CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer, who overcame vocal cord paresis, a condition that typically ends a professional singing career, spoke to the "Iron City Rocks" podcast about how he takes care of his voice when he is on the road. "You have to stay healthy," he said. "Your voice is — it's ...
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LINDEMANN, the project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), has released an audio snippet of a new song called "Allesfresser". The track is taken LINDEMANN's second album, "F & M", which will arrive on November 22. The follow-up to 2015's "Skills In Pills" ...
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MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has told Pomelo Rocker in a new interview that there is no tentative release date yet for the band's upcoming studio album. "With Dave's [Mustaine, MEGADETH guitarist/vocalist] throat cancer treatments that he has now completed, and he's just going through the recovery now, we're hopeful and optimistic about a full recovery ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of MACHINE HEAD's entire October 19 concert at Progresja in Warsaw, Poland can be seen below. The show, which was part of the European leg of MACHINE HEAD's 25th-anniversary tour for the band's classic debut, "Burn My Eyes", was originally livestreamed via the group's Facebook page. Building on the band's previous ...
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Nikki Sixx says that there are no plans for SIXX:A.M. to work on a new full-length album. Last month, SIXX:A.M. released a new song, "Talk To Me", in support of the #TalkToMe campaign, a movement by the National Opioid Action Coalition to use the power of conversation to overcome the stigma plaguing opioid use disorder. ...
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Swedish metal masters HAMMERFALL are currently traversing North America along with SABATON on their massive sold-out tour, touring in support of their globally dominating latest album, "Dominion". Now, HAMMERFALL is pleased to announce a 2020 North American Headline tour, also in support of "Dominion". The tour starts September 14, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida ...
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AXS TV's popular sit-down series "The Big Interview" is back for the second-half of its seventh season, with the next episode airing Wednesday, October 30 at 8 p.m. EST. The series' fall cycle features 12 all-new 60-minute episodes, as host Dan Rather joins a roster of iconic entertainers for candid conversations providing a unique glimpse ...
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PRIDE & GLORY has released a new music video for the track "Machine Gun Man" along with the brand-new, reissue of the band's self-titled album. The video, compiled from live footage during the PRIDE & GLORY years, depicts a young Zakk Wylde honing his distinct sound that became the hallmark of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. Before ...
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British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS will release a new song, "Under The Scalpel Blade", to deluxe Decibel subscribers. To get the track, you will need an active deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, November 4 at 12 p.m. EST. "Under The Scalpel Blade" is taken from CARCASS's upcoming seventh studio album, which ...
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The first in series of books from POISON frontman Bret Michaels, "Bret Michaels Autobiography: Pictures & Stories Volume 1", will be released in early 2020. The book promises to contain "never-before-seen photos and stories never told" — "the highs, lows and all points in between of these tales from a roller-coaster-ride epic journey." Bret said: ...
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PUDDLE OF MUDD frontman Wes Scantlin, who got sober a couple of years ago, has credited God with saving his life. After the arrival of 2009's "Volume 4: Songs In The Key Of Love And Hate", Scantlin endured his share of issues with both substance abuse and the legal system. Last year, Scantlin said that ...
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In wake of the recent news that DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara's wife has been diagnosed with cancer, the band has been forced to withdraw from the fall 2019 leg of STATIC-X's "Wisconsin Death Trip" 20th-anniversary tour so that Dez may remain home to care for her and his family. DROWNING POOL and MUSROOMHEAD will now ...
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GUNS N' ROSES performed the song "Dead Horse" live for the first time since 1993 during last night's (Wednesday, October 23) concert at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The track originally appeared on GN'R's "Use Your Illusion I" album in 1991 and was last played at the final show of the "Use ...
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Zakk Wylde says that he has no involvement with Ozzy Osbourne's upcoming album. Ozzy recently provided guest vocals on Post Malone's song "Take What You Want", a session overseen by producer Andrew Watt, and it led to Osbourne and Watt collaborating on the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer's 12th solo LP. During an appearance on the ...
