Progressive death metal masters Fallujah, whom we first had the pleasure of covering back in 2016, have released the 3rd single, “Step Through the Portal and Breathe,” from their highly-anticipated new album Xenotaph, out June 13th from Nuclear Blast Records. The band gave us some insight into the new album: “‘Step Through the Portal and Breathe’ is classic heavy […]

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Three Days Grace will release their new album Alienation on August 22nd. The album is the first with singer Matt Walst and returning vocalist Adam Gontier sharing vocal duties.  And for those of us who couldn’t wait, TDG has already shared their new single “Apologies”! Listen to it (over and over, like we have) here!   Addressing […]

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  Fresh off playing the Gravitoyd DoomFest, Fostermother, the heavy rock/heavy pych band hailing from Houston, Texas, have already made quite an impression on fans and the music industry as well. They’re in demand at heavy festivals all over and have seen themselves voted onto some very prestigious lists both nationally and internationally: Billy Goate, […]

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  With six records under their belts since forming in 2008, four consecutive number #1 albums in their home country, and the fiercest line-up they’ve ever had, Finnish power/symphonic metal group Battle Beast has just released their latest single, “Last Goodbye.”  The track is the first taste of the band’s seventh album, due out later […]

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  It’s a phrase most of us heard more than a few times from our mothers when they put strange vegetables down in front of us at the dinner table and from friends who tried recruiting us for their Thursday night candle-making club:  “Try it, you might like it!”  And since those words never led […]

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  Finnish melodic metal titans Sonata Arctica will unleash their new studio album The Ninth Hour through Nuclear Blast on October 7th, but to keep fans happy ‘til then, yesterday they released their second single (available for purchase in digital format here)  and a video clip teaser for the song “Life,“ the entirety of which will be revealed next […]

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    ***     So our hiatus is officially a thing of the past ~ and what ‘s that I hear? It’s you, our faithful readers, shouting “Fuck yeah, it’s about time you got your asses back to us,” and we couldn’t agree more…shyte does it feel great to jump back into “Backstage News, FrontRow Pics” mode!   We’re kicking off […]

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    Swedish heavy metal heroes Sabaton ~ Hannes Van Dahl, drums, Joakim Brodén, lead vocals, Pär Sundström, bass, Thobbe Englund, lead guitar, Chris Rörland, lead guitar ~recently announced the release of Heroes On Tour , their brand-new live Blu-Ray+CD/DVD+CD package. It contains two entire breathtaking shows, one filmed at Wacken 2015 and the other at Sabaton Open Air in their hometown of […]

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  Finnish progressive Metal band Amoth has released a new music video from their upcoming second album. The album Revenge will be released internationally on February 19th 2016 via Inverse Records. To get a taste of the band’s sophomore album, check out their video for “Shadow.”   Official Facebook Official Website

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  Lionize ~ Chris Brooks, keys, Henry Upton, bass, Chase Lapp, drums, Nate Bergman, guitar ~ shot to the top of FW’s “Shit, these guys fuckin’ rock” list pretty damn fast when we first caught them on a bill with Clutch ~ and that’s where they’ve stayed.  The band is currently on The Getaway tour […]

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  Some of our (and your!) favorite bands have recently released new albums ~ and if you haven’t already checked them out…WTF are you waiting for???!!!   Puscifer  Money Shot (Puscifer Entertainment) Galileo 02. Agostina 03. Grand Canyon 04. Simultaneous 05. Money Shot 06. The Arsonist 07. The Remedy 08. Smoke and Mirrors 09. Flippant […]

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      Panic! At The Disco has released a music video ~ directed by Brandon Dermer and featuring  a cameo by MMA Kickboxing champion Joe Schilling ~ for their new single “Victorious,” and all you have to do is click HERE to watch it!   “Victorious” is the second song the band has shared from their forthcoming fifth album Death of […]

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    On October 30th, Knoxville, TN’s Whitechapel ~ Phil Bozeman, vocals, Ben Savage, guitar, Zach Householder, guitar, Alex Wade, guitar, Ben Harclerode, drums, Gabe Crisp, bass ~ will unleash their new feature length video release, “The Brotherhood of the Blade,” which follows the sextet on tour and at home and delves deep into the […]

