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Patriarchs In Black Complete Third Album

Paramus metal band Patriarchs In Black has completed its third album. Guitarist Dan Lorenzo of Hades and Non-Fiction with drummer Johnny Kelly of Type Of Negative, Danzig and Quiet Riot have always used different vocalists and bassists. Their third album, ‘Visioning,’ comes out July 19.

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Legendary Rapper Darryl “DMC” McDaniels Joins Patriarchs In Black for ‘Veneration’

The new single from Paramus metal mainstays Patriarchs In Black, “Veneration,” will come out digitally August 25. Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative/Quiet Riot) and Dan Lorenzo (Hades/Non-Fiction) are joined on the track by rapper Darryl “DMC” McDaniels from historic hip-hop heroes Run DMC, vocalist Mark Sunshine, violinist Emma Smoler and bassist Anthony Vitti.

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Patriarchs In Black Cover Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”

Patriarchs In Black—former Type O Negative drummer Johnny Kelly and founding Hades/Non-Fiction guitarist-composer Dan Lorenzo—have released their second Zep cover this year. “Immigrant Song” has the Paramus riff-master Lorenzo churning out that familiar riff.

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Dave Stryker Releases New Album, ‘Prime’

Guitarist/Composer/Producer/Educator (Montclair State University) Dave Stryker, 65, has released 32 albums in 35 years. Prime is the first with his working trio of the last 12 years, his fine-tuned machine.

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Patriarchs In Black Cover Led Zeppelin’s “Friends”

There’s a human keg of dynamite that came out of Paramus High School in Bergen County. Hades and Non-Fiction may be the two bands that cemented Dan Lorenzo’s rep but the dude’s a renaissance man of major-league proportions. Last summer, Reach For The Scars by Patriarchs In Black melted walls. Now comes “Friends,” a Led Zeppelin cover.

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