JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke to Lana Morgan of Milwaukee's 102.9 The Hog radio station about the band's plans for its 50th-anniversary tour, which will launch next spring/summer. Asked if PRIEST will play any rarely performed songs during the trek, Halford said (hear audio below): "Yes, we are. All the way from 'Rocka Rolla' ...
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TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy has confirmed to Lana Morgan of Milwaukee's 102.9 The Hog radio station that the band has completed work on the follow-up to 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake" album. Asked if there are any musical "surprises" on the new LP, Billy said (hear audio below): "I don't know about surprises, but I ...
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In a new interview with Fox Sports 910's "Freak Nation", JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked if fans can expect to see any of the former PRIEST members joining the band on stage during a hypothetical Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction next year. He responded (hear audio below): "With something like the ...
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SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers has told Sweden's RockSverige that he is guarded while speaking to the press nowadays because Internet journalism in 2019 has seemingly placed emphasis on easy fluff stories and clickbait tabloid fodder over true reporting. "I hate doing interviews," Zach admitted. "This one [with RockSverige] and another one ...
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In a new interview with Goldmine, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford reflected on critical and commercial success of the band's latest album, "Firepower", which came out in March 2018. The follow-up to 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls" was the second LP to feature guitarist Richie Faulkner, who was selected to fill the ...
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On December 14, THE MCBRAINIACS, the band featuring IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain, performed at the 10th-anniversary celebration for Rock N Roll Ribs, the barbecue restaurant owned by McBrain and close friend Mitch Tanne, in Coral Springs, Florida. Joining THE MCBRAINIACS on stage for five songs was former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim ...
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In a recent interview with Steve King of the Albany, New York radio station Q105.7, Rob Halford spoke about JUDAS PRIEST's plans for 2020. He said (hear audio below): "We've got the big 50th[-anniversary] tour planned. There's been so much work going on behind the scenes since we took a breather from the last 'Firepower' ...
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Stolen from the world at the cruel age of 51, Frank "Killjoy" Pucci was a legend. NECROPHAGIA seldom received the credit they deserved during their founder and frontman's lifetime, but old-school death metal diehards will be well aware of the band's pioneering contribution to the scene. And while there is little joy to be had ...
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Blackened blues project ME AND THAT MAN — founded in 2013 by BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski — has released a new single, "Burning Churches", accompanied by an obscure audiovisual. Mat McNerney's (GRAVE PLEASURES) raspy, gripping vocal performance accents this outlaw country-inspired blackened blues piece, forging an ominous atmosphere. The story of "Burning Churches" goes ...
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In a brand new interview with the "Music Vibes With DC Hendrix" podcast, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford reflected on his decision to publicly declare his homosexuality back in 1998 during an appearance on MTV News. "When I look back on that, I kind of feel good about the fact that ...
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HELLOWEEN's as-yet-untitled new album will see the legendary German power metallers going "back to the roots," with the band recording fully analogue and Dani Löble playing the drum kit previously used by HELLOWEEN's original drummer, the late Ingo Schwichtenberg, on the legendary "Keeper Of The Seven Keys" recordings. A sneak peek is available in the ...
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In a brand new interview with Meltdown of Detroit radio station WRIF, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked if fans can expect to hear new music from the band in 2020. "Probably not, no," he responded. "But we're starting work [on new material]. And like I've always said, it'll be ...
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Renowned as one of Phoenix's signature holiday events, Alice Cooper's 18th annual "Christmas Pudding" fundraiser brought together Michael Bruce, Neal Smith and Dennis Dunaway from the original ALICE COOPER band, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, legendary guitarist Joe Bonamassa, Cooper's HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES bandmate Johnny Depp, Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss and EXTREME's Gary Cherone and Nuno ...
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On Saturday, December 14, THE MCBRAINIACS, the band featuring IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain, performed at the 10th-anniversary celebration for Rock N Roll Ribs, the barbecue restaurant owned by McBrain and close friend Mitch Tanne, in Coral Springs, Florida. Joining THE MCBRAINIACS on stage for five songs was former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer ...