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  Today Muse announced that they have added more cities to the North American leg of their Drones Tour in support of their critically and commercially acclaimed album Drones.   The Drones World Tour will see band, who just completed a spectacular Summer European Festival run which garnered some of the best reviews of their career, perform […]

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  ******   By Shawn Herlihy Photos by Kimberly Marchand     As Mindset X entered the Stone Church Meeting House in Newmarket, NH for their CD release blow-out on August 29, they knew the audience wasn’t in for a run-of-the-mill night of music. Accompanied by My Sister Will and The Gray Davies, they knew […]

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     By Kimberly Dunbar, all photos by Jeff Ruscitti     Today we had the honor of attending a performance by music legend Buddy Guy, who was not only born to play guitar (never has an album been more aptly named than his latest, Born to Play Guitar), he was born to entertain an audience […]

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  “Lemmy” Kilmister ~ lead vocals, bass guitar (1975–present), Phil Campbell ~ guitar, backing vocals (1984–present), Mikkey Dee ~ drums (1992–present) form the band that really needs no introduction.   Motörheadbangers worldwide, aka our true fellow fans of down-n-dirty raunch-n-roll, can officially gird their loins and eardrums for the prodigal return ~ recorded and live […]

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  Wovenwar ~ Shane Blay – vocals/guitar, Nick Hipa – guitar, Phil Sgrosso – guitar, Josh Gilbert – bass/vocals, Jordan Mancino – drums ~ will return to the road next month with Atreyu! The guys will be venturing forth for a string of dates in September and October, starting off at The Glass House in […]

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Progressive masters King’s X ~ Jerry Gaskill , drums/vocals, dUg Pinnick, bass/vocals, Ty Tabor, guitar/vocals ~ have re-released two of their classic albums! Gretchen Goes to Nebraska and Faith Hope Love are available now via Metal Blade Records as a double vinyl, and Faith Hope Love has been repackaged on CD with two bonus live tracks […]

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    During my interview with Max (or Massimilliano Antonio Cavalera , if you prefer!) on 411 Underground, we discussed ~ amongst many other topics ~ Soulfly’s new album Archangel (a departure from previous Soulfly albums that is still a showcase for Max’s signature, unapologetically hard-hitting, diverse style), which hit the streets on August 14, […]

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  First Single, “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart,” Premiered by Zane Lowe on Beats 1 / Apple Music and Available Today!       Multiple Grammy® Award-winning, Golden Globe Nominated and acclaimed singer and songwriter Chris Cornell will release his fifth studio album Higher Truth on Friday, September 18, 2015 via Universal Music Enterprises (UMe).  […]

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      U.S. Headline Tour About to Launch +  New Album Gravitron Out Now via TeePee Records     New Jersey stoner-rock trio The Atomic Bitchwax, now featuring drummer/percussionist Bob Pantella and bassist/vocalist Chris Kosnik of another legendary NJ rock band, Monster Magnet, joining guitarist/vocalist Finn Ryan, have just unleashed their brand new, psychedelic-style music video […]

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  The phrase “instrumental prog band” caught your attention, but the name that follows may not ring a bell.  So who are MeridieM? They are a four-piece band featuring former members of Eye Ra Haze. The music is a smartly crafted labyrinth of sound. It has been described as “distinctly progressive while simultaneously melodic and […]

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  ******   Bad Seed Rising ~ hailing from Baltimore, MD ~ is the youngest band ever to be signed to Roadrunner Records. Francheska Pastor (vocals), 18; Mason Gainer (guitar), 14; Aiden Marceron (drums), 13, and Louey Peraza (bass), 17 ~ released their third EP, A Place Called Home, on May 5, 2015.   The […]

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  Rockin’ Rudolph Set for Release Friday, October 16 Via Surfdog Records ~ Deluxe Box Set Available Now Exclusively Via Pledge Music   “2015 12th Annual Christmas Rocks! Tour” Dates To Be Announced in August!!     Held hostage by the hot, muggy weeks that let us know summer is still here with a vengeance, it’s kind of […]

