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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      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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  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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  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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Here’s just a taste of the killer entertainment NEC has lined up for next month at Jewel in Manchester, NH ~ tickets for all the shows are available at ticketfly.com.     Make sure to keep checking both links below so you don’t miss out on shows being added daily (Hint:  there’s already a great one scheduled […]

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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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  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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     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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For forty years and as many albums later, Santana, cited by Rolling Stone as #15 on their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” has sold more than 100 million records and reached more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide. To date, Santana has won ten Grammy® Awards and three Latin Grammy® Awards. He won a record-tying nine […]

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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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  In addition to all the national and internationally known bands that we’ll get to witness reuniting one final  time at Amnesia Rockfest, there is a whole line-up of Quebec bands that will be getting back together for the festival’s 10th anniversary as well.  Get ready for special reunion sets from Banlieue Rouge, Penelope, MAP, Groovy Aardvark, […]

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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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  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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  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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  Attila ~ Chris “Fronz” Fronzak, vocals, Chris Linck, guitar, Kalan Blehm, bass, Sean Heenan, drums ~ are getting ready for a summer-long stint on the Main Stage of the Vans Warped Tour and they are celebrating  by releasing the video for “Rebel.” And you’re right, it’s no accident that “Rebel” drops today, 4/20.    BroBible […]

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        Between the Buried and Me ~ Dan Briggs, bass, Blake Richardson, drums, Tommy Rogers, vocals, keyboards, Paul Waggoner, guitar, and Dustie Waring, guitar ~ who call Metal Blade Records home, had the honor of headlining the first day of this year’s New England Metal and Hardcore Fest at The Palladium in […]

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  Following an enormously successful week of concerts and media at SXSW, the idiosyncratic Danish alt/rock/prog band Mew has just released a new video for the track “Water Slides,” taken from the band’s upcoming album  +-   (as in plus minus), due out April 28 [PIAS].       Click here to check out the video, directed by Denmark’s Anders […]

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  In 2014, California’s long-running melodic prog rock masters Enchant returned after a decade with their eighth album, The Great Divide, released via InsideOut. Now, the spring of 2015 sees the band (with current line-up Ted Leonard – Lead vocals, Douglas A. Ott – Guitars and backing vocals, Ed Platt – Bass guitar and bass pedals, Bill Jenkins […]

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  By Madame Rockstress, Sr. Contributor   Everlit ~ Ryan Panfil – Vocals, Jordan Panfil – Bass, Jacob Castro – Drums, Anthony Michael – Guitar ~ is creating quite the buzz after having earned their place as Philadelphia’s most promising rock act. Despite their recent emergence into the spotlight, they really aren’t all that new […]

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  Band To Embark on Headline Tour in May    Rejuvenated Alaskan rockers 36 Crazyfists — Brock Lindow – Vocals, Steve Holt – Guitars,  Mick Whitney – Bass Kyle, Baltus – Drums — have premiered the video for “Swing the Noose” as part of VEVO’s Metal Mondays. Watch the clip, directed by Kevin Custer, here.   The song […]

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  Fifth studio album out March 17 via Peaceville   Dødheimsgard, Norway’s premier experimental extremist, has teamed up with Noisey to stream the band’s fifth album, A Umbra Omega, which is set for release on March 17 via Peaceville Records. Stream Dodheimsgard’s new album, alongside an interview with founding member Vicotnik, exclusively HERE  before it hits […]

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     …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead have completed work on the second video from their recent IX album. “Lie Without a Liar,” directed by Hugo Zesati, is now premiering on Magnet Magazine’s website and is definitely worth checking out!     IX was released in the autumn of 2014 […]

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  ******   “Psycho” will be featured on the band’s seventh album, entitled Drones, due out on June 9th on Warner Bros. Records.    Click Here To Stream “Psycho”    You can pre-order the album here.      ******     Official website     Facebook    Twitter    Tour dates    

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  New Album Noita Available May 5th in North America on Nuclear Blast   KORPIKLAANI are set to release their new album Noita on May 5th in North America via Nuclear Blast. Jan Yrlund of Darkgrove Design, who has created all the KORPIKLAANI artwork in recent years, is responsible for once again creating an artistic masterpiece for […]

