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DESPISED ICON Announces Reunion Shows

Montreal, Canada-based extreme metallers DESPISED ICON, who announced in 2010 that they would be disbanding, will play several reunion shows this spring. While no album or full tour is planned, the members of the group are just happy to be back on stage performing together. Comments DESPISED ICON vo...

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PRINCE HARRY Is Reportedly Fan of 'Hardcore Thrash Metal'

Actor Dominic West has revealed to Daily Star that Prince Harry is a die-hard heavy metal fan whose iPod is filled with the music of bands like MEGADETH, SLAYER, METALLICA and ANTHRAX. West, who accompanied Prince Harry on the Walking With The Wounded charity trek to the South Pole, said: "Harry has...

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COLDWAR Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Candlelight Records has announced the signing of Irish hardcore punks COLDWAR. The band's new album, "Pantheist", will be released later this year. Comments COLDWAR in a statement: "COLDWAR are proud to announce that we have signed to Candlelight Records. "We are very excited about our future with C...

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Norwegian Hardcore Band BARREN WOMB To Release Debut Album In March

Seattle-based indie label Spartan Records has announced the signing of Norwegian hardcore duo BARREN WOMB. The band's full-length debut, "The Sun's Not Yellow, It's Chicken", will be released on March 11. The record will be available digitally and on limited-edition vinyl. A track from the CD, "Kill...

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RATT Featuring Drummer JIMMY DEGRASSO: Petaluma Footage Available

RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer was forced to sit out the three shows the band had scheduled last month because he had not yet fully recovered from the neck surgery he underwent last October. Filling in for him was Jimmy DeGrasso, who has previously played with Y&T, WHITE LION and MEGADETH, among oth...

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STRIFE: Moscow Concert Footage

Video footage of of the Southern California hardcore band STRIFE performing on January 28 at Plan B in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. STRIFE's latest album, "Witness A Rebirth", was released on November 6, 2012 via 6131 Records. Some bands leave such an impression on fans that, even after two dec...

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POLAR: 'Shadowed By Vultures' To Receive North American Release Via PROSTHETIC

Guildford, U.K.-based post-hardcore quartet POLAR will release its new album, "Shadowed By Vultures", in North America on April 15 via Prosthetic Records. Recorded by Neil Kennedy at The Ranch Studios and mastered by Oz Craggs at Hidden Track Studios, the CD features infectious anthems, soaring hook...

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BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL To Release 'Suspension Of Consciousness' In April

U.K. hardcore outfit BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL will release its new album, "Suspension Of Consciousness", on April 7 via Siege Of Amida/Century Media. The band's fourth full-length CD will mark the recorded debut with the group of frontman Louis Gauthier and drummer Craig Reynolds, who joined the BRUTA...

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FOZZY's RICH WARD Says New Album Will Capture Groovy Metal Spirit That Defined STUCK MOJO

FOZZY, the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO, has entered a studio in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia to begin recording its new album for a tentative late spring/early summer release via Century Media Records. Comments FOZZY guitarist Rich...

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RATT Featuring Drummer JIMMY DEGRASSO: Anaheim Footage Available

RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer was forced to sit out the three shows the band had scheduled last week because he had not yet fully recovered from the neck surgery he underwent last October. Filling in for him was Jimmy DeGrasso, who has previously played with Y&T, WHITE LION and MEGADETH, among othe...

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SICK OF IT ALL Working On New Album

New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL have begun writing songs for their new album, tentatively due this fall via Century Media Records. Once again, the band will be teaming up with Danish producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SUICIDE SILENCE) for what they describe as a "straight-...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: 'Last Call For Alcohol' Video Released

"Last Call For Alcohol", the new video from Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "C'mon Take On Me", which was released in Europe on March 1, 2013 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2010's "Split Your Lip" was produced...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Says RATT's New Studio Album Will 'Definitely Be Out This Year'

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy was interviewed on a recent edition of the weekly two-hour classic hard rock and metal show "Noize In The Attic" (web site). You can now listen to the program using the widget below. (Note: The Pearcy interview begins around the 57-minute mark.) Asked about the progess of...

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BRET MICHAELS To Perform POISON's 'Rose' On This Week's 'Revolution'

Musician Bret Michaels literally joins the revolution in a guest-starring role on the hour-long sci-fi drama "Revolution" from NBC and Warner Bros. Television. Michaels plays a post-apocalyptic version of himself and will be performing an acoustic version of POISON's hit ballad "Every Rose Has Its T...

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Swiss Man Dies After Stage Diving At SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Concert

A young hardcore/metal music fan has died after sustaining injuries during a stage dive that went wrong at a "Persistence Tour" concert in Switzerland last week. According to the Solothurner Zeitung newspaper, the 28-year-old Solothurn man dove off the stage into the audience during the January 22 s...