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  • Ricky Warwick Premieres New Song “Last Chance To Dance”

    Ricky Warwick (Black Star Riders, The Almighty, etc.) has premiered a new song titled “Last Chance To Dance.” This track is from his new album, “Fire & Vengeance,” which will be released on September 4. Warwick said the following about the single:

    “‘Last Chance To Dance’ is about knowing the clock is ticking and choosing to turn the music up instead of quietly heading for the door. It’s about scars, second chances and squeezing every last drop out of the night. If this is the last chance to dance, then we’re gonna make damn sure it counts.”

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  • Girlschool To Release “Nothin’ To Lose In Reading 1981” In September

    Girlschool will be releasing their “Nothin’ To Lose In Reading 1981” live album on CD, vinyl, and digitally on September 25. The first single, a live version of “Nothin’ To Lose,” can be streamed below:

    “Nothin’ To Lose In Reading 1981” Track Listing:

    01. “C’mon Let’s Go”
    02. “The Hunter”
    03. “(I’m Your) Victim”
    04. “Breakdown”
    05. “Nothin’ To Lose”
    06. “Hit ‘N Run”
    07. “Tonight”
    08. “Race With The Devil”
    09. “Yeah Right”

    A press release noted that the band’s time at the festival did not go smoothly behind the scenes:

    “The band’s hired car — a pink Caddy said to have belonged to actress Jayne Mansfield — was involved in a fender bender and arrived at the venue ‘broken and rattling.’ Then, one of the roadies restrung lead guitarist Kelly Johnson’s guitar with two D strings; and, finally, the band’s flashing neon backdrop was sabotaged by one of the other bands on the bill.”

    Vocalist/guitarist Kim McAuliffe continued:

    “The thing with Kelly is, she was such a genius and natural player, you could put anything in front of her and she could play it. She had an instinct. I used to watch her onstage sometimes, and I was quite amazed by her. She was such an incredible presence on stage. [The roadie] could probably have handed her a guitar with four strings and she’d still have been brilliant. I don’t think having two strings the same would have bothered her at all.”

    She also added:

    “I’d been there a couple of years before, standing on the other side in the mud, with this big plastic bag thing over me and knee deep in mud. So happy to be there, grinning away, having the time of my life. Little did I know I’d actually be headlining a couple of years later. It was absolutely nuts.

    We had the biggest pyrotechnic flashpots ever. Huge things. And apparently they could be heard seven miles away, so we were pleased about that. People wondering what the hell was going on with these massive bangs.”

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  • Def Leppard Guitarist Vivian Campbell Says His “Cancer Has Returned” Once Again

    During a recent interview with Radio YSKL FM, Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell opened up about being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2013. He also confirmed that his “cancer has returned.”

    Campbell said the following:

    “Well, I think you have to keep moving forward. And I do think that that’s what helped me, even when I was at a really low ebb with cancer treatment. The fact that I could still continue to work, that gives me something to live for, something that you enjoy, that you’re passionate about, that you can wake up in the morning and look forward to. I think that deflects, that takes away from focusing too much on cancer.

    Unfortunately, I have met people in my life who, when they’ve gotten a cancer diagnosis, they’ve only focused on that. And they think, ‘Oh, I can’t do anything. I need to stay in bed. I can’t eat this. I can’t do that. I can’t go there.’ I’ve never felt that way. I’ve always felt like I’m gonna continue to live my life as much as possible. In fact, even more so. After getting a cancer diagnosis, it amplifies that desire to tick all the boxes, to do the things you wanna do. But I also consider myself very fortunate because I caught my cancer early. So, it’s always been more about managing my cancer.

