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Thunderball

One inescapable fact about the wonderful and frightening musical world of the MELVINS, is that you can absolutely, definitely shove your expectations up your pipe. Instinctively disinclined to do the obvious, to repeat themselves, or to kowtow to others' notion of what this amorphous and legendary b...

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ICE NINE KILLS Frontman SPENCER CHARNAS Launches 'Pretty Evil' Personal Care And Cosmetics Venture

Spencer Charnas, horror icon, creative mastermind and frontman of theatrical, horror-themed metal powerhouse ICE NINE KILLS, has announced the launch of Pretty Evil, a sinister new brand that redefines high-performance personal care and cosmetics for those who live for the limelight... or the moonli...

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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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WEDNESDAY 13 Shares 'In Misery' Single From Upcoming 'Mid Death Crisis' Album

Currently hitting venues across North America on his "There's No Such Thing As Monsters" tour celebrating 20 years of "Transylvania 90210", world-renowned fearsome frontman Wednesday 13 returns with the second single cut from his new full-length album, "Mid Death Crisis", set to drop on April 25, 20...

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EVANESCENCE Releases New Song 'Afterlife'

EVANESCENCE has released a brand-new song, "Afterlife", co-written by critically acclaimed producer, songwriter and musician Alex Seaver, professionally known as Mako, and EVANESCENCE's Amy Lee and co-produced by Nick Raskulinecz and Seaver. "Afterlife" will be released by Netflix where an alternate...

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ROB ZOMBIE Uses 'House Of 1000 Corpses' Characters To Teach Kids To Spell

Rob Zombie has released a new spelling book titled "Z Is For Zombie: Learning To Spell With House Of 1000 Corpses Friends". Published by Neck Bolt Publishing, the new 76-page hardcover book features artwork by Pete Bregman. The official product description of the book reads: "It's always more fun to...

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Cult Of The Serpent Sun

Heavy metal is necessarily mired in nostalgia. The atavistic nature of its music and culture demands it, and yet there are always new and fresh ways to express the same, cherished ideas. Purveyors of a uniquely dark and dastardly strain of old-school metal since 2018, NITE plainly have no interest i...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Says 'Mid Death Crisis' 'Isn't A Metal Record': 'I Wrote A Punk, Glam, Hard Rock' Album

In a new interview with Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", Wednesday 13 was asked if paying tribute to his former band, the revered glam punk icons MURDERDOLLS, on several tours in 2023 and 2024 influenced the songwriting process for his upcoming album, "Mid D...

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Damnatio Aeterna

When bands produce concept albums, it usually denotes one of two things. Firstly, it reveals a huge surge of confidence and self-belief, both in the compulsorily intricate music and in the band's ability to nail a convincing, flowing narrative. Second, it can also confirm that the band in question a...

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Watch: DECAPITATED Joined By MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN For SLAYER Cover During Los Angeles Concert

Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED were joined by MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn on stage last night (Saturday, March 1) at 1720 in Los Angeles, California for a performance of the SLAYER classic "Raining Blood" and the DECAPITATED song "Iconoclast". Fan-filmed video of his appearance can b...

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To Cross Or To Burn

DAVE LOMBARDO has spent a lot time confounding expectations over the last 30 years. Everyone knows what he can do behind a drum kit; the first five SLAYER albums are basically untouchable, but everything else about the man's musical life has come as a revelation. From multiple collaborations with Mi...

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DECAPITATED's VOGG Has Already Written 50% Of The Music For Band's Next Album

During this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka of Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED was asked by the Brutally Delicious podcast if there are any plans for him and his bandmates to release new music. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, I'...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Announces 10th Studio Album 'Mid Death Crisis'

After returning in 2022 with his widely acclaimed full-length album "Horrifier", as well as several major tours supporting his solo work and celebrated MURDERDOLLS-centric shows, world-renowned fearsome frontman Wednesday 13 is back with another slew of harbingers of horror to slay the masses. His n...

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AVANTASIA Recruits KAMELOT's TOMMY KAREVIK For 'The Witch' Song From Upcoming 'Here Be Dragons' Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's long-running AVANTASIA project will release its tenth studio album, "Here Be Dragons", on February 28, 2025 via Napalm Records. The official music video for the LP's third single, "The Witch", featuring KAMELOT vocalist Tommy Karevik, can be seen below. Sammet comments...

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DECAPITATED Unleashes Double Video Release Ahead Of North American 'Nihility' Tour

In a thrilling announcement sure to excite fans across North America, Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED have just released two new performance videos, setting the stage for their upcoming "Nihility" tour. The videos, featuring the tracks "Names" and "Eternity Too Short", were filmed live fro...