Bon Jovi have released an official lyric video for their recently released new song, "Unbroken". The new clip, as well as the previously posted music video for the song, can be found below.

"Unbroken" was written for the film, To Be Of Service, about veterans and their service dogs. All proceeds from your downloads will benefit the Patriotic Service Dog Foundation.




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"On 11/11 at 11 am in 1918, the Great War ends," begins a message from Sabaton. "What could be more appropriate than to give you the brand new lyric video for 'In Flanders Fields' today?"

Sabaton performs next on November 23 at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The band's live itinerary can be found here.




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Frontiers Music Srl will release Praying Mantis' new live CD/DVD, Keep It Alive, on December 6. Watch their performance of "Children Of The Earth" below, and pre-order the album/video or stream audio of "Highway" here.

Recorded live at Frontiers Rock Festival V in Milan, Italy on April 28, 2018, this brand new live release shows Praying Mantis offering the crowd a setlist of new songs and several classic tracks, including selected cuts from the now legendary debut album, "Time Tells No Lies". An awesome release, showcasing the repertoire of one of the most consistent British hard rock bands around.

Originally formed in 1973 by the Troy brothers, Tino and Chris, Praying Mantis became one of the most influential bands of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM). The band is also one of a very small number of bands from that era to have remained an ongoing concern over the intervening years, and to still record and appear live regularly. The debut Praying Mantis album, Time Tells No Lies (Arista) was released in 1981 to critical acclaim, and it remains a significant milestone in the history of NWOBHM.

Following a short-lived reformation of most of the original lineup of Praying Mantis in 1987, the band went back on hiatus until offered the chance to play in Japan with ex-Iron Maiden members Paul Di'Anno and Dennis Stratton in 1990. This experience injected new life into the band, and also marked the beginning of a productive 15 year partnership with Dennis Stratton. The band's second official studio album, Predator in Disguise, was released in 1991, and the band have continued to write and release new material every two to three years ever since, with a shifting line-up which has featured the likes of Doogie White, Gary Barden, Bernie Shaw, Bruce Bisland, Mike Freeland, Gary Mackenzie, and many other figures from the cream of Britain's rock fraternity. Following another major change in lineup (including the departure of Dennis Stratton), Praying Mantis signed with Frontiers in 2007 and recorded the album Sanctuary, which was released in 2009. The album, considered to be one of the finest of their career, has received consistently positive reviews, as have the follow-ups, Legacy and Gravity.

Whether gigging in support of their latest releases, writing new material, or re-visiting other songs from their extensive back-catalogue, the Troy brothers, along with guitarist Andy Burgess and newest recruits, John 'Jaycee' Cuijpers on vocals and Hans In T' Zandt on drums and vocals, remain committed to the blend of melody and power in their music that has become a trademark of the Praying Mantis sound, and, some three decades after forming, the band is still completely dedicated to entertaining a seemingly ever-growing army of fans across the globe.

Tracklisting:

"Captured City"
"Panic In The Streets"
"Highway"
"Believable"
"Keep It Alive"
"Mantis Anthem"
"Dream On"
"Fight For Your Honour"
"Time Slipping Away"
"Children Of The Earth"

"Children Of The Earth" video:

"Highway" video:

Lineup:

John 'Jaycee' Cuijpers - lead vocals
Andy Burgess - guitars
Tino Troy - guitars and vocals
Chris Troy - bass guitar and vocals
Hans In T' Zandt - drums




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Decrepit Birth drummer Samus Paulicelli, who runs a YouTube channel under the name 66Samus, has posted a playthrough of the track "All Hail The New Flesh" from Strapping Young Lad's classic City album.

Paulicelli performed on SYL mastermind Devin Townsend's most recent album, Empath. Check out his playthrough of the track "Hear Me" from the record.

Paulicelli: "This is definitely one of the most difficult songs I've ever recorded."

Check out a behind-the-scenes look at tracking for the Empath album featuring Paulicelli in action.

Empath is released on Limited 2 CD Digipak (including an entire disc of bonus material), Standard CD Jewelcase, Gatefold 180G 2LP Vinyl + CD + LP-booklet & as digital album. Order here.

Tracklisting:

"Castaway"
"Genesis"
"Spirits Will Collide"
"Evermore"
"Sprite"
"Hear Me"
"Why"
"Borderlands"
"Requiem"
"Singularity Part 1 - Adrift"
"Singularity Part 2 - I Am I"
"Singularity Part 3 - There Be Monsters"
"Singularity Part 4 - Curious Gods"
"Singularity Part 5 - Silicon Scientists"
"Singularity Part 6 - Here Comes The Sun"

"Spirits Will Collide" video:

“Evermore” video:

"Genesis" video:




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Germany's WDR Rockpalast has released pro-shot footage of Swedish bashers HammerFall performing at Summer Breeze 2019. Check out the entire show below.

The setlist was as follows:

"Legion"
"Hammer High"
"Renegade"
"Riders Of The Storm"
"Hero's Return"
"Blood Bound"
"Any Means Necessary"
"Hector's Hymn"
"One Against The World"
"Last Man Standing"
"Let The Hammer Fall"
"Templars Of Steel"
"(We Make) Sweden Rock"
"Hearts On Fire"

Having released their album on the day they played at Summer Breeze Open Air 2019, Hammerfall arranged a huge release party for their fans - cake included! The event was a total success and everyone involved, including the band themselves, were utterly elated.

Take a look at how the Swedes celebrated their album release:

To view a variety of the Dominion album merchandise, head here.

Dominion tracklisting:

"Never Forgive, Never Forget"
"Dominion"
"Testify"
"One Against The World"
"(We Make) Sweden Rock"
"Second To One"
"Scars Of A Generation"
"Dead By Dawn"
"Battleworn"
"Bloodline"
"Chain Of Command"
"And Yet I Smile"

"Dominion" video:

"One Against The World" video:

“(We Make) Sweden Rock” live video:

"(We Make) Sweden Rock" lyric video:

(Photo: Robert Tüchi - Picwish Fotodesign)




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Wax Face Toys is a new series of figures in resin and vinyl from the best in music, film and cult popular culture. This first offering is a collaboration between music legend Iggy Pop and Wax Face, manufactured by Unbox Industries under exclusive license from Thread Shop, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. 

With a position taken from Iggy Pop's infamous "peanut butter incident" at Crosley Field with his proto-punk band, The Stooges at the Cincinnati Pop Festival June 13th, 1970, this resin figure captures Iggy Pop hoisted high by an adoring audience in his iconic shirtless pose, seconds before smearing peanut butter all over his chest and throwing it into the crowd as The Stooges ripped through "1970" from Fun House.

