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Watch: JOB FOR A COWBOY Plays First Official Concert In Seven Years At BLUE RIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL
Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY played their official first concert since 2016 this past Friday (September 8) at this year's edition of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Alton, Virginia. One day earlier, they played a "secret" show at The Warehouse in Richmond, Virginia, where they were bil...September 11, 2023
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GHOST's 'Mary On A Cross' Single Certified Platinum In U.S.
On September 7, GHOST's "Mary On A Cross" single was certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) for accumulating one million certified units. According to the RIAA, one equivalent song unit is equal to a single digital song sale, or 150 on-demand audio and/or video st...September 8, 2023
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VOIVOD Shares Music Video For 'Fix My Heart (2023 Version)' From 'Morgöth Tales' Album
Canadian sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD celebrated 40 eventful years of existence in 2023 with a special anniversary studio album titled "Morgöth Tales", which was released on July 21 via Century Media Records. The LP's latest single is "Fix My Heart (2023 Version)", accompanied by a video directed...September 5, 2023
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SADUS Announces First Album In 16 Years, 'The Shadow Inside'
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends SADUS will make their long-awaited return this fall with the release of their first album in 16 years, "The Shadow Inside", on November 17 via Nuclear Blast Records. Reunited in 2017, the band spent the last several years writing the record at their own pa...September 1, 2023
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AMORPHIS Guitarist TOMI KOIVUSAARI Launches Solo Project BJØRKØ
Best known as the driving force behind Finnish metal icons AMORPHIS, guitarist Tomi Koivusaari steps into his own spotlight with BJØRKØ, his long-awaited solo project. A journey 15 years in the making, "Heartrot", the project's debut album, will be released this December through Svart Records. The a...September 1, 2023
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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Pays Tribute To BERNIE MARSDEN
OPETH leader Mikael Åkerfeldt has paid tribute to original WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden following his death on August 24. He was 72 years old. On August 30, Mikael took to OPETH's social media to write: "It's with great sadness we received the news of Bernie Marsden's passing. A superb and in...September 1, 2023
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JOB FOR A COWBOY Returns With 'The Agony Seeping Storm' Single
Arizona death metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY return after a near-decade-long hiatus with their brand new single and accompanying video for "The Agony Seeping Storm". The track will appear on the band's upcoming album, set for release in 2024 via Metal Blade Records. JOB FOR A COWBOY released their "Sun...August 29, 2023
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STEVEN WILSON Announces Seventh Solo Album 'The Harmony Codex'
Six-time Grammy Award-nominated musician/songwriter/producer Steven Wilson has announced today's premiere of his hypnotic new single, "Economies Of Scale", available everywhere now. An official music video, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Charlie Di Placido ("Jungle", "Everything But The Girl"),pre...August 29, 2023
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PARADISE LOST To Get Into 'Serious Songwriting' After 'Icon' 30th-Anniversary Shows
In a new interview with La Mesa Del Metal, PARADISE LOST guitarist Aaron Aedy spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2020 LP "Obsidian". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's still very early. I mean, we've only got the first few tracks. An...August 26, 2023
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PARADISE LOST Completes Re-Recording 'Icon' Album For 30th Anniversary
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their fourth album, "Icon", British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST recently re-recorded the LP for a special new release. There will also be "an extra special vinyl" version of the album. Last Thursday (August 17),PARADISE LOST shared photos from the vocal...August 21, 2023
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SOEN Continues Fight For Equality And Human Rights On New Album 'Memorial'
By David E. Gehlke Drummer Martin Lopez is the first to admit that his post-OPETH career in SOEN has required a lot of work. The band's 2012 "Cognitive" debut was immediately hit with TOOL comparisons, perhaps justifiably so, rendering bass legend Steve DiGiorgio's (DEATH, SADUS, TESTAMENT) inclusio...August 14, 2023
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A Feast On Sorrow
Grief can be a terrible, pernicious thing. But it can also lead to moments of great revelation. Somewhere between the two lies "A Feast On Sorrow". Inspired by frontman Joe Nally's personal encounters with loss and its messy aftermath, this is an emotionally raw and creatively brave record that has...August 8, 2023
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PARADISE LOST Is 'Slowly' Working On Next Studio Album
In a new interview with MetalSide.pl, PARADISE LOST frontman Nick Holmes spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2020 LP "Obsidian". He said: "We are working slowly on a new album. When we get a decent chunk of time off, then we will hopefully complete it...August 7, 2023
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Conflagrations
There is a lot to admire in bands that only emerge from the shadow when they have something to say. One of the most inventive and characterful bands to operate under the progressive death metal banner (whether they like it or not),  RANNOCH have only released two albums and one EP in the last de...July 19, 2023
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EMPEROR Black Metal Legend IHSAHN Finds His Inner 'Geek' By Embracing Modern Recording Technology
By David E. Gehlke Vegard Sverre Tveitanm, otherwise known as Ihsahn, has been a solo artist longer than a member of the legendary Norwegian black metal act EMPEROR. His solo ventures embody a creative pursuit that stretches well beyond black metal, dabbling in avant-garde, jazz and progressive musi...June 29, 2023
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