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JOE ELLIOTT On DEF LEPPARD's Five-Decade Career: 'It's Just A Blessing, Really'

In a new interview with Indianapolis, Indiana's TV station WTHR, DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott and GOO GOO DOLLS' John Rzeznik spoke about the two bands' upcoming 45-date North American tour, which will take place next year. The trek, with special guests THE STRUTS, will kick off March 2 in Allentown, P...

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New Demo Trailer Released For 'Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior' Officially Licensed Video Game Inspired By VOIVOD

Independent developer Chaosmonger Studio has revealed a brand-new demo trailer for "Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior", a narrative-driven, run-and-gun Metroidvania based on the music, artwork and dystopian science-fiction universe of legendary Canadian metal band VOIVOD. The game will participate in Stea...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN On A.I. In Music: 'I Think You Have To Accept And Embrace Any New Technology'

In a new interview with Argentina's Rock & Pop 95.9 FM radio station, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithm...

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STEVE HACKETT Announces 2027 North American Tour Dates

After 13 years, Steve Hackett is bringing his classic GENESIS material back to North American stages with a brand-new show celebrating the very best of GENESIS alongside highlights from his extensive solo career. In 2013, Hackett's North American and U.K. tours culminated in an acclaimed performance...

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THE USED Announces 'A Mid Summer Night's Symphony' Screening

THE USED has announced the world premiere of "A Mid Summer Night's Symphony", filmed at the world-famous Sydney Opera House. The screening will take place at the Landmark Nuart Theater in Los Angeles, California on October 28, featuring an intimate question-and-answer session with the band. Doors fo...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Release DREAMPEACE 'Harmonic Dharma' Album Next Week: 'I Hope It Brings You The Peace It Has Brought Me'

In recognition of World Mental Health Day, Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend has announced that he will release a new album, "Harmonic Dharma", under the DREAMPEACE banner on Friday, October 16. Having struggled with insomnia for many years, Devin created DREAMPEACE as a way to...

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Doomed Lovers

Pop culture has been blessed and cursed, depending upon who you ask, for years by musical duos who are also bound together by romantic marriage. There is the volatile Ike & Tina Turner, Sonny & Cher, and THE WHITE STRIPES, more recently. The obvious tension and drama inherent to such artisti...

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IAN GILLAN Rejects 'Heavy Metal' Label For DEEP PURPLE: 'That Isn't Really Our Bag'

In a new interview with The Chap, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan was asked if he prefers the term "heavy rock" or "hard rock" for his band. Ian responded: "If you want to pick a genre, then I would prefer hard rock. Only because heavy rock was the next step into heavy metal. "I've turned down awards...

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Fever

Whether a reflection of the dark times we live in, or simply because their name seems to demand it, GRAVEYARD have been steadily becoming darker and heavier in recent times. The Swedish band's early albums adhered to a solid, reliable diet of occult-tinged, psychedelic heavy rock, and were plainly o...

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PARKWAY DRIVE To Release Sydney Opera House Performance As 'Home' Live Album

Australia's PARKWAY DRIVE played a career-defining Sydney Opera House show in June 2025, performing alongside a full symphonic orchestra for the one-night-only event. The band has now announced that the resulting live album, "Home - Live At The Sydney Opera House", will be released on December 4 via...

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The Battle Between Metal And Orchestra Still Goes On For SEPTICFLESH

By David E. Gehlke SEPTICFLESH and an orchestra are now inseparable. The long-running Greek extreme metal outfit has taken a union that was originally popularized by the likes of CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR and even METALLICA, via 1999's "S&M", making it such an integral part of their core sound t...

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See ANETTE OLZON Perform NIGHTWISH Songs With Orchestra In São Paulo, Brazil

In late September, Anette Olzon, the Swedish singer who fronted the Finnish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH from 2007 to 2012, embarked on a three-date Brazilian tour where she performed NIGHTWISH songs accompanied by a band, an orchestra and a choir. Fan-filmed video of