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JEFF PLATE Says Reunited SAVATAGE Is 'Deconstructing Every Song, Relearning Everything From Scratch'

A record and a tour. Those were drummer Jeff Plate's modest career goals once upon a time, but more than three decades after he joined SAVATAGE for their tour in support of 1994's "Handful Of Rain", he's assembled a far more impressive list of accomplishments: three legendary SAVATAGE studio albums,...

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HELLOWEEN Announces New Album 'Giants & Monsters'

The reunited expanded classic lineup of German power metallers HELLOWEEN will release its new album, "Giants & Monsters", on August 29 via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). The band states: "We locked ourselves in a studio, summoned some giants, wrestled a few monsters, and somehow came out with a b...

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Will there be a moment in the evolution of death metal when the genre becomes too fast, too technical, and far more like brutal automatons competing in an Olympic event than anything resembling rock 'n' roll? The jury is out on that one, but CYTOTOXIN are cheerfully testing the boundaries of avowedl...

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DARK ANGEL Shares First New Song In 34 Years, 'Extinction Level Event'

California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL will release "Extinction Level Event", their first new album in 34 years, later in 2025 via Reversed Records. The LP's first single, the "Extinction Level Event" title track, can be streamed below. It was recorded and mixed at the Armoury Studios in Vancou...

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Ex-BUTCHER BABIES Singer CARLA HARVEY Shares Debut THE VIOLENT HOUR Single Feat. CHARLIE BENANTE, JOHN 5

Founding vocalist for the metal band BUTCHER BABIES, comic book author, artist, novelist, and the holder of multiple degrees in mortuary science and thanatology, singer/musician Carla Harvey has released "Sick Ones", the first single from her new project THE VIOLENT HOUR, via Megaforce Records. The...

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DARK ANGEL's New Single 'Extinction Level Event' Was Written By Late Guitarist JIM DURKIN: 'It's Just A Totally Killer Song'

California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL will release "Extinction Level Event", their first new album in 34 years, later in 2025 via Reversed Records. The LP's first single, the "Extinction Level Event" title track, will be made available on Friday, April 11. It was recorded and mixed at the Armo...

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HELLOWEEN's New Album Is 'Done': 'I Am Very Happy With The Result', Says KAI HANSEN

Last year, the reunited expanded classic lineup of German power metallers HELLOWEEN signed with Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) for the release of their next studio album. The band entered the studio in the summer of 2024 to begin work on the follow-up to 2021's acclaimed self-titled effort, with plans...

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LINKIN PARK's DAVE 'PHOENIX' FARRELL On New Singer EMILY ARMSTRONG: She Is An 'Absolute Destroyer Vocally'

LINKIN PARK bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and new vocalist Emily Armstrong recently discussed the band's journey, new music and evolving dynamics in an interview with Justin Scott and Spiegel on the 98 Rock radio station. Regarding how she ended up joining LINKIN PARK as the replacement for the lat...

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P.O.D.'s SONNY SANDOVAL On Rock Bands Using Backing Tracks During Live Shows: 'Now They Don't Even Hide It'

During an appearance on the latest episode of "The Jasta Show", hosted by HATEBREED's Jamey Jasta, P.O.D. frontman Paul "Sonny" Sandoval weighed in on some artists' use of backing tracks to add extra instrumental or vocal tracks to a live performance, to enhance the sound or to replicate more closel...

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JESSE LEACH: 'The Timing Is Perfect' For New KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Album 'This Consequence'

In a new interview with the JJO Discover New Music Podcast, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach spoke about the band's latest album, "This Consequence", which came out on February 21 via Metal Blade. "This Consequence" is KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's ninth LP overall, and sixth with Leach, who rejoined the...

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STEEL PANTHER Announces Newest Distortion Guitar Pedal, 'Platinum Pocket P***y Melter'

Emerging from their musical workshop after perfecting their latest piece of pleasure-inducing musical equipment, California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER are back with their fifth guitar pedal, the Platinum Pocket Pu**y Melter — a modern-day reimagining of the pedal that started it all for them...

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The connoisseur's choice of symphonic metal figureheads, EPICA, have earned every bit of their current, lofty status. They were always well-equipped for the long haul, with a forward-thinking musical vision that was never bound by the genre's traditional predilections, and a sense of occasion that o...

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BLINK-182 Announces 2025 'Missionary Impossible' U.S. Tour

Following a blockbuster 2024 tour that saw them headline stadiums across the globe, multi-platinum, award-winning band BLINK-182 is set to return in 2025 with a fresh run of dates, bringing their legendary live show to fans across the U.S. Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker's "Missionary Imp...

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Watch: JELLO BIAFRA Joins NAPALM DEATH On Stage In San Francisco To Perform DEAD KENNEDYS' 'Nazi Punks F*** Off'

Legendary DEAD KENNEDYS frontman Jello Biafra joined NAPALM DEATH on stage last night (Monday, April 7) at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California to perform the DEAD KENNEDYS classic "Nazi Punks Fuck Off". Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. In October 2023, NAP...

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RAY ALDER, MATT BARLOW And STU BLOCK To Guest On new ARTIZAN Album

ARTIZAN drummer/founder Ty Tammeus has teamed up with legendary producer Jim Morris (CRIMSON GLORY, DEATH, CANNIBAL CORPSE, ICED EARTH, KAMELOT) for the band's forthcoming release "The Furthest Reaches Part 2: The Gaia Effect", the follow-up to the heavy metal opera "The Furthest Reaches", released...