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IMMORTAL Completes Writing New Album

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL — now consisting of lyricist/guitarist Demonaz (real name Harald Nævdal) and drummer Horgh (real name Reidar Horghagen) — have completed the writing process for their ninth full-length studio album. Comments the band: "This will be our darkest and coldest album in...

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PROPHETS OF RAGE Feat. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Members: Debut Show Announced

PROPHETS OF RAGE, the new band featuring members of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE alongside rappers Chuck D (PUBLIC ENEMY) and B-Real (CYPRESS HILL),will make its live debut tonight (Tuesday, May 31) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Tickets go on sale this morning at 10 a.m. PT at th...

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Ex-WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP Celebrates 40th Anniversary

2016 has already been a very eventful year for the Danish rock 'n' roll legend Mike Tramp. Following up on the succes with the album "Nomad" and extensive touring in 2015, Tramp won an award for the "Best Classic Rock Album" in his home country. This summer he's doing Danish festivals along with his...

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Video: DEATH ANGEL Performs At Amoeba Music Record Store In San Francisco

DEATH ANGEL took part in a live performance and signing session on Thursday, May 26 at the Amoeba Music record store in San Francisco, California. Video footage of the band's five-song set can be seen below (courtesy of Walter Morgan). DEATH ANGEL's new album, "The Evil Divide", was released on May...

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Former LITTLE ANGELS Frontman TOBY JEPSON To Release WAYWARD SONS Debut

Toby Jepson has been a busy man since the hugely successful LITTLE ANGELS disbanded in 1994. His production wizardry has been in high demand, with acts such as THE VIRGINMARYS and THE ANSWER calling on him to produce their albums. He has been instrumental in the rise of James Toseland's band, co-wri...

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DESPISED ICON: First Trailer For 'Beast' Album

The first in a series of trailers for "Beast", the new album from the Montreal-based deathcore act DESPISED ICON, is available below. "Beast" will be released on July 22. The album was produced and engineered by former guitarist Yannick St-Amand (BENEATH THE MASSACRE, NEURAXIS) and mixed/mastered by...

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Video: SKID ROW Performs With Ex-DRAGONFORCE Singer ZP THEART In Johns Creek, Georgia

Fan-filmed video footage of SKID ROW's May 19 concert at 37 Main in Johns Creek, Georgia can be seen below. Handing the vocal duties for the band once again was the South African-born, British-based singer ZP Theart (DRAGONFORCE, TANK, I AM I). Theart's involvement with SKID ROW was exclusively repo...

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DESPISED ICON: 'Beast' Video Released

The video for "Beast", the title track of the new album from the Montreal-based deathcore act DESPISED ICON, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Jessy Fuchs of Slam Disques. "The time has come," comments the band. "Here it is, our first single in seven years. "We're overwhelmed by the amount...

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Under Attack

Lemmy is dead and it still hurts, but what a year 2016 is shaping up to be for classic thrash. MEGADETH and ANTHRAX already dropping two respective highlights this year, right behind them comes the mighty DESTRUCTION with "Under Attack", a glorious thrash monster that might be near impossible to bea...

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JAMES HETFIELD Performs Acoustic Version Of METALLICA's 'Motorbreath' At At 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' Concert

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield and ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar held their Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert on Sunday night (May 15) at The Fillmore in San Francisco. The event saw Hetfield perform an acoustic version of "Motorbreath", a song that first appeared on METALLICA's 1983 album "Kill 'Em Al...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO's SOTO Band Releases 'Unblame' Video

"Unblame", the new video from SOTO, the band led by vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's second studio album, "Divak", which was released on April 1 via earMUSIC. "Divak" (pronounced "dee-vock") comes shortly after the band's debut release, "Inside The Vert...

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STEEL PANTHER To Record New Album In Four Separate Sessions

Musik Universe recently conducted an interview with vocalist Michael Starr of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about STEEL PANTHER's plans for the follow-up to 2014's "All You Can Eat" album, Michael said: "We're going in the studio the beginnin...

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SIX FEET UNDER's Cover Version Of IRON MAIDEN's 'Murders In The Rue Morgue' Available For Streaming

On May 27, death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER will release the fourth installment of their "Graveyard Classics" series, this time paying tribute to two of metal's most heralded legends: IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST. Titled "Graveyard Classics IV: The Number Of The Priest" and mixed by Jesse Kirkbri...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT, ROBERT TRUJILLO Join Ocean Beach Cleanup

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo, who are both avid surfers, took part in a cleanup earlier today at San Francisco's popular Ocean Beach as part of a photo op sponsored by the San Francisco Giants. Asked during an appearance at 2014's Surf Summit what the surf industry ca...

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SIXX:A.M.'s 'Prayers For The Damned Vol. 1' Projected To Sell 16K-20K Copies First Week

According to music industry web site Hits Daily Double, the first volume of "Prayers For The Damned", the new double album from SIXX:A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, is likely to sell between 16,000 and 20,000 copies in...