Famous Underground / Creeping Beauty guitarist Darren Michael Boyd has released a solo new single / video entitled "This Song Won't Get Played On The Radio" (which it did). Check out the clip below.

Boyd recently released an acoustic country-flavoured solo single "The Only Thing I Hate Is You". It is available for purchase via Bandcamp. Check it out via the audio player below.

The only thing I hate is you by Darren Michael Boyd

Lead vocals - Mitch Foster 
Guitars, keys - Darren Michael Boyd 
Mastered by Harry Hess at HBomb Mastering

Photo by Momo Lambkin

New York City trio Unearthly Trance have shared the first track off their side of the impending, split LP with labelmates Primitive Man. Listen to “Mechanism Man” below:

Unearthly Trance will perform with Spirit Adrift and labelmates Wrong at Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY on July 31st. The trio will also make a special appearance at Psycho Las Vegas next month on August 19th following the release of the split album.

Primitive Man & Unearthly Trance’s Split LP is due out August 17th on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse.com. Physical packages, digital downloads, and streaming services are available on Relapse.com.

Lux Terminus is proud to release "Epilogue: Fly", the second single from their upcoming debut album, The Courage To Be. The final chapter of a four-part suite that is one of the album’s centerpieces, "Epilogue: Fly" features the unmistakable vocals of Dutch legend Anneke Van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering, Devin Townsend Project, VUUR). Lux Terminus is excited to partner with Bravewords.com to premiere the single’s lyric video, created by Wayne Joyner (Ayreon, Europe, Rick Springfield).

Comments keyboardist Vikram Shankar: "As the only song on The Courage To Be with lyrics, 'Epilogue: Fly' is responsible for encapsulating the concept of the record. The message of both the song and the album is simple: life often presents us with circumstances that are difficult to bear, and sometimes, happiness and peace can seem transient and fleeting in the face of such negativity. In those moments, all we can do is resolve to fight through the darkness. This song is a statement of resolve for myself, which I hope that others can relate to: that no matter how difficult things can get, I will always choose life.

It is fitting for me, therefore, that the words of this song are delivered by an artist whose voice and music have given me the strength to choose life, time and time again. Anneke not only has my favorite voice in the world, but her artistry and ability to 'own' everything that she sings is in my opinion second to none. After hearing her delivery of this song, I am confident that there is nobody who could have performed it with such unique power of expression and creativity. Her vocal melodies during the closing section of the song may well be the best minute of music I will ever have my name on!"

The Courage To Be will be released on August 24th, 2018, and features a 21-minute orchestrally driven epic, high-octane jazz fusion, and a variety of other diverse influences including swing and electronic music. In addition, The Courage To Be includes a four-part musical suite that thematically tells a story of separation and hardship, but also hope and transcendence. The album features guest performances from vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen, guitarist Timo Somers (Delain, Vengeance), and cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne (Leprous, Musk Ox). The Courage To Be was produced by the band and mastered by Brett Caldas-Lima (Ayreon, The Gentle Storm, Devin Townsend Project). Pre-order The Courage To Be now here.

For information and updates on Lux Terminus check out their official Facebook page here.

"The Gunslinger" is Swedish power metal act’s Mad Hatter's first single extracted from the self-titled debut album of the band, released February 23rd through Art Gates Records worldwide.

Founded by Petter Hjerpe and Alfred Fridhagen (Morning Dwell members) in 2017. The band produces high quality power metal combined with heavy metal influences. Mad Hatter is ready to take the world with some energetic and powerful metal. 

Order the album at this location.

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss appeared on stage during Rob Zombie's concert last night (July 24th) at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. Watch the video below:

Nuclear Blast Records recently announced the worldwide signing of Rob Zombie. A follow-up to his 2016 studio album, The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser and 2018’s Astro-Creep: 2000 Live is expected for a 2019 release. More details to be announced shortly.

Comments Rob Zombie: "I am very excited to work with the fine folks at Nuclear Blast. The combination of the label's grassroots urge to get the hustle done mixed with the detonation of our most combustable melodic masterpiece yet should prove to be a winning hybrid of hellacious hullabaloo."

Adds a representative from Nuclear Blast: "As fans ourselves at Nuclear Blast we have long admired the artistry of Rob Zombie throughout his extensive and successful career in both music and film. It is a very exciting opportunity to unite ROB’s visionary talent with Nuclear Blast ingenuity. Nuclear Blast has a long history of thinking outside of the box and creating personal and collectible experiences for the fans. We look forward to delivering unforgettable experiences to fans around the world for years to come with the legendary Rob Zombie."

Rob Zombie has continuously challenged audiences as he stretches the boundaries of both music and film. He has sold more than 23 million albums worldwide, and is the only artist to experience unprecedented success in both music and film as the writer/director of seven feature films with a worldwide gross totaling more than $150 million.

Dream Patrol, the international heavy metal/hard rock act assembled by Ronnie König and with a Nightmare on Elm Street-inspired name, has published a lyric video for the track “Get Back Home”.

“Get Back Home” is taken from Dream Patrol's second album, Phantoms Of The Past, which will be released in September 21st by Mighty Music.

The inspiration for the band name comes from the ‘80s horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street, in which a demon-like creature would attack you while you were sleeping. With Dream Patrol you shall fear no more. It is a special office of combat against mind-invaders, working for you overtime, whenever you put on your headphones and start daydreaming.

