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SINDROME: Lyric Video For 'Astral Projection' Song From 'Resurrection - The Complete Collection'

Century Media has just released the two only studio recordings from the cult Chicago thrash/death metal act SINDROME — the acclaimed "Into The Halls Of Extermination" (1987) and its successor, "Vault Of Inner Conscience" (1991). As both demos have been bootlegged numerous times, it's now time to off...

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Was THE CULT Instrumental In The Birth Of Grunge?

In a brand new interview with U.K.'s Loaded, THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy argues his band had more to do with the birth of the grunge movement than they're given credit for. "I wouldn't say we invented grunge," he says. "But there are a couple of facts that can't be disputed. The first ...

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VELCRO PYGMIES Bassist, Brother Missing After Fishing Trip

The bassist for the VELCRO PYGMIES, a rock band founded in Louisville, Kentucky, and his brother have gone missing at an Alabama harbor. Jacob and Jeremiah Sanders were reported missing Wednesday night while fishing near Florence, Alabama. Their boat was recovered under a bridge, but there has been...

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Former BUDGIE Guitarist JOHN THOMAS Dies

John Thomas, former guitarist for the Welsh hard rock band BUDGIE, passed away last night, shortly after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia. He was 63 years old. His death was confirmed by the band's longtime drummer Steve Williams who broke the news on Facebook. Williams wrote: "My friend an...

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ALICE IN CHAINS To Join GUNS N' ROSES At Sold-Out Las Vegas Shows Next Month

ALICE IN CHAINS will join GUNS N' ROSES for their sold-out Las Vegas dates during the opening weekend at T-Mobile Arena on Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9. ALICE IN CHAINS last year completed a 19-date summer tour that launched on July 17 at the Pala Casino Spa & Resort near San Diego, wra...

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LEE AARON To Release 'Fire And Gasoline' Album This Month

On March 25, Canadian rock artist Lee Aaron returns with her hotly anticipated new rock album, "Fire And Gasoline". Ever timeless, seemingly ageless, and artistically fearless, Aaron has sustained a three-decade strong career based on the powerful songwriting and vocal delivery that are at the heart...

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Anvil is Anvil

God bless ANVIL. Like RAVEN, GRAVE DIGGER, U.D.O. and EXCITER, under-the-radar bands, ANVIL continues to spread its ball-busting metal legacy, and cultivate its devoted cult audience. They all just won't die, no matter how much you expect them to. It's already coming on a decade since ANVIL began s...

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Bottom of the Morning

Texas synth dirge duo PINKISH BLACK (once known as the trio THE GREAT TYRANT, prior to the suicide of bassist Tommy Wayne Atkins) release its third album "Bottom of the Morning". It's the band's first for Relapse Records, home to the kings of synth-prog revival, ZOMBI. Relapse is also simultaneously...

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JUAN CROUCIER: 'There Is No Single Person In The Band RATT Who's By Themselves RATT'

Chaotic Riffs Magazine recently conducted an interview with former RATT bassist and current RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER bassist/vocalist Juan Croucier. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his new band RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER, wh...

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THE 69 EYES: Fourth Making-Of 'Universal Monsters' Webisode

Finnish gothic metallers THE 69 EYES will release their eleventh album, "Universal Monsters", on April 22 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded with producer Johnny Lee Michaels at his Helsinki-based Bat Cave Studios. The fourth "making-of" webisode for "Universal Monsters" can be seen below. Comme...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Goes 'Harder, Stronger And Heavier' On New SUNSTORM Album 'Edge Of Tomorrow'

Frontiers Music Srl will release SUNSTORM's fourth album, titled "Edge Of Tomorrow", on May 13. SUNSTORM is Joe Lynn Turner's successful AOR/melodic rock project, something that came about for the first time in 2006 when Frontiers president Serafino Perugino wanted to dig up some unreleased gems tha...

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HELLYEAH Announces 'We're All In This Together Tour', Releases Lyric Video For New Song 'Human'

HELLYEAH will embark on the "We're All In This Together Tour 2016" in late April. Support on the trek will come from ESCAPE THE FATE, NEW YEARS DAY and FROM ASHES TO NEW. The 18-date tour across the U.S. will kick off on May 2 in Baltimore, Maryland and end June 5 in Las Vegas, ...

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PHANTOM 5 Feat. SCORPIONS, BONFIRE Members: Debut Album Due In May

Frontiers Music Srl will release PHANTOM 5's self-titled debut album on May 13. PHANTOM 5 is the new band featuring former BONFIRE singer Claus Lessmann and producer and guitar player Michael Voss (CASANOVA, BONFIRE, MAD MAX, MICHAEL SCHENKER). They have enlisted a sort of "who's who" of German clas...

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DEE SNIDER Discusses Documentary About TWISTED SISTER's Early Days On 'Good Day LA' (Video)

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider discussed the band's movie, "We Are Twisted F*cking Sister!", during an appearance this past Monday, February 15 on "Good Day LA", the morning television news and entertainment program airing on KTTV, a Fox owned-and-operated television station in Los Angeles, Califo...

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THE CULT's IAN ASTBURY: When I Found Out About DAVID BOWIE's Passing, It Was As If The Sky Had Fallen

In a brand new interview with The MusicNerd Chronicles, THE CULT singer Ian Astbury was asked what British art-rock icon David Bowie and his music meant to him. He responded: "The first record I bought was 'Life On Mars' when I was 10 years old. When I got that album, the world changed ...