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PAIN Release Brand New Video for ‘I Am’

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PAIN release their brand new video for ‘I Am‘. The album I Am was released on May 17th 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records. Filled with anthems like ‘Don’t Wake The Dead‘ and the hit single ‘Party In My Head‘, alongside atmospheric tracks such as ‘I Am‘ and ‘Fair Game,’ the album seamlessly blends uplifting catchiness with introspective moments, marking Tägtgren’s most personal and boldest work to date.

Peter Tägtgren comments: “I’m exited to see what Andrey came up with this time..”

Stream/Order I Am here: https://pain.bfan.link/i-am

BraveWords Records Signs DAVID REECE for New BANGALORE CHOIR Studio Album, Out in 2026

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BraveWords Records is pleased to announce the signing of DAVID REECE for a new BANGALORE CHOIR studio album, to be released in 2026.

David Reece comments on signing with BraveWords Records, “I am joining the BraveWords Records family for the release of the new Bangalore Choir album! I see BraveWords Records doing great things and I know that the team behind Bangalore Choir there will work tirelessly for this next phase of the band. I meet many Bangalore Choir fans while playing my live shows and see the response in the audience to such classics like Angel In Black, All Or Nothin, Just One Night and I feel this new album represents what them and I feel to be what Bangalore Choir is all about.”

Giles Lavery, BraveWords Records A&R, “Signing David Reece to BraveWords Records marks a new and exciting chapter in my longtime friendship with this great artist and singer! David and i have been friends and worked together a long time, through many ups and downs… One of those ups was seeing him on numerous major festival stages around Europe in the last few years as a sober, clear-headed and well-focused man, one of those lows was quite some time ago in the previous decade after a no-filter and “to the point” heated exchange between us, where we both ended up in a near brawl with each other in a UK Holiday Inn on the 3rd floor at 2am — so who says this isn’t a full contact sport?! Needless to say, our friendship has survived all that and more… David and i continue to be honest with each other and we are both pulling no punches on delivering the best album he has done in many many years. I feel the new upcoming Bangalore Choir album is one of his best yet, we got about halfway on the last record to that “On Target” sound, but with this new one i can say that we have hit the mark for real… It’s 1992 all over again!”

David Reece will be hitting the road later this year supporting Girlschool and his BraveWords Records label mates Alcatrazz. David Reece’s Bangalore Choir will deliver a blistering set of hits from both Accept and Bangalore Choir, showcasing one of the most distinctive voices in heavy metal.

This tour is also the debut of his relaunched version of Bangalore Choir.

Tickets: https://bit.ly/4j42NUm

About DAVID REECE:
American singer David Reece first came to international prominence in the hard rock community joining Accept in 1987, replacing the iconic Udo Dirkschneider. With Accept he released the “Eat The Heat” album in 1989, a record that while somewhat divisive within Accepts more die-hard European fanbase, has no shortage of acclaim in equal measure from the wider hard rock and AOR community. David’s voice was a perfect fit for both the more streamlined American heavy rock direction the band wanted to pursue at the time and the Heavy Metal stylings that are still found in great abundance on the record. Thus, songs like Generation Clash and XTC fast became staples of late 80’s rock radio and fan favorites to the present day.

After departing Accept in 1990 David wasted no time in forming Bangalore Choir, a band that would showcase his immense vocal talents combined with first rate songwriting. Released via Giant Records in 1992, the bands debut album “On Target” has become an album held dear to lovers of melodic heavy rock the world over. Timing being everything, sadly the change of radio programming toward the then emerging Grunge movement halted a very promising young band from making the global impact it very well might have had if the album had arrived some years earlier.

David has gone on since to front many bands such as Bonfire, Wicked Sensation, EZ Livin’ and more recently Iron Allies, but he has always felt there was unfinished business with Bangalore Choir, revisiting the project with the occasional release….which brings us right up to date, the latest Bangalore Choir album … Its title a guarded secret at this stage. Needless to say, if you wanted more of what you loved about “On Target” this one will truly hit the mark.

