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Muse have announced that their eighth studio album, Simulation Theory, will be released on November 9 through Warner Music. The eleven-track record was produced by the band, along with several award-winning producers, including Rich […]
Heavy music legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES recently announced the upcoming release of their latest album, STill Cyco Punk After All These Years, out September 7, 2018. STill Cyco Punk After All These Years is a […]
Seven albums into a career that spans four decades with album number eight already in the can, New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends Diamond Head will be embarking on a European Tour this […]
German Thrash Metal legends TANKARD have just released an official animated video for the track “Don’t Bullshit Us“, taken from the latest studio release. »One Foot In The Grave«. The Royal Melbourne Institute of […]
After cementing themselves as one of the UK’s finest live acts after a landmark performance at Reading & Leeds Festival, The Wombats have continued their indie onslaught by unveiling an outstanding new single in […]
Ice Nine Kills will release their new album The Silver Scream through Fearless Records / Caroline Australia on Friday, October 5. The album’s 13 anthems are based on 13 respective horror classics. The band has shared the cinematic video for “The American […]
With the release of the previous two live videos for “Addicted To Pain” and “Words Darker Than Their Wings,” from Alter Bridge’s career-defining live release Live At The Royal Albert Hall Featuring the Parallax […]
CATTLE DECAPITATION Announces New Band Members, RIVERS OF NIHIL Launch New Video for Where Owls Know My Name, MONSTROSITY Florida death metallers release new single, “Radiated”, SIEGE OF POWER Allstar death metal band releases […]
ANCESTORS Stream New Album Suspended in Reflections In Full, ÅRABOT Release New Track Pygmalion, ROSETTA Set To Reissue Quintessential Ephemera and The Anaesthete, FUTURE USSES Release New Single Heavenly Superperson, SET AND SETTING Prepare […]
Twenty One Pilots have unveiled a new track from their eagerly awaited new studio album, TRENCH. My Blood is available today at all DSPs; TRENCH arrives everywhere October 5th via Fueled By Ramen. My […]
The sky was crying when Gary Moore passed away on 6th February 2011. From Thin Lizzy to Colosseum II, together with his solo hits ‘Parisienne Walkways’ and ‘Out In The Fields’, Gary influenced […]
Grammy-nominated band Panic! At The Disco today released a new music video for track High Hopes. Directed by Brendan Walter and Mel Soria, the thrilling video sees frontman Brendon Urie bring the artwork for […]
Two Aussie brothers went to the other side of the world and started a rock n roll band… Originally hailing from Sydney, Axel and Jay McDonald, the former a shit hot guitar player with […]
Kill Devil Hill guitarist Mark Zavon is set to release his debut self-titled solo effort November 23th via EMP Label Group, a collection of catchy riffs and giant hooks, forging an album of timeless, […]
Formed in 1996, SALIVA broke out into the mainstream in 2001 when the band’s angsty hard rock pummeling helped earn a double-platinum certification for their sophomore album, Every Six Seconds. Building upon their previously […]
Canadian rockers SVEN GALI will be returning to the UK for the first time in 25 years to headline the Friday, September 14th night of the Hair Metal Heaven Festival in Kingston upon Hull. Joining them […]
“We always knew this tour would take us into 2019,” said SLAYER‘s Kerry King, “and we‘ve been blown away by the response we‘ve been getting here in North America. We‘ve heard about fans who […]
SKILLET lets their music speak the loudest. That’s how the quartet has cemented its place as one of the 21st century’s most successful rock bands. Selling over 11 million units worldwide, the Wisconsin quartet […]
Orange County mainstays Atreyu are pleased to announce their upcoming seventh studio album In Our Wake. The record is due out October 12 via Spinefarm / Caroline Australia. The band has shared two brand […]
THE DEAD DAISIES are returning to Europe this winter to close out 2018! The band is thrilled to announce they’re returning to Europe to play 15 shows across the continent and in addition, due to […]
METAL ALLEGIANCE began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community‘s most revered trailblazers, armed with a list of contributors onstage (and off) that […]
RIAA-certified, Billboard chart-topping, five-time Grammy nominated Richmond, VA band LAMB OF GOD recently released their full-length covers album as BURN THE PRIEST, “Legion: XX”, via Epic Records (Nuclear Blast Entertainment). The album is a collection of songs […]
Only two weeks are left until Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI release their new studio album »Kulkija« (“Wanderer”), through Nuclear Blast. To celebrate, the band has unleashed the 4th single from their upcoming 14-song record […]
The legendary compilation “Death Is Just The Beginning“ is back! But there‘s more, a fantastic live package including KATAKLYSM, HYPOCRISY and THE SPIRIT will also hit the road under that banner. Of course all […]
Today sees the release of RAINIER FOG (BMG), the first new album in five years from multi-platinum rock band ALICE IN CHAINS. The album’s release follows a weeklong takeover of the band’s Seattle hometown […]
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