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SACRED REICH Signs With METAL BLADE; First Album In More Than Two Decades Due Next Year

Arizona thrash metal veterans SACRED REICH have signed with Metal Blade Records. They are writing material for what will be their sixth album and first since 1996's "Heal" for a tentative early 2019 release. Since its 1985 inception, SACRED REICH has become one of the most revered thrash bands and...

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GLENN HUGHES 'May Be The Last Man Standing' When It Comes To Performing Classic DEEP PURPLE Songs

Iconic rocker Glenn Hughes says DEEP PURPLE will soon cease touring completely, leaving him "the last man standing" who can play the band's songs with authenticity. Speaking on the "White Line Fever" podcast, Hughes discussed his current tour featuring DEEP PURPLE songs, which will include the Steel...

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Grimmest Hits

Zakk Wylde has entered a unique phase in his venerated career. Of late, he has been running about with his tribute band, ZAKK SABBATH. After dropping 2016's compelling "Book of Shadows" sequel album, Wylde is set to rejoin his patron papa bear on the road. Ozzy Osbourne, who recently completed a boo...

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DEE SNIDER Working On 'Very Aggressive' And 'True Metal' Solo Album With HATEBREED's JAMEY JASTA

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider is currently in the studio working on a new solo album, which is being produced by HATEBREED vocalist Jamey Jasta. The as-yet-untitled disc is due out in the spring. Earlier this week, Jasta posted a clip on Instagram of Snider tracking vocals at an East Coast reco...

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SATYRICON Releases Video For 'To Your Brethren In The Dark'

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have released the official music video for the track "To Your Brethren In The Dark". The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Deep Calleth Upon Deep", which was released on September 22 via Napalm Records. The disc was recorded in Oslo, Norway and Vancouve...

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Listen To New SATYRICON Song 'To Your Brethren In The Dark'

"To Your Brethren In The Dark", a brand new song from Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's ninth album, "Deep Calleth Upon Deep", which will be released on September 22 via Napalm Records. SATYRICON vocalist Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven said: "'T...

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GLENN HUGHES Says He's Never Seen JOE BONAMASSA 'So Excited About Recording An Album With BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION'

Levi Seth of Australia's site Sticks For Stones recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION). You can listen to the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the influence...

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DEVIL YOU KNOW Explains Name Change To LIGHT THE TORCH

DEVIL YOU KNOW, the band fronted by former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, has changed its name to LIGHT THE TORCH. The group says: "After member issues and legalities continued for a year with no end in sight, we collectively felt it was time to put DEVIL YOU KNOW to rest. Every effort was m...

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Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer's DEVIL YOU KNOW Changes Name To LIGHT THE TORCH

DEVIL YOU KNOW, the band fronted by former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, has changed its name to LIGHT THE TORCH. The group says: "A full statement will be made soon and a new album is very close to being completed. It's a new beginning and we couldn't be more excited." It is speculated tha...

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War Bear

David McElfresh is one of the most talented cats you've never heard of, unless you follow Hank Williams, III or Davey Mac's country-peppered rock 'n' metal hybrid, MOONBOW. If the latter's the case, then you already know the songwriting potency of this multi-instrumentalist prodigy. Depending on how...

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Watch New BUCKCHERRY Lineup Perform At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

Decibel Geek TV has uploaded video footage of BUCKCHERRY's May 28 performance at the Rocklahoma festival, which took place at "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside Tulsa. Check it out below. BUCKCHERRY guitarist Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie D.) spoke to Legendary Rock...

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BUCKCHERRY Guitarist On New Lineup: 'The Band Has Never Sounded Better'

Guitarist Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie D.) of Californian rockers BUCKCHERRY spoke to Legendary Rock Interviews about the recent departures of guitarist Keith Nelson and drummer Xavier Muriel. He said: "We already had some shows booked between now and the end of the year. A couple months ago, I got...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Performs With Fifth-Graders At Elementary School Variety Show (Video)

ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante has posted a video of him performing with a couple of young rockers as part of the fifth-grade variety show at Kildeer Countryside Elementary School in Long Grove, Illinois. Benante's daughter attends the school where the drummer sat in with the Mikey Goldberg and Grayson P...

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THE RASMUS Releases Video For New Single 'Paradise'; 'Dark Matters' Album Due In September

"Paradise", the new video from the Finnish rock band THE RASMUS, can be seen below. A full-blown cinematic experience, the clip sees lead singer Lauri Ylönen roaming deserted lands and industrial interiors, with only a primitive torch to lead the way. His journey reaches a dramatic climax as he step...

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Eternity, in Your Arms

With HIM announcing its forthcoming end, someone needs to pick up the willowy rock torch for love-stricken youth. Goth and punk rock being natural bedpartners, they've seldom co-habited with real impact post-SISTERS OF MERCY, THE SMITHS and THE MISSION UK. HIM's charm was the ease with which it push...