California based rockers have release a new video for their latest single, "Shade Of Crazy”, taken from their latest album Immortal Waltz. The video was directed by Val Rassi, with cinematography by Paradox.

“We’re excited to share the evolution of our sound, it’s been fun exploring the heavier side of Paradise! We had a great time creating this song and video! We’re all a shade of crazy one way or another, and get ourselves in situations or relationships that can drive us out of our minds, but something about that, can be enticingly addicting!”

Download the song on iTunes here.

Catch Edge Of Paradise on tour this summer. Check out the dates here.
 

Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider, who previously asked Donald Trump to cease using their hit “We’re Not Gonna Take It”, debuted a new acoustic version of the song earlier this summer. It can be viewed below.

Guitar legend Steve Vai has posted the following message with regards to Snider's stand and the video:

"Historically, when a piece of music gets performed on the radio or publicly the publishers of that song get paid but the musicians don’t. Through the world this has changed and in virtually every territory around the world except America, when a song is performed the musicians who recorded it get paid. The USA has been very stubborn in responding to this and there are many musicians and advocates who are taking great steps to wake up the politicians in regards to this dilemma so that laws can be put into place to rightfully enable a musician who is on the recording to get paid. Dee Snider is such an advocate, God bless him for it. Here is a clip he made to spread the word. Check out how powerful his voice is too. If you are a recording musician and live in the USA, THIS DIRECTLY AFFECTS YOU!"

Snider’s rerelease of the rock classic calls for fair compensation for members of the music industry (and has been tapped as the official anthem for The Recording Academy’s advocacy efforts, including the “Fair Play Fair Pay” Act) and comes ahead of his upcoming solo album We Are The Ones.

Read more at EW.com.

Sharon Osbourne has confirmed that she is trying to work out her marital issues with Ozzy Osbourne, less than three months after she allegedly discovered his affair with a celebrity hairstylist.

Ozzy told "Good Morning America" on Monday that he and Sharon were "back on track" after experiencing "bump in the road." "Some days are good. Some days are terrible," he said. "Some days you just drift apart for a while, but you get back on the horse."

On her own show, "The Talk", Sharon addressed Ozzy's comments, saying: "Um, 'Get back on the horse,' how dare you? He's such a romantic fool. So romantic, back on.

"It's been very hard... I shouldn't speak for him, but I know he wants to come on the show anyway and talk for himself to you all; he does. And I'm fine with that. He feels that he owes everybody here an apology, because he's put us all through it."

She continued: "He's very embarrassed and ashamed about his conduct. And through his shame and embarrassment, you know, he finds it hard to actually get it out. But with you guys, I think he'll be much better. It will be easier for him to speak. And I can't speak for him. But for me, um, yes, you know, I forgive. It's gonna take a long time to trust, but, you know, we've been together 36 years, 34 of marriage, and it's more than half of my life. And I just can't think of my life without him. Even though he is a dog. He's a dirty dog. So there we are. He's gonna pay for it, though, big time."

Sharon told The Sun that she is seeing a therapist regularly, and that she and Ozzy see a couple's therapist together.

Sharon said: "Ideally I would love for my husband to deal with his issues and work at the problems that he has now. And be honest and open, to be able to come back to us with honesty and respect for the family. That's what I really wish."

Ozzy resumed a year-long farewell tour with BLACK SABBATH last month, which will include SABBATH and SLIPKNOT headlining a combined festival, Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, this September in San Bernardino, California. He has also reportedly been working on a new solo effort.

"Sorceress", the title track of the new album of the twelfth album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, was premiered earlier tonight (Sunday, July 31) on the BBC Radio 1 "Rock Show" with Daniel P. Carter and can now be streamed at BBC.co.uk (starting at around the 1:27:37 mark).

"Sorceress" will be released on September 30. OPETH's first effort for Nuclear Blast via the band's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener "Persephone" to "The Wilde Flowers" and "Strange Brew" to the album's counterpart title tracks "Sorceress" and "Sorceress 2", OPETH's new full-length is an unparalleled adventure, where visions cleverly and secretly change, colors mute as if weathered by time, and sounds challenge profoundly.

For "Sorceress", OPETH returned to Rockfield Studios in Wales, also home to pivotal releases from QUEEN, RUSH and JUDAS PRIEST, where the Swedes had tracked "Pale Communion" in 2014 with Tom Dalgety. The band spent twelve days recording at the countryside venue among its serene and inspiring surroundings. The result is nothing short of a powerful and intriguing record that will add yet another layer to the band's celebrated career. "The new album 'Sorceress' is our twelfth studio album since our beginnings in 1990," says Åkerfeldt. "I find it difficult to understand that we've been going on for twenty-six years, let alone that we've made twelve records now, all of which I am very proud of. 'Sorceress' is no exception.

"I love this album, as does the whole band. I wrote the music during five-six months and we spent only twelve days recording it at Rockfield studios in Wales.

"I find that once again we've taken a step forward. Or sideways, Or backwards. Somewhere!? It's different! It's extremely diverse. And if I may say so myself, extremely good. I feel the right to say that since I like to think I know this band better than anyone on the planet. Also, I always manage to detach myself from the record and listen as a fan.

"It's a fine little record. My favorite in our discography right now. Of course. That's how it should be, right? It's both fresh and old, both progressive and rehashed. Heavy and calm. Just the way we like it. Hopefully there'll be others around the globe sharing this opinion. It was a joy to make it. A fucking joy to record it, and a sheer joy listening to it. So there you have it!" "Sorceress" track listing:

01. Persephone02. Sorceress03. The Wilde Flowers04. Will O The Wisp05. Chrysalis06. Sorceress 207. The Seventh Sojourn08. Strange Brew09. A Fleeting Glance10. Era11. Persephone (Slight Return)

OPETH has announced a North American headline tour, set to kick off with a performance at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest on September 24 in San Bernardino, California. The tour, with THE SWORD as support, will continue through the following month before wrapping up on October 26 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Band photo credit: Stuart Wood

"A Quick Death In Texas", the new video from Maryland rockers CLUTCH, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Psychic Warfare", which debuted at No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart after shifting 26,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 8, 2015.

"Psychic Warfare" was released on October 2, 2015 via CLUTCH's own label Weathermaker Music. The CD consists of 12 new tracks.

"The title 'Psychic Warfare' is taken from the track 'X-Ray Visions'," states singer Neil Fallon. "It's a tale about an unnamed protagonist who is forced to seek refuge in a flop house motel. He is hiding from several nefarious psychic forces, the worst of which is his own sleep-deprived paranoia."

According to Fallon, the "X-Ray Visions" lyrical concept was influenced by Philip K. Dick, the science fiction author whose 1968 novel"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" was the basis for "Blade Runner". Neil said: "[Dick's] general philosophy and questions have always crept into my lyrics, because I share an interest in it. On [2013's] 'Earth Rocker', 'Crucial Velocity' was definitely a Philip K. Dick song for me. On this record, 'X-Ray Visions' certainly is."

