Leslie West passed away on December 23, 2020. Provogue / Mascot Label Group has announced the release of LEGACY: A TRIBUTE TO LESLIE WEST on March 25 in celebration of the guitarist.
Friends, and many whom were influenced by the loved West, have contributed to this special release. Amongst those who performed are Dee Snider and Twisted Sister bandmate Eddie Ojeda, Robby Krieger, Slash, Zakk Wilde, Randy and Tal Bachman, Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre, Joe Lynn Turner, Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr, The Cars’ Elliot Easton, George Lynch, Marty Friedman, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Morse, Dirty Honey’s Mark Labelle, Mike Portnoy, and West’s band members Bobby Rondinelli and Rev Jones. The release will be available as a limited-edition box set, on LP and CD, digitally, and as a web shop exclusive limited LP variation manufactured with digital.
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ARCHITECTS Announce Exclusive Global Streaming Event at Abbey Road Studios on 11th December
ARCHITECTS will be performing an exclusive global streaming event from the legendary Abbey Road Studios on 11th December. The performance will be backed by Parallax Orchestra, made up of some of country’s best and most versatile classical musicians, arranged and written by Simon Dobson, Parallax Orchestra’s conductor and a three times British Composer award (BASCA) winner for his compositions.
Continue reading ARCHITECTS Announce Exclusive Global Streaming Event at Abbey Road Studios on 11th DecemberNAPALM DEATH Release Video For ‘Contagion’ and Announce 2022 UK Tour
UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH are pleased to be able to continue to promote their current and much-acclaimed album Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism. While currently on the road all across North American as part of the “Scumdogs 30th Anniversary Tour” with Gwar as well as labelmates EyeHateGod, NAPALM DEATH are now debuting a promotional video directed by Marc Nickel & Ljuba Generalova for the track ‘Contagion’ off Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism. Check it out here.
Continue reading NAPALM DEATH Release Video For ‘Contagion’ and Announce 2022 UK TourTHE HALO EFFECT band feat. In Flames and Dark Tranquillity legends release first ever single & music video ‘Shadowminds’
The year of the corona-pandemic, when the world was forced into a standstill, five old friends finally put an old idea in motion. The result is a brand new band, THE HALO EFFECT, who recently inked a contract with Nuclear Blast.
The members of THE HALO EFFECT are not only masters of their domain, but also pioneers of the Gothenburg melodeath scene, who, at some point, have all been members of fellow Gothenburg icons IN FLAMES: Lead guitarists Niclas Engelin (ENGEL) and Jesper Strömblad (CYHRA), lead singer and lyricist Mikael Stanne (DARK TRANQUILLITY), bassist Peter Iwers, and drummer Daniel Svensson.
Today, the band are giving metal fans all over the world a taste of their sound with debut single ‘Shadowminds’, that comes together with a music video. Its brooding atmosphere, melodic riffs and harsh vocals provide a perfect example of what THE HALO EFFECT is about.
Black/Epic Metal Pioneers DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED Release Lyric Video for Intriguing New Single “Black Fog And Poison Wind”
The wait is almost over! Black/Epic Metal pioneers DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED cloak the world in a veil of damnation with their third single and final harbinger of doom and destruction “Black Fog And Poison Wind“, cut from their striking upcoming album, Angel of Carnage Unleashed, to be revealed this Friday, November 12. The Finnish foursome, now featuring Tuomas Holopainen as a full member of the band and Kai Hahto (both Nightwish) as session drummer, delivers this final teaser alongside an intriguing lyric video.
Continue reading Black/Epic Metal Pioneers DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED Release Lyric Video for Intriguing New Single “Black Fog And Poison Wind”SABATON announce live double-DVD & BluRay ‘The Great Show’ and ‘The 20th Anniversary Show’
Multi-Platinum Swedish metal band SABATON today announces the limited-edition, live-in-concert, double-DVD/Blu-Ray, ‘The Great Show’ and ‘The 20th Anniversary Show’ both set for release on November 19th via Nuclear Blast. Both titles were filmed during the band’s 2019-2020 ‘The Great Tour’ world trek, and both feature special guest performers. Track listings are below; pre-orders begin today and can be placed here.
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