Former DEEP PURPLE Guitarist STEVE MORSE On Replacement SIMON MCBRIDE - "I Think He's A Better Fit For Them"
Deep Purple's longest-served guitarist is Steve Morse, who held down the position for 28 years between 1994-2022, compared to Ritchie Blackmore's 16 years from 1968 to 1975 and 1984 to 1993. But when Morse found out that his wife, Janine, was seriously ill during a writing session with... - Read more...
EPICA Streaming 2021's Omega Alive Blu-Ray Via Their Official YouTube Channel
Epica's live Blu-Ray, Omega Alive, was released in 2021 via Nuclear Blast. The band has shared the full concert via their official YouTube channel, and you can check it out below. Setlist: "Alpha - Anteludium" "Abyss of Time - Countdown to Singularity" "The Skeleton ... Read more...
Knocked Loose to hold record signing for new record in Las Vegas & Nashville
Modern metalcore heavyweights Knocked Loose are hitting Las Vegas and Nashville for exclusive record signings in celebration of their latest release, You Won't Go Before You're Supposed. Fans can head to Zia Records in Las Vegas on April 26th and Grimey's in Nashville on May 1st. ... Read more...
DEAD IN THE DIRT The Blind Hole (Grindcore, 2013)
Review by Sheavy - Hailing from the deep south of Atlanta, Georgia, and appropriately were signed to Southern Lord, Dead In The Dirt's sole full length, The Blind Hole, is a crushing, catastrophic slab of grinding Powerviolence. DITD deal in fairly typical PV lyrically and sonically speaking, ... Read more...
Would DEICIDE's GLEN BENTON Consider Writing An Autobiography? He Responds
In a new interview with Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast, DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton was asked if he would ever consider writing an autobiography. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't know, man. I'm a pretty private person. You ... Read more...
HEART's ANN And NANCY WILSON Are Hoping To Work On New Music
In a new interview with Billlboard, HEART's Ann and Nancy Wilson, who are about to hit the road for their first tour together since 2019, said that they are hoping to work on new music in the near future. "The thing that we really hope to achieve is to maybe write some more stuff together, ... Read more...
LITA FORD: 'A Lot Of The Great Musicians Are Really Nonjudgmental People'
During an appearance on The Hook Rocks! podcast, Lita Ford spoke about what it was like for her in the 1980s when she was the exception on the testosterone-fueled, male-dominated hair metal scene, where women were relegated to eye candy. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It was a ... Read more...
JASON BONHAM Says 'It Was Quite Emotional' Performing LED ZEPPELIN Music At Madison Square Garden
In a new interview with Brian Casey of the 93.5 Max radio station, drummer Jason Bonham - son of the legendary John Bonham - spoke about his LED ZEPPELIN EVENING show, which he is once again taking on tour across North America this spring. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "One of ... Read more...
LAMB OF GOD's ART CRUZ Attends Photographer MERRICK MORTON's Solo Exhibition 'Un-Rehearsed'
On Saturday, April 13, LAMB OF GOD drummer Art Cruz was lucky enough to meet with legendary street photographer Merrick Morton and get an intimate walk-through of his first solo exhibition, "Un-Rehearsed", at the Eastern Project Gallery in Los Angeles, California. A video recap of that ... Read more...
STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR: 'We Think We're Good At Making People Laugh And Have A Good Time'
In a brand new interview with The Hook Rocks!, singer Michael Starr of California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER spoke about the challenge of combining raucous comedy with undeniably catchy rock tunes. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That's the thing about our music, is ... Read more...
Watch: CJ SNARE's Daughter HEATHER Sings 'Here For You' With Surviving Members Of FIREHOUSE
With the blessing of late FIREHOUSE frontman CJ Snare's family, his bandmates honored the singer, his music and legacy at their performance on Saturday, April 13 in Greeneville, Tennessee at Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Nate Peck, 2023 "American Idol" golden ticket recipient ... Read more...
Watch ANTHRAX's Costa Rica Concert Featuring Original Bassist DAN LILKER
Fan-filmed video of ANTHRAX's April 17 concert at Club Pepper in San Jose, Costa Rica can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows, according to Setlist.fm: 01. Among The Living 02. Caught In A Mosh 03. Madhouse 04. Metal Thrashing Mad 05. Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.) 06. Keep It In The ... Read more...
