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Black Sabbath was embroiled in a protracted legal battle with its former manager in 1975 when the band started recording its sixth studio album, Sabotage. The group felt sabotaged at every turn – hence the album’s […]
THE OBSESSED and THE SKULL will join forces for a US co-headlining tour this Summer. Set to commence July 29th in Cleveland, Ohio, the doom rock caravan will wind its way through nearly two-dozen […]
Life on the road isn’t all glamour and rock’n’roll excess and Motörhead‘s punishing tour schedule in 1981 took them all over the globe as they rode high on the success of Ace Of Spades. […]
DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED Finnish Black/Epic Metal Pioneers Featuring Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish), CRYPTA Releases Third Single “Dark Night Of The Soul”, VAN CANTO Drops Lyric Video for “Dead By The Night”, POWERWOLF Releases New Single […]
Italian symphonic power metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE are celebrating the release of their brand new EP, “I’ll Be Your Hero“, which is out now on AFM Records! The band’s latest album, “The Eighth Mountain” (2019), […]
Polish heretics Behemoth have today unveiled a sumptuous and visceral new video for “Shadows Ov Ea Cast Upon Golgotha“, a track taken from last years 4-track A Forest EP. The video, produced by longtime […]
Cruise to the Edge, the world’s greatest progressive rock experience, has announced the artist line-up for its 7th annual voyage, next May 2nd-7th. Featuring over 35 artists, the five-night exclusive cruise charter is sailing out of Port […]
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late heavy metal icon, will join forces with virtual event producers Rolling Live Studios to celebrate Ronnie’s birthday on […]
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group Lynyrd Skynyrd was well into the Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour, when the worldwide shutdown forced the band – and all musicians – off the road. […]
Rocklahoma will make its highly anticipated return this year – taking place on Friday, September 3, Saturday, September 4, and Sunday, September 5 at Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside […]
Australian music icons Brian Cadd and Russell Morris have a long friendship spanning more than four decades. Throughout the years they have occasionally joined forces and toured together, something that has always seen rave […]
Boom Crash Opera regrets to announce that due to the uncertainty of the Covid lockdown situation in Victoria the following shows have been postponed. August 20 – The Gov, S.A. (Original Date: June 5) August […]
‘Pure‘ is Robben Ford‘s brand-new instrumental studio album – the first one since “Tiger Walk” from 1997 – is released 27 August 2021 on earMUSIC. With nine unique tracks, the album features a “pure” […]
Yngwie Malmsteen and The Players Club / Mascot Label Group have presented the second instant gratification track from his July 23 release PARABELLUM. Malmsteen shares, “Here’s ‘Relentless Fury.’ It’s a good example of how […]
One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest, will finally get the opportunity to celebrate their 50th anniversary this year with the launch of a North American tour this fall. The 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour will also feature […]
In less than a month Nonpoint has broken every record in it’s charting history. Now on June 7th they are poised to do it again with the release of their most brutal music video […]
With lockdowns & restrictions coming and going, we have no idea when we have the opportunity to rock out to live metal, but this one is stamped into the Hornography calendar and ready to […]
Today, the legendary Lee Aaron reveals the new video “Twenty One.” The beautiful ballad is the second single taken from the forthcoming new studio album Radio On!, set for international release on July 23rd via Metalville […]
Alcatrazz, the Los Angeles-based iconic heavy metal band, has released its new single “Turn of the Wheel” today via Silver Lining Music. The song is available now on all digital platforms here. The video […]
Light The Torch featuring Howard Jones [vocals], Francesco Artusato [guitar], and Ryan Wombacher [bass] — will release their new album and second full length You Will Be the Death of Me on June 25 […]
While the pandemic paralyzed the entire world and prevented bands from touring, Latin America’s biggest metal export SEPULTURA refused to sit back and act like an animal trapped in a cage. Like the flowers […]
BUCKCHERRY have released the video for the title track of their forthcoming album ‘Hellbound’ set for release on June 25th. The video, directed by KasterTroy and shot in Las Vegas, follows the release last […]
Following the announcement that the new Darkthrone album, Eternal Hails, is to be released on June 25, the band have premiered “Hate Cloak” – the first and only track to be revealed ahead of the album’s release. The […]
The brand-new rock festival vacation experience VORAGOS: Destination Lunasea Beach announces an incredible lineup for its inaugural event, set to take sail in early 2022. Rob Zombie, Chevelle and Mastodon lead the headlining talent […]
The countdown to July 18, the 40th-anniversary of thrash/metal legends Anthrax, is well underway and heading towards the big finale. A special worldwide Livestream event, presented by Danny Wimmer Presents and originating from Los Angeles, […]
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