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METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has released a first taste of his upcoming debut solo EP in the form of "High Plains Drifter". The track opens the second side of "Portals", Kirk's four-song EP, which will arrive on April 23 via Blackened Recordings across digital platforms, on CD, and as a Record Store Day-exclusive ocean blue vinyl EP (including a download card). Featuring contributions from Edwin Outwater (with whom Kirk had previously collaborated on METALLICA's "S&M²" concerts and releases), Jon Theodore of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (and Kirk's THE WEDDING BAND bandmate), […]

William DuVall, frontman for the iconic band ALICE IN CHAINS, will release his second solo album, "11.12.21 Live-In-Studio Nashville", on June 10 via DVL Recordings. The effort captures an explosive power trio performance recorded live direct-to-disc at the famed Welcome To 1979 Studio in Nashville on November 12, 2021. No "fixing" or remixing took place after the fact whatsoever. It's as supercharged, raw, and exciting as it gets. The CD is housed in a beautiful […]

Season one of "No Cover", Hit Parader's first-ever music competition TV show, will premiere on Wednesday, April 20. A trailer is available below. Alice Cooper, Bishop Briggs, Gavin Rossdale, Lzzy Hale and Tosin Abasi served as the judges to help find the world's next greatest unsigned original artist. While most music competition shows such as "American Idol" and "The Voice" encourage musicians to cover other people's songs, "No Cover" spotlights artists and bands that write and record their own original music. At the end […]

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has told The Palm Beach Post in a new interview that he almost joined an all-star VAN HALEN tribute project six months ago. VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen had already tapped Joe Satriani to play guitar, Newsted said, and the two were searching for a bass player for a possible VAN HALEN tour. Newsted said he agreed to go to California to jam with the guys and see if it felt right, but he eventually realized that it would be impossible to do […]

DISTURBED singer David Draiman has confirmed that his band has completed recording a new album. Earlier today, Draiman took to his Instagram to share a selfie, and he included the following caption: "The face you make after listening to the new, completed @disturbed album #comingsoon". Draiman's confirmation that a new DISTURBED album has been fully recorded comes less than week after he share a since-deleted Instagram photo of a whiteboard — which appeared to have been taken […]

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has released the official lyric video for "AfterLife", the title track of the band's upcoming studio album. Check it out below. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's follow-up to 2020's "F8" was once again recorded at the Hideout Recording Studio, the Las Vegas, Nevada facility owned and operated by Kevin Churko, the Canadian record producer/engineer and songwriter who has worked on all of FIVE FINGER's albums beginning with the band's sophomore release, 2009's "War Is The […]

GREY DAZE, Chester Bennington's pre-LINKIN PARK band, will release a new album, "The Phoenix", on June 17 via Loma Vista Recordings. It is the follow-up to 2020's "Amends", which featured newly recorded music with remastered vocals from the group's long out-of-print and largely undiscovered catalog. "'Amends' was more emotional and reflective," explains drummer and songwriter Sean Dowdell of the different mood and feel displayed on "The Phoenix", which also sees contributions from JANE'S ADDICTION's Dave Navarro, FILTER's Richard Patrick and Bennington's daughters, Lily and Lila Bennington. "We felt […]

Original SALIVA singer Josey Scott says that he is planning to release some new solo music as well as reworked versions of some of the band's classic songs. Scott left SALIVA at the end of 2011 after 15 years with the group, reportedly to pursue a solo Christian music career. He was quickly replaced by Bobby Amaru, who can be heard on SALIVA's last four releases: "In It To Win It" (2013), "Rise Up" (2014), "Love, Lies & Therapy" (2016) and "10 Lives" (2018). Over the weekend, Scott uploaded […]