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According to Billboard, BABYMETAL has become the first Asian act to land at No. 1 on Top Rock Albums chart. "Metal Galaxy", the Japanese pop-metal band's third studio LP, earned 28,000 equivalent album units (of which 27,000 were in album sales) in its first week of release. The album also topped ...
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The story of hard rock icons GREAT WHITE, best known for their smash hit singles "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "Rock Me", begins with the meeting of vocalist Jack Russell and guitarist Mark Kendall. The partnership between these two extraordinarily talented artists would go on to produce multiple platinum-selling albums and made GREAT WHITE one ...
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SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg will take part in a one-night-only "Loyal To The Craft" drum workship on Wednesday, November 6 at the House Of Machines in Los Angeles, California. The event, which starts at 6 p.m. PT, is free and open to the public. RSVP now at this location. Weinberg discovered ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of MACHINE HEAD's entire October 14 concert at RuhrCongress in Bochum, Germany can be seen below. The show, which was part of the European leg of MACHINE HEAD's 25th-anniversary tour for the band's classic debut, "Burn My Eyes", was originally livestreamed via Nugs.tv. Building on the band's previous "An Evening With…" ...
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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea married fashion designer Melody Ehsani over the weekend. The 57-year-old rocker, whose real name is Michael Balzary, shared a photo from the wedding on Instagram, writing in an accompanying message: "My life has changed forever and I am eternally humble and grateful. The person who sees all of me ...
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Don Dokken, Joe Satriani and Geoff Tate will be inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. Additional hard rock and heavy metal artist inductees and performers will be announced over the next few weeks, along with all-star jam members. The ...
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Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend will embark on a North American tour this winter. Support on the trek, which will kick off February 27 in Toronto and end on March 25 in San Francisco, will come from THE CONTORTIONIST and HAKEN. Devin said: "Volume one of the 'Empath' tour is coming to North America. ...
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VAN HALEN released 13 singles in Japan between 1978 and 1984 that will be collected in a new 7" vinyl set from Rhino. Each replica single features the original sleeve artwork and comes housed in a cigarette-style box. Two versions of "The Japanese Singles 1978-1984" will be available on November 1: a black vinyl version ...
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The official lyric/concept video for the song "Waiting On The Demons" from CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer can be seen below. The track is taken from his sophomore solo album, "Rise", which was released on September 13 via Cleopatra Records. It's a poignant song about dealing with inner demons and personal issues. "Demons come in many ...
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Dance-metal sensation BABYMETAL has achieved another first, becoming the only Japanese band to ever land two Top 20 albums in the official U.K. chart. The band's third album, "Metal Galaxy", was the No. 1 album in both the U.K. official rock albums chart and the U.K. official independent albums chart. The album finished at No. ...
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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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Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's performance aboard the inaugural Megacruise can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "alexvigil29"). Megacruise, hosted by metal veterans MEGADETH, departed from Los Angeles on October 13 on a round-trip voyage to San Diego and Ensenada, Mexico and returned on October 18. The at-sea music experience featured additional performances from ...
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**UPDATE (October 21)**: The photo in question has since been removed from Instagram. The original article follows below. A brand new photo of Eddie Van Halen has emerged online. Sue Dion, who works as a receptionist at O'Gara Group in Beverly Hills, California, has uploaded an Instagram picture (see below) of ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of LAMB OF GOD's performance aboard the inaugural Megacruise can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Joel Steele"). Megacruise, hosted by metal veterans MEGADETH, departed from Los Angeles on October 13 on a round-trip voyage to San Diego and Ensenada, Mexico and returned on October 18. The at-sea music experience featured ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX's performance aboard the inaugural Megacruise can be seen below. Megacruise, hosted by metal veterans MEGADETH, departed from Los Angeles on October 13 on a round-trip voyage to San Diego and Ensenada, Mexico and returned on October 18. The at-sea music experience featured additional performances from QUEENSRŸCHE, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, DEATH ANGEL, ...
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Members of MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, DEATH ANGEL, QUEENSRŸCHE, DORO, HELLYEAH and BUTCHER BABIES are among the musicians who took part in an all-star KISS jam aboard the inaugural Megacruise. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Megacruise, hosted by metal veterans MEGADETH, departed from Los Angeles on October 13 on a round-trip ...
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