The band started recording the debut album in 2016. Radim recorded all drum tracks during a two-day studio session in the summer of 2016 in Senec, Slovakia. Ronnie started recording his bass parts shortly after. The first three songs that Filip (guitar) recorded were “Dream Patrol”, “Get Back Home” and “Playing With Fire”. These three songs were used for the singer auditions. A couple of really talented singers took part in it. The band chose to have Eli Prinsen as the lead singer.

Since the line-up was completed, the band has been recording one song after the other. In spring 2018, demos were sent to record labels. Several offers from European and US labels were received. The band decided to sign a deal with Scandinavian premier rock / metal label - Mighty Music from Denmark.

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According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has gone ahead and recorded the odd musical experiment he's been talking about in recent interviews, a 25-minute instrumental piece recorded live in which Grohl played every instrument and literally ran from one instrument to the next.

Grohl revealed in an interview with the Chicago Tribune that not only did he record the track, but filmed the entire thing. Grohl said about the project: "When people would ask me, 'Why are you doing this?' I'm always, like, 'I don't know. Because I've never done it before?'"

He added: "It's just the challenge of doing something new. That becomes your engine after a while. Because the last thing you want to get caught in is extreme monotony. So you try to jam every show a little bit differently and you try to make your albums a little bit differently."

The FOO FIGHTERS are in the midst of a lengthy North American tour in support of their 2017 album, "Concrete And Gold". The band next plays in Noblesville, Indiana on Thursday (July 26).

The Arizona Lottery has announced that a new lottery scratcher ticket featuring Alice Cooper will be available to the public August 7.

"We are excited to join legendary musical artist Alice Cooper with this exclusive ticket," said Gregg Edgar, executive director of the Arizona Lottery.

"The Arizona Lottery is dedicated to supporting vital programs that serve people across the state and we are proud of the work Alice is doing with the Solid Rock teen center to provide incredible resources, positivity and excellence for Arizona youth," Edgar added.

Alice commented: "You know you've made it in this world when you're an answer on 'Jeopardy', 'Wheel Of Fortune', a likeness of your head is on a PEZ dispenser, or if your face is plastered all over an Arizona Lottery ticket."

The ticket includes six top prizes of $50,000 each, with second-chance prizes that range from Cooper memorabilia to VIP tickets and pre-show party access to the legendary rocker's annual "Christmas Pudding" concert.

Multi-cam footage of “Beyond Oblivion” filmed by TriviumMemes is available below. Filmed on the last Europe tour in spring of 2018. The track is taken from their latest album The Sin And The Sentence, released in October 2017. 

Digital Tour Bus has also uploaded a new episode of Preshow Rituals with Trivium. The episode was recorded while the band was on tour with Arch Enemy, While She Sleeps, and Fit For An Autopsy. 

Trivium will continue The Sin And The Sentence World Tour with another leg of North American dates this fall. The band will hit the road on a headline run this October. The bill will feature very special guest Avatar and Light The Torch.

The 25-date trek kicks off on October 3rd in Tampa, Florida and runs through November 3rd in Berkeley, California, with several stops in Canada. Ticket info is available here.

"North America! The last North American and European runs were the greatest Trivium tours we had ever experienced," the band said. "Now how do we top it? We follow up with more songs from our extensive eight-record catalogue, a massive production and setlist, and two more of our favorite bands on earth: Avatar and Light The Torch. See you all soon."

Tour dates:

October
3 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz Ybor
4 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theater
5 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
6 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
8 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
9 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
11 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
12 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
13 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
14 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
16 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
17 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
19 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
20 - Sauget, IL - Pop's Nightclub
21 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
22 - St. Paul, MN - Myth Live
23 - Fargo, ND - Sanctuary
25 - Edmonton, AB - The Ranch Roadhouse
26 - Calgary, AB - The Palace Theater
28 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
29 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
30 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
31 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory

November
2 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
3 - Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre

According to Redfin, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine has dropped another $150,000 from the asking price of his Fallbrook, California estate.

Mustaine put his house on the market in October 2015 for $5.375 million — more than five times what he paid for it three years earlier — but that price came down in June 2016 by almost a million and a half to $3.895 million, in January 2017 by another $700,000 to $3.195 million, in June 2017 by $20,000 to $3.175 million, and in December 2017 by $375,000 to $2,800,000. The home now sits at an even lower price of $2,650,000.

Mustaine and his family moved to Nashville in October 2014 after living in Fallbrook for a couple of years.

Speaking to MetalIreland.com, Mustaine stated about his California house: "Property like that, it's hidden, it's a bit off the beaten path, and we're not in a hurry to sell it. We want the right buyer too. We're obviously still quite attached to it. When we got it, it was abandoned, so we've completely restored it from the ground up. I mean, it has a vineyard on it, and that alone is worth the price of admission… It has a sort of 'Lord Of The Rings'… well, actually, no... more like 'The Hobbit' feel to it, with the thatched roof and everything."

On the topic of his move to Nashville, Mustaine said: "I've lived there four times before, because we did records there. So I've lived there for several months at a time… I want [my daughter] Electra to pursue her [country music] dreams. I can do my job anywhere, really… It's good for me, because my daughter is happy, and I think, if you love your children, you'll always want to protect and provide for them. And, like I said, I can pretty much do my job anywhere."

According to the Los Angeles Times, Mustaine's 9.5-acre country English-style home in the northern San Diego community was built in 1990 and includes vineyards, pastureland and a pond.

