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False Light

Avant-garde experimentalists to their twisted core, WHITE WARD regard black metal as a vehicle, one that will transport the Ukrainians wherever they damn well please. "False Light" contains plenty of the frostbitten good stuff, of course: opener "Leviathan" is at least 50 percent bombast and extremi...

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Cinis

Fast is fun, but slow is heavier. CONSECRATION are well aware of the potential power of death metal riffs played at snail's pace. Active since 2010, the UK quintet have been resolute in their dedication to puritanical death/doom. Spiritually linked to the pioneering misery of MY DYING BRIDE and MOUR...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Announces Debut Solo EP, 'Then I'm Gone'

Frank Bello and Rare Bird have announced the ANTHRAX bassist's debut solo EP, "Then I'm Gone". Issued as a deluxe gatefold split 12-inch, the EP contains three songs alongside excerpts from his 2021 autobiography, read by the author and accompanied by additional new music. Bello performs all instrum...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Issues First Post-Surgery Statement: 'I Am Now Home From The Hospital Recuperating Comfortably'

Ozzy Osbourne says that he is " recuperating comfortably," two days after undergoing grueling surgery to remove and realign pins in his neck and back. Earlier today (Wednesday, June 15),the legendary 73-year-old heavy metal singer released the following statement via social media: "I am now home fr...

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BEHEMOTH Shares Video For New Single 'Off To War!'

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have released another track from their upcoming twelfth studio album, "Opvs Contra Natvram", which will arrive on September 16 via Nuclear Blast. The latest single, "Off To War!", is a mission statement, accompanied by yet another evocative official video, the type...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Discharged From Hospital Day After Surgery: Video, Photos

Page Six has shared the first photos and video of Ozzy Osbourne as he was wheeled out of a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday (June 14),a day after undergoing grueling surgery to remove and realign pins in his neck and back. The 73-year-old heavy metal singer wore a black T-shirt, black jeans and a blue...

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CHEAP TRICK's Early Days Examined In New Book 'This Band Has No Past'

Jawbone Press has set a September 6 release date for "This Band Has No Past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick", a new book by Brian J. Kramp. Based on extensive original interviews, "This Band Has No Past" reveals how the beloved American rockers rose from the rural Midwest to multiplatinum succes...

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SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG Shares POV Video Of 'The Chapeltown Rag' Performance From Seattle

SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg has shared a point-of-view (POV) video of him performing the song "The Chapeltown Rag" with his bandmates on June 13 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The clip, which was filmed using a GoPro Hero 8 camera, can be seen below. The studio version of "The Cha...

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Invaders

Four albums in, and CIVIL WAR are still peppering their press releases with references to SABATON. It makes sense, of course. Founded by two former members of the Swedish heavyweights, and instinctively tethered to the same broad concepts, they have also welcomed former SABATON guitarist Thobbe Engl...

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KELLY OSBOURNE Blasts TV Reporter Over 'Cutting Comments' About OZZY And SHARON's Marriage

Kelly Osbourne has blasted a TV reporter for apparently bringing up Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's previous marital troubles while reporting on Ozzy's latest surgery. Kelly posted a strongly worded message on social media in which she said she was "hurt" by the comments about her parents' marriage, and...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Have More Than Half A Dozen 'Incredible' Songs For Follow-Up To 'The Phantom Tomorrow'

BLACK VEIL BRIDES vocalist Andy Biersack and drummer Christian "CC" Coma (born Christian Mora) spoke to Rock Sound at last weekend's Download festival in the U.K. about the band's plans to follow up last year's "The Phantom Tomorrow" album. The LP was a concept effort about the antihero character Th...

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TED NUGENT Says There Is A 'Proven' Way To Stop Mass Shootings At Schools

Ted Nugent says that there is a "proven" way to stop mass shootings at schools. The 73-year-old conservative rocker, who recently resigned from the board of the National Rifle Association (NRA) after 26 years, weighed in on how to approach the issue of school safety in an interview last Friday (June...

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JAMES KOTTAK Is In The Throes Of 'Addiction', Says His Friend ROBBIE CRANE

Veteran bassist Robbie Crane has expressed his concern about the well-being of KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak whose band was widely lambasted for a disastrous performance at a Swedish festival over the weekend. KINGDOM COME's June 10 appearance at Sweden Rock Festival was described by the popular...

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Ex Oblivion

Always interested more in embarking upon a singular dark musical journey rather than strictly adhering to any strict playbook's rules, TOMBS' focus is on a left-field approach toward revelatory musical expression instead of mind-numbing allegiance to tired tropes. The Brooklyn-based act returns with...

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BILLY GIBBONS Says ZZ TOP And DUSTY HILL's Family Were Not Involved In Last Weekend's 'Estate Sale'

ZZ TOP frontman Billy Gibbons has confirmed that the band was not involved in a recently announced estate sale from the group's late bassist Dusty Hill. This past weekend, an estate sale "of the contents of [Dusty's] prior home" was held at The Guilded Monkey Market warehouse in southwest Houston, T...