RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero has rejoined LORDS OF BLACK. The band is putting the finishing touches on its next album, "Alchemy Of Souls - Part I", due later in the year via Frontiers Music Srl. Romero announced his departure from the Spanish melodic progressive metal act in January 2019 and was subsequently replaced by Diego ...
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Former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has confirmed to Sleaze Roxx that JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE is working on material for the follow-up to 2017's "He Saw It Comin'" LP. "We're currently about halfway through the next album," he said. "Unfortunately, with the current climate with this coronavirus, there are some ...
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FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl spoke to Los Angeles's ALT 98.7 radio station about the band's upcoming follow-up to 2017's "Concrete And Gold" album. He said (see video below): "I'm supposed to be on tour right now. We were supposed to start the tour in the middle of April, and I was really looking forward ...
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More than 30 hard rock and heavy metal musicians from Long Island, New York have recorded a cover version of "Stars", the 1985 charity single for famine relief released under the HEAR 'N AID banner. "We're Stars" is a tribute to Long Island's COVID-19 front-line workers, with the song's accompanying video featuring images from Northwell ...
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Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., who joined Ozzy Osbourne's band more than a decade ago, was asked in a new interview with "The Five Count" radio show what it was like landing the gig with the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer. "I would be a liar if I would tell you it wasn't intimidating at first," ...
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When BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward turned 72 on Tuesday (May 5), a number of fans took to social media to wish him a happy birthday. To thank his fans for their thoughtfulness, Ward posted the following message on his social media accounts: "Hi everyone, I had a great birthday, even though we're still at ...
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Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN), Gene Simmons (KISS), David Coverdale (WHITESNAKE) and Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to the passing of rock legend Little Richard. Little Richard, whose real name was Richard Wayne Penniman, died today (Saturday, May 9). His former agent Dick Alen
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Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has released one more poem inspired by the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. "The Phone Call" can be found below. Ward was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it was first announced eight years ago, but backed out soon after. The drummer later claimed that he ...
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German/American metallers ACCEPT are writing and recording material for a new studio album. The disc will be the follow-up to 2017's "The Rise Of Chaos", which marked the band's first release with guitarist Uwe Lulis and drummer Christopher Williams, replacing Herman Frank and Stefan Schwarzmann, respectively. During an appearance on the "Rock On The Rise" ...
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German/American metallers ACCEPT are writing and recording material for a new studio album. ACCEPT's next disc will be the follow-up to 2017's "The Rise Of Chaos", which marked the band's first release with guitarist Uwe Lulis and drummer Christopher Williams, replacing Herman Frank and Stefan Schwarzmann, respectively. During an appearance on the "Talking Metal" podcast, ...
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L.A. GUNS, featuring singer Phil Lewis and guitarist Tracii Guns, has just released a new single, "Let You Down". The song was written and recorded this past month while the band is in the midst of work on its next studio album. The band was so struck by the song that it felt the need ...
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In a brand new interview with SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation", legendary guitarist Tony Iommi was asked if he was happy with how BLACK SABBATH's farewell tour, "The End", went. He responded: "It was great to be able to go out and do a final tour. To be honest, I felt a bit bad [about] it, because ...
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DARK TRANQUILLITY keyboardist Martin Brändström has launched Bandbond, a new smartphone app that is being billed as a "revolution for the metal community." The idea of Bandbond started out of frustration some years ago when Brändström was in charge of the band's online social media. It quickly became clear to him that the communication with ...
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In a recent interview with Big Music Geek, former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens spoke about how he has been able to adapt to the access-over-ownership business model of streaming music. "It's just not the same," he said. "We don't have the rock stars like we did before and that's ...
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Geezer Butler says that he still has the bass guitar that he played during BLACK SABBATH's appearance at the Live Aid festival three and a half decades ago. The July 13, 1985 concert in Philadelphia saw Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne and drummer Bill Ward reunite for a three-song set consisting of some ...
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In a brand new interview with SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation", BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi once again spoke about his plans to record and release new music. The 72-year-old guitar legend, who has kept a relatively low profile since the completion of SABBATH's "The End" tour in February 2017, said that he is constantly coming up with ...
