Kato Khandwala, longtime THE PRETTY RECKLESS producer, engineer and mixer, passed away Wednesday (April 25) from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. POP EVIL, whose latest, self-titled album album was produced by Khandwala, said in a statement: "Today our world stopped. We lost a mentor, a brother, a leader, but most of all a good ...
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Maryland rockers CLUTCH are tentatively set to release their new album, "Book Of Bad Decisions", in September. The disc was recently completed at Sputnik Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer and engineer Vance Powell (THE WHITE STRIPES, RED FANG). Speaking to "The Liquid Conversations" host Shawn SixX at this past weekend's Las Rageous festival ...
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Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: The new [SEVENDUST] record is "All I See is War". What does the title mean to you and the band? Lajon: "We didn't realize it until ...
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For the band's 11th album, the first in five years, MONSTER MAGNET gets back to its roots by wringing out some old-school grit rock. By mere title alone, "Mindfucker" is designed to get your attention, as if the year is 1985 instead of 2018 and the band is begging to make the Filthy Fifteen. Filthy ...
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Details for the sixth annual Cruise To The Edge excursion — prog-rock's premier festival at sea hosted by classic rock icons YES — have been announced. The 2019 Cruise To The Edge, Proggers of the Caribbean, progressive rock's preeminent fan/artist experience, kicks off its public on sale beginning today (March 28). Cabins are available at ...
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The official lyric video for the song "I'm God" from MONSTER MAGNET can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 11th album, "Mindfucker", which will be released on March 23 via Napalm. The disc "is different, a step forward and a step back at the same time to the almighty roots of ...
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The "Thrash Out Cancer" benefit concert for WARBEAST and RIGOR MORTIS vocalist Bruce Corbitt will take place on Sunday, April 1 at at Acadia Bar & Grill (Acadia Live) in Houston, Texas. All proceeds from the event will go towards Corbitt's medical expenses. Those unable to attend who would still like to help may donate ...
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British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will release a special 2CD, 2LP and digital-download compilation titled "Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs" on March 30 via Century Media Records. This special collection will include a total of 31 songs with a playing time of over 90 minutes, compiling rarities and exclusive earworms spanning 2004-2016 from the ...
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Two weeks ago, MONSTER MAGNET premiered the second single from its forthcoming album, "Mindfucker" — a smokin'-hot, rocket-fueled version of HAWKWIND lead singer Robert Calvert's "Ejection". The original song is a true '70s classic and couldn't be a better choice to lead the way to what to expect from MONSTER MAGNET's 11th studio album. No ...
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According to TMZ, Sammy Hagar sold an oceanfront villa in Hawaii for $3.299 million. The former VAN HALEN frontman bought the ten-acre retreat in 1995. Set on the edge of a cliff in Waipio Bay, the property holds a three-bedroom home, a guesthouse, a pool with a lanscaped center island and a tiki ...
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Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR and reunited Swedish garage rockers THE HELLACOPTERS will headline this year's edition of the Psycho Las Vegas festival, set to take place August 17-19 at venues throughout the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Festival billing: DIMMU BORGIR THE HELLACOPTERS SUNN 0))) GODFLESH ENSLAVED AMERICAN NIGHTMARE BORIS CKY ...
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The song "Ejection" from MONSTER MAGNET can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's 11th album, "Mindfucker", which will be released on March 23 via Napalm. The disc "is different, a step forward and a step back at the same time to the almighty roots of hard rock music, kindled by the ...
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SIXX:A.M. members James Michael (vocals) and DJ Ashba (guitar) have launched a brand new project called PYROMANTIC. The "American songwriting duo" is putting the finishing touches on an album's worth of music, to be released later in the year. PYROMANTIC will film a video for its debut single "in a couple of weeks" in Las ...
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British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will release a special 2CD, 2LP and digital-download compilation titled "Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs" on March 30 via Century Media Records. This special collection will include a total of 31 songs with a playing time of over 90 minutes, compiling rarities and exclusive earworms spanning 2004-2016 from the ...
