Metal Anarchy

  • U.D.O. Finish New Album

    U.D.O. (ex-Accept, etc.) have officially finished their new album. The effort will be released early next year.

    Frontman Udo Dirkschneider told Headbangers News the following about the record:

    “We just finished a new U.D.O. album, and that will be out in the beginning of next year [2027]. And then we start [touring with] U.D.O. again. A lot of people are already asking, ‘When is the new U.D.O. stuff coming?’ So, here we go.”

    He also confirmed that bassist Peter Baltes “was very much involved” in the writing process. He then added the following when asked if the collaboration reignited the chemistry they had in Accept:

    “We never sit down and say, ‘Okay, we have to do songs like this and this and this way.’ It’s new stuff coming up. Of course it has a little bit of [the flavor] of the older ACCEPT stuff. Of course, two people [from the classic ACCEPT lineup] are there [in U.D.O. now] — the singer and the bass player. And Peter was also very much involved in songwriting in ACCEPT, and also when ACCEPT did the reunion [more than 15 years ago]. So, yeah, there is a [touch] of [the ACCEPT sound], but I think it’s definitely U.D.O. and it’s a really straightforward album.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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  • Deep Purple Announce North American Tour With Kansas And Jefferson Starship

    Deep Purple have announced a headlining North American tour. Kansas and Jefferson Starship (select dates) will serve as support.

    Tour Dates:

    08/04 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater *
    08/08 Clearwater, FL – The Daycare Sound
    08/09 Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Casino
    08/12 Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater
    08/13 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center *
    08/15 Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre *
    08/17 Laval, QC – Bell Place *
    08/18 Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre *
    08/19 Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre *
    08/21 Detroit, MI – Pine Knob
    08/22 Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Casino
    08/24 Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheatre
    08/25 Highland Park, IL – Ravinia
    08/27 Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
    08/29 Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre *
    08/31 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome *
    09/02 Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre *
    09/04 Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley *
    09/05 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre *
    09/06 Highland, CA – Yaamava Theatre
    09/08 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amp *
    09/10 Las Vegas, NV – Planet Hollywood
    09/11 Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater
    09/12 Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center

    * with Jefferson Starship

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  • Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page Shares “Original Home Demo” Version Of “Ten Years Gone”

    Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page has shared an “original home demo” version of “Ten Years Gone.” You can check that out below. The guitarist commented:

    “As a footnote to ‘Physical Graffiti,’ I thought you might like to hear the original home demo, recorded in my studio at Plumpton Place of a piece of music that was going to surface as ’10 Years Gone.’ I presented this rough mix to the band at Headley Grange in order to do this for real. Robert Plant came up with some lyrics for my music that were extraordinary and then we arrive at the song ’10 Years Gone.’”

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  • Bring Me The Horizon Share Footage Of “Doomed” From “L.I.V.E. In São Paulo” Film

    Bring Me The Horizon have shared official footage of “Doomed” from their new film “L.I.V.E. In São Paulo (Live Immersive Virtual Experiment).” You can check out that clip below. The live effort, which features the band’s November 30, 2024 show at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil, received a theatrical release earlier this month. It will also be available to stream on April 10 at 10:00pm BST. DVD, CD, and vinyl copies will arrive the same day. Pre-orders can be found HERE.

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  • Puscifer Premiere “A Public Stoning” Video

    Puscifer have premiered a new video for their song “A Public Stoning.” The clip also serves as an animated adaptation of the band’s comic book “Tales From The Pusciverse #2: The Briefcase.” The track appears on their latest album “Normal Isn’t.” Frontman Maynard James Keenan commented:

    “The Briefcase has been part of the Puscifer mythology for years. Everyone wonders what exactly is inside. This issue doesn’t necessarily answer the question… but it moves the story forward.”

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  • Boundaries Announce June European/UK Tour

    Boundaries have announced a June European/UK tour. Select shows will find the band performing with The Plot In You, Bury Tomorrow, Kublai Khan TX, Malevolence, Heriot, and Rain City Drive.

