In a recent interview with Nikki Preston of 96.7 KCAL Rocks!, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford spoke about his involvement with the LGBTQ community. Halford came out as a homosexual during an MTV interview in 1998 and has long since been an outspoken advocate for gay rights. The legendary singer recently expressed his frustration with ...
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS embark upon a new sonic adventure with "Perdida", the band's first-ever acoustic album. It includes 10 deeply personal songs that weave introspective lyrics together with unexpected instruments to take listeners on an emotional and musical journey through letting go and starting over. "You have to live it to write it," says guitarist ...
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According to TMZ, Ace Frehley's estranged girlfriend was granted a temporary restraining order against the original KISS guitarist after an alleged frightening incident at their house. Rachael Gordon, who claims she has been in a relationship with Ace for 11 years, says in the documents that he returned home from a ...
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QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali spoke about his battle with stage four pancreatic cancer during a November 20 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation". A few excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On where he is in his treatment: Banali: "The way the chemo works now is you go into the hospital, as I ...
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"Frau & Mann", the new video from LINDEMANN, the project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), can be seen below. The song is taken LINDEMANN's second album, "F & M", which arrived on November 22. The follow-up to 2015's "Skills In Pills" was ...
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SEVENDUST co-founder, guitarist and vocalist Clint Lowery will release his debut solo album, "God Bless The Renegades", on January 31, 2020 via Rise Records. The official Mark Lediard-directed music video for the disc's title track can be seen below. "I wanted to give thanks and praise to the people who step away from the 'sheep' ...
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CANDLEMASS, DEATH ANGEL, I PREVAIL, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TOOL are among the "Best Metal Performance" nominees at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on on January 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will broadcast live on the CBS television network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. "Best Metal Performance" ...
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Having commanded the No. 1 spot at Rock Radio with its debut single "When I'm Gone", and its sophomore track "Rolling 7s" already a Top 30 track at Active Rock Radio, the blazing-hot rock band DIRTY HONEY announces the first leg of its 2020 "Rolling 7s" U.S. tour. The 25-date, coast-to-coast trek kicks off January ...
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EVANESCENCE's cover of FLEETWOOD MAC's "The Chain" will be released as a digital single this Friday, November 22. The track is featured in a commercial for "Gears Of War 5", the latest chapter of XBOX's popular "Gears Of War" franchise. "I'm proud to lend my voice to this reimagining of 'The ...
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This spring, WE CAME AS ROMANS — Joshua Moore (guitar), Dave Stephens (vocals), Lou Cotton (guitar), Andy Glass (bass) and David Puckett (drums) — will embark on an 10th-anniversary tour celebrating their landmark, 2009-released album "To Plant A Seed". "To Plant A Seed" was a definitive sonic statement for WE CAME AS ROMANS and remains ...
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A&P Reacts recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH and current THE DARK ELEMENT frontwoman Anette Olzon. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what inspired the title for THE DARK ELEMENT's second studio album, "Songs The Night Sings": Anette: "This is always ...
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Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend kicked off his European "Empath" tour on November 15 in Paris, France. Fan-filmed video footage of the second show of the trek, which took place last night (Saturday, November 16) at Trix in Antwerp, Belgium, can be seen below. Since disbanding the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, Devin has been tracking ...
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The IndustryKills YouTube channel has uploaded video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's entire November 15 concert at Fix Factory Of Sound in Thessaloniki, Greece. You can now watch it below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Blood Of The Levant 02. I Am I 03. NM 156 04. Operation: Mindcrime 05. Condition Hüman 06. Queen Of ...
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Ellefson Films, the new film production company run by MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and his partner, music and film producer and industry exec Thom Hazaert, has partnered with musician, filmmaker and actor Drew Fortier ("Zen From Mars", "Her Name Was Christa") on an original horror film titled "Dwellers", with Fortier writing, directing, and starring. Additionally, ...
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Frontier Touring has announced the return of triple Grammy Award-winning Californian rockers TOOL, performing in arenas across Australia and New Zealand in February 2020 — their first shows in both countries in seven years. The tour comes off the back of the band’s critically-acclaimed fifth studio album, and their first new record in 13 years, ...