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The official music video for "Mindfucker", the title track of the 11th album from MONSTER MAGNET, can be seen below. Due on March 23 via Napalm, the disc "is different, a step forward and a step back at the same time to the almighty roots of hard rock music, kindled by the unpretentious proto-punk era," ...
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MASTODON singer/bassist Troy Sanders spoke to HardDrive Radio about finally winning a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category at the 60th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (January 28) at Madison Square Garden in New York City. MASTODON got the nod for the song "Sultan's Curse" from its 2017 album "Emperor Of Sand", ...
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"Mindfucker", the title track of the 11th album from MONSTER MAGNET, can be streamed below. Due on March 23 via Napalm, the disc "is different, a step forward and a step back at the same time to the almighty roots of hard rock music, kindled by the unpretentious proto-punk era," according to a press release. ...
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Christina Rowatt of Australia's The Void recently conducted an interview with bassist Shane Embury of British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the status of the next NAPALM DEATH studio album, which is tentatively due in 2018: Shane: "We started ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has been added to the list of performers who will appear on The KISS Kruise VIII. The cruise is set to sail on Halloween (October 31) on Norwegian Jade leaving out of Miami, Florida. Also scheduled to play on the ship this year are KISS, former KISS and current GRAND ...
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"Lately I've been living way too damn fast. This successful life I'm leading is bound to kick my ass." Visionary words from a man who lived those fateful lyrics harder than most. It wasn't this prophetic introspection Dimebag Darrell wrote on a solo song, "Twisted", that spelled his end. Yet for the violent way Dime ...
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On December 13, NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway spoke to Metal Underground about the progress of the band's recording sessions for the follow-up to 2015's "Apex Predator - Easy Meat" album. He said (see video below): "It's early days. We do our stuff in little pieces now, because we like the variance ...
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Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to their 2016 album "Hellelujah". Guitarist C.J. Pierce told the 97.1 The Eagle radio station in a brand new interview (see video below): "We're working on new songs right now, which is awesome. We're working on tunes for the next record. We ...
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British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will release a special 2CD, 2LP and digital-download compilation titled "Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs" in March 2018 via Century Media Records. This special collection will include a total of 31 songs with a playing time of over 90 minutes, compiling rarities and exclusive earworms spanning 2004-2016 from the ...
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Metal & High Heels recently conducted an interview with singer Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if she uses Spotify and what her opinion is of streaming-music services in general, Cristina said: "I do. I actually like the idea, because I'm a really ...
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WAR OF THRONES has inked a deal with Sonic Night Music Club. The powerhouse metal band, featuring former members of CRIMSON GLORY and ROB ROCK, will release its debut album, "Conflict In Creation", on March 9, 2018. The disc was recorded and mixed by James Fox at Sweet Spot Studio in Seminole, Florida and mastered ...
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MONSTER MAGNET will embark on a European tour in May and June, visiting the biggest cities in Europe to promote its recently announced 11th album, "Mindfucker". Confirmed tour dates: May 03 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof May 04 - Berlin, Germany - Desertfest Berlin May 05 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje May 06 - London, ...
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Los Angeles metal titans WINDS OF PLAGUE have debuted an all-new music video today for their track "Nameless Walker". The song is taken from the band's latest LP, "Blood Of My Enemy", which was released on October 27 via Entertainment One Music (eOne) / Good Fight Music. "Blood Of My Enemy" is the follow-up to ...
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MONSTER MAGNET will release its 11th album, "Mindfucker", on March 23, 2018 via Napalm. According to a press release, the disc "is different, a step forward and a step back at the same time to the almighty roots of hard rock music, kindled by the unpretentious proto-punk era. Up-tempo, savage in both sound and spirit, ...
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Lita Ford says that the infamous scene in "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" movie in which then-W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes can be seen guzzling vodka in his pool "destroyed his career." Holmes became legendary for the scene in the 1988 movie in which he was interviewed while floating in a ...
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British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will release a special 2CD, 2LP and digital-download compilation titled "Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs" in March 2018 via Century Media Records. This special collection will include a total of 31 songs with a playing time of over 90 minutes, compiling rarities and exclusive earworms spanning 2004-2016 from the ...
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