Sculpted in London by ex-Madame Tussauds' sculptors, these 15.7" figures are molded in red and blue resin. They will be available for pre-order starting Saturday November 9th at 10 AM EST on Wax-face.com. The $250 USD cost includes shipping with tracking, and customer orders will begin shipping at the end of November.




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U.K.'s Daily Mail has uploaded several photos of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson with his new girlfriend. The pictures were taken earlier this week in Paris, France, where the couple share an apartment.

According to Daily Mail and The Sun, Dickinson's new girlfriend is "fitness teacher, journalist and fashion blogger" Leana Dolci, who is said to be 15 years his junior.

The 61-year-old rocker and his wife of nearly three decades, Paddy Bowden, reportedly separated in 2018.

Bruce and Paddy have three children: sons Austin, 29, and Griffin, 27, and daughter Kia, 28.

In a recent interview with Argentina's Clarín, Bruce confirmed that he is residing in the French capital with his "girlfriend."

According to the Mirror, Bruce and his wife have no immediate plans for divorce.

Five years ago, Dickinson was diagnosed with stage 3 throat cancer after doctors discovered a golf ball-size tumor on his tongue and another in the lymph node on the right side of his neck.

The singer got the all-clear in May 2015 after radiation and nine weeks of chemotherapy and later covered his cancer battle in his 2017 autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?"

Two years ago, Dickinson told BBC Radio 2 that he made a conscious decision to keep his family life — including current and former wives, divorces and children — out of "What Does This Button Do?" "There's no need for it, really," he said. "And I think there's a belief that that nastiness somehow sells books. And I'm not sure one, that it does, and two, that it's particularly the sort of book that I want to be a part of. So I made the decision that, in amongst not being horrid to people, 'cause there's no point, at the same time, I thought, well, I also don't want to tell confidences about other people's lives. If I wanna share a confidence about my life, 'cause it's my autobiography, fair enough, but dropping other people in it for the sake of, well, ratings, basically, I think is immoral."

Dickinson admitted, however, that he struggled with whether to involve his family when writing about how he dealt with his cancer diagnosis in 2015. "I did wonder about that, about including [them]," he said. "'Cause, obviously, my wife was pretty key to surviving the whole thing, and they all had to undergo it, in a sense, in the same way as me. And they were relatively powerless in it as well. I allude to that. But, yeah, I did agonize about that a little bit, because I thought, 'Am I being entirely fair?' But I thought, 'I'll stick with…' Because you open up a little Pandora's box there. Because then people say, 'Well, who are all these people? Why did they suddenly turn up at the end?' So, for the sake of continuity, and for the sake of it just it being a good book [I left them out of it]."

In two weeks, doom metal wizards Avatarium will unleash their new dark gospel titled The Fire I Long For, on November 22 through Nuclear Blast. To shorten the wait, the group has released a new album trailer, in which guitarist Marcus Jidell talks about his 100-year-old acoustic guitar, which can be seen in action in the recently launched trailer below:

In the first trailer, Jidell presents a very old and special instrument that they used for the recording of the album:

Founded in 2012 by Leif Edling of Candlemass, Avatarium soon saw the arrival of Marcus Jidell (producer Candlemass) and Jennie-Ann Smith who brought an air of charisma with her soulful grace. By now, the band has become an entity of its own and while Leif still contributed three songs for the new album, the band’s current nucleus consists of Marcus and Jennie-Ann, who are accompanied on this record by organist Rickard Nilssonand new drummer Andreas ‘Habo’ Johansson (The Doomsday Kingdom). Together, this open-minded, yet doom-laden collective draws elements of folk, jazz and psychedelic brilliance into a grandiose amalgamation that manages to maintain an almost pop-like elegance.

Recorded at Studio DeepWell in Stockholm, the album was produced by Marcus Jidell, mixed by Grammy Award winner Niklas Flyckt and mastered by Svante Forsback (Rammstein).

The new album is available for pre-order in the following formats:

- Limited Digipak
- Vinyl
* Black Vinyl In Sleeve
* White Vinyl In Sleeve
* Gold Vinyl In Sleeve
- Download

Secure your copy here.

Tracklisting:

"Voices"
"Rubicon"
"Lay Me Down"
"Porcelain Skull"
"Shake That Demon"
"Great Beyond"
"The Fire I Long For"
"Epitaph Of Heroes"
"Stars They Move"

"Rubicon" video:

The band have announced their first two shows in support of the new album, which will take place in Sweden. More touring will be announced soon.

January
10 - Stockholm, Sweden - Nalen
11 - Göteborg, Sweden - Pustervik

Lineup:

Jennie-Ann Smith - Vocals
Marcus Jidell - Guitar
Andreas ‘Habo’ Johansson - Drums
Rickard Nilsson - Organ
Mats Rydström - Live Bass

(Photos - Alex Hinchcliffe)




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Led Zeppelin News is reporting that the release of guitarist Jimmy Page's new book, Jimmy Page: The Anthology, has been delayed until February 2020. It was due to be on the shelves in December.

A highly anticipated edition of only 2,500 signed copies of the book Jimmy Page: The Anthology is now available to order from JimmyPageAnthology.com.

"In this book, I wanted to include items from my personal archive that have played a part in my overall story, to give the detail behind the detail." - Jimmy Page

A companion piece to Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page, the new signed, limited edition documents Page’s musical career through selected material from his rich personal archives. Jimmy Page: The Anthology is narrated entirely in Page's own words, and includes contextual photography spanning six decades.

- Signed by Jimmy Page
- Quarter bound in black leather with gold leaf blocking and gilt page edging
- Felt-lined slipcase
- Limited to 2,500 copies




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Toronto-based black metal band Astaroth Incarnate have released a video for their song "I Am Fire / I Am Death (Omega)". The song is from their upcoming Ascendance EP.

The band comments: "'I Am Fire / I Am Death (Omega)' is the continuation of the first track ('Alpha') that we released, and it continues on with the apocalyptic story concept from where it left of at the end of 'Alpha'. If you paid close attention to 'Alpha', you would've noticed four different characters (who represent the four horsemen of the apocalypse and are color-coded accordingly) intertwined in Death with the primary Astaroth character who represents Life. Therefore, Omega continues the story as representing the Astaroth character as someone who is beyond Death and one who incites the outcome of the eventual demise of a human."

Watch the video below.




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According to Belfast Telegraph, guitars and amplifiers owned by the late Belfast-born Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore are going up for auction. They are part of the largest collection of Moore-owned equipment ever to come up for auction since his death eight years ago.

They go on sale on December 11 at Wiltshire-based Gardiner Houlgate, a specialist in guitars.

The 87 lots include Moore's amplifiers, stage equipment, effects pedals, synthesizers and a range of guitars, including the 2001 Gibson ES-335 featured on the cover of his 2006 album Close As You Can Get.

Most items were used by Moore on stage or in the studio.