More information:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1HwR7Kvq48/
https://www.instagram.com/david.reece.official
https://www.bandsintown.com/a/1505934
https://www.youtube.com/@davidreece7832

Legendary AC/DC Singer BON SCOTT’s 79th Birthday to Be Celebrated with NYC Tribute Concert, Merchandise Collaborations + More

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July 9th will mark the great BON SCOTT‘s 79th birthday, and to celebrate, the Second Annual Official Bon Scott Birthday Bash will take part that day at the Bowery Electric in NYC. The event will feature Living Colour’s Corey Glover, Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Peter Shaw, and Cactus’ Jimmy Kunes, among many others. Special guest openers Ravagers. Tickets can be purchased via this link.

The Bon Scott Estate, along with their exclusive merchandising partner Perryscope Productions, will also celebrate with a series of new collaborations with Knucklebonz, Dixxon Flannels, Collectionzz Posters, and Jungle Merchandise in Australia. All info can be found here: www.bonscottofficial.com

Additionally, this year marks the 50-year mark since AC/DC’s classic debut album, High Voltage – which spawned such all-time classic rock anthems as “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock n’ Roll),” “Live Wire,” and “TNT,” among others. Also, if you caught AC/DC on their current PWRUP tour, you would have been treated to 10 (out of 21) Bon-era songs.

Few rock singers were as unforgettable – and have proved as enduring – as Bon Scott. As the frontman of AC/DC from 1974 until his tragic passing in 1980 (at the age of 33), his “rock n’ roll pirate persona,” street poet lyrics, and striking image (one of the first rockers to proudly sport multiple tattoos) have made him an absolute legend. Additionally, Bon’s vocals were featured in several pre-AC/DC bands, including Fraternity, the Valentines, and the Spektors.

But really, it is the quality of the songs of the “Bon-era” of AC/DC that serve as his greatest legacy – “Highway to Hell,” “Sin City,” “Whole Lotta Rosie,” “Let There Be Rock,” “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”…the list is seemingly endless.

How does Bon measure up to rock’s all-time great frontmen? Classic Rock Magazine declared him “The Greatest Rock n’ Roll Front Man of All Time” in 2004, beating out the lofty likes of Freddie Mercury, Robert Plant, and Axl Rose in the process.

And now the spirit of Bon Scott lives on with the upcoming second annual tribute show.

The Second Annual
Official Bon Scott Birthday Bash
The Only Authorized U.S. Tribute to BON SCOTT

Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 8pm
The Bowery Electric
327 Bowery, NYC

FEATURING:
Corey Glover (Living Colour)
Jimmy Kunes (Cactus, Kunes/Clark)
Erik Toast (Honky Toast)
Dave Anthony (Ten Ton Mojo)
Peter Shaw (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Shilpa Ray
Scott Bellina
Paul Bertolino
Chris Antos
Devon Marie

THE BAND:
Paul McGilloway, John Jackson, Ivan Bodley, Kenny Soule

With Special Guests
Ravagers

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT www.bonscottofficial.com

Official Merch Store: www.shop.bonscottofficial.com – Official Spotify Playlist – Knucklebonz Statue Pre-Order – Merch Jungle Australian Store

Sebastian Bach: “I have never listened to any SKID ROW Singer ever”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 19, 2025

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For Canada’s The Metal Voice former Anthrax Singer Neil Turbin spoke to Ex-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach at the Rock for Ronnie 2025 concert on Sunday, May 18 at Autry Museum in Griffith Park for Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund. Bach was headlining the fundraiser benefit concert.

Bach talked about Ronnie James Dio, his current album and spoke briefly about Skid Rows other singers
When asked who he thought was the best singer (other than himself) Skid Row had in their career he replied,” I would need to hear them sing and I have never listened to any of them ever. Why would I listen to that?

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org) was founded in memory of the legendary singer, who lost his life to gastric cancer in 2010. A privately funded 501(c)(3) public charity, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund has already raised over $2 million since its inception. Monies raised have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research, the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life, and other cancer research projects. Since 2016, the Dio Cancer Fund has committed funds to support the research of Dr. David Wong and his team at the UCLA School of Dentistry in developing a simple, non-invasive saliva test for the early detection of cancer.