The 5,345 square feet of living space includes a paneled media room/den, a bar, an office, a gym, five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two powder rooms. There is also a state-of-the-art sound and recording studio, a control room, a reception room and a producer's boarding room.

Public records published by Trulia.com indicate the home was last sold in December 2012 for $995,000.

In March 2017, Mustaine's Fallbrook house served as the "Megadeth Boot Camp" where diehard MEGADETH fans — who spent between $999 and $5,499 each — had the opportunity to take guitar, drum and bass lessons, witness an acoustic concert by the band, taste wine with Mustaine and jam in a studio on the group's 1992 classic "Symphony Of Destruction".

"Catastrophe", the new video from Japanese metal juggernauts CROSSFAITH, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Ex_Machina", which will be released on August 3. The disc features lead single "The Perfect Nightmare" as well as cameos from ENTER SHIKARI frontman Rou Reynolds and industrial hip hoppers Ho99o9.


On "Ex_Machina", singer Kenta "Ken" Koie explains: "After we released our last album 'Xeno', we were thinking about what the next theme is for us. We decided on 'awake the individuality,' because we're always trying to make new things and that's a big part of the band's attitude.


"This album is a grave warning for our future. I hope you guys listen to this and think about what the meaning of this album is for you and feel how you feel through this album and start something for your future."


"Ex_Machina" is a concept album set in an alternative near future in which the ruling class, known as Angels, maintain their world through artificial intelligence and other technology, which dehumanises people and effectively turns them into drones — as explained in the opening title track, "Deus Ex Machina".


The other 12 songs featured on the album represent the voice of the resistance — in the form of underdogs known as Demons. Kenta was inspired to include these figures by Devilman Crybaby, particularly on the SLIPKNOT-esque "Catastrophe", the frantic, bloodcurdling "The Perfect Nightmare", and the epic assault of "Daybreak", rather than because they wanted to provide a comment on religion.


"There's no particular religious message," clarifies Ken. "In order to explore the dualism of humans, we decided to include angels and demons, which are opposing elements just like fire and water."


"Angels aren't necessarily good and demons aren't necessarily bad," he explains. "The most important theme is that we should never stop questioning the world around us."


"Ex_Machina" is a relentless album that strives for the listener's attention, and is unquestionably the heaviest that CROSSFAITH have put their name to since forming in their native Osaka in 2006.

Since their inception, CROSSFAITH have been on the edge of a fusion of rock, metal, electronica and big ideas on their albums; and the edge of euphoria with their live shows. "Ex_Machina" is the album on which they walk that fine, fiery line more skillfully and seismically than ever.


"Ex_Machina" track listing:

01. Deus Ex Machina

02. Catastrophe

03. The Perfect Nightmare

04. Destroy (ft. Ho99o9)

05. Freedom (ft. Rou Reynolds from ENTER SHIKARI)

06. Make A Move

07. Lost In You

08. Wipeout

09. Milestone

10. Eden In The Rain

11. Twin Shadows

12. Daybreak

13. Faint (ft. Masato from COLDRAIN)

US death metal veterans Skinless performed at Brooklyn, NY venue Brooklyn Bazaar on June 8th. Footage of the band performing "Savagery", the title track of their new album, can be seen below:

Savagery was recorded by Tom Case at Doomsday Bunker Studio in New York and by Dave Otero (Primitive Man, Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage) at Flatline Audio in Colorado.

Savagery embodies ten slabs of rotting, aural remains across 37 minutes of titanic slams, untouchable grooves, mauling riffs and blood-thirsty, bestial growls. Savagery sees Skinless at the top of their game, more than 25 years into an untouchable reign of terror. Features stunningly sick cover art by renowned tattoo artist Jesse Levitt.

Savagery is available on CD/LP/Digital. Physical packages are available via Relapse.com here, and Digital Downloads / Streaming Services here.

Savagery Tracklist:

"Savagery"
"Siege Engine"
"Skull Session"
"Reversal Of Fortune"
"Exacting Revenge"
"Medieval"
"Line Of Dissent"
"Cruel Blades Of The Guillotine"
"The Hordes"
"High Rate Extinction" (Bonus Track)

Album stream:

"Skull Session" video:

Swiss rockers Stoneman will release their new album Geil und Elektrisch on September 7th via Massacre Records. The band has released the new single "Dein General", which is accompanied by a video that's available below. Order the album here.

The upcoming album might rub some upholders of moral standards the wrong way - just like before. The tour, that accompanies the album and includes dates in Germany only, kicks off on September 6th.

Geil und Elektrisch tracklisting:

"Dein General"
"Niemandsland"
"Fremd"
"Tiefschwarz"
"Tanzmusik"
"Geil und Elektrisch"
"Fass mich nicht an"
"Alles Gute"
"Für immer"
"Worte"
"Dein General" (Elektro Edit)
"Geil und Elektrisch" (Elektro Edit)

"Dein General" video:

(Photo - Matteo Fabiani)

French post-black metal band Decline Of The I will release their third studio album Escape on July 27th via Agonia Records. An advanced stream of the full album can be found below.

Escape features six varied, original compositions replete with artwork from David Fitt.

The band commented: "After a heavy and neurasthenic first chapter, and an epileptic, dirty and violent second one, here's the last part of the Decline of the I’s trilogy: Escape. It’s now time to leave, to avoid this perpetual aggression of the outside world. All the other reactions leaded to a dead end. Running away is the only possible move for the subject to preserve its entity. There are many forms of escape: madness, suicide, technology, spirituality. This third album explores all of them. Musically, it’s the synthesis of all the previews works; it's contemplative and slow but also very fast, dark and brutal.”

