hard rock

In This Moment have been working away on their fourth studio album and according to frontwoman Maria Brink, “It’s the best, dirtiest, most raw material we’ve ever brought.”

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When Loudwire spoke to Godsmack’s Sully Erna late last month, he was not willing to divulge any of the cover songs the band were planning to include on their upcoming ‘Live & Inspired’ disc, but yesterday (April 7) the first song was announced.

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Anthrax‘s latest thrashterpiece ‘Worship Music’ went through lots of trials and tribulations before it arrived in stores, including an unknown singer and the return of Joey Belladonna, who fronted the band during its most commercially successful period.

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Axl Rose has hammered another nail in the Guns N’ Roses original lineup coffin. The singer was photographed exiting the famed Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles last night (April 6) with pop music up ‘n comer Lana Del Rey when he delivered a one-sentence declaration about playing with his former bandmates.

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Not once, but twice! That’s how many times Kiss will perform on ABC’s ratings bonanza ‘Dancing With the Stars’ next week. We know, we sounded like the Count for a minute there. In all seriousness, Gene Simmons and co. will take to the stage on both Monday, April 9 and Tuesday, April 10 to rock the worlds of the viewers like never before.

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Michigan rock band Taproot is about to release their latest album, ‘The Episodes,’ on April 10. The band has already cranked out one tune before the album’s official release with ‘No Surrender,’ and now they’ve gifted their fans once again with the release of the track ‘Around the Bend.’

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The release of Halestorm’s “The Strange Case of…” is inching closer and closer, and when the set arrives on April 10, singer Lzzy Hale says to expect something unlike anything that Halestorm have spit out before. Speaking with the Pulse of Radio (via Blabbermouth), Hale explained that fans are “going to be hearing and tasting a lot of different sides of Halestorm” on the album.

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The southern rockers of 10 Years are gearing up to unleash their fifth studio album, ‘Minus the Machine,’ on July 17 via their own label Palehorse Records. They have also revealed dates for their headlining ‘Minus the Machine’ tour.

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This year marks a big one in Creed’s musical trajectory, as the post-grunge boys are commemorating the 15th anniversary of their fundamental 1997 album, ‘My Own Prison,’ with a cross-country tour. Singer Scott Stapp, guitarist Mark Tremonti, bass player Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips will play their ‘My Own Prison’ and ‘Human Clay’ albums back-to-back on different evenings of the trek, so expect to hear plenty of hits and more obscure cuts, to boot.

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Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has been forced to postpone his 15-city solo tour of the U.S., which was slated to kick off on April 10, to the fall. Vedder is suffering from temporary nerve damage in his right arm, which is the result of a back injury he sustained earlier this year.

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Soundgarden unleashed ‘Live to Rise‘ — their first 100 percent new recording in 15 years — yesterday (April 4) and if it wasn’t what you expected, don’t worry. Singer Chris Cornell says that the song is not necessarily for the band’s hardcore contingent, but their forthcoming album on the other hand will be for the fans who live and breathe Soundgarden.

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Watch out Madge, Shinedown is coming for ya! With the release of their latest disc ‘Amaryllis,’ Shinedown debuted in the No. 4 slot on the Billboard 200 — marking their highest chart debut to date. Who knows? Maybe next week they can uproot the ‘Material Girl’ herself and replace Madonna in the top slot overall helping rock reign supreme!

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