Auctioneer Luke Hobbs said: "It was a little eerie to find the pen markings made by Gary Moore. They look like they could have been drawn on yesterday. "It's very hard to estimate the total value of a collection like this but we're thinking it's in the range of £30,000 to £40,000.”

Read more at the Belfast Telegraph.

(Classic Gary Moore photo by Mats Andersson)




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The Leaves' Eyes / Atrocity camp has checked in with the following update:

"Dear Fans and Friends,

Please welcome Micki Richter as new member of the Leaves’ Eyes and Atrocity family! Micki has already rocked with us on our latest shows and tours in Europe, North America and Japan. It’s great fun being on the road with him and he is a great guy and guitar player. Our friend Pete Streit can’t be a full touring musician anymore for private reasons and we wish him all the best for the new chapter in his life. We had a great time together in both bands and will miss Pete’s kind personality! Hau’ rein, Pete, wir sehen uns alter Freund!

Micki states: "It is a great honor and pleasure for me to announce that from now on I am a regular member of Leaves' Eyes, and also of Atrocity. Having been on tour as a guest musician for Leaves’ Eyes since 2016 and played the current Atrocity tour, I’m looking forward to rock the common future with this great guys and excellent musicians!"

Pete adds: "It was a good time in Leaves' Eyes and Atrocity. We played so many shows in nice places and I experienced and learned a lot. I want to say thank you to the guys, and to all who made this possible. See you soon! Cheers!"

Leaves' Eyes recently released their new single, “Serkland”, available on all streaming services now (listen below).

As the previous single “Night Of The Ravens”, “Serkland” will also be featured on the upcoming 4-track Black Butterfly EP (coming as ltd. edition CD and digital), out on November 22. Pre-order here.

Black Butterfly EP tracklisting:

"Black Butterfly"
"Serkland"
"Night Of The Ravens"
"Stille Nacht" (bonus track)

"Serkland":

"Night Of The Ravens":

The Flaming Arts Agency presents the 2019 run of the yearly Female Metal Voices Tour over Europe and the UK. Headlined by Leaves' Eyes and Sirenia, who are joined by Forever Still, Lost In Grey, Kassogtha, and Asphodelia, the tour will run from late November to early December.

Confirmed dates below (more to be announced).

November
23 - Ingolstadt, Germany - Eventhalle-Westpark
24 - Sneek, Netherlands  - Het Bolwerk
26 - London, UK - O2 Islington
27 - Southampton, UK - The 1865
28 - Manchester, UK - Factory
29 - Birmingham, UK - Asylum
30 - Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium - Wex Club

December
1 - Zaandam, Netherlands - De Flux
3 - Leipzig, Germany - Naumanns
4 - Erfurt, Germany - From Hell
5 - Brno, Czech Republic - Melodka
6 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hall Of Fame
8 - Budapest, Hungary - Durer Kert
10 - Bucharest, Romania - Quantic Club
11 - Cluj Napoca, Romania - Form Space
12 - Kosice, Slovakia - Collosseum
14 - Venice, Italy - Revolver Club
15 - Retorbido, Italy - Dagda Live Club

Photo credits: Michael Jagla (Micki) and Quebec Metal (Pete) 




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NONPOINT has announced the addition of guitarist Jason Zeilstra to the group's ranks.

The band said in a statement: "[We are] proud to announce that this Chicago resident and his talents, work ethic (and coincidentally his hair) are NONPOINT battle tested and ready to go."

NONPOINT will be on tour with HELLYEAH between November 15 and December 21.

This past August, guitarist BC Kochmit announced his departure from NONPOINT in order to focus on his family life.

The guitarist, who joined NONPOINT in 2014 as the replacement for Dave Lizzio, played on the band's last two studio albums, 2016's "The Poison Red" and 2018's "X".

NONPOINT is touring in support of its tenth album, "X", which was released in August 2018. The follow-up to 2016's "The Poison Red" was produced by Fred Archambault, who has previously worked with ATREYU and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, among others.

For its dates in September and October, NONPOINT was joined by former MACHINE HEAD and current ILL NIÑO guitarist Ahrue Luster.


As we wrap rehearsals, pack our gear, roll up our sleeping bags, get our marshmallows, gram crackers and @hersheys, pick...

Posted by Nonpoint on Monday, November 11, 2019

THE BLACK CROWES have confirmed the 2020 tour dates celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1990 debut album, "Shake Your Money Maker". The trek will see the band performing the LP in its entirety "plus all the hits."

This morning (Monday, November 11) radio legend Howard Stern, one of THE BLACK CROWES' earliest supporters, announced the reunion of Chris and Rich Robinson, who will tour as THE BLACK CROWES once again, playing the iconic record start to finish.

The tour starts on June 17 in Austin, Texas and ends on September 19 in Los Angeles, California.

Chris and Rich will be joined by guitarist Isiah Mitchell (EARTHLESS), bassist Tim LeFebvre (David Bowie's "Blackstar") and keyboardist Joel Robinow and drummer Ojha of ONCE AND FUTURE BAND.

Chris Robinson says of reuniting: "I'm thrilled and blessed to be playing with my brother celebrating the music we've made and bringing our lives together full circle. Long live rock n' roll and THE BLACK CROWES!"

Rich Robinson adds: "First and foremost, I'm really happy to have my brother back in my life. To be able to play music again together and celebrate the first record we made as kids is a gift. To have these songs stand up after 30 years is something I could've never fathomed."

THE BLACK CROWES will celebrate the tour announcement by playing an intimate gig at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City tonight (Monday, November 11) and at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California on Thursday (November 14). More info about tickets will be shared on @theblackcrowes Instagram page.

Tour dates:

Jun. 17 - Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater

Jun. 19 - Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion

Jun. 20 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Jun. 23 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center

Jun. 24 - Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP

Jun. 26 - Birmingham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheater

Jun. 27 - Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amhitheatre at Lakewood

Jun. 30 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre

Jul. 01 - Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

Jul. 03 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion

Jul. 04 - Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Jul. 07 - Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheatre

Jul. 08 - Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheatre

Jul. 10 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Veteran United Home Loans Amphitheater

Jul. 11 - Washington, DC @ Jiffy Lube Live

Jul. 14 - Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion

Jul. 15 - Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

Jul. 17 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center

Jul. 18 - Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

Jul. 21 - Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

Jul. 22 - Boston, MA @ Xfinity Center

Jul. 24 - Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre

Jul. 25 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Jul. 28 - Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage

Jul. 29 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre

Jul. 31 - Buffalo , NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheatre

Aug. 01 - Pittsburgh, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion

Aug. 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

Aug. 15 - Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Aug. 16 - Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center

Aug. 18 - Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center

Aug. 20 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

Aug. 23 - St Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Aug. 26 - Kansas City, MO @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater

Aug. 28 - Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center

Aug. 30 - Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Sep. 01 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre

Sep. 04 - Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre

Sep. 05 - Portland, OR @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater

Sep. 08 - Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion

Sep. 09 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

Sep. 11 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena

Sep. 12 - Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion

Sep. 18 - San Diego, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sep. 19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum

Tickets for all dates go on sale this morning via Ticketmaster.