    There’s only been one time that I felt it was gonna kill me. In the winter of 2023, I got really scared about what was happening and the pace at which it was happening. And I realized at that point that I had to do a donor transplant. It was my only hope to survive. And that’s what I did. I did that in January of ’25. I did a donor transplant. Unfortunately, it didn’t stick. So the cancer has returned. And I’m continuing treatments to manage it. I’ll probably have to do another transplant within a few years with another donor to try and see if maybe that would cure me. But in the meantime, I’m certainly not slowing down. I’m doing as much with my life as possible, not just with DEF LEPPARD and with [Vivian’s long-running side project] LAST IN LINE. I’m also rally driving, ’cause I always wanted to do that. So I’ve been doing that more and more, ’cause I love cars and I love driving. And as a child, I thought, ‘If I don’t play guitar for a living, I’m gonna be a race car driver.’ So, I’m very, very, very fortunate and blessed that I get to do both.

    So, yeah, life is for the living. And I encourage everyone to look after their own health. And if you are unfortunate enough to get a cancer diagnosis to overcome the fear. Fear is inevitable when you’re first told those words. But once you get over that, you gotta realize just how to manage it and how to deal with it as best as possible, and just don’t give in.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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  • Sicksense Premiere “A Moment Of Violence” Music Video

    Sicksense have premiered a new video for their new song “A Moment Of Violence.” You can check that out below. The track is from their new EP, “Funerals,” which will be released on September 25.

    The group commented:

    “The song discusses death and losing loved ones close to us. It’s a personal battle with God/a higher power, that we emotionally wrestle with and find difficulty and frustration in coming to terms with. There’s an irony in that if God loves us so much, why do we end up suffering in this life and suddenly losing all the ones we truly love to death.

    [Musically it] rounds up the angsty frustrations of [our] prior songs with solemness and sadness with Vicky playing piano while singing and thunderstorm sounds resonating in the background, with orchestrations, including violin played by our bassist, Rich. A song that starts off as a moody ballad ends with a full band breakdown to end the EP.”

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  • Slaughter To Prevail’s Alex Terrible On His Controversial Past: “I Just Made Some Stupid Mistakes, And I Am Not A Nazi”

    During a recent interview with Metal Hammer, Slaughter To Prevail’s Alex Terrible reflected on his past. The frontman, who was previously hit with allegations of Nazism, homophobia, and more, says he “just made some stupid mistakes” in his life.

    Terrible said the following when asked if he will ever escape the Nazi allegations:

    “No, because people try to hate me and find any reason to hate me. Which is fine. No matter what I say, no matter how I say [it]… I get used to it. It is the internet. I never get hate in real life – this is a very interesting thing. Every time I read about myself and my band on the internet, it is very different to real life.

    At festivals like ‘Bloodstock‘, in real life, I get nothing but respect from the other bands, other artists, from people in general. They tell me that the internet is not real life and of course, I understand that and I understand why people hate me. They have read something about me on the internet, and they have made up this image of me which is not real. So, probably, it will stick with me forever.”

    He also addressed how his old Black Sun and Othala Rune tattoos influenced public opinion:

    “Yes, I understand that. I have had to come to terms with that and I am paying the price now. I am paying the price for the stupid decision to get the black sun tattoo and hanging out with the right-wing guys [when I was younger].

    They were not even Nazis, they were just right-wing guys, but we used these f*cking symbols in Russia to, like, look more tough, and that was our culture. I don’t know. I understand the hate, I really do. I am paying the price.”

    He continued when asked if he would change his past if he could:

    “Listen: if I went back, I would not get any of those tattoos because my mindset [has] changed a lot. I don’t understand why I got that tattoo [in the first place]. But you have to understand that all of this gestures to his body has built who I am, has built me as a character, for good and for bad, I am just a human being. I make mistakes as well.

    People call me a Nazi and say that I don’t deserve to live, but I just hung around with these right-wing guys. I didn’t kill anybody, I didn’t stab anybody, I didn’t bully anybody, I just made some stupid mistakes, and I am not a Nazi. I never was a racist or any of this horrible stuff.

    People just hate me, and yes, I wish it wasn’t like that, I regret that I have made people feel like that about me. But at the same time, I didn’t do any horrible stuff to anyone else. I did horrible stuff to myself; I took drugs and I almost died from my drug addiction, but I never beat anyone on the streets because of who they are, that they are another colour or from another country.