Fallon added that the secluded studio location was the inspiration for the song "A Quick Death In Texas". He explained: "I was staying in a kind of unique, maybe 100-year-old property, by myself. I got spooked out because I come from the East Coast and the suburbs and I was out in the woods. That was the environment that brought out 'A Quick Death In Texas' — and the locals."

"Psychic Warfare" track listing:

01. The Affidavit02. X-Ray Visions03. Firebirds 04. A Quick Death In Texas 05. Sucker For The Witch06. Your Love Is Incarceration07. Doom Saloon 08. Our Lady Of Electric Light 09. Noble Savages 10. Behold The Colossus 11. Decapitation Blues 12. Son Of Virginia

Regarding the musical direction of "Psychic Warfare", Fallon said: "It's probably faster than 'Earth Rocker'. We wrote it pretty quickly after 'Earth Rocker', so we were, kind of, still in that headspace."

CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster told The Aquarian Weekly: "There are some similarities in regards to 'Earth Rocker', and there are some songs on it that are sort of familiar, but we did some different stuff, too. There's stuff that is a little funkier, and there's other stuff that's a little more bluesy. So there's more diversity, I think."

"Metallica: Back To The Front", the definitive story of METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppets" and the tour that followed its release, hits bookstores and online sellers on September 13. A very special Collector's Edition of the book will be available two weeks earlier on August 30 through Metallica.com and MoonriseMedia.net.

Says METALLICA: "Two years in the making, we're beyond excited to finally share it with you.

"To refresh your memories, we teamed up with acclaimed award-winning author Matt Taylor ('Jaws: Memories From Martha's Vineyard') and you all jumped in to assist us in putting the pieces together by sending your photos, videos, stories and mementos. We hit the storage lockers, attics and basements to fill the book with hundreds of never-before-seen images pulled from our personal archives and have been involved every step of the way to bring you the complete story.

"The deluxe edition comes in a sleek case that includes a hardcover, clothbound, limited edition copy of the 276-page book and a portfolio containing a 1.25" x 1.25" piece of an original roadcase used to ship the band's equipment to Denmark for the recording of the album and on the tour that followed its release.

"Matt sat with us for exclusive, intensive interviews and we dug deep in our memory banks for stories, anecdotes, tidbits and tales from the studio, the road and beyond.

"A huge thanks to the people who were a part of our history at that time who sat with Matt, including record producer Flemming Rasmussen and the man who mixed it, Michael Wagener. Matt also tracked down the entire 'Master Of Puppets' road crew, including John Marshall and members of the bands who toured with us, ANTHRAX and ARMORED SAINT. Our booking agent, tour promoters and managers, Cliff Burnstein and Peter Mensch, all were overly generous with their time and recollections. FAITH NO MORE guitarist Jim Martin and drummer Mike Bordin and DIAMOND HEAD's Brian Tatler spoke with Matt about their memories of those crazy times. Of course, you, the fans who were at those shows gave us an amazing view of your memories and experiences. Finally, we're honored that Cliff Burton's dad Ray sat down for an extensive interview.

"As we continue to celebrate 30 years of 'Master Of Puppets', in honor of the release of the book we've teamed up with ESP Guitars to give Fifth Members [members of the METALLICA fan club] a chance to win a very limited-edition 'Master Of Puppets' guitar. Now you can customize Metallica.com with the new 'Master Of Puppets' skin.

"If you're in the mood to hear some live music all eleven shows from the 2006 summer tour (those of you counting note that was the 20th anniversary of the release of the album!) featuring live performances of the entire album are now available on CD in the Met Store.

"Keep watching [Metallica.com] and on social media for sneak peeks of the book, videos with us chatting about the making of and other fun and games as we'll be celebrating all throughout August.

"Oh, one more thing. We're pretty sure that some of you will wonder about the remastered versions of 'Master Of Puppets' we told you were in the works. They still are! As we keep digging in the vaults, we're finding more and more music and video so that we can bring you an even bigger, more comprehensive, no stone-unturned version of the album. As always, [Metallica.com] is the place for more info as we have it!"

"Master Of Puppets" was released on February 24, 1986 and was the first album METALLICA recorded after signing a major label deal with Elektra Records.

The set only reached No. 29 on the Billboard album chart but has sold over six million copies in the U.S. since.

It is the last record to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who was killed later that year in a tour bus crash.

Several songs from the album are still staples of METALLICA's live set, including "Battery", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" and the title track.

Many fans consider it METALLICA's finest album, a fact that the band acknowledged by playing it in its entirety on a European tour in 2006.

RES 9 Management, along with Mascot Label Group, has announced that Rik Emmett and his new band, RESOLUTION9, have just delivered an album of eleven brand new rockers as part of a multi-album, worldwide deal. The album, titled "RES 9", is tentatively slated to be released through Mascot Label Group in November. The members of RESOLUTION9 are from Rik's touring quartet: Dave Dunlop on guitar, Steve Skingley on bass, and Paul DeLong on drums, with Dave and Steve co-producing the project. Much of the album was recorded and mixed at Mississauga's famed MetalWorks Studios, where Rik enjoyed a profoundly comfortable re-connectivity to his own roots. In fact, the other two founding members of TRIUMPH (Gil Moore and Mike Levine, from the trio that received eighteen gold and nine platinum awards in Canada and the U.S. in the '70s and '80s) reunite with Rik as special guests on "The Grand Parade", a song that conjures 1979's "Suitcase Blues". Additionally, legendary guitarist Alex Lifeson of RUSH performs on two stellar tracks, with James LaBrie of DREAM THEATER contributing extraordinary guest vocals on two cuts as well. Canadian rock and Juno Hall Of Famer Rik Emmett says: "I'm really happy and grateful that Mascot Label Group gave our band complete freedom and trusted us to do our best.

"Some might see this as a comeback record, but I'm really proud of the vitality the band generated.

"For me, it's always about the songwriting — how the melodies and sonic landscapes capture the storytelling." After twenty years apart, Emmett, Levine and Moore reunited for appearances at the 2008 editions of the Sweden Rock Festival and Rocklahoma. A DVD of the historic Sweden performance was made available four years later.

Emmett has said in various interviews over the years that he would welcome the chance to play TRIUMPH songs with Moore and Levine again but that those two have been reluctant to commit. "If the carrot was big enough and golden enough, I think it would make Mike and Gil, but especially Gil, do it," Emmett told the QMI Agency four years ago.

"I do like playing with the guys. It's fun. And we go out for dinners together and we're hanging out again and laughing and joking. The reunion shows, for me, was the real lovely bit of us being back as friends again, for Mike and Gil much less so. For them, they don't need the playing of the music to return to the magic of the brotherhood thing. And, honestly, when I look back on it all now, doing the Sweden thing and the Rocklahoma thing, yes, there was the money, but I think it was pretty much Gil and Mike saying, 'You know, I think this will close the circle for Rik. This will be the thing that will make Rik feel the happiest that this has all happened, and that Rik will feel like it has been done right.' And so it got done and now there's really not anything compelling them to do it."

Part of the problem, according to Emmett, is a desire on the part of Levine and Moore, the latter in particular, to embark on a TRIUMPH tour of old with big venues, tons of lasers, lights and pyro — something that most view as unrealistic for an act that hasn't been an active touring entity for three decades.