100% of the net proceeds from the ROCK FOR RONNIE will go to the Dio Cancer Fund, which is now in its 15th year of raising awareness and much-needed funding for cancer prevention, education and research for a cure. The organization also hosts the annual Bowl for Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party in November.

THY KINGDOM WILL BURN Release New Video ‘To End Of Times’

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THY KINGDOM WILL BURN has released a video for “To End Of Times”, taken from the new album “The Loss And Redemption” released in January by Scarlet Records. STREAM/BUY the album.

This video captures the Thy Kingdom Will Burn live atmosphere and gives you a glimpse of the wild creatures you meet when you come to one. The song itself is a tribute to sadness: a reminder that, sometimes, feeling sad can actually be a good thing – it’s a feeling that helps ease the pain.

video by Esa Virén

Thy Kingdom Will Burn is about to embark on the “The Loss And Redemption” European mini-tour as follows:

25.5 DVG Club – Kortrijk (BE)
26.5 Le Klub – Paris (FR)
27.5 tba
28.5 P:O:E Spring Break Festival – Aachen (DE)
29.5 Valhalla Metal Pub – Köln (DE)
30.5 Reset Club – Berlin (DE)
31.5 Metal Power Open Air – Wittstock (DE)
22.8 Rock Am Sippola – Sippola (FI)

“The Loss And Redemption” tracklist:

Perpetual Void
Obscure Existence
Martyrs Of Killing Floor
Forever In Dark
Escape From Solitude
Suffering Sky
They Have Come
Dreams Of Calamity
To End Of Times
Sydänyö
Total running time – 48:59

third record for the ascending Finnish melodic death metal force;
beautiful and haunting melodies veiled in deep-dark extreme metal;
recorded, mixed and mastered by Juho Räihä at Inka Studio (Swallow The Sun, Before The Dawn);
cover artwork by Alvaro Valverde/AV Art Ilustracion (Elvenking, Unanimated, Verikalpa):
FFO: Insomnium, Dark Tranquility, Amon Amarth, Sentenced, Amorphis;

artwork by Alvaro Valverde/AV Art Ilustracion

After establishing themselves as one of the most interesting new bands of the Finnish melodic death metal scene with the first two records, Thy Kingdom Will Burn has definitely found a peculiar, moving voice.

“The Loss And Redemption” is by far their most personal work: musically-wise, the album is massive, pitch-black dark, and beautifully melancholic at the same time – once again the guys have pushed themselves to the next level as songwriters and musicians.

The lyrics deal with loneliness and longing to escape the chaos of modern life – something we can all easily identify with.

Thy Kingdom Will Burn are magnificent torchbearers of darkness & light, gloom & hope, in that quite unique Finnish fashion!

Thy Kingdom Will Burn:
Sami Kujala – vocals and guitar
Esa Virén – guitar
Janne Ruuskanen – bass
Lauri Virén – drums

ABYSMAL RITES Unveil New Music Video ‘The Zone’

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Step into The Zone — a cursed expanse where reality warps, nature mutates, and escape is impossible. The latest slab of sonic dread from Finnish sludge metal conjurors Abysmal Rites drags the listener deep into a grey, lifeless swamp of distortion, despair, and doom-soaked atmosphere.

With monolithic riffs, guttural invocations, and lyrics steeped in cosmic horror and ecological decay, “The Zone” stands as a warning: some thresholds are not meant to be crossed.

“This is the second song written for this album, and it was the first one played live at the shows,” says the band. “It provides an oppressive and threatening introduction to the chorus, which then digs into a nice, heavy atmosphere. The lyrics are inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky’s “The Stalker” film, as well as to some extent the original “Predator” world. In a way, the story is about a person on the run, who has no chance of getting out of the situation he has found himself in. Nevertheless, survival instincts force you to fight. It’s a natural way of acting.”