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VADER: Lyric Video For New Song 'Grand Deceiver'

Polish extreme metal veterans VADER will release a new EP titled "Thy Messenger" on May 31 via Nuclear Blast. The effort contains four of the five songs that were recorded over a week-long period in January and February at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland under the supervision of the Wiesławski Bro...

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ANVIL To Record New Album In October

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will enter Soundlodge studios in Rhauderfehn in the northwest of Germany this fall to begin recording their new album for a 2020 release. Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow told Heavy New York about the band's plans for the follow-up to 2018's "Pounding The Pavement"...

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TALLAH Feat. MAX PORTNOY: Debut Album Due Later This Year

Pennsylvania metal band TALLAH — which features in its ranks Max Portnoy, son of Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, THE WINERY DOGS, SONS OF APOLLO) — has inked a deal with Earache Records. The group's full-length debut will be released later in the year. Mike tweeted out the signing ne...

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Former OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G. Would Be 'Happy And Honored' To Fill In For GLENN TIPTON In JUDAS PRIEST

Former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. says that he would "happy and honored" to play with JUDAS PRIEST if he were ever asked to fill in for Glenn Tipton. When Tipton was forced to retire from full-time touring activities due to his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease, he and his PRIEST bandmates opte...

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DANKO JONES Says GRETA VAN FLEET Should Just Admit They Sound Like LED ZEPPELIN

Danko Jones says that GRETA VAN FLEET should embrace the LED ZEPPELIN influence in its music instead of denying that it has been hugely inspired by the iconic British rock band. Despite the fact that GRETA VAN FLEET has managed to sell out shows all over the world, the four-piece has been criticize...

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TURILLI/LIONE RHAPSODY To Release 'Zero Gravity (Rebirth And Evolution)' Album In June

TURILLI/LIONE RHAPSODY — featuring original RHAPSODY members Luca Turilli and Fabio Lione, alongside former RHAPSODY members Dominique Leurquin, Patrice Guers and Alex Holzwarth — will release its debut album, "Zero Gravity (Rebirth And Evolution)", on June 28 through Nuclear Blast (King Records in...

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Video Premiere: DIAMOND HEAD's 'Death By Design'

"Death By Design", the new video from NWOBHM pioneers DIAMOND HEAD, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Coffin Train", which will be released on May 24 via Silver Lining Music. With a mean, driving riff that resembles a thunderous machine gun, "Death By Design"...

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DESTRUCTION To Release 'Born To Perish' Album In August

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION will release their 17th studio album, "Born To Perish", on August 9 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was recorded in January and February 2019 with V.O. Pulver (PRO-PAIN, BURNING WITCHES, NERVOSA) at Little Creek Studios in Switzerland and is the first DESTRUCTIO...

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GEOFF TATE Says Heavy Metal Has Gone From Being 'An Outcast, Dangerous Music' To 'Completely Accepted And Watered Down'

In a brand new interview with Australia's Heavy, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked if he thinks heavy rock music has become more popular or accepted in the nearly four decades since he first launched his career. "Well, when I first started back in the early, early '80s — '81 [or] '82 —...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Singer Doesn't Think Rock Music Will Ever Be Dead

ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte has dismissed the notion that rock is dead, saying that "there's always gonna be a scene for rock and heavy music." While rock 'n' roll has been king of the music world for decades, in the past few years, it's been unseated by the growing popularity of hip-hop. T...

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TESTAMENT Is 'Almost Ready' To Begin Recording 'Ultra-Heavy' New Album

TESTAMENT is "almost ready" to enter the studio to begin recording the follow-up to 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake" album. Guitarist Eric Peterson posted an update on the new disc's songwriting sessions Tuesday night, sharing a photo of him with fellow TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, along wit...

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SUM 41 Returns With 'Heaviest And Most Aggressive' Album To Date, 'Order In Decline'

SUM 41 will release its seventh full-length album, "Order In Decline", on July 19 via Hopeless Records. The disc is described in a press release as "undoubtedly SUM 41's heaviest and most aggressive album to date, while also being their most dynamic and raw." During three years of relentless touring...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL: Heavy Metal 'Will Never Die'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill was recently interviewed by Rob Rush Radio. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked for his opinion on the notion that rock is dead, Hill said: "I don't think it ever will be dead. The thing is, what are you gonna replace it with? It's been there since the '50s — ro...

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BAD WOLVES Are Looking For A New Song To Cover

According to The Pulse Of Radio, BAD WOLVES are looking for a new song to cover, following the band's massive breakout success last year with its rendition of the 1993 CRANBERRIES classic "Zombie". Originally scheduled to feature a guest appearance from late CRANBERRIES frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan,...

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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH: 'I Have To Talk To The Dude That's In The Mirror Every Day'

SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith spoke to "Two Doods Reviews" about the rigors of nearly non-stop touring and how he and his bandmates stay grounded through it all. "Life doesn't have an instruction manual," the singer said (hear audio below). "And you have to find out sometimes, and the best way is t...