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ACCEPT ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM, “HUMANOID” TO BE RELEASED ON APRIL 26TH

Legendary heavy metal titans Accept announce their new album, entitled Humanoid, to be released on April 26, 2024, with the first single and video to be released on February 28th. The upcoming masterpiece was once again produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by critically acclaimed heavy metal producer Andy Sneap. Starting today, fans can immerse themselves in the upcoming album on a newly launched interactive website, where they can reprogram the robot that is featured on the album cover, and discover different parts of the album in the process. Pre-save Humanoid now to gain access to the website here.
 
Together with the album announcement, Accept has also revealed a massive European headline tour with more than 20 shows across the continent for autumn 2024! This summer, Accept will also return to some of the world’s most important rock and metal festivals, like Wacken Open Air, Hellfest and more, following their South American spring tour. Make sure to secure your tickets and check out the cover artwork for Humanoid below.

“I am extremely pleased with Humanoid. The album has great energy throughout! Working with the best metal producer, Andy Sneap, was once again a lot of fun. We are a great team. We all love the new album and look forward to playing it live. Hope our fans will like it as much as we do,” says Wolf Hoffmann.

South American Headline Tour:
29.04.24 UY – Montevideo / Complejo Sala Show
01.05.24 BR – Sao Paulo / Carioca Club
03.05.24 AR – Buenos Aires / Teatro Flores
05.05.24 CL – Santiago / Coliseo
07.05.24 PE – Lima / CC Festiva
09.05.24 CO – Bogota / Royal Center
11.05.24 SV – San Salvador / Gimnasio Adolfo Pineda Santa Tecla
13.05.24 MX – Mexico City / Circo Volador
 
European Headline Tour:
17.10.24 TR – Istanbul / KCP
28.10.24 FR – Toulouse / Le Bikini
29.10.24 FR – Lyon / Transbordeur
31.10.24 BE – Antwerp / Trix
01.11.24 FR – Paris / Elysee Montmartre
02.11.24 CH – Lausanne / Les Docks
03.11.24 CH – Zurich / Komplex
05.11.24 DE – Saarbrücken / Garage
06.11.24 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle
07.11.24 DE – Langen / Stadthalle
09.11.24 AT – Vienna / Simm City
12.11.24 DE – Munich / Backstage
13.11.24 DE – Berlin / Huxleys
15.11.24 DE – Neu-Ulm / Ratiopharm Arena
16.11.24 DE – Geiselwind / Eventcenter
21.11.24 DE – Bremen / Aladin
25.11.24 NO – Oslo / Rockefeller
26.11.24 SE – Gothenburg / Trädgår’n
29.11.24 SE – Karlstad / Nöjesfabriken
30.11.24 SE – Stockholm / Fryshuset
 
Festivals 2024:
05.-08.06.24 PL – Gdansk / Mystic Festival
19.-22.06.24 DK – Copenhagen / Copenhell
20.-22.06.24 ES – Cartagena / Rock Imperium Festival
26.-29.06.24 ES – Viveiro / Resurrection Festival
27.-30.06.24 FR – Clisson / Hellfest 
11.-15.07.24 HU – Dunaújváros / Rockmaraton
12.-14.07.24 BG – Mogilovo / Midalidare Rock in the Wine Valley
14.07.24 CZ – Visovice / Masters Of Rock
20.07.24 DE – Pyras / Pyras Open Air
21.07.24 GR – Athens / Release Athens
31.07.-03.08.24 DE – Wacken / Wacken Open Air
01.-03.08.24 SE – Rejmyre / Skogsröjet
20.10.24 ES – Mallorca / Full Metal Holidays

Tickets available here.