    I never killed anyone or bullied anyone. Never! I don’t want to live my life full of regrets, but I do regret that there have been times when I have been wrong, you know what I mean?”

    He also added the following about the allegations of homophobia and transphobia:

    “I don’t get the hate. I posted once on my social media about children being brainwashed, but I don’t like, in general, young people being brainwashed by religious stuff and by military stuff. I do not mind if you are gay or trans, that is not my business; that is your business and I support your lifestyle.

    I was talking about how I didn’t like, as a parent, my child going to school and being force-fed religious education or be[ing] told about the ‘glorious military’. Right now in Russia, a lot of kids, like 9-year-old kids, 8-year-olds, they’re getting pushed so much military stuff…I don’t like it!

    I think it’s bad, the war [with Ukraine] is bad, in general. I understand that history shows us that war is part of human nature, I get it, but I don’t want to be involved in that and I don’t want my child to be told that war is good and that he needs to be patriotic and die for your country and that you owe your country. No, no, no! This is my child and I want to educate him morally myself. This was what I was saying, and it became the LGBTQ+ people saying that I was homophobic. But I’m not. It’s funny, because in Russia there is this mentality where they are very homophobic, a lot of Russian people, and I actually grew up hearing some of that in my family.

    I remember when I was 16, 17 years old, I was sitting with some of my family at breakfast and they were discussing that they had a problem with some gay people in a club and members of my family said, ‘F*ck these guys, they are gay, they are disgusting!’ I said, ‘Hold on, what would you say if I turned around and told you I was gay?’ I was told that I would not be a part of this family. What?! I was so angry, I told them I was ashamed that they said that… and then people call me homophobic!

    I have a critical mindset. I ask myself, before I judge something or somebody, a lot of questions. But these people [online] are not asking themselves any questions; they see something and, bang, they f*cking believe in it or create some image. That is their business. It’s very funny; sometimes in my surrounding I see homophobic people in this music scene, and the LGBTQ+ community say, ‘Wow! This is a sick band!’ but they are literally homophobic! Not all the members, but some of them. I don’t know…it’s stupid.”

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  • Producer Nick Raskulinecz Launches Hiss Recordings, Signs Doom Mutual

    Producer Nick Raskulinecz has launched his own label called Hiss Recordings. The company will be driven by singles with a focus on 7-inch vinyl.

    Notably, Doom Mutual have already signed to the label. Raskulinecz commented via Revolver:

    “They have a really cool sound that needs to be heard! I think people will really dig what they are about. Super creative, and they have a great sound that’s different from what’s happening now.”

    The band’s new singles, “Static Planet” and “Crowbar,” can be found below. They had the following to say about “Static Planet”:

    “It’s about searching for connection in a world that feels distant and artificial. We wanted the music to feel like a blanket of sound — massive and overwhelming — like trying to find a signal through endless noise.”

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  • Watch Twitching Tongues, God’s Hate, Internal Affairs, Etc. Perform At Final “818 Day”

    On August 18, Twitching Tongues, God’s Hate, Internal Affairs, Piece By Piece, Human Garbage, Start Today, Firestarter, and Carry On performed at The Midnight Hour in San Fernando, CA as part of the final “818 Day.” You can see fan-filmed footage of that below. Notably, God’s Hate performed their cover of Harm’s Way‘s “Warriors Will Reign” live for the first time. Twitching Tongues also covered Terror‘s “One With The Underdogs“ with Martin Stewart.

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  • Wednesday 13 And The Birthday Massacre Announce UK Shows

    Wednesday 13 and The Birthday Massacre have added some new UK shows to their co-headlining European tour. Killus will open.

