Heavy Metal

• Was Late JUDAS PRIEST Drummer DAVE HOLLAND Victim Of 'Very Sad Injustice'?

  18-02-2019 20:57 via blabbermouth.net
  Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's book collaborator claims to have obtained new information about Dave Holland which paints the band's disgraced drummer in a far different light than the public had previously known.The newly revealed purported details of Holland's final years come 13 months after he died in Lugo, Spain, where the 69-year-old had reportedly been residing after spending several years in a British jail for attempting to rape a teenage boy. The drummer was sentenced in Ja
  
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• Was Late JUDAS PRIEST Drummer DAVE HOLLAND Victim Of 'A Very Sad Injustice'?

  18-02-2019 20:57 via blabbermouth.net
  Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's book collaborator claims to have obtained new information about Dave Holland which paints the band's disgraced drummer in a far different light than the public had previously known.The newly revealed purported details of Holland's final years come 13 months after he died in Lugo, Spain, where the 69-year-old had reportedly been residing after spending several years in a British jail for attempting to rape a teenage boy. The drummer was sentenced in Ja
  
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• IN FLAMES' ANDERS FRIDÉN: 'I Will Never Go Back And Do Another 'The Jester Race' Or 'Whoracle''

  18-02-2019 20:02 via blabbermouth.net
  France's United Rock Nations recently conducted an interview with frontman Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET).
  On how he feels about about IN FLAMES' upcoming studio album, "I, The Mask":
  Anders: "I have a great feeling every time we release an album. I think that's the way it should be. Otherwise, you're on the wrong track. Honestly, I do feel that every time because we create the musi
  
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• IN THIS MOMENT Is About To Begin Recording New Album

  18-02-2019 19:10 via blabbermouth.net
  IN THIS MOMENT is preparing to enter The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada with producer Kevin Churko to begin recording its new album.On Sunday, a short video of guitarist Chris Howorth and singer Maria Brink driving in a car was posted to the IN THIS MOMENT Instagram account, along with the caption: "On our way to the @thehideoutlv #newalbum #mother #nextchapter #snuff"Last year, Howorth told Guitar Interactive magazine that IN THIS MOMENT would start tracking the follow-up to 2017
  
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• Watch ROBERT PLANT's New Band SAVING GRACE Perform In U.K.

  18-02-2019 18:33 via blabbermouth.net
  Robert Plant's new band SAVING GRACE played two shows last week as the support act for FAIRPORT CONVENTION. The gigs took place on February 14 at The Anvil in Basingstoke and on February 16 at The Forum in Bath. Another concert is scheduled for February 22 and The Alban Arena in St Albans.SAVING GRACE — which includes Plant on lead vocals and harmonica, Suzi Dian on vocals, Tony Kelsey playing the mandolin, baritone and acoustic guitars, Matt Worley playing the banjo, acoustic and baritone
  
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• JAMES LABRIE Says DREAM THEATER Wanted To Get Back To Writing A 'Classic' And 'Heavy' Album With 'Distance Over Time'

  18-02-2019 17:31 via blabbermouth.net
  James LaBrie says DREAM THEATER wanted to "get back to writing a classic heavy album" with its upcoming 14th full-length effort, "Distance Over Time". The move was apparently influenced by the 25th-anniversary tour in support of the band's seminal "Images And Words" LP and the lukewarm reaction to its light and ponderous 2016 double-disc concept release, "The Astonishing".In June of 2018, the five members of DREAM THEATER secluded themselves in a private location in upstate New York to write and
  
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• DEF LEPPARD Singer On Upcoming Las Vegas Residency: 'We Know What We're Getting Ourselves Into'

  18-02-2019 17:01 via blabbermouth.net
  DEF LEPPARD will return to Las Vegas for its second residency this summer. The band will take over Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino for 12 explosive nights between August 14 and September 7.
  DEF LEPPARD played its first Las Vegas residency five years ago at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, a pioneering effort for a rock band."This is something that we've done before, so we know what we're getting ourselves into — not this particular venue, but the idea of doing a res
  
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• MÖTLEY CRÜE Teases Trailer For 'The Dirt' Film

  18-02-2019 16:49 via blabbermouth.net
  A teaser for the first trailer for the film adaptation of MÖTLEY CRÜE's biography, "The Dirt - Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band", is available below. The full trailer will make its online debut tomorrow (Tuesday, February 19).Due on March 22, the movie, which was helmed by "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" director Jeff Tremaine, was picked up by Netflix after being previously developed at Focus Features and before that at Paramount.MÖTLEY CRÜE recently recor
  
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• Italy's VISION DIVINE To Release New Album Via SCARLET RECORDS

  18-02-2019 15:47 via blabbermouth.net
  Italian metallers VISION DIVINE have inked a deal with Scarlet Records for the release of a new studio album, due later in the year. The band is enthusiastic about the idea of reforming the same team that gave life to some of its fan favorites and most critically acclaimed albums such as "Stream Of Consciousness", "The Perfect Machine" and "The 25th Hour".
  After the incredible reception received by the band's latest single "Angel Of Revenge", VISION DIVINE is working hard to complete the new alb
  
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• QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT To Perform At 91st ACADEMY AWARDS