"If the offer was there, and it was a solid thing, and it wasn’t just speculative, then it would change the temperature of the conversation," said Emmett. "But at this point, so much of it is just speculative.

"But if you ask me, in my guts, do I still think there are one or two gigs left in us, I would say yes there is probably the likelihood that something will come along, like maybe some big charity gig, that would get the guys to say, 'Okay, we'll strap it on one more time.'"

TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson has weighed in on the 2016 presidential election, saying that controversial Republican candidate Donald Trump is only now finding out how to act on a world stage.

Peterson made his comments earlier this month during an interview with PlanetMosh at Finland's Tuska festival. He said: "I'm not really a Republican. I liked some of the stuff Donald was saying at first. You know, when you take away the pun, it's kind of cool. But he would have been the perfect president in the '40s or when everything was more pro-American and the world wasn't so connected. For the U.S.A., it would be great. But the world is now connected, and we need to be not talking about building walls; it needs to be more of a global thing and not be, you know, 'Fuck Muslims!' or the Mexicans or… And I'm sure he doesn't mean it… 'Cause he's more like a normal person, and he's learning that you can't just say… In politics, you can't… People are really gonna define what he said. 'Cause it would be like me running for president. I'd probably say a lot of stupid shit. But I didn't mean it. I'm just, like, 'I kind of mean it, but I meant it more like this.' And I think he's finding that out."

In a 2012 interview with Decibel magazine, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy said that the group generally stayed away from politics in its lyrics despite covering environmental themes in several of its songs. He said: "We've never been a political band; we just like to write things that are real, that we have to deal with and everybody has to deal with, things that are part of everybody's life so that people can relate to it. I think everybody has to relate to what's going on in our world as far as the environment goes."

TESTAMENT will release its new album, "The Brotherhood Of The Snake", on October 28 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded under the watchful eyes of producer Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, HEATHEN, MACHINE HEAD), Eric Peterson and Chuck Billy and was mixed and mastered by British metal producer Andy Sneap (ACCEPT, ARCH ENEMY, CRADLE OF FILTH, KREATOR, MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH).

TESTAMENT will promote "The Brotherhood Of The Snake" by teaming up with AMON AMARTH for a European tour this fall.

Ronan McGreevy of The Irish Times conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King on June 14 in Dublin, Ireland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET).

The the recent attack on Orlando's Pulse nightclub, which shared similarities to the 2015 massacre at the Bataclan in Paris:

Kerry: "The world's a nasty place. I love living. I love being part of this destructive human race. But there's still so many things that aren't right with it, like that. You know, after [the Bataclan attack], we had just come through France, like a week prior to that, and then right after that, Belgium happened, and we had just gone through Belgium. But, you, know does it cross my mind? Absolutely. Do I worry about it? No, because then I'm giving in to what they're trying to achieve and alter my way of life. Is there security? Yeah, there's security. Is somebody that's nuts gonna come in with a gun and shoot everybody? Yeah, it's gonna happen somewhere — it might be my gig, it might not be my gig. But I can only prepare myself so much and then forget about it."

On mortality:

Kerry: "Some people just think they're invincible. I mean, I did. I'm 50 now. And, you know, you get older, and people around you that you know start dying because you're getting to that age, and it sucks, and it makes you think of your mortality a little bit. Do I change what I do? Not as much as I should; I'm still a little bit 'invincible.' But, you know, it's also just part of getting to that age. We were in an age of an explosion of rock in music and metal, and now people in that genre that started it are getting old, and when people get old, they die, and it sucks, and we're gonna miss these people. And along the way, we [lost] Randy Rhoads, Dime [Dimebag Darrell Abbott], [Ronnie James] Dio, who had a full career, but he died way too young."

On MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy:

Kerry: "I love Lemmy. I wish I went to his birthday [bash in December 2015], because I didn't know he was gonna die a couple of weeks later. But Lemmy lived a hard life. It never would have surprised me over the last ten years if I got news, 'Hey, Lemmy passed away today.' I would have said, 'That's a bummer.' But it wouldn't have surprised me, 'cause I know how Lemmy lived."

On whether he misses late SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hannemann:

Kerry: "Of course I miss Jeff. And, you know, that could be a severe downward spiral if I dwelled on that too much. And I don't dwell on it. I think about it, and I have regrets. And does it suck? Of course it sucks. But at the end of that mourning, I've either gotta go find a new job or carry on. I've been working too long doing this — too long working on this, too long achieving our level of history, continuity… You know, 30, 35 years deep in recording history, that's a long time that most people don't get to say they had."

SLAYER's latest album, "Repentless", debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 50,000 equivalent album units in the week ending September 17, 2015.

As previously reported, SLAYER will join forces with special guests ANTHRAX and DEATH ANGEL this fall for a seven-week North American tour. The dates start in Cleveland on September 9 and will hit both major and secondary markets across the continent.

Marco Hietala has dimissed the suggestion that NIGHTWISH is a dictatorship, insisting that everybody in the band "has their say."

Since its inception twenty years ago, NIGHTWISH has been the guiding vision of keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen, with many fans speculating that the rest of the band is minimally involved in how the NIGHTWISH songs eventually turn out.

Asked by PlanetMosh in a recent interview how much input he has in the songwriting department, the NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist replied: "Actually quite a lot. Obviously, Tuomas writes most of the songs and lyrics but there are four or five songs on the latest album where I got music written, a couple where I got some lines of lyrics written, and then when we get together to rehearse and arrange, everybody has their say."

He continued: "Every democracy has their president and Tuomas, he's not a dictator or tyrant — everybody has their say. When you write songs with keyboards you cannot really tell if something is uncomfortable for a bass player to play, so sometimes things will have to be changed that way, but there's also the fact that we have really free sharing of ideas in the rehearsal room so anybody can come up with something and we'll try it out and see if it works, and that's how it goes."

Holopainen spoke about the songwriting process in NIGHTWISH during a December 2015 interview with GuitarMania.eu. He said: "The way it works in NIGHTWISH is that I am very much a solo worker. So I try to make all the songs — even the arrangements — as ready as possible, as much as I feel that I have to give to the songs. Most of the riffs, even some drum fills and stuff like this. I just try to make it as good as I can do it by myself. And then I introduce the songs and demos that I've done on my own to the other members of the band, and then we start the rearranging process. You know, 'Could you come up with a better riff for this one?' 'Would the bass line be different in that one?' 'What about if the vocal line is like this?' And sometimes the songs change a lot — like song 'Nemo', for example, changed a lot during the arrangement process. And sometimes they are almost to the drum fill as they were on the original demo. So that's the way it goes for us. When it comes to guitars, I try to come up with riffs on my own — like the 'Scaretale' riffs are all mine, for example. But then again, in a song like 'Nemo' again, and 'Alpenglow', on the new album, it's all Emppu [Vuorinen, NIGHTWISH guitarist]. [He would say to me], 'That's okay, but it could be more interesting if I did this.' [And then I say], 'Yeah, that's excellent. Do it like that.'"

