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The Awakening

The role of vocals in KAMELOT — whether handled by Roy Khan and now Tommy Karevik — hasn't required the heavy lifting associated with melodic metal bands of a similar thread, i.e., early HELLOWEEN, RHAPSODY OF FIRE and STRATOVARIUS. The heavily orchestrated quality of KAMELOT's music meant Khan and...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Announces May 2023 U.S. Tour Dates

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have announced a handful of U.S. dates in May, following their Canadian run of shows as the support act for MEGADETH. With FROM ASHES TO NEW: May 18 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome To Rockville May 19 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte (no FROM ASHES TO NE...

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SIX FEET UNDER Is 'Just About Done' Writing Next Studio Album

Vocalist Chris Barnes and guitarist Jack Owen of death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER are "just about done" writing the band's next studio album. According to Barnes, the material is shaping up to be "incredibly fucking heavy." SIX FEET UNDER's 17th full-length album, "Nightmares Of The Decomposed",...

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MORBID ANGEL Recruits Drummer CHARLIE KORYN For Spring 2023 U.S. Tour

Charlie Koryn (ASCENDED DEAD, INCANTATION, FUNEBRARUM, SKELETAL REMAINS) will play drums for MORBID ANGEL during the extreme metal legends' upcoming U.S. tour. The trek, featuring support from REVOCATION, will kick off on March 15 in Pensacola, Florida and run through April 22 in Fort Lauderdale, Fl...

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Fundraising Campaign Launched For Family Of Late DARK ANGEL Guitarist JIM DURKIN

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help cover the medical bills and funeral arrangements for DARK ANGEL guitarist Jim Durkin, who died last Wednesday (March 8) at the age of 58. Annabelle Durkin and Karlos Medina, who are organizing the fundraiser, wrote in an introductory message on the GoFun...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET And GEORGE LYNCH: 'Heart & Sacrifice' Album Details Revealed

SWEET & LYNCH, the musical union of guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER and legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),will release its third album, "Heart & Sacrifice", on May 19 via Frontiers Music Srl. The combination of Sweet's powerful, high-octane vocals and Lynch's...

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Watch: Ex-DEATH Guitarist PAUL MASVIDAL Joins DEATH TO ALL On Stage In San Diego To Perform 'Flattening Of Emotions'

Paul Masvidal, who toured and recorded with DEATH between 1989 and 1992, joined DEATH TO ALL (DTA) on stage last night (Saturday, March 11) at Brick By Brick in San Diego, California to perform the DEATH classic "Flattening Of Emotions" and second half of the encore, "Pull The Plug". Fan-filmed vide...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH: 'I've Had Black Bear Hibernate On My Property Now For 15 Years'

OVERKILL singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth spoke to the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast about his current residence in Vernon, New Jersey, saying (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm approximately 60 miles west of the George Washington Bridge. So I live up in northwest Jersey. I'm closer to Pen...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Cancels Shows In Houston And Dallas After TODD LA TORRE Reportedly Falls Ill

QUEENSRŸCHE was forced to cancel its concert Friday night (March 10) at the Scout Bar in Houston, Texas a few minutes before the band was scheduled to take the stage, reportedly because singer Todd La Torre was sick and could not perform. The following night's show at the House Of Blues in Dallas, T...

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VOIVOD Wins JUNO Award In 'Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year' Category For 'Synchro Anarchy'

VOIVOD was honored in the "Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year" category at this year's Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards). The 52nd annual Juno Awards and Juno Week 2023 are being hosted in Edmonton, Alberta from March 9 to March 13, culminating in the Juno Awards, which was...

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SKID ROW To Support KISS On European Tour Dates

SKID ROW will support KISS on the following shows in Europe this spring and summer: June 12 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome June 13 - Brussels, Belgium @ Palais 12 June 27 - Lyon, France @ Halle Tony Garnier⠀ June 29 - Tuscany, Italy @ Lucca Festival⠀ July 01 - Mannheim, Germany @ SAP Arena Ju...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Pays Tribute To DARK ANGEL's JIM DURKIN: 'Nicest Guy In Thrash? I Think So'

ARCH ENEMY's Michael Amott has paid tribute to DARK ANGEL guitarist Jim Durkin, who died this past Wednesday (March 8) at the age of 58. Earlier today (Saturday, March 11),Amott took to his Instagram to share a photo of Durkin, and he included the following message: "Nicest guy in Thrash? I think s...

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DEZ FAFARA Says COAL CHAMBER Reunion Happened 'Very Organically' After His Near-Death COVID Experience

COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara spoke to Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", about the band's upcoming reunion shows at this year's edition of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set to take place September 7-10 in Alton, Virginia, as well as at Sick New World festi...

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DARK ANGEL Guitarist JIM DURKIN Dies At 58

DARK ANGEL guitarist Jim Durkin has died at the age of 58. Jim's passing was confirmed by his wife Annie on his Facebook page earlier today (Friday, March 10). She wrote: "With a broken and heavy heart, I want to share that the love of my life, my best friend and husband, Jimmy, passed away Wednesda...

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Longtime ARTILLERY Drummer JOSUA MADSEN Dies After Being Hit By Bus

Longtime ARTILLERY drummer Josua Madsen, who played on the band's last four albums, has died at the age of 45. According to SN.dk, Madsen passed away after being hit by a bus on a dark country road between Copenhagen and Roskilde, Denmark. Josua, who had recently exited ARTILLERY, had rehearsed with...