BARONESS will return to North American venues this spring, kicking off a month-long, co-headlining tour with AGAINST ME! on May 1 at Detroit's Majestic Theatre. DESTROY BOYS support on the first half of the tour, with DRUG CHURCH supporting on the second half. "It's extremely exciting to get back out on the road in the ...
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JETHRO TULL mainman Ian Anderson has spoken about the long-delayed release of his new album, as well as his supposed "feud" with Robert Plant, in a brand new interview with Eonmusic. In a treat for longtime fans, the prog god has promised that the new set, his first since 2014's "Homo ...
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On February 25, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett will perform at an all-star tribute concert to FLEETWOOD MAC co-founder Peter Green at the London Palladium. The event, which is being curated by Green's fellow FLEETWOOD MAC co-founder Mick Fleetwood, will feature additional appearances by Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Jonny Lang, Andy Fairweather Low, John Mayall, Christine ...
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ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush spoke to the "Shockwaves Skullsessions" podcast about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album, tentatively due in late 2020 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2015's "Win Hands Down" is being tracked with veteran producer/engineer Bill Metoyer and bassist/producer Joey Vera at the helm. "We're ...
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DISTURBED frontman David Draiman will host iHeartRadio's "ICONS" event, celebrating the release of Ozzy Osbourne's "Ordinary Man", which will also include an exclusive question-and-answer session with Ozzy and David. Fans can listen and tune in free for a video stream of the exclusive "iHeartRadio ICONS Ozzy Osbourne: In Celebration Of 'Ordinary Man'" on Monday, February ...
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Ozzy Osbourne is on track to land his highest-charting solo album in the United Kingdom ever with his latest effort, "Ordinary Man". Released on Friday (February 21), the LP is currently at No. 2 on the the U.K.'s midweek Official Albums Chart Update. Ozzy's previous highest-charting solo album in the U.K. ...
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METALLICA has regretfully had to cancel their headline performances at Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio (May 15 and May 17) and Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky (September 18 and September 20) to allow singer James Hetfield to continue his road to recovery. METALLICA reassures its fans that the band will ...
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TOOL has added an extensive spring tour for North America. The tour news arrives as the Los Angeles-based band wraps up a sold-out Australasian tour, with the final two shows of the trek, back-to-back performances at Auckland's Spark Arena, happening later this week. The Sydney Morning Herald described the live offering as "an immersive art-rock ...
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Following the recent passing of Neil Peart, legendary drummer of the iconic Canadian rock band RUSH, fans from across the globe will have an opportunity to gather and celebrate his legacy. The event will be held in the late Peart's hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada on May 16 at the Meridian Centre and is ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that his new solo album, "Ordinary Man", is the first LP he has made completely sober. "I thought it was the drugs and the alcohol that made it all work," he told Apple Music's Zane Lowe in a new interview (see video below). "But it's not true. ...
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John 5 spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about Rob Zombie's long-awaited new studio album. The disc will tentatively be issued later this year via the iconic rocker's new record label, Nuclear Blast Records. "It's been done for a little bit, and [Rob] just wants to put it out ...
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Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has once again expressed doubt about climate change. This past Wednesday (February 19), Kottak took to his Twitter to write: "For those of us who are knowledgeable, we were in an ice age in 1978..all the scientists said to embrace for an ice age...Hm? what happened ...
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Ozzy Osbourne appeared at an in-store signing for the first time in 10 years on Friday, February 21 at Amoeba Records in Hollywood, California. The legendary heavy metal singer signed copies of his new album, "Ordinary Man", for fans who purchased the effort on CD, LP or picture disc vinyl. The line to purchase formed ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan spoke to "Loudwire Nights" host Toni Gonzalez about bassist Shavo Odadjian's previous claim that SYSTEM had written music for a possible new album, and that it was better than anything the band had ever done. "I don't know if it's the best thing we've ...
