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VANDENBERG's new lineup made its live debut last night (Friday, November 12) at the Planet Rockstock festival in Trecco Bay, South Wales, United Kingdom. Video footage of the concert can be seen below.
Last month, VANDENBERG recruited Mats Levén as its new lead singer. The powerhouse Swedish vocalist is known for his work with Yngwie Malmsteen, CANDLEMASS and tours with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, among many other bands.
In the latest episode of the 80's Glam Metalcast, host Metal Mike catches up with former Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force drummer, Anders Johansson.
He talks about what it’s like playing with his sons in his band, Tungsten, and looks back on the classic Yngwie albums he played on: Marching Out (1985), Trilogy (1986), and Odyssey (1988).
Bathory - Requiem 1994
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul 1995
Exciter - The Dark Command 1997
Carnal Forge – Firedemon 2000
Bolt Thrower - Honour - Valour – Pride 2001
The single of the US-Metal Band PSYCHOPRISM "Faultline" was released . The release date of the new album „R.I.S.E." on CD is December 3rd, 2021 via PURE STEEL RECORDS. The pre-order phase starts on 26th November 2021.
Although PSYCHOPRISM integrate some dramatic, minimally modern elements into their music on the sidelines, the quartet, founded in 2012, still stands for classic US metal. The band plays with fire, as once QUEENSRYCHE and later groups like SHADOWKEEP continued to ignite.
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon) is back with a new Star One album, titled Revel In Time. The new album comes more than 10 years since the previous release and is due out on February 18 via InsideOutMusic.
Arjen has issued the following update: "Joe Lynn Tuner sings lead vocals on the track ‘The Year Of ‘41’ of the new Star One album Revel In Time. Check out this video to hear part of his vocals and don’t miss his wonderful message at the end!
The new deluxe edition of the album, now entitled Borknagar (25th Anniversary Reissue 2021) marks the definitive version of this pioneering Norwegian metal classic, as it includes a careful remaster of the 10 album songs courtesy of Øystein G. Brun himself, a makeover for the original artwork, profound liner notes, exclusive photos and a bonus disc full of previously unheard material from the band vaults.
New York death metal pioneers, Suffocation, have released their new live album, Live In North America, via Nuclear Blast Records. In celebration, the band releases the track video for the single, "Infecting The Crypts", which can be seen below.
Terrance Hobbs comments, "'Infecting The Crypts' happens to be one of the earliest Suffocation songs. It stood the test of time for us and our fans, it just seems fitting to highlight this song off this album as it has become a classic Death Metal favorite.
British rock icons, Magnum, have released a new single and lyric video for the song "I Won't Let You Down", which is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, The Monster Roars.
The Monster Roars will be released on January 14 via SPV/Steamhammer in the following configurations:
Machine Head's Robb Flynn and Jared MacEachern spent the last week Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with producer Zack Ohren working on their as-yet-untitled 10th album, due for release in summer 2022.
A message states: "Making great progress on at least 6 different new songs including a 10 minute plus epic."