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LETLIVE. Releases 'Fake History' Demos In Celebration Of Album's Tenth Anniversary

LETLIVE.'s seminal album "Fake History" was released a decade ago today via Tragic Hero Records, an, to celebrate, vocalist Jason Aalon Butler's 333 Wreckords Crew have released a collection of early demos from the "Fake History" process. The raw and real recordings take you inside the making of a m...

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DRAGONFORCE Is Using Coronavirus Downtime To Work On New Music

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li has been using the coronavirus downtime to work on new material. He tells Ultimate Guitar in a new interview: "We were originally not planning to work on any new songs. I was supposed to still be on tour right now. But we actually started writing new songs already. Yo...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says THE CIRCLE's U.S. Tour With NIGHT RANGER Might Get Postponed

Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony have commented on the status of SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE's previously announced U.S. tour with NIGHT RANGER. Produced by Live Nation, the outing is scheduled to kick off July 9 in West Palm Beach, Florida at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre and make stops in Tampa, C...

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THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Feat. SOILWORK, ARCH ENEMY Members: 'Golden Swansdown' Video

"Golden Swansdown", the new video from the Swedish classic/progressive rock supergroup THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA — featuring members of SOILWORK and ARCH ENEMY — can be seen below. The clip features an appearance by dancer extraordinaire Ella Snellman. A remarkable fact about her performance: The d...

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Summer NAMM Show Canceled Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

The summer's NAMM show, which was scheduled to take place July 9-11 in Nashville, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The cancelation of the smaller of the two NAMM conventions that take place each year — the larger being winter NAMM in January, held at Cali...

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The Eye Is The First Circle

One of the UK's best kept filthy secrets, CALLIGRAM, have really slammed their withered hearts down on the table here. Seemingly recorded during a time of great personal turmoil, "The Eye Is The First Circle" is the kind of album that can only reinforce the link between heavy music and emotional cat...

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Son Of Original RIOT Guitarist LOU 'L.A.' KOUVARIS Confirms He Died Of Coronavirus-Related Complications

Alex Kouvaris, son of original RIOT guitarist Lou "L.A." Kouvaris, has confirmed that his father died from coronavirus-related complications. He was 66 years old. Earlier today, Alex released the following message via his Facebook page: "The thought of even having to write this breaks my heart. "I n...

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SYMPHONY X's North American Tour With PRIMAL FEAR And FIREWIND Postponed Until 2021

New Jersey's progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X have been forced to postpone their previously announced "25th Anniversary North American tour 2020" due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The 28-date trek, which was originally scheduled to kick off in Englewood, New Jersey on M...

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WOLFHEART: 'The Hammer' Music Video

"The Hammer", the new video from Finnish heavy melodic death metal unit WOLFHEART, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming full-length album, "Wolves Of Karelia", which will be released on April 10 via Napalm Records. A windmill-worthy intro is accented by sinister synth and ma...

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Age Of Aquarius

You don't have to be a weed-ravaged hippie with a passion for tripping the brain fantastic to enjoy VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY. But it might help. Quite a lot. Originally released in 2019, "Age of Aquarius" is getting a well-deserved reboot from NAPALM RECORDS, and it's not hard to see why the label...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM Parts Ways With Longtime Guitarist, Announces New Bassist

Finnish melodic death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have parted ways with longtime guitarist Joonas Koto. In addition, they have acquired a new bassist, Mikko Kivistö. OMNIUM GATHERUM announced the latest lineup changes in a social media post earlier today. The group wrote: "As you all know times and si...

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ATKINS MAY PROJECT Feat. Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS: Audio Snippets Of 'The Final Cut' Album

Audio snippets of the songs that will appear on "The Final Cut", the new album from ATKINS MAY PROJECT, the band featuring original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins and Christian guitarist and music artist Paul May, are available in the YouTube clip below. The LP is scheduled for release in April. Atki...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET On Global Coronavirus Pandemic: 'We've Never Seen Anything Like This'

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet was a guest on the "Kingdom Of Rock" podcast to discuss the the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the entertainment industry. Speaking about how he and his family are dealing with the crisis, Sweet said (see video below): "We're doing our best to move forward with...

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Original RIOT Guitarist LOU 'L.A.' KOUVARIS Dies At 66

Original RIOT guitarist Lou "L.A." Kouvaris has passed away. He was 66 years old. No cause of death has been revealed, but RIOT's manager Giles Lavery said Lou developed symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, over a week ago. Kouvaris's passing was confirmed by RIOT, who wr...

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SYMPHONY X Singer RUSSELL ALLEN And Ex-NIGHTWISH Frontwoman ANETTE OLZON: Lyric Video For 'I'll Never Leave You' Song

The official lyric video for the song "I'll Never Leave You" from ALLEN/OLZON, the collaborative project from noted progressive metal vocalists Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X, ADRENALINE MOB) and Anette Olzon (THE DARK ELEMENT, ex-NIGHTWISH),can be seen below. The track is taken from ALLEN/OLZON's debut...