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The official music video for the new BON JOVI song titled "Limitless" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Bon Jovi 2020", which will be released on May 15. The effort will be made available as a CD, gold vinyl and as a digital download. "Bon Jovi 2020" makes ...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne has released his first new solo album in ten years, the highly anticipated "Ordinary Man" (Epic Records). To celebrate the record's arrival, Ozzy made history by launching the largest global tattoo sale and album listening event ever across 50 cities worldwide ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has released a teaser video for his new song "Scary Little Green Men". The one-minute clip, which can be seen below, features Jason Momoa, the hulking star of the superhero film "Aquaman", playing the role of Ozzy, standing at the mic and singing along to the song's lyrics. The Hawaiian-born actor, who is ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke recently released a single, "Rock N Roll Is Getting Louder", via Golden Robot Records. A true stormer of a track in pure Gilby fashion, it is rock and roll doused in the influences that run through Gilby's veins. Gilby stated about the track: "The song is about having ...
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A new BON JOVI song titled "Limitless" can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "2020", which will be released on May 15. The effort will be made available as a CD, gold vinyl and as a digital download. Frontman Jon Bon Jovi said about the album's title: "The meaning ...
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Ozzy Osbourne's new song "It's A Raid" can be streamed below. The track is the legendary heavy metal singer's a second collaboration with Post Malone, following Ozzy's joint appearance with the rapper on the song "Take What You Want". "It's A Raid" and "Take What You Want" both appear on Ozzy's new album, "Ordinary Man", ...
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Joe Satriani's new video for "Nineteen Eighty", the first single from his forthcoming studio album, "Shapeshifting", can be seen below. The clip was shot and directed by Satriani's son, ZZ Satriani, who also filmed, edited, directed and produced the critically acclaimed documentary film "Beyond The Supernova" in addition to work with Sammy Hagar. Set in ...
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STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet and former TNT singer Tony Harnell will join forces for the "Tour 1987" in May. Sweet said: "I'm excited to officially announce that I'm going on tour this spring, full-band electric, with my good friend Tony Harnell, and special guest Moriah Formica! Our first round of dates are listed below. More ...
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DIRTY HONEY, the hotly buzzed band that is giving the Millennials and Gen Z what they've been starved for — high-energy, sexy, gritty, and unapologetically-loud-AF rock'n'roll — will head to Byron Bay, Australia in early spring to record new music with producer Nick DiDia (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, PEARL JAM) who produced the band's self-titled ...
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BMG has announced its next feature-length film will be the first-ever, career-spanning documentary on the life and times of legendary rock icon Ronnie James Dio. It is the first documentary about Dio to be fully authorized by the artist's estate. BMG is both financier and executive producer of the film, with all rights available worldwide. ...
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On the heels of its successful winter headline tour that wraps next week, ALTER BRIDGE has announced a spring run that is set to launch this May. The trek will include select festival appearances as well as headline shows with special guests BLACK STONE CHERRY and SAINT ASONIA. The tour kicks off on May 1 ...
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MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland will join forces for a tour of Japan and Australia in May. It will mark the pair's first time hitting the road together in 37 years. Dates: Japan May 17 - Trad, Osaka May 18 - Liquid Room, Tokyo Australia May 22 - Max Watts, ...
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Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has praised President Donald Trump for becoming only the second president ever to attend NASCAR's Daytona 500. Earlier today (Sunday, February 16), Trump led drivers around the 2.5-mile tri-oval in his "Beast," the presidential limo, and gave a short, non-political speech. Kottak, who frequently tweets in ...
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DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci has shared a hilarious welcome card he received from the guest relations department of a Polish hotel. Earlier today (Sunday, February 16), the progressive metal band checked in to Sofitel Wroclaw Old Town in Wrocław, Poland ahead of DREAM THEATER's concert in the city. Upon arrival, they were greeted by ...
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John Dolmayan, the drummer of Grammy Award-winning, multiplatinum Los Angeles quartet SYSTEM OF A DOWN, has released "Starman", a high-voltage rendition of David Bowie's 1972 hit. The song, which features SYSTEM OF A DOWN vocalist Serj Tankian, marks the second single from Dolmayan's "These Grey Men" album. The eight-track LP, due on Friday, February 28, ...
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VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth played his sixth show as the support act for KISS this past Tuesday night (February 11) at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. His 11-song set consisted primarily of his old band's biggest hits, plus "Just Like Paradise", which was the lead single from Roth's second solo album, ...
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