Judas Priest recently dropped their second single off their upcoming album Invincible Shield, titled “Trial By Fire,” and now they are sharing the official music video for the single.
Invincible Shield, the band’s 20th studio album, is the follow-up to 2018’s Firepower. The upcoming LP will be available on March 8; to pre-order, head here.
Take a look at the video for ‘Trial By Fire’ – here.
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Metallica announced their first-ever performance in Saudi Arabia, which will see the band close the opening night of the Soundstorm festival in Binban, Riyadh on December 14th.
Metallica shared on its socials: “We’re not done with 2023 just yet, as an amazing opportunity has just come our way to perform at a major festival that we have never played in a part of the world we rarely get to visit. We’re excited to announce that on Thursday, December 14 we’ll be the first hard rock band to ever play at the Soundstorm Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.”
Metallica will also resume its M72 World Tour next year, which sees the band playing two nights in every city it visits with each No Repeat Weekend featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups. The trek will play 44 shows in 22 cities around the world through 2024, and feature Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Architects, Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills and Greta Van Fleet at select stops.
The Soundstorm festival runs from December 14-16 and also features Pharrell Williams, Chris Brown, HER, Black Eyed Peas, J Balvin, and more. Festival and single-day tickets are available now at mdlbeast.com.
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Avenged Sevenfold have announced a third leg of their Life Is but a Dream… tour. The band posted on X: “Here comes our third leg… #LifeIsButADream… Tour Pt. 3 this March with special guests, #Poppy and
@SullivanKing.”
The North American trek will kick off in Buffalo, New York on March 6, before heading to various cities across the US and Canada before wrapping-up in Newark, New Jersey on March 31. Avenged Sevenfold will be joined by Poppy and Sullivan King as support on most dates.
Tickets for the 2024 dates are on sale now. For information, head here: http://avengedsevenfold.com/tour.
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Shinedown has released The Library Sessions, which were inspired by their current hit single “A Symptom Of Being Human.”
The video for The Library Sessions features stripped-down, acoustic performances of “A Symptom Of Being Human”, as well as Shinedown’s previous No. 1 “Get Up” along with the band reading real fan stories that were submitted to the Symptom Library. A special broadcast event was held to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), an organization Shinedown has been supporting for over a decade which is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide.
Shinedown frontman Brent Smith shared: “For over a decade, we have had the honor of working with the AFSP. Mental health is not a term to be taken lightly under any circumstances. We are all a work in progress, and we will all be challenged in our lifetime. That being said, we know we live in a world that has countless obstacles that we must overcome on any given day, and at times it can feel overwhelming. Remember, life is a journey…When we got the chance to sit down together and read fan-submitted stories, it once again showed us the power of humanity and served as yet another reminder that we’re not alone. This was something to be celebrated.”
Take a listen to The Library Sessions – here.
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Metallica, Foo Fighters, Avenged Sevenfold, and Machine Head will headline Hellfest 2024, set to take place June 27th through the 30th in Clisson, France.
The four-day hard rock/metal festival kicks off Thursday, June 27th with headliner Avenged Sevenfold plus Megadeth, Dropkick Murphys, BABYMETAL, Sodom, Cradle of Filth, All Them Witches, and more. Headliner Machine Head will kick off Friday, June 28th, along with Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine), Body Count, The Prodigy, and Steel Panther, among others.
Metallica will headline Saturday, June 29th, with Bruce Dickinson, Saxon, Suicidal Tendencies, Mr. Bungle, Mammoth WVH, Chelsea Wolfe, Kvelertak, and Dismember making for a stacked day of metal; and Foo Fighters will close out Sunday (June 30th), along with The Offspring, Corey Taylor, Royal Blood, Heart, ††† (Crosses), Dimmu Borgir, Show Me the Body, and Nova Twings are more.
For information on Hellfest 2024, head here.
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Primavera Sound shared the lineup for its 2024 festival, taking place May 30 to June 1 at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain. See a video trailer announcing the lineup – here.
Leading the lineup are Lana Del Rey, SZA and Pulp, along with an additional 150 artists and performers including Vampire Weekend, Mitski, Charli XCX, Justice, PJ Harvey, The National, FKA twigs, Disclosure, Bikini Kill, Deftones and Troye Sivan
Additionally, Phoenix will have a free performance on May 29 while the Brunch Electronik party will officially close out the festival on June 2.
For tickets and additional information, head to PrimaveraSound.com.
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Former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65. MacGowan’s cause of death has not been revealed.