He continued: "I try to make it as ready as I can; that's the way I like to do it. Because all the songs are very much storyline-orientated; I have a story from beginning to the end. And in order to bring that story to life, to tell that story, you need the full song, with all the little details here and there. And that's why I try to make it as ready as possible."

Asked how much influence the other members of NIGHTWISH have during the songwriting process, Tuomas said: "Whenever they feel like that could be better; it's as simple as that. Same with Floor [Jansen, vocals]. 'I mean, this vocal line is really nice, but how about I do this little thing here, a little note there.' 'Oh, yeah, that's perfect.' Or on the new album [2015's 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful'], the song 'My Walden', the structure of it was pretty different originally, and it was actually Troy [Donockle] who came up with the idea of kind of, like, putting this there and that there and the tempo change there, and it really works. But sometimes everybody seems to be really happy with what I had in mind originally, and then we stick with that."

NIGHTWISH recently announced that it will take a year-long break in 2017 following the completion of the touring activities for the group's latest album, 2015's "Endless Forms Most Beautiful".

An unofficial 20th-anniversary show will be held on August 20 at Himos Park in Jämsä, Finland.

NIGHTWISH will release a new concert DVD, "Vehicle Of Spirit" on November 4. The DVD will feature the band's performance from London's Wembley Arena in the U.K., along with their show at Tampere, Finland's Ratina Stadion.

"L.Y.L.A.B.", the new video from AUDIOTOPSY, the band featuring guitarist Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE, HELLYEAH), drummer Matt McDonough (MUDVAYNE), vocalist Billy Keeton (SKRAPE), can be seen below. The song is taken from AUDIOTOPSY's debut album, "Natural Causes", which was released on October 2, 2015 via Napalm. The CD was produced by the AUDIOTOPSY bandmembers at The Porch Studio in Orlando, Florida with engineer Tim Laud.

McDonough stated about the clip: "In keeping with the DIY philosophy of AUDIOTOPSY, we took upon ourselves the task to create our own video for the track 'L.Y.L.A.B.'. We enlisted our close confidantes, Adam Neal Gonzales for filming [and] directing, and Terry Linder for post production. Their skill and dedication shines in the end result. We share a deep sense of pride and accomplishment in the work on this video. And we are excited to now have the opportunity to share our vision with you."

"Natural Causes" track listing:

01. Headshot02. All We Know03. L.Y.L.A.B.04. The Calling05. H2O (Interlude)06. Swim07. Disguise Your Devils08. Burn the Sky09. Distorted10. Darken the Rainbow11. Frozen Scars12. Natural Causes (Outro)

Tribbett told Metal Insider last year about how AUDIOTOPSY was formed: "In July of 2013, I gave Matt a call just to say what's up, and we talked and were, like, 'Man, we should put a band together. Why aren't we playing music?' I ended up flying up to his house for a weekend and we wrote seven songs in two days. We hadn’t played together since 2009, so the creativity was definitely there. And as soon as that happened, we knew we had to find a singer and a bass player. I mentioned Billy to him, and we knew him from SKRAPE touring with MUDVAYNE back in the day or whatever. He was taken aback by it, because he was pretty much in retirement — he was playing in cover bands and stuff — but he was totally stoked. He happened to be playing with Perry, our bass player at the time, so they came in like a package deal. We went down to Florida to record those seven songs in August of last year, and we just gelled. It came together really quick."

Greg previously stated about the making of "Natural Causes": "The focus was to write solid, hooky, big riff songs. We didn't want to sound or look like every other band. It's not supposed to be regular. We're all building this vision together." Merging intricate instrumentation with a seamless knack for melody, they conjured up a style as heavy as it is hypnotic. "We got a vibe going", added Greg. You could call it 'progressive hard rock.'"

Tribbett and bassist Bob "Zilla" Kakaha were dismissed from HELLYEAH in 2013.

HELLYEAH and MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray told The Pulse Of Radio that the split with his longtime bandmate and friend Tribbett was painful. "It was really, really tough, I mean, kind of watching Greg go through the things he was going through, you know, as his brother, as somebody that's worked with him for 18 years," he said. "I was watching this decline in him, you know, and it was really, really difficult."

Meanwhile, it's been seven years since MUDVAYNE released its self-titled fifth album, which was barely promoted and sold weakly upon release.

The band has been silent since then, although a message was posted at its Facebook page in 2014 saying that the group had not broken up.

Fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES' July 29 performance at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida can be seen below.

As previously reported, the production manager for the current GUNS N' ROSES reunion tour shed some light on the trek's future and inner workings in a new interview with local Atlanta TV station WXIA. Speaking one day before the group's Wednesday night (July 27) concert there, Dale "Opie" Skjerseth said that the "Not In This Lifetime" tour has "no end date," and that shows are already booked "far into next year."

Skjerseth said that all members of the band are "getting along just fine" and shot down speculation that they have separate dressing rooms due to tension within the ranks, Skjerseth said, "Just because everybody's older, they carry their families with them. They all have to have their space. Everybody meets before we go on stage. It's a meeting point and that's where the chemistry happens."

The tour features classic lineup members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan on stage together for the first time in more than 20 years.

Asked if it was money or music that brought the core members back together, Skjerseth said: "I believe it starts with the love of the band. And then of course we all want money."

Regarding the future of the tour, Skjerseth said, "I've been told there's no end date, and I've seen plenty of dates going into next year, far into next year. Everybody's working together to keep a common goal and common direction: keep the machine going."

Skjerseth also discussed how Axl Rose is managing to get onstage on time, as opposed to previous tours when he was notorious for starting shows sometimes hours behind schedule. Skjerseth said, "We're all older and want to get to bed now. It's his maturity and business and how it should be. Everybody feels good about it."

The "Not In This Lifetime" tour will play Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeIn New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, July 31.

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello joined JANE'S ADDICTION on stage Saturday night (July 30) at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago to perform the JANE'S classic "Mountain Song". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below.

A longtime fan of JANE'S ADDICTION, Morello praised the band when he inducted the group into Guitar Center's Hollywood RockWalk in 2011.

"[Hearing JANE'S ADDICTION for the first time] blew my mind and jolted the axis of my understanding of rock music," Morello said at the time (see video below). "I'd never heard anything like it. It was like a punk-rock LED ZEPPELIN. JANE'S provided all the testosterone-fueled guitar riffage that my suburban upbringing required, but mixed it with gorgeous acoustic songs and an underground artistry that was completely original and completely awesome."

He added: "NIRVANA often gets credit for being the first 'alternative' band to break through, the band that changed music and led rock out of the hair metal wilderness of the 1980s. That's just not true. It was JANE'S ADDICTION: inspiring, intelligent, furiously rocking and artistically deep as fuck.

"As their number one fan, I'm happy to report that my good friends Jane's Addiction are just as great today as that day I snuck into their rehearsal space long ago."

JANE'S frontman Perry Farrell said after Morello's speech, "That speech made me sound so damn good, I don't need to look in the mirror ever again. Just play that over and over every morning."

JANE'S ADDICTION is currently doing shows in support of the 25th anniversary of its 1991 album, "Ritual De Lo Habitual".

