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Desiderium

Recorded at GOJIRA's Silver Cord Studios in Queens, New York City, SOMNURI's third album takes the Brooklyn trio ever further away from conventional notions of sludge metal. This band has always been defiant and awkward: melodic when others would be brutal, brutal when others would take their foot o...

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DEICIDE Announces New Album 'Banished By Sin'

Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE have announced a new partnership with Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) for their upcoming, 13th full-length album, "Banished By Sin". The influential band has finished recording the LP and is in the process of adding the final touches to the new slab of brutality, wi...

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JUDAS PRIEST Is Working Out The Track Listing Of Upcoming Album: 'It's Gotta Be Right', RICHIE FAULKNER Says

In a new interview with Tulsa Music Stream, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about the status of the band's upcoming follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I spoke to Glenn [Tipton, PRIEST guitarist] via e-mail, actually, this morning. We we...

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Mexican Hard-Rocking Sisters THE WARNING Selected As Ambassadors For Pepsi Black Campaign

Pepsi Black has named THE WARNING as ambassadors for its new campaign, "¿A Que Te Sabe Pepsi Black?" This marks the first collaboration between the Monterrey, Mexico hard rock sister-trio and Pepsi. The campaign cements the band's status as one of the hottest up-and-coming bands in the music industr...

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Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer JEREMY SPENCER Buries PSYCHO SYNNER And Turns His Attention To SEMI-ROTTED

By David E. Gehlke Jeremy Spencer's first post-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH foray, PSYCHOSEXUAL, admittedly went over everyone's heads. The band's softcore porn and goth rock stylings were a hard sell for the FFDP crowd accustomed to more streamlined and digestible music. A torrent of online criticism en...

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OF MICE & MEN Announces 'Tether' Album; 'Warpaint' Single To Arrive This Month

Southern California's OF MICE & MEN has set "Tether" as the title of its eighth studio album, due later in the year via SharpTone Records. The LP's first single, "Warpaint", will arrive on July 28. A short preview of the track is available below. Last December, OF MICE & MEN released the dig...

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MAMMOTH WVH Announces Fall 2023 North American Tour With NITA STRAUSS

MAMMOTH WVH, the brainchild of former VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, has announced a headline tour this fall in support of the band's upcoming second album, "Mammoth II". These dates come on the heels of the band's successful European tour last month that saw them opening for METALLICA, ALTER...

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Watch Drone-Camera Video Of LAMB OF GOD's Performance At INKCARCERATION MUSIC AND TATTOO FESTIVAL

LAMB OF GOD has shared drone-camera video of the band's July 16 performance at the Inkcarceration Music And Tattoo Festival at Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. Check it out below. Inkcarceration was first held at the Reformatory, made famous by "The Shawshank Redemption" movie, in 2018. Th...

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Watch: Resurrected FORBIDDEN Plays 'Secret' Concert In Northern California

Resurrected San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN played a "secret" show last night (Sunday, July 16) at Baltic Kiss in Richmond, California under the TWISTED INTO EVIL banner. The concert marked FORBIDDEN's first live appearance featuring the band's revamped lineup, consisting of C...

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EUROPE To Release New Single 'Hold Your Head Up' In September

Swedish hard rock veterans EUROPE have entered Atlantis Studios in Stockholm with producer Klas Åhlund (GHOST, ROBYN) to begin working on a new song titled "Hold Your Head Up". The track, which is described by the band as "a punchy uptempo rocker with reminiscent elements of early EUROPE," will be r...

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Watch NICKO MCBRAIN Get Hit By Falling Gong After It Is Played By BRUCE DICKINSON

Nicko McBrain avoided serious injury when a 40-inch symphonic gong landed on his back during IRON MAIDEN's concert in Dublin, Ireland late last month. The incident happened during the performance of the song "Alexander The Great" on June 24 at 3Arena. Midway through the track, MAIDEN singer Bruce Di...

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GENE SIMMONS Is 'Concerned' About Lack Of Artificial Intelligence Legislation

During a new appearance on "Piers Morgan Uncensored", KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked if he is "excited or worried about artificial intelligence, particularly [as it relates to] the music business." He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Music business aside, I am concerned...

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New TESTAMENT Drummer CHRIS DOVAS: 'I'm Here To Stay'

In a new interview with The Meista - Brews & Tunes, TESTAMENT's new drummer Chris Dovas spoke about how he landed the gig with the veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers. Dovas became an official member of TESTAMENT in April as the replacement for Dave Lombardo, who had lasted less than a year...

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BODY COUNT Is Mixing New Album 'Merciless'

BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, is mixing its new album, "Merciless". The follow-up to 2020's "Carnivore" is tentatively due later this year via Century Media. Earlier today (Saturday, July 15),Ice-T tweeted: "The New @BodyCountBand album is being Mix...

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What Makes A Song A Good Song? JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Weighs In

In a new interview with United Rock Nations, JUDAS PRIEST's Richie Faulkner, who is promoting the debut album from his ELEGANT WEAPONS project, was asked what, in his opinion, makes a song a good song. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That can be different things for different son...