MISS MAY I has released “Unconquered”, its first new music in five years. The song was produced by Grammy Award winner Will Putney, who has previously worked with A DAY TO REMEMBER, BODY COUNT, EVERY TIME I DIE and THE AMITY AFFLICTION, among others,

MISS MAY I vocalist Levi Benton stated about “Unconquered”: “We, as well as everyone else, went through the ringer the last couple of years. Some of us worse than others and even more of us finding ourselves in the darkest places we never thought we’d end up. After that experience and making it out, it felt as if a battle had been won. That’s what ‘Unconquered’ is all about.”

MISS MAY I and their fans grew up together, a shared bond reflected by the music itself, equally inviting to longtime devotees and newcomers alike. Relatable real-life concerns present themselves across the band’s music and lyrical collaboration.

Benton, B.J. Stead, Justin Aufdemkampe, Ryan Neff and Jerod Boyd don’t shy away from arresting confessionals about depression and hopelessness in their heaviest, darkest, angriest songs. But a spirit of hope and a newly broadened worldview inform the album as well, with urgent vigor.

“Unconquered”, the first taste of new MISS MAY I music since 2017, is an anthem of resilience for the postmodern age. “Unconquered” is pure MISS MAY I. They remain unconcerned with commercial aspirations, fighting with authenticity and integrity to summon the most potent song of their career without sacrificing the heavy hooks that punctuated the crossover success of 2017’s colossal “Shadows Inside”.

Catch MISS MAY I as direct support on tour with ALL THAT REMAINS, kicking off March 12 in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The men of MISS MAY I were high school students when they picked up the New Wave Of American Heavy Metal torch set ablaze by bands like KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LAMB OF GOD and ALL THAT REMAINS. Arguably the most prolific group in the Warped Tour era of the vibrant metalcore scene, the Ohio boys cranked out a breathtaking six albums from 2009 to 2017, some of them just a year apart. They delivered unforgettable performances on global tours, including runs with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, PIERCE THE VEIL, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, AUGUST BURNS RED and GWAR. A generation of fans who connected to the band’s blend of pummeling chaos, irrefutable breakdowns, and singalong choruses cherish MISS MAY I. The band perfected its style from early outbursts through recent works like “Rise Of The Lion” (2014) and “Deathless” (2015). “Shadows Inside” (23 million streams on Spotify alone), “Hey Mister”, “I.H.E.”, “Forgive And Forget”, “Relentless Chaos” and other MISS MAY I staples became anthems.

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King says that JUDAS PRIEST deserves to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal groups like PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN and MOTÖRHEAD have yet to be recognized by the institution, which inducted GUNS N’ ROSES in that band’s first year of eligibility.

King, who has been a massive PRIEST fan since high school, discussed the band’s absence from the Rock Hall in a new interview with Rolling Stone. He said: “Some years, you hear who got in the Rock Hall and you’re like, ‘Well, how did they get in above these other bands?’ So it seems basically like a popularity contest rather than, ‘Do they deserve to get in there?’ Because JUDAS PRIEST deserve to be in there. They’ve had a 50-year career — longer than SLAYER did, and we had a long-ass career — and they’re still playing when they’re all healthy. So they’ve got longevity on their side. They were a darling of MTV, when MTV came out. And I probably couldn’t count all the hits — or what the common person would call hits.”

“If I were going to vote for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, I would totally vote for them,” he continued. “Without question. First and foremost, there would be no metal without BLACK SABBATH. But once you get beyond that, there wouldn’t be a lot of metal bands without JUDAS PRIEST. Us being one of them.

“The people who do vote are probably going to vote for the bigger bands,” Kerry predicted. “That says nothing for PRIEST’s longevity and the things they’ve done. I don’t know what else to say. If you’re not a metal fan, you’re never going to get it. If you are a metal fan, you’re never going to forget it.”

On February 2, it was announced that JUDAS PRIEST is among the nominees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s class of 2022. 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.

JUDAS PRIEST was previously on the ballot for Rock Hall induction in 2020, but failed to receive enough votes to make that year’s class.

Having been eligible for induction since 1999, PRIEST was also on the ballot for the 2018 class of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but was ultimately left out of the inductee list.

Once again, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has named the individual bandmembers that will enter should their group get inducted.

For JUDAS PRIEST, they picked current members Rob Halford (vocals), Ian Hill (bass), Glenn Tipton (guitar) and Scott Travis (drums), along with former members K.K. Downing (guitar), Les Binks (drums) and late drummer Dave Holland.

Last year, Halford selected SLAYER’s “Angel Of Death” for inclusion on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time” list, telling the magazine about his choice: “I’ve always been a SLAYER fan. I love this kind of extreme metal music with a band like SLAYER and ‘Angel Of Death’. They were a bunch of guys out of the Bay Area that spread this new kind of gospel of metal in this extreme form. The sheer terror of SLAYER which hit us all like a ton of heavy metal bricks really did the same to me. And out of all of the great SLAYER songs that I personally love to smash my head in to and with, ‘Angel Of Death’ — oh, yeah, baby!”

According to Lancashire Telegraph, DEF LEPPARD visited Burnley, U.K. last weekend to film a segment for the upcoming Netflix movie “The Bank Of Dave”. It is not yet clear what role DEF LEPPARD will play in the film, but the band confirmed its involvement in a post this past Tuesday (March 8) on social media.

DEF LEPPARD shared a photo from the set of the movie and included the following message: “Fun time this past weekend!”

A feel-good romantic comedy, “The Bank Of Dave” was written by Piers Ashworth (“Save The Cinema”, “Blithe Spirit”) and is being directed by Chris Foggin (“Fisherman’s Friends”). It stars Joel Fry, Phoebe Dynevor and Rory Kinnear. Netflix has acquired U.K. and Irish rights and WME Independent, the international film financing and distribution arm of talent agency WME, will handle the rest of worldwide sales.

Based on the true-life experiences of Dave Fishwick, “The Bank Of Dave” tells the story of how a working class Burnley man and self-made millionaire fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only survive, but thrive. In his bid to help his beloved community of Burnley, he has to take on the elitist financial institutions of London and fight to receive the first, new banking license to be issued in over 100 years.

Fry (“Yesterday”, “In The Earth”, “Love Wedding Repeat”), who recently starred as one of the leads in the big-budget family movie “Cruella”, plays young London lawyer Hugh who is hired by Dave to fight his case against the British banking system. Star of Netflix hit “Bridgerton”, Dynevor (“The Colour Room”) plays feisty local doctor Alexandra. The character of Dave is played by Olivier winner and BAFTA nominee Rory Kinnear (“Bond”, “Penny Dreadful”, “The Imitation Game”).

Fun time this past weekend! ?

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Posted by Def Leppard on Tuesday, March 8, 2022