After a successful run of tour dates in December in support of its first new album in decades, "Risen", seminal rock band ANGEL will now tour more extensively in the United States with the "Spirit Of '76" 2020 tour. Kicking off in April, the bill also features STARZ, the American metal band that served as ...
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San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal giants TESTAMENT have announced a spring 2020 North American tour. The 30-date trek will kick off in Phoenix on April 20 and will make stops in Austin, Mexico, and Toronto before concluding in Anaheim on May 28. Joining them on the tour will be THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, MUNICIPAL ...
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KISS kicked off the winter 2020 North American leg of its "End Of The Road" Saturday night (February 1) at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. The band's setlist included the addition of two songs, "Tears Are Falling" (from KISS's 1986 album "Asylum") and "Parasite" (from KISS's 1974 album "Hotter Than Hell"), and the ...
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"Night Of The Witch", a brand new song from San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Titans Of Creation", which will be released on April 3 via Nuclear Blast. The long-awaited follow-up to 2016 album "Brotherhood Of The Snake" was produced by singer ...
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According to a product listing on Apple.com, San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have set "Titans Of Creation" as the title of their new album, due on April 3 via Nuclear Blast. The long-awaited follow-up to 2016 album "Brotherhood Of The Snake" was once again recorded with Juan Urteaga and ...
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In an interview with David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer spoke about the forthcoming North American leg of the band's "End Of The Road" farewell tour. The trek, which will kick off February 1 in Manchester, New Hampshire, will feature ...
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In a brand new interview with "The MetalSucks Podcast", Kirk Windstein was asked about the possibility of new music from DOWN, the band that he recently rejoined in time for the upcoming shows celebrating the 25th anniversary of its "NOLA" album. Asked if he would like to make a new album ...
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Legendary rockers KISS will be the subject of an upcoming feature documentary and they are asking their fans to help tell their story. This will be the definitive documentary of KISS. But in order to make the film the KISS fans deserve, the producers are conducting a global hunt for rare and compelling KISS-related media. ...
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On January 22, KISS frontman Paul Stanley was interviewed by Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" at the grand opening of the Rock & Brews restaurant in Tustin, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what the best part is of having David Lee Roth opening for KISS's "End ...
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Prior to the kickoff of his ongoing Las Vegas residency, VAN HALEN vocalist David Lee Roth spoke with "PodKats!", the weekly hang with the biggest names in entertainment, hosted by man-about-town columnist John "Kats" Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The full conversation can be streamed at this location. A few ...
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San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will release the long-awaited follow-up to their 2016 album "Brotherhood Of The Snake" on April 3. Singer Chuck Billy revealed the new record's release date during an interview with Alex Haber of Heavy New York at this past Thursday's (January 16) METAL ALLEGIANCE concert in ...
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The multi-hyphenate entertainment and entrepreneurial icon is set to take the stage at upcoming executive-level conference to share strategies to build a billion-dollar brand. The Global Licensing Group at Informa Markets, the licensing industry's leading tradeshow organizer and media partner, has announced world-renowned entertainer and entrepreneur Gene Simmons will headline Licensing Leadership Summit 2020 as ...
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GRAND FUNK RAILROAD — the legendary rock and roll powerhouse — is extremely excited to be touring in 2020 and marking a 51-year milestone. After playing to millions of fans on the band's tours from 1996 to 2019, GRAND FUNK's 2020 "Some Kind Of Wonderful Tour" will continue to reach both new and longtime fans. ...
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Legendary rockers KISS have once again partnered up with the industry leaders in music festivals at sea, Sixthman, to announce the upcoming voyage of the "Kiss Kruise X". The KISS Navy will set sail for their tenth mission from Miami to Harvest Caye, Belize and Roatan, Honduras from October 30 to November 4, 2020 aboard ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has paid tribute to Neil Peart, who died on Tuesday (January 7) in Santa Monica, California after a three-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. The iconic RUSH drummer was 67 years old. On Saturday (January), Ace took to his social media to write: "Neil will be ...
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Members of BLACK SABBATH, KISS, MEGADETH and KING DIAMOND are among the rock musicians who reacted on social media to the passing of RUSH's Neil Peart. The iconic drummer passed away on Tuesday (January 7) in Santa Monica, California after having been diagnosed with brain cancer. A statement posted on the band's official Twitter page ...
