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Immutable

When you consider that they are almost certainly the last metal band to create something genuinely unprecedented and groundbreaking from scratch, MESHUGGAH should really have nothing to prove at this point. Just about everything the Swedes have released since 1995's "Destroy Erase Improve" has been...

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EUGENE ABDUKHANOV Of Ukrainian Metal Band JINJER: 'For One Month I Haven't Been Able To Hug My Most Beloved Ones'

Bassist Eugene Abdukhanov of Ukrainian modern metallers JINJER has once again condemned Russia's invasion of his country, calling it "the most brutal, barbaric and horrible war in Europe" since the Second World War. Since Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in...

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ANVIL Announces Spring/Summer 2022 U.S. Tour

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will embark on a U.S. tour in June. They will hit the road in support of their new album, "Impact Is Imminent", which will arrive on May 20 via AFM Records. ANVIL guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow stated about returning to the stage: "Hell and high water has come an...

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SHINEDOWN Releases New Song 'The Saints Of Violence And Innuendo' From 'Planet Zero' Album

SHINEDOWN has released a new single, "The Saints Of Violence And Innuendo". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Planet Zero", due on April 22 via Atlantic Records. While lead single "Planet Zero" — SHINEDOWN's record-breaking 18th No. 1 — remains in the top spot at Active Rock Radio...

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JAMES LOMENZO On MEGADETH's Setlist For 'The Metal Tour Of The Year': 'You've Gotta Keep The Hits'

During a new "The Metal Tour Of The Year" bassist roundtable video chat with Knotfest's Ryan J. Downey, MEGADETH's James LoMenzo discussed the setlist for the upcoming 2022 leg of the trek, which will kick off on Saturday, April 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada and hit a further 21 cities before wrapping in A...

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DEE SNIDER Shares 'Stand (For Ukraine)' Awareness Music Video

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider recently announced his steadfast support of the people of Ukraine using the band's "We're Not Gonna Take It" as their battle cry anthem, and within just days, became heavily involved at the forefront of World United Live. The platform operates with the goal of raisin...

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HALESTORM Teams Up With Z2 COMICS For Graphic Novel 'Hyde Manor'

This Halloween, Z2 Comics and Grammy-winning rock band HALESTORM will transform the group's barbed riffs and evocative narratives into sequential art for "Hyde Manor", a harrowing descent into one woman's fight with the darkest parts of herself. Twins Brittany and Brianna Winner (the "Twin Soul" ser...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN To Russian People: 'You Are Our Only Hope Of Trying To Stop This Insanity'

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has recorded a video message for World United Live, a campaign set up to help stop the conflict in Ukraine before it spirals out of control, leading to World War III and the potential nuclear annihilation of human life. In the three-minute message, which can be seen...

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MONSTER MAGNET Frontman's Back Injury Forces Cancelation Of European Tour

Due to back injury, MONSTER MAGNET has announced the cancelation of its performance at Desertfest New York 2022 in May and its European summer 2022 tour. MONSTER MAGNET lead singer Dave Wyndorf suffered a bike accident earlier in the year and is currently in physical therapy. Wyndorf says in a state...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Talks Upcoming Album: 'I Found It Really Hard To Be Inspired' During The Pandemic

Heavy horror punk icon Wednesday 13 spoke to Brutal Planet Magazine about his upcoming album which is due later in the year. The follow-up to 2019's "Necrophaze" will mark the former MURDERDOLLS frontman's first release for Napalm Records, with whom he signed last year. "I started writing music as s...

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AARON LEWIS Questions America's Support For Ukraine: 'Maybe We Should Listen To What VLADIMIR PUTIN Is Saying'

STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis has seemingly embraced the popular belief among conspiracy theorists that Russian president Vladimir Putin is attacking Ukraine to destroy the Deep State, a secret part of government they believe is on a mission undermine former U.S. president Donald Trump. The 49-year-ol...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS Blasts 'Bully' PUTIN: 'Today, I Am Ukrainian'

W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless has blasted Russian president Vladimir Putin as a "bully" whose motivation for invading Ukraine was "simple, godless selfishness." Earlier today, Lawless released the following statement via W.A.S.P.'s official web site: "With regards to any invading force, I am an Am...

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Exactly five years on from the release of their excellent "Lunar" debut, WITHOUT WAVES are in an uncompromising mood. "Good Grief" kicks off the Chicagoan quartet's second album with a flurry of machine-gun riffs and cudgeling, syncopated beats, and the impact is undeniable. When the song takes a pe...

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RICK ALLEN: DEF LEPPARD's Setlist For 'The Stadium Tour' Will Include Songs From Upcoming Album

In a new interview with the 98.7 The Gater radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida, DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen was asked if he and his bandmates have had a chance to begin rehearsing yet for their upcoming "The Stadium Tour", which will finally take place this summer after originally being pla...

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SHARON OSBOURNE To Open Up About OZZY's 'Infidelities' And Drug Abuse In 'Coming Home' Book

Sharon Osbourne will release the fourth installment of her autobiography in November. The promotional material for the book, titled "Coming Home", promises to detail "some of the most hardest years she's experienced: the anguish of a broken marriage and Ozzy's infidelities, the constant spectre of d...