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AMON AMARTH Announce North American Tour
Batten down the hatches and prepare for battle as the undisputed kings of Viking heavy metal, Amon Amarth, have announced they will be setting sail for US shores this Fall for what is set to […]
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WITHERED Announces Summer U.S. Tour + Festival Appearances
Tortured blackened death metal outfit WITHERED will be embarking on a summer tour in several U.S. cities this August! The run will kick off on August 5 in Spartanburg, SC and will conclude on August […]
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VOLA Announce Debut North American Headline Tour
Danish-Swedish powerhouse VOLA continue to break the rules with their effervescent blend of electronic and progressive pop-tinged metal. Having stormed the charts with their 2021 album ‘Witness’ that was mixed & mastered by Jacob Hansen, […]
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LUCIFER Sign with Nuclear Blast Records
Acclaimed multinational heavy rock group LUCIFER is proud to announce that they have joined the ranks of NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. Since its inception in 2014, the highly prolific band led by charismatic singer Johanna Platow […]
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CLASSLESS ACT’S Franco Gravante’s Boots Melted during Stadium Tour Performance
Classless Act – currently kicking off the Mötley Crüe/Def Leppard summer co-headline Stadium Tour dates – had a bit of a meltdown during their recent set in St. Louis. Said the band’s bassist Franco Gravante, […]
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PUSCIFER Extend Existential Reckoning North American Tour
Puscifer, the Arizona-born band featuring Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, and Carina Round have extended their Existential Reckoning tour, announcing a Fall leg that sees the theatrically-infused concert experience adding six weeks of additional performances […]
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TOMBS Premieres New Song, Announces Gimme Radio Listening Party
New York/New Jersey metal collective TOMBS is now sharing “Murder Legendre,” ft. Dwid Hellion of INTEGRITY. The song can be heard at THIS LOCATION. “Murder Legendre” is the final single from TOMBS‘ upcoming ‘Ex-Oblivion’ digital […]
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The Dead Daisies Hit the US this Fall
Hot off the back of their European Summer Tour, The Dead Daisies are primed to hit the USA this Fall !! The band have been busy radiating some heat in the EU playing with the […]
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Core-Based Music Festival, Kentucky Irate Fest, Set for Late August
Although there are many rock festivals held throughout the world during the summer months, the only one to focus solely on core-based music (metalcore, deathcore, slam, beatdown, etc.) will take place from August 26-28 – […]
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EPICA Release Video “The Last Crusade (Live At Paradiso)”
The celebrations for EPICA’s 20th anniversary are in full swing. On September 2nd, the Symphonic metal titans will re-issue their first three albums ‘The Phantom Agony’, ‘Consign To Oblivion’, and ‘The Score’, which have become […]