    Here’s the updated schedule:

    11/23 Prague, CZE – Futurum
    11/24 Leipzig, GER – Conne Island (no The Birthday Massacare)
    11/25 Cologne, GER – Volta
    11/26 Liege, BEL – Reflektor
    11/28 Paris, FRA – Chavaux
    11/29 Rotterdam, NET – Baroeg
    11/30 Bochum, GER – Matrix (no The Birthday Massacare)
    12/01 Hamburg, GER – Knust (no The Birthday Massacare)
    12/02 Berlin, GER – Lido (no The Birthday Massacare)
    12/04 Dresden, GER – Beatpol
    12/05 Budapest, HUN – Durer
    12/07 Zurich, SWI – Dynamo Saal
    12/08 Munich, GER – Backstage
    12/09 Mannheim, GER – MS Connexion
    12/11 Norwich, UK – Waterfront Studio
    12/12 London, UK – Electric
    12/13 Wolverhampton, UK – KKs Steel Mill

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  • Distant Announce U.S. Tour With Heavy//Hitter, Katywentmissing, Torn Open, And Squelching

    Distant have announced a headlining U.S. tour. Heavy//Hitter, Katywentmissing, Torn Open, and Squelching (select dates) will open.

    Tour Dates:

    11/16 Dallas, TX – Tea Room
    11/17 Houston, TX – The Secret Group
    11/18 San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
    11/20 Mesa, AZ – The Rosetta Room
    11/21 Anaheim, CA – The Parish
    11/22 Roseville, CA – Goldfield
    11/24 Portland, OR – Dante’s
    11/25 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
    11/27 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge

    With Squelching:

    11/28 Denver, CO – Marquis
    11/29 Kansas City, MO – TBA
    11/30 Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
    12/01 Indianapolis, IN – TBA
    12/02 Detroit, MI – TSDMAAC
    12/04 Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s
    12/05 Columbus, OH – Ace Of Cups
    12/07 Rochester, NY – The Montage Music Hall
    12/08 Worcester, MA – Palladium Upstairs
    12/09 Brooklyn, NY – TBA
    12/10 New Kensington, PA – Preserving
    12/11 Baltimore, MD – Metro Baltimore
    12/12 Philadelphia, PA – Ukie Club
    12/14 Nashville, TN – TBA
    12/15 Greenville, SC – The Radio Room
    12/16 Jacksonville, FL – Albatross
    12/17 Orlando, FL – The Abbey

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  • Jack Osbourne On 2027 Ozzfest: “In The Next Couple Of Weeks We’re Gonna Announce Kind Of Who The Main Headliner Is”

    During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio, Jack Osbourne discussed the 2027 Ozzfest. That event will take place at Villa Park in Birmingham, England and the headliner is expected to be revealed “in the next couple of weeks.”

    Jack said the following:

    “It’s been interesting, ’cause it’s kind of like finding the old car in the shop and being, like, ‘All right, let’s get this engine going.’ But it’s cool. There’s a lot of excitement around it. And we’re gonna announce pretty soon — I think in the next couple of weeks we’re gonna announce kind of who the main headliner is and where we’re doing it. So it’s been nice.”

    He also added:

    “[It’s] not gonna be a multi-day thing. We’re gonna kind of stick to our roots of… We did a couple of two-day Ozzfests years ago, but it’s just gonna be one day.”

    He continued when asked if he has fun serving as a curator for next year’s Ozzfest:

    “I do. It’s just really difficult now. It’s really difficult to kind of, like, ‘All right, who’s doing what?’ ‘Cause a lot of huge bands now are doing their own festivals, they’re doing their own thing, so it’s, like, ‘All right, who’s not got their own festival? Who’s available? Who’s reasonably priced?’ Because with all these huge festivals, artists are, like, ‘Yeah, I’ll do it for, like, 10 million dollars.’ You’re, like, ‘Eh.’”

    He also confirmed that he looks for artists who had a connection to Ozzy Osbourne:

    “100%. Yeah, yeah. And there’s a lot of the huge artists now in the genre, they all kind of were on Ozzfest at a certain point. We had everyone from Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Disturbed, Slipknot. I mean, they all kind of came up… Well, not Rob Zombie and Manson, but Disturbed and Slipknot and System Of A Down.”

    He went on to say that the event will continue to showcase new artists:

    “Yeah, that’s still gonna be a big part of the lineup, is new artists. And we’re gonna probably have a spot for at least one unsigned artist.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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