Check out the fast-flowing new track from Denver’s “blackened dad rock” quintet NightWraith.
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Sharon Osbourne, the wife and manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, will host a new show on Rupert Murdoch’s TV station TalkTV.

The news of Sharon’s involvement with the channel was revealed by U.K. media personality Piers Morgan. Earlier today, Morgan, who will host a show called “Piers Morgan Uncensored” on TalkTV, took to his Twitter to share a video message in which he said: “So what I’m really looking for in my co-workers at TalkTV is somebody who is, well, a bit like me. Very opinionated, fearless, funny, knows their own mind, not afraid to speak it, unpredictable, maybe a little big dangerous. But also somebody who every time they open their gobby little mouth, it makes global news.”

The video continued with Osbourne sliding into the picture alongside Piers and asking Morgan: “Um, where do I sign, Piers?”

Sharon will host her own current affairs show, dubbed “The Talk”, for an hour every weeknight, with five “opinionated famous faces” joining her to chat about the news of the day.

“I’m excited to be working with News UK, the panel and my good friend Piers,” she said.

“Watch this space for some exciting and lively debates from us all.”

In March 2021, Sharon was forced out of the U.S. talk show “The Talk” following her emotional defense of pal Morgan’s criticism of Meghan Markle.

News UK previously announced that Times Radio chief political commentator Tom Newton Dunn will host a primetime weeknight show on TalkTV. Kate McCann, previously political correspondent at Sky News, will be TalkTV’s politics editor.

Things are set to get even more opinionated on Talk TV…@piersmorgan | @MrsSOsbourne | #TheTalk pic.twitter.com/hWXGsIrsRC
— The Talk (@TheTalkUK) March 17, 2022

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If you have the cojones to name yourselves after a MESHUGGAH song, the least we can do is give you a shot. Fortunately, while exhibiting a clear debt to the aforementioned legends, STENGAH’s debut album does much more than simply emulate someone else’s formula. This French band have a sound that has clearly been meticulously crafted: those all-important bendy, polyrhythmic riffs are a fundamental part of the majority of these songs, of course, but they are far from being the main event. “Soma Sema” combines those mutant djent tropes with plenty of post-metal squall, elegant progressive detours and moments of outright metal fury. The end result is frequently exhilarating.

“At The Behest of Origins” erupts with pure percussive venom, before the first of those stuttering grooves casts its spell and it becomes apparent that STENGAH are following their instincts and letting the ideas flow. Like every one of these songs, “At The Behest…” is artfully constructed and almost overburdened with refined dynamics, and yet it’s also blessed with riff after lethal riff and at least one unapologetic, neck-threatening, heavy metal pay-off. Recent single “Above Humanity” does it again: the lurching, circular riffs, the angular breakdowns, the scabrous syncopation, all of it unmistakably familiar and yet fizzing with freshness at the same time. Both “Swoon” and “Lumen” elaborate on the same idea, with flurries of ferociously precise riffing colliding with post-metal atmospherics, disarming volleys of melody and a prevailing waft of sorrow.

An obvious centerpiece, “Message in Memories” stretches STENGAH’s remit even further for a six-minute storm of imperious melody and fidgeting syncopation, with vocalist Nicolas Queste switching from pensive croon to barbarous bark, palpably inhabiting every change of texture or mood. Equally startling, “He and the Sea” constructs a glitched-out web of staccato riffs that is as insistent and undeniable as the large body of water of its title, before morphing into a slow-drift mirage of crestfallen calm, subsequently hurtling toward a jaw-shattering, blood ‘n’ thunder climax. Heaviest of the lot by some distance, the closing “Offering” swings wildly between bittersweet, post-everything clangor and juddering, post-you-know-who riffing, armed with a chorus of considerable vastness.

In fairness, you do know where you stand with STENGAH. The band wear their influences on their sleeves with pride, but they also have the imagination — and the cojones — to do strange, interesting and new things with them. A debut album of great distinction, “Soma Sema” sounds like the start of yet another metal revolution.

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The sixth installment of the Psycho Las Vegas festival will take place August 19-21 at Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Psycho Swim pre-party is set for August 18.

Psycho Las Vegas made its debut in 2016 at the Hard Rock Hotel, where it was held its first three years before moving to Mandalay Bay for its 2019 and 2021 editions.

As previously announced, the 2022 edition of Psycho Las Vegas will see MERCYFUL FATE (USA-exclusive performance), EMPEROR (USA-exclusive performance), MAYHEM, SATYRICON, WATAIN, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, SAMAEL, BORIS, MGLA, CIRITH UNGOL, KING WOMAN, MARISSA NADLER, BÖMBERS and YEAR OF NO LIGHT perform at the annual bacchanal. Earlier today, Psycho Las Vegas revealed the second wave of artists for the three-day event, with tickets available for purchase at VivaPsycho.com:

