Heavy Metal

• THE PINEAPPLE THIEF Announces Final Dates Of 'It Leads To This' North American Tour

  14-05-2024 23:28 via blabbermouth.net
  
  THE PINEAPPLE THIEF has announced an additional six U.S. shows for the band's "It Leads to This" North American tour later this year. The U.K. based four-piece has added shows in Florida, Pennsylvania, California and Washington and will be playing songs from its latest album, "It Leads to This", alo...
  
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• THE SEX PISTOLS And FRANK CARTER To Perform 'Never Mind The Bollocks' To Raise Funds For London Venue

  03-06-2024 14:45 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Frank Carter and THE SEX PISTOLS' Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones are uniting to save historic music venue Bush Hall in West London with two shows on Tuesday, August 13 and Wednesday, August 14, 2024. THE SEX PISTOLS, one of the most influential rock bands of all time, will be joined by the...
  
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• TRIXTER Singer PETE LORAN Releases Solo Single 'Around Again'

  03-06-2024 00:14 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Pete Loran, the multi-platinum, award winning, singer-songwriter out of Paramus New Jersey, is best known for being the lead singer of 1990s, American metal band TRIXTER. Not ever leaving music in the rearview mirror, Pete is back with a new solo project and single, "Around Again", which can be stre...
  
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• VINNY APPICE On Importance Of Not Burning Bridges In Music Industry: 'You've Gotta Be Part Of A Team'

  02-06-2024 23:58 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with the Percussion Discussion Podcast, legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, LAST IN LINE) addressed host Matty Roberts's comment that Vinny has a "signature style and sound" which as kept him "in solid employment" for the last few decades. Appice...
  
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• BRUCE DICKINSON's Viral Infection Forces Cancelation Of Bucharest Concert

  02-06-2024 23:07 via blabbermouth.net
  
  IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's June 3 solo concert at at Arenale Romane in Bucharest, Romania has been canceled due to health-related issues.
  Earlier today, Dickinson's camp issued the following statement: "Various members of the band and crew have been affected by a flu-like virus since the s...
  
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• Watch LAMB OF GOD's ART CRUZ Perform 'September Song' Using ZILDJIAN Cymbals

  02-06-2024 21:54 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Zildjian has uploaded video of LAMB OF GOD drummer Art Cruz performing the band's song "September Song" using Z Custom cymbals. Check out the clip below. Also available is the previously released clip for the track "Memento Mori" from the same sessions.
  In a recent interview with Drumeo's Brandon To...
  
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• GODSMACK's SHANNON LARKIN Gives Rundown Of His 'Lighting Up The Sky' Tour Drum Kit

  02-06-2024 21:33 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In the video below, Shannon Larkin, the powerhouse drummer for GODSMACK, gives Modern Drummer magazine an in-depth tour of his custom Yamaha acrylic drums that were made specifically for the band's "Lighting Up The Sky" tour. Shannon shares his journey with GODSMACK, revealing some stories about his...
  
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• RACHEL BOLAN: SKID ROW Has Been Talking To A Few 'No-Name' Singers About Joining The Band

  02-06-2024 20:24 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan was asked if he and his bandmates have been talking to any singers about potentially stepping in to replace the recently departed Erik Grönwall. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We have...
  
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• What Is The Perfect KERRY KING Riff? The SLAYER Guitarist Responds

  02-06-2024 19:45 via blabbermouth.net
  
  SLAYER guitarist Kerry King, who is promoting his recently released debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise", was asked by Germany's Metal Hammer magazine to name "the perfect Kerry King riff." He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think that's a question for fans. The perfect Kerry King...
  
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• Forever

  02-06-2024 19:43 via blabbermouth.net
  
  You'd likely be hard pressed to find many in the 1980s who would have expected BON JOVI to still be cranking out new music and touring the globe some 40-plus years later, but here we are, and BON JOVI are among a handful of blockbuster classic rock bands still as active as ever. The band released th...
  