Accept are:
Wolf Hoffmann – guitar
Mark Tornillo – vocals
Uwe Lulis – guitar
Martin Motnik – bass
Christopher Williams – drums

Accept online:
The Interactive Humanoid Experience
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Instagram
Twitter

Formed in 1976, Accept was one of the first big German metal bands alongside Scorpions, influencing a generation of bands and gaining international recognition by charting at #1 and selling gold. Accept has remained at the top, storming the charts with their previous album, Too Mean To Die (2022), peaking at #2 on the Official German Album Charts, and boasting over a million monthly Spotify listeners.

 

LAMB OF GOD & MASTODON ANNOUNCE THE “ASHES OF LEVIATHAN” TOUR

Today GRAMMY® Award-nominated metal titans Lamb of God and GRAMMY® Award-winning band Mastodon announce the co-headlining Ashes Of Leviathan Tour. The tour finds the two iconic bands join forces to celebrate the 20th anniversary of two seminal releases: Lamb of God’s biggest-selling album Ashes of the Wake and Mastodon’s acclaimed sophomore album Leviathan, which were both released on August 31st.  Both bands will perform their respective albums in full. Special guests Kerry King and Malevolence will support throughout the tour, with Unearth on select dates.

Beginning July 19th in Grand Prairie, TX at the Texas Trust CU Theatre, the North American arena and amphitheater run will take them through the US and Canada, culminating on the exact 20th anniversary of each album on August 31st in Omaha, NE at the Astro Amphitheater. The tour will notably make stops at iconic venues such as Denver, CO’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Los Angeles, CA’s The Kia Forum.  See below for full tour routing.

A special artist pre-sale launches today, February 6th at 12:00 PM eastern time with the general on-sale starting on Friday, February 9th at 10:00 AM local time. In addition, Lamb of God and Mastodon will have special VIP ticket packages available starting today. Go to ashesofleviathan.com for tickets.

In addition, both bands will be supporting a charity of their choice throughout the tour, and fans will have the opportunity to opt-in to donate at check out when buying their tickets.

Lamb of God will support the Living The Dream Foundation, which makes dreams come true for music fans living with life threatening illnesses. Dream Days include hanging out onstage, backstage, and special meet and greets with their favorite bands and artists. To learn more, visit tdfoundation.org.

Mastodon will support the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. After their manager Nick John tragically passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2018, Mastodon partnered with the organization and has raised nearly $60,000 to fight the disease and support researchers and patients around the globe. The Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research is focused on finding a cure for pancreatic cancer, and empowering patients and families whose lives are touched by this disease. Founded in 1997, the Hirshberg Foundation funds groundbreaking scientific research, provides patient education and support, and sustains hope that this cancer will be eradicated once and for all. To learn more, visit pancreatic.org.  

The Ashes Of Leviathan Tour Routing:

July:

19 Grand Prairie, TX Texas Trust CU Theatre

20 Austin, TX  Germania Insurance Amphitheater

21 Houston, TX  713 Music Hall 

23 Jacksonville, FL  Daily’s Place

24 Orlando, FL  Orlando Amphitheater

25 Alpharetta, GA  Ameris Bank Amphitheatre  

27 Raleigh, NC  The Red Hat Amphitheater

28 Richmond, VA  Virgin Credit Union LIVE! 

30 Pittsburgh, PA  Stage AE

31 London, ON  Budweiser Gardens

August:

