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BENEDICTION Announces New Album 'Ravage Of Empires'

British death metal veterans BENEDICTION have unveiled the cover of their upcoming studio album, "Ravage Of Empires", which is due to be released on April 4, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. "Ravage Of Empires" will be the band's ninth full-length since forming back in 1989 in Birmingham, England. Th...

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Is Reactivated SAVATAGE Planning Any U.S. Shows? 'We're Gonna Play Everywhere', Says CHRIS CAFFERY

Legendary American progressive metal band SAVATAGE recently announced its first headlining shows since 2002. SAVATAGE's lineup for the 2025 dates will consist of Johnny Lee Middleton on bass, Chris Caffery on guitar, Al Pitrelli on guitar, Jeff Plate on drums and Zak Stevens on lead vocals. Regardin...

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SABATON's Animated Film 'The War To End All Wars' Coming To Video Streaming Services

Due to overwhelming demand, SABATON's animated film, "The War To End All Wars - The Movie", will hit video streaming services starting March 11 in a wide range of territories. The movie will be available on Apple TV, YouTube Movies, Google Play and Amazon Prime. You can already pre-order it on Apple...

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FEAR FACTORY To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Demanufacture' Album On Summer 2025 European Tour

FEAR FACTORY will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of its classic second album, "Demanufacture", by performing the LP "in its entirety on most festivals" in Europe this summer. Tour dates: Aug. 01 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air Aug. 04 - Katowice, Poland - MCK Aug. 06 - Villena, Spain - Leye...

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PRONG To Celebrate 31st Anniversary Of 'Cleansing' On Summer 2025 European Tour

PRONG will celebrate the 31st anniversary of its album "Cleansing" with a limited series of intimate dates, as well as festival shows, in July and August 2025 in Europe. The dates are as follows: July 30 - Hamburg, Germany - Bahnhof Pauli July 31 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air August 01 - Berli...

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Watch: ANTHRAX's JOEY BELLADONNA Performs Classic Rock Covers With Dutch Band THE CLARKS

JOEY BELLADONNA CLASSIC ROCK!, the new band featuring Joey Belladonna, six-time Grammy-nominated lead vocalist of the legendary thrash metal icons ANTHRAX, and members of the Dutch classic rock act THE CLARKS, played four shows in The Netherlands in December; Dec. 19 - De Nobel - Leiden, Netherlands...

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SAVATAGE Has 'A Lot Of Music' Written For Long-Awaited New Studio Album

In a new interview with Metal Pilgrim, guitarist Chris Caffery, drummer Jeff Plate and vocalist Zak Stevens of reactivated American progressive metallers SAVATAGE spoke about the band's upcoming 2025 live shows and long-in-the-works new studio album. Regarding the progress of the LP songwriting and...

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Friends Gather To Honor LEMMY At Stringfellows Ceremony In London: Photos, Video

On Wednesday evening, December 18, at Stringfellows gentlemen's club in London, United Kingdom, friends and fans of the legendary Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister gathered to celebrate — and pay tribute to — the MOTÖRHEAD founder at a rip-roaring, toast-laden ceremony which saw some of Lemmy's ashes permanentl...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Announces First Solo Concert Of 2025

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has announced his first solo concert of 2025: September 7, 2025 at The Town festival in São Paulo, Brazil. More shows are expected to be announced soon. Bruce played the final show of his 2024 solo tour on July 21 at the Release festival in Athens, Greece. On his 2...

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'Heavier Trip' Directors Discuss The Pressure Of Creating Sequel To Metal Cult Classic 'Heavy Trip'

By David E. Gehlke Perhaps the best movie reflecting the true spirit of underground metal in recent years is "Heavy Trip", the 2018 creation of first-time Finnish filmmakers Jukka Vidgren and Juuso Laatio. The story is simple and endearing: A small-town metal band featuring four Finnish youngsters h...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarists KIKO LOUREIRO And MARTY FRIEDMAN To Join Forces For Spring 2025 Brazilian Tour

Former MEGADETH guitarists Kiko Loureiro and Marty Friedman will join forces for a Brazilian tour next spring. Kiko said: "Big news, Brazil! I'm hitting the road with my amazing friend and guitar legend Marty Friedman as a special guest! The 'Theory Of Mind' tour is going to be something you've neve...

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GUNS N' ROSES Announces 2025 Tour Of Europe And Middle East

GUNS N' ROSES announced they will return to the road on a massive 2025 European and Middle East Tour, headlining stadiums and festivals throughout the summer with special guests PUBLIC ENEMY, RIVAL SONS and SEX PISTOLS featuring Frank Carter on select dates. Kicking off on May 23, the 24-date tour w...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says It Was 'Natural' For Him To Rejoin MEGADETH On Stage Last Year

In a new interview with France's Metal Obs', ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was asked what it was like to rejoin his former band twice on stage over the course of a six-month period last year — first in February 2023 at Tokyo, Japan's famed Budokan and then in early August 2023 at the Wacken O...

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See VENOM Perform In Bogota During Fall 2024 Latin American Tour

Fan-filmed video of VENOM's December 5 performance at Calle 13 in Bogota, Colombia can be seen below. Two years ago, VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant confirmed that the band was putting the finishing touches on a new studio album. Speaking at the 2022 edition of Wacken Open Air, he said: "We had...

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SAVATAGE Announces First Headlining Shows In More Than 20 Years

Legendary American progressive metal band SAVATAGE has announced its first headlining shows since 2002. SAVATAGE's lineup for the 2025 dates will consist of Johnny Lee Middleton on bass, Chris Caffery on guitar, Al Pitrelli on guitar, Jeff Plate on drums and Zak Stevens on lead vocals. Stevens comme...