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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Kids reacting to Nirvana is cute, depressing, uplifting

If you’re an eight year-old, not only is Nirvana almost an abstract thought, rock music in general is something you might not be so up on. If you think about that going into the latest “Kids React To” series from Fine Bros. Entertainment, that’s somewhat of a chilling thought. It seems like a given to get […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2nx8j9p via IFT...

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Update: Blackest of the Black festival continues without Fear Factory

On Sunday (26) Danzig revealed the lineup for the Blackest of the Black festival on Whiplash the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. We were excited to hear the news including the initial 18 bands. However, with the new flyer and the official announcement, it seems Fear Factory has dropped off the festival. […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2nwZ8Ww via IFT...

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Video Premiere: Beastwars - 'Some Sell Their Souls'

New Zealand sludge outfit Beastwars wade through thick, heavy riffs in their new music video for “Some Sell Their Souls.”  The band, who released their full-length The Death of All Things in 2016, are shown performing in a lightly crowded room to a barely interested audience.  “The video for ‘Some Sell Their Souls’ was inspired by a set of studio videos we did called The Sundae Sessions, where the audience was sitting around us on chairs,”...

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Full Album Stream: Cripta Oculta reëmerge with compilation of heretofore lost & unreleased material

Never mind its conspicuously vague provenance, its b-sides comp. status and the stigmata therein, Cripta Oculta is a full length album of never-before-heard Cripta Oculta. And for a band as prolific as that Portuguese duo had once reigned, they sat on some incredible material. [For immediate reference, skip straight to the eleven minute penultimate slayer.] Though they slumber now, Cripta Oculta’s draughty presence is potent as ever on this six...

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Talkin 'Bout Flex: Crypt Sermon

Since Issue #75, Decibel has brought you left-of-center b-sides, rarities, live recordings and new songs from top-tier metal bands via the outstanding Flexi Series.  Want to hear the stories behind these recordings?  Read on. Everyone 'round these parts gets semenal about Mayhem's seminal debut full-length album.  That's no surprise.  We have also erected arms and other appendages for the muscular, height-scaling doom of Philly...

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DARKEST HOUR To Release Cover Of JUDAS PRIEST's 'Painkiller' For 'Record Store Day'

Washington, D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR, who released their ninth album, "Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora", earlier this month, have announced a limited-edition seven-inch singer, "Painkiller/I Don't Want to Hear It" (via Southern Lord Recordings) for Record Store Day (April 22). The release, which is limited to 1000 copies, features new song "Enter Oblivion" from "Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora", as well as covers of MINOR THREAT's...

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TANKARD: 'One Foot In The Grave' Cover Artwork Unveiled

German alcohol-soaked thrash metal act TANKARD will release its seventeenth studio album, "One Foot In The Grave", on June 2 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2014's "R.I.B. (Rest In Beer)" was recorded at Gernhart Studios in Troisdorf with producer Martin Buchwalter (DESTRUCTION, ACCUSER, PERZONAL WAR, SUIDAKRA). The cover artwork for "One Foot In The Grave" was created by Patrick Strogulski, who is a student of Sebastian Krüger, the recent artwork...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY: 'Cheaper To Drink Alone' Video Released

"Cheaper To Drink Alone", the new Blake Judd-directed video from Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY, can be seen below. The clip was filmed on February 21 at Spillway Bar And Grill in Bowling Green, Kentucky. "This video is the first time we have stepped outside of our comfort zone, only to end up further into our comfort zone," commented BLACK STONE CHERRY. "It's funny, it's light hearted, it's rock 'n' roll. It shows a side of the band that exists on a daily basis, and that is our love for ridiculous humor and not taking ourselves too seriously....

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SEETHER: European Tour Announced

SEETHER has announced more dates for its "Poison The Parish" world tour, which includes U.S. headline shows and major festival appearances throughout the spring and summer and now an extensive European headlining run in September-October. The extensive touring plans come in support of "Poison The Parish", the band's recently announced seventh studio album, set for release on May 12 via Spinefarm/Canine Riot Records. Tickets go on sale Friday, March...

