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Sad news today that world renowned producer Chris Tsangarides has passed away at the age of just 61 after a battle with pneumonia and heart failure. Over the years Tsangarides produced so many rock and […]
Judas Priest could easily rest on their laurels at this stage of their highly successful and influential career. However, the legendary metal band – singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist […]
PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS, led by the legendary long time MOTÖRHEAD guitarist, have released a brand new single and video for ‘Welcome To Hell’. The track is the second single taken from the band’s […]
DESTRÖYER 666 will release a crushing new EP on February 23rd, 2018. ‘Call of the Wild’ contains three brand new songs and a fresh take on their classic and live-favourite, “Trialed by Fire”. The metal wolf-pack is now streaming the title-track […]
Only one week left until Dutch epic death/black metallers BLEEDING GODS will release their new concept album »Dodekathlon« via Nuclear Blast! After already having released two singles, ‘From Feast To Beast’ (+music video) and […]
Tuomas Holopainen‘s 3-track demo earned him his first record deal with his freshly founded band NIGHTWISH back in 1996. 20 years later – with over 2,000 shows played and more than 8 million records […]
Tony Klinger, renowned producer of The Who’s “The Kids Are Alright” film, has started a PledgeMusic campaign for “The Who and I” Box Set, Book and Memorabilia. The Box Set contains Tony’s new book […]
In advance of their massive European tour, SEPTICFLESH are now revealing a pro-shot clip for the track “Martyr” taken from their latest masterpiece, ‘Codex Omega‘, which has been directed by long-time collaborator Jon Simvonis. The video […]
IHSAHN is a name that is synonymous with the Worldwide metal scene; a musical visionary who’s creativity is unparalleled and influence is far reaching. IHSAHN will, after all these years, make his live debut […]
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast including updates on Tankard, In Flames, Beast In Black and Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons. The German thrash metal legends TANKARD released […]
Brazilian melodic hard rock band Leatherjacks have released their new single ‘I Hate To Fall In Love‘ in time for Christmas, the follow up to their debut album “The Lost Arts Of Rock And […]
American actor, Lee Vervoort, best known for his role as a Savior in Seasons 6 and 7 of AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” is set to play the lead character in an upcoming music video […]
Due to unprecedented demand, UNWRITTEN LAW have added Adelaide to their February Black Album tour. David Roy Williams “We’ve never seen such incredible demand from Adelaide for a show. We really hope to see […]
Swedish black metal masters, Dark Funeral, are excited to announce their return to North America for the first time in 5 years. The band will be co-headlining this run with Septic Flesh and are […]
For 15 years THERION‘s leader, Christofer Johnsson, was haunted by the desire to compose an opera and turn his vision of the opus »Beloved Antichrist« into reality. After long lengths of time involving much […]
NEAL MORSE released the poignant video for “He Died At Home” today exclusively on Popmatters.com. The song is from his latest solo album, LIFE & TIMES, which will be released February 16 on Radiant Records […]
Attention Human Scum!!!! Earth’s favourite interplanetary warriors, GWAR, are returning to conquer and destroy Australia in APRIL 2018! “The Blood of Gods Tour” continues on into Australia, as your masters and supreme overlords take their one of a kind […]
A round up of the latest Nuclear Blast news including updates on Hammerfall, Michael Schenker Fest, Machine Head and Dimmu Borgir. When HAMMERFALL released their debut album »Glory To The Brave« in […]
AVATAR COUNTRY DUE OUT JANUARY 12, 2018 | WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCED, TICKETS ON SALE NOW PRE-ORDERS NOW LIVE Hear Ye! Hear Ye! — His royal majesty the King and His elite orchestra, AVATAR have granted […]
CIRCA SURVIVE will be returning to Australian shores in May 2018 in support of their latest album The Amulet. After a successful run of shows in 2015 the Philadelphia alt-rock outfit are here to […]
Available February 15, 2017 from Rowman & Littlefield Publishing: Bill Kopp’s new book “Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to the Dark Side of the Moon.” In celebration of the 45th anniversary of The […]
An Early Bird ticket sale is now underway for the 5th annual Louder Than Life, to be held Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Champions Park in Louisville, KY. During the Early […]
Southern California crossover thrash/hardcore punk/skate punk legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES announce much anticipated DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL sideshows. Judging from their name, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES were never afraid of a little controversy. Formed in Venice, California, during the […]
Midlands based hard rock band, The Bad Flowers, are set to release their debut studio album Starting Gun on Friday 16th February 2018. The album is a follow up to 2016’s self-titled EP and shows the great progression of song […]
California’s best hardcore exports – Stick To Your Guns and Being As An Ocean – will be here in a matter of weeks to dominate Australian venues (and the Sold-Out UNIFY Gathering!) in January […]
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