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JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Rob Halford recently spoke with Jackson of the Atlanta radio station Rock 100.5. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his new holiday-themed solo album, "Celestial": Rob: "This has been a real blast for me to make this record, especially with my ...
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In a brand new interview with PureGrainAudio's Paltrocast, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked if there is anything he hasn't done that he still hopes to achieve before he retires from performing and recording. He responded (hear audio below): "I've got this blues album in me that needs to come ...
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Swiss hard rock legends KROKUS will headline the Tierra Sagrada 2020 festival, set to take place Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Also scheduled to appear are DOKKEN and STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, along with LITA FORD, RIOT V, STARZ, DANGEROUS TOYS and local up-and-comers JESSIKILL.
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FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho recently spoke to PureGrainAudio's Paltrocast about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2017's "Judas" album. He said (hear audio below): "It's interesting, because the writing process has been in full swing for probably six months or so. And now it's at the ...
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Rob Halford has confirmed to Mike Hsu of Boston's WAAF radio station that JUDAS PRIEST is preparing to begin work on the follow-up to last year's "Firepower" album. Speaking about his plans for the upcoming year, Rob said (hear audio below): "I'll be heading back to the U.K. for the holidays, ...
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On Saturday, December 14, THE MCBRAINIACS, the band featuring IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain, will perform at the 10th-anniversary celebration for Rock N Roll Ribs, the barbecue restaurant owned by McBrain and close friend Mitch Tanne, in Coral Springs, Florida. Also scheduled to appear are former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, ...
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In a new interview with Tigman of the Poughkeepsie, New York radio station Z93, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked if fans can expect to see any of the former PRIEST members joining the band on stage during the legendary heavy metal group's upcoming 50th-anniversary tour. He responded (hear audio below): "That's a cool ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens doesn't think he will be asked to participate in the band's upcoming 50th-anniversary tour. Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 after being discovered when the band's drummer was given a videotape of him performing with the PRIEST cover band BRITISH STEEL. JUDAS PRIEST at the time was seeking a ...
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LAMB OF GOD has launched a new campaign on Propeller to raise funds for Libby's Legacy Breast Cancer Foundation. Singer Randy Blythe is offering up his personal "Sacrament" gold-record plaque, handwritten lyrics to "Again We Rise", a signed Mark Morton signature guitar, and an 18-inch Meinl China used by drummer Art ...
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Diversion Books has set a January 7, 2020 release date for "Raising Hell: Backstage Tales From The Lives Of Metal Legends", the new book from Jon Wiederhorn. This 480-page hardcover is an oral history of the badass heavy metal lifestyle ― the debauchery, demolition, and headbanging dedication ― featuring metalhead musicians from BLACK SABBATH and ...
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Swiss hard rock legends KROKUS have announced the details of their last-ever concerts in USA and Canada. The 13-date trek will kick off at Canton Hall in Dallas, Texas on September 18, 2020 and will conclude at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California on October 10, 2020. "It's not over till it's over," ...
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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing says he is looking forward to putting on a "great performance" when he and his former bandmates reunite at a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. Having been eligible for induction since 1999, JUDAS PRIEST was on the ballot for last year's class of the Rock And Roll ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens joined NIGHT RANGER on stage last night (Saturday, December 7) at MGM Northfield Park in Northfield, Ohio to perform the classic PRIEST song "You've Got Another Thing Coming". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Earlier today, Owens took to his Twitter to write: "Really ...
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Today (Sunday, December 8) marks the 15th anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert on this date in 2004 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio by a 25-year-old ex-Marine ...
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JUDAS PRIEST has uploaded a new video touting the band's nomination for the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. The 95-second clip contains some of PRIEST's best-known songs and includes facts about the group's 50-year career, such as crediting the British heavy metal legends with "revolutionaliz[ing] heavy metal fashion and cultural dress by introducing the ...
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The "Pumpkins United" lineup of the German heavy metal band HELLOWEEN recently entered the H.O.M.E. Studios in Hamburg (where everything started in 1984) to work on brand new song material. The same recording console used for such HELLOWEEN albums as "Master Of The Rings", "Time Of The Oath" and "Better Than Raw" is now being ...
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