THE BLACK CROWES have been inactive since they played their final show in December 2013.

Steve Gorman, who played for THE BLACK CROWES for 27 years, recently said that he would not be interested in participating in a BLACK CROWES reunion tour if he was approached by Chris and Rich Robinson.

"They're not about to [ask me to take part]," he told Joe Rock of the West Babylon, New York radio station WBAB. "They're not about to say, 'We wanna give up money.' I mean, that's what this tour is about. When you're booking a tour before you have a band, you're not booking a tour for musical connectedness and satisfaction. That said, they have every right to do it, and I don't begrudge anybody that can make a living playing music, especially songs they wrote. But they're not considering that at all. I think they're in a place where, I would imagine, they're not interested in having anybody from the past work with them. It just makes it cleaner and easier, because to bring people back to do it right, you have a lot of explaining to do, you have a lot of apologizing to do, and you've gotta make up for a lot of damage you've caused. I don't think either one of those guys has any interest in those steps; they just wanna go get what they need. So, I could play the game of, 'What if they call?' It's not going to happen."

Last year, Chris put together a band called AS THE CROW FLIES to perform primarily BLACK CROWES songs. Meanwhile, Rich was most recently involved with THE MAGPIE SALUTE in which he was joined by Marc Ford from THE BLACK CROWES, bassist Sven Pipien (also from the CROWES) along with lead singer John Hogg (HOOKAH BROWN, MOKE), drummer Joe Magistro and guitarist Nico Bereciartua.

Gorman's book, "Hard To Handle: The Life And Death Of The Black Crowes - A Memoir", was released in September.

Photo credit: Josh Cheuse

Fan-filmed video footage of PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS's entire November 3 concert at PNC Arena in Asheville, North Carolina as the support act for SLAYER can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Dennis Justus").

This past summer, Philip Anselmo spoke to Revolver about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs during the current tour with his solo band, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS.

"We were about a month out from touring [the second ILLEGALS album, 'Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue'] when Vince Paul [Abbott, PANTERA drummer] passed away and that was horrific and so unexpected," he said. "It was something that stopped me dead in my tracks. I was in my kitchen and I just dropped to the floor and just had to breathe for a little while. That's when the big plea for us to do more PANTERA songs became irresistible. The tribute had to be then. It had to be right. And I never thought it would be THE ILLEGALS. Clearly the mission for us was to be a sweaty hole-in-the wall death-metal band. I've got to say huge props to them for learning the PANTERA material. They didn't even flinch, man, and just went for it.

"The vibe from most of the shows have been so fucking great, man," he continued. "And what really tickles me is seeing the young bloods out in the audience, freaking out on the PANTERA stuff. And you know it's their parents who got them into PANTERA."

On the topic of whether his PANTERA tribute will continue into the future, or if it's something he is doing right now, Anselmo said: "I'd like it to be just for now. For me, PANTERA was PANTERA and there's no substitute. So playing those songs, I didn't mind doing it for a one-off thing here and there with a group of guys — we used to do it in 'Metal Masters', [with] Kerry King and the ANTHRAX guys. But I wasn't going to learn a set of PANTERA with another band. I didn't feel entitled to do that. It's not like I feel entitled now. I feel now it's necessary."

Asked if Vinnie's death made him think any differently about the PANTERA days and the aftermath, Anselmo said: "The only thing I can say is, if I could go visit a 20-something-year-old version of myself, I would say, 'Put the fucking bottle down, son.' Treat your body like an elite athlete and make sure that there is a very clear communication between myself and the rest of my band.

"It's a frustrating thing because my lower back injury was so fucking bad, it was torture from the second my eyes opened until I fell asleep," he said. "I made every rookie mistake in the book. I ended up sleepwalking through the fucking day because I didn't want to exist. It felt like my skeleton had betrayed me. It was a common lower injury, a blown-out disc. It was just at the wrong time — [1994's] 'Far Beyond Driven' was just getting wrapped up. And once I got that phone call, 'Hey, your record's No. 1,' I knew what was going to happen — world tour after tour after tour. That was the big dream anyway. And I couldn't do it, man. Neurosurgery was still barbaric at that time. I had to wait until 2006 to have any surgery at all and by then three discs had blown. I had the second surgery in 2018. I'm doing tons better now. You're thrust into a circumstance and I wouldn't wish that on anybody, man."

Up until his death in June 2018, Vinnie remained on non-speaking terms with Anselmo, whom the drummer indirectly blamed for the death of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was his brother.

Vinnie Paul and Dimebag co-founded PANTERA. When PANTERA broke up in 2003, they formed DAMAGEPLAN. On December 8, 2004, while performing with DAMAGEPLAN at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Dimebag was shot and killed onstage by a troubled schizophrenic who believed that the members of PANTERA were stealing his thoughts.

Vinnie Paul died of dilated cardiomyopathy, an enlarged heart, as well as severe coronary artery disease. His death was the result of chronic weakening of the heart muscle — basically meaning his heart couldn't pump blood as well as a healthy heart.

Vinnie was buried on June 30, 2018 next to his brother and their mother, Carolyn, at Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas.

On December 13, TRIUMPH's 13-track "Classics" will once again hit the racks (via Round Hill/Triumph Catalog), and all of the expected gems are included — "Lay It On The Line", "Magic Power", "A World Of Fantasy", "Fight The Good Fight" and "Hold On". Also featured are two special live recordings that close the set — "Never Surrender" (live at the US Festival) and "Blinding Light Show/Moon Child" (live at Sweden Rock).

The album will be available for preorder at this location.

"We are excited to showcase our career on the 'Classics' reissue," says the band. "It's a beautiful package and sounds awesome!"

"Classics" track listing:

01. Tears In The Rain

02. Lay It On The Line

03. I Live For The Weekend

04. Magic Power

05. Somebody’s Out There

06. Spellbound

07. A World Of Fantasy

08. Follow Your Heart

09. Fight The Good Fight

10. Rock & Roll Machine

11. Hold On

12. Never Surrender (Live At The US Festival)

13. Blinding Light Show/Moon Child (Live At Sweden Rock)

Banger Films, in association with Revolver Films and Bell Media's streaming service Crave, is currently in production on "Triumph: Lay It On The Line", the first-ever feature documentary about the dramatic career of the legendary Canadian power trio.