Three members of RATT's classic lineup, singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Crouceir and guitarist Warren DeMartini, reunited Friday night at the Los Angeles birthday party of former RIP magazine editor Lonn Friend. Also joining them at the event were former QUIET RIOT guitarist Carlos Cavazo, who played on RATT's last studio album, 2010's "Infestation", and ex-WHITE LION drummer Greg D'Angelo, a longtime member of Pearcy's solo band.

Notably absent was drummer Bobby Blotzer, who has been touring the U.S. for the last few months with his own version of RATT, featuring several new members alongside bassist Robbie Crane, who previously played bass for RATT from 1996 to 2012 and appeared on the band's 1999 self-titled album and "Infestation".

Blotzer's new version of RATT played shows early last year under the name BOBBY BLOTZER'S RATT EXPERIENCE before the drummer announced that he was taking control of the RATT name.

DeMartini later filed a lawsuit against Blotzer, claiming that the drummer was falsely advertising his "tribute band" as the real thing. That dispute is still pending in California state court.

Blotzer and DeMartini are the only remaining shareholders in WBS, Inc., the company which manages the business and operations related to RATT.

WBS, Inc. was originally formed by Blotzer, DeMartini and Pearcy. Pearcy lost his share of the name in court after splitting with the group in 2000. He returned to the band in 2006 but exited again in 2014. Blotzer later expressed his desire to keep RATT alive with a new singer, but explained that DeMartini did not want to tour as RATT without Pearcy.

Blotzer's revamped RATT is rounded out by vocalist Josh Alan (ex-SIN CITY SINNERS) and guitarists Doc Ellis (Jizzy Pearl's LOVE/HATE) and Nicholas "Blaze" Baum.

Croucier played a number of shows last year with a band called RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER, which also features Pete Holmes (BLACK 'N BLUE), Mike Moore and Toni Aleman. WBS — with Blotzer acting as both chairman of the board and president — later sued the bassist, claiming that Croucier was using the RATT logo "on all advertisements, web sites, merchandise, marquees, fliers, and record jackets" and was "referring to himself as 'The Other Voice of RATT,' even though… he was never the lead singer of RATT."

Happy B Day Lonn, good seeing ya last night. Great bash. pic.twitter.com/bb8xc3ZVag

— STEPHEN PEARCY (@StephenEPearcy) July 30, 2016



Out on the streets, that's where we'll meet....

Posted by Stephen Pearcy on Saturday, July 30, 2016

German epic metal band, Equilibrium, have released a lyric video for “Born To Be Epic”, a track from their upcoming Armageddon album, out on August 12th via Nuclear Blast. The clip can be found below.

Armageddon tracklisting:

“Sehnsucht”
“Erwachen”
“Katharsis”
“Heimat”
“Born To Be Epic”
“Zum Horizont”
“Rise Again”
“Prey”
“Helden”
“Koyaaniskatsi”
“Eternal Destination”

“Born To Be Epic” lyric video:

Track-by-track Part 1:

Track-by-track Part 2:

“Prey” lyric video:

The limited Digipak Edition includes a bonus CD with the instrumental versions of the entire album.

Album pre-orders at this location.

In June 2016, SIXX:A.M. — the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael — toured Sweden for the first time. The trek included a headlining performance at the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm as well as an appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival. The four-minute clip below, dubbed "The Damned Of Scandinavia", contains footage shot on that tour (courtesy of RockSverige.se).

The first volume of "Prayers For The Damned", the new double album from SIXX:A.M., was released on April 29 via Eleven Seven Music.

The second leg of the SIXX:A.M. world tour will kick off with an extensive Canadian run this September followed by a stop in Japan, and ending the year with a massive U.S. tour with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and SHINEDOWN, starting in October.

In a recent interview with Guitar World magazine, Sixx spoke about what keeps him motivated to write and record new music with SIXX:A.M.. He said: "I understand why people would say, 'Well, he was in a huge band, he made a lot of money, now he should just get fat and go to sleep.' But here's the thing: writing new music, being in a great band, pushing myself as an artist, having a musical brotherhood, all of that is exciting to me. The idea of not doing it anymore would be painful."

He continued: "Look, man. I'm not trying to be macabre or morose, but I'm on the dark side of 50, right? There's more years behind me than in front of me. I know that. So my question to you is, knowing that truth, should I just stop? Or… should I run faster?"

Sixx also stressed that the two "Prayers For The Damned" efforts are not concept albums. At least, not exactly. "The answer is yes and the answer is also no," Sixx said. "There's definitely some glue — for instance, DJ designed the artwork to both records, and the covers will actually fit together and make one piece of art. And the last song on 'Prayers', 'Rise Of The Melancholy Empire', how it ends is also sort of the way the first song on the next one begins. But, are there recurring themes like with [THE WHO's] 'Tommy' or 'Quadrophenia'? No. But that said, we recorded both albums at the same time, so, sonically, there's a definite consistency there."

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will celebrate their 20th anniversary next year with a special concert in their home country. Vocalist Ralf Scheepers told Metal Master Kingdom before a recent gig in Toronto: "There are now negotiations for one big [anniversary] show. I don't wanna tell so much, because it's gotta be a surprise. There's still one year to plan and to schedule things."

Scheepers also said that PRIMAL FEAR has not yet begun work on material for the follow-up to this year's "Rulebreaker" album, "Not so far," he said. "It's a little bit too early. Maybe we'll find some time after the tour to collect ideas then and, basically, next year is gonna be a writing year, so we still have enough time for the next one. But be sure that it's gonna be an extremely heavy metal album."

As previously reported, PRIMAL FEAR is planning to release new concert DVD and CD in 2017. The band's producer and bassist Mat Sinner told Roppongi Rocks: "We've recorded a concert for a DVD and live CD, and this will be the next project. When we stop touring, we will mix it and this will be released next year. Last time we recorded a live album in America, so this time we said we'll do it in Europe."

PRIMAL FEAR last year parted ways with Brazilian drummer Aquiles Priester (HANGAR, ANGRA) and replaced him with Francesco Jovino (U.D.O.). In addition, founding PRIMAL FEAR guitarist Tom Naumann — who had been touring with the group for a couple of years — had officially rejoined the band as a full member.

"As you know, [Tom's] a forming member of PRIMAL FEAR so we knew him before, and we had a good time again," Scheepers told Metalholic. "And, of course, his impact [on 'Rulebreaker'] was really good with solos here and there and also some riffs for 'Raving Mad' and stuff. So you can really hear that on the album too — that he's back."

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's entire July 13 concert at Arenele Romane in Bucharest, Romania can be seen below.

Featured songs:

00:00 Hangar 1805:13 The Threat Is Real09:34 Tornado Of Souls15:11 Poisonous Shadows20:50 She-Wolf26:11 Wake Up Dead29:53 In My Darkest Hour35:20 Conquer Or Die37:24 Fatal Illusion41:45 Trust47:00 Post American World51:28 A Tout Le Monde56:05 Dawn Patrol/Poison Was The Cure01:01:52 Sweating Bullets01:07:08 Dystopia01:12:05 Symphony Of Destruction01:16:05 Peace Sells01:20:33 Holy Wars

MEGADETH fall 2016 North American leg of the "Dystopia" world tour kicks off in Casper, Wyoming on September 20 and takes them across the U.S., visiting 16 states with special guests AMON AMARTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, METAL CHURCH and HAVOK.

