In October 2017, CINDERELLA vocalist Tom Keifer released a special "deluxe edition" version of his critically acclaimed debut solo album, "The Way Life Goes". This CD/DVD set featured two new studio tracks recorded by three-time Grammy Award winner Vance Powell, including the the spectacular duet recording of "Nobody's Fool" with a special guest appearance by ...
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"Bring Back The Plague", a brand new song from San Diego-based deathgrind masters CATTLE DECAPITATION, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, titled "Death Atlas", which will be released on November 29 via Metal Blade Records. The disc was once again recorded at Denver's Flatline Audio with producer Dave ...
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"Save Me", a brand new song from Italian alternative metallers LACUNA COIL, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming album, "Black Anima", which will be released on October 11. Singer Cristina Scabbia told HardDrive Radio about "Black Anima": "It might sound really cliché if we say that it's gonna be ...
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Last month, METALLICA played two shows with the San Francisco Symphony for the grand opening of Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors. The concerts, conducted by Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas, marked the 20th anniversary of METALLICA's first performance with the symphony at the Berkeley Community ...
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Legendary rockers THE WHO have released a new single, "All This Music Must Fade". The song is taken from the band's first new album in 13 years, titled "Who", due for release on December 6. Guitarist Pete Townshend describes "All This Music Must Fade" as "a song dedicated to every artist who has ever been ...
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Gene Simmons's wife has confirmed that he underwent a successful kidney stones surgery earlier this week. The KISS bassist/vocalist was admitted into Cedars-Sinai Hospital early Tuesday morning to undergo a medical procedure that should help get rid of the stones. According to TMZ, the non-invasive operation only took about an hour to complete and involved ...
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MEGADETH will join FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH as special guest on the latter band's 2020 European winter tour, with BAD WOLVES in the opening slot. The trek will visit 14 European countries starting on January 20 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland and ending on February 20 at the Budapest Sportarena in Budapest, Hungary. ...
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Swedish prog-metal/rock legends OPETH will make their awaited return to North America in 2020 for a winter tour with labelmates GRAVEYARD. This will be the band's first tour of the U.S.A. and Canada in support of their newly released, critically praised album "In Cauda Venenum" that is available now via Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast. The ...
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In a recent interview with Cameron Buchholtz of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma radio station Rock 100.5 The KATT, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Al Pitrelli discussed whether there is pressure on keeping the holiday rock touring extravaganza "fresh" after over two decades. "I don't know that there's real pressure," he said. "This is what the organization has ...
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ANATHEMA will celebrate the tenth anniversary of its iconic release "We're Here Because We're Here" by taking the album on the road for a series of exclusive shows throughout Europe in March 2020. Upon its release, it was their first collection of new material in six years and they exploded back into action with a ...
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**UPDATE**: According to a post on LORD DYING's Facebook page, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's North American tour with OBITUARY is "no longer happening." No reason was given for the cancelation. The original article follows below. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has announced a string of North American tour dates in December, with special guests OBITUARY and LORD DYING ...
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Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has released a new song called "Arrows" to mark the second anniversary of the Las Vegas mass shooting. Bill announced the track in a video message posted to his Twitter account. He said: "Hi everybody. My name is Bill Ward, and today I'm speaking on behalf of my band, ...
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Swedish metallers WOLF will return with a new studio album, titled "Feeding The Machine", on March 13, 2020 via Century Media Records. The long-awaited disc will feature new band members Johan Koleberg (HAMMERFALL, LION'S SHARE) on drums and Pontus Egberg (KING DIAMOND, LION'S SHARE) on bass. "Feeding The Machine" is being produced by WOLF's Simon ...
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Phil Rowson of the "Empower Humans" podcast recently conducted an interview with KORN drummer Ray Luzier. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On KORN's longevity: Ray: "We're really lucky. I feel blessed. The band has been on 25 years. October starts my 13th year. It's insane. ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN will play a number of European shows in 2020. So far, the following dates have been announced: June 3 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome June 5-7 - Nurburg, Germany - Rock Am Ring June 6-7 - Nuremberg, Germany - Rock Im Park June 8 - Berlin, Germany - Waldbuhne June ...
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Robert Plant is celebrating the second season of his hugely popular podcast, "Digging Deep: The Robert Plant Podcast", with the release of a very special limited-edition seven-inch singles box set. "Digging Deep" includes 16 A-sides and rare B-sides spanning three decades, remastered versions available on vinyl for the first time. The eight-disc collection also features ...