Produced by Emmy and Peabody award-winning Banger Films, "Triumph: Lay It On The Line" is a Crave original documentary that's a celebratory, exhilarating thrill ride through the history of one of rock's most unsung bands. Slated for release in 2020, the film covers TRIUMPH's humble beginnings as staples of the GTA circuit in the mid-'70s to their heyday as touring juggernauts, selling out arenas and stadiums all across North America with their legendary spectacular live shows — and way beyond.

Drummer/vocalist Gil Moore, bassist/keyboardist Mike Levine, and guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett formed TRIUMPH in 1975, and their blend of heavy riff-rockers with progressive odysseys, peppered with thoughtful, inspiring lyrics and virtuosic guitar playing quickly made them a household name in Canada. Anthems like "Lay It On The Line", "Magic Power" and "Fight The Good Fight" broke them in the USA, and they amassed a legion of fiercely passionate fans. But, as a band that suddenly split at the zenith of their popularity, TRIUMPH missed out on an opportunity to say thank you to those loyal and devoted fans, a base that is still active today, three decades later.

After 20 years apart, Emmett, Levine and Moore played 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 back in 2012.

JAM Magazine has uploaded video footage of Ace Frehley performing the song "Rip It Out" on November 9 at Trees in Dallas, Texas. The clip, which was filmed by Metal Dave Media, can be seen below.

Last fall, Frehley parted ways with the solo band that backed him on some of his most recent tours — Richie Scarlet on guitar, Chris Wyse on bass and Scot Coogan on drums/vocals — and replaced them with the musicians that played with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons on his solo dates: Philip Shouse on bass, Ryan Cook on guitar/vocals and Jeremy Asbrock on guitar/vocals. Rounding out Ace's current band is drummer Matt Starr (MR. BIG).

Asbrock and Shouse are the founders of THEE ROCK N' ROLL RESIDENCY, a popular Nashville tribute band that routinely hosts surprise appearances by such rocks stars as Alice Cooper, Robin Zander (CHEAP TRICK) and Roger Glover (DEEP PURPLE).

Frehley first left KISS in 1982. He rejoined in 1996 and parted ways with the band once again in 2002 after the conclusion of their first "farewell tour." Since his departure, guitarist Tommy Thayer has assumed the role of the Spaceman.

Frehley's latest album, "Spaceman", was released in October 2018 via eOne. Gene co-wrote two tracks on the disc, "Without You I'm Nothing" and "Your Wish Is My Command", the latter of which also features Simmons's bass playing.

Frehley recently completed work on "Origins Vol. 2", the sequel to his 2016 collection of cover songs that inspired the former KISS guitarist. The LP, which is tentatively due in early 2020, will feature guest appearances by Lita Ford (singing "Jumping Jack Flash") and CHEAP TRICK's Robin Zander (singing HUMBLE PIE's "30 Days In The Hole").

At last week's "Bowl For Ronnie" event in Studio City, California, Wendy Dio, widow and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, spoke to "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" about the "big gala" which is being planned for early next year to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the legendary singer's passing.

She said (see video below): "On 2/20/20, which is February 20th, 2020, we'll be doing the 10th memorial anniversary gala, and we'll be going through a lot of people that were in Ronnie's life and giving them an award. We'll also have the [Ronnie James Dio] hologram. We'll have other bands playing. We'll have a comedian. It's gonna be a fun night at the Wiltern, off of Wilshire in Los Angeles. And we've got a lot of treats going on. In fact, tomorrow we get the first invitation out for the award show."

Wendy also offered an update on the upcoming documentary that will cover Dio's career from his early days with ELF to his final project, HEAVEN & HELL. She said: "Just signed the papers last week with BMG. So it will be coming. We've started working on it. It's gonna probably take over a year to get through, but it's gonna be fun and interesting."

Regarding some of the previously unseen material that will make an appearance in the documentary, Wendy said: "I found just recently a bunch of Super 8s from 1976 when Ronnie was in RAINBOW, in Japan and in Australia. I haven't seen 'em yet; I'm just having 'em redone. We've got photos of all of us when he was in [BLACK] SABBATH, when we were in Hawaii together. Because Geezer [Butler, SABBATH bassist] and Ronnie were best friends, and we were best friends. So we all hung out together all the time. There's photos of Ronnie with his trumpet that he learned when he was five years old. There's a whole bunch of stuff I have — a whole bunch of stuff."

Earlier this year, Wendy told The Metal Voice that she was hoping that the documentary would receive a theatrical release before being made available on various streaming platforms.

Best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and DIO, Ronnie James Dio passed away of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at the age of 67. A few months after his death, MTV Books announced plans to release his memoir, which at the time was going to be called "Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography Of Ronnie James Dio".

Wendy is currently working with legendary rock journalist Mick Wall on the long-awaited autobiography of the heavy metal master, which was three-quarters written before the singer's death.

Dio was renowned throughout the world as one of the greatest and most influential vocalists in heavy metal history. The singer, who was recording and touring with BLACK SABBATH offshoot HEAVEN & HELL prior to his illness, was diagnosed with stomach cancer in late 2009. He underwent chemotherapy and made what is now his final public appearance in April 2010 at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles.

Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS, POISON, MR. BIG) is currently recording a new 50-song solo album that will be released on February 3, the guitarist's 50th birthday.

Kotzen first teased the release in an August 25 video he posted to Instagram. "I haven't been posting much because I've been busy in the studio working on what will be a new Richie Kotzen album, with new songs that you've never heard before," he said. "I'm going to do something kind of interesting on this record that I'm hopefully going to accomplish. I'm going to release it on my 50th birthday, but there's a catch. There's something that is going to be interesting tied to the record, and no one knows what it is."

Two weeks later, a subsequent Instagram post revealed additional information. "Troubleshooting a small bug in the control room today," Kotzen wrote. "38 songs recorded and mixed... only 12 remain." He included the hashtag "50For50," which was also featured in a subsequent post the following day that displayed a screenshot of the 38-song work-in-progress, which had a running time of two hours and 37 minutes.

Some of Kotzen's tentative new song titles include "Stick The Knife", "When God Made You", "Turning The Table", "Nickel Hustler", "Devil's Hand", "Confession", "Dirty Tricks" and "Mountains".

On September 22, Kotzen posted an update in which he revealed that another five songs had been completed. "Quite excited about that along with knowing I’ve now got 43 out of 50 songs ready for mastering!" he wrote.

Although Kotzen gained international recognition via his work on POISON's 1993 album "Native Tongue", through his three-year stint in MR. BIG (with whom he recorded two albums, 1999's "Get Over It" and 2001's "Actual Size") and as the frontman and lead guitarist of THE WINERY DOGS (a group that also features his former MR. BIG bandmate Billy Sheehan and ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy), he is also a prolific solo artist who to date has released 20 studio albums.

