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MR. BUNGLE Adds Shows in New York, Los Angeles And San Francisco

Due to overwhelming demand, MR. BUNGLE has added an additional night to each of its previously announced "The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny" performances in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. The dates, which will feature the Eureka-born band performing its 1986 demo in its entirety, will...

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DRAGONFORCE Parts Ways With Longtime Bassist FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ; YouTube Personality STEVIE T To Step In

DRAGONFORCE has parted ways with longtime bassist Frédéric Leclercq (pictured above). Leclercq, who became an official member of DRAGONFORCE in 2006, will play his last show with the band this weekend at Elb-Riot in Hamburg, Germany. Frédéric said: "I had an amazing opportunity that will be announc...

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MR. BUNGLE To Reunite For First Shows In Nearly 20 Years

MR. BUNGLE will perform "The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny", the Eureka-born band's 1986 self-produced/released demo, in a trio of early 2020 shows: February 7 at the Fonda Theatre (Los Angeles),February 8 at the Warfield Theatre (San Francisco) and February 10 at Brooklyn Steel (New York City)....

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ICE NINE KILLS Announces Fall 2019 'The Octane Accelerator Tour'

Boston horror-inspired metal group ICE NINE KILLS will embark on "The Octane Accelerator Tour" in the fall. Support on the trek will come from FIT FOR A KING, LIGHT THE TORCH, MAKE THEM SUFFER and AWAKE AT LAST. The U.S. tour will kick off on October 29 in Cleveland, Ohio at House of Blues, hitting...

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DRAGONFORCE Reveals Details Of New Album 'Extreme Power Metal', Launches Video For 'Highway To Oblivion'

On September 27, DRAGONFORCE will unleash its eighth full-length album, "Extreme Power Metal". Produced in Los Angeles, California by Damien Rainaud at Mix Unlimited, "Extreme Power Metal" was also recorded, in part, on guitarist Herman Li's livestream channel on Twitch with participation from the f...

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At this stage in the progressive metal game, virtually no one would willingly saddle themselves with the "djent" tag. This is the way of subgenres, and particularly those that dare to forge a genuinely new path. Arguably the last truly unprecedented development in mainstream metal (and no, none of i...

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ZZ TOP: 'That Little Ol' Band From Texas' Documentary To Premiere Next Month

On August 13, "ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas" will make its worldwide premiere at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California, followed by event screenings nationwide timed to the band's "50th Anniversary Tour". On August 23, the film will be premiering at Cineplex Cinemas across Canada, a...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Bassist: 'Being A Musician Is The Highest Extremes Of Great And Horrible'

Australia's Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with bassist Sam Kiszka of Michigan rockers GRETA VAN FLEET. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he has to pinch himself when he thinks of GRETA VAN FLEET'...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Promises 'Something Quite Different' On Upcoming Second Album

Michigan rockers GRETA VAN FLEET have confirmed that they are working on their second full-length album for a tentative late 2019 release. Speaking to NME's Charlotte Gunn at the Mad Cool festival in Madrid, Spain on Saturday (July 13),guitarist Jake Kiszka stated about the musical direction of the...

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Why Didn't OZZY OSBOURNE Join His BLACK SABBATH Bandmates At 'Grammy Salute To Music Legends'? SHARON OSBOURNE Explains

Sharon Osbourne says that she refused to let Ozzy attend the "Grammy Salute To Music Legends" event this past spring because she was "pissed off" over The Recording Academy's treatment of BLACK SABBATH. The pioneering British heavy metal band was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the May...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Kick Off 'Rhapsody' Tour In Vancouver (Video)

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT kicked off their North American tour Wednesday night (July 10) at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Never known to rest on their laurels, QUEEN on this "Rhapsody" tour unveiled a stage show as experimental and rule-defying as the hit-packed QUEEN back cat...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Releases Zombie-Themed Music Video For New Single, 'The Violence'

"Open up, drink it in, don't ask too many questions" — a fitting beginning to "The Violence", the brand new track from British rock outfit ASKING ALEXANDRIA released today, along with an accompanying seven-minute short film written and directed by Jensen Noen and presented by Scissor Films and Sumer...

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VOIVOD Frontman Says Band Is In 'Very Early Stages' Of Writing Follow-Up To 'The Wake'

Jimmy Kay of The Metal Voice conducted an interview with vocalist Denis "Snake" Bélanger of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD prior to the band's performance at the world-famous Montreal International Jazz Festival (Festival International de Jazz de Montréal) on June 30 at Club Soda. You can watch th...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says DAVID LEE ROTH 'Refuses To Acknowledge' That HAGAR-Era VAN HALEN Was 'More Successful'

Sammy Hagar says that David Lee Roth "refuses to acknowledge" that VAN HALEN "was even more successful" during Sammy's tenure with the band. Hagar replaced David Lee Roth in VAN HALEN in 1985 and recorded four studio albums with the band — "5150", "OU812", "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" and "Balanc...

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JOE SATRIANI Says 'Door Is Always Open' For CHICKENFOOT To Reunite

Joe Satriani says that "the door is always open" for CHICKENFOOT to reunite for more live shows and possible new music. The supergroup, which features the legendary guitarist alongside former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Sm...