Author Archives: Holly Fitzpatrick

Dream Theater have an ‘Astonishing’ book coming next year

Posted by on November 28, 2016

Prog snobs rejoice- Dream Theater is writing a book! It’s based on their latest album, The Astonishing, about a dystopian society where music is used as a weapon against a domineering government.  In an interview with TeamRock, the band’s keyboardist Jordan Rudess shared that it isn’t actually any of the band itself doing the writing. They’ve […]

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Are Guns N Roses Coming Back to the U.S. in 2017?

Posted by on November 28, 2016

Now that we actually have (most of) Guns N’ Roses back together- they aren’t stopping any time soon. In case you spent this summer under a rock, they’ve been rocking across North and South America, and GN’R have decided one just isn’t enough. On Black Friday, they aired a very special commercial promising: “They’re back […]

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Within the Ruins Think Rockstars are Dead

Posted by on November 21, 2016

Deathcore veterans Within the Ruins are kinda pissed, and they want you to know about it. The group just released a track so lovingly called “Death of a Rockstar.” According to the band, it’s just a little insight into their view of the music industry. The title speaks for himself- they’re none too happy with the current […]

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Here’s an alternate version of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man”

Posted by on November 18, 2016

While Black Sabbath’s last tour is coming to a close- the band shows no signs of slowing down. Last week they re-released the Paranoid album as a deluxe box set. Among the many goodies included are demos, live performances and new mixes. But it’s not just another box set. And what makes this one special, you ask? Well […]

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Code Orange to headline in January

Posted by on November 17, 2016

It’s been quite the eventful year for Code Orange. They signed to Roadrunner records in April, and announced their third album, Forever, due in January. If you missed it,  they dropped the title track on Halloween. And with new music, comes touring. It’s not just any tour. It’s Code Orange’s first headlining tour in support of the […]

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Paul Gray’s 5 year-old daughter may file lawsuit against dad’s doctor

Posted by on May 9, 2016

Slipknot has faced its fair share of loss as a band. Not many acts can survive the death of a founding member, but they’ve been fortunate enough to move forward. It’s been almost six year since bassist Paul Gray was found dead in his hotel room from a drug overdose. Earlier this year, Gray’s doctor, […]

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Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones to headline Texas Mutiny Fest

Posted by on May 2, 2016

In the wake of the cancellation of the Mayhem Festival, a lot more non-traveling festivals are popping up. It’s kind of like the European festivals, in which a band can just play regional festivals instead of going on an actual tour. And along with fests like Chicago Open Air (which just sold out of single […]

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Alleged audio of Axl Rose-fronted AC/DC surfaces

Posted by on May 2, 2016

It’s more than fair to say that people are losing their shit over Axl Rose fronting AC/DC. Some are happy, a lot pissed, and poor Brian Johnson is left on the sidelines. Regardless on how you personally feel about it, start accepting that it’s happening. Video was released today of Axl Rose practicing with the […]

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In This Moment cancels UK and European Tour

Posted by on April 27, 2016

Bummer alert. In This Moment have called off their UK and European tour. Their guitarist, Chris Howorth has injured his neck, but hasn’t given much detail other than he can’t tour right now if he expects a future from the band. He did release a statement giving his perspective, asking for support from fans: “The people […]

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Death metal band’s track listing ends up on a comedy album

Posted by on April 27, 2016

We’ll the first to admit that we’ve never heard of Bernie Clifton or Abhorrent Decimation. Clifton’s a comedian (who’s known for riding an ostrich, pictured right)  while unsurprisingly, the latter is a death metal band. Why are we writing about this? Because the BBC wrote about the band’s track listing being printed on the back of […]

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