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Former Ice Nine Kills Bassist/Vocalist Shane Bisnett Has Passed Away, Age 31

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Sad news to start the year as former Ice Nine Kills Bassist/Vocalist Shane Bisnett died on January 01st, 2019 at the age of 31. No cause of death has been revealed. Services for Shane will be held on January 10th in Potsdam, NY. A family man, Shane seemed to be loved by many who came into contact with him either in his music career or other areas of his life. Bisnett was a key member of INK from 2009-2011. Vocalist Spencer Charnas posted a remembrance online. We send our condolences to Shane’s family, friends and fans at this time. Continue reading →


Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” DVD To Feature A Recreation Of “Live Aid” And Unreleased Tracks

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Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody film is the #1 music biopic of all-time, bringing in a huge $700 million at the worldwide box office.. The DVD/Blu-Ray is coming this February 12th and is packed with features! The set will include the full Live Aid performance, featuring Rami Malek (as singer Freddie Mercury), Ben Hardy (as drummer Roger Taylor), Gwilym Lee (as guitarist Brian May), and Joseph Mazzello (as bassist John Deacon) recreating the original 22-minute 1985 Wembley Stadium show. It will also have never-before-seen songs, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “We Will Rock You”, as part of the Live Aid re-enactment. The 4K and Blu-ray releases will also feature several featurettes, including “Rami Malek: Becoming Freddie”, “The Look And Sound Of Queen” and “Recreating Live Aid.”Continue reading →


Maynard James Keenan Completes His Work On The New Tool Album

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In a post to social media Tool frontman, Maynard James Keenan has detailed his work on his completed material for their new album. Tool is expected to release a new album sometime 2019, as they have a world tour planned to coincide. We have been following this story for years it seems and will update again with more news soon.Continue reading →


Dumb And Dumbest 78: Interview with Seth Werkheiser of Close Mondays

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Episode 78 of the Dumb and Dumbest Podcast is streaming right now, and it’s an Interview with Seth Werkheiser of Close Mondays. Seth was one of the original Metal music bloggers on the net, worked for AOL Noisecreep, Buzzgrinder, helped found the amazingly influential #metalbandcampgiftclub,  and the recently defunct but rad Skulltoaster. Seth runs Close Mondays and has a plethora of advice to share about the music industry, marketing, metrics and more. Dumb and Dumbest is a music industry podcast hosted by music executive Matt Bacon (Dropout Media, Ripple Music, Prophecy Productions) and Publicist Curtis Dewar (Dewar PR).  

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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Church Girls – Dry Out

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Prolific indie punks Church Girls have come straight out of the clubs and house parties in Philadelphia, and right into your earpiece. On the heels of last years’ EP Home, the band is releasing another new EP in a few weeks. Cycles releases January 25th via Chatterbot Records, was produced by Scott Solter (The Mountain Goats, Okkervil River, Superchunk) and promises to bring a more fierce and personal tone to their music than ever before. Ghost Cult is proud to share their new single today, ‘Dry Out’, which we really dig. You will too! Continue reading →


Accept Shares New Symphonic Terror Tour Trailer, Busy 2019 Planned

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Our favorite classic heavy metallers Accept released the excellent Symphonic Terror – Live In Wacken 2017 last fall via Nuclear Blast. The band will embark on more “symphonic” dates on April 20th in Germany in what promises to be a big year for the band. They will also feature on the 70 Tons of Metal Cruise and some summertime European festival shows too. Stay tuned for more to come! Continue reading →


Hear Swallow The Sun’s New Single- “Upon The Water”, New Album Due Soon

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Swallow The Sun ended 2018 with a terrific new EP, and now has followed that up with a new single from their upcoming full-length. ‘Upon The Water’ is the first track from their new album When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light, which will be released on January 25th, 2019 via Century Media. Listen now!

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Bring Me The Horizon Share New Video For “Medicine”, New Album Coming Soon

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Metalcore lords Bring Me The Horizon have shared their new mind-blowing video for the track ‘Medicine’. The song comes from their upcoming new album Amo, dropping on January 25th via Sony/Columbia. Amo already has one bonafide hit in the Grammy-nominated ‘Mantra’ (26.5 million Spotify streams and 13 million YouTube views and is a Top 10 hit at Active Rock Radio). Watch the video below!Continue reading →