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Gimme Metal TV Announces the Debut Episode of “The Ball” Music Video Show Hosted by Riki Rachtman

Gimme Metal TV Announces the Debut Episode of “The Ball” Music Video Show Hosted by Riki Rachtman

Gimme Metal TV, the video arm of has announced the debut of a new music video show, “The Ball”, presented by Slipknot’s Knotfest.com and hosted by MTV Headbangers Ball classic VJ Riki Rachtman. The debut episode will feature videos from the likes of Megadeth, Metallica, Power Trip, and so much more. Watch the announcement from Riki, in an interview with Knotfest.com’s Ryan Downey. Continue reading

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New Audio: Brooklyn's Fliege Returns with an Ominous Ripper

New Audio: Brooklyn's Fliege Returns with an Ominous Ripper @fliegeband @thechainworld

Founded back in 2016, the up-and-coming Brooklyn-based metal act Fliege began as an inside joke shared between its founding duo of Coleman Bentley and Peter Rittweger: a metal band based solo upon David Cronenberg’s 1986 remake of The Fly. Although they initially wrote and recorded their self-titled debut demo for a laugh, the effort received praise from Decibel,who called the six song set…

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Soundgarden: The Story Behind 'Jesus Christ Pose'

Soundgarden: The Story Behind ‘Jesus Christ Pose’

source: Louder

The story behind Soundgarden’s Jesus Christ Pose

By Greg Prato (Louder) March 03, 2010 Louder  

Soundgarden in 1991: Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron, Ben Shepherd (Image: © Paul Natkin\/Getty)

It was a dig at rock star excess that helped turn the band that made it into rock stars themselves

In 1991, two bands from Seattle were about to have their big breakthrough…

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MattyLovesKISS 12.25.2018: Countdowns... My Top 25 KISS Kuts #10-6

MattyLovesKISS 12.25.2018: Countdowns… My Top 25 KISS Kuts #10-6

Merry Christmas! Hope everyone enjoys their day. I was gifted a copy of KISS: Behind the Mask. Thanks, Santa. Here’s the first half of my top ten favorite KISS classics.

10. “King of the Night Time World” – Alive! II

We’ve officially cracked the top-10. This is another song that works in the studio but doesn’t really tear through your sonic sensibilities until you catch the live version. I first…

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Oldschool Sunday: DAMAGEPLAN [2004's 'New Found Power' To See Limited Vinyl LP Release]

Oldschool Sunday: DAMAGEPLAN [2004’s ‘New Found Power’ To See Limited Vinyl LP Release]

(By Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist, RiffRelevant.com)

If you are any sort of actual metalhead at least 20 to 25 years of age then you probably know the story about the short-lived supergroup DAMAGEPLAN. (more…)

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Finnish melodic death metal masters INSOMNIUM just announced that they will be part of the “MTV Headbanger’s Ball Tour 2017” along with DESERTED FEAR, OVERKILL and MAX and IGGOR CAVALERA playing the entire “Roots” album!

Watch the tour trailer here:

26.11.2017 Leipzig (Germany) – Hellraiser 27.11.2017 Stuttgart (Germany) – LKA 29.11.2017 Hamburg (Germany) – Große Freiheit 30.11.2017 Berlin (Germany) – Huxleys 01.12.2017 Geiselwind (Germany) – Christmas Bash 03.12.2017 Vienna (Austria) – Gasometer 04.12.2017 Munich (Germany) – Backstage 07.12.2017 Pratteln (Switzerland) – Z7 08.12.2017 Oberhausen (Germany) – Ruhrpott Metal Meeting 09.12.2017 Giessen (Germany) – Hessenhallen 11.12.2017 Saarbrücken (Germany) – Garage

More European dates will be announced soon!

The iconic tv show “MTV Headbanger’s Ball” came back to life as a live tour and was shifted into a genuine indoor festival. Now, the successful concept is being continued in 2017 and the line-up attests eternalness to the heavy metal genre again.

INSOMNIUM live: 21.04.2017 Lichtenfels (Germany) – Ragnarok Festival 27.04.2017 Moscow (Russian Federation) – Volta 28.04.2017 Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation) – Opera 04.05.2017 Göteborg (Sweden) – Sticky Fingers 05.05.2017 Oslo (Norway) – John Dee 06.05.2017 Karmøy (Norway) – Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 08.05.2017 Stockholm (Sweden) – Fryshuset Klubben 20.05.2017 Osaka (Japan) – SOMA 21.05.2017 Tokyo (Japan) – Duo Music Exchange 25.05.2017 Melbourne (Australia) – Max Watts 26.05.2017 Leichhardt Nsw (Australia) – The Bald Faced Stag 27.05.2017 Fortitude Valley (Australia) – Crowbar 30.06.2017 Helsinki (Finland) TUSKA OPEN AIR 06.07.2017 Ballenstedt (Germany) – Rock Harz Open Air 14.07.2017 Joensuu (Finland) – Ilosaarirock 15.07.2017 Gavle (Sweden) – Gefle Metal Festival 03.08.2017 Wacken (Germany) – Wacken Open Air 04.08.2017 Corroios (Portugal) – VOA Heavy Rock Festival 10.08.2017 Villena (Spain) – Leyendas Del Rock 11.08.2017 Graz (Austria) – Metal on the Hill 12.08.2017 Schlotheim (Germany) – Party San Open Air 18.08.2017 Dinkelsbühl (Germany) – Summer Breeze Open Air 19.08.2017 Zvolenská Slatina (Slovakia) – More Than Fest