He has also recorded two collaborative albums with fellow Shrapnel Records alumnus Greg Howe and one with the jazz/fusion group VERTÙ, which also featured the rhythm section of RETURN TO FOREVER, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White.
























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A little football morning noodling before I watch The Eagles! Actually this is a new off the rack RK model @fender tele I’ve been using recently. I loaded in some new @dimarzioinc pickups which will likely become RK signature model pickups for the next run of Teles. Quite excited about that along with knowing I’ve now got 43 out of fifty songs ready for mastering! #50For50 #newmusic

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Ozzy Osbourne has announced the rescheduled dates for the European leg of his "No More Tours 2".

In early April, Ozzy scrapped all his 2019 tour dates, both in North America and Europe, as he recovered from an injury sustained while dealing with his recent bout of pneumonia. The singer fell at his Los Angeles home, aggravating years-old injuries from his 2003 ATV accident that required new surgery. The European leg of his "No More Tours 2" trek was then rescheduled for January-March 2020, with the North American dates set to follow in May 2020. In October, however, Ozzy released a video message in which he once again announced the postponement of the 2020 European tour and addressed his health status.

The new European tour will kick off on October 23, 2020 in Newcastle, United Kingdom and wrap up on December 7, 2020 in Helsinki, Finland. Support at the shows will come from JUDAS PRIEST.

Ozzy says: "I can't wait to get off my ass and get going again, but you're just going to have to be a bit more patient. I want to be 100% ready to come out and knock your fucking socks off. I'm not retiring, I've still got gigs to do and also there's a new album on the way.

"To the fans, I sincerely thank you for your patience, your loyalty. I love you."

PRIEST frontman Rob Halford says: "We are very grateful for the rock-solid support from our wonderful U.K. and European fans as Ozzy gets well and strong.

"The U.K. and European tour will showcase the very best British metal from the ones that started it all and we proudly look forward to celebrating our 50 heavy metal years together with you."

Tour dates:

Oct. 23 - Newcastle, UK @ Utilita Arena

Oct. 25 - Glasgow, UK @ SSE Hydro

Oct. 28 - London, UK @ The O2

Oct. 31 - Birmingham, UK @ Resorts World Arena

Nov. 02 - Manchester, UK @ Arena

Nov. 05 - Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena

Nov. 08 - Nottingham, UK @ Motorpoint Arena

Nov. 11 - Dortmund, Germany @ Westfalenhalle

Nov. 13 - Prague, Czech Republic @ O2 Arena

Nov. 16 - Vienna, Austria @ Stadthalle

Nov. 19 - Bologna, Italy @ Unipol Arena

Nov. 22 - Madrid, Spain @ WiZink Arena

Nov. 24 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion

Nov. 26 - Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle

Nov. 28 - Mannheim, Germany @ SAP Arena

Nov. 30 - Berlin, Germany @ Mercedes-Benz Arena

Dec. 03 - Hamburg, Germany @ Barclaycard Arena

Dec. 05 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena

Dec. 07 - Helsinki, Finland @ Hartwall Arena

Last Friday, Ozzy released his first new song in nine years, titled "Under The Graveyard". The track is the first single from his upcoming album, "Ordinary Man", which is due out in early 2020.

The BLACK SABBATH singer collaborated on the album with producer Andrew Watt, who recently oversaw the sessions for a new Post Malone song called "Take What You Want", on which Ozzy contributed guest vocals. That led to Ozzy and Watt working together on Ozzy's 12th solo LP and first since 2010's "Scream".

In addition to Watt on guitars, the LP features Duff McKagan from GUNS N' ROSES on bass and Chad Smith from RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS on drums.

The Scorpions continue to unearth rare live footage of the band in action. The latest clip, found below, features the band performing their classic "Holiday" at the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989.

The Moscow Music Peace Festival took place on August 12th and 13th, 1989 in Moscow, Russia. It was organised to promote world peace and to establish a cooperation in fighting the war on drugs in Russia. The event was held at a time of immense change in the Soviet Union and is said to have inspired the Scorpions classic "Wind Of Change".

Get ready for the biggest hard rock tour of 2020. Scorpions and Whitesnake are coming for their first ever double headline tour of Australia and New Zealand. Feel the bite of Whitesnake and the sting of the Scorpions.

"We’re gonna rock you like a hurricane,“ promises Scorpions vocalist, Klaus Meine.

Dates:

February
19 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia
22 - Qudos Bank Arena - Sydney, Australia
24 - Entertainment Centre - Brisbane, Australia
27 - Spark Arena - Auckland, New Zealand




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Check out footage of KISS performing "Goin' Blind" on the pool deck during the recent Kiss Kruise IX (October 30th - November 4th).

Paul Stanley held a Q&A session in his pyjamas for the kids on board the cruise and read a kid-friendly bedtime story. According to Rock And Roll Garage, the chat revolved around a variety of Kiss-related topics, and often the subjects were brought up by the children themselves. The boys, for example, asked why drummer Peter Criss left the band and commented on Eric Carr, also a drummer, who died in 1991.

KISS will resume their End Of The Road World Tour later this month in Australia. To view the complete live itinerary, visit this location.

 

 




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After recently announcing that their sophomore album Cosmic Terror will be released on February 7 via AOP Records, Germany's black/death sensation The Spirit have revealed their first single, “Serpent As Time Reveals”.

“‘Serpent As Time Reveals’ was the first song I wrote for our second album, Cosmic Terror, and by far the one that needed the most time. I would be lying if I said I hadn't felt a certain pressure at the time, after raising the bar for our own standards with our debut. Once the song was finished, it felt like a real liberation for me and served as an essential motivation boost for the songwriting of the rest of the album. We picked the track as our first single, since it seemed like the best transition between the first release and the new one." - M.T.

The result are seven raging anthems, consisting of genuine guitar work, the suffocating emptiness of the cosmos and extensive instrumental passages - which even attracted nearby snakes to the studio's terrace during the recording! And M.T.’s lifelong passion for prog rock can also not be denied at certain moments of the record.

Finalized with a unique cover artwork by French ”Metastazis”-artist Valnoir, Cosmic Terror tears the listener into a musical catharsis and will be released through AOP Records on February 7, 2020.

Cosmic Terror is now ready for pre-order and the seven new tracks will be available in the following formats:

CD (Jewelcase)
Vinyl - black
Vinyl - blue (AOP exclusive, limited to 99 copies)
Vinyl - blue with black splatter (band exclusive, limited to 99 copies)
Vinyl - green (Nuclear Blast exclusive, limited to 99 copies)
Download

Preorder here.

Recorded at the Woodshed Studios in the spring of 2019 with producer V. Santura (Triptykon, Dark Fortress) and the Iguana Studios (drums), the follow-up to Sounds From The Vortex (2017) consists of seven raging anthems, full of genuine guitar work and extensive instrumental passages that skids right into the vast emptiness of the cosmos.

