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Generation Nothing

I recently caught up with METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe at the Rock Harvest II benefit festival on the outskirts of Baltimore. Munroe was in town as a special guest of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania's GHOST OF WAR where they banded together for a mini-set of METAL CHURCH classics and "Pierced by the...

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Tres Cabrones

30 years in the life and what a mondo bizarro ride it's been for the MELVINS. It's only appropriate they mark the occasion with a distorto-huffing nutjob album featuring the 1983 lineup. Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover reunite with original drummer Mike Dillard for the sometimes messy, always loud "Tre...

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The Innocent, the Forsaken, the Guilty

Tommy Mezmercardo, these days known as "Trouble Tommy", has a little psych metal band from yesteryear that he maintains is in hiatus even though there's been no proper new release since the mid-Eighties. Until now. THE MEZMERIST has remained a deep cult legend best remembered by southern and coastal...

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WINTER STORM: 'Wasted Feelings' Video Released

"Wasted Feelings", the new video from British symphonic metal upstarts WINTER STORM, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's second album, "Within The Frozen Design", which was released in November. Comments WINTER STORM vocalist and guitarist Hannah Fieldhouse: "The album is based on...

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ICED EARTH: New Video Teaser For Upcoming Album, Tour

Metal titans ICED EARTH make their triumphant return with the January 21, 2014 release of new studio album, "Plagues Of Babylon", on Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at Principal Studios (KREATOR, IN EXTREMO, GRAVE DIGGER) in Senden, Germany and was mixed at NHow Studios in Berlin, Germany...

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IN THIS MOMENT: 'Whore' Video Premiere

"Whore", the new video from IN THIS MOMENT, can be seen below. The clip has a stark voyeuristic feel, combining the theatrical aplomb that marks IN THIS MOMENT's live performances with visuals that are as compelling as they are disturbing. Directed by Robert Kley, who was also at the helm for the ba...

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IN THIS MOMENT's CHRIS HOWORTH Speaks To AltRockLive.com (Audio)

In early November, AltRockLive.com conducted an interview with guitarist Chris Howorth of Southern California female-fronted metallers IN THIS MOMENT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. IN THIS MOMENT will kick off 2014 by launching the "Hellpop Tour II" across North America w...

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SILENT FORCE: 'Circle Of Trust' Video Released

"Circle Of Trust", the new video from SILENT FORCE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's studio album in nearly seven years, "Rising From Ashes", which will be released on December 13 via AFM Records. After a lengthy break, the band founded and led by guitarist Alex Beyrodt finally r...

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JIM ROOT To Sit Out STONE SOUR Tour In Order To Focus On SLIPKNOT's Next Album

STONE SOUR guitarist Jim Root will sit out the band's upcoming tour with POP EVIL and STOLEN BABIES in order to focus on the songwriting process for SLIPKNOT's long-awaited new studio album. STONE SOUR says in a statement: "Everyone involved is okay with the decision and our mutual friend Christian...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist MIKE LEPOND Working On 'Heavy/Power Metal' Solo Album

SYMPHONY X bassist Mike LePond is working on first-ever solo album, to be released under the banner MIKE LEPOND'S SILENT ASSASSINS. He states: "It is a heavy metal/power metal record that combines all the influences of my favorite bands from the past and present. It is a full hour of headbanging rif...

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PRIMAL FEAR: 'When Death Comes Knocking' Video Released

Frontiers Records will release "Delivering The Black", the tenth studio album from German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR, on January 24 in Europe and January 28 in North America. After some very intense songwriting sessions and pre-production schedule, the band started to record the new CD in summer 20...

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OF MICE & MEN: 'You're Not Alone' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "You're Not Alone" from the California-based rock quintet OF MICE & MEN can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's third studio album, "Restoring Force", which will be released on January 28, 2014 via Rise Records. The follow-up to the band's 2011...

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PAUL DI'ANNO: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Kharkiv Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno's November 22 performance at KKZ in Kharkiv, Ukraine can be seen below. Nashville-based Mind's I Entertainment recently reached an agreement to represent the former IRON MAIDEN vocalist in the U.S. and Canada. Included are plans for...

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IN THIS MOMENT's CHRIS HOWORTH Talks To BACKSTAGE ENTERTAINMENT (Video)

On November 20, Jeremy Lafrentz of Backstage Entertainment conducted an interview with guitarist Chris Howorth of Southern California female-fronted metallers IN THIS MOMENT at Sokol Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. You can now watch the chat below. IN THIS MOMENT will kick off 2014 by launching the "...

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OF MICE & MEN To Release 'Restoring Force' In January

California-based rock quintet OF MICE & MEN will release its third studio album, "Restoring Force", on January 28, 2014 via Rise Records. The follow-up to the band's 2011's acclaimed release "The Flood" was recorded at House Of Loud in New Jersey and produced by David Bendeth (PARAMORE, PAPA ROA...