  18-02-2019 15:20 via blabbermouth.net
  QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT will perform during at the 91st Academy Awards, the Academy announced on Monday.The QUEEN biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" is up for five Oscars, including "Best Picture". Rami Malek, who plays Freddie Mercury, in the film is considered a front-runner for the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of the late singer."Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" the Academy teased on Twitter, quoting the classic QUEEN song "Bohemian Rhapsody". "We welcome @QueenWillRock and @adamlamb
  
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• AMON AMARTH To Film New Music Video Next Weekend

  18-02-2019 15:04 via blabbermouth.net
  Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH will film a new music video on February 23 and February 24 in the Los Angeles area.
  A casting call notice shows the band is seeking 10 fans with "normal heavy metal concert attire" for the Saturday shoot and 50 fans with the same wardrobe for the next day's filming. Those attending Sunday's shoot "must be willing to be covered in stage blood."AMON AMARTH recently completed work on its new album at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Jay
  
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• VENOM INC. Announces Spring 2019 North American Tour

  18-02-2019 14:35 via blabbermouth.net
  VENOM INC., the band featuring original VENOM guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and ex-VENOM bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, will embark on a North American tour in April. In addition to performing tracks from VENOM INC.'s debut album, "Avé", the band will also perform several VENOM classics.
  "It is with great pleasure that the triumvirate returns to North America 'In Nomine Satanas', with our great friends EXMORTUS and HOMEWRECKER for some exclusive limited dates," comm
  
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• KORN Guitarist MUNKY 'Barely Has A Relationship' With His 17-Year-Old Daughter, Claims His Wife

  18-02-2019 13:49 via blabbermouth.net
  KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer "barely has a relationship with" his 17-year-old daughter from his first marriage, according to his second wife.Evis Xheneti, who has been married to Munky since 2012, made the explosive claim while announcing via Instagram that she was pregnant with the couple's third child, a baby girl. Evis and the rocker have two sons together, six-year-old D'Angelo and three-year-old Rocky.After one of Xheneti's Instagram followers pointed out that Munky already has a da
  
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• STAIND's AARON LEWIS Calls ELIZABETH WARREN A 'F**king Lying Bitch' Over Native American Ancestry Claims

  18-02-2019 12:38 via blabbermouth.net
  STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis has slammed Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator and 2020 Democratic presidential contender, as a "lying bitch" for claiming to be Native American.Lewis, who was born and raised in Vermont, but now lives in Massachusetts, made his comments during his February 9 solo concert in Jacksonville, Florida.Speaking to the audience in between songs, Aaron said (see video below): "I really don't wanna give Massachusetts any props right now. I'm being honest with you. I c
  
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• INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND To Release 'Terrible Things' Album In March

  18-02-2019 11:53 via blabbermouth.net
  Connecticut quintet INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND (I.N.C.) has played uncompromising thrash since 1985 when Erik Barath and Dennis Gergely formed the band in high school. After a pair of albums on a major label, the group took some time off before making a full-on return in 2010. On March 8, I.N.C.'s fifth full-length album, "Terrible Things", will be released. It finds the band returning to its roots: stripped-down thrash with a technical edge.
  The video for the song "First Go Rek" can be seen b
  
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• 70.000 Tons of Metal: Day 4: Internal Suffering – Ne Obliviscaris – Obituary – Vomitory

  18-02-2019 11:25 via metalunderground.com
  Hailing from Pereira, Colombia death metal band Internal Suffering (who have since relocated to madrid, Spain) open the last day of metal mayhem for me on the last day of the cruise. The group deliver a solid live performance on the Studio B - Ice Rink stage. See for some pics below:After lunch I had the pleasure to witness six-piece pr...Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• SILVERSTEIN To Release 'Redux: The First 10 Years' In April

  18-02-2019 11:22 via blabbermouth.net
  Fresh off back-to-back tours celebrating the 15th anniversary of their 2003 full-length debut album "When Broken Is Easily Fixed", Canadian rockers SILVERSTEIN are gearing up to release "Redux: The First 10 Years".The album features all-new recordings of 12 classic songs from the band's first 10 years as a unit. Consider it a "sonic update" of some of the most beloved tracks in the band's catalog.
  SILVERSTEIN is releasing this special album direct to fans. Those who pre-order the record now at t
  
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• THE RAVEN AGE Feat. IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Son GEORGE HARRIS: Listen To 'The Day The World Stood Still' Song

  18-02-2019 10:59 via blabbermouth.net
  THE RAVEN AGE, the U.K.-based band led by IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's son George Harris, has shared its new song, "The Day The World Stood Still". It is the fourth THE RAVEN AGE track with Matt James as vocalist, following the previously released "Surrogate", "Betrayal Of The Mind" and "Fleur De Lis", and the next dose of what to expect from the band's second album, "Conspiracy", which is due on March 8 via the group's own label Corvid Records.
  THE RAVEN AGE released its critically acclai
  
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• SWORN ENEMY: 'Prepare For Payback' Lyric Video

  18-02-2019 10:47 via blabbermouth.net
  The official lyric video for the song "Prepare For Payback" from the the Queens, New York-based band SWORN ENEMY can be seen below.Says vocalist Sal Lococo: "'Prepare For Payback' just had that old SWORN ENEMY feel to it. It was very angry and hard as fuck, and definitely could've been the opening track on 'As Real As It Gets'."After turning back the clock in 2018 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its Jamey Jasta-produced debut, "As Real As It Gets", SWORN ENEMY resets its sights on the prese
  
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