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DEEP PURPLE‘s next studio effort will be an album of covers titled “Turning To Crime”. Due on November 26 via earMUSIC, the LP will contain DEEP PURPLE‘s versions of great rock classics and musical jewels — including songs originally recorded by Bob Dylan, FLEETWOOD MAC, Bob Seger, CREAM and THE YARDBIRDS — carefully chosen by each member of the band. Produced by Bob Ezrin, “Turning To Crime” arrives only 15 months after “Whoosh!”, DEEP PURPLE‘s 21st studio album, which received acclaim by critics who praised the creative strength of a band that continues evolving with every release, and prestigious chart achievements (third consecutive No. 1 in Germany, No. 4 in the U.K., and topped the U.S. Independent Album and Hard Music Albums char...

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song “Fade The Black” on the second night of ATLive on November 6 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia can be seen below. The band’s setlist was as follows: 01. Whiplash 02. Ride The Lightning 03. The Memory Remains 04. Seek & Destroy 05. Holier Than Thou 06. One 07. Sad But True 08. Moth Into Flame 09. No Leaf Clover 10. For Whom The Bell Tolls 11. Fuel 12. Fade To Black 13. Master Of Puppets Encore: 14. Blackened 15. Nothing Else Matters 16. Enter Sandman When the event was first announced in July, METALLICA said in a statement: “We’re honored to be part of the second annual ATLive two-day festival — featuring two unique, separately ticketed events — this fall when we’ll be...

John Cooper, the frontman and bassist for the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band SKILLET, has once again railed against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, saying they are “much more about tyranny than they are actually keeping people safe.” The 46-year-old vocalist/bassist, who previously publicly revealed that he was unvaccinated, discussed his views on the COVID-19 vaccines during an appearance on the “Faith Vs. Culture With Dan Andros” show on CBN, which features 24-hour TV news from a Christian perspective. “I’ve never told someone not to get a vaccine,” Cooper said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). I’ve never told someone to get a vaccine. That’s not my decision; that’s your decision. But they’re changing the defi...

RATING: 9/10 LOCK UP is a union of extreme music luminaries who have converged to create a musical beast that’s both reflective of the individual members’ main bands and meaningful enough to have its own distinct identity. It has been four years since the supergroup’s last studio album, “Demonization”, and the band’s lineup has endured some shakeups since then; not necessarily in a bad way. Come the tail end of 2021, the mighty LOCK UP returns with “The Dregs Of Hades”, a 14-track banger that is likely to find appeal from crust punks and grindcore fans all the way over to old-school death metalheads. The death metal/grindcore juggernaut now boasts the talents of drummer Adam Jarvis (MISERY INDEX, PIG DESTROYER, SCOUR). This change is signific...

Shortly after Kanye West and Drake officially squashed their beef, Ye’s Sunday Service Choir offered their rendition of “God’s Plan.” During the most recent installment of Sunday Service, the choir delivered a series of gospel takes on DONDA tracks, dressed in evocative hooded black outfits. The Sunday Service Choir then performed Drake’s 2018 hit “God’s Plan” as part of their encore. Reworking the lyrics, the group focused on devotion to the Lord and his place in one’s life. The performance comes after Kanye officially announced the Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. Taking place on December 9, the special event will feature an appearance by Drake as a “Special Guest.” Watch Kanye West’s Sunday Service Choir perform Drake’s “God’s Plan” above. For m...