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Video: New GHOST Lineup Performs In London

Fan-filmed video footage of GHOST's March 26 performance at O2 Forum Kentish Town in London, England can be seen below. The new lineup of GHOST gave its first live performance on Friday night (March 24) as the Swedish-based band kicked off its 2017 "Popestar" European tour in Norwich, England. As previously reported, rumors have circulated for several months that lead singer and founder Tobias Forge — who performs as Papa Emeritus — fired the entire...

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Video: BATTLE BEAST Performs In Paris

Fan-filmed video footage of BATTLE BEAST's March 25 performance at Petit Bain in Paris, France can be seen below. BATTLE BEAST's fourth album, "Bringer Of Pain", was released on February 17 via Nuclear Blast Records. The ten-track disc was recorded and produced at JKB Studios by keyboardist Janne Björkroth, was mixed by Björkroth alongside Viktor Gullichsen and Mikko Karmila, and was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. The cover artwork...

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SNAKECHARMER: 'Second Skin' EPK Available

Frontiers Music Srl will release SNAKECHARMER's sophomore album, "Second Skin", on May 12. The official EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the disc is available below. The British hard rock supergroup SNAKECHARMER was originally founded in 2011 by former WHITESNAKE members Micky Moody and Neil Murray along with the perfect mix of high-caliber musicians, including Laurie Wisefield (WISHBONE ASH), Harry James (THUNDER, MAGNUM), Adam Wakeman (OZZY OSBOURNE),...

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METALLICA: Official Footage Of 'Halo On Fire' Performance From LOLLAPALOOZA BRASIL

Official Metallica TV professionally flmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Halo On Fire" on March 25 at Lollapalooza Brasil at Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. METALLICA will next play South America's Lollapalooza events in Argentina and Chile on March 31 and April 1, respectively. The North American leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" 2017 tour kicks off in Baltimore and will hit stadiums in 25 cities before...

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Former THE HAUNTED Frontman PETER DOLVING Exits DRESS THE DEAD

DRESS THE DEAD, the new band featuring ex-FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero, has parted ways with former THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving. The split happened only three months after DRESS THE DEAD — whose lineup also includes Mark Hernandez on drums, James Walker on bass and Dan Delay on guitar — played its first two shows at Slim's in San Francisco, California as the support act for DEATH ANGEL. Locicero commented on Dolving's exit in a lengthy Facebook post, writing: "After the last few weeks of change and the shock that followed, it was best...

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SAMMY HAGAR, JAMES HETFIELD Announce Fourth Annual 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' Concert

Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT, MONTROSE, THE CIRCLE) and James Hetfield (METALLICA) have announced the lineup for Acoustic-4-A-Cure IV, set to take place on May 15 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. Artists performing at Acoustic-4-A-Cure IV include (in alphabetical order): Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Don Felder Mick Fleetwood Dave Grohl Sammy Hagar Vic Johnson Sarah McLachlan Steve Vai Bob Weir The 2017 concert blends veterans...

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How KORN Created A New Subgenre In Heavy Music

Andrea Rock of Warner Music Italy recently conducted an interview with KORN singer Jonathan Davis. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On KORN pioneering a new sound with its self-titled 1994 album: Davis: "It's just what we did. We really didn't think about it — honestly. It was just how we played. The slower, downtuned — 'cause we were playing seven strings at that time — just that vibe of what we did was really heavy and that's just how it ended up. We didn't really think about it,...

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Happy 10th anniversary to Machine Head’s ‘The Blackening’

It wasn’t like Machine Head was in a bad place in 2007, it’s just that they’d lost some momentum some 13 years into their career. Their third album, 1999’s The Burning Red, found the band flirting with rap-metal and lost them some audience, kind of similar to what happened with Suicide Silence earlier this year (come to […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2noFdHE via IFT...

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Label Report: Witches Brew

Label Report is a new weekly column shedding light on underground labels releasing extreme metal, whether it's death, black, thrash, heavy, speed, doom or something else! This week is Witches Brew. Hailing from Germany, Witches Brew have spent the last fifteen years releasing a multitude of thrash, death and heavy metal albums, EPs and splits. While they’ve released albums from heavyweights like Toxic Holocaust in the past, Witches Brew haven’t...

