DEICIDE Officially Begins Recording 13th Studio Album

Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE have commenced the recording process for their long-awaited new studio album.
On Monday (November 14), DEICIDE shared a photo of drummer Steve Asheim in the studio, and it included the following message: “Drum tracking has begun! #jesusisabouttoshithimself”.
In a…

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GRAMMY AWARDS 2023: OZZY OSBOURNE, MEGADETH, GHOST, MUSE, TURNSTILE Among 'Best Metal Performance' Nominees

OZZY OSBOURNE, MEGADETH, GHOST, MUSE and TURNSTILE have been announced as the “Best Metal Performance” nominees at the 65th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) in Los Angeles, California. The event will be aired l…

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Who’s Your Favorite Duo?

December 2022: Who is your favorite musical duo?Q: Who is your favorite musical duoLilly Hiatt — Guest PickerA: My fave musical duo is the White Stripes because their sound blows me away. I got to see them at Bonnaroo and was floored by how loud it was, and the crowd being completely mesmerized by the whole experience. Love Meg’s drumming, love Jack’s guitar and voice. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army (Live at Bonnaroo 2007)Current obsession: Recording at home. My husband and I have made a lot of music in our house. Fun to do so because we can be impulsive and free with what gets put down, as well as crank it up anytime we want to! Rubén Iván Antonio — Reader of the MonthA: Rodrigo y Gabriela because they are guitar virtuosos and play metal songs in their own acoustic style. A huevo a huevo!!! Rodrigo y Gabriela – Full Performance (Live on KEXP)Current obsession: I play rhythm guitar in a metal band with friends I’ve known for 25 years (and counting). We’ve played under different names, with different bandmates, and even different genres of metal until we stuck with the name Against the Ropes and started to gain attention. Now, our band is considered the best metal band in town (Reynosa, Mexico), and that gives me so much hope that soon my best friends and I will be playing alongside our favorite bands in festivals and tours.Against The Ropes – GlassTessa Jeffers — Managing EditorA: I’ve loved the Swedish duo First Aid Kit since I heard them reference Frank O’Hara in “To a Poet,” but the sisters have blossomed into a full-on creative force that can do it all. Their ability to move Emmylou Harris to tears in a tribute performance is testament to their power. Also, a few months ago, I saw Robert Plant and Alison Krauss in concert and felt lucky to witness such magical harmonizing in person. A vocal marriage like peanut butter and jelly: sweet, satiating, timeless.First Aid Kit – Angel (Glastonbury 2022)Current obsession: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Cool It Down and Meg Baird’s new single, “Will You Follow Me Home?” I listen to the latter on my chilly late-autumn hikes and feel free.Meg Baird “Will You Follow Me Home?” (Official Music Video)John Bohlinger – Nashville CorrespondentA: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Molly Hatchet all had sex and are proud to announce the birth of their two-headed baby, Tenacious D. Caution: The surgeon general of rock warns that viewing this band is equal to 29 orgasms. The D is undeniably the hardest rocking duo to ever crawl out of hell and ascend to heavenly heights by combining brilliant musicianship with purely poetic lyrics and sublime vocal bliss.“You Never Give Me Your Money / The End”Current obsession: There’s a lot of talk about “the hand of God” … but let me be the first to talk about “the thumb of God”—that divine digit lived on Wes Montgomery’s right hand. Wes Montgomery-Four On Six (1965)-Guitarra de Jazz.

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FAKE NAMES Feat. BAD RELIGION And REFUSED Members: 'Expendables' Album Due In March

Post-hardcore supergroup FAKE NAMES will release its second studio album, “Expendables”, on March 3, 2023 via Epitaph Records. The band is comprised of Brian Baker (MINOR THREAT, BAD RELIGION, DAG NASTY), Michael Hampton (S.O.A., EMBRACE), Dennis Lyxzén (REFUSED, INVSN, THE [INTERNATIONAL] NOISE CON…

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BUSH To Perform 'More Than Machines' On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Tonight, veteran rockers BUSH will make their much-anticipated return to the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” stage to perform their hit single “More Than Machines”, off of their latest critically acclaimed album “The Art Of Survival” (out via BMG). The song — which this week rises to No. 2 on the Mediabase Act…

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COREY TAYLOR Weighs In On Prospect Of SLIPKNOT Releasing Singles Instead Of Full-Length Albums

During an appearance at the Monster-Mania Con this past weekend at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania, Corey Taylor was asked by a fan if he agrees with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan’s recent comment that the band could focus on releasing singles or EPs instead…

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GENE SIMMONS Says KISS Has Decided On Date And Venue For Final Concert

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons says that he knows exactly when the final concert of the band’s “End Of The Road” tour will take place.
KISS launched its farewell trek in January 2019 but was forced to put it on hold in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“End Of The Road” was originally scheduled…

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SPIRITBOX Announces First-Ever U.S. Headline Tour

SPIRITBOX has announced its first ever U.S. headline tour with support from AFTER THE BURIAL and INTERVALS. The “Eternal Blue Tour 2023”, produced by Live Nation, will hit 22 cities across North America, beginning in Vancouver on April 10 and culminating in Minneapolis on May 10. VIP packages for th…

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DROWNING POOL's C.J. PIERCE Loves His Band's 'Sick' New Album 'Strike A Nerve'

DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce spoke to Robert Cavuoto of Sonic Perspectives about “Strike A Nerve”, the band’s first new album since 2016, which arrived on September 30 via T-Boy/UMe. “We worked really hard on that record,” Pierce said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “We spent a lot of t…

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Seymour Duncan ’78 Model humbucker captures “biting clarity and warm, crunchy overtones”

As Guitar World Tech Editor Paul Riario explains in this demo, “In the late ‘70s, Seymour Duncan – the man – was well-known as the guy to custom-wind pickups for…

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