Sammy Hagar and James Hetfield announce fourth annual ‘Acoustic-4-A-Cure’ Concert

Sammy Hagar and James Hetfield announced the date and lineup for the Acoustic-4-a-Cure IV annual benefit concert. It returns to the Fillmore in San Francisco on May 15th. Due to Metallica’s tour, Dave Grohl will be sitting in for James Hetfield. The event will showcase veteran and newcomers including Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Don Felder, […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2ns7UUa via IFT...

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Listen to this guy growl over a Steppenwolf cover on Quebec’s ‘The Voice’

Last week, some dude was on Quebec’s version of The Voice, and his rendition of Necrophagist’s “Stabwound” actually got him picked to move forward. Louis-Paul Gauvreau returned this past week, and instead of singing German death metal, this week he did a duet on Steppenwolf’s “Born to be Wild.”  We prefer Slayer’s cover of the song, […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2nsbvS0 via IFT...

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Queens of the Stone Age are done recording their new album

2017 is shaping up to be one hell of a year for new music. We’ve got Ghost to look forward to, Mastodon are coming out with a new album on Friday, more Nine Inch Nails is a possibility, and apparently, Queens of the Stone Age have finished their seventh album. Let There Be Talk podcaster Dean […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2ns6Lw3 via IFT...

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LABYRINTH: 'Someone Says' Video Released

"Someone Says", the new video from Italian metallers LABYRINTH, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new studio album, "Architecture Of A God", which will be released on April 21 via Frontiers Music Srl. In the spring of 2016, the band's founding members, Andrea Cantarelli and Olaf Thorsen received a call from Frontiers asking them to discuss with vocalist Roberto Tiranti the possibilities of a reunion with a return to their classic...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Bassist Would Like To Make Traditional Concert DVD

Arianna of Rock Rebel Magazine conducted an interview with bassist Henkka Seppälä (a.k.a. Henkka T. Blacksmith) of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM on March 22 in Italy. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if there are any plans for CHILDREN OF BODOM to film and release a new concert DVD to follow 2006's "Chaos Ridden Years/Stockholm Knockout Live", Henkka said: "I would like to do… If I could choose, I would just do one good show and have it recorded with cameras really nicely and we have a live album — like kind of a traditional live DVD....

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Serbian All-Girl Metal Band JENNER Performs In Skopje, Macedonia (Video)

Video footage of the Serbian all-girl metal band JENNER performing on March 25 at Rock Club Shadows in Skopje, Macedonia can be seen below. JENNER released its debut album, "To Live Is To Suffer", on February 20 via Infernö Records. Formed in December 2013, JENNER is said to be the only all-girl metal band from the Belgrade area. "To Live Is To Suffer" was made available as a CD and cassette tape, with both formats limited to 1,000 copies each. The...

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GLENN DANZIG Suggests Some Of California's Wildfires May Have Been Acts Of Terrorism

Glenn Danzig has suggested that at least some of the major California wildfires in the last several years may have been acts of terrorism. A recent study found that 84 percent of U.S. wildfires and 97 percent of wildfires in coastal California and the Central Valley were started by people. In California's Mediterranean climate region, 89 percent of the total 5,921,861 acres burned was caused by human-started wildfires. During an appearance on yesterday's (Monday, March 27) edition of SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox",...

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Ghost to headline around Iron Maiden shows

Ghost are one of the most popular new metal bands of the last decade. The Grammy-winning, #1 active rock song-having Swedish quintet (that just might have an almost entirely new lineup) have a hell of a summer planned as well, as they’ll be opening for Iron Maiden all summer long. As if opening for one of […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2odQvyz via IFT...

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Every Time I Die get the Disney banhammer

It’s been a while since Disney has brought down the hammer and banned a group from playing at it’s House of Blues locations in Disney World and Disney Land in Orlando and Anaheim, respectively. Just yesterday, when reminiscing about Machine Head’s The Blackening turning 10, we referenced them being banned. Letlive., Exodus, Skeletonwitch and Thy Art is […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2odHyW2 via IFT...

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Metallica shares pro footage of “Halo on Fire” from their ‘Lollapalooza Brasil’ performance

Metallica brought Hardwired….To Self-Destruct to Lollapalooza Brasil over the weekend (25) in São Paulo, Brazil. The band shared their own footage of the “Halo on Fire” performance that kicked off right before Rob Trujillo’s bass solo. Check out the clip below: Setlist: “The Ecstasy of Gold” “Hardwired” Intro “Hardwired” “Atlas, Rise!” “For Whom the Bell Tolls” “The […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2odMutO via IFT...

