Kings of Leon premier new song – Super Soaker

It’s a good day to be a fan – the brothers from Talihina have just premiered a new song from their upcoming album – “Mechanical Bull”. Watch their performance on ZME Music: The band announced they will release the album in September, after going into the studio in last year’s August. Here’s what they said back then: “We’re going to spend the next few months getting that up and running; kind of make it our…

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Metallica surprise play at Orion fest under fake name, perform entire ‘Kill’em all’ album [entire concert]

The first day of this year’s Orion festival kicked up quite in style – event hosts Metallica took everyone by surprise by taking the stage under fake name Dehaan and charging through their entire debut album “Kill ‘Em All.” Around 4:30 p.m, when you usually just wake up from yesterday’s party, frontman James Hetfield first introduced “the total mystery band no one knows anything about.” They then came and tore it up! I mean old…

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Newsted Unveil New Song ‘Heroic Dose’, disclose full track listing

Newsted, the band recently started by former Metallica bassist and general badass Jason Newsted has released a brand new song – ‘Heroic Dose’, which you can stream below. Discussing the album and the new EP, Jason said: “The EP was always intended to be the primer, a sampler of what was to come on the LP,” he said. “It’s all metal all the time. It’s not all fast, but it is all heavy.” Confirmed! The…

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Dream Theater Reveal New Album Title and Release Date

Progressive metal legends Dream Theater revealed their thirteenth album title and release date. Curiously called “Dream Theater”, their new album will release on September 24. Founding guitarist John Petrucci produced it, and if we can take his word for it, the new album will be adventurous even for them. “I see every new album as an opportunity to start over,” says Petrucci. “To either build or improve upon a direction that has been evolving over…

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Daft Punk Stays at No. 1 on Billboard 200

I’ve rarely seen so much enthusiasm, love and respect going on for a band – like I’ve seen Daft Punk getting these months; and for good reason! They came back in style, they came back swinging, and their new album just sounds so awesome! I’m really happy to announce that “Random Access Memories” extends its No. 1 standing in the Billboard 200 chart to two weeks in a row despite a 73% drop in its…

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Robert Trujillo: ‘Next Album is Going to be an Extension of ‘Death Magnetic”

Well, we’ve talked a lot about Metallica… one could argue that we’ve talked a little too much about them, but call me a hopeless romantic – I’m still hoping for a good Metallica album. Odds are, not going to happen. Taking the time to discuss the new album (after admitting that the last one sucked), Trujillo couldn’t hide his excitement over what he described as “an extension” of the group’s previous release “Death Magnetic.” “The…

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Listen to the New Nine Inch Nails song: ‘Came Back Haunted’

Nine Inch Nails are back – and they’re starting to work their engines harder and harder. They have officialy released “Came Back Haunted”, the new single from the upcoming album titled “Hesitation Marks.” You can listen to this new song on ZME Music with the player below: Rugget synths, hard-hitting bass and very distinctive Trent Raznor vocals make for a really awesome song, in line with what we’ve been optimistically expecting from them. “I love…

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Avenged Sevenfold release preview clip of upcoming album

Apparently, Avenged Sevenfold are getting a little sneakier with their marketing – they’re trying to jerk the expectation train as long as possible. While earlier this month, they offered the first preview of their album, now they’ve released a snipper of how the album will sound like. I’m not really sure what to say, and you should never judge a movie by its trailer, but it’s a good sign of what to expect – loud,…

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AlunaGeorge Reveal Body Music Cover Art, Tracklist, New Release Date

I’m not the biggest fan of their music, but one thing’s for sure: AlunaGeorge make good music! The UK duo will release their debut album, Body Music, July 29 (pushed back from July 1 and then July 15). It will feature (of course) their singles “Attracting Flies”, “Your Drums Your Love”, “Just a Touch”, and more. Following the release, they will also embark on a European which starts in Manchester and ends in Reykjavik, Iceland….

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