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The original artwork for DEATH's classic 1995 album "Symbolic" signed by artist Rene Miville was recently sold on eBay for $10,100. At some point, DEATH mastermind Chuck Schuldiner had the original art tacked on his wall, hence the damage at the top, but the artwork was said to be in otherwise ...
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Gene Simmons has defended his habit of eating cereal with ice cubes. The KISS bassist/vocalist shook the world of many foodies after posting a Twitter photo of him preparing a mixed bowl of Shredded Wheat and Oreo O's cereal. Inside the bowl were about five ice cubes. "Anyone else put ice cubes in their cereal?" ...
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Japanese rock star Yoshiki teamed up with American rock legends KISS for a once-in-a-lifetime television performance on Japan's NHK network. The artists appeared together as "Yoshiki feat. KISS" ("YOSHIKISS") during the New Year's Eve "Red And White Music Battle" ("Kouhaku Uta Gassen"), the most-watched television program in Japan, which is also broadcast worldwide. Video footage ...
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Robb Flynn has finished writing seven new MACHINE HEAD songs. The guitarist/vocalist made the revelation while recounting his "little accomplishments" for 2019 in a year-end social media post. In the same post, Flynn confirmed that he has recorded a "solo album of covers" that will apparently be released under the ROBB FLYNN & FRIENDS banner. ...
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The Geeks, Graves And Good Stuff YouTube channel has uploaded a new video of the graves of PANTERA founders Vinnie Paul Abbott and "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott at the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. Check out the six-minute clip below. Vinnie Paul's grave marker was officially installed on May 24. ...
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Japanese rock star Yoshiki will team up with American rock legends KISS for a once-in-a-lifetime television performance on Japan's NHK network. The artists will appear together as "Yoshiki feat. KISS" ("YOSHIKISS") during the New Year's Eve "Red And White Music Battle" ("Kouhaku Uta Gassen"), the most-watched television program in Japan, which is also broadcast worldwide. ...
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DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott spoke to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" about the band's upcoming "The Stadium Tour" with MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS. Asked if he is surprised by the trek's out-of-the-gate's success, Joe said: "When you put something on of this magnitude, you hope for the best and kind of ...
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A three-minute video recap of this year's "Kiss Kruise" can be seen below. The 2019 edition of the "Kiss Kruise" took place aboard Norwegian Pearl, which set sail October 30 from Miami, Florida and traveled to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas and Falmouth, Jamaica before returning to Miami. During the cruise, KISS announced 75 new shows ...
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X JAPAN drummer Yoshiki joined KISS on stage during the legendary rockers' December 11 concert at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan to perform two songs: "Beth" and "Rock And Roll All Nite". A few minutes after KISS left the stage following the completion of the band's regular set, Paul Stanley re-emerged and told the crowd: ...
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KISS has uploaded video footage of fans lining up to buy the band's merchandise seven hours before the legendary rockers are due to perform at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Wednesday (December 11) as part of the Japanese leg of KISS's "End Of The Road" tour. Check out the clip below. KISS has reportedly licensed ...
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Acclaimed songwriter Desmond Child says he was hurt when KISS publicly badmouthed his collaboration with the band, "I Was Made For Lovin' You". Although "I Was Made For Lovin' You" was a huge chart success for KISS 40 years ago, it was maligned by many of the group's fans who didn't appreciate the track's disco ...
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Official video footage of KISS's December 8 concert at Xebio Arena in Sendai, Japan can be seen below. The show was KISS's first as a four-piece since the band was forced to cancel its tour of Australia and New Zealand after frontman Paul Stanley was diagnosed with a bad case of the flu. KISS's special ...
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Hard rockers DIRTY LOOKS have reunited and are in the process of booking several shows in early 2020. In addition to original members Paul Lidel (guitar), Jack Pyers (bass) and Gene Barnett (drums), the group's current lineup includes DANGEROUS TOYS, BROKEN TEETH and IGNITOR frontman Jason McMaster. So far, two new DIRTY LOOKS concerts have ...
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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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