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GIRLSCHOOL Shares New Single 'It Is What It Is' From 'WTFortyfive?' Album

Forty-five years young, British hard rock royalty GIRLSCHOOL unveils their stomping new single "It Is What It Is", taken from their fourteenth studio album "WTFortyfive?", set for release on July 28 via Silver Lining Music. "It Is What It Is" is classic GIRLSCHOOL — fun, real, uncompromising, with a...

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Rebuilding the Mountain

ROYAL THUNDER are back with their first album in six years, "Rebuilding the Mountain", and they sound as cohesive and tight as ever. After taking an extended hiatus, or perhaps breakup is a more accurate term, the group is back with vocalist/bassist Mlny Parsonz, guitarist Josh Weaver and drummer Ev...

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THE CULT Announces Fall 2023 U.S. Tour

THE CULT has announced a slate of Western U.S. tour dates for this fall, with the iconic rock band trekking across the region following their Aftershock festival performance. "We are thrilled to announce these shows," singer Ian Astbury shares. "As we close the circle from '83 to '23, we are enterin...

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SKILLET And THEORY OF A DEADMAN Announce Fall 2023 Leg Of 'Rock Resurrection' Tour With SAINT ASONIA

SKILLET and THEORY OF A DEADMAN have announced the fall leg of the "Rock Resurrection" tour. Once again joined by SAINT ASONIA, the tour will kick off October 20 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and then hit other cities, following a spring run that was in high demand amidst multiple sold-out shows. At n...

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JINJER Announces September 2023 North American Headlining Tour

Ukrainian progressive groove metal leaders JINJER will embark on their own headline tour following their support dates on DISTURBED's 2023 "Take Back Your Life" trek with fellow special guests BREAKING BENJAMIN. The headline trek kicks off on September 7 in Huntsville, Alabama, making stops across C...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA And THE HU Announce Co-Headlining 'Psycho Thunder' U.S. Tour

British rock luminaries ASKING ALEXANDRIA and Mongolian rock sensation THE HU will join forces this fall on a run across the U.S. The co-headlining jaunt — billed as the "Psycho Thunder" tour with special guests BAD WOLVES and ZERO 9:36 — begins August 30 in San Antonio, Texas and includes stops at...

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NOTHING MORE Announces 'Spirits 2023' Headlining Tour With DEAD POET SOCIETY, HYRO THE HERO And POST PROFIT

After pulverizing stages across North America on the first leg of their headlining "Spirits 2023" tour earlier this spring, including sold-out shows in New York, Philadelphia, Sacramento and Toronto, three-time-Grammy-nominated rockers NOTHING MORE will continue to bring their potent live experience...

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FOO FIGHTERS' 'But Here We Are' Makes Top 10 Worldwide Chart Debut

FOO FIGHTERS' brand new album, "But Here We Are", unanimously hailed as one of the band's strongest to date, has become its tenth album to break the Top 10 of the US Album chart. "But Here We Are" also marks FOO FIGHTERS' sixth U.K. No. 1, ninth Australian No. 1, with additional No. 1 spots in Switz...

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See CLOWN Rejoin SLIPKNOT On Stage At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SLIPKNOT co-founder and percussionist M. Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) rejoined his bandmates last night (Sunday, June 11) for their headlining set at the Download festival in the United Kingdom. His return to the live stage came just four days after it was announced that Crahan was taking an indefini...

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GEEZER BUTLER Was Surprised By OZZY OSBOURNE's Early Success As A Solo Artist

During a recent appearance on QFM96's "Torg & Elliott" radio show, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler was asked if he was surprised to see Ozzy Osbourne launch a successful solo career so soon after being fired from SABBATH in 1979. Geezer responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah,...

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SHADOWS FALL To 'Start The Recording Process' This Week

Long-running Massachusetts-based band SHADOWS FALL will enter the studio later this week with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris to begin recording some of its new material. Earlier today (Monday, June 12),SHADOWS FALL shared a photo of the band with Zeuss, and it included the following message: "@zeuss...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Says There Are 'Pros And Cons' With Artificial Intelligence In Music

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner has weighed in on a debate about people using artificial intelligence (AI) to create music. The 43-year-old British-born musician, who is promoting the debut album from his ELEGANT WEAPONS project, was asked about the impact of AI music generators on the music...

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Watch KISS Soundcheck In Birmingham And Newcastle During U.K. Leg Of 2023 'End Of The Road' Tour

Video of KISS's soundchecks in Birmingham (June 5) and Newcastle (June 6) during the U.K. leg of the band's "End Of The Road" tour can be seen below. The footage was filmed by fans who purchased the "soundcheck package" for the concerts, which includes an invitation to the KISS pre-show soundcheck a...

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EPICA's SIMONE SIMONS: 'We're All Excited To Write A New Record'

In a recent interview with Czech Republic's Backstage TV, EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2021's "Omega" album. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "After this year, all the festivals, we're gonna start writing a new...

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Ex-VOLBEAT Guitarist ROB CAGGIANO On His Departure: 'Sometimes Relationships Simply Run Their Course'

Ex-VOLBEAT guitarist Rob Caggiano says that he is "extremely proud" of everything he and his former bandmates accomplished over the course of the last 10 years. Caggiano's exit from VOLBEAT was officially announced on June 5. He has since been replaced on the road by Flemming C. Lund (THE ARCANE ORD...