MEGADETH recently announced the addition of Dirk Verbeuren as the band's new drummer. Verbeuren, formerly of Swedish metal band SOILWORK, has been performing with the band for months; his first show was Rock On The Range festival in May, to a crowd of 40,000 concertgoers. Most recently, LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler had performed all the drums on the band's latest album, "Dystopia", and had toured with MEGADETH when not otherwise busy with his band.

MEGADETH canceled the last two shows on its European tour earlier in the month after bassist David Ellefson fractured his foot before a scheduled concert in Hungary.

In addition to Ellefson and Verbeuren, MEGADETH's current lineup includes guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine and Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his work with ANGRA.

Flint, Michigan metal band KING 810 will release its new album, "La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God", on September 16 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to the group's provocative and acclaimed debut LP, "Memoirs Of A Murderer", is available now for pre-order in physical bundles via KING810.com and digitally at all DSPs. All digital pre-orders will receive an instant download of the album's gripping first single, "I Ain't Goin Back Again", which debuted earlier this week on BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show" with Daniel P. Carter. KING 810 has also revealed the official music video for "I Ain't Goin Back Again" — directed by frontman David Gunn — which can be seen below. Produced by Josh Schroeder, Justyn Pilbrow and KING 810 and recorded in Bay City, Michigan, "La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God" finds KING 810 taking listeners deep into the dark heart of Flint. Far from a retread of their acclaimed debut, "La Petite Mort" — translating to "The Little Death" — is an inspired, holistic body of work that marks a profound evolutionary leap for the restless and driven souls of KING 810. The title itself is a reference to the duel themes of the records: the real-life violence and despair of Flint that builds the basis of Gunn's narrative and secondly, the steady desensitization and terminal closing down of the human spirit experienced when confronted with those real-life conditions. Entwined around that conceptual core is an omnipresent haze of dark sexuality and desperation that provides "La Petite Mort" with some of its most unnerving moments. "La Petite Mort" kicks down the door and delivers grim realities with powerful album stand outs like the ferocious "Alpha & Omega" and powerful title track, "La Petite Mort". As the album takes listeners on a journey to enlightenment via Gunn's self-reflection, it continually builds upon a diverse musical palette showcasing dark ambient electronica ("Wolves Run Together"), street-level poetry ("War Time" featuring Trick Trick) and grand string arrangements ("Black Swan"). For KING 810, the little deaths of "La Petite Mort" bring a transcendental empowerment which takes hold throughout the album's stark narrative. Earlier this year KING 810 took action as a pillar of the Flint community with the release of new music taking aim at the water crisis devastating their hometown. The band released two new tracks: "We Gotta Help Ourselves", a poignant track supported by a partnership with local Flint outlet Savage Village who created a unique T-shirt design, and "Crow's Feet", which was featured on "Not Safe To Drink: Music For Flint Water Crisis Relief", a charity compilation. All proceeds from both the T-shirt design and compilation will be donated to The Community Foundation Of Greater Flint's Flint Child Health & Development Fund.

"La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God" track listing:

01. Heavy Lies The Crown02. Alpha & Omega03. Give My People Back04. Vendettas05. Black Swan06. The Trauma Model07. La Petite Mort08. I Ain't Goin Back Again09. War Time (feat. Trick Trick)10. Life's Not Enough11. Me & Maxine12. Wolves Run Together13. A Conversation With God

IRON MAIDEN's "The Book Of Souls" world tour has been on the road since late February, playing to over 1.5 million fans with 72 shows in 36 counties and six continents. They will play the final show on Thursday, August 4 in Germany at Wacken Open Air festival. ARTE Concert is going to feature the entire iconic performance on livestream. The spectacular gig will get lavish camera attention and can be accessed anywhere in the world — a sensational experience for anyone who cannot get to show.

IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood says: "We decided to finish the tour at Wacken as it is the ideal way to end this magical tour playing to 80,000 core metal fans at this legendary metal festival.

"Wacken has become such as international event with many thousands of fans from many other countries around the world joining and celebrating with the German fans, so it is perfect for the final show of a memorable tour.

"Everywhere we've played, the fans have been amazing and the reaction to the new songs and stage show has been phenomenal. The band has loved every minute on stage. So when Wacken and ARTE asked us to consider a livestream of our performance there, we jumped at the chance to give our fans an end of tour gift.

"Streaming this final show live globally allows us to thank the many fans we played to so far, and, for those who couldn't get to see us this time round, a chance to see just how spectacular the live concert is and what they missed!"

Wolfgang Bergmann of ARTE says: "The festival summer by ARTE Concert is heading for an exceptional highlight, showing a live stream of British legends IRON MAIDEN performing their final show of an incredible tour at the Wacken Open Air. An audience of millions, in Europe and for the first time worldwide, know by now that ARTE is taking the festivals to anywhere you are."

Holger Hübner and Thomas Jensen of ICS/Wacken say: "We are incredibly happy to be able to give all these IRON MAIDEN and Wacken Open Air fans worldwide this highlight at the close of the spectacular 'The Book Of Souls' tour. Heavy metal fans are the best fans in the world, and IRON MAIDEN fans are unparalleled. It is so brilliant that everybody who could not get a ticket for the Wacken Open Air will be able to enjoy this 'Night To Remember'."

IRON MAIDEN's Wacken Open Air performance will be streamed on Thursday, August 4 from 9:30 p.m. CET worldwide at concert.arte.tv/de/wacken and www.wacken.com.

ANTHRAX has released a vinyl single for "Monster At The End". The song is taken from the band's latest album, "For All Kings", and is backed by the track "Vice Of The People", which was previously released as a bonus song on the Japanese version of "For All Kings". The single is available in four different colors: Lilac, silver, black and gold (Nuclear Blast mailorder exclusive)

The lyrical content of "Monster At The End" — "Your golden halo is burned and melted. Crown the monster at the end" — while not intended to be, sounds as if it could be an indictment on the current state of America, and a nation that would even consider someone like Donald Trump a potential presidential candidate. ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante hesitantly spoke to Metalholic on the matter of politics. "There is a very scary vibe going on in our country and I'm almost afraid to even talk about it because of the division that there is," he said. "I don't know what's going to happen. I don't know, if, say, a Donald Trump does become president of our country, I don't know what will happen. I don't know how it's going to be perceived globally."

"For All Kings" sold 34,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart.

ANTHRAX will join forces with SLAYER and DEATH ANGEL this fall for a seven-week North American tour. The dates start in Cleveland on September 9 and will hit both major and secondary markets across the continent.

Voted Best Metal Band for four years running (Austin Music Awards, 2012-2016), Dead Earth Politics continues to prove their longevity and power. Now charging forward with their latest release, The Mobius Hammersmith, the band's relentless work ethic is clearly leading to their much deserved recognition and success.  The Mobius Hammersmith is available for purchase at this location. The EP is streaming in full below.

