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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    If you don’t have tickets to AT LEAST one of ExTC’s upcoming North American dates, what are you waiting for, prithee tell?!  Legendary XTC drummer Terry Chambers (the charming gent pictured below), frontman Steve Hampton (lead vocals/guitar, Joe Jackson, The Vapors and Dead Crow Road) and Terry Lines (bass & vocals, The Rams and Dead Crow Road) are on […]

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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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    ***     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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Rocklahoma is celebrating its 10th year on May 27, 28 & 29 at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK, just outside Tulsa. America’s Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Party ~ which had 60,000 fans in attendance in 2015 ~ features the best current rock artists and classic bands, with onsite camping amenities and unparalleled VIP packages.   The […]

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From the Official Motorhead website:     There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. He had learnt of the disease on December 26th, and was at home, sitting in front of his favorite video game from The Rainbow […]

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  The Festival, part of World’s Loudest Month, Will Feature Performances by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Disturbed, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Five Finger Death Punch, A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Megadeth, At The Drive-In, and Many More ~ and Specially Priced Presale Tickets Are Available Now!     Rock On The Range ~ the largest and most-acclaimed […]

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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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    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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  Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a live broadcast of WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami from, for the second time this year, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT., this Saturday, October 17: The live NBCSN telecast of “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” will begin at 8:30 […]

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  Dutch Symphonic metallers Epica announced that they will have to cancel the remaining North American Dates. The band gave the following statement about their departure from the 2015 Revolver tour: Dear North American fans.   It is with heavy hearts that we have to announce the cancellation of all remaining shows of our North American tour. A couple of days ago […]

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    On the heels of two (not surprisingly!) sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, Dead & Company  ~ the combined talents of Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir along with singer/guitarist John Mayer ~ have just announced additional U.S. dates. The band will take the stage at a series of shows […]

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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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  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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  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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    Heavy Montréal, presented by Molson Canadian, produced by the event experts at evenko, and held at  Parc Jean-Drapeau on August 7, 8 and 9, is just days away (Where did the summer go?? At least there’s no reason to complain how time flies since August brings Heavy, by far one of the highlights of […]

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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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  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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    Four preliminary bouts featuring prime East Coast fighters have been added to complete the full card of “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” which takes place July 17 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.   The additional bouts include a featherweight faceoff between Waylon Lowe (15-6, 1 NC) and Ryan Quinn (10-5,1 NC), Billy “Wolverine” Giovanella (8-3), who faces Rodrigo […]

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    411 Underground and FlashWounds, no strangers to collaborating with each other in the past, have again joined forces, this time for 411 Underground’s “Rock Is Alive” Summer Series. The collaborative effort will present a diverse range of talented musicians as each week, the 411 Underground program will feature a full interview with guests […]

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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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   The largest (42 obstacles this year!) and only permanent obstacle course site in Québec will put sporting enthusiasts to the ultimate physical tests on September 12 & 13 / St-Calixte (Lanaudière).   Event production giant evenko is proud to partner with 45 Degrés Nord  for COURSE EXTRÊME,  taking place on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13 in St-Calixte. Sporting challenge […]

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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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It takes a lot of talent and a lot…we’re talkin’ a LOT…of confidence to open for arguably the world’s most recognizable, influential, controversial, prolific, iconic, ageless, magnetic, and just plain mega-everything band, but Bodh’aktan and The Districts (the latter of whom were featured on TIME magazine’s Top Artists to Watch in 2015 list), along with Lubik, […]

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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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    You can also download the schedule as a pdf here!  I say start planning out your days now…and get ready to do a lot of running from stage to stage so that you don’t miss out on your favorite bands!  It’ll be two of the craziest days of your life, but you’re going to […]

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  Special Priced 2-Day passes go on sale tomorrow, May 18, at 10am, and single day passes go on sale July 1st. For more info on tickets and to purchase yours, head right to the Dirt Fest 2015 website.    Tomorrow will also bring the announcement of the daily line-up! www.dirtfest.com www.facebook.com/dirtfestmi

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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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    Festival d’été de Québec 2015 pretty much had a lock on putting together the most impressive line-up of the best known bands and musicians representing almost every genre you could name (as well as, like they do every year, bringing in artists whose music is excellent but has not yet gotten the exposure it deserves…but that […]

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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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  This year we get to introduce you to the brand new Pop Up FEQ series presented by SiriusXM Canada! Get ready for surprise concerts in surprising places, all leading up to (and going strong during!) the Festival d’été de Québec, July 9 – 19.  The honor of being the city chosen to host the inaugural Pop-Up FEQ on […]

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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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    Heavy Montréal, which you faithful FlashWounds readers already know is one of the annual highlights of the summer…no, make that of the year…for us from reading our advance articles on the festival and then ~ if you weren’t able to attend what is always a mind-blowing weekend of pure metal adrenaline from an […]

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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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  Festival Set for August 1 & 2 at New Location at Fairplex/Southern California   Headlined on Saturday, August 1 by The Weeknd, The Chemical Brothers, Dillon Francis,Porter Robinson (Live), Schoolboy Q, Odesza, The Glitch Mob, Tchami, Young Thug and Gorgon City (Live) Headlined on Sunday, August 2 byJack U, Ratatat, Chromeo, Die Antwoord, Rl Grime, […]

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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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  Set in Montreal’s spectacular Parc Jean-Drapeau, IleSoniq more than lives up to its tagline of “Beautiful people, electrifying energy, an insanely fun party where you can be yourself entirely, totally free, your imagination creating  your reality…IleSoniq is magic.”     One look at this year’s stellar line-up ~led by the one and only deadmau5 ~ and the photo gallery from 2014 and […]

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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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  The newly renovated Mendon Twin Drive-In, located at 35 Milford St. in Mendon, MA, will be a closed circuit site for this Saturday night’s UFC 186 from historic Bell Centre in Montreal.   You can purchase tickets at the Mendon Twin Drive-In gate the day of the event only (gates open at 6 p.m. […]

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  Black Star Riders, comprised of an all-star line-up of seasoned professionals including guitarist Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY, 21 GUNS), vocalist Ricky Warwick (THIN LIZZY, THE ALMIGHTY), guitarist Damon Johnson (THIN LIZZY, ALICE COOPER/BROTHER CANE), drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Y&T, MEGADETH), and bassist Robbie Crane (RATT, LYNCH MOB), will embark on five U.S. tour dates later this week.     The […]

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  311 is enjoying one of those times in a band’s career that is almost too good…no, let’s make that too spectacular…to be true ~ but it IS spectacular, it IS true, and there are three major facts that make how awesome 2015 has been and will continue to be for Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar), […]

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    In celebration of this year’s Record Store Day, Garbage has released a music video for “The Chemicals,” featuring Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups. Mashable premiered the video yesterday alongside a Q+A with frontwoman Shirley Manson. Watch the video HERE.   Directed by Sophie Muller, the clip showcases the raw energy of a raucous punk […]

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  Band Also Names Permanent Drummer    Motor City thrashers Battlecross have just returned home from a successful trip to Bogota, CO, and have wasted no time in releasing a brand new song from their forthcoming album, Rise to Power. The new track, “Not Your Slave,” is streaming here, where pre-order bundles are also available. Rise to […]

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