Escape was recorded, mixed and mastered at Blacksun Recording by Junior Rodriguez. The album will be available in CD, LP and digital formats. Order via Agonia Records or iTunes.

Tracklisting:

“Disruption”
“Enslaved By Existence”
“Organless Body”
“Hurlements En Faveur De FKM”
“Negentropy (Fertility Sovereign)”
“Je Pense Donc Je Fuis”

Album stream:

“Enslaved By Existence” lyric video:

“Je Pense Donc Je Fuis” video:

Tulsa, Oklahoma-based metallers The Agony Scene released their new album Tormentor on July 20th via Outerloop Records/Cooking Vinyl. The album can be ordered here. The band has shared the video for "The Ascent And Decline", which can be found below.

"Tormentor is a pissed off and unrelenting record that is a product of the world we live in. The lyrics address all of the subjects one should avoid at a party [like] religion, politics, and various personal demons," The Agony Scene said. "'The Ascent And Decline', lyrically, is about watching as people abandon a belief system that they built their lives and careers upon in order to catch a ride on the next train, diving headfirst into a cult of personality. [It's] effectively selling one's voice to be on the winning team."

The band is currently appearing on the annual Summer Slaughter Tour with Between The Buried And Me, Born Of Osiris, Veil Of Maya, and more.

The UK-based heavy metal band Negacy recently signed with Massacre Records, and announced their new album Escape From Paradise.

The album will be released on September 21st and was mixed and mastered by Andy Mornar at Red Warlock Studio. The cover artwork - which is available below, along with the track list - was designed by Pierre-Alain D. of 3mmi Design.

All drums on the album were recorded by Raphael Saini (ex-Iced Earth), who stepped in for Negacy's original drummer Claudio Sechi during the album recordings.

Escape From Paradise promises to be more melodic and easy-listening than the band's previous album.

Tracklisting:

“Ex Cinere”
“Born Betrayed”
“Dog Among The Wolves”
“Land Of Oblivion”
“Escape From Paradise”
“Under The Sycamore”
“Lies Of Empathy”
“Scattered Life”
“Slave To The Faith”
“Black Messiah”
“Last Will”

BEARTOOTH will release its third album, "Disease", on September 28 via Red Bull Records. The video for the disc's title track, which can be seen below, was directed by Drew Russ, who has previously worked with the band on clips for "Lips", "In Between" and "The Lines".

"Disease" was recorded at BlackBird studio in Franklin, Tennessee with producer Nick Raskulinecz (DEFTONES, KORN, FOO FIGHTERS). Vocalist Caleb Shomo told AltPress.com about the LP: "I would say sonic photo album is the best way to describe this record. I came up with the title and the whole concept in December of 2016. Realistically, I've been sitting on the idea of this album for a year and a half. I wrote the song 'Disease', about a month or two later. From there, it was really a process of taking all those songs of written over that year and a half and within two months, kind of like really narrowing it down and deciding what would fit best all together. This is the first record I made with a ton of time, and I think it shows because there's a kind of spectrum to this record.

"There are songs where I was kind of more in a chipper place, where I was feeling more melody-driven or just flat-out heavy metal," he continued. "It's a great depiction of what it's like to make a record over the course of a year and a half. 'Aggressive' was made in, what, two months? And I think you can hear that as well on this new record. Obviously, I don't hate it, but I feel it lacked the same dynamic the first record had, compared to this one. I'm just glad I achieved the dynamic I was going for."

Last week, a new BEARTOOTH song leaked out to fans, so the band decided to keep the leak flowing. Not only did they post a link to the song, titled "Infection", they also shared details of their next album, including a look at the artwork.

Shomo wrote on Instagram: "After a year and a half of coming up with the title and concept, writing songs, writing more songs, (and…) writing more songs, tracking, writing more songs, recording, mixing, having panic attacks, losing countless hours of sleep, traveling thousands and thousands of miles, laughing, crying, and non-stop rocking… I have finished my masterpiece."

On August 24th, Manowar will release LP re-issues of their classic albums Fighting the World, Kings of Metal, and Triumph of Steel via Metal Blade Records. Preorders can be found at IndieMerch.com.

Fighting The World (Clear vinyl – limited to 1500 copies)

Side A
“Fighting The World”
“Blow Your Speakers”
“Carry On”
“Violence And Bloodshed”

Side B
“Defender”
“Drums Of Doom”
“Holy War”
“Master Of Revenge”
“Black Wind, Fire, And Steel”

Kings Of Metal (Translucent Gold vinyl – limited to 1500 copies)

Side A
“Wheels Of Fire”
“Kings Of Metal”
“Heart Of Steel”
“Sting Of The Bumblebee”
“The Crown And The Ring (Lament Of The Kings)”

Side B
“Kingdome Come”
“Hail And Kill”
“The Warriors Prayer”
“Blood Of The Kings”

The Triumph Of Steel (Translucent Red vinyl – limited to 1500 copies)

Side A
“Achilles, Agony And Ecstasy In Eight Parts”
     I. Hector Storms The Wall
     II. The Death Of Patroclus
     III. Funeral March
     IV. Armor Of The Gods

Side B
     V. Hector’s Final Hour
     VI. Death Hector’s Reward
     VII. The Desecration Of Hector’s Body
          A. Part 1
          B. Part 2
     VIII. The Glory Of Achilles

Side C
“Metal Warriors”
“Ride The Dragon”
“Spirit Horse Of The Cherokee”
“Burning”

Side D
“The Power Of Thy Sword”
“The Demon’s Whip”
“Master Of The Wind”

How many shades of black exist in this world? None so dark as the darkest soul of the Black Metal: A Coloring Book! Now, for yourself but definitely NOT your young minions, Black Metal: A Coloring Book is a perfect way to enjoy the pantheon of Black Metal Gods.