Tracklisting:

“Serpent As Time Reveals”
“Strive For Salvation”
“Repugnant Human Scum”
“The Path Of Solitude”
“Pillars Of Doom”
“The Wide Emptiness”
“Cosmic Terror”

"Serpent As Time Reveals":

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To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the film A Nightmare On Elm Street, Canadian “trash-N-roll” band Rebel Priest have released official audio for “Elm St.”, their tribute to the film’s antagonist Freddy Kruger.

The Wes Craven classic was released in theaters on November 9, 1984, inducing nightmares around the world and eventually inspiring the track “Elm St”, which appears on Rebel Priest’s forthcoming album R’lyeh Heavy due November 22 via SCRAPE Records.

Recorded in early 2019, R’lyeh Heavy showcases the band’s diverse brand of heavy rock, combining elements of classic metal (“The Summoning”, “Emperor”); biker rock (“Electric Lady”); 80s sleaze (“Hangman”, “Dead End World”), and even a dash of reggae (“Lighten The Load”). Lyrical highlights include “Elm Street”, the speed metal-tinged tribute to Freddy Krueger, and “Snake Eyes” - an ode to gambling which would make Lemmy proud.

Guitarist Benny Kemp comments: “It's finally time to announce what we've been spending the better part of a year putting our hearts and insanity into - this is the culmination of all the sounds we love with all the topics that move us. This project couldn't have happened without some of the most amazing people we have ever worked with, and we are forever grateful for the honesty and loyalty along the way!”

Pre-orders of the album are available here in various formats, including CD (digipak), Limited Edition Vinyl (various colour options) and merchandise bundles.

Tracklisting:

"The Summoning"
"Electric Lady"
"Hangman"
"Elm Street"
"Snake Eyes"
"Emperor"
"Lighten The Load"
"Dead End World"

"Elm St.":

"Electric Lady" video:

Rebel Priest launched a Japanese tour on October 8, which will include an appearance at Kappunk, the annual Tokyo punk festival.




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Lorna Shore’s forthcoming album, Immortal, which is due for a worldwide release on January 31, 2020, is nothing short of a shock of blackened, symphonic ambitions and epic intents. A video for the song “Death Portrait” is streaming below.

Austin Archey (drums) says: “’Death Portrait’ unveils the intensity and emotion we put behind this entire new record. Paired with a live video featuring footage from our first US headliner, I believe this gives the listener a proper journey through the darkness that was used to create Immortal as a whole.”

Formed in 2010, Lorna Shore were quick to surpass “local band” expectations with 2012’s Bone Kingdom EP and it’s follow-up, 2013’s Malificium EP, which peaked at #3 on the iTunes Metal charts. Through each release, Lorna Shore continues to prove themselves to be an increasingly formidable force and a ferocious live proposition. 2017’s sophomore LP, Flesh Coffin showed a band that had moved beyond mere “deathcore” trappings and had evolved into a modern metal band, as uncompromising and accomplished as any of their contemporaries or influences.

“We became the band we wanted to be, rather than just the product of our early influences,” says guitarist Adam De Micco. “Immortal is the latest chapter of that story of us as a band, as players and as people.” Armed with new vocalist C.J. McCreery (ex-Signs Of The Swarm), Lorna Shore has made a record that stands apart from their earlier works. The earliest hints of that have come with the release of album tracks, “This Is Hell” and “Darkest Spawn”, twin deathly salvos released from Lorna Shore’s early album sessions with producer Josh Schroeder (Battlecross, King 810, For Today) at Random Awesome Studios in Midland, MI. Recording for the album - which was initially intended for release through another label - was complete in mid-2019, leading the band to cement a deal with Century Media in late August.

“Signing with Century Media is the beginning of another chapter for us as a band,” states drummer Austin Archey. “We came through a lot tough situations: from changing members to even getting this record finished, that only pushed us to become a better band. We’re happy to share that with a label we’ve always respected.”

Lorna Shore will begin to showcase the sounds of Immortal as they hit the road in October with Fit For An Autopsy, Rivers Of Nihil, The Last Ten Seconds of Life and Dyscarnate for a month of US dates.

“I was truly surprised and excited by what the band delivered,” says Century Media US A&R, Mike Gitter. “It was light-years beyond any expectations or preconceptions I had for them - and I think that will be the case as new and old fans start to hear new Lorna Shore music.”

Says Century Media Director, Philipp Schulte: “We are very excited to welcome Lorna Shore to Century Media Records. The two previously released tracks, “This is Hell” and “Darkest Spawn” both from an early recording session of the upcoming album, showcase the band in top shape, but are just a premonition of what the new album holds in store. We are honored to release Immortal, Lorna Shore‘s new opus, as a prime example that extreme music done right is still of highest relevance.”

Tour dates:

November
8 - Los Angeles, CA - 1720
9 - Fresno, CA - Full Circle Brewing Co.
10 - Sacramento, CA - Holy Diver
12 - Portland, OR - Paris Theater
13 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
15 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
16 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
17 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
19 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
20 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
21 - Chicago, IL - Cobra Lounge
22 - Detroit, MI - The Sanctuary
23 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall

Tickets for all shows are available now.




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Ancient Roman metal pioneers Ade have released a new single, "Veni Vidi Vici," in conjunction with the release of their new album, Rise Of The Empire, out today via Extreme Metal Music/Rockshots Records.

With Rise of the Empire, Ade aims to educate listeners more on ancient history of Rome, specifically the age of Caesar. Still entrenched in traditional old-school death metal, Rise Of The Empire delivers a more mature yet aggressive album suitable for old and new generations of fans interested in the Ancient Rome and epic death metal at its purest.

Says the band, "The wind blowing from the black Sea caresses dead bodies fallen in battle. A day that will be remembered as total domination. The age of Caesar has begun. Under the sun of Pontus, a banner flies pointing to Rome: he came, he saw and he won."

Digipack deluxe eitions of Rise Of The Empire orders are available at the official record label store here.

The album's artwork was created by Fabio Timpanaro. Album production was handled by Stefano Morabito at 16th Cellar Studios (Fleshgod Apocalypse, Hour of Penance).

Rise Of The Empire tracklisting:

"Forge The Myth"
"Empire"
"The Gallic Hourglass"
"Chains Of Alesia"
"Once The Die Is Cast"
"Gold Roots Of War"
"Ptolemy Has To Fall"
"Suppress The Riot"
"Veni Vidi Vici"
"The Blithe Ignorance"
"Imperator"

"Veni Vidi Vici":

"Imperator":

"Empire" lyric video:




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Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's November 9 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Jim Powers").