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ONCE HUMAN has released a new song called "Sledgehammer" as well as an accompanying video. The track will appear on the band's third album, which is scheduled for a 2020 release. Guitarist Logan Mader, who has spent the last couple of months touring with MACHINE HEAD, explains: "'Sledgehammer' smashes from start to finish. With insane ...
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Sharon Osbourne says that it's been a "terrifying" experience seeing her husband Ozzy "so incapacitated" after suffering an injury in a fall earlier this year. The singer fell at his Los Angeles home in the middle of the night, aggravating years-old injuries from his 2003 ATV accident that required new surgery. As a result, Ozzy ...
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TOOL's "Fear Inoculum", the Los Angeles-based band's chart-topping, record-breaking, critically acclaimed and, until now, physically sold-out fifth album is heading back to record stores, with an expanded book edition of the collection slated for a December 13 release. The new iteration of "Fear Inoculum" includes 5 x 3D lenticular cards with exclusive graphics, an expanded ...
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UFO just wrapped the initial North American leg of the "Last Orders" tour, but fear not, the tour is not over yet and the band is pleased to announce new North American tour dates for 2020. These shows kick off February 13 in Medina, Minnesota and run through March 2. Included in this run is ...
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TOOL, which is in the midst of its first North American tour in support of its No. 1-charting, record-breaking album "Fear Inoculum" (RCA Records), today announces an additional round of tour dates, kicking off on January 10 in San Diego. Newly announced dates: January 10 - San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena January 12 - ...
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ALTER BRIDGE has announced the first 2020 U.S. leg of the "Walk The Sky" tour. The band will play a kick-off date in Lake Charles, Lousiana at the Golden Nugget Casino on January 31 before jumping on board ShipRocked cruise as co-headliner alongside HALESTORM. Back on land, the band will be making stops in Nashville, ...
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David Ellefson says that MEGADETH's split in 2002 turned out to be "probably the best thing" for everybody involved. Dave Mustaine reformed MEGADETH in 2004 ago after disbanding the group two years earlier. Originally setting out to record a solo album, Mustaine enlisted studio musicians to play on what ultimately became MEGADETH's 2004 "The System ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has spoken about the "See You On The Other Side" box set, the definitive vinyl collection of all of his original solo material. Due out Friday, November 29 on Sony Legacy, this set marks the first-ever all-vinyl collection of all the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter'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), will embark on a European tour in February. So far, the following shows have been announced: Feb. 04 - Hannover, Germany - Swiss Life Hall Feb. 06 - Cologne, Germany - Palladium Feb. 08 ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND performing a new song, "Masquerade Of Madness", live at the opening show of the band's North American tour on Saturday, November 2 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas can be seen below. Prior to playing the track, KING DIAMOND's namesake frontman told the crowd: "You might have heard ...
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"Knebel", the new video from LINDEMANN, the project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), can be seen below. The song is taken LINDEMANN's second album, "F & M", which will arrive on November 22. The follow-up to 2015's "Skills In Pills" was once ...
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Reactivated U.K. thrashers ACID REIGN have released the official music video for their cover version of Suzanne Vega's "Blood Makes Noise". The track is taken from the band's first full-length album in 29 years, "The Age Of Entitlement", which came out on September 27 via Dissonance Productions. Commented vocalist Howard "H" Smith: "Well, we really ...
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SEVENDUST co-founder, guitarist and vocalist Clint Lowery will release his debut solo album, "God Bless The Renegades", on January 31, 2020 via Rise Records. Heralding the record, he just shared the explosive new single and music video "Kings". Watch and listen below. "'Kings' is the song that expresses redemption after a very dark chapter of ...
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"It's Alive! Classic Horror And Sci-Fi Art From The Kirk Hammett Collection" will be on display at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina from February 15, 2020 to May 17, 2020. Kirk Hammett, best known as the lead guitarist of METALLICA, is also an avid collector of classic horror and sci-fi movie ...
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford will release his autobiography, "Confess", in October 2020. Known as "The Metal God" by his devoted, global fan base, Halford has always subverted the norm, and "Confess" will offer readers a compelling, heartfelt and honest look at the struggles Rob has faced with addiction and his sexuality as well as ...
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