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COHEED AND CAMBRIA Announces 'The New Entities Edition' Of Latest Album 'The Father Of Make Believe'

Progressive rock band COHEED AND CAMBRIA will release the deluxe version of its latest album "The Father Of Make Believe", titled "The Father Of Make Believe: The New Entities Edition", on October 3 via Virgin Music Group. The new version of the LP comes with four new songs and introduces four new c...

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RISE AGAINST's TIM MCILRATH On Injecting Political Activism Into Songwriting: 'We've Been All Opinion All The Time'

In a new interview with the JJO Discover New Music Podcast, RISE AGAINST frontman Tim McIlrath was asked if he ever worried that he and his bandmates were injecting their political activism a little too deeply into their songwriting. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think we've been...

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ROBERT PLANT And SAVING GRACE Release 'Chevrolet' From Upcoming Debut Album

Robert Plant and SAVING GRACE's reimagined version of "Chevrolet", a reworking of a 1930 Memphis Minnie song named "Can I Do It For You", can be streamed below. The song is taken from the LED ZEPPELIN legend's "Saving Grace", the first album featuring a new band of distinguished players, which he ca...

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TESTAMENT Shares 'Drum Playthrough' Video For New Single 'Infanticide A.I.'

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT have shared a "drum playthrough" video for their recently released single "Infanticide A.I.", featuring the band's latest addition, drummer Chris Dovas. Check it out below. "Infanticide A.I." is taken from TESTAMENT's upcoming album, "Para Bellum", whi...

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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON Says New Single 'Infanticide A.I.' Was Musically Inspired By Watching Horror Movies

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT have shared a video in which they discuss their recently released single "Infanticide A.I.". The track is taken from the band's upcoming new album, "Para Bellum", which is due on October 10 via Nuclear Blast. TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson stated: "...

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JON SCHAFFER On Being Among Over 1,500 Capitol Riot Defendants Pardoned By TRUMP: 'I'll Always Be Grateful'

ICED EARTH founder and guitarist Jon Schaffer recently sat down with Marc J. Victor and Andy Marcantel of Attorneys On Retainer to tell his side of the story regarding his involvement in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and provide a client testimonial for the Attorneys For Freedom law...

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TESTAMENT Announces 'Para Bellum' Album, Shares 'Infanticide A.I.' Single

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT will release their new album, "Para Bellum", on October 10 via Nuclear Blast. The LP stands as both a battle cry and an observation of humanity's uneasy alliance with its own creations. As technology accelerates and disconnection grows, "Para Bellum" s...

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RISE AGAINST's TIM MCILRATH: 'I Don't Discount How Much Luck Plays A Role In All Of Our Lives'

During an appearance on the Mark And Me podcast, RISE AGAINST frontman Tim McIlrath acknowledged the role of luck and timing in the music industry but also emphasized that being prepared and putting in the hard work increases the chances of success. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I d...

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No Charges For Police Officer Who Shot And Killed Former POSSESSED Guitarist BRIAN MONTANA

A South San Francisco Police Department officer who shot and killed former POSSESSED guitarist Brian Montana this past spring did so in "legally justifiable self-defense and defense of others", it was announced Thursday (August 14) by San Mateo County District Attorney Steven M. Wagstaffe's office....

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ROBERT PLANT And SAVING GRACE Release 'Gospel Plough' From Upcoming Debut Album

Robert Plant and SAVING GRACE's reimagined version of Blind Willie Johnson's "Gospel Plough" can be streamed below. The song is taken from the LED ZEPPELIN legend's "Saving Grace", the first album featuring a new band of distinguished players, which he calls "a song book of the lost and found." Arri...

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RISE AGAINST Releases Music Video For 'Ricochet' Title Track

RISE AGAINST has released the title track and final preview of "Ricochet", the band's first new album in four years, out this Friday, August 15 on Loma Vista Recordings. Arriving in a time when the lies are inescapable, greed is brazen and cruelty is shocking, this 12-track collection reaffirms RISE...

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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Talks Religion: 'Not Everybody In The Band' Has The Same Beliefs As Me

During his August 1 speech at the sixth annual SoulStock Festival at Shawmut Park in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, Brian "Head" Welch — who left KORN in early 2005, at the same time announcing that he kicked his addictions to drugs and alcohol by becoming a born-again Christian — spoke about his decision...

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Ex-EXODUS Guitarist RICK HUNOLT And Ex-HEATHEN Guitarist DOUG PIERCY Re-Ignite Their Love For Old-School Thrash In NEFARIOUS

By David E. Gehlke The San Francisco Bay Area thrash scene is more of a community than anything. The competition that fueled thrash's legendary albums in the 1980s has since evolved into a larger block of individuals who not only keep the style alive, but play on each other's records, perform benefi...

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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH: 'The Fading Nature Of Life Is Just Crazy'

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has shared a new video message in which he spoke about the frailty of life in the wake of the recent deaths of 1980s legends like Ozzy Osbourne, Hulk Hogan and Malcolm-Jamal Warner — icons who shaped a bold, unforgettable decade. The 55-year-old musician, who left K...

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA's JEREMY DEPOYSTER On Upcoming Album: 'We're Writing Some Of The Best Songs We've Ever Written'

In a new interview with The Kevin Powell Podcast, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA guitarist/vocalist Jeremy DePoyster spoke about the band's latest single, "For You", which arrived in April. Jeremy said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's the second song off of what will be a new record coming up late...