Earlier this month, SLAYER kicked off "The Final Campaign", the seventh and final leg of its farewell world tour. This last hurrah started at the ExploreAsheville Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, and will see the band taking its goodbye bow at the Los Angeles Forum on November 30. Accompanying SLAYER for this last ride are PRIMUS, MINISTRY and PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS performing a vulgar display of PANTERA, who are supporting on all dates.

SLAYER's final world tour began on May 10, 2018 with the band's intention to play as many places as possible, to make it easy for the fans to see one last SLAYER show and say goodbye. By the time the 18-month trek wraps on November 30, the band will have completed seven tour legs plus a series of one-off major summer festivals, performing more than 140 shows in 30 countries and 40 U.S. states.

SLAYER's final world tour has been a wild ride. Three bus drivers, four truck drivers, and a crew of 32 have traveled all over the world to set the stage for this farewell. At most shows, SLAYER's pyro expert set off 160 pounds of propane and 10 liters of 99% isopropyl alcohol, prompting the Phoenix New Times reviewer to comment on the "eyebrow-singeing pyrotechnics that could be felt even 10 rows behind the pit." In Toronto, one diehard fan was ejected from the concert before SLAYER took the stage, so jumped into Lake Ontario (that surrounds the Budweiser Arena) and swam back to the venue. The Tampa Bay Times' Jay Cridlin wrote, "Beginning with the throttling opener 'Repentless', SLAYER tore through their set like a flaming cigarette boat across the river Styx, charring up a vicious circle pit by the stage," and Detroit's Gary Graff noted in his Oakland Press review the "10,000 headbangers who skipped the 'Game Of Thrones' finale to pay homage to the pioneering quartet." "The sheer physicality of their show was something to behold and was yet another indication that while the band may be calling it a career, they are going out on top, playing at their absolute best," wrote Andy Lindquist for the SF Sonic, and Guy D'Astolfo with the Youngtown Vindicator ended his review with this: "After the final note, Tom Araya stood alone, scanning the crowd...forging a mental imprint of the moment. After a minute or two, he went to the microphone and said, 'I'm going to miss you guys.' Then he exited and the lights went up."

Vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, TESTAMENT, EIDOLON), drummer Shawn Drover (MEGADETH, ACT OF DEFIANCE, EIDOLON) and bassist Adrian Robichaud (EIDOLON) joined forces to perform heavy metal classics under the A NIGHT OF METAL banner on November 6 at L'Anti Bar & Spectacles in Quebec, Canada. Video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Rene Richard").

In a recent interview with The Metal Voice, Owens stated about A NIGHT OF METAL: "It's the one time I tour that I'm not playing [songs from my era of JUDAS PRIEST]. People are, like, 'Play 'Burn In Hell',' or this, that and the other. Well, I tour solo non-stop, and I play those songs when I tour — I just got back from South America and I'm playing 'One On One' and 'Hell Is Home' and 'Burn In Hell'. But this set is just a fun set. We're going up there as 'A NIGHT OF METAL.' It's exactly what it says, when Shawn and Glen came up with that. It's the perfect name for us, because we're just jamming — we're having fun. We'll probably have a beer and get on stage."

A NIGHT OF METAL is:

Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) - Vocals

Shawn Drover (MEGADETH, ACT OF DEFIANCE, EIDELON) - Drums

Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDELON) - Guitar

Adrian Robichaud (EIDELON) - Bass

Owens recorded two studio albums with JUDAS PRIEST — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before the band reunited with Rob Halford.

Glen Drover left MEGADETH at the end of 2007 and was replaced by Chris Broderick, who previously played with NEVERMORE and JAG PANZER.

Shawn joined MEGADETH in 2004 as the replacement for Nick Menza, who had only just rejoined the group. Drover performed on four MEGADETH studio records: 2007's "United Abominations", 2009's "Endgame", 2011's "TH1RT3EN" and 2013's "Super Collider".

The savage beast from the north, Ye Banished Privateers, returns with their enthralling fourth album, Hostis Humani Generis, out February 7, 2020 via Napalm Records. The new full-length is the most authentic of pirate manifests – with more than enough audacious atmosphere, sing-along hymns, folk tunes and foul rambling to secure the band’s unique position in the genre. These Swedish marauders of the sea take you through the ups and downs of pirate life! Preorder here.

The sinister atmosphere of the first single, “No Prey, No Pay”, conveys the spirit of what it means to be a pirate and catapults you back in time – right into the 18th century of the hazardous world of Ye Banished Privateers. Listen to the Freebooters first single and breathe in the salty air of the sea! 

 “Chase is on in shallow waters
Swivels glowing through the smoke
'tis might be an even slaughter
Took a volley through the oak”

Ye Banished Privateers on the first single “No Prey, No Pay”:

“By the grace of God and King George’s arse! We are releasing a new video, and our next album is officially on the way! ‘No Prey, No Pay’ sets the stage for the album and describes how times suddenly had become more difficult for those sailing under the black flag. More than ever, piracy had become a hazardous task, many times with the sole purpose of getting enough value to guarantee a decent meal for a couple of days.”

Ye Banished Privateers on Hostis Humani Generis:

“It is with great pride that we present to you our fourth full-length album - Hostis Humani Generis! Over the course of 13 songs (well, 15 if you get the deluxe box) we tell the immersive story of a delinquent pirate crew, the downfall of the pirate republic of Nassau, and the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. We are immensely happy that the time has finally come to share this with you all, and we really hope you like it as much as we do!”

Artwork by Eliran Kantor:

Tracklisting

“No Prey, No Pay”
“Hush Now My Child”
“Blame The Brits”
“Capstan Shanty”
“Elephant’s Dance”
“Swords To Plowshares”
“Flintlock”
“Parting Song”
“Rowing With One Hand”
“A Swinging We Must Go”
“They Are Marching Down On High Street”
“Death Of Bellows”
“Why The Big Whales Sing”

“No Prey, No Pay” video:

(Photo by: Samuel Pettersson)




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September 2019 saw melodic death metal juggernaut, The Agonist, release their sixth studio album, Orphans, via Rodeostar Records.

Today, The Agonist has shared a brand new music video for the fierce track, “The Gift Of Silence”.

On their sixth studio album, the band created a wild metal beast that feeds on melodic death metal and rock-tinged moments. In between beautifully anthemic sound walls, pounding grooves and fierce riffs, frontwoman Vicky Psarakis showcases her impressive and diverse range that evokes both rock diva and death metal maven vibes.

"As One We Survive" video:

"Burn It All Down" video:

"In Vertigo" video:

The Agonist will play a string of Canadian album release shows this month:

September
18 - Gatineau, QC - Minotaure
19 - Kingston, ON - Overtime Sports Bar
20 - Quebec City, QC - Source De La Martiniere
21 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount
22 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace

Find the band's complete tour itinerary here.




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