Watch BRUCE DICKINSON Perform In Guadalajara, Mexico
Fan-filmed video of Bruce Dickinson's April 18 concert at Teatro Diana in Guadalajara, Mexico can be seen below. The setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Accident Of Birth 02. Abduction 03. Laughing In The Hiding Bush 04. Afterglow Of Ragnarok 05. Chemical Wedding 06. Many Doors To Hell 07. ... Read more...
TALISMAN To Reunite For Special Performance At 2024 SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
TALISMAN - the now-defunct Swedish-American melodic hard rock band featuring singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) - will reunite for an appearance at this year's Sweden Rock Festival on June 5 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Marcel Jacob, who would have turned 60 this year, was ... Read more...
Bonecarver Share Music Video For New Song "Purgatory's Embrace" Featuring Distant's Alan Grnja
Bonecarver have premiered a new video for their new song 'Purgatory's Embrace.' That track features Distant's Alan Grnja and it will appear on the band's new EP, 'Unholy Dissolution,' which is set to be released on May 31. - Read more...
Blind Channel Added To Lacuna Coil's UK/Ireland Tour
Blind Channel have been added to Lacuna Coil's UK/Ireland tour. Here's the dates for that run: 10/15 Belfast, IRE - Limelight 10/16 Dublin, IRE - Academy 10/18 Bournemouth, UK - O2 Academy 10/20 Manchester, UK - Academy 10/21 Glasgow, UK - SWG3 10/22 Wolverhampton, UK - KK's Steel ... Read more...
Profanatica Announce Spring U.S. Tour With Stormruler
Profanatica have announced a headlining U.S. tour. Stormruler will serve as support. Tour Dates: 05/14 Youngstown, OH - Westside Bowl 05/15 Indianapolis, IN - Black Circle 05/17 Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Metal Fest (no Stormruler) 05/19 Rapid City, SD - Creative Arts Building 05/20 Denver, CO - HQ ... Read more...
Heart Hoping To Work On New Music
During a recent interview with Billboard, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson discussed the possibility of new music. The two sisters are hoping to release new material at some point, but they 'don't have plans for that right now.' Ann said the following: 'The thing that we really ... Read more...
Hurt Division - Another Kind Of Me (2024)
Artist: Hurt Division Album: Another Kind Of Me Released: 2024 Style: Alt Metal Format: MP3 320Kbps Size: 49 Mb Tracklist: 01 - Another Kind Of Me 02 - Idle 03 - Glass Ghosts 04 - Exit Code 05 - Termina 06 - Reanimator DOWNLOAD LINKS: RAPIDGATOR: DOWNLOAD TURBOBIT: DOWNLOAD - Read more...
European Shows for Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine's 'The Poisoned Ascendancy' Tour Announced
Roughly one month ago, Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine made waves by announcing that they were teaming together for a massive world tour to celebrate the 20th anniversaries of their debut albums Ascendancy and The Poison, respectively. It was a massive deal that saw two major records from the ... Read more...
Emperor and Stratovarius Announced for 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise
I don't know about you, but the year 2025 sounds like far-flung sci-fi bullshit to me. Still, that's next year and it's fast approaching, so new shows set for next year are popping up left and right. One annual show that just happens to take place on the water is the 70,000 Tons of ... Read more...
Lacuna Coil Recruit New Years Day's Ash Costello for "In The Mean Time"
A new track from Lacuna Coil has begun making the rounds today and this time, they've got some added back up in the form of New Years Day's Ash Costello in the mix. Along with an accompanying music video, the new track "In The Mean Time." Premiered and featured exclusively by ... Read more...
Gatecreeper, Goatwhore, and More Added to This Year's Full Terror Assault Open Air
With the warmer weather months coming up very soon, that means we're getting ever closer to the year's summer metal festivals. Organizers for one of those festivals, the ninth annual Full Terror Assault Open Air, hopped onto social media earlier today to announce that even more bands were ... Read more...
Photos: Sessanta (Primus, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer) at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, California on April 18, 2024
It was just the other day that legendary Tool/Puscifer/A Perfect Circle vocalist Maynard James Keenan turned the ripe age of 60. Dude's been around for a while but he's still kicking ass training with Mike Tyson, earning black belts, and performing killer music, so why not celebrate all ... Read more...