Feral House introduced you to the Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, co-written by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlindin in 1997 and they followed up with Dayal Patterson’s seminal, Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult and the upcoming Blood, Fire, Death: The Swedish Metal Story.

Black Metal: A Coloring Book will disturb and entertain you.

Contributors: Jason Atomic, Gaye Black, Mike Diana, Krent Able, Anthony Ausang, Savage Pencil, Corinne Halbert, Paul ‘Mutartis’ Boswell, Dennis Franklin, Andrew Labanaris, Laughing Indio, Rachael Gater, Nico de la Mort, Anna Piera di Silvestre, Billy Chainsaw, Carlo ‘Uranus’ Quispe, and many more.

“Black metal is the essence of Satan forged into shining steel, a gruesome axe that shines its dismal, eerie gleam in the night when no other lights shine anymore.” (Satanic Warmaster – Werwolf)

Head to this location for more information.

A six-minute video featuring "all of the behind-the-scenes action" from the 2018 HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES tour can be seen below.

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES is the supergroup featuring international film star and musician Johnny Depp alongside Alice Cooper and AEROSMITH's Joe Perry.

Cooper told the Evening Standard that fans will be shocked when they hear Depp play guitar.

"He's not new to playing on stage," Alice said. "People are going to be very surprised when they hear him play, because they know him as Jack Sparrow.

"When they see a guitar in his band, they going to say, 'Wait a minute! I didn't have any idea he could play like that.' He's a real guitar player. I wouldn't be working with anybody that wasn't as good as anybody I've worked with normally.

"Last year, we were testing the waters to see if people were even going to be interested in what we were doing, and we found that they were; we got great reactions and sold out quite a few places. I think a lot of that might have been out of curiosity — Joe Perry, Johnny Depp and Alice Cooper; what a weird combination."

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' current touring lineup:


Alice Cooper - Vocals

Johnny Depp - Guitar

Joe Perry - Guitar

Sheryl Cooper - Vocals

Chris Wyse - Bass

Tommy Henriksen - Guitars/Music Director

Glen Sobel - Drums

Buck Johnson - Keyboards


During the 1970s in the upstairs bar of the Rainbow Bar & Grill on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, the "Hollywood Vampires" were born. It was a gathering place where celebrated artists such as John Lennon, Keith Moon, Jim Morrison, Alice Cooper, Harry Nilsson and countless others would meet and drink into the early morning hours, and the club became legendary.

Back in 2012, Cooper and Depp decided the time was right to revive the camaraderie and spirit that defined Hollywood Vampires" (minus the drinking), creating an environment for great artists to hang, laugh and play together. Cooper and Depp were joined by Perry, along with producer Bob Ezrin, and soon the recording began. The band's debut album, "Hollywood Vampires", was released in September 2015.

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares has joined forces with DIE KRUPPS frontman Jürgen Engler and Danish musician Claus Larsen of LEÆTHER STRIP in a new industrial project called DIEKLUTE.

Earlier this week, DIEKLUTE shot a video for the song "All In Vain" with director Vincente Cordero of Industrialism Films. The video will feature clips of the upcoming indie film "The Relic", which was produced and written by William Shatner, who also stars in the movie. "All In Vain" will be featured in the film, which was directed by Jared Cohen and is due in 2019.

Behind-the-scenes footage from the "All In Vain" video shoot can be seen below.

Earlier in the year, Cazares confirmed that he was working on his debut solo album. He told Heavy New York that the LP's musical direction will not surprise anyone. "Metal's in my heart and speed riffing is my thing, and that's what I love to do," he said. "I'm not saying it's gonna be the 'same ol', same 'ol.' Of course I'm gonna try to take it to somewhere different, but people are gonna know what to expect from me, and I'm okay with that."

Back in 2016, FEAR FACTORY completed a U.S. headlining tour during which it performed its classic second album, "Demanufacture", in its entirety.

FEAR FACTORY's latest album, "Genexus", was released in August 2015 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment.

Fan-filmed video footage of HALLATAR's July 22 performance at John Smith Rock Festival in Laukaa, Finland can be seen below.

HALLATAR's debut album, "No Stars Upon the Bridge", is based on the lyrics and poems of Aleah Starbridge and was released last October via Svart Records.

Although a brand new name, HALLATAR features in its ranks SWALLOW THE SUN and TREES OF ETERNITY guitarist Juha Raivio, AMORPHIS vocalist Tomi Joutsen and former HIM drummer Gas Lipstick. In fact, one could see HALLATAR as an extension of TREES OF ETERNITY, whose acclaimed debut for Svart, "Hour Of The Nightingale", served as the swansong of vocalist Aleah Starbridge.

Juha Raivio explains the genesis of HALLATAR: "After the death of my beloved and my life partner Aleah Starbridge last April, I have been gathering writings, lyrics, and the poems of Aleah to keep them safe and close to my heart.