In support of The Mobius Hammersmith, Dead Earth Politics will hit the road this summer.  The tour kicks off July 29th tonight in Lake Charles, LA and runs through August 13th winding up at the band's hometown haunt The Dirty Dog Bar in Austin, TX.

The Mobius Hammersmith EP tracklisting:

“Runescarred”
“The Mobius Hammersmith”
“Balancing Broken Scales”
“Wretched Things”
“Broad Wings & Distant Shores”

“Runescarred” video:

In support of The Mobius Hammersmith, Dead Earth Politics will hit the road this summer. The tour kicks off July 29th in Lake Charles, LA and runs through August 13th winding up at the band's hometown haunt The Dirty Dog Bar in Austin, TX.

Live dates:

July
29 - Lake Charles, LA - Luna Live
30 - Metairie, LA - Twist Of Lime
31 - Montgomery, AL - Head On The Door

August
1 - Louisville, KY - Highlands Taproom
3 - Richmond, VA - Wonderland
4 - Asheville, NC - The Boiler Room
5 - Hickory, NC - The Wizard Saloon
10 - Albany, GA - The Oglethorpe Lounge
11 - Oceans Spring, MS - Juke Joint
12 - Houston, TX - Acadia Bar & Grill
13 - Austin, TX - Dirty Dog Bar

Video footage of former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner performing on July 9 at the LankaFest in Puolanka Finland can be seen below.

Joe Lynn Turner recently slammed Ritchie Blackmore for the guitarist's decision to go out and perform classic DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW material with a new group musicians instead of reforming RAINBOW with a more "authentic" lineup.

Regarding why he thinks Ritchie has chosen to go out with a whole new RAINBOW lineup instead of bringing back some of the musicians who played on the band's classic records, Joe said: "The first thing I think I can say is that he's been misguided by people around him. That's what I really believe. I believe he's been misguided, and I believe he trusts these people and I think that he made a mistake doing this."

He continued: "I wanted an authentic reunion. I wanted guys from Doogie [White] and Graham [Bonnet] and [bassist] Bob Daisley and [drummer Bobby] Rondinelli, and all these guys, and I wanted to have a RAINBOW extravaganza, because there are a lot of fans that love RAINBOW that still haven't even seen RAINBOW, and this would be the ticket for them — you know, maybe a two-hour extravaganza. So I guess the people, his advisers or whoever, could not sell him that particular [idea], or maybe they never even told him that. I actually have a feeling that he was not full of the information at the time, because certain things have come to pass that sort of indicated that he didn't know about it, to me."

Joe was the singer of RAINBOW between 1980 and 1984 and he sang on the album "Difficult To Cure", which featured the band's most successful U.K. single, "I Surrender".

During Turner's time with RAINBOW, the band had its first USA chart success and recorded songs that helped define the melodic rock genre.

Blackmore was joined at the recent RAINBOW gigs by LORDS OF BLACK singer Ronnie Romero, STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau (a.k.a. Robert "Bob" Curiano, ex-BLACKMORE'S NIGHT).

Former Amaranthe growler Andy Solveström launched a new melodic death metal band called Reaching Fall featuring members hailing from Borlänge and Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 2013 when Mika Itäranta and Martin Haglund - both former members of Astral Doors - started to discuss a metal project. Some demos were sent to Solveström and the writing of vocal lines and lyrics kicked off. Solveström then asked Camodi bandmate Niclas Bergstrand to handle the clean vocals while he focused on the growls. The band is currently writing songs for their debut album.

Solveström contacted BraveWords with an excluisve update:

"Just wanted to let you know that we have a new song up. We´re slowly progressing in our songwriting just to be sure that we have a really good album before we record our debut." 

Check out the new song "All This Time", released last year, below. A previously released studio outtake clip is also available.

Solveström left Amaranthe in 2013 following the recordings for the band's second album, The Nexus. He was replaced by Scarpoint screamer Henrik Englund.

Florida based melodic black metallers The Noctambulant are set to release their debut full-length, Advocatus Diaboli, on Domestic Genocide Records (DGRecords) in August. Album track, “Goddess” is streaming below.

The album - crafted by E. Helvete on guitars and vocals, D. Franseth on drums, Lars Goerschafft on bass and the newest slinger, B.C. on lead/rhythm guitars - has culminated their efforts into this destructive force over the past few months recorded at Teaberry House studios. The Noctambulant’s blend of brutality harrows back to the Scandanavian nihilistic influences with Darkthrone, Celtic Frost, and Raven to bring the infernal Goddess to life.

The album cover art was created by Ashley Bonal.

Tracklisting:

“Legion”
“Dreams Of Rotting Silence”
“Take What I Want”
“Creeping Dead”
“Death’s Lullaby”
“Evil Calling”
“Goddess”
“Blood For Life”
“Accept Or Burn”
“Winter’s Hell Dominion”

“Goddess” video:

Brazilian power metallers Hibria are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a new album entitled XX and a North American tour presented by PureGrainAudio.com and Test Your Metal Records that will kick off in Victoria, BC on August 9th and wrap up in New York City on August 28th.

XX is Hibria's sixth release and features three new tracks along with four live performances from their catalog to follow their 2015's self-titled album. XX is set for release on August 9th via Test Your Metal Records and available for preorder on CD here and digital on Bandcamp.

The band comments:

"Hibria's soul is full of music. To celebrate our 20th anniversary we present to you XX. It's heavy metal with no boundaries especially made for the fans. Can you feel it?"

Tracklisting:

“Leading Lady”
“Music”
“Fool’s Paradise”
“Silent Revenge” (live)
“Lonely Fight” (live)
“Tightrope” (live)
“Tiger Punch” (live)

“Leading Lady” teaser:

Dates:

August
10 – Vancouver, BC – The Red Room
12 – Calgary, AB – Dickens
13 – Edmonton, AB – Mercury Room
16 – Winnipeg, MB – Kings Hotel
18 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
19 – Chicago, IL – Reggies
20 – Toronto, ON – Hard Luck Bar
23 – Ottawa, ON – House Of Targ
24 – Quebec City, QC – Bar La Source
26 – Montreal, QC – TBD
27 – Boston, MA – Middle East Up
28 – Queens, NY – Blackthorn51

Madison, WI death metallers Casket Robbery have released a lyric video for "Pray For Death," a song from Mortal Music release Evolution Of Evil.

In furtherance of the band's mission for world domination, Casket Robbery recently signed a management deal with Full Siege Entertainment.

Last but certainly not least, Casket Robbery, along with Donarus PR, Metalluminati, Coldcock Whiskey, Dirt Bag Clothing, Roughneck Beard Company, Dean Markley, Road Rash, Eldrich Brothers Tattoo, Aziza World, and GlenGoolie Blue have announced The Danger Zone Tour. Repaid In Blood, the pure geek metal lads from California, are touring veterans, and are stoked to be on the road with Madison, WI, brutal groove metal outfit Casket Robbery. 