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ENUFF Z'NUFF will release its new album, "Brainwashed Generation", on July 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up to 2018's "Diamond Boy" is described in a press release as "a diverse collection of songs that demonstrate the progression of musical styles in the ENUFF Z'NUFF catalog, all while retaining the undercurrent that has kept them ...
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On Friday (May 1), SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke to We Are Hear's "Raise Your Horns With Lzzy Hale" — hosted by HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale — about the progress of the recording sessions for the final chapter of SKID ROW's "United World Rebellion" trilogy. The disc is being tracked at a Nashville, Tennessee studio ...
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Earlier today (Friday, May 1), SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke to We Are Hear's "Raise Your Horns With Lzzy Hale" — hosted by HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale — about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. He said: "[SKID ROW] had this tour coming up, ...
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The hard-hitting, melodic heavy metal band ALCATRAZZ will once again throw down a studio gauntlet on July 31 with "Born Innocent", its first studio venture since 1986's "Dangerous Games". Alongside the unique vocal prowess and range of star frontman and founding member Graham Bonnet, "Born Innocent" features fellow founding members Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea. ...
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Over 50 rock and metal musicians, including members of GRIM REAPER, FIREWIND, CYHRA and MASTERPLAN, have joined forces to record an epic metal cover of "We Are The World" while in quarantine. The project is the brainchild of Norwegian musician Marius Danielsen of the band DARKEST SINS. The original version of the star-studded charity single ...
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German hard rockers SCORPIONS have released a new song called "Sign Of Hope". In a statement accompanying the YouTube release of the track, the band said: "We are working on lot's of Hard'n Heavy Rockers for our new album these days ... but because of the dramatic Covid-19 pandemic, we want to give you a ...
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Featuring a foreword by original KISS drummer Peter Criss, Joey Cassata's book, "Start With A Dream: A Drummer's Journey From Rock & Roll To T.V. To Broadway", is now available in paperback and audiobook editions. The audiobook foreword comes courtesy of Chris Jericho (FOZZY). Originally released in early 2019, "Start With A Dream" is a ...
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Former GUNS n' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum's autobiography, "Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'N' Roll Stories From The Drummer Of Guns N' Roses, The Cult, And Velvet Revolver", which was previously due in April and was subsequently pushed back to early July, will now arrive in late summer or early fall. Matt discussed the book's ...
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WINGER recently invited artists, friends and fans to sing along to "Better Days Comin'", the title track of the band's sixth studio album, which was released in April 2014 via Frontiers Music Srl. The accompanying music video, which can be seen below, features the following guest artists in order of appearance: * Chip Z'Nuff (ENUFF ...
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Reactivated California metallers STATIC-X have announced that their warehouse space — which is shared with the band DOPE — was recently robbed of nearly $200,000 worth of touring equipment during the coronavirus lockdown. A police report has been filed with the Los Angeles Police Department, and the two bands were advised to take the story ...
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SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine spoke to fan site Scorpions News about the band's upcoming studio album. Tentatively due in 2021, the disc will mark the German hard rock legends' first release since 2017's "Born To Touch Your Feelings - Best Of Rock Ballads", which was an anthology of SCORPIONS' new and ...
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In a brand new interview with the "Music Mania" podcast, MR. BIG singer Eric Martin was asked how he looks back on the band's latest album, "Defying Gravity", which came out nearly three years ago and marked late drummer Pat Torpey's final recorded appearance with the group. He responded (hear audio below): "I didn't really ...
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Jon Bon Jovi performed a new song called "Do What You Can" during last night's (April 22) "Jersey 4 Jersey", a star-studded one-night benefit show on behalf of the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (NJPRF) to fight the medical, social and economic impact of COVID-19 on New Jersey's most vulnerable communities. Check out video of ...
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Apple Music, Beats 1 and the Apple TV app will livestream "Jersey 4 Jersey", a star-studded one-night benefit show on behalf of the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (NJPRF) to fight the medical, social and economic impact of COVID-19 on New Jersey's most vulnerable communities. The fundraiser is set to feature some of New Jersey's ...
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