Simon McBride announced as Deep Purple's new permanent guitarist

“Simon’s playing is up there with the greats,” the classic rock titans said in a statement welcoming him permanently into the fold

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ALBUM REVIEW: Null – KEN Mode

“It was a mistake to ask me for help.” So sneers KEN MODE vocalist Jesse Matthewson in A Love Letter, the first track on the band’s latest full-length Null. It’s…

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OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Patient Number 9' Is His Highest-Charting Solo Album In U.K.

Ozzy Osbourne’s “Patient Number 9” has landed at position No. 2 on the U.K. chart. This marks the legendary heavy metal singer’s highest-charting U.K. album of his 42-year solo career.
“Patient Number 9” is the follow-up to 2020’s “Ordinary Man”, which entered the U.K. chart at No. 3.
Ozzy had previ…

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BUTCHER BABIES Have Completed Work On Their 'Best Album To Date'

At last month’s Bloodstock Open Air festival, BUTCHER BABIES vocalists Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey spoke to Oran O’Beirne of Bloodstock TV about the band’s upcoming fourth studio album which was recently completed with producer Josh Schroeder (LORNA SHORE, KING 810) for a 2023 release.
Regarding…

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SERJ TANKIAN Announces 'Perplex Cities' EP

Serj Tankian, the prolific artist, activist, best known for SYSTEM OF A DOWN, will release a new five-song EP titled “Perplex Cities” on October 21 via Serjical Strike. “Perplex Cities” is Serj’s second EP in the last couple of years, following his 2021 release of the hard-hitting “Elasticity” EP.
A…

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Poly-Math release new song ‘Canticum II’

POLY-MATH have released a brand new song! The new song, titled Canticum II, is taken from the London/Brighton-based prog band’s upcoming new album, Zenith, which is scheduled to be released in November this…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Deadly Charms – SpellBook

Emerging from the Pennsylvanian mists and hailing from the small city of York comes SPELLBOOK, a 1970s rock inspired band bringing a veritable feast of tales and stories from their…

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Track Premiere: Exordium Mors “Flesh of the Heathen”

New Zealand-based black thrash outfit Exordium Mors challenge cowards on explosive new track “Flesh of the Heathen.”
The post Track Premiere: Exordium Mors “Flesh of the Heathen” appeared first on Decibel Magazine.

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Thoughtcrimes: Making Chaos Work

“This is what I do. I’m too far in to do anything else, so I’m just gonna stick with this,” muses Billy Rymer of THOUGHTCRIMES. We’re tiptoeing towards the end of…

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SABATON Announces 'The War To End All Wars' Movie

Swedish metallers SABATON have announced that for the last two years, they have been busy working on an exciting, large-scale project.
In 2023, SABATON will release “The War To End All Wars” movie, a full-length musical motion picture featuring songs from the band’s tenth studio album, “The War To E…

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