Psycho Las Vegas

MERCYFUL FATE
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
EMPEROR
BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY
WARPAINT
MAYHEM
CARPENTER BRUT
GZA
SATYRICON
WATAIN
SHE PAST AWAY
RAEKWON & GHOSTFACE KILLAH
CARCASS
AT THE GATES
HIGH ON FIRE
ULVER
BEATS ANTIQUE
PARADISE LOST
CIRITH UNGOL
VIO-LENCE
KATATONIA
THE ACCÜSED AD
SAMAEL
BORIS
NOTHING
DANCE WITH THE DEAD
ANIKA
THE KVB
THE JULIANA THEORY
MONSTER MAGNET
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
AMENRA
MGLA
LITURGY
PRIMITIVE MAN
TRIBULATION
MONOLORD
GATECREEPER
KING WOMAN
WAND
CROBOT
WIEGEDOOD
MARISSA NADLER
N8NOFACE
BÖMBERS
DRAIN
YEAR OF NO LIGHT
MIZMOR
THE GODDAMN GALLOWS
SANGUISUGABOGG
200 STAB WOUNDS
LAST PODCAST ON THE LEFT
CHESSBOXING WITH GZA

Psycho Swim

MIDNIGHT
EYEHATEGOD
ELDER
BRIDGE CITY SINNERS
STARCRAWLER
UNIFORM
DEATHCHANT
EARLY MOODS
RIFFLORD

The Strip’s newest ground-up resort to be built in over a decade, Resorts World Las Vegas ventures into a new frontier of entertainment, offering an immersive trip for festivalgoers with six stages, with every genre under the sun performing from the pool’s tropics to the Resorts World Event Center. Additionally, Resorts World Las Vegas contains the most options for leisure, cuisine, and gambling in Psycho Las Vegas history, while providing a more intimate musical experience in the epitome of Las Vegas elegance and extravagance. Fans can also spend the day at AWANA Spa & Wellness, enjoy a meal or drink at one of over 40 food and beverage venues or hit the poker tables because Texas Hold ‘Em is back with a vengeance at Psycho Las Vegas. Without curfews, the party doesn’t stop as sets and Psycho dance parties go on through all hours of the night.

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On this day, St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrate the resilience of the Irish with five of the best metal releases to ever come from The Emerald Isle.
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The organizers of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame have declined Dolly Parton’s request to pull her nomination.

On Monday (March 14), the 76-year-old country music legend asked the Hall to withdraw her name from the 2022 ballot, saying “I don’t feel that I have earned the right. I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.”

Parton was one of 17 artists nominated for the Rock Hall class of 2022, along with JUDAS PRIEST, Eminem, Lionel Richie, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and Beck, among others.

Ballots are cast by an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists — including previous inductees — historians, music industry members and critics. Factors considered by voters consider include “an artist’s musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation and superiority in style and technique,” according to a statement issued by the Hall.

Earlier today, the organization confirmed that Dolly will remain on the ballot, in part because voting is already well underway.

“All of us in the music community have seen Dolly Parton’s thoughtful note expressing her feeling that she has not earned the right to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” the Rock Hall’s statement read. “In addition to her incredible talent as an artist, her humility is another reason Dolly is a beloved icon by millions of fans around the world.

“From its inception, Rock & Roll has had deep roots in Rhythm & Blues and Country music. It is not defined by any one genre, rather a sound that moves youth culture. Dolly Parton’s music impacted a generation of young fans and influenced countless artists that followed. Her nomination to be considered for induction into to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame followed the same process as all other artists who have been considered.

“Dolly’s nomination, along with the other 16 for the class of 2022 was sent out earlier this month to our 1,200 general ballot voters, the majority of whom are artists themselves, for consideration for induction at our ceremony.

“We are in awe of Dolly’s brilliant talent and pioneering spirit and are proud to have nominated her for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”

Earlier in the day, during an interview on “Fox & Friends”, Parton doubled down on her discomfort with being included in the Hall’s pantheon.

“Well, I didn’t feel exactly right about that because my perception, and I think the perception of most of America, I just feel like that’s more for the people in rock music,” she said. “I’ve been educated since then, saying that it’s more than that, but I still didn’t feel right about it. It kind of would be like putting AC/DC in the Country Music Hall Of Fame. That just felt a little out of place for me.”

To be eligible for this year’s ballot, each nominee’s first single or album had to have been released in 1996 or earlier.

Inductees will be announced in May. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2022 induction ceremony will take place this fall. The date, venue, and on-sale information will be announced later.

The 2022 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominees were announced last month, with Dolly appearing on the ballot for the first time.

Parton told Billboard last month that she never thought of herself as a rock ‘n’ roller “in any sense of the word, but I guess they judge it on the music and the influence certain songs have had, and I guess I’ve had songs with other people in that realm,” she said: “I’m not expecting that I’ll get in. But if I do, I’ll immediately, next year, have to put out a great rock and roll album — which I’ve wanted to do for years, like a Linda Ronstadt or HEART kind of thing.”

Parton was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1986, the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1999 and the national Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2001.

Dolly is the most honored and revered female country singer-songwriter of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA-certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards, she has had 26 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. Recently, Parton reached No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart for the first time for her duet with Grammy Award-winning Zach Williams of “There Was Jesus”, for which they won a Grammy, making that her 11th Grammy win. She received her first Dove Award for short-form video for her collaboration with KING & COUNTRY on the song “God Only Knows”. Parton is the first artist to have topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary, Christian AC Songs, Hot Country Songs, Christian Airplay, Country Airplay and Dance/Mix Show Airplay radio charts. Parton recently became the first country artist honored as Grammy MusiCares Person Of The Year given out by NARAS. She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 110 career-charted singles over the past 50-plus years.

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Hear atmospheric black metal heroes Blut aus Nord return with the first single from new album Disharmonium – Undreamable Abysses.
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