"About one month after the world came down on the blackest day of my life on April 18th, I knew I needed to pick up the guitar and try to create something or I would be truly destroyed. And something did arrive out of the darkness, and I wrote the music for the HALLATAR album in a week's time.

"I don't have much memory of this week, not a memory of a single day of writing the music. But all I remember when going into this abyss of the writing process was a promise to myself that whatever music would come out, I would not touch or change anything of it afterwards. What mattered was that the music would stay forever as an absolute truth of those moments as they came out.

"I asked my good friends — and amazing musicians — Tomi Joutsen and Gas Lipstick if they would want to record this music with me, and both of them said yes without even hearing a note of it. I am forever grateful to both of them for sharing this road with me; even the weight of the process has not been easy to carry, or will be."

Says Gas Lipstick: "I am grateful and very honored to be asked to join this band. Juha is a dear friend of mine since many years ago, and when he told me about his vision for HALLATAR and asked me to join, I said yes instantly — I just had to be part of this amazing journey. I had never heard a single note of the music before I gave my 'yes' because I didn't need to. Juha has been one of my favorite songwriters already for years, and I knew that HALLATAR will be a very deep, personal, and one-of-a-kind story which I wanted to help him to bring alive."

Adds Tomi Joutsen: "I have known Juha from the year 2007, when we worked together for the first time. A couple years ago, I had the privilege to meet Juha's life partner, Aleah Starbridge, who was such a beautiful person, inside and outside, and had an angelic voice out of this world. Aleah lent her voice on the latest AMORPHIS album, and we called her 'the whispering ghost.' When I heard about Aleah's passing last spring, it came as a total shock and heartbreaking news out of the blue. When Juha asked me if I would want to be part of this album and carry Aleah's flame with him, I didn't have to think twice. When everything has been taken, all that is left is the music. The sorrow strips us naked and leave us humble — this is how it sounds like."

Concluded Raivio: "What we recorded was a raw moment in time honoring the memory, lyrics, and poems of Aleah Starbridge with all its pain, beauty and darkness. There are no stars left upon the bridge to light the way anymore, but the music will always be a dim light, even in the darkest of the night."

HALLATAR is:

Tomi Joutsen - Vocals

Gas Lipstick - Drums

Juha Raivio - Guitar, Bass, Keys

Fozzy have released a video for "Burn Me Out", a track from the band's latest album Judas, released last October via Century Media. Watch below:

Fozzy is continuing the headlining Judas Rising Tour this summer/fall with Adelitas Way, Stone Broken and The Stir. The run kicks off in Atlanta on August 24th, hitting major markets like Minneapolis, Cincinnati and St. Louis along the way. Click here for tickets.
 
Tour dates:

August
24 - Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar *
26 - Huntsville, AL - Sidetracks Music Hall
29 - Clarksville, TN - O'Connor's
31 - Little Rock, AR - The Revolution Music Room

September
6 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
7 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
8 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
9 - Fargo, ND - Sanctuary
12 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
13 - Indianapolis, IN - Vouge
14 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Piere's
15 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
16 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
18 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom **
19 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
20 - Jacksonville, NC - Tarheel Concert Lounge
21 - Huntington, WV - Planetfest at Riverfront Park
22 - Greenville, SC - The Firmament
25 - Savannah, GA - The Stage on Bar
27 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
28 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum **
29 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room **
 
* Adelitas Way and Stone Broken do not appear
** Stone Broken does not appear

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Electric Light Orchestra - The UK Singles Volume One: 1972-1978 on Friday, September 21st. Pre-order here.

The UK Singles Volume One: 1972-1978 presents ELO's early output of hits and b-sides as originally experienced by the band's fans in their native UK. This collector's box set features 15 groundbreaking 45 RPM singles plus 1978's The ELO EP, each fully recreated from their original releases more than four decades ago.

All of the music on The UK Singles Volume One: 1972-1978 was remastered from the analog source tapes while each of the 16 7" vinyl discs in the collection features detailed reproductions of the original sleeves and labels from the 1970s.

Nine of these singles - including "Roll Over Beethoven," "Evil Woman," "Livin' Thing," "Telephone Line" and "Mr. Blue Sky" - reached the Top 10 of the British charts and remain among the world's most enduring classic rock songs. On rock radio and beyond, ELO's hits continue to permeate pop culture. In 2017, "Livin' Thing" was featured in a widely-seen advertisement for Volkswagen while "Mr. Blue Sky" underscored a pivotal scene in the Marvel Studios blockbuster Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.

Formed in Birmingham, England in 1970, ELO was designed to create progressive modern pop music combining classical and rock elements wrapped in futurist iconography. Jeff Lynne is ELO's guiding light and driving force, writing virtually all of the group's original material while arranging and producing their albums.

