"Brickwall", the new single and video from German metal queen Doro Pesch, will be made available on Friday, June 26. A couple of teaser clips are available below. "Brickwall" will be released digitally via Nuclear Blast and on vinyl on July 31. One and a half years after the release of her extremely successful double ...
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Fender's Japanese division has uploaded a video of former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman playing one of the instruments in the guitar manufacturer's "Made In Japan Modern Series". The range is comprised of seven new models based on classic Jazz Bass, Jazzmaster, Stratocaster and Telecaster shapes. As previously reported, Marty's long-awaited documentary, titled "Spacefox", will tentatively ...
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Britain's Royal Mail has announced it is issuing a set of 13 special stamps to celebrate one of the U.K.'s most influential rock groups of all time, QUEEN. With more than 300 million record sales across five decades, they are one of the most successful music artists of all time. Eight stamps will feature images ...
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An hour-long compilation of highlights from previous QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT tours can be seen below. Forced by the coronavirus outbreak to postpone their much anticipated "Rhapsody" European summer tour which today (Sunday, June 21) would have seen the band end its run of 14 U.K. arena shows at London's The 02, having also played ...
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GUNS N' ROSES has released video footage of the band's June 2018 performance at the U.K.'s Download festival. The 30-minute clip is part of the new GN'R web series dubbed "Not In This Lifetime Selects" featuring highlights from nearly four-year "Not In This Lifetime" tour. Featured songs: 00:00 Slither (VELVET REVOLVER cover) 04:16 Rocket Queen ...
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Forced by the coronavirus outbreak to postpone their much anticipated "Rhapsody" European summer tour which this Sunday, June 21, would have seen the band end its run of 14 U.K. arena shows at London's The 02, having also played Manchester and Birmingham, QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT are out to prove that even in these lockdown ...
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Former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has confirmed to the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show that JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE is working on material for the follow-up to 2017's "He Saw It Comin'" LP. "Right now, we're about halfway finished with the songs," he said (hear audio below). "We have yet to record 'em. We ...
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Albert and Joe Bouchard are best known as founding members of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. The original lineup sold millions of albums for Columbia Records, with such classic songs as "Don't Fear the Reaper" and the No. 1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart "Burning For You". Both have contributed to songwriting and lead vocals ...
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German metal queen Doro Pesch played her first drive-in concert in Germany this past Saturday (June 13) while complying with the country's social distancing regulations amid the coronavirus pandemic. The show took place at the CARantena-Arena in Worms. Professionally filmed video footage of the entire gig can be seen below. After the show, Doro took ...
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QUEEN's Brian May says that he is "touched" by all the praise heaped upon him by other guitarists after he was recently voted greatest rock guitarist of all time in a Total Guitar poll. On Saturday (June 13), May took to his Instagram to share a BLABBERMOUTH.NET article headlined "NUNO BETTENCOURT ...
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German metal queen Doro Pesch played her first drive-in concert in Germany earlier today (Saturday, June 13) while complying with the country's social distancing regulations amid the coronavirus pandemic. The show place at the CARantena-Arena in Worms. After the concert, Doro took to her Twitter to share a clip of the performance, and she wrote ...
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One and a half years after the release of her extremely successful double album "Forever Warriors, Forever United", metal queen Doro Pesch has already started working on material for a new album. "Since February, I've been back in the studio in the USA," she says. "There are some pretty awesome things happening in these writing ...
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Nuno Bettencourt and Steve Vai have reacted to the news that Brian May was voted greatest rock guitarist of all time in a new Total Guitar poll. "Congratulations @brianmayforreal," wrote Nuno Bettencourt. "From the first note I heard you play, you've shaped my guitar and musical DNA. I would have never become the guitarist and ...
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Hats off, as they say, to MAGNUS KARLSSON. The Swede already has plenty on his plate, what with being lead guitarist for PRIMAL FEAR and routinely charged with putting together projects for FRONTIERS MUSIC, the recent ALLEN/OLZON album included. In fact, it's impressive that Karlsson has found the time to revisit his FREE FALL project, ...
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QUEEN's Brian May was named the greatest guitarist of all time by the readers of U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine. The 72-year-old beat out such other guitar legends as Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix. Speaking with Total Guitar, May said: "I'm absolutely speechless. I'm blown away. I ...
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Adam Lambert has lambasted Donald Trump for his failure to "even try to act presidential amidst the chaos" over the death of George Floyd. The QUEEN singer and "American Idol" runner-up made his comments less than a day after Trump gave a press conference celebrating surprisingly positive employment numbers for May. Trump drew controversy for ...
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SAXON singer Biff Byford and his son Seb have announced their first Stageit virtual concert, set to take place on Saturday, June 20 at at 8 p.m. U.K. time. Says Biff: "Following the great success of the videos myself and Seb have posted throughout the lock down period, we have decided ...
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IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth spoke to RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program "Wired In The Empire", about how he is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. Asked how he envisions concerts returning once the threat of the novel coronavirus has subsided, Chris ...
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DEF LEPPARD's March 2019 performance at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony at Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center will be released on vinyl for "Record Store Day" on August 29. Only 4,000 copies of the five-song EP will be made available. For the performance part of the evening, ...
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German metal queen Doro Pesch performed at the empty Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany as part of WDR "Rockpalast"'s "Corona Sessions". Video of the four-song set — consisting of "I Rule The Ruins", "Für Immer", "All We Are" and "A Thousand Years" — can be seen below. Doro stated: "Such a great place. Last time I ...
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Adam Lambert has lambasted President Donald Trump for his performance as the head of state and head of government of the United States of America, calling him "a complete joke, a liability, a liar and a cancer." The QUEEN singer and "American Idol" runner-up made his comments after hundreds of people were arrested as protesters ...
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Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has collaborated with the Colombian rock band APOLO 7 on a cover version of "Eres Tú", a popular Spanish-language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band MOCEDADES. The official music video for the track can be seen below. Friedman announced his collaboration with ...
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In a recent interview with Guitar World, 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 ...
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Doro Pesch will perform at a drive-in cinema in Germany on June 13. Fans will have a rare opportunity to attend a live performance by the German metal queen at the CARantena Arena in Worms as part of the "Regenbogen 2 Rock Summer" while complying with the country's social distancing regulations. Each car will be ...
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QUEEN guitarist Brian May has thanked fans for a "torrent of love and support' after revealing that he recently suffered a "small heart attack." Earlier in the month, the 72-year-old musician injured his buttocks and assumed assumed the injury was the cause of the pain he was feeling. Still in "agony," May had an MRI ...
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QUEEN guitarist Brian May has revealed that he recently suffered a "small heart attack." The episode left him "very near death," but says he's now feeling remarkably well after being fitted with three stents — tiny tubes that can hold open blocked arteries. Earlier in the month, the 72-year-old musician injured his buttocks and assumed ...
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QUEEN guitarist Brian May says that he is recovering from agonizing nerve pain which "inhabited" his body less than a month ago. Earlier today (Saturday, May 23), May posted an Instagram video of him sitting outdoors, and he included the following message: "I've got some great help with pain management and rehabilitation. Today I can ...
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Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has collaborated with the Colombian rock band APOLO 7 on a cover version of "Eres Tú", a popular Spanish-language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band MOCEDADES. Friedman announced his collaboration with APOLO 7 in a video message posted to his social media ...
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