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Desiderium

Recorded at GOJIRA's Silver Cord Studios in Queens, New York City, SOMNURI's third album takes the Brooklyn trio ever further away from conventional notions of sludge metal. This band has always been defiant and awkward: melodic when others would be brutal, brutal when others would take their foot o...

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PAUL MCCARTNEY Announces New Podcast 'McCartney: A Life In Lyrics'

Paul McCartney is teaming up once again with poet Paul Muldoon, his collaborator on the No. 1 bestseller "The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present". This time, McCartney will invite listeners into his creative process with a new podcast co-produced by Pushkin Industries and iHeartPodcasts, out September 20,...

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ICE NINE KILLS And IN THIS MOMENT Announce 'Kiss Of Death' Fall 2023 U.S. Tour

Prepare for a night of sonic sorcery and hellacious horror as two of the most creative and otherworldly forces in modern metal, ICE NINE KILLS and IN THIS MOMENT, announce the "Kiss Of Death" U.S. tour. The two bands will join forces to bring their spectacular and highly acclaimed live shows togethe...

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DEICIDE Announces New Album 'Banished By Sin'

Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE have announced a new partnership with Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) for their upcoming, 13th full-length album, "Banished By Sin". The influential band has finished recording the LP and is in the process of adding the final touches to the new slab of brutality, wi...

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JUDAS PRIEST Is Working Out The Track Listing Of Upcoming Album: 'It's Gotta Be Right', RICHIE FAULKNER Says

In a new interview with Tulsa Music Stream, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about the status of the band's upcoming follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I spoke to Glenn [Tipton, PRIEST guitarist] via e-mail, actually, this morning. We we...

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SOULFLY Releases Official Live Video For 'Superstition'

SOULFLY has released the official live video for "Superstition", the first single from the band's twelfth album, "Totem", which came out last August via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2018's "Ritual" was recorded at Platinum Underground in Mesa, Arizona by John Aquilino and Arthur Rizk with assista...

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Watch: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's IVAN MOODY Celebrates Opening Of His Cheyenne, Wyoming Businesses

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody celebrated the opening of his new Cheyenne, Wyoming businesses this past Saturday (July 15) at a special block party-style event at his Moody's Rock Stop, described as a rock and roll-based convenience store and fueling station which is designed for everyday...

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ARMORED SAINT Has 'Started Writing Some Songs' For Next Studio Album

During a book-signing event for Brian Slagel's latest book, "Swing Of The Blade", last Thursday (July 13) at Book Soup in West Hollywood, California, ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2020's "Punching The Sky" album. H...

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Watch DARK ANGEL Perform At Sweden's GEFLE METAL FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video of DARK ANGEL's July 13 performance at the Gefle Metal Festival at Gasklockorna in Gävle, Sweden can be seen below. DARK ANGEL's founding guitarist Jim Durkin died on March 8 at the age of 58. An original member of DARK ANGEL, Durkin played on the band's first three albums — 1985's...

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Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer JEREMY SPENCER Buries PSYCHO SYNNER And Turns His Attention To SEMI-ROTTED

By David E. Gehlke Jeremy Spencer's first post-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH foray, PSYCHOSEXUAL, admittedly went over everyone's heads. The band's softcore porn and goth rock stylings were a hard sell for the FFDP crowd accustomed to more streamlined and digestible music. A torrent of online criticism en...

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AS I LAY DYING Shares Video Recap Of Summer 2023 European Festival Appearances

AS I LAY DYING has shared video highlights from the band's summer 2023 European festival appearances, including those at Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium),Hellfest (France),Rockharz (Germany) and Rockwave (Greece). Check out the clip below. In a recent interview with Graspop Metal Meeting, AS I LAY...

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JESSE LEACH On Upcoming KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Album: 'There's Some Bangers On There Already'

In a new interview with Oran O'Beirne of Bloodstock TV, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2019 "Atonement" LP. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think we made some headway. Definitely some good i...

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GWAR Destroys NPR's 'Tiny Desk Concert Series'

What started as a pipedream from satirical metal news site The Hard Times has become a reality as GWAR stopped by for a performance at NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Series. The performance was recorded at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. and is available to watch now below. GWAR vocalist Blöthar the...

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Watch: Resurrected FORBIDDEN Plays 'Secret' Concert In Northern California

Resurrected San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN played a "secret" show last night (Sunday, July 16) at Baltic Kiss in Richmond, California under the TWISTED INTO EVIL banner. The concert marked FORBIDDEN's first live appearance featuring the band's revamped lineup, consisting of C...

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MEGADETH's DIRK VERBEUREN: 'The Metal Scene Is Really In A Good Place'

In an interview with Knotfest.com conducted at this past March's Knotfest Australia, MEGADETH's Dirk Verbeuren was asked if he thinks the metal scene "is going somewhere positive" after the pandemic. The Belgian-born-and-now-Los-Angeles-based drummer, who had played with SOILWORK for more than a dec...