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MASTODON Has Completed 'Heavy,' 'Kickass' New Song; Hopes To Release It Soon

MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor has confirmed to Sweden's RockSverige that the band is working on material for the follow-up to 2017's "Emperor Of Sand" album. Explaining that he and his bandmates have a long way to go before the new LP is done, Dailor said that they have spent many months converting...
February 9, 2019
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NAPALM DEATH's SHANE EMBURY Teams Up With MEGADETH's DIRK VERBEUREN In TRONOS

U.K.-based outfit TRONOS will release its debut album, "Celestial Mechanics", on April 12 via Century Media Records. TRONOS marks a true collision between two unstoppably creative heroes of the metal underground: Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA) and producer Russ Russell (AT THE GATES, DIMMU BO...
February 8, 2019
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Veteran Tour Manager ROBERT 'BOB' DALLAS Dies

Longtime tour manager Robert "Bob" Dallas, who has worked with GODSMACK, LINKIN PARK, EVANESCENCE, SLAYER, SCORPIONS, MASTODON and EXTREME, among others, passed away on Monday, February 4. The news of Dallas's death was confirmed by his son, Robert, who wrote on Facebook: "I am saddened to say that...
February 7, 2019
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SWORN ENEMY: New ROBB FLYNN-Produced Album 'Gamechanger' Due In April

After turning back the clock in 2018 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its Jamey Jasta-produced debut, "As Real As It Gets", the Queens, New York-based SWORN ENEMY resets its sights on the present day with its punishing new album, "Gamechanger". Due April 5 via M-Theory Audio, the disc — produced...
January 22, 2019
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John Garcia And The Band of Gold

The specter of Southern California rockers KYUSS still looms so large over the desert-rock and stoner-rock genres that it's easy to forget that it has been over twenty years since the seminal act called it a day after 1995's "...And The Circus Leaves Town". The two decades since saw guitarist Josh H...
January 18, 2019
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Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist CALEB BINGHAM Launches ATHANASIA

Los Angeles-based metal trio ATHANASIA — featuring former members of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SEBASTIAN BACH and MURDERDOLLS — will release a full-length album, "The Order Of The Silver Compass", on March 15 via Seeing Red Records and Rock of Angels Records. One might not expect the former members o...
January 17, 2019
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED, MARILYN MANSON Set For Wisconsin's ROCK USA Festival

Rock USA is returning to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for its ninth year and is quickly becoming one of the most highly anticipated rock festivals in the nation. The 2019 festival will feature artists FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED, MARILYN MANSON, BREAKING BENJAMIN, THREE DAYS GRACE and over...
January 16, 2019
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KORN's RAY LUZIER Still Doesn't Consider Himself A Rock Star

In a recent interview with Everyone Loves Guitar, KORN drummer Ray Luzier spoke about the importance of working hard and never resting on his laurels. "I've never been one of those guys that's, like, 'Oh, Ray made it. He's a rock star now,'" Luzier said (hear audio below). "I still don't consider my...
January 13, 2019
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MASTODON: First Part Of 'Emperor Of Sand' Tour Recap (Video)

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have posted the first part of a video recap of the band's "Emperor Of Sand" tour. Says the group: "As we gear up to jump back on the road, we wanted to share a little behind the scenes from our last tour. Our good buddy, Danger Ehren, joined us on the road for...
January 10, 2019
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MASTODON To Release 'Heavy' New Song Soon

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have recorded a "heavy" new song which they plan to release soon. The track was recorded last month at the band's new studio and marks MASTODON's first new material since 2017's "Emperor Of Sand". Speaking to U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine, MASTODON guitarist Brent H...
January 7, 2019
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MEGADETH's 'The World Needs A Hero' And 'The System Has Failed' Albums To Be Reissued In February

On February 15, 2019, MEGADETH will reissue two of its iconic records, 2001's "The World Needs A Hero" and 2004's "The System Has Failed", through BMG. MEGADETH's ninth studio album, "The World Needs A Hero" was originally released in May 2001 and was critically acclaimed as a return to a heavier mu...
December 18, 2018
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FOO FIGHTERS, TOOL And KORN To Headline EPICENTER Festival

Epicenter festival — a new three-day destination music experience from premier independent U.S. music festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents — brings a massive music lineup to its 2019 debut, with over 65 music artists performing on four stages, led by FOO FIGHTERS, TOOL and KORN. The inaugural fes...
December 10, 2018
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DISTURBED's 'Evolution' Ends No. 1 Streak, Opens At No. 4 On BILLBOARD Chart

According to Billboard, DISTURBED's "Evolution" earned 71,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 25 to land at position No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. Of that sum, 65,000 were in traditional album sales. "Evolution" is DISTURBED's sixth top 10 effort, and it follows the band's prev...
October 29, 2018
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HALESTORM: Making Of 'Do Not Disturb' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of HALESTORM's official music video for the song "Do Not Disturb" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober),who has previously worked with METALLICA, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON, DISTURBED and GREEN DAY, among others. "Do N...
October 22, 2018
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SWORN ENEMY Signs With M-THEORY AUDIO; New ROB FLYNN-Produced Album Due In 2019

Queens, New York-based band SWORN ENEMY — whose intense fusion of metal, thrash and New York hardcore has provided the soundtrack for numerous moshpits over the past two decades — has signed with M-Theory Audio. The label will release the group's sixth album, produced by Robb Flynn of MACHINE HEAD,...
October 16, 2018