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CANDLEMASS Shares Music Video For Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath'

To celebrate 40 years of doom metal mastery and the release of their brand new four-track EP "Black Star", Swedish epic doom metal pioneers CANDLEMASS have unveiled a cover of BLACK SABBATH's legendary hymn "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". The title track of the classic 1973 SABBATH album was reworked by C...

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Black Star

Doom metal isn't generally known for brevity, but in these busy times, a quick, four-track update from the Swedish kings of the genre makes perfect sense. Three years on from the release of "Sweet Evil Sun", CANDLEMASS are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a little flurry of new material, and...

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THE SWORD Announces 'Warp Riders' 15th-Anniversary Tour

Reactivated Texan heavy rockers THE SWORD hace announced their first slate of U.S. tour dates. The legendary Austin band heads west this summer, performing the epic "Warp Riders" album in its entirety to mark the record’s 15th anniversary. THE SWORD frontman John D. Cronise states: "This is probably...

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See 4K Video Of SATYRICON's Entire Performance In Milan During 'The Unholy Trinity 2025' Tour

4K fan-filmed video of SATYRICON's entire April 9 performance at Alcatraz in Milan, Italy during "The Unholy Trinity 2025" tour with BEHEMOTH and ROTTING CHRIST can be seen below. Featured songs: 01. Now Diabolical 02. Our World It Rumbles Tonight 5:37 03. Black Crow On A Tombstone 10:43 04. To Your...

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CANDLEMASS Unveils Title Track Of Upcoming EP 'Black Star'

Grammy-nominated doom pioneers CANDLEMASS have unveiled the title track of their upcoming EP, "Black Star", out May 9 via Napalm Records. The EP impressively marks the 40th anniversary of the legendary band. "Black Star" seamlessly merges haunting melodies with deeply introspective lyrics, brought t...

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Texas's THE SWORD Announces First European Shows In Ten Years

Texan heavy rockers THE SWORD have announced their first European tour dates since 2015, with the recently reunited band slating a trio of intimate club performances alongside festival appearances, including Copenhell, Freak Valley and Tons Of Rock. THE SWORD European tour dates: June 19 - Copenhage...

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CANDLEMASS To Celebrate 40th Anniversary With 'Black Star' EP

Swedish godfathers of epic doom CANDLEMASS will celebrate their 40th anniversary of pioneering the genre with a four-track EP, "Black Star". Packed with craterous riffs, this celebration of doom metal mastery is set for release on May 9 via Napalm Records. With "Black Star", the genre-defying band u...

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Texas's THE SWORD Announces More Comeback Shows

Texan heavy rockers THE SWORD, who called it quits more than two years ago, are back. Following their appearance at the 2024 edition of the Levitation festival, which took place last fall at several Austin venues, they have announced two additional dates, with more shows on the horizon: April 10 at...

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CANDLEMASS To Reunite With Singer MESSIAH MARCOLIN For One-Off Performance At ROCK HARD FESTIVAL GREECE

A one-off world-exclusive performance of CANDLEMASS featuring the band's former vocalist Messiah Marcolin will take place at this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival Greece, slated for September 12-13, 2025 in Athens, Greece. Back in October 2022, Messiah and longtime CANDLEMASS guitarist Mats...

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PARADISE SLAVES, Featuring Former Members Of 36 CRAZYFISTS And DIECAST, Announces Debut Album

PARADISE SLAVES, the brand new band featuring former members of 36 CRAZYFISTS and DIECAST, will release its debut album, "With Hell In His Eyes", on May 2 via Spinefarm. "To me, the overall concept of 'With Hell In His Eyes' is to never surrender, continue to fight, and continue to be grateful for l...

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184 Bands Announced For 2025 Edition Of France's HELLFEST, Including Headliners LINKIN PARK, SCORPIONS, KORN And MUSE

LINKIN PARK, SCORPIONS, KORN and MUSE will headline the 2025 installment of Hellfest, set to take place June 19-22, 2025 in Clisson, France. Hellfest is an annual open-air festival and one of the biggest metal festivals in all of Europe. After canceling the 2020 and 2021 installments due to the ongo...

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All-Female JUDAS PRIEST Tribute Band JUDAS PRIESTESS Releases Cover Of 'Dissident Aggressor'

JUDAS PRIESTESS, the all-female tribute band to heavy metal icons JUDAS PRIEST, has released a new single, "Dissident Aggressor", via Golden Robot Records. You can now listen to the track below. JUDAS PRIESTESS is Militia Vox on lead vocals, Gyda Gash on bass, Rena Sands Petrucci (wife of DREAM THEA...

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The Gates Of Slumber

For those who like to doom, THE GATES OF SLUMBER have always been a heavyweight proposition. Founder, guitarist and frontman Karl Simon infused his band's sound with so much authentic grit and righteous, SABBATH-worshipping ambition that albums like "Suffer No Guilt" (2006) and "Hymns of Blood and T...

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Former Members Of 36 CRAZYFISTS And DIECAST Join Forces In PARADISE SLAVES

PARADISE SLAVES, a brand new band featuring former members of 36 CRAZYFISTS and DIECAST, has released its debut single, "A Fever To Defeat". Watch the lyric video below. The Boston-by-way-of-Anchorage quartet cements an uncanny union between vocal powerhouse Brock Lindow (36 CRAZYFISTS),solo artist...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's SCOUR Announces Only Concert Of 2024

SCOUR, the extreme metal supergroup featuring Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, EN MINOR),John Jarvis (AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED),Derek Engemann (PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS),Mark Kloeppel (MISERY INDEX) and Adam Jarvis (PIG DESTROYER, LOCK UP),will play its only concert of 2024 on Friday,...