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FLYING COLORS: 'Second Nature' Album Samples

FLYING COLORS — the band featuring Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals),Dave LaRue (bass),Neal Morse (keyboards, vocals),Casey McPherson (vocals, guitars) and Steve Morse (guitar) — will release its second album, "Second Nature", in Europe on September 29 via Mascot Label Group's Music Theories label. A...

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COAL CHAMBER In Pre-Production For New Album

COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, will enter the studio in October with producer Mark Lewis (DEVILDRIVER, CANNIBAL CORPSE) to begin recording its comeback album for a tentative early 2015 release via Napalm Records. A photo from the pre-...

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BLOODBATH Featuring NICK HOLMES: New Song 'Unite In Pain' Available For Streaming

Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH, which features in its ranks KATATONIA's Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström, as well as OPETH's Martin Axenrot, has recruited PARADISE LOST's Nick Holmes as its new lead singer. Holmes will make his BLOODBATH debut on the band's new album, "Grand Morbid Funeral"...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Is No Longer On Facebook, Twitter Or Any Other Social Networking Site

According to a posting on NewstedHeavyMetal.com, former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted is "not on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or any other social networking website as of September 15, 2014 & and has no affiliation with any such impostor sites using his name or...

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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE's 'Reincarnate' Cracks U.S. Top 10

"Reincarnate", the third studio album from the Scranton, Pennsylvania-based metalcore quintet MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, sold around 31,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart. Released on September 16 via Fearless, the follow-up t...

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CARCASS To Release 'Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel' EP

British extreme metal icons CARCASS will issue a collection of previously unreleased and hard-to-find tracks this November. Titled "Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel", all the songs on the EP were recorded during the "Surgical Steel" sessions, which was produced by Colin Richardson (NAPALM DEATH, B...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Performs Entire 'Streets: A Rock Opera' At ProgPower USA (Video)

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the Florida-based band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, performed SAVATAGE's "Streets: A Rock Opera" in its entirety at this year's edition of the ProgPower USA festival, which took place September 12-13 in Atlanta, Georgia. Fan-filmed video footage of JON OLIVA'S PAIN's perfo...

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Heavy Metal Band Performs At Controversial 'Black Mass' In Oklahoma (Video)

A performance by a three-piece heavy metal band kicked off a controversial Black Mass Sunday night (September 21) in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, drawing protests and prayer vigils from those who objected to the event. The group's guitarist wore a "METAL CHURCH" shirt during the sold-out Mass,...

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FAITH NO MORE: 'Motherf**ker' Single Artwork Unveiled

FAITH NO MORE, who reunited in 2009 for a series of sold-out performances and international festivals, is currently recording their first full-length album since 1997's "Album Of The Year". A limited-edition (5000 copies) seven-inch single of the song "Motherfucker" will precede the April 2015 relea...

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Legendary BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Honors Victims Of 9/11 On His Radio Show

On this past weekend's edition of his radio show "Rock 50", legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward remembered the tragedy of 9/11 and he discusses the current terrorist threats and how music relates to such events. Said Bill: "I wanted to play something really powerful today, and so I went to wha...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO: Being On 'Dancing With The Stars' Was 'A Real Great Experience And Exposure For Me'

On September 19, Jay Nanda of the San Antonio Metal Music Examiner conducted an interview with FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about how he transitioned from the wrestling ring to the dance floor on season 12 of "Dancing With The Stars"...

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NAPALM DEATH's SHANE EMBURY: BABYMETAL Will Cross Over To Young Kids And Get Them Used To Heavy Sound

Bassist Shane Embury of British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH is the latest musician to defend BABYMETAL against the "gimmick" tag given to them by critics who liken them to the success of Swedish occult metallers GHOST. Established in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group...

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SHARON OSBOURNE: I Slit My Wrists To Prove My Love For OZZY

Sharon Osbourne has admitted that she once slashed her wrists in a "stupid" attempt to impress a then-married Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy's now-wife and manager, who co-hosts CBS's "The Talk", revealed Wednesday (September 17) during "Secret Week" (see video below): "Yes, this is a secret. It's a secret onl...

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ALLEN / LANDE: 'Lady Of Winter' Lyric Video Premiere

The official lyric video for the song "Lady Of Winter" from Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Russell Allen's (SYMPHONY X, ADRENALINE MOB) fourth ALLEN / LANDE collaborative album, "The Great Divide", can be seen below. The CD will be released on October 17 in Europe and October 21 in No...

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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE: 'Reincarnate' Video Released

The video for "Reincarnate", the title track of the third studio album from the Scranton, Pennsylvania-based metalcore quintet MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, can be seen below. Directed by Chad Michael Ward (MARILYN MANSON, COMBICHRIST),the clip was shot at the allegedly haunted Hotel Alexandria's Valentino...