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'Orange Is The New Black' Actress JESSICA PIMENTEL Returns With New ALEKHINE'S GUN Single '21'

New York's blackened, death metal juggernaut ALEKHINE'S GUN has released an annihilating new single titled "21". The song is the band's first new material in six years, since the release of its 2014 heralded breakout EP "...And Kings Will Fall", and will be featured on a forthcoming EP, "Year Of The...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Is Still Auditioning Singers For New Solo Project

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares discussed the group's current status during an interview with Terry "Beez" Bezer of Knotfest.com's "Mosh Talks With Beez". He said (see video below): "Well, most of our fans know that we've been plagued with lawsuits, so that's been preventing the band from doing...

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Founding BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Members Team Up With DEKO ENTERTAINMENT To Launch ROCKHEART RECORDS

Albert and Joe Bouchard are best known as founding members of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. The original lineup sold millions of albums for Columbia Records, with such classic songs as "Don't Fear the Reaper" and the No. 1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart "Burning For You". Both have contributed to s...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE To Release 'The Gospel Truth' Single

On June 29, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke will release "The Gospel Truth", the second single lifted from his forthcoming album of the same title, and is about the concept of truth today. The truth is whatever someone says out loud, no one is accountable and it’s puzzling. Reflecting on...

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LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON Makes No Apologies For Voicing His Political Opinions

In a recent interview with A&P Reacts, LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton was asked if it's important for him to use the platform that he has, including his Twitter account, to create awareness about the things that are happening around him. He responded (see video below): "I'm starting to. I've...

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TRIPP EISEN Says He Has 'Six Or Seven Songs' On New STATIC-X Album 'Project Regeneration Vol. 1'

Ex-STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen says that "its exciting" to see his former bandmates putting out some of the previously unreleased songs he wrote with the group's late frontman Wayne Static. In 2018, STATIC-X announced plans to release "Project Regeneration", its first new album in a decade, featu...

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BAD WOLVES' DOC COYLE Says He 'Wholeheartedly' Disagrees With TOMMY VEXT's 'Black Lives Matter' Comments

BAD WOLVES guitarist Doc Coyle says that he "wholeheartedly disagrees" with the content of a video recently released by his bandmate, singer Tommy Vext. On Monday, Vext posted a six-plus-minute video on Instagram in which he suggested, without evidence, that "Black Lives Matter" was created by peopl...

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We Are The Night

Hats off, as they say, to MAGNUS KARLSSON. The Swede already has plenty on his plate, what with being lead guitarist for PRIMAL FEAR and routinely charged with putting together projects for FRONTIERS MUSIC, the recent ALLEN/OLZON album included. In fact, it's impressive that Karlsson has found the t...

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Survey: Most Independent Music Venues May Not Be Able To Survive The Pandemic

According to a survey conducted by the newly formed National Independent Venue Association (NIVA),nearly all of independent music venues may be forced to close their doors for good due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2,000 members from all 50 states took part in the survey, which found that 90% of the...

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PHIL DEMMEL On Reunited VIO-LENCE: 'It's An Exciting Time To Be Jamming With My Dudes Again'

Guitarist Phil Demmel of reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE spoke to CBS SF about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's new EP, tentatively due in 2021 via Metal Blade Records. Regarding how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the band's touring activities, he sa...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD To Closeted Gay Metalheads: 'Have A Good Time With Your Life And Don't Be Afraid'

In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford reflected on his decision to publicly declare his homosexuality back in 1998 during an appearance on MTV News. Asked what he learned from that experience, Rob said: "I learned that you've got to let yourself out of the cage...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Refuses To 'Shut Up And Sing': 'Art Has Always Played A Role In Revolution,' She Says

Lzzy Hale has voiced her support for the "Black Lives Matter" movement following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. The HALESTORM frontwoman took to her Tumblr earlier today (Monday, June 8) to express solidarity with the black community and to say she opposes racial discrimina...

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RAVEN To Release 'Metal City' Album In September

British/American metal trio RAVEN has set "Metal City" as the title of its new album, due on September 18 via SPV/Steamhammer. According to the label, the long-awaited follow-up to 2015's "ExtermiNation" contains "ten metallic masterpieces tapping heavily into that 'Wiped Out' vein of speed, power a...

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VIO-LENCE Is Working On 'Fast' And 'Heavy' New Music, Says SEAN KILLIAN

Vocalist Sean Killian of reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE spoke to Ted Aguilar of DEATH ANGEL about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's new EP, tentatively due in 2021 via Metal Blade Records. Asked what the new material sounds like, Sean said (see video below)...

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Ex-OF MICE & MEN Singer AUSTIN CARLILE On COVID-19 And GEORGE FLOYD Unrest: 'None Of These Events Are Surprising' To Jesus

Former OF MICE & MEN frontman Austin Carlile says that the the "Black Lives Matter" movement won't achieve its goal "until the world sees, accepts and walks in true love, which is only found in Jesus." Carlile — who became a born-again Christian in 2016 — took to social media on Thursday (June 4...