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The Regeneration Itinerary

Despite the legions of myopic purists that seek to keep black metal firmly tethered to the past, the genre has always been a fertile breeding ground for subversives and mischief-makers. …AND OCEANS have arguably been a low-key presence over the years, but particularly since releasing "A.M.G.O.D." i...

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ALICE COOPER Explains How He Reunited Surviving Original Members Of His Band For Brand New Studio Album

In a new interview with Matt Bingham of the Z93 radio station, legendary rocker Alice Cooper spoke about his reunion with the other surviving members of the original ALICE COOPER band — guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith — for an upcoming studio album, "The Reveng...

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Skeletá

Ultimately, it really doesn't matter what GHOST do. Commercial success brings attention. Attention brings scrutiny. The internet is full of miserable fuckers with too much time on their hands. GHOST are not metal. GHOST are too poppy. GHOST fans are idiots. And on, and on, until we all perish in a g...

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Original ALICE COOPER Band Shares 'Black Mamba' From Upcoming 'The Revenge Of Alice Cooper' Album

For the first time in over 50 years, the surviving members of the original ALICE COOPER band — singer Alice Cooper, guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith — have reunited to release a brand-new studio album, "The Revenge Of Alice Cooper", due on July 25 via earMUSIC....

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Mid Death Crisis

Still voluntarily lost in the depths of a persona he first adopted at least 30 years ago, WEDNESDAY 13 knows exactly who he is. Pitch-black humor remains one of his most effective weapons, but in keeping with the darker, heavier spirit of his last few albums, "Mid Death Crisis" is also no laughing m...

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Necro

As much as we should continue to celebrate the depth and diversity of the current death metal scene, there is still nothing quite like being smashed in the face by a band like LIK. Over three previous albums, the Stockholm quartet have stabbed and sliced themselves into glorious infamy, with a sound...

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EPICA Shares Music Video For 'Fight To Survive - The Overview Effect' From 'Aspiral' Album

Dutch symphonic metal frontrunners EPICA have finally released their brand-new studio album, "Aspiral", today. The band invites fans to immerse themselves in the full sonic journey as it is meant to be experienced: from start to finish in one go. "All of us in the band pushed each other to create th...

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EPICA's SIMONE SIMONS Says Supporting METALLICA Was One Of Her Band's Career 'Highlights': 'It Was Amazing'

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, EPICA singer Simone Simons reflected on her band's support slot with METALLICA for three shows on the latter group's "M72" tour in Paris, France; Hamburg, Germany; and Gothenburg, Sweden. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That was one o...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Teams Up With KREEPSVILLE For Exclusive T-Shirt Drop Celebrating 'In Misery' Video Launch

Gothic rock legend Wednesday 13 has announced an exciting partnership with leading horror fashion brand Kreepsville to launch an exclusive, limited-edition t-shirt in celebration of the "In Misery" music video release. Featuring Wednesday 13 himself and alternative model Victoria Venin, the video ca...

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Filmmaker KEVIN SMITH To Host Special Screening And Q&A With GWAR

Smodcastle Cinemas, owned by filmmaker and pop culture icon Kevin Smith, will host a special screening of "This Is Gwar" on Saturday, August 30 in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. This definitive documentary dives into the wild and blood-soaked history of GWAR, the most outrageous band in shock rock,...

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Helldorado

As concepts go, SPIRITWORLD's is rock solid. "Helldorado" is the Las Vegas crew's third album, and the most potent demonstration yet of their unique blend of brutish thrash and sun-scorched Americana. Two previous albums laid down the template, and while it was definitely the case that creative mast...

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What Keeps CRADLE OF FILTH's DANI FILTH Going After All These Years? 'The Huge Bucketloads Of Money', He Jokes

In a new interview with FaceCulture, CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth was asked if the band's recent lineup changes affected the songwriting and recording process for CRADLE OF FILTH's upcoming fourteenth studio album, "The Screaming Of The Valkyries". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...

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Heat Lightning

While certain media outlets are clearly addicted to the illusion that old-school metal is something that happened in the past, the reality is that there has never been a more fruitful time for propagators of the old way of doing things. One of the most powerful and convincing retro bands around, SAN...

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EPICA Shares Music Video For 'T.I.M.E.' Single From Upcoming 'Aspiral' Album

Symphonic metal frontrunners EPICA return with a spellbinding third single off their upcoming album, "Aspiral", which will see the light of day on April 11 via Nuclear Blast. "T.I.M.E." is a track that takes listeners on a journey through self-discovery, as the title stands for "Transformation, Inte...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Releases Music Video For 'White Hellebore' From Upcoming 'The Screaming Of The Valkyries' Album

Following CRADLE OF FILTH's acclaimed recent single "To Live Deliciously" and its exquisitely twisted music video, the Grammy Award-nominated extreme metal institution is back to give fans more of the sinful sounds they crave with "White Hellebore", another bewitching new single and music video. Fea...