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DREAM THEATER To Bring 'Images, Words & Beyond' Tour To North America In The Fall

Dream Theater World conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung when the band performed in Trondheim, Norway on February 20. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about DREAM THEATER's plans for the rest of 2017, Petrucci said: "We have the second European leg [of the tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 'Images And Words' album] in April and May. We're gonna take the summer off, and I have my camp in August. We'll reconvene in September and we're gonna be playing in Asia. And we're gonna bring...

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Here’s a metal bagpipe version of the Power Rangers theme song

You might remember Archy Jay,  aka The Snake Charmer, from her metal bagpipe metal medley of Lamb of God tunes we wrote about last year. The medley, done with guitarist/producer Daran Katiyar, was extremely well-done, and the fact that a woman was playing bagpipes didn’t make it any less metal. Yesterday, The Snake Charmer returned, this […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2oaJ632 via IFT...

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Couple gets engaged during Power Trip’s So What? set

This past weekend, the So What?! Music Festival took place in Grand Prairie, TX. Among the many bands playing were The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Attila, Emmure, After the Burial, Sworn In, Every Time I Die, Norma Jean and The Grindmother. Power Trip, playing their home state, would have been one of the bands […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2nb4mVB via IFT...

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The Acacia Strain’s ‘Gravebloom’ is flowering in June; here’s a new song

A year after being recorded, The Acacia Strain’s 8th album, Gravebloom, will finally be released. Teaser videos for the album began surfacing around a week ago with the caption, “#gravebloom” and flashed the crescent moon logo that appeared on the band’s previous album, Coma Witch. The video was shared by many bands and musicians including […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2naKxxn via IFT...

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HELLYEAH Frontman: 'Building A Relationship Starts With Vulnerability'

Metal-Heads.de conducted an interview with HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray before the band's March 25 concert in Düsseldorf, Germany as the support act for KORN. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the lyrical message behind HELLYEAH's latest single, "Love Falls", Gray said: "It's really important to me to write kind of vague and ambigious, so people can make it… 'Cause maybe it is about a relationship or whatever, and that's how somebody...

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More bands added to New England Metal and Hardcore Fest; we’re giving away passes!

Have you picked up your tickets to the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival yet? The 19th annual incarnation of the fest is pretty stacked, with Testament, Sabaton, Sepultura, Katatonia, Prong, Hammerfall and a ton more are playing the Worcester, MA festival, which takes place on April 21st and 22nd at the Palladium. But they […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2oa3S2J via IFT...

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Show yourself what a good colorer you are if you buy Mastodon vinyl

Adult coloring books are all the rage, and even members of bands (like Life of Agony’s Alan Robert) are getting in on the trend. A great way to relieve stress while reminding yourself that as important as you are, you were a kid once could be why they’ve gained so much popularity in recent years. […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2oafiU8 via IFT...

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JOEY BELLADONNA Explains ANTHRAX's Enduring Popularity

"Will And Tom" conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna on February 13 at Rock City in Nottingham, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Comparing studio work to performing live, Joey said: "I love both. Obviously in the studio, you're creating something from the start. You can rearrange it, you can change it, you can keep it, you can do all these kind of things, you can layer it, you can do all kinds of cool stuff and make something come to life. Then you get to try it live and then you can really master it in a live...

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CONTEST: Win A Pair Of Tickets To Berserker IV Fest!

In case you missed last week’s post about Berserker IV, we here at Decibel would like to get you caught up on this all-out-rager of a show. The two-day event takes place on April 14 and 15 at the Crofoot in Pontiac, Michigan and features a great lineup including GWAR, Eyehategod and the return of Mike IX, OFF! and a slew of other killer bands.  The whole event has been organized by Child Bite (who are also performing that weekend) frontman...

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Black Dahlia Murder’s Trevor Strnad said he’d expect Suicide Silence backlash

With Suicide Silence’s self-titled album getting trashed as much as the band’s instruments have lately, everyone’s got an opinion on their transition from deathcore to nu-metal, and many of them aren’t good ones. However, given that the band made the album they wanted to make and have no apologies for it, when their friends and […] from Metal Insider http://ift.tt/2nFdtRv via IFT...

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