SUNBURST Releases Music Video For "Hollow Lies"
The cinematic progressive metal band Sunburst has released a music video for "Hollow Lies", the first single from their new album "Manifesto". The single contains the elements that Sunburst are known for, like impressive instrumental parts, intense guitar riffing, dramatic ... Read more...
Chicago's THE OUTFIT Release New Album Go
Chicago rock band The Outfit have released their new album, entitled Go. This is the band's third studio album, following Viking in 2020. Go was engineered by Chicago music veteran Matt Mercado at Sonic Palace Studios in Oak Park, Illinois. Mixing was handled in Los Angeles by Grammy nominated, ... Read more...
ZAKK WYLDE Talks Gear With Sweetwater's NICK BOWCOTT - "There's No Right Or Wrong, Only Preference"
Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott caught up with Zakk Wylde to talk all things gear, touring, and what it means to take up the gauntlet of his dear, much-missed friend, the legendary Dimebag Darrell. Zakk Wylde recently announced his inaugural music festival, Berzerkus, which will take place on ... Read more...
Chile's PENTAGRAM Release "Possessor" Music Video
Iconic death thrash metal band Pentagram (Chile) was formed in Santiago, Chile in 1985. At the time, the country was roiling from political upheaval, but that didn't stop Anton Reisenegger, Juan Pablo Uribe, and (former drummer) Eduardo Topelberg from ingesting and eventually emulating the ... Read more...
WINTERSUN Streaming "Fountain Of Life" From Legendary Early Demos
Finnish metallers Wintersun have finally completed Time II. The album has been in the works since 2012's Time I and has been delayed multiple times due to various reasons. Wintersun's last full-length was 2017's The Forest Seasons. Time II is due out on August 30. Wintersun is ... Read more...
You Can Stream DEFTONES' Entire Coachella Set Tonight For Free
Deftones is slated to play their second set at Coachella tonight, April 19 between 6:45pm to 7:35pm PST. Should you not have gotten tickets (as most of us didn't, I assume), you can at least stream the band's full set via the embedded YouTube video below. And who knows what they'll ... Read more...
Out Now! USA's Grungy Rock N Rollers NEVER ELECTED Have Just Re-Released "Turbulent"
NEWS RELEASE Montreal, QC - April 19, 2024 Out Now! USA's Grungy Rock N Rollers NEVER ELECTED Have Just Re-Released 'Turbulent' L-R - Dr. T - Bass, Wesley Meyer- Drums, Sujit Kumar- Vocals, Altan Aydin - Guitar Photo Credit - Rahul Mukerji Never Elected is one of Washington DC, ... Read more...
SpiritWorld Recording New Album
SpiritWorld have officially started the recording process for their new album. The band commented: 'Lots of drums and walks and coffee and bagels and chopped chiles and almost burning down Sam's studio with a microwave fire this week. This record is gonna rule.' View this post on ... Read more...
Erik Grönwall (Ex-Skid Row) Covers Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You"
Former Skid Row frontman Erik Grönwall has shared a new cover of 'I Will Always Love You.' You can check that out below. The track was originally written and recorded by Dolly Parton before being famously covered by Whitney Houston. - Read more...
Watch Better Lovers Perform A New Song In Indianapolis
During their April 18 show at the Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN, Better Lovers (ex-Every Time I Die, ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan, etc.) performed two new songs, reportedly titled 'Slay' and 'Hey Chef.' You can see fan-filmed footage of one of those tracks below: [via ... Read more...
SOCK (Will Haven, Crosses, Etc.) Stream "Motor" From "3243" Reissue
SOCK (Will Haven, Crosses, etc.) have shared 'Motor' from their '3243' reissue. That effort will be released on May 17. Drummer Jeff Irwin commented: 'This song was the one that went over the best at our shows; the build-up is killer, all the parts are killer. Another gem ... Read more...
Gene Simmons To Play His First Post-KISS Concert At Rock & Brews Grand Opening In Ridgefield, WA
Gene Simmons will be taking the stage during the grand opening event for the Rock & Brews restaurant at the Ilani dining and entertainment destination in Ridgefield, WA on April 23. That concert will serve as his first since KISS wrapped up their farewell tour last December. More information on ... Read more...
