The revamped version of RAINBOW has released its first new music in more than two decades. Two tracks have been made available on iTunes: an instrumental song called "Land Of Hope And Glory", which is is a reworking of the 1902 British patriotic song of the same name from Edward Elgar's "Pomp And Circumstance March ...
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PAPA ROACH's Follow-Up To 'Crooked Teeth' Will Include 'Some Next-Level, Nutty S**t'
According to The Pulse Of Radio, PAPA ROACH has just released its ninth studio album, "Crooked Teeth", but the band was so inspired by its producers this time out — newcomers Nicholas "Ras" Furlong and Colin Brittain — that the group is already cooking up more new music. Singer Jacoby Shaddix told Metal Hammer: "We ...
GLENN DANZIG Seemingly Defends TRUMP's Travel Ban, Says Planned Parenthood Shouldn't Be 'Selling Baby Parts'
Glenn Danzig has seemingly defended President Trump's efforts to limit travel to the United States from six predominantly Muslim nations, saying that it's "really not a travel ban." Trump's revised executive order, which was signed in March but never got off the ground because federal courts blocked it just hours before it was set to ...
TOOL Singer Calls Out 'Entitled Snowflakes' In Concert Rant (Video)
TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan had some choice, if unusual, words for the crowd at the Boston Calling festival on Sunday night (May 28), when the band headlined the final night of the event. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Keenan said (see video below): "As artists, we interpret and report, that's our job. We ...
W.A.S.P. Cancels Summer Festival Appearances
W.A.S.P. has canceled its previously announced four festival appearances in June — including the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium and Hellfest in France — in order to complete work on its upcoming 25th-anniversary release, "Re-Idolized". Says W.A.S.P. in a statement: "The recording of the new album 'Re-Idolized' and the accompanying film for 'The Crimson Idol' ...
FOO FIGHTERS Keep Playing After Festival Pulls Plug
According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS had the plug pulled on them during the band's headlining set at the BottleRock festival in Napa Valley, California on Sunday night (May 28). The group kept playing, however, finishing their final encore of "Everlong" even without power. The Dave Grohl-led act headlined the third and final ...
KRYPTONITE Feat. KING DIAMOND, THE POODLES Members: 'Chasing Fire' Video
"Chasing Fire", the new video from Sweden's KRYPTONITE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's self-titled debut album, which will be released on August 4 via Frontiers Music Srl. Sometimes musicians are put together who only know each other from afar via their respective recordings, but something clicks and triggers a ...
VIVIAN CAMPBELL Explains DEF LEPPARD's Reluctance To Make Straight-Ahead Rock Album
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell has admitted many long-term fans of the band want them to record a straight-ahead rock album like "High 'N' Dry" from 1981. But he told the "White Line Fever" podcast: "That's never gonna happen." Speaking on the most recent episode of the show, Campbell said: "DEF LEPPARD is a band ...
PETER TÄGTGREN On HYPOCRISY's Future Plans: 'We Haven't Really Decided Anything'
In a recent interview with the Impact metal channel, Swedish producer and singer/songwriter Peter Tägtgren spoke about the status of his long-running extreme metal project HYPOCRISY. He stated about the band's future plans: "We haven't really decided anything. I mean, of course there will be some shows or a new album, but I ...
JOHN CORABI On CHRIS CORNELL's Death: 'Hopefully He's At Peace And In A Better Place'
Former MÖTLEY CRÜE and current THE DEAD DAISIES frontman John Corabi has paid tribute to Chris Cornell, saying that he was "disturbed" by the loss of "such a fuckin' talent." Asked by Australia's Music Feeds how he reacted when he found out about the SOUNDGARDEN singer's passing, Corabi said: "It was so weird. ...