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Full Album Stream: White Willow - 'Future Hopes'

Norwegian art rockers White Willow have always incorporated elements of progressive rock into their music, and on their seventh disc, Future Hopes, they continue to explore that path. Future Hopes is nothing if not diverse; each song on the album sounds different, from the soundscapes of “Where There Was Sea There Is Abyss” to the guitar heavy sounds of “Animal Magnetism.” The album also experiments with electronic and acoustic sounds, making it...

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HE IS LEGEND Releases 'Air Raid' Video

"Air Raid", the new video from North Carolina's HE IS LEGEND, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Few", due on April 28 via Spinefarm Records. HE IS LEGEND frontman Schuylar Croom commented: "We've kept the cathartic experience of a HE IS LEGEND show a strictly personal experience for our fans for some time now. Never have we hit this hard before and we decided it was due time that we showcased our live show through...

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GHOST Announces Additional Headlining Dates During North American Tour With IRON MAIDEN

Grammy Award-winning band GHOST has announced additional headlining dates to take place this summer during the group's North American tour with IRON MAIDEN. Pre-sale tickets for the 13 headlining dates will be available for purchase beginning today at 1:00 p.m. local time. Tickets will be available to the general public beginning this Friday, March 31 at 10:00 a.m. local time. The band have also announced the following VIP packages for the newly announced headlining shows: Papa - Meet-And-Greet Package Package includes: * One premium reserved or...

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PARADISE LOST Begins Recording New Album

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have entered Orgone Studios in Woburn, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom to begin recording their new album for a tentative late 2017 release via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2015's "The Plague Within" is once again being helmed by Jaime Gomez Arellano, who has previously worked with GHOST, CATHEDRAL and TURISAS, among others. Formed in Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1988 and still boasting four of its five original members, the band is widely credited with co-founding the gothic metal genre with its sophomore...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: MEGADETH's 'Risk' Should Have Been Released As A Solo Album

Dave Mustaine says that he made a "mistake" releasing "Risk" under the MEGADETH name, explaining that it would have been received far better if it had been made available as his solo album. Issued in 1999, "Risk" received a mixed response from critics and alienated hardcore MEGADETH fans due to its departure from the band's heavy thrash metal roots to a more commercial, pop rock sound. The album debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard chart and was later certified gold for selling half a million copies in the United States. In a recent interview with...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer Taking Paternity Leave; KAMELOT's CASEY GRILLO To Fill In

QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield will be taking time off from the band's touring activities to spend time with his newborn son, appropriately named Rockson. Filling in for him for the group's upcoming shows will be Casey Grillo (pictured) of KAMELOT. Said QUEENSRŸCHE in a statement: "We couldn't be more excited to welcome Scott's son to the QUEENSRŸCHE family." Added Casey: "I am very excited and humbled to be doing some shows with my favorite band of all time QUEENSRŸCHE! Congratulations to Scott Rockenfield and his family for the birth of...

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Power Trip’s “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)” video is next best thing to seeing them live

If you’ve gotten a chance to see Power Trip live, you can attest to the manic energy of their live set. The band’s just-released video for “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)” is the next best thing to being at one of their shows. Shot at a hometown show in Dallas, and directed by the […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2nx8jpV via IFT...

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Miss May I tease new album, announce tour

It hasn’t even been a full two years since Miss May I’s last album, Deathless, but the metalcore quintet is already teasing their 6th studio album, Shadows Inside. This will be the band’s first release through the new label Sharptone Records after leaving Rise Records in June of 2016. A brief teaser was posted on the […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2nx1DZ2 via IFT...

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Ne Obliviscaris are in the studio, European dates cancelled

Australian progressive metallers Ne Obliviscaris are finally in the studio to record their third studio album, a follow-up to 2014’s Citadel. The band’s intended schedule was pushed back due to lineup changes after parting ways with bassist Brendan ‘Cygnus’ Brown for “irreconcilable personal differences.”  The change wasn’t taken lightly, as it affected their upcoming European tour originally […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2nx1hSk via...

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Code Orange hitting the road in Europe with System of a Down

You can say a lot of things about System of a Down, who are apparently coming out with a new album this year. One thing you can’t say about them is that they’re a bargain basement deathcore band. That means that Code Orange are clear to tour with them, as they don’t like touring with […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2nwYw3f via IFT...

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