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On May 23, a pair of wildly popular metalcore acts will simultaneously land on the stage of Davenport's Capitol Theatre when the venue presents a night with Attila and Band of Osiris, the former in support of their ninth studio album Closure, and the latter in support of their sixth recording Angel or Alien.

Drummer-lyricist tells record-by-record story of Swedish trailblazers' creative evolution

U.D.O., the German metal band led by original ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has signed with Atomic Fire Records. Udo states: "As a globally a...

Alex Skolnick primarily for his influence on their lead guitar playing. Schenker, however, is often not in the discussion when it comes to thrash metals musical foundation, which is largely attributed to the combination of punk rock, MOTÖRHEAD and the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. In a recent interview with Dead Rhetorics Matt Coe, Schenker explained where he continues to find creativity nearly 50 years into his career: "Because I was always the kid in the sandbox," he said. "Things are...