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  Finland-based symphonic metal storytellers NIGHTWISH have announced a worldwide video contest to showcase the talents of their own fans.   Sign language speakers/interpreters, jazz flutists, cellists, ukulele & theremin players, expert whistlers, vocalists, guitarists, bassists, drummers, and keyboard players alike: You are all invited to create a video for your very own cover version of […]

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Tickets Go on Sale Friday, March 13th at 1pm HERE! DO NOT waste any time purchasing yours as this incredible event will sell out FAST!   ******   HEAVY MONTREAL’s 7th YEAR!    HEAVY MONTREAL, presented by Molson Canadian and to be held once again at Parc Jean-Drapeau, is proud to announce the amazing lineup […]

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    Band Also Launches New Label and Production Studio: Mystery Box        Nekrogoblikon, the Los Angeles-based band ~ Scorpion – vocals, keyboards, Goldberg – guitars, backup vocals, Fingers – bass, Bready – drums, Raptor – keyboards ~ who describe their music as “goblin metal” and became internet sensations with their day-in the-life-of-a-goblin video […]

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  Hear UFC Fighter Matt “The Immortal” Brown’s New Entrance Song!    Catch JASTA at the 2015 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival!    Internationally-recognized Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta’s side project JASTA has just unleashed the new track today “The Immortal,” written as the new entrance song for UFC fighter Matt “The Immortal” Brown. The […]

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  From Beyond is already out in Europe, but since making us wait another whole month just didn’t seem fair, Sweden’s Enforcer ~ Olof Wikstrand — Vocals/Guitars, Jonas Wikstrand — Drums, Joseph Tholl — Guitars, Tobias Lindkvist — Bass ~ made sure we could stream the title track now on Decibel Magazine (and we love them for it)!   Select your […]

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           Finnish shredders Santa Cruz, who mesh the guitar excess and irresistible exuberance of the ’80s with a refreshingly modern and youth-gone-wild vibe (which thank goodness comes hand in, uh, hand with black leather nuthuggers and enough bare chests to keep this girl happy for quite a while) that equals pure, […]

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  The American Dream Died Out April 7th in North America Via Nuclear Blast    New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT ~ Mike Gallo – Bass, Craig Silverman – Guitar, Pokey – Drums, Vinnie Stigma – Guitar, Roger Miret – Vocals ~ have released a video for the track “Police Violence” off their upcoming album The American Dream […]

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  After successfully completing an extensive trek with Dark Tranquillity in January, Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM ~ Niilo Sevänen – Vocals/Bass, Ville Friman – Guitars/Vocals, Markus Vanhala – Guitars, Markus Hirvonen – Drums ~ are excited to announce their return to North America this Summer/Fall for their first ever USA headlining tour! Featuring OMNIUM GATHERUM as […]

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John 5, already part of our FW family, once again graciously took time out of his beyond-full John 5 & The Creatures tour schedule (not to mention all the other projects he’s involved in) to hang with our own devildresseddown and chat about…well, you’ll find out when you read the interview coming your way, along […]

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  Listen to Tech N9NE’s “Hood Go Crazy” (f/. 2 Chainz & B.o.B) from his upcoming Special Effects album HERE.        Then grab the track on iTunes...and since you’ll be hooked immediately, here’s some great breaking news!  Special Effects, the artist’s most innovative work to date, will be available a day early on 5/4/2015! Don’t miss out […]

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  #2 ~ Heatseekers #8 ~ Current Hard Music Albums #10 ~ Top Hard Music Albums #12 ~ Top Independent Current Albums #61 ~ Billboard Top Albums #133 ~ Billboard Top 200   Torche, who kick off their North American tour this evening in the band’s hometown of Miami, celebrate their highest charting album to […]

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  Coal Chamber ~ Mike Cox, Dez FaFara, Nadja Peulen, and Meegs Rascon ~ are back with a vengeance, and thanks to a Loudwire exclusive, we can bring you the new track “I.O.U. Nothing”  from their upcoming Napalm Record album Rivals.  Enjoy!   You can pre- order the new album here.     Official Facebook page    Official […]

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    The Von Hertzen Brothers ~ * Mikko von Hertzen, vocals, guitar * Kie von Hertzen, guitar, vocals * Jonne von Hertzen, bass, vocals * Mikko Kaakkuriniemi, drums * Juha Kuoppala, keys ~ are pleased to present the heaviest track from their upcoming album New Day Rising, out March 24 on Spinefarm Records.   Check out the lyric video for […]

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