MacGowan’s wife, journalist Victoria Mary Clarke, announced her husband’s death on social media: “I don’t know how to say this so I am just going to say it. Shane who will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love 
of my life and the most beautiful soul and beautiful angel and the sun and the moon and the start and end of everything that I hold dear has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese. I am blessed beyond words to have met him and to have loved him and to have been so endlessly and unconditionally loved by him and to have had so many years of life and love and joy and fun and laughter and so many adventures. There’s no way to describe the loss that I am feeling and the longing for just one more of his smiles that lit up my world. Thank you thank you thank you thank you for your presence in this world you made it so very bright and you gave so much joy to so many people with your heart and soul and your music. You will live in my heart forever. Rave on in the garden all wet with rain that you loved so much You meant the world to me.”
The Pogues confirmed MacGowan’s death in a statement on behalf of Clarke, MacGowan’s sister Siobhan, and his father Maurice: “It is with the deepest sorrow and heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of SHANE MACGOWAN. Shane died peacefully at 3am this morning (30 November, 2023) with his wife Victoria and family by his side. Prayers and the last rites were read which gave comfort to his family.”
MacGowan, an Irish singer-songwriter born in Kent, England, came to fame in the 1970s London punk scene and helped form the Pogues in 1982. The band found success with the band in the 1980s and early 1990s, releasing such singles as “Fairytale of New York.” However in 1991, MacGowan was fired from the group amid personal issues. He later formed Shane MacGowan & the Popes, which recorded and toured in the 1990s. MacGowan later returned for the Pogues’ reunion in 2001, and continued with them until 2014 before they again parted ways.
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Godsmack have announced the intimate “Vibez” 2024 North American tour, billed as “an intimate evening with Godsmack” which will see the band performing stripped-down acoustic/electric sets and sharing “untold stories.”
The band posted on X: “An intimate evening of acoustic/electric performances and untold stories from Godsmack with special guest Bastian Da Cruz ! Artist Presale: Wed. November 29 at 10AM (local) – Fri. December 1 at 9AM (local) Password: VIBEZ Local/Venue Presale: Thurs. November 30 at 10AM (local) – Fri. December 1 at 9AM (local) Public On-Sale: Fri. December 1 at 10AM (local) #godsmack #vibeztour”
The ‘Vibez’ tour kicks off February 15th in Catoosa, Oklahoma, running through May 5th in Oxon Hill, Maryland — with most of the venues being theaters. Bastian da Cruz will provide direct support.
General on-sale ticketing begins starting Friday, December 1st at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.
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Staind has announced The Tailgate Tour, posting on their socials: “You asked for it! More 2024 tour dates coming your way… See you out on the road! 
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The Tailgate Tour reunites Staind and long-time friends, Seether for the first time in years, and will also features Saint Asonia and Tim Montana. Staind lead vocalist Aaron Lewis shared: “I’m really looking forward to being back on the road with my good friends Seether, Tim Montana and Saint Asonia. It’s going to be a great time.”
The eleven-date trek begins April 22, 2024, with dates across the US, including Franklin, TN, Portland, ME and Grand Rapids, MI before wrapping up in Pelham, AL on May 15th.
Tickets are currently on sale now via Ticketmaster.
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Lamb of God’s Headbangers Boat will set sail again in 2024, with the band announcing that a second edition of the metal cruise will feature Dethklok, Chimaira, Poison the Well, At the Gates, and more.
The band posted on X: “Due to popular demand, we’re excited to announce @HeadbangersBoat 2024, sailing October 28-November 1, 2024 from Miami, FL to the brand new port of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
Pre-sale Signups are available now with the First Round sign up deadline Wednesday, November 15 at 11:59 pm (ET) and the Final Round sign up deadline Sunday, November 19 at 11:59 pm (ET). We invite you to join the pre-sale to get priority booking before the general public, plus all guests who book during the presale will get to take a cabin photo with Lamb of God on board! Cabins are available for only $100 down per person by utilizing Automated Monthly Billing through February 28, 2024 or while cabins last. The Public On-Sale will begin November 21 at 2:00 pm (ET), exclusively at http://headbangersboat.com”
Lamb of God will once again headline the cruise, playing two sets. Additional acts include Soulfly, Exodus, Napalm Death, Corrosion of Conformity, After the Burial, Currents, Bleeding Through, Unearth, Eyehategod, Frozen Soul, UnityTX, and a solo set from Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton. Comedians Shayne Smith and Mike Abrusci will also perform.
The cruise will depart from Miami on October 28th and make a stop at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, before returning to Miami on November 1st. For information, head to headbangersboat.com.
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