From 1972 through 1986, ELO racked up more combined UK and US Top 40 hits than any other band on the planet while selling more than 50 million records worldwide. During the same period, ELO scored twenty Top 20s on the UK Singles Chart and fifteen Top 20s on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The U.K. Singles Volume One: 1972-1978 tracklisting:

Disc 1: "10538 Overture" b/w "First Movement (Jumping Biz)"* (1972 - U.K. No. 9)

Disc 2: "Roll Over Beethoven"** b/w "Queen Of The Hours" (1973 - U.K. No. 6)

Disc 3: "Showdown" b/w "In Old England Town" (Instrumental) (1973 - U.K. No. 12)

Disc 4: "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" b/w "Oh No Not Susan" (1974 - U.K. No. 22)

Disc 5: "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" b/w "Illusions In G Major" (1974)

Disc 6: "Evil Woman" b/w "10538 Overture" (live) (1974 - U.K. No. 10)

Disc 7: "Nightrider" b/w "Daybreaker" (live)(1976)

Disc 8: "Strange Magic" b/w "Showdown" (live) (1976 - U.K. No. 38)

Disc 9: "Livin' Thing" b/w "Fire On High" (1976 - U.K. No. 4)

Disc 10: "Rockaria!" b/w "Poker" (1976 - U.K. No. 9)

Disc 11: "Telephone Line" b/w "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)" / "King Of The Universe"

(1977 - U.K. No. 8)

Disc 12: "Turn To Stone" b/w "Mister Kingdom" (1977 - U.K. No. 18)

Disc 13: "Mr. Blue Sky" b/w "One Summer Dream" (1978 - U.K. No. 6)

Disc 14: "Wild West Hero" b/w "Eldorado" (1978 - U.K. No. 6)

Disc 15: "Sweet Talkin' Woman" b/w "Bluebird Is Dead" (1978 - U.K. No. 6)

Disc 16: The ELO EP: "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" / "Strange Magic" b/w "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" / "Evil Woman" (1978 - U.K. No. 34)

All songs written by Jeff Lynne except:

* "First Movement (Jumping Biz)" written by Roy Wood
** "Roll Over Beethoven" written by Chuck Berry

A new concert documentary, Jeff Lynne's ELO: Wembley Or Bust will make its U.S. television premiere on Showtime on Friday, July 27th at 9 PM, ET/PT on-air, on demand and over the internet. A celebration of ELO's enduring and ongoing musical legacy, director Paul Dugdale documents Lynne's ELO performance at London's famed Wembley Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd of 60,000 fans in 2017.

On August 3rd, Legacy Recordings will release, for the first time ever on 12" vinyl, Secret Messages, Electric Light Orchestra's tenth studio album, first issued on CD in 1983. The Legacy 35th Anniversary Edition of Secret Messages, available as a 2LP 12" 150 gram vinyl set, presents Jeff Lynne's "eclectic creation" as "originally conceived" with six previously unreleased tracks "all with cutting-edge synthesizers as well as up-front guitar mastery" finally restored to the ELO masterpiece. Available for pre-order here.

ELO was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on April 7th, 2017.

New UK prog/groove metal band Prognosis have announced the release of their debut LP Definition (September 21st). Bearing comparisons to Mastodon, early Trivium, Gojira and even a touch of Carcass, Definition is an album which belies the quartet’s youth.

Musically, Prognosis have cultivated their own sound on this record, developing their Ghost EP and "Drones" single. Labelled once as “Mastodon playing Carcass”, the band include a host of subtle influences which makes Definition a highly rewarding listen. Beyond groove metal, the band also emulate Dream Theater and Muse, the technicality of Jeff Loomis, and the abrasive elements of Death and beyond. Lyrically, the songs are bound together by a concept which looks at the flawed characteristics that define us as humans, such as selfishness, greed and imperiousness. All combined, the band create music that is at once progressive, grounded, over-the-top and ferocious, and well deserving a listen.

To add to the album, co-guitarist/vocalist Phil Weller has penned a book of short stories expanding on the stories. From a dystopian sci-fi tale of survival and a tragic love story (think Steven Wilson meets Romeo and Juliet) to a King who cons his way into heaven, the multi-genre collection reveals the songs in deeper and different lights. Available soon.

Tracklisting:

"High Road"
"Echoes"
"Isolation"
"Downfall"
"Repentance"
"The Sycophant"
"Legacy"
"Waste"
"Drones"

In their short history Prognosis have played at Bloodstock (2017), and supported Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons, Threshold, Lawnmower Deth, Conjurer, Boss Keloid; and are due to play Mammoth Fest 2018.

Prognosis are:

Danny Daemon - Bass & Vocals
Phil Weller - Guitar & Vocals
Christian Hickson - Guitar
Aaron Youd - Drums

Heavy metal vocalist, songwriter and former Accept/Bonfire frontman David Reece will be releasing his new solo album worldwide through Mighty Music on November 9th. Resilient Heart, an album rich on full blown melodic heavy metal, will be the follow-up to his Compromise album, released in 2013.  

Reece says: “I was searching for a record company that would see my vision as a solo artist so I reached out to Mike Tramp and he suggested I speak with Michael H. Andersen at Mighty Music. Michael teamed me up with the Danish producer and song writing team Marco Angioni and Martin Jepsen Andersen, both from the band Meridian. The collaboration we’re working on is exactly where I want to go musically and Michael H. Andersen and Mighty Music have given me a home to release my new record and given me 100% support and belief in this new record! The album will be recorded at Death Island Studio in Denmark with Marco Angioni as producer and is entitled Resilient Heart."

Resilient Heart is the perfect album for all fans of heavy metal. It's a wide album containing all of the greatest elements within heavy rock and melodic metal. Yet with a modern production.

The first single of the album "Any Time At All" is a wonderful heavy rocker with a touch of Coverdale and Whitesnake inspiration. A song with a powerfull riff, and a strong verse leading up to a bombastic sing-a-long chorus, where a song like "Perfect Apocalypse" stands out with it's progressive Pretty Maids inspired elements.  

Watch a teaser below for the "Any Time At All" video, out on August 31st.