New Metal Releases: 4/14/2024 - 4/20/2024
Here are all the new releases for April 14th through April 20th. Releases reflect proposed North American scheduling, if available. Expect to see most of these albums on shelves or distros on Fridays. See something we missed or have any thoughts? Let us know in the comments. Plus, as always, feel ... Read more...
Winter - Live In Brooklyn Ny (2024)
Artist: Winter Album: Live In Brooklyn Ny Released: 2024 Style: Death Metal Format: MP3 320Kbps Size: 109 Mb Tracklist: 01 - Oppression Freedom Oppression (Reprise) (Live) 02 - Servants of the Warsmen (Live) 03 - Goden (Live) 04 - Power and Might (Live) 05 - Destiny (Live) 06 - Eternal Frost (Live) ... Read more...
Folterkammer - Weibermacht (2024)
Artist: Folterkammer Album: Weibermacht Released: 2024 Style: Symphonic Black Metal Format: MP3 320Kbps Size: 105 Mb Tracklist: 01 - Anno Domina 02 - Leck Mich! 03 - Die Unterwerfung 04 - KÂÂss mir die FÂÂsse! 05 - Algolagnia 06 - Herrin der Schwerter 07 - Das ... Read more...
Escape The Fate - Out Of The Shadows 2.0 (2024)
Artist: Escape The Fate Album: Out Of The Shadows 2.0 Released: 2024 Style: Post-Harcore Format: MP3 320Kbps Size: 180 Mb Tracklist: 01 - Forgive Me 02 - Choke 03 - LOW 04 - Rather Be Dead 05 - F U N In Funeral 06 - Lips Like Knives 07 - Hypnotized 08 - H8 MY SELF 09 - Traumatized 10 - Irreversible ... Read more...
Iceland's DRUNGI Unveils Crushing Dark Rock Debut Album "Hamfarir Hugans"
Spread the metal: With two powerful singles "Alda" and "Myrkur" already released, Iceland's Drungi is set to unleash their debut album "Hamfarir Hugans". Drungi's commitment to exploring mental health struggles through ... Read more...
Frank Zappa and the Mothers' 'Whisky a Go Go, 1968' Announced
A new live set by Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention will arrive this summer featuring nearly five hours of material, most previously unreleased. Whisky a Go Go, 1968 includes a three-set concert from the historic Los Angeles venue that was recorded for a live album. But ... Read more...
Heart Ready to Move Past 'Family Drama' as Tour Kicks Off
This weekend, Heart will hit the road for a tour featuring both Ann and Nancy Wilson for the first time since 2019. The band's return is exciting for fans, and also reflects the mended relationship between the Wilson sisters. "We're talking. We're fine together. We just felt it, ... Read more...
Eternal Gaze - Winters Womb (2024)
Artist: Eternal Gaze Album: Winters Womb Released: 2024 Style: Post-Black Metal Format: MP3 320Kbps Size: 86 Mb Tracklist: 01 - Ascend To Decend 02 - We Return To The Eath 03 - In Selah 04 - Fourteen Circles 05 - Your Guile Slips 06 - Upon The Skull Of The Earth 07 - The Eternal Quest 08 - Face To ... Read more...
Sorcerer - Devotion (2024)
Artist: Sorcerer Album: Devotion Released: 2024 Style: Hardcore Format: MP3 320Kbps Size: 71 Mb Tracklist: 01 - Badlands 02 - The Eternal Grief 03 - Devotion 04 - In the Arms of Mortality 05 - Fortress 06 - A Kindness 07 - The Bell Jar 08 - Someone Else's Skin DOWNLOAD LINKS: RAPIDGATOR: ... Read more...
Listen to Slash Shred on Composer Bear McCreary's Epic New Song
Slash has lent his talents to composer Bear McCreary's new song "The End of Tomorrow," off his upcoming concept album The Singularity. You can listen to the 11-minute epic below. McCreary - whose resume includes scores for Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, The Walking Dead, Call of ... Read more...
STAIND Release New Song And Animated Video "Better Days" Feat. DOROTHY
Multi-platinum rock band, Staind, has released a new song, 'Better Days' featuring Dorothy, from their latest album, Confessions Of The Fallen. Buy/stream the single here. 'Better Days,' an emotionally charged power ballad that is classic Staind, marks the first time the band ... Read more...
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