INSOMNIUM Announce MTV Headbanger’s Ball Tour 2017 Finnish melodic death metal masters INSOMNIUM just announced that they will be part of the "MTV Headbanger's Ball Tour 2017"

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Riki Rachtman to Host Code Orange’s “Mudbangers Ball” Livestream on MudTV

Riki Rachtman to Host Code Orange’s “Mudbangers Ball” Livestream on MudTV

As we previously reported, Code Orange will host a new livestream event for fans on July 30th. In a collaborative announcement teaser, Riki Rachtman, the host of the 1990s edition of the Headbangers Ball, Riki will host the Code Orange event MudTV. The band and Riki dropped a teaser, which Riki then explained further on his YouTube channel. According to Riki Code Orange will perform a…

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New Audio: Found Recordings Releases Second Single Off Long-Lost, Third, Full-Length Album From Seattle Grunge Rockers Gruntruck

New Audio: Found Recordings Releases Second Single Off Long-Lost, Third, Full-Length Album From Seattle Grunge Rockers Gruntruck

Last month, I wrote about the Seattle, WA-based grunge rock band Gruntruck. Initially formed in 1989, the band’s original lineup…

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Exodus' Third Album "Fabulous Disaster" Turns 30

Exodus’ Third Album “Fabulous Disaster” Turns 30

You cannot really put into words what Exodus has meant to Thrash Metal. Without their contribution, we’d have a lot of Heavy Metal thunder, but no lightning to ride. The band has had its share of ups and downs and only in the last half of their career have they even had the same lineup on albums more than once, as was this incarnation of the bad did in 1989. With legend, but problem child Paul…

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New Video: The Headbangers Ball-Inspired Sounds and Visuals of Power Trip's "Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)"

New Video: The Headbangers Ball-Inspired Sounds and Visuals of Power Trip’s “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)”

Comprised of Riley Gale, Blake Ibanez, Chris Ulsh, Nick Stewart and Chris Whetzel, the Dallas, TX-based metal quintet Power Trip have developed a reputation for a bruising sound that draws heavily from 80s and 90s heavy metal; in fact, “Firing Squad,” off their recently released Nightmare Logic is reminiscent of Slayer, Metallica Ir…

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Kataklysm, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Whitechapel and Dyscarnate Booked for The Headbanger's Ball Tour

Kataklysm, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Whitechapel and Dyscarnate Booked for The Headbanger’s Ball Tour

The Headbanger’s Ball Tour returns to Europe this year Kataklysm, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Whitechapel, and Dyscarnate! All dates are below. (more…)

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New Audio: JOVM Mainstays R.I.P. Releases a Mosh Pit Friendly Ripper

New Audio: JOVM Mainstays R.I.P. Releases a Mosh Pit Friendly Ripper @rippdx @easyriderrecord @usthemgroup

Over the past handful of years, I’ve spilled quite a bit of virtual ink covering  Portland, OR-based doom metal act and JOVM mainstays R.I.P. And as you may recall, with the release of their first two albums, 2016’s In The Wind and 2017 ‘s Street Reaper, the Portland-based doom metal act quickly established a grimy, punishing…

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New Audio: JOVM Mainstays R.I.P. Release a "Headbanger's Ball"-like Ripper

New Audio: JOVM Mainstays R.I.P. Release a "Headbanger's Ball"-like Ripper @rippdx @easyriderrecord @usthemgroup

With the release of their first two albums — 2016’s In The Wind and 2017’s Street Reaper — the Portland, OR-based doom metal act and JOVM mainstays R.I.P. quickly established their grimy, punishing, and depraved take on metal that they dubbed Street Doom.

Now, as you may recall, Dead End, the Portland-based JOVM mainstays’…

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Live Footage: The Death Wheelers Perform "Ditchfinder General"

Live Footage: The Death Wheelers Perform "Ditchfinder General" @easyriderrecord @usthemgroup

With the release of their full-length debut, 2018’s I Tread On Your Grave, the rising Canadian act The Death Wheelers — Max “The Axe” Tremblay, Richard “Bastard” Turcotte, Sy “Wild Rye” Tremblay and Hugo “Red Beard” Bertacchi — have developed a sound that’s largely inspired by the aesthetics and ethos of bikesploitation movies like 

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Live Footage: Amyl and The Sniffers Perform "Gacked on Anger" at The Croxton

Live Footage: Amyl and The Sniffers Perform "Gacked on Anger" at The Croxton @atorecords

Formed back in 2016, the acclaimed Melbourne, Australia-based punk act Amyl and The Sniffers — Amy Taylor (vocals), Gus Romer (bass), Bryce Wilson (drums) and Declan Martens (guitar) — wrote and self-recored their debut EP Giddy Up. The following year, they released the Big Attractions EP, which was packaged as a double 12 inch EP…

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Live Concert Photography: STATIQBLOOM with Fliege and Member at Saint Vitus Bar 1/29/20

Live Concert Photography: STATIQBLOOM with Fliege and Member at Saint Vitus Bar 1/29/20 @Statiqbloom @fliegeband @saintvitusbar @thechainworld

Live Concert Photography: STATIQBLOOM with Fliege and Member at Saint Vitus Bar 1/29/20

Founded in 2013 as a solo project by its creative mastermind Fade Kainer, and eventually expanding into a duo with the addition of Denman C. Anderson, the Brooklyn-based act STATIQBLOOM has developed a hard-hitting and aggressive sound that draws from early industrial and EBM through the release of 2014’s Stat…