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BLACKBERRY SMOKE kick off European tour tonight

Atlanta southern rockers BLACKBERRY SMOKE are due to kick off a European tour tonight in Copenhagen, Denmark. The tour features a number of headlining club shows as well as a few festival appearances, including a main stage slot at the UK’s legendary Download festival alongside the likes ofKISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE …

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Lucifer Premiere New Song “Purple Pyramid”

  Berlin-based heavy metal blues rockers, LUCIFER, will release their debut Lucifer I June 16th via Rise Above Records.  Lucifer I can be pre-ordered on iTunes, Amazon and the Rise Above Store.   There has been a ton of anticipation and excitement behind the band featuring Johanna Sadonis that rose from …

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Powerwolf Premiere Lyric Video For “Armata Strigoi”

Following their critically acclaimed chart topping album Preachers of the Night, POWERWOLF are back and ready to enthrall with their new masterpiece Blessed & Possessed.  The album will be released July 17th in North America and is available for pre-order from the Napalm Records Webstore HERE.   Today the sensational …

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Ten Seconds Era Debut Self-Titled EP & Full Streaming

“Like feelings in life, Ten Seconds Era is all about nuance and ambivalence: their music takes us to a journey between light and shades, from the sweet side to the bitter side.”   As announced a few weeks ago, alternative rock/metal band from Geneva Ten Seconds Era just officialy released its debut 4-tracks …

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Pound Of Flesh Releases New Music Video for “Everybody” 

Chicago, IL alt-electronic hard rock group POUND OF FLESH (featuring former Ministry keyboardist Darrell James) recently released their latest album Pills via WuLi Records and INgrooves Music Group. Today, the band is releasing their brand new music video for the track “Everybody”, directed and edited by POF keyboardist Steve McIntosh …

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Kadavar Announce November 2015 UK Tour 

German psych-rockers, KADAVAR have just announced a full UK Tour for this November. Drummer Tiger commented “We are stoked to return to the UK this fall! It has been two years already and with a new record in the pocket, we are looking forward to play again. It’s gonna get faster, …

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Oceano confirm All Stars Tour 2015

Chicago deathcore titans OCEANO have been added to the lineup for this summer’s All Stars Tour 2015. Due to kick off on July 17th in San Antonio, Texas, the All Stars Tour features OCEANO alongside UPON A BURNING BODY, DANCE GAVIN DANCE, A SKYLIT DRIVE, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, WITHIN THE RUINS, DAYSHELL, COME …

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Michael Monroe announces brand new album

MICHAEL MONROE – hugely influential front-man, force of nature, multi-instrumentalist and revered rock ‘n’ roll icon – releases new studio album, ‘Blackout States’, on October 16th 2015 via Spinefarm Records; this 13 track outing, produced by Chips Kiesbye (Hellacopters, Nomads, etc.) in Gothenburg, Sweden, and mixed by Petri Majuri in Helsinki, Finland, is the follow-up to ‘Horns And Halos’ – a Finnish chart-topper in 2013. With ‘Blackout States’, Monroe’s current touring and …

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Lord Dying Debuts Video For “A Wound Outside Time”

Portland, Oregon’s LORD DYING released sophomore album Poisoned Altars, earlier this year via Relapse Records.  Recently the band completed work on a video for the latest single “A Wound Outside Time” from Poisoned Altars.  The video was directed and edited by Brett Roberts and Jon Meyer.  Check the video out HERE.   …

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Soilwork Announce New Album Title And Artwork ‘The Ride Majestic’

Sweden-based Melodic Death Metal experts SOILWORK have announced details regarding their forthcoming 10th studio album, ‘The Ride Majestic’. The new album will hit stores worldwide on August 28, 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. The Ride Majestic was recorded by David Castillo (OPETH, KATATONIA) at Studio Gröndal, Produced and mixed by Jens Bogren (KREATOR, AMON AMARTH) at Fascination Street. Cover art illustrated by Róbert Borbás (Grinddesign / www.theartofgrinddesign.com) SOILWORK …

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BLOODSTOCK reveal ten more bands, plus more club nights

With 2015’s festival season officially underway, BLOODSTOCK still has plenty to reveal about the summer’s premiere metal weekender. Ten more bands, to start with… Joining the Sophie Lancaster Stage line-up on Friday are MESSIAH’S KISS (https://www.facebook.com/MessiahsKiss), featuring former session musicians for Tony Iommi and Saxon. Saturday sees the addition of …

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A Wild Evening With Halestorm

US rockers Halestorm are delighted to announce two very special UK shows this August to celebrate the band’s biggest UK chart success. Intended as intimate, unique events, the two ‘A Wild Evening With Halestorm’ dates are in deliberately smaller-than-usual venues, and will see the band perform two sets. ‘Into The Wild …

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