Julien's Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house, held its marquee music auction event "MUSIC Icons" on Saturday, May 18 live in Hard Rock Café Times Square in front of a packed crowd of collectors and music fans bidding live on the floor, online and on the phone across the globe. The mega-star lineup featured 670 ...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Joan Jett recently spoke with disc jockeys Preston and Steve of the Philadelphia radio station 93.3 WMMR. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the motivation to start her own label, Blackheart Records, in 1980: Joan: "It was survival. ...
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New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER have completed work on their third album for a late 2019 release via Nuclear Blast. The long-awaited follow-up to 1992's "The Law" was recorded at OCD Studios in Metairie, Louisiana with producer Duane Simoneaux and was mixed by Jens Bogren (AMON AMARTH, OPETH, SEPULTURA) at Fascination Street Studios in ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist and New York Times best-selling author Duff McKagan has released "Last September", a new track from his much-anticipated solo album, "Tenderness". As McKagan tells it, the spare and compelling "Last September" was inspired by the harrowing experiences shared by #MeToo abuse survivors. "I heard and read some awful stories," he says. ...
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Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has released a music video for her single "Mariana Trench", featuring footage from her recent headline tour, including her packed hometown show at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Calfornia. Check it out below. As well as wowing fans all ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's May 12 concert at the Anthem in Washington, D.C. can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user Steve Easton). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Necromancer 02. Heading Out To The Highway 03. The Sentinel 04. Spectre 05. (Take These) Chains 06. Judas Rising 07. Out In The ...
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It would be easy to be cynical about NEW YEARS DAY. From a metalhead's perspective, music this overtly commercial and expensive sounding can often seem soulless and contrived, like some ageing label executive's idea of what metal fans want to hear. "Unbreakable" certainly fits that template to a great degree. The whole thing sounds absolutely ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's May 8 concert at Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user R. Albert). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Necromancer 02. Heading Out To The Highway 03. The Sentinel 04. Spectre 05. (Take These) Chains 06. Judas Rising 07. Out In The ...
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Japanese pop metal act BABYMETAL will embark on a fall 2019 U.S. headlining tour in support of its upcoming album. The band's first-ever full-scale headlining U.S. tour will kick off on September 4 in Orlando, Florida, and run through an October 16 in Seattle, Washington. The trek includes the previously announced October 11 gig at ...
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Japanese pop metal act BABYMETAL has just released a new single, "Elevator Girl". The track, which can be streamed below, will appear on BABYMETAL's next album, due later this year. BABYMETAL's upcoming disc will be the follow-up to 2016's "Metal Resistance". Right after the release of this second disc, they performed at London's prominent venue ...
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Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has told the Long Island, New York radio station 94.3 The Shark that she didn't have any reservations about putting out an album of instrumentals with her debut solo LP, last year's "Controlled Chaos". "Everyone said that I had to put out some ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has entered the studio to begin recording its eighth album, due later in the year. The new disc is once again being helmed by Kevin Churko, the Canadian record producer/engineer and songwriter who currently lives in Las Vegas, where he works out of his private studio, The Hideout Recording Studio. Earlier ...
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JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford has confirmed to Consequence Of Sound that the band is planning to work on the follow-up to last year's "Firepower" album. "This is what this band's done forever," he said. "Whenever we hit the road, it's generally in the support of our latest release. We'll wrap up this ...
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Rob Halford spoke to "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, about JUDAS PRIEST's 50th anniversary, which the band is expected to commemorate next year with a special tour. Asked what feelings of nostalgia come with that sort of celebration, Rob said (hear audio below): "It's just full of wonderful memories right ...
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Danish rockers D-A-D will release their first album in eight years, "A Prayer For The Loud" on May 31 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011's "DIC.NII.LAN.DAFT.ERD.ARK" harks back to the core of what D-A-D does better than most: four guys who play thrilling rock music with ferocious energy, catchy songs and an infectious commitment. ...
