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Evolution

When you title a body of work "Evolution", the subtext implies something of an anthropological nature or a systematic process of moving forward—in this case, a band. DISTURBED serves itself a tall order for its seventh album, "Evolution", which vocalist David Draiman has reputedly cited as the band'...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Release 'The Verdict' Album In March; U.S. Tour With FATES WARNING Announced

Rock icons QUEENSRŸCHE will release their new album, "The Verdict", on March 1, 2019 via Century Media Records. The band's forthcoming release was produced, mixed, and mastered by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, ICED EARTH, HATEBREED) at Uberbeatz in Lynwood, Washington; Planet-Z in Wilbraham, Mas...

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KISS Announces First 'End Of The Road' World Tour Dates

After an epic and storied 45-year career that launched an era of rock and roll legends, KISS announced that they will launch their final tour ever in 2019, appropriately named "End Of The Road". The initial announcement was made a month ago on NBC's "America's Got Talent", which sent the Internet in...

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JUDAS PRIEST Drummer Says ANDY SNEAP Was 'Logical Choice' To Fill In For GLENN TIPTON On 'Firepower' Tour

Scott Travis says JUDAS PRIEST got to know producer Andy Sneap well enough during the "Firepower" recording sessions that they felt comfortable asking him to fill in for guitarist Glenn Tipton, who had to retire from full-time touring activities due to his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease. While t...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH Is 'Taking The Time To Do It Right' With Follow-Up To 'Dystopia'

Metal Casino's Marielle Tengström recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bass player David Ellefson. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what made him start his "Basstory" spoken-word tour: David: "I've done a lot of clinics per s...

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DEE SNIDER Says He Will Begin Work On Follow-Up To 'For The Love Of Metal' This Winter

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider was recently interviewed on the "Iron City Rocks" podcast. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the 1985 PMRC hearings that saw Snider defend TWISTED SISTER's music and imagery against censorship: Dee: "Short-term, it was a wrong decision f...

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DISTURBED Frontman: Making Another Album Like 'The Sickness' Is 'Impossible'

Sophie K of Scuzz TV recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED singer David Draiman and guitarist Dan Donegan. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the lyrical themes covered on DISTURBED's latest album, "Evolution": David: "I have...

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DEATH ANGEL Teams Up With ALE INDUSTRIES Brewery For 'Caster Of Shame' IPA

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have collaborated with Oakland, California's longest-running active brewery Ale Industries to bring you the Caster Of Shame IPA. Says the band: "We're glad to be a part of their already truly magnificent, and quality beer selection." Join DEATH ANGEL on S...

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MARK 'THE SHARK' SHELTON And DAVID T. CHASTAIN's '80s Collaboration 'The Edge Of Sanity - 88 Demo Session' Out Now

This past July, the heavy metal world was shocked by the unexpected death of one of its legends: Mark "The Shark" Shelton, a founding member of the legendary epic metal band MANILLA ROAD. Mark was a musician with many projects and one of his last ones was the long-forgotten idea to release songs he...

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VOLBEAT's 'Let's Boogie! Live From Telia Parken' Due In December

On August 26, 2017, VOLBEAT became the first Danish band to headline and sell out its hometown venue, Denmark's Telia Parken, setting the record for the biggest show by a domestic artist in Denmark ever, with over 48,250 people in attendance. To commemorate and immortalize the record-breaking event,...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER To Release PURGATORY EP

ICED EARTH mastermind Jon Schaffer has teamed up with his old pals in PURGATORY, the band that he originally founded in 1985, then later became ICED EARTH, to record five tracks that were written between 1985 and 1987, now to be released as the "Purgatory" EP on December 21 through Century Media. Al...

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JACK RUSSELL Laments Death Of Album Format: 'There Was A Ritual To Music That Has Been Lost In The Age Of Streaming'

Former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has lamented the death of the album format in light of how comprehensively streaming music services are decimating record sales. Speaking about the widespread belief that the current generation of music fans doesn't understand that artists are not being properl...

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OVERKILL Drummer JASON BITTNER Says New Album 'Sounds Absolutely Amazing'

Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL recently completed work on the follow-up to 2017's "The Grinding Wheel" album. The new disc mark the band's recording debut with drummer Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM),who joined OVERKILL last year. In a brand new interview with the "Nuclear P...

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K.K. DOWNING On Why He Sent Second, Angry Resignation Letter To JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Got Pushed Over The Edge'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Ken "K.K." Downing has spoken out in more details about the two resignation letters he sent to his bandmates more than seven years ago when he decided to quit the legendary heavy metal group. The first was previously described as "a graceful exit note, implying a smooth...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE To Be Joined By SEPULTURA, OVERKILL, ARCH ENEMY, MISFITS Members At Anaheim Concert

METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star collective anchored by Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),David Ellefson (MEGADETH) and Mark Menghi — began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community’s most re...