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IN THIS MOMENT Unveils 'Ritual' Album Cover

IN THIS MOMENT has apparently set "Ritual" as the title of its new album, tentatively due on July 14. The cover artwork for the follow-up to 2014's "Black Widow" was released earlier today via the band's social-media channels and can be seen below. The first single from "Ritual", a song called "Oh L...

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Have STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Finally Found Their New Singer?

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have apparently settled on their new singer, according to former FILTER guitarist Geno Lenardo. The Pulse Of Radio reported that Lenardo watched the band's new lineup perform at rehearsal over the weekend, with Lenardo writing on social media, "Feeling blessed I just got to see m...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SHINEDOWN, A DAY TO REMEMBER, HALESTORM Set For REVOLUTION ROCK FESTIVAL

After an incredible inaugural year that drew 15,000 fans, Revolution Rock Festival, fueled by Monster Energy, returns Saturday, September 9 with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SHINEDOWN, A DAY TO REMEMBER, HALESTORM, STEEL PANTHER and more outdoors at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. N...

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Eternity, in Your Arms

With HIM announcing its forthcoming end, someone needs to pick up the willowy rock torch for love-stricken youth. Goth and punk rock being natural bedpartners, they've seldom co-habited with real impact post-SISTERS OF MERCY, THE SMITHS and THE MISSION UK. HIM's charm was the ease with which it push...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Thinks POISON Should Get A ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Nomination 'For The Sake Of Our Genre'

Tigman of the Q103 radio station in Albany, New York recently conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's current co-headlining tour with DEF LEPPARD: Rikki: "It's been great,...

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JASON NEWSTED Became 'A Bit Disheartened With The Whole Social Media Vibe And The Falseness Of It All'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to Guitar World about his decision to quit social media after shelving NEWSTED, the heavy metal project he operated between 2012 and 2014. "Originally, I said to myself that I was coming up on 50 years old and had to prove something to myself," Jason said...

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Islamist Party Objects To MEGADETH's Concert In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

According to The Star Online, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Youth has voiced its objection to the MEGADETH concert on May 4 at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The wing's information chief Hishamuddin Abdul Karim said the approval for the show was given without taking into considera...

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RANCID To Release 'Trouble Maker' Album In June; 'Ghost Of A Chance' Video Available

RANCID will release its new album, "Trouble Maker", on June 9 via Hellcat/Epitaph Records. This is the ninth studio album for the punk legends and the follow-up to 2014's critically acclaimed "…Honor Is All We Know". "Trouble Maker" was produced by RANCID's longtime producer and founder of Epitaph R...

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BAD WOLVES Feat. Former DEVILDRIVER, GOD FORBID, DIVINE HERESY Members: 'Learn To Live' Video Released

"Learn To Live", the first video from BAD WOLVES, can be seen below. When art can't be pigeonholed or pinned down, it elevates the very medium itself. BAD WOLVES thrives on that sort of unpredictability, standing confidently at a crossroads between anthemic hard rock infectiousness and thought-provo...

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GUS G. Says Reunion Between OZZY OSBOURNE And ZAKK WYLDE Is 'Long Overdue'

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., who joined Ozzy Osbourne's just under a decade ago, says that "it's great to see" the BLACK SABBATH singer back together with his longtime axeman Zakk Wylde. It was announced earlier today that Wylde would be rejoining Ozzy's backing group for all his upcoming 2017 solo...

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THE AGONIST Guitarist Responds To ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ's Accusation Of Betrayal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST have fired back at their former singer Alissa White-Gluz, accusing her of "slandering" their name openly and as purposely trying to sabotage them within the music industry at any opportunity. White-Gluz was announced as the new singe...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Doesn't Take Online Criticism Too Seriously

In a brand new interview with the Chicago rock station WLUP, Lars Ulrich was asked if he ever reads comments about METALLICA on the Internet and how he handles online criticism when he sees it. "I usually laugh," he said (hear audio below). "It's not often that I go below that line, but occasionally...

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THE MELVINS Announce Massive 'A Walk With Love & Death' North American Tour

THE MELVINS, who release the double album "A Walk With Love & Death" on July 7 via Ipecac Recordings, announce their most extensive North American tour to date, with dates stretching from July 5 to October 3. Tickets for the trek go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time. With "A Walk With .....

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DAN SPITZ Explains Why He Left ANTHRAX After 2006 Reunion Tour

During an appearance on "Talking Bollocks", the monthly metal podcast hosted by ACID REIGN frontman-turned-stand-up-comedian Howard H. Smith, former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz spoke about the new thrash band he formed with ex-JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo. He said: "We have a singer; I just can't...

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AMARANTHE Guitarist Talks About Downsides Of The Rise Of Technology

On February 14, Alicia Trejo of Access Unlimited TV conducted an interview with vocalist Elize Ryd and guitarist Olof Mörck of Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE prior to their show at the Gothic Theater in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how some of AMARANTHE's s...