1  Montreal, QC  Bell Centre

3  Uncasville, CT  Mohegan Sun Arena

4  Manchester, NH  SNHU Arena  

6  Bangor, ME  Maine Savings Amphitheater

8  Reading, PA  Santander Arena **

9  Cleveland, OH  Jacobs Pavilion **

10 Sterling Heights, MI  Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre @ Freedom Hill **

13 Moorhead, MN   Bluestem Center For The Arts Amphitheater 

15 Calgary, AB  Scotiabank Saddledome

16 Penticton, BC  South Okanagan Events Centre

17 Kent, WA   accesso ShoWare Center 

18 Portland, OR  Theatre of the Clouds

21 Los Angeles, CA  The Kia Forum 

23 Phoenix, AZ  Arizona Financial Theatre

24 Rio Rancho NM Rio Rancho Events Center

25 El Paso, TX  El Paso County Coliseum 

27 Magna, UT  The Great Saltair  

29 Morrison, CO  Red Rocks Amphitheatre  

31 Omaha, NE  The Astro Amphitheater 

**No Malevolence, Support from Kerry King & Unearth

Lamb of God’s most recent studio offering, 2022’s Omens, notably marked the band’s sixth consecutive Top 15 debut on the Billboard 200 in addition to capturing #1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums Chart, #3 on the Top Album Sales Chart, #3 on the Top Rock Albums Chart, and #5 on the Top Vinyl Albums Chart. Not to mention, it has amassed an unprecedented 60 million streams and counting. Get it here and be on the lookout for more from Lamb Of God soon.

Mastodon‘s latest studio album, Hushed and Grim, a double LP recorded at the band’s Atlanta studio, Ember City, was produced by David Bottrill (Tool, Rush, Muse, Peter Gabriel). This album, their most expansive song-cycle to date, features 15 distinct tracks and achieved their third consecutive #1 debut on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart. Hushed and Grim also earned them a GRAMMY® Award nomination for the track Pushing The Tides. Additionally, the album’s single Teardrinker secured a top 10 position on the Rock radio charts, a further testament to the band’s widespread acclaim. Listen here. More from Mastodon in the near future.

KERRY KING MAKES IT OFFICIAL: DEBUT SOLO ALBUM, “FROM HELL I RISE,” SET FOR A MAY 17TH RELEASE, DEBUT SONG “IDLE HANDS” RELEASED TODAY

The Los Angeles Forum, just before midnight on November 30th, 2019.  Slayer’s Kerry King stood center stage; his signature chains hung from his belt; he walked over to stage right, unhooked the chains and held them high, dropped them onto the stage floor, turned around, and walked off the stage. 

“I knew early on that I wasn’t done, and I had no intention of not continuing to play,” said King. 

With enough new material for two full albums, all written by King, if it hadn’t been for the COVID pandemic, his long-awaited solo project would likely have emerged in 2020. For his debut album, From Hell I Rise, due out May 17th on Reigning Phoenix Music, King, on guitar, enlisted drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer), bassist Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah), Phil Demmel (formerly Machine Head) on guitar, and vocalist Mark Osegueda (Death Angel). Working with producer Josh Wilbur (Korn, Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold, Bad Religion), the vast bulk of King’s solo album was recorded at Henson Studios in Los Angeles in about two weeks and was finished this past June. The album can be pre-ordered here.

“I didn’t know what to think, you know, it’s Kerry King from Slayer, who I’ve heard a million times,” said Wilbur.  “He’s a very strong presence.  I wouldn’t say Kerry has an ego, but he has confidence in himself, which is a good thing.  That’s what you want in your rock stars and in your band.  He never comes off as a jerk or mean guy.  But he does know exactly what he wants.  He doesn’t beat around the bush.  He’s like, ‘I don’t want to do that, but I want to do this.’  Very direct, but it comes from a place of confidence, and not from a place of anything else.  I really enjoyed working with Kerry.”

According to King, the new music consists of “various religious topics, some war entries, heavy stuff, punky stuff, doomy stuff, and spooky stuff, with Herculean speeds achieved. “If you’ve ever liked any Slayer throughout any part of our history,” he adds, “there’s something on this record that you’ll get into, be it classic punk, fast punk, thrash, or just plain heavy metal!” 

Also announced today is the release of Idle Hands, the debut track from King’s upcoming solo project. It’s fast, it’s aggressive, it will smash you up against a brick wall, leave you breathless…and wanting more. You can listen to it out below.

As King admits, “Even with a record in the can, I’ve still got so many songs that need to be finished. This is what I know how to do…number one being music, number two being metal. It’s been a part of my life for 40 years, and I’m nowhere near being done.”