    Tour Dates:

    06/05 Berlin, GER – Hole44 (feat. Kublai Khan TX)
    06/06 Nurnberg, GER – Rock im Park
    06/07 Nurburgring, GER – Rock am Ring
    06/08 Solothurn, SWI – Kofmehl (feat. Bury Tomorrow)
    06/09 Ljubljana, SLO – Kino Siska (feat. Kublai Khan TX & Malevolence)
    06/10 Hradec Kralove, CZE – Rock For People
    06/11 Warsaw, POL – Hybrydy (feat. Malevolence)
    06/14 Donington, UK – Download Festival
    06/15 Belfast, IRE – The Limelight (feat. The Plot In You)
    06/16 Dublin, IRE – Academy (feat. The Plot In You)
    06/17 Cardiff, UK – Y Plas (feat. Kublai Khan TX)
    06/19 Norwich, UK – Voodoos (feat. Heriot)
    06/20 Exeter, UK – Carvern (feat. Heriot)
    06/22 Bremen, GER – Aladin (feat. The Plot In You & Rain City Drive)
    06/23 Karlsruhe, GER – Stubstage (feat. Bury Tomorrow)
    06/25 Ysselsteyn, NET – Jera On Air
    06/26 Leipzig, GER – Impericon
    06/27 Munster, GER – Vainstream

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  • U.S. Army Opens “Administrative Review” After Two Military Attack Helicopters Visit Kid Rock’s Home

    Kid Rock, who has close ties to U.S. president and convicted felon Donald Trump, was recently visited by some military attack helicopters. The choppers passed over a “No Kings” protest in Nashville, TN before heading to the musician’s “Southern White House” mansion. Notably, the incident is currently under “administrative review” by the U.S. Army.

    Maj. Jonathan Bless, public affairs officer for the 101 Airborne Division, told Newschannel 5 the following:

    “Fort Campbell leadership is aware of a video circulating on social media depicting AH-64 Apache helicopters operating in the vicinity of a private residence associated with Mr. Robert Ritchie (also known as ‘Kid Rock’)”

    “The command has initiated an investigation to review the circumstances surrounding this activity.”

    “The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell maintain strict standards for aviation safety, professionalism, and adherence to established flight regulations. We take all concerns regarding aircraft operations and their impact on the surrounding community seriously.”

    He also added the following about the helicopters getting low near the protest:

    “Our pilots do regularly fly routes outside the Fort Campbell area. We just don’t know if it was incidental or if it was deliberate.”

    For his part, Kid Rock was thrilled by the stunt:

    “This is a level of respect that shit for brains Governor of California will never know. God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her.”

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  • Charlie Benante Agrees With Billy Corgan’s Comments About Rock Music Being Silenced In The Late ’90s: “There Was A Coup”

    As previously reported, Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) recently made headlines after claiming that rock music was “purposely dialed down in the culture” in the late ’90s. Now, during an interview with Hot Metal, Charlie Benante (Anthrax, Pantera, etc.) responded to those comments, saying he agrees.

    Benante said the following:

    “That’s something I’ve been saying for the longest time. He just said it in a more eloquent way but these f*cking gatekeepers who still prevent our type of music from the masses (accessing it) … they just kind of chain us and they don’t give us the chances that we deserve that they give other music.

    Country music, man? I mean, I’m not in it, I don’t dig it, I appreciate what they do. But that music is so … it’s saturated. You know, the whole pop … they open the gates for this type of stuff. I mean rock music still has a voice, there’s a movement, you know? People need to recognise it again, what it is.

    There was a coup.

    I think who did it … I want to say Clear Channel, all of a sudden they started buying up radio stations and replacing … I’ll give you a perfect example. In LA, there was this radio station called KNAC. That station was one of the greatest stations because it gave rock fans a place to go, a dial. Turn your dial, here’s KNAC.

    When they removed KNAC [Libernman Broadcasting bought KNAC, not Clear Channel,] that market over there dropped so much. It changed and then it spread around the country. MTV too, remember? MTV one day said ‘we’re done playing this type of stuff’. It hurt the music business. Look what happened. Nobody came to rescue us.”

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  • I, The Breather, See You Next Tuesday, Etc. Set For Pride Metal Fest In Milwaukee, WI

    The lineup has been revealed for this year’s Pride Metal Fest. The event will take place at the X-Ray Arcade in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 28 and it will feature the following: I, The Breather, See You Next Tuesday, These Fading Visions, Orbital Gate, Neck Wrung, Knifeback, I Rose From The Dead, Crown And Scepter, and Droogz.

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  • Strife Announce East Coast Shows

    Strife have announced some May East Coast shows. Here’s the dates:

    05/08 Syracuse, NY – Sharkey’s Event Center (feat. Earth Crisis and All Out War)
    05/09 Providence, RI – Alchemy (feat. Fools Game and Wreckage)
    05/10 Portland, ME – Geno’s (feat. Infernal Diatribe and Search Warrant)

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