Industrial rockers STABBING WESTWARD have released the official music video for "Dead & Gone", the title track of their first collection of new music since 2001. The "Dead & Gone" EP is being made available today (Friday, January 3) and it contains three brand new songs ("Dead & Gone", "Cold" and "Crawl") and two remixes ...
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This past summer, hard rock band ADEMA officially recruited longtime friend Ryan Shuck (JULIEN-K, ORGY) to take on vocals for the band's most recent tour. He joined the group as the replacement for original vocalist Mark Chavez, who returned to ADEMA in 2017 after previously exiting the group twice. Speaking with RadioactiveMike Z, host of ...
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Bret Michaels has shared a video of a never-seen-before English and Spanish version of POISON's sole chart-topping single "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". Joining Bret for the performance, which was filmed at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, were "American Idol" singers Ace Young, Jeremiah Richey, Diana DeGarmo, James Durbin, ...
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Kirk Windstein has confirmed that he will be part of DOWN's upcoming 2020 shows to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group's debut album, "NOLA". A founding member of DOWN, Windstein left the band in 2013 in order to focus on CROWBAR and his family life. He was replaced by Bobby Landgraf, DOWN's former guitar ...
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Legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have announced the "Wings Over USA" 2020 tour. Kicking off on February 26 at the House of Blues of Anaheim, the 17-date trek, which will feature special guests EXHORDER and HYDRAFORM, will make stops in Las Vegas, New Orleans and Atlanta before concluding in New Jersey. The final date will ...
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Bret Michaels says that "it's time" for POISON to release "at least a new song or two." Last week, it was officially announced that POISON will team up with DEF LEPPARD, MÖTLEY CRÜE and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS for a 22-date North American stadium tour next summer. "The Stadium Tour" kicks off July 7 ...
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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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Industrial rockers STABBING WESTWARD will release their first collection of new music since 2001 early next year. A new EP titled "Dead & Gone" will arrive on January 3. The group said in a statement: We have been working on new music for a few years now and are finally ready to begin releasing it ...
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Lita Ford is putting the finishing touches on her long-awaited new solo album, tentatively due in 2020. The follow-up to 2012's "Living Like A Runaway" is once again being helmed by guitarist/producer Gary Hoey, who contributes some guitar playing to the disc, alongside the rest of Ford's backing band, which continues to consist of guitarist ...
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German thrash metallers BONDED, who feature in their ranks former SODOM members Bernd "Bernemann" Kost (guitar) and Markus "Makka" Freiwald (drums), will release their debut album, "Rest In Violence", on January 17, 2020 via Century Media Records. To celebrate the announcement, the band has just released a new track, "Je Suis Charlie". Check out the ...
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TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon has released a new solo single, "South Side". The song is not only a tribute to his hometown hood of south Sacramento, California, but also a homage to the very first band of musicians that Frank played and learned music with as a 12-year-old kid in the 1970s. The first verse ...
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On November 19, Camden Town, London officially became home to the global Music Walk Of Fame. Honored to receive the first stone were global rock legends THE WHO. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were presented with their award by PRIMAL SCREAM's Bobby Gillespie, watched by fans and friends, including Jazzie B and Suggs. Designed as ...
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DOWN has confirmed that it will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its classic debut album, "NOLA", by making a number of special live appearances next year. In addition to performing at the 2020 edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 18-21, 2020 in Dessel, Belgium, DOWN has just announced that ...
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Bret Michaels has confirmed to Arizona Republic that POISON will return next year with a "really awesome" tour. "Every other year," he said, "we're out with the all-original lineup and it's always out in the arenas and amphitheaters, having an amazing time. It'll be great and hopefully we'll get to announce ...
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DOWN has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 18-21, 2020 in Dessel, Belgium. The announcement of DOWN's participation in the event comes less than a month after singer Philip Anselmo revealed that DOWN was planning to reunite in 2020 for ...