From Hell I Rise track listing:

1.  Diablo
2.  Where I Reign
3.  Residue
4.  Idle Hands
5.  Trophies Of The Tyrant
6.  Crucifixation
7.  Tension
8.  Everything I Hate About You
9.  Toxic
10. Two Fists
11. Rage
12. Shrapnel
13. From Hell I Rise

“All of us at RPM are very excited to be working with Kerry King, and it’s an honor to be working his first solo album,” said RPM‘s co-founder and President, Gerardo Martinez. “The joy of working on Slayer‘s last album, Repentless, and to be reunited with my brother on his new musical journey doesn’t get any better.”

BEASTO BLANCO RELEASES NEW SONG & VIDEO FOR “RUN FOR YOUR LIFE”; BAND FRONTED BY CALICO COOPER & CHICK GARRIC TO RELEASE ALBUM “KINETICA” IN 2024

The formidable powerhouse Beasto Blanco are back in 2024 with new single Run For Your Life, produced by Chris Harms / Lord of the Lost. It’s the first taste of their forthcoming new album, KINETICA, coming later this year via COP International Records that aspires to capture the visuals, energy, love, sex, sweat, robots, and raw animalistic essence that defines the band.

This adrenaline-fueled track Run For Your Life kicks things off with a sonic and lyrical call to face fears and trust bestial instincts. In the accompanying music video, Beasto Blanco charges full force into life amid intergalactic chaos, pursuing their cybernetic Machine Girl warrior Queen. The epic hunt unfolds, with the band’s sound leading the charge. Beasto Blanco refuses to run, embodying the spirit of the less than perfect, the flawed, and the free. 

See the music video for Run For Your Life. below.

Calico Cooper says of the track, Run For Your Life is a track about stamina. The sheer force of will it takes to dig deep and run from any black holes sucking you in. To not be crushed by the destruction. But to run hard and fast… for your life. You have the power to save yourself. And it’s worth it.”

Beasto Blanco features the electrifying collaboration of Nashville-based shock rockers Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper) and high priestess Calico Cooper, delivering an instant knockout blow. With an explosive sound and captivating visuals, Run For Your Life is the perfect balance of raw power and infectious melodies that showcases Beasto Blanco’s refreshing authenticity as a beacon of genuine, unapologetic rock ‘n’ roll.

Adds Christian Petke, founder of COP International Records, “I have been working in the industry for over 30 years and I have never represented a band that is this focused and driven. Beasto Blanco’s musicianship and professionalism is just mind-blowing. I am absolutely in love with their sound and energy; here is a band that effortlessly combines deep rock ‘n’ roll roots with 21st century attitude and technology. The icing on the cake is the fact that they are totally fun to work with.”

In addition to the new music, Beasto Blanco has been confirmed for appearances at several European festivals this summer, including Wacken, Ur Rock, and Plague Noir with more dates coming soon.

Lineup:

Chuck Garric (long time Alice Cooper bassist) on guitars and vocals

Calico Cooper on vocals

Brother Latham on guitars

Jan LeGrow on bass

Sean Sellers on drums

Find Beasto Blanco online: Website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

JUDAS PRIEST SHARES OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CROWN OF HORNS,” NEW ALBUM “INVINCIBLE SHIELD” DUE MARCH 8TH

Today Judas Priest reveal the official music video for their recently released single Crown Of Horns, watch it below.

The band’s highly anticipated new studio album Invincible Shield will be released on March 8^th 2024 through Epic Records, pre-order here. 

Over the past 50 years Judas Priest have sold over 50 million albums worldwide and headlined the world’s biggest stadiums.  With their evolving music and live performances also came a powerful unique identity, a look which has both defined the group and influenced future generations of metal bands the world over.  With each year the Judas Priest legend continues to grow; 2022 saw them inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and complete a sold-out rescheduled world tour in support of their 50^th Anniversary.  As we roll through 2024, Judas Priest continue to retain their crown as one of the biggest and best bands in the world.