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• See AC/DC Play Second Concert In Seville, Spain During Summer 2024 'Power Up' European Tour

  02-06-2024 18:28 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Fan-filmed video of AC/DC's June 1 concert at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville, Spain can be seen below.
  The setlist for the show was as follows, according to Setlist.fm:
  01. If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
  02. Back In Black
  03. Demon Fire
  04. Shot Down In Flames
  05. Thunderstruck
  06. Have A Drink On...
  
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• BATTLE BEAST's NOORA LOUHIMO Shares Message In Support Of Pride Month

  02-06-2024 17:21 via blabbermouth.net
  
  BATTLE BEAST's Noora Louhimo has shared a message in support of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Taking place in June, Pride Month is a time when the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, their supporters, and allies come together to celebrate love, diversity, acceptance, and unashamed self-pride.
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• Watch: LZZY HALE Plays Fourth And Final Concert As Singer Of SKID ROW

  02-06-2024 16:32 via blabbermouth.net
  
  HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale played her fourth and final show as the vocalist of SKID ROW Saturday night (June 1) at the the Hard Rock Live Sacramento in Wheatland, California. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of The Nexus Chord).
  During an appearance on the May 23 episode of Sir...
  
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• BON JOVI's 'You Give Love A Bad Name' Surpasses One Billion Streams On SPOTIFY

  02-06-2024 15:54 via blabbermouth.net
  
  BON JOVI's "You Give Love A Bad Name" has joined Spotify's "Billions Club". It is the second BON JOVI song to reach the milestone after "Livin' On A Prayer" achieved the feat in January 2023.
  Billions Club is a playlist first launched in 2020 which includes all of the songs on Spotify that have surp...
  
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• NITA STRAUSS 'Would Love To Do Something More Mainstream' And 'Heavy' On Her Next Solo Album

  02-06-2024 15:03 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with Ultimate Guitar, Nita Strauss was asked about her plans for the follow-up to her sophomore solo album, "The Call Of The Void", which came out last July via Sumerian Records. She said: "I don't want to lose the momentum of this one. It was five years between 'Controlled Chaos'...
  
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• Jam The Music Of GREEN DAY With MIKE DIRNT At This Fall's 'Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp'

  02-06-2024 11:29 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Get ready to experience the dream of a lifetime at Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp, now in its 28th year, this October 17-20, 2024 in Los Angeles, California with Mike Dirnt of GREEN DAY, Dave Keuning of THE KILLERS and Stephen Perkins of JANE'S ADDICTION.
  Dirnt said: "I can't wait to jam out with all th...
  
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• OceanWitherer Premiere New Single "Absence Whispers"

  02-06-2024 09:16 via metalunderground.com
  Mar del Plata, Argentina-based genre bending metal outfit OceanWitherer premiere a new instrumental single titled "Absence Whispers", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• Dagger Woods Premiere New Single & Music Video "Bochdan" From Upcoming New EP "Béaloideas"

  02-06-2024 09:08 via metalunderground.com
  Nova Scotia, Canada-based blackened deathcore outfit Dagger Woods premiere a new single and music video by the name of "Bochdan", taken from their upcoming new EP "Béaloideas", which will be released in 2024.Check out "Bochdan" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• Sammy SlamDance Premiere New Single & Lyric Video "No Heaven, No Hell"

  02-06-2024 08:56 via metalunderground.com
  Nashville, TN-based deathcore/death metal unit Sammy SlamDance premiere a new single and lyric video titled "No Heaven, No Hell", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The track is taken from his new EP “Summer Of Slam”, and features Casey Needler providing guest vocals. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL Serves As Grand Marshal Of This Year's Franklin Rodeo Parade: Video, Photos

  01-06-2024 23:36 via blabbermouth.net
  
  MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil was the grand marshal for the Franklin Rodeo Parade on Saturday, May 11 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) in downtown Franklin, Tennessee.
  Franklin Rodeo has shared a Facebook Reel containing video and photo highlights of the event, writing in an accompanying caption: "What an epic...
  