On Resilient Heart David Reece has teamed up with the Danish musicians Marco Angioni (guitar), Martin J. Andersen (guitar), Malte Frederik Burkert (bass) and Sigurd J. Jensen (drums).

Resilient Heart comes with two different tracklistings. One for CD/digital and one for the ltd. 500 blood red vinyl edition.

CD/digital tracklisting:

"Any Time At All"
"Wicked City Blues"
"Karma"
"Desire"
"I Don't Know Why"
"Two Coins"
"Ain't Got The Balls"
"Forest Through The Trees"
"Perfect Apocalypse"
"Live Before You Die"
"I'm The One"

Vinyl tracklisting:

Side A
"Karma"
"Any Time At All"
"I Don't Know Why"
"I'm The One"
"Forest Through The Trees"

Side B
"Perfect Apocalypse"
"Heart Of Stone"
"What About Yesterday"
"Two Coins"
"Live Before You Die"

"Any Time At All" video teaser:

Lineup:

Vocals: David Reece
Guitar: Marco Angioni
Guitar: Martin J. Andersen
Bass: Malte Frederik Burkert
Drums: Sigurd J. Jensen

International dark metal band Karmic Link joins Rockshots Records for a new album release.

"Rockshots Records is thrilled to announce the signing of the international dark metal band Karmic Link, coming back with their third album next fall. The band will mark a new milestone in their career by releasing a new strong record with a top class international line-up coming from Greece, Sweden and USA."

Karmic Link is the international bastard child of Stathis Kassios (ex-keyboard player of Sweden's System Shock and Greece's Nightfall), who decided after a period of extensive recording and live experience to give birth to a surrealistic event inside normal spacetime back in 2006.

Evan Hensley (ex-Nightfall, Dark Hound), hailing from Nashville, Tennessee (USA), joined Karmic Link in 2009, taking up both guitar and bass duties. Kim ''Kimbo'' Gustavsson is the nice Swedish guy behind the drums (and some extra guitars) currently based in Oslo (Norway).

Karmic Link consists of mediterranean energy, dystopian theories, doses of industrial coldness, atmospheric landscapes, progressive spots, instrumental madness, dark pop tunes, electro breakdowns, funky grooves and hard rock pentatonic moments, and have released two albums to date.

Further info about the new release will follow in the coming weeks.

The Brutalists are a new rock and roll group featuring founding L.A. Guns member Mick Cripps and London Quireboys founder Nigel Mogg (nephew of UFO singer Phil Mogg). The group is rounded out by guitarist/vocalist Kent Holmes, bassist Robert Cripps and vocalist/drummer Charlie Nice.

The Brutalists' music is a mix of their influences - the dirty, leering blues of pub rock and R&B, the urgency of street punk and the synthesized dance ennui of post-punk, seasoned with bits of ska and reggae. They perform regularly in downtown Los Angeles and throughout California.

The Brutalists signed to Cleopatra Records in November 2017 and will have their self-titled debut album released on August 31st. It will be available on both CD and all streaming platforms, and in a special limited edition vinyl pressing with silk-screened jacket. Pre-order via the links below:

- CD
- Vinyl
- Digital

Tracklisting:

"I Don't Believe A Word"
"Wishing I Was Far Away"
"Form & Function"
"Meet Me Half Way"
"Jungle Nasty"
"Talk Of The Town"
"Look Whatcha Gone And Done"
"Know Your Value"
"Nutter"
"You Got It"
"Enough Of Me" (CD only)
"Drinking Alone" (CD only)

The Brutalists continue their West Coast tour dates through the summer and into the fall. A UK tour has been booked for mid-October, with five dates, all support slots, opening for the UK band The Dirty Strangers.

Tour dates:

August
3 - Shamrocks - Chino Hills, CA (11 pm)
25 - Gallagher’s - Huntington Beach, CA (10:30 pm)
31 - Redwood Bar - downtown LA album release gig

September
1 - Prospector - Long Beach, CA (11 pm)
7 - Maui Sugar Mill Saloon - Tarzana, CA 1(1 pm)
15 - Sans Souci - Ventura, CA (11 pm)

October
15 - Mau Mau Bar - London, UK
17 - The Facebar - Reading, UK
18 - Bedford Esquires - Bedford, UK
19 - The Troubadour - London, UK
20 - Lounge 666 - London, UK

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER recently entered an undisclosed studio to begin work on material for the follow-up to 2016's "The Astonishing" album. An early 2019 release is expected.

A new two-minute video of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini completing his drum tracks for the band's new disc can be seen below. He says: "We've finished the drum tracks and I couldn't be happier with them — a great team effort the whole way."

DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie stated about the new material, "There's a heaviness to it, there's an aggression to it," while guitarist John Petrucci added: "So far the music is heavy, it's progressive, it's melodic, it's shredding, and it's also epic. So it has all those elements, which… they are the five pillars of DREAM THEATER, if you wanna call it that."

Petrucci hinted in a recent interview that DREAM THEATER's next album will be musically inspired by the "Images, Words & Beyond" tour, which saw the pioneering group celebrating the 25th anniversary of its milestone RIAA-gold-certified album "Images And Words".

DREAM THEATER's next studio album — its 14th — will be the band's first for Sony Music's progressive imprint InsideOut Music. The group spent the past 25 years recording under various labels in the Warner Music Group system, most recently Roadrunner Records, which released five albums by the band between 2007 and 2016.