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IN THIS MOMENT has announced a spring 2020 headlining tour, dubbed "The In-Between Tour". Support on the trek will come from BLACK VEIL BRIDES, DED and RAVEN BLACK. Tickets go on sale on Friday, November 15 at 10 a.m. local time. Tour dates: Mar. 24 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues Mar. 26 - ...
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This past summer, hard rock band ADEMA officially recruited longtime friend Ryan Shuck (JULIEN-K, ORGY) to take on vocals for the band's current tour. He joined the group as the replacement for original vocalist Mark Chavez, who returned to ADEMA in 2017 after previously exiting the group twice. Asked in a new interview with
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Lita Ford has confirmed to Rockin' Metal Revival in a new interview that she is putting the finishing touches on her long-awaited new solo album. "Well, I don't even wanna talk about it yet," she said (hear audio below). "Because it's almost done, it's almost ready to find a home — we need to find ...
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Bret Michaels says that POISON will return next year with an "incredible" tour and hopefully "at least" one new song. In 2018, POISON completed the "Nothin' But A Good Time" tour with CHEAP TRICK and POP EVIL. POISON's last album of new material was 2002's "Hollyweird". An album of covers, "Poison'd", followed in 2007. In ...
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SALIVA guitarist Wayne Swinny has revealed that he has been in talks with the band's original frontman Josey Scott "for a few months now" about teaming up for a possible reunion tour in 2020. The singer left SALIVA at the end of 2011 after 15 years with the band, reportedly to pursue a solo Christian ...
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Josey Scott has announced that he will reunite with SALIVA for a new album and tour in 2020. The singer left SALIVA at the end of 2011 after 15 years with the band, reportedly to pursue a solo Christian music career. He was quickly replaced by Bobby Amaru, who can be heard on SALIVA's last ...
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OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth spoke to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" about the high turnover of his bandmates and how it has affected the group's sound over the years. "Not every member has brought something, let's say, groundbreaking to it, but new blood is a good thing," Bobby said. "But some members change the chemistry. Case ...
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Southern rock legends MOLLY HATCHET have released a new digital single and music video for the song "Whiskey Man". The track is taken from the band's forthcoming live album, "Battleground", which will be released on November 29 through SPV/Steamhammer as 2CD digipak, 3LP gatefold version, download and stream. It's no secret that a lot of ...
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Former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel spoke to Bax Music about his soon-to-be-released collaboration with drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER), vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and bassist Mark Menghi (METAL ALLEGIANCE). "We did a record," he said (see video below). "It's not a project, Mike Portnoy would want ...
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Keyboardist David Paich rejoined TOTO on stage Sunday night (October 20) at Philadelphia's Metropolitan Opera House to perform the band's classic song "Africa". Paich co-wrote the 1982 track and sang lead on the original recording's verses, while Bobby Kimball handled the chorus. Paich had been absent from TOTO's live performances over the last few months ...
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JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford has released the official lyric video for his song called "Morning Star". The track appears on his all-new Christmas album, titled "Celestial", which arrives today (Friday, October 18) via Legacy Recordings. Without question, Halford is one of heavy metal's all-time great vocalists — as heard through his highly influential and ...
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Philip Anselmo has confirmed that there are tentative plans for DOWN to reunite in 2020 for some shows in celebration of the 25th anniversary celebration of the band's classic debut album. "We do have the 20th [sic] anniversary of 'NOLA' coming up, and I know that we have been offered some shows," Anselmo told
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It's no secret that a lot of fans measure the artistic value of a rock band mainly by the quality of a group's live performance. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS without their legendary concerts? Unthinkable! LYNYRD SKYNYRD as just another anemic studio project? Impossible to imagine! The same goes for MOLLY HATCHET as another legendary force among ...
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JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford took part in a question-and-answer session with Full Metal Jackie of the 95.5 KLOS radio station on Friday, October 4 from The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Asked if there are any artists that he would like to collaborate ...
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IN THIS MOMENT has released a teaser for a new song apparently called "The In-Between". The full track will make its online debut on October 31. Last month, IN THIS MOMENT began playing another new song called "Legacy" during its concerts. Both tracks are expected to appear on the band's upcoming album, "Mother". The disc ...
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