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MACHINE HEAD has announced the addition of Polish guitarist Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka (DECAPITATED) and British drummer Matt Alston (DEVILMENT, EASTERN FRONT) to the group's ranks. They will join MACHINE HEAD on the first leg of its 25th-anniversary tour for the band's classic debut, "Burn My Eyes". The trek will kick off in Germany on October ...
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Legendary CREAM drummer Ginger Baker is "holding his own," less than a week after being admitted to the hospital. Last Wednesday (September 25), Ginger's family revealed that he was "critically ill" and called on fans to "keep him in your prayers tonight." Earlier today (Sunday, September 29), the 80-year-old's family took to social media to ...
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There are few things more thrilling than the sound of a young band with a total disregard for toeing the trendy line. Admittedly, the "prog" tag has been robustly rehabilitated over the last 20 years, but there is still something righteous about the complexity, diversity and sheer craziness that erupts across SIFTING's third record. In ...
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MACHINE HEAD has announced the addition of Polish guitarist Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka (DECAPITATED) and British drummer Matt Alston (DEVILMENT, EASTERN FRONT) to the group's ranks. They will join MACHINE HEAD on the first leg of its 25th-anniversary tour for the band's classic debut, "Burn My Eyes". The trek will kick off in Germany on October ...
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Former MORBID ANGEL guitarist Richard Brunelle has died, his family has confirmed. He passed away on Monday, September 23 at the age of 55. The news of Richard's death was broken by his sister-in-law Megan Box-Brunnele. She wrote on Facebook: "This is Richie's sister-in-law. This devastating post is at the request of my husband and ...
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Named one of the 10 best live albums of all time by Rolling Stone, NIRVANA's "MTV Unplugged In New York" will be reissued on vinyl on November 1 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of its 1994 release. Expanded to include five rehearsal performances previously only available on DVD, the anniversary release also features an ...
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"Talk To Me", the new song from SIXX:A.M., can be streamed below. #TalktoMe is a movement by the National Opioid Action Coalition to use the power of conversation to overcome the stigma plaguing opioid use disorder. "Talk To Me", written by MÖTLEY CRÜE founding member and Global Recovery Initiative Foundation board member Nikki Sixx with ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is up for a reunion of the original band, but only if the price is right. Speaking exclusively to Rock Candy's Dave Reynolds for a 12-page cover story in the latest issue of the magazine, Space Ace discussed a wide range of issues, including his "bad boy" reputation and his ...
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Drummer Rob Affuso joined his former SKID ROW bandmate Sebastian Bach on stage last night (Wednesday, September 25) at Sony Hall in New York City to perform the band's classic song "Makin' A Mess". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Otom Izot"). A short time after the ...
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Former TNT singer Tony Harnell has paid tribute to Tony Mills, saying that the British-born vocalist "did a fantastic job" replacing him in the band. Mills appeared on three studio albums from TNT — 2007's "The New Territory", 2008's "Atlantis" and 2010's "A Farewell To Arms" — before exiting and being replaced by a returning ...
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THE WHO was forced to cut its concert in Houston, Texas short after Roger Daltrey lost his voice. The legendary rock band managed to get through only eight songs at Toyota Center Wednesday night (September 25) before the singer told the crowd, "I think I should quit while I'm ahead," and walked offstage. Daltrey reportedly ...
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Japanese pop metal act BABYMETAL has released a music video for its song "Shanti Shanti Shanti". The track is taken from the band's third album, "Metal Galaxy", which will be released on October 11 via earMUSIC/Edel. The follow-up to 2016's "Metal Resistance" is based on the concept of "The Odyssey Of Metal Galaxy". "Metal Galaxy" ...
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A trailer for "Last Testament", the new album from the legendary Dan McCafferty, the former frontman of Scottish rockers NAZARETH, is available below. After nearly 50 years of road work with the band, McCafferty had to retire due to health reasons. However, that unique instrument — his voice — is still capable of blowing the ...
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GUNS N' ROSES played the first official show of the fall 2019 leg of its "Not In This Lifetime" tour last night (Wednesday, September 25) at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. The setlist was as follows: 01. It's So Easy 02. Mr. Brownstone 03. ...
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