Monthly Archives: April 2019

Watch Metallica participate in 7th annual ‘Metallica Night’ for the San Francisco Giants

Posted by on April 30, 2019

On Friday (26th), The San Francisco Giants held the 7th annual Metallica night. Similar to the previous celebrations, Metallica was a big part of the night’s festivities that included the national anthem, throwing the first pitch, and more. The group shared a bunch of footage and behind-the-scenes-photos via Instagram, and you can check them out […]

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Sabaton, Beach Boys, Pokemon linked to Synagogue shooter’s intended livestream playlist

Posted by on April 30, 2019

The New York Times has reported there’s a growing number of hate groups in the state of California over any other state in the country. Sadly, that’s manifesting itself into a growing number of shootings and violence over the last few years in California and beyond, and racial and xenophobic violence has become an unfortunate common […]

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Opeth might release a new album in September

Posted by on April 30, 2019

It seems like a new Opeth record might be arriving sooner than later. The band recently announced several shows in Europe but mentioned that it is in support of their upcoming new album. Another hint was dropped on Reddit the other day when a user posted a screenshot of the band’s tour manager alluding to a September […]

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Heavy metal is the fastest-growing music genre worldwide

Posted by on April 30, 2019

For those who say rock and heavy metal music is dead, TuneCore has revealed heavy metal is the fastest-growing music genre worldwide. The New York based company provides digital distribution, publishing and licensing services for independent artists, has announced its artists earned $83 million in the first quarter of 2019, a 21% increase over Q1 […]

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New Fear Factory compilation “Linchpin” released without band’s knowledge

Posted by on April 30, 2019

On Friday (26th), Fear Factory released a compilation album titled Linchpin consisting of 25 songs from their Roadrunner days. Roadrunner was acquired by Warner Music Group back in 2010 and decided to compile this release. However, no one from the band knew about this record and found out via a fan on Twitter. https://twitter.com/DinoCazares/status/1122630441981243394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1122630441981243394&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theprp.com%2F2019%2F04%2F29%2Fnews%2Fnew-fear-factory-compilation-linchpin-released-without-the-bands-knowledge%2F   According to guitarist […]

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MaYaN premiere “The Power Process” music video

Posted by on April 30, 2019

Epica/MaYaN’s Mark Jansen has been very busy this year. Jansen has been spending a lot of time on the road supporting MaYan’s latest effort Dhyana by making several festival appearances including  this year’s 70000tons of Metal, which we thought was one of the ten most impressive performances. While it seems MaYaN has a little bit […]

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Ringworm streaming new album ‘Death Becomes My Voice’

Posted by on April 30, 2019

Ringworm previously released three singles off their latest album Death Becomes My Voice and now decided to stream the entire album. The record is being released through Relapse Records and officially drops this Friday (3rd). Recording was taken place at Mercenary Studios and Spider Studios and was mixed by Taylor Young (Nails, Twitching Tongues, Cannabis Corpse) and […]

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Guitarist Joakim Karlsson quits Bloodbath

Posted by on April 30, 2019

Guitarist Joakim Karlsson announced his departure from Bloodbath. In Karlsson’s farewell post, he mentioned how he never viewed himself as a guitarist and plans on focusing on his other band Craft. Tomas Åkvik of LIK will be replacing Karlsson on tour. “I am putting away my Bloodbath vest for good. To be honest, I’ve never […]

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Serj Tankian covers “Godzilla” by Blue Öyster Cult with Brendon Small and Gene Hoglan

Posted by on April 30, 2019

System of a Down’s Serj Tankain teamed up with Dethklok’s Brendon Small and Gene Hoglan to cover Blue Öyster Cult’s “Godzilla.” The song will be featured on Godzilla: King Of The Monsters soundtrack which drops May 24th. Serj posted his excitement on Instagram: “Surprise!! So my friend composer Bear McCreary calls last year and says “I […]

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Thy Art is Murder to release ‘Human Target’ in July; release music video

Posted by on April 29, 2019

Thy Art is Murder have announced their fifth album, Human Target, will be released on July 26th via Nuclear Blast. The band had the pleasure of working with Fit For An Autopsy’s Will Putney as he produced, engineered, and mixed the entire record at Graphic Nature Audio in Belleville, New Jersey. The artwork was created by Eliran […]

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