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BREAKING BENJAMIN frontman Benjamin Burnley has told Consequence Of Sound that he has been "working on an acoustic album" while the band has been touring. He added that the disc "will have BREAKING BENJAMIN songs done acoustic, plus two or three new songs. We're working on arrangements and strings on there, so it's ...
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British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST kicked off their North American tour with URIAH HEEP Friday night (May 3) at Hard Rock Event Center in Hollywood, Florida. In front of a rapturous crowd, the band interwove brand new songs with classics and rarities never before performed for a live audience. Several tracks were aired for ...
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NEW YEARS DAY's "American Psycho"-inspired music video for "Shut Up" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Galileo Mondol (Raging Nation Films) and stars Sirius XM's Jose Mangin and the original ax from "American Psycho",. "When we recorded the song 'Shut Up', I knew right then and there, on that day, straight away, ...
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NEW YEARS DAY has teamed up with YouTube for the worldwide premiere of the band's "American Psycho"-inspired music video for "Shut Up". Fans can tune in on YouTube from 1 p.m. EST to 3 p.m. EST on May 1 to chat with the band before and after the exclusive live premiere. EST. The clip, directed ...
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AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, who has lived in Sarasota, Florida for nearly three decades, was recently interviewed by Edible Sarasota, a local print magazine celebrating local farms, local restaurants and local businesses. Asked what food he loves just a little too much, Johnson responded: "Bread. Bread and olive oil and butter. Good olive ...
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Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can listen to the entire chat via the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the writing process for AMON AMARTH's upcoming studio album, "Berserker": Olavi: "Since [2016's] 'Jomsviking' was a ...
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Guitarist Kim Thayil has denied that the members of SOUNDGARDEN knew they were on the verge of breaking up when they made their 1996 album, "Down On The Upside". "They're reversing the causality," he told Billboard about the people who have read things into the music after the fact. "They're saying, 'Oh, the ...
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THREE DAYS GRACE drummer Neil Sanderson was recently interviewed on "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On THREE DAYS GRACE's ability to tour with a wide-ranging group of artists: Neil: "I think in 2019, people are ...
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NEW YEARS DAY recently performed an acoustic version of the song "Skeletons" at the studios of HardDrive Radio. Check out video footage of the performance below. "Skeletons" is taken from NEW YEARS DAY's new full-length album, "Unbreakable", which has just been released via RED Music. The disc's first single, "Shut Up", is currently climbing the ...
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In recognition of the 30th anniversary of the first BLUE MURDER album release, bassist Tony Franklin has uploaded a never-before-heard instrumental jam version of the song "Black-Hearted Woman from 1988. Check it out below. This past January, Franklin was asked by Rock Titan about the persistent rumors of a reunion of BLUE MURDER. The power ...
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JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill has confirmed to Sonic Perspectives that there are plans for the band to work on the follow-up to last year's "Firepower" album. "Yeah, that's very much on the cards," he said (hear audio below). "We're already discussing that. We found out Glenn [Tipton, guitar] is already sitting at home, knocking ...
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Japanese pop metal act BABYMETAL will release a new single, "Elevator Girl", on May 10. The track, which the band has already performed live (see video below), will appear on BABYMETAL's next album, due later this year. BABYMETAL has also announced a headlining concert the the Forum in Los Angeles, California on Friday, October 11. ...
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NEW YEARS DAY has announced the "Unbreakable" headlining tour. Support on the trek will come from DIAMANTE and SAVAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT will be the opening the show. Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 26 at 10 a.m. local time. "We are SO excited to finally be headlining on our own tour," states lead NEW ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist and New York Times best-selling author Duff McKagan has released "Don't Look Behind You", a new track from his much-anticipated solo album, "Tenderness". "Don't Look Behind You" follows the recent release of "Chip Away" and "Tenderness". The full track listing for "Tenderness" is as follows: 01. Tenderness 02. It's Not Too ...
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JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford says that Glenn Tipton has commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to last year's "Firepower" album. The guitarist announced his retirement from touring in February 2018 after revealing his unfortunate diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He passed on the torch to the producer of the "Firepower" album, Andy Sneap. Asked ...
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