Invincible Shield track list:

1. Panic Attack
2. The Serpent and the King
3. Invincible Shield
4. Devil in Disguise
5. Gates of Hell
6. Crown of Horns
7. As God is my Witness
8. Trial by Fire
9. Escape From Reality
10. Sons of Thunder
11. Giants in the Sky

Judas Priest: IInvincible Shield tour dates:

Apr 18 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Apr 19 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Apr 21 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena
Apr 24 – Bangor, ME – Cross Insurance Center
Apr 25 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Apr 27 – Youngstown, OH – Covelli Center*
Apr 28 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River
May 1 – Rosemont, IL – Rosemont Theatre
May 2 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
May 4 – Kalamazoo, MI – Wings Event Center*
May 5 – Maryland Heights, MO – St Louis Music Park
May 7 – Huntsville, AL – VBC Propst Arena*
May 9 – Daytona, FL – Welcome to Rockville^
May 11 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
May 12 – Mobile, AL – Mobile Civic Center Arena*
May 14 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
May 16 – Columbus, OH – Historic Crew Stadium ^
May 17 – Evansville, IN – Ford Center*
May 19 – Washington, DC –The Theater at MGM National Harbor
May 21 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena
May 22 – Syracuse, NY – Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview
*Not a Live Nation Date
^Festival Performance

Judas Priest online: Official, Instagram,  Twitter,  Youtube and Facebook.

ACE FREHLEY RELEASES NEW SINGLE “WALKIN’ ON THE MOON,” NEW YORK IN-STORE ANNOUNCED FOR FEB 24TH WITH ALBUM & VINYL VARIANT PREORDERS AVAILABLE NOW

RHOF-inductee and guitar legend Ace Frehley releases a new single, Walkin’ on the Moon, today. This is the second track from Ace’s forthcoming album, 10,000 Volts, which will be released on February 23rd.  Produced and co-written by Ace and Steve Brown, the uncontainable energy on the 11-tracks showcases some of Ace’s best works since his ’78 solo album, preorder here.

On Walkin’ On The Moon, Ace’s voice rings out between towering distortion as a lovestruck hook echoes, “When I wake up, you’re all I see. You got me walkin’ on the moon!” His string bends practically engage in a call-and-response with the refrain while another celestial solo resounds. An alt-cover, solar flare vinyl variant of this single is available now here.

The entertaining visualizer was directed by Alex Kouvatsos from Black Wolf Imaging. Watch below.

Ace will also meet fans in NYC at an in-store on February 24th from 1-5 pm at Sam Ash, 333 West 34th Street, NYC. For priority access to the event, fans can preorder an exclusive, in-store, vinyl variant (500 qty; clear with 3-color splatter) here.  The first in-store variant (500 QTY; bubblegum vinyl) sold out in 48 hours. Purchase is limited to two per customer, and fans who purchase either or both variants can pick them up at the in-store. In addition, the standard CD will also be available for purchase at the event. Ace will sign all versions of his new album.

Ace previously released the title track, 10,000 Volts.  The video has amassed over 2m streams and over 1m views. Watch the video here.

10,000 Volts upholds an incredible legacy for Frehley, spanning 50-plus years in the limelight. Back in 1978, he delivered his solo debut, Ace Frehley. It reached platinum status and exploded as “the highest-selling of the four Kiss solo albums in the Soundscan era.” Pitchfork even retrospectively rated it a rare “8.5” score. In 1987, he dropped Frehley’s Comet.Following Anomaly in 2009, he went on to make history once again. His 2014 Space Invader LP captured #9 on the Billboard 200 and emerged as “The only solo album by a past or current KISS member to reach the Top 10 on the chart.” 2016’s Origins Vol. 1, bowed at #1 on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums Chart and in the Top 5 of the Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart. He notably maintained his momentum with Spaceman [2018].