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  General Admission Tickets for Buddy Guy’s August 23rd concert are available for just $19.36 this Wednesday and Thursday (July 29 and 30)     Born in 1936, Buddy Guy, still performing, touring, and entertaining audiences with unbelievable energy, turns 79 this Thursday! To pay homage to this musical legend who will be gracing the lakeside Indian Ranch venue ~ […]

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    26-Date Tour Launches August 7th   ******     Editor’s Note/Update: “It’s with the heaviest of hearts and unbearable sadness that we must inform you of the passing of our dear friend and YES co-founder, Chris Squire. Chris peacefully passed away last night (27 June 2015) in Phoenix, Arizona.”  ~ YES   Read […]

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Track is from rabidly anticipated forthcoming album Venom out August 14th on RCA Records ~ Fans who pre-order Venom will receive “Army Of Noise” instantly!       “We’ve been waiting for a metal record like this all year that’s as intricate as it is infectious. This is Bullet for My Valentine’s masterpiece and their moment. This is Venom.” – […]

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  Pre-Orders for New Album Long Live ~ Out September 18 ~ Have Launched!   Video for Title Track Premieres Via Vevo   Headline Tour Slated For Fall    ***    Approximately a year ago, ATREYU, one of the most pivotal and definitive bands of the American hard rock and heavy metal scene that dominated the ’00s, emerged from a period of […]

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      ******   The Bulletboys proved they were back and ready to tear the house down with their massive release Elefante, which took the world by storm on June 9. This long awaited album showed that the Bulletboys are unstoppable thanks to their suggestive “rock candy”- hard style and incredible vocals courtesy of singer and founding member Marq Torien, […]

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  Skybound Entertainment is excited to celebrate its 5th anniversary as a company with one of the coolest crossovers happenings at Comic-Con this year, the “Walking Dead”/Skybound-Nuclear Blast CD sampler featuring brand new tracks from Nuclear Blast artists including Slayer, Fear Factory, Children Of Bodom and many more!   “The entire Skybound Entertainment team is […]

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  In March of this year, Dee Snider and his Twisted Sister bandmates mourned the loss of their drummer, AJ Pero.   The tragedy led them to announce that the 2016 touring season (the 40th anniversary of the band’s formation) would be the end of the road for the world-dominating force of nature that is Twisted Sister.    And while […]

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    This morning, Panic! At the Disco ~ Brendon Urie and Dallon Weekes ~ premiered their new music video for the single “Hallelujah.”     Watch the video, which features frontman Brendon Urie taking on the role of both preacher and confessing sinner in a world where popular video game Monument Valley comes to life, […]

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    Sweden’s DEAD LORD (Hakim Krim ~ guitar and vocals, Olle Hedenstrom ~ guitar, Martin Nordin ~ Bass, Adam Lindmark ~ drums) has revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming album, Heads Held High, to be released worldwide by Century Media Records on August 21st. DEAD LORD’s debut album, Goodbye Repentance, hit the scene like an airstrike […]

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     Full Album Available Tuesday January 23rd on SPV/Steamhammer     PRO-PAIN‘s new album Voice Of Rebellion will be released through SPV/Steamhammer June 23rd in North America but is already available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon.  Today, the song “Age of Disgust” is receiving its exclusive premiere via Metal Insider and you can get a first listen to this punishing track HERE. […]

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  Long Beach, CA hard rockers Sunflower Dead ~ Michael – vocals, piano, accordion, Jaboo – lead guitar, Jamie Teissiere – guitar, Leighton “Lats” Kearns – bass, Jimmy Schultz – drums ~ have been/will be spending June and July on their first overseas tour, capping it off in grand style by opening two dates (Wednesday, […]

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  ***   On June 15, just a day after their rockin’ live appearance on StageIt, Madame Rockstress had the pleasure of sitting down with Kelly Ogden (vox, bass) of The Dollyrots as she, Luis Cabezas (guitar, vox) and the Dollytot (instrument of choice not yet declared, but there have been sightings of him strapping […]

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  36 Crazyfists Team Up with Puck Hcky for Hockey-Branded Merch They shoot, they score! 36 Crazyfists are tried ‘n’ true hockey fans, starting with singer Brock Lindow, who is a diehard Philadelphia Flyers fan and pens a weekly hockey column dubbed “Snipe City” for Metal Insider. Now the Alaskan warriors have linked up with Puck […]

