrate the 10th anniversary of "The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell, Volume 1 & Volume 2" by releasing a limited-edition vinyl 6LP box set, as well as a digital version of the box set, on December 1, 2023. In...

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GENE SIMMONS Says KISS Is Done Performing After Final Farewell Tour Show: 'My Hand On The Bible'

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons insisted that the band's final show on the "End Of The Road" tour, scheduled for December 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, will be the group's last. "My hand on the Bible," he told the magazine. "And I should know...

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Bats

The thrash metal revival of the mid-2000s may have eventually fizzled out, but its main protagonists are all still hacking away at the high-velocity coalface. Second only to MUNICIPAL WASTE as an unassailable benchmark for that scene, GAMA BOMB have maintained a steady pace, releasing a series of au...

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JAMES LABRIE Is 'Overwhelmed' By 'Incredible' Response To DREAM THEATER's Reunion With MIKE PORTNOY

James LaBrie says that he has been "overwhelmed" by the "incredible" response to DREAM THEATER's announcement that the band was reuniting with original drummer Mike Portnoy. Earlier today (Saturday, November 4),the 60-year-old Canadian-born singer, who has been fronting DREAM THEATER since 1991, to...

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This Heathen Land

Exhibiting a rare gift for inducing goosebumps from the start, GREEN LUNG were instantly identifiable as something special. From the UK band's debut EP "Free The Witch" (2018) to their 2019 debut album "Woodland Rites" and its universally acclaimed follow-up, "Black Harvest", two years later, they h...

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NICOLAS CAGE's Son WES CAGE Shares Music Video For New Solo Single 'The Wolf'

Solo rock artist Wes Cage, son of Nicolas Cage, has released the official music video for his new single "The Wolf". This standalone track, which was made available via Pavement Entertainment, was co-written with Keith Wallen of BREAKING BENJAMIN. "I hope this song resonates with the masses and is e...

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DREAM THEATER Announces Return Of Drummer MIKE PORTNOY

Grammy-winning progressive music titans DREAM THEATER have announced the return of drummer Mike Portnoy to the group. Portnoy will reunite with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung — the trio formed the band at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 — along with longtime members, vocalist Ja...

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Ashes, Organs, Blood And Crypts

Still building up speed as they hurtle towards the grave, AUTOPSY have conjured another batch of obnoxious outbursts, barely a year after the release of last year's "Morbidity Triumphant". That album was another high point in a career full of them. In particular, since reconvening in 2009, the Calif...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist MICK MARS's First-Ever Solo Single To Arrive On Halloween

The first-ever solo music from MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars will make its official debut on Halloween (October 31). The as-yet-undisclosed track will receive its world premiere on October 30 via SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" before being made available the next day. On Wednesday (Oct...

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ICE NINE KILLS Shares 'Silence Of The Lambs'-Inspired Video 'Meat & Greet'

Murdersome metal trailblazers ICE NINE KILLS brought the latest chapter of their expansive cinematic universe to a brutal and sinister end last night as they premiered brand new "Silence Of The Lambs"-inspired single and video "Meat & Greet" at an immersive event, hosted by ICE NINE KILLS frontm...