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VADER Announces 'Strike Of The Empire' U.S. Tour

Polish death metal legends VADER will invade the U.S. in May. Joining VADER on the 21-date tour are INTERNAL BLEEDING, SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER, VOICES OF RUIN and MICAWBER. VADER will make an appearance at Maryland Deathfest on May 26 before meeting up with the rest of the package. The trek will stop...

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ARMORED SAINT: Official 'March Of The Saint' Performance Video

ARMORED SAINT will release a new live album, "Carpe Noctum", on February 24 via Metal Blade. Having toured with METALLICA, WHITESNAKE, ALICE COOPER, SCORPIONS and many other artists since their inception in the early '80s, ARMORED SAINT has always been a highly regarded live act — not only in their...

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RATT Attorney: BOBBY BLOTZER 'Tried To Pull A Fast One And Has Now Ended Up With Nothing'

Stephen Doniger, the attorney representing three members of RATT's classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — in their legal dispute with Bobby Blotzer over the rights to the group's name, has shot down as untrue the drummer's claim that the trio h...

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MORBID ANGEL To Tour U.S. With SUFFOCATION, REVOCATION, WITHERED; Second Guitarist Announced

Death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL will embark on their first U.S. tour of 2017 in May. Support on the trek will come from SUFFOCATION, REVOCATION and WITHERED. The tour will commence on May 23 in Orlando Florida at the Beachum and continue around the country until June 27, in New Orleans at the Hous...

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KING DIAMOND To Headline This Year's PSYCHO LAS VEGAS

Psycho Las Vegas 2017 — set to take place from August 18 through August 20 at the Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada — confirms KING DIAMOND as the festival's grand headliner! 2017 marks thirty years since the release of KING DIAMOND's landmark "Abigail" release. King's appear...

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HEART's ANN WILSON Announces Solo Tour

HEART singer Ann Wilson has announced a 20-date solo tour. The "Ann Wilson Of Heart" cross-country trek kicks off Tuesday, March 8 at the Moore Theatre in Wilson's hometown of Seattle before moving on to Los Angeles, Denver, Philadelphia, Englewood and New Orleans, among other cities. Tickets will g...

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DOPE And COMBICHRIST Announce 'Blood, Lust, Death' Tour

Industrial metallers DOPE and COMBICHRIST are joining forces for the "Blood, Lust, Death" 2017 tour. Support on the trek, which kicks off February 27 in Portland Oregon and wraps up in Los Angeles on April 9, will come from SEPTEMBER MOURNING and DAVEY SUICIDE. "We are very excited to get back out o...

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MAX CAVALERA Says Metal Scene Today Is As Good As It Was 20 Or 30 Years Ago

Exclaim!'s Aggressive Tendencies recently conducted an interview with former SEPULTURA members Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) about their "Return To Roots" tour during which they are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the band's classic album "Roots" by performing the...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Slammed As 'Disrespectful' After Posting TRUMP-And-PUTIN Friendship Meme

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre has drawn the ire of Donald Trump supporters by posting a disturbing-yet-hilarious photo that poked fun at the president-elect's seemingly bizarre relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. A photoshopped picture shows the billionaire businessman and Putin dr...

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Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons

Now this ranks up there as one of the feel-good stories of 2016 in music, considering all the sadness we've experienced. After the passing of Lemmy Kilmister, MOTÖRHEAD's remnants are doing the right thing by letting the band rest and moving on. Mikkey Dee's hooked up with theSCORPIONS, and Phil Cam...

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Video: QUEENSRŸCHE Performs In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's December 7 performance at Rex Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE recently embarked on a month-long headlining tour of the United States. Support on the trek came from ARMORED SAINT and MIDNIGHT ETERNAL. QUEENSRŸCHE's latest al...

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ICE-T Offers Sneak Peek At BODY COUNT's 'No Lives Matter' Video

A sneak peek at the making of "No Lives Matter", the new video from BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's upcoming album, "Bloodlust", which will be released in March 2017 via Century Media. Ice-T recentl...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Says JENS BOGREN Was 'Perfect Choice' To Produce 'Machine Messiah'

Casper of Silver Tiger Media recently conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting process for SEPULTURA's...

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CANDLEMASS Mainman LEIF EDLING's THE DOOMSDAY KINGDOM: Debut Album Due In March

THE DOOMSDAY KINGDOM, the new solo project from CANDLEMASS bassist and songwriter Leif Edling, will release its self-titled debut album on March 31, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. The disc will contain eight epic doom tracks with a pinch of NWOBHM and haunting catchy melodies. Joining Edling on the effort...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Songwriting Process Is 'A Total Collaborative Thing'

Straus Project recently conducted an interview with bassist Eddie Jackson and guitarist Parker Lundgren of QUEENSRŸCHE. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if there are any songs that were left over from the writing sessions for 2015's "Condition Hüman" album that might be revisited for the band...