Dates:

August
12 – San Jose, CA – The Caravan (Repaid In Blood only)
17 – Billings, MT – The Railyard
18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar
19 – Algona, IA – The AfterLife Lounge
20 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Lounge
21 – Madison, WI – The Frequency
22 – Chicago, IL – The Elbo Room
23 – Joplin, MO – Cesspool Castle
24 – Shreveport, LA – Bushnookies N Highland
25 – Austin, TX – Dirty Dog
26 – Albuquerque, NM – The Armory
27 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rogue Bar
28 – Long Beach, CA – The Blacklight Lounge

Thrashers National Suicide have released a video for the song “No Shot No Dead”, taken from the band’s new album Anotheround, available on Scarlet Records.

National Suicide is one of the most promising Thrash metal bands on the European soil. Their first album (The Old Family Is Still Alive) came out in 2009 and attracted immediate attention from fans and media alike, and was followed by an extensive tour that included high profile festival appearances in Italy (Rock Hard Festival, Play It Loud), Germany (Thrash Assault), Spain (Keep It Thrash, Metal Cova) and more. Since their inception the band took the stage with Napalm Death, Assassin, Onslaught, Artillery, Exciter, Jag Panzer, Jaguar, Raven, Whiplash, Fueled By Fire, Satan, Sodom, Tankard, Omen, Savage Grace, Legion Of The Damned, Attacker and many other international acts.

 

National Suicide's new album Anotheround was released on July 22nd on Scarlet Records. The band's sound is faster and sharper than ever, with deep roots in the American thrash metal scene of the ‘80s and some distinctive features that make it instantly recognizable.

New Jersey-based guitar shredder, Angel Vivaldi, has launched a mini documentary exclusively on Metal Injection. Entitled The Silent Humming Of Highways: A Tour Rockumentary, the three part series showcases the ups, downs and everything in between of being a DIY musician on the road. Part 1 is below:

Vivaldi's newly recorded version of his 2009 EP, The Speed Of Dark: Revisited, is due out on August 26th - just in time for his Operation Domination co-headlining run with fellow ax-grinder Gus G., which kicks off on August 31st in New York City and will run throughout September.

The Speed Of Dark: Revisited is now available for preorder through Vivaldi's webshop. The preorder will include bundles consisting of a signed CD, poster, digital download and/or exclusively designed t-shirt.

Tracklisting:

“An Angel’s Poem On A Grave”
“Acid Reign”
“Sea Of Heartbreak”
“The World Burning Around Me”

Tour trailer:

Gus G. states: "I'm very excited to return to the US this fall to finally hit more markets and play for the fans that were left out on my recent spring mini-tour. Teaming up with a talented player like Angel Vivaldi seemed like a great opportunity. We're both stoked to bring the Operation Domination tour to the American audiences and we will be performing our own individual sets, but also collaborating on stage together as well. We will have a great band with us that features James Paul Luna (Holy Grail) on vocals, Alex Bent (ex-Battlecross, Testament) on drums and Jake Skylyr on bass. The setlist will once again be a mixed bag including songs from my solo works, Firewind, Ozzy material but some surprises as well. These shows are not to be missed. See you soon."

Vivaldi further adds: "For me this tour perfectly summarizes the evolution of modern guitar playing. To be able to share a stage with a force such as Gus is both inspiring and refreshing. I cannot wait to see the looks on people's faces when they see what we have planned! I'm also really excited to dip into music from all my releases including the upcoming re-recordings from The Speed Of Dark: Revisited, coming out this year. After the recent tragic events in Orlando, I'm going above and beyond to make this tour a much needed celebration of love, inspiration and positive energy. I have some exciting tricks up my sleeve that I'm anxious to unleash on this run. It’s going to be a party!"

Tour dates:

August
31 - New York, NY - The Studio At Webster Hall

September
1 - Philadelphia, PA - The Voltage Lounge
2 - Cambridge, MA - The Middle East  
3 - Leonardtown, MD - Park Rock @ St. Mary’S Fairgrounds
6 - Winter Park, FL - The Haven
7 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum
9 - Stafford, TX - The Pub Fountains
10 - Ft. Worth, TX - The Rail Club
12 - Hollywood, CA - The Whisky
15 - Las Vegas, NV - Vamp’D Rock Bar
16 -  Costa Mesa, CA - Tiki Bar
17 -  San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
20 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Bar
21 - Denver, CO - Herman’S Hideaway
22 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mewes
23 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe’S
24 - Berwin, IL - Wire
 
Firewind recently announced a return to European stages, which sees the group play some summer festival events as well as a European/UK tour in November, featuring a best-of set from the band’s rich catalogue.

Tour dates:

November
9 - Wolverhampton, UK - Slade Rooms          
10 - Glasgow, UK -Audio          
11 - Manchester, UK - Club Academy   
12 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation           
13 - London, UK - Underworld  
15 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob         
16 - Paris, France - Petit Bain
18 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal       
20 - Budapest , Hungary - A38  
21 - München, Germany - Feierwerk      
22 - Vienna, Austria - Szene      
24 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix/Rockpalast      
25 - Breda, The Netherlands - Mezz

Firewind festival dates:

August
6 - Ostrava, Czech Republic  - Ostrava v Plamenech

Firewind are currently working on new material for an upcoming studio album release, expected later in the year.

Cry Of Dawn, a new melodic rock/AOR project featuring Göran Edman on all lead vocals, will release their self-titled debut album on September 23rd. A lyric video for the track “Listen To Me” can be found below.

Over the years, Göran Edman’s unique vocal style has been showcased in numerous genres including neoclassic metal, progressive rock, and AOR, just to name a few. His vocal stylings can be found on records by John Norum, Yngwie Malmsteen, Brazen Abbot, and Glory, among others.

Cry Of Dawn is Goran Edman’s latest musical adventure: a straight ahead AOR / melodic rock album which highlights his amazing vocal abilities on superb songs written especially for him by the likes of Michael Palace (Palace, First Signal, Kryptonite), Steve Newman, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Sören Kronkvist, Daniel Palmqvist and Robert Säll among others.

“It’s been a privilege to work with all  these  good songwriters within the genre of classic  AOR,” tells Goran. “The conformity of the production has a good red line with a straight forward melodic flow as you would expect. Its been a true pleasure performing it. The recording of the album took place in Daniel Flores’ studio for the instrumental part while I did the vocals in my own studio. Personally I am grateful to be a part of this project and look forward to the fans listening to the album”.

The result is a true feast for the ears of all lovers of this music. Picture hints of the likes of Night Ranger, Journey, Bad English and Starship and you'll get a sense of what is in store for you! Hear for yourself with an album sampler, streaming below.

Tracklisting:

“Chance”
“Listen To Me”
“When Right Is Wrong”
“Tell It To My Heart”
“Light A Light”
“Can't Go On”
“Building Towers”
“Hands Around My Heart”
“Life After Love”
“Yearn”
“Tell Me”

“Listen To Me” lyric video:

Album sampler:

Cry Of Dawn lineup:

Göran Edman - Lead and backing vocals
Michael Palace - Guitars and bass
Sören Kronqvist - Keyboards
Daniel Flores - Drums and keyboards