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Twice Grammy-nominated band AUGUST BURNS RED — JB Brubaker [lead guitar], Brent Rambler [rhythm guitar], Matt Greiner [drums], Jake Luhrs [lead vocals], and Dustin Davidson [bass] — have been sharing previously unreleased tracks, such […]
Grammy Award winners BODY COUNT have never shied away from keeping it raw and real. In that spirit, Ice-T and crew launched a contest for fans to illuminate the musical and lyrical ballistics to […]
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and Sons of Apollo vocalist Jeff Scott Soto have been collaborating on some new material recently under the moniker ELLEFSON-SOTO. The Ellefson-Soto version of the Riot classic “Swords & Tequila” […]
SILVERBACK TOURING knows the importance of live music, the effect it has on us all and the fact it’s something we have been sadly missing due to a Global Event that none of us […]
KINGSWOOD are set to perform one of their biggest shows to date, with the announcement of a special event presented by Triple M: KINGSWOOD LIVE AT THE PALAIS THEATRE. Taking place on Saturday, June […]
Johnny Thunders is a true punk rock legend. He shot to stardom as a founding member of the iconic NEW YORK DOLLS. After a stint with the Dolls he then went on to for his own band Johnny […]
Arizona’s GO AHEAD AND DIE is proud to announce their self-titled debut album will be released on June 11th via Nuclear Blast Records. GO AHEAD AND DIE is a raw, urgent, unrelenting, thrillingly shocking, […]
BURNING WITCHES release new single & video, OCEANS release new single ‘VOICES’ featuring Lena Scissorhands, ALMANAC release previously unreleased version of “Kingdom Of The Blind”. Swiss/Dutch heavy metal coven BURNING WITCHES are […]
POP EVIL have debuted their new single “Set Me Free” today (3/19) along with announcing May 21 as the release date for their much-anticipated sixth full-length album VERSATILE via Entertainment One (eOne). The release […]
BLACK STONE CHERRY have released a new digital single, ‘Again (Live),’ taken from their Live From The Sky streaming event recorded last October. The show coincided with the release of their new studio album, The Human Condition, out now […]
LAMB OF GOD has premiered the official video for “Memento Mori (Live)” from the Lamb of God: Live in Richmond, VA DVD, which is part of the upcoming CD+DVD, due out March 26th via […]
After releasing Best of Lizzy Borden, Vol. 2 last year, Lizzy Borden has now announced his feature film acting debut in Die Influencers Die – a blood-splattering, heavy metal-fueled, social media spoofing, feature length […]
On May 7th, Artillery will release their tenth full-length, X, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of X, the new single, “In Thrash We Trust“, can be heard at: metalblade.com/artillery In the […]
SIRENIA Releases New Official Lyric Video for “This Curse Of Mine”, GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT Releases New Official Video “In Flux”, TROLLFEST Releases Cover of Pharrell Williams Hit “Happy”. Symphonic metal foursome SIRENIA […]
EVILE are back – straight from the abyss! April 30, 2021 will see British thrash titans EVILE release their brand new studio album, entitled Hell Unleashed, via Napalm Records – the band’s first album […]
Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante announces a brand new album, 14-tracks that feature an all-star cast of “who’s who” in the thrash, metal, and rock worlds. With all cuts culled from Benante’s acclaimed ‘quarantine jam video […]
The all Australian metal festival Metal United Down Under (MUDU) is announced today along with the release of this year’s official artwork created by Tristan Tait Illustrations! The 8th instalment of the event will […]
Serj Tankian‘s critically-revered Elasticity EP, the System of a Down singer’s first solo release since 2013’s Orca, is available today! The Los Angeles and New Zealand based musician has simultaneously unveiled a second video featuring music from […]
Renown American guitarist/songwriter JEFF KOLLMAN (COSMOSQUAD, ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT, ASIA FJP, GLENN HUGHES) has announced a May 21 release date for his forthcoming solo album, ‘East of Heaven‘. ‘East of Heaven’ is Kollman’s sixth instrumental studio album as a solo artist […]
Joe Bonamassa is known for being “always on the road”. This time he is bringing the concert into the homes of fans around the world in an epic pay-per-view performance from the live music […]
Multi-Gold and Platinum punk rock band RISE AGAINST is back with a provocative and dynamic new album, Nowhere Generation, the group’s first new studio effort in four years. On the upcoming release, the outspoken […]
On May 28th, Marillion will release their new live album “With Friends At St David’s“, recorded in Cardiff in November 2019. It all started with the release of “With Friends From The Orchestra” in 2019, […]
On 23rd April GILBY CLARKE will unleash his first new solo music in nearly two decades via Golden Robot Records! Gilby’s new album ‘The Gospel Truth‘ is full of fist-pumping rock ‘n’ roll songs with fat choruses, bluesy […]
Evanescence, Incendium, and Heavy Metal Entertainment announce the launch of Echoes from the Void, an Evanescence Graphic Anthology Series, under Incendium’s all-new music-focused OPUS imprint. Echoes from the Void is a fantasy Graphic Anthology Series, comprised of 48-page deluxe comic […]
Building upon the excitement from the announcement of his sophomore album The Ides Of March last month, MYLES KENNEDY is releasing its title track to the masses. “The Ides Of March” is the longest song on the album […]
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