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  New Jersey’s progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X ~ Michael Romeo, guitar, Russell Allen, vocals, Michael Pinnella, keyboards, Michael LePond, bass guitar, Jason Rullo, drums ~ are set to release their ninth studio album, Underworld, on July 24th via Nuclear Blast Records.   SYMPHONY X have triumphed in an era cursed with diminishing attention spans, […]

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    As we promised with our signature FB teaser shots, here are some more photos from Ministry’s From Beer To EternaTour stop in Worcester ~ Come on, Ministry, their final tour, and The SixxiS? There was no way FlashWounds was going to miss a second of the show and not share the entire evening with you. […]

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  Barbarous hellhounds Cradle Of Filth ~ Dani Filth, vocals,  Martin Skaroupka, drums, Daniel Firth, bass, Richard Shaw, guitar soul, Ashok, guitar soul, Lindsay Schoolcraft, keys and female vocals ~ recently announced the completion, release and cover artwork for their opus nocturne and 11th studio album entitled Hammer Of The Witches. It’s been three years since the release of their previous […]

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  Cleopatra/Deadline Records to Release Elefante on June 9th World Wide     Coming Soon: “Rollover,” the first single to hit the airwaves, so stay tuned!!     Hollywood’s BulletBoys are back and ready to tear the house down with their new massive release Elefante, scheduled to take the world by storm on June 9. This long awaited album shows that […]

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  The SixxiS, conceived in 2006 in the brilliantly enigmatic (or is that enigmatically brilliant?) mind of lead singer Vladdy Iskhakov, draw from a wide range of musical influences including classic, jazz and rock for the core of their music but then swath it in a coat of powerful, heavy, seductive and emotional sound that […]

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    Let There Be GWAR is a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes history of the most outrageous shock rock band of all time. GWAR fans will cherish this oversized hardcover book chock full of fascinating first-hand accounts and rare, never-before-seen photographs. The book follows the band from the mid-1980s, known in GWAR lore as the “Dim Time,” […]

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  When The Smoke Clears ~ out 5/12 via The End Records/ADA ~ now streaming exclusively on Pandora   Band Also Announces Spring/Summer Tour     After unveiling their new, hard-hitting, true-to-form heavy rock single “Intoxicated” on Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx, one of the most widely-syndicated rock radio programs in the United States, the multi-platinum band is preparing to release their fifth […]

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  ******   The Amnesia Rockfest team is proud to unveil the trailer, which features members of Bad Religion, The Offspring, Pennywise, Korn, NOFX and Lagwagon speaking about what makes Amnesia such a special and worthwhile event to play and attend, for the upcoming documentary film Montebello Rock Village: The Story of Rockfest  here.    […]

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    Band’s sixth album out April 24 on Despotz Records     Veteran Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band, Nightrage, has teamed up with Lambgoat to stream its upcoming sixth studio album, The Puritan, in its entirety, here. The Puritan will be released April 24 through Despotz Records.   Nightrage guitarist/founder Marios Iliopoulos told Lambgoat, […]

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    Cradle Of Filth ~ Dani Filth, vocals, Richard Shaw, guitar, Ashok, guitar, Daniel Firth, bass, Martin Skaroupka, drums, Lindsay Schoolcraft,  keys & female vocals ~ the UK’s most visionary and hellish outfit, have unveiled the serene, alluring, yet somewhat disturbing and harrowing cover artwork for their upcoming 11th studio album and opus nocturne entitled Hammer Of The Witches.   […]

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  Band To Perform on “Saturday Night Live” This Coming Weekend    Native Londoners Mumford & Sons are pleased to share their new song “The Wolf,” the second track from their forthcoming third album, Wilder Mind. Listen to the song at the link below:   Mumford & Sons – “The Wolf”   The band will […]

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  Returning with opus number fourteen, The Plague Within (due out June 1st in Europe, June 2nd in North America), Paradise Lost ~ Nick Holmes, vocals, Greg Mackintosh, lead guitar, Aaron Aedy, rhythm guitar, Steve Edmondson, bass guitar, Adrian Erlandsson, drums ~ is once again refining the chemical equation to their sonic alchemy with the […]

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