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• STRYPER's ROBERT SWEET: 'The Holy Spirit Gave Us The Courage To Go And Do This'

  01-06-2024 23:17 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with Rocking With Jam Man, STRYPER drummer Robert Sweet was asked if it is harder nowadays for him and his bandmates to put their Christian beliefs into a song compared to how it was when STRYPER first started out. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I wouldn't say...
  
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• THE OFFSPRING Frontman On Upcoming Album: 'It's Always About Trying To Make The Song As Good As It Can Be'

  01-06-2024 21:41 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new appearance on the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, THE OFFSPRING singer Bryan "Dexter" Holland was asked about the musical direction of the band's recently completed eleventh studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think it's a David Bowie quote, who said, 'You've got...
  
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• See KK'S PRIEST Perform In Aschaffenburg, Germany During Spring/Summer 2024 European Tour

  01-06-2024 20:55 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Fan-filmed video of KK'S PRIEST's May 15 concert at Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg, Germany can be seen below.
  According to Setlist.fm, the setlist for the show was as follows:
  01. Hellfire Thunderbolt
  02. Strike Of The Viper
  03. One More Shot At Glory
  04. The Ripper (JUDAS PRIEST song)
  05. Reap The Wh...
  
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• SHADOWS FALL's BRIAN FAIR Launches 'Metal Hippie Workout' Video Series On YouTube

  01-06-2024 20:06 via blabbermouth.net
  
  To celebrate his 49th birthday, SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair has launched a new exercise series on YouTube, "Metal Hippie Workout".
  In the introductory video, which can be seen below, Fair, who now lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife and their two kids, said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT...
  
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• W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS On His Post-Surgery Recovery: 'It's Been A Long Road'

  01-06-2024 19:36 via blabbermouth.net
  
  During an appearance on the May 29 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless was asked for an update on his health, nearly 10 months after he underwent a successful surgery to treat two herniated discs and a broken vertebra. Lawless said (as transcribed...
  
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• WEDNESDAY 13: 'I'm Surrounded By A Lot Of Ghosts Now'

  01-06-2024 18:44 via blabbermouth.net
  
  During a recent appearance on The UACast, Wednesday 13 was asked to name "the toughest life lesson" he has learned in the three decades since he launched his music career. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think making permanent decisions on temporary problems, if that makes sens...
  
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• Watch: LZZY HALE Plays Third Concert With SKID ROW

  01-06-2024 17:51 via blabbermouth.net
  
  HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale played her third show as the vocalist of SKID ROW Friday night (May 31) at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below.
  During an appearance on the May 23 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Lzzy spoke about w...
  
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• SAMMY HAGAR To Play Acoustic Set At Grand Opening Of Stage Red In Fontana, California

  01-06-2024 16:56 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Sammy Hagar will officially open the doors to Stage RED Theater in Fontana, California on Saturday, June 15 with "An Acoustic Evening With Sammy Hagar And Vic Johnson" special concert event. Stage RED Theater is the multi-million dollar transformation of the historic Center Stage Theater into an int...
  
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• SLAYER's KERRY KING Says TOM ARAYA Didn't Tell PAUL BOSTAPH And GARY HOLT He Was 'Done' For Four To Six Months

  01-06-2024 16:39 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with Francisco Zamudio of KNAC.COM, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was asked if putting out a solo album has been on his mind for a while prior to last month's arrival of "From Hell I Rise". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It never occurred to me until Tom [Araya,...
  
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• TONY MARTIN Explains Why 'The Eternal Idol' Album Is Missing From BLACK SABBATH 'Anno Domini 1989-1995' Box Set

  01-06-2024 15:53 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a new interview with Phil Aston of Now Spinning magazine, former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin spoke about the "Anno Domini 1989-1995" box set of the Martin-era SABBATH recordings, which was made available on May 31 via Rhino. Asked how it feels to know that these albums are now available agai...
  
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