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TOOL Bassist JUSTIN CHANCELLOR's MTVOID Project Announces 'Matter's Knot, Pt. 1' Album

MTVOID, the duo featuring TOOL's Justin Chancellor and SWEET NOISE/SERCE vocalist Peter Mohamed, will release its sophomore album, "Matter's Knot, Pt. 1", on November 10 via Lobal Orning. "'Matter's Knot, Pt. 1' is our pan-dynamic tapestry of sound and thought, twisted together and pulled taut, a co...

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MR. BIG Announces March/April 2024 European Farewell Tour

MR. BIG is putting on its signature top hats and old shoes one last time for a worldwide tour, aptly titled "The BIG Finish". Since the band's original drummer and co-founder, Pat Torpey, lost his battle with Parkinson's disease in 2018, MR. BIG now feels it's time to mark the end of this chapter of...

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SMASH MOUTH's Founding Singer STEVE HARWELL Dead At 56

Steve Harwell, the 56-year-old former lead singer of the rock group SMASH MOUTH, has died, band manager Robert Hayes confirmed. In a statement to Rolling Stone, Hayes said Harwell died at his home in Boise, Idaho "surrounded by family and friends." He added that the musician "passed peacefully and c...

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IN THIS MOMENT's MARIA BRINK On 'Godmode': 'I Haven't Been This Excited For One Of Our Albums In A Really Long Time'

IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth and singer Maria Brink recently spoke to Razor of the Tucson, Arizona radio station Rock 102.1 KFMA about the band's upcoming eighth studio album, "Godmode", which will be released on October 27 via BMG. Asked how the new LP is different from the band's previou...

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Kings Of The Asylum

It was probably inevitable that Phil Campbell would continue to fly the flag of ear-wrecking rock 'n' roll, after the untimely demise of MOTÖRHEAD. After four decades of dedication to Lemmy's relentless crew and having learned directly from the best to ever do it, the emergence of PHIL CAMPBELL AND...

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TOBIAS SAMMET Is 'Sad' About ALICE COOPER's 'Cancelation' In Wake Of Comments About Gender-Affirming Care

EDGUY and AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet says that he is "sad" about the "cancelation" of Alice Cooper in the wake of the legendary rocker's comments about gender-affirming care. Earlier today (Tuesday, August 29),Tobias took to his Instagram page to write: "On a personal note I just read what my...

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ATHEIST's KELLY SHAEFER Goes Beyond Technical Death Metal In New Band TILL THE DIRT: 'It's A Totally Different Animal'

By David E. Gehlke ATHEIST frontman Kelly Shaefer was productive during the throes of Covid. Armed with only a guitar, basic home recording software and speakers atop a child's desk, Shaefer burned the midnight oil throughout lockdown and came away with over a dozen new compositions. While ATHIEST i...

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Ala Mai

A five-piece Polynesian band from South Auckland, New Zealand, SHEPHERDS REIGN are fascinating on paper and almost as intriguing in reality. With members of Pacific Islander, Maori and Asian descent, they are already doing much for diversity in the metal scene, and "Ala Mai" seems certain to expand...

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THE OFFSPRING Releases Third Episode Of 'Time To Relax With The Offspring' Podcast

Legendary SoCal punk rock band THE OFFSPRING has shared the third episode of its podcast "Time To Relax With The Offspring", featuring special guest and tourmate, Pierre Bouvier of SIMPLE PLAN. Ahead of the start of this summer's "Let The Bad Times Roll" North American tour, guitarist Kevin "Noodles...

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Touchdown

Good old Udo Dirkschneider. 44 years since the release of the first ACCEPT album, the German legend is still bashing away on the metal frontlines. "Touchdown" is the 18th album under the U.D.O. banner and, notably, the first to feature ex-ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes. The likelihood that this will be...

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MAX CAVALERA's GO AHEAD AND DIE To Release Second Album, 'Unhealthy Mechanisms', In October

GO AHEAD AND DIE, which features vocalist and guitarist Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SEPULTURA) along with his son, singer, guitar and bass player Igor Amadeus Cavalera, will release its sophomore album, "Unhealthy Mechanisms", on October 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. This new install...

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IN THIS MOMENT Shares Visualizer For Title Track Of Upcoming 'Godmode' Album

IN THIS MOMENT has shared the official visualizer for "Godmode", the title track of the band's upcoming eighth studio album, which will be released on October 27 via BMG. Check it out below. IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth recently told Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF about "Godmo...

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Where Do We Go from Here?

ASKING ALEXANDRIA have undergone some different lineups and labels over the years, but the heart of who they are as a band, with their passionate British metalcore, hasn't changed. Now, ASKING ALEXANDRIA have returned with their eighth studio album, "Where Do We Go from Here?" , which features more...

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CANDLEBOX Shares Official 'Punks' Performance Video From The Troubadour

CANDLEBOX has shared an official performance video for the song "Punks" from the band's July 14 concert at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Check out the clip, which was filmed and edited by Matt Akana, below. "Punks" is the first single from CANDLEBOX's final studio album, "The Long Go...

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(HED) P.E. Releases Title Track Of Upcoming Album 'Detox'

Long-running SoCal band (HED) P.E. will release a new album, "Detox", early next year via Suburban Noize Records. The official animated video for the LP's title track can be seen below. The clip is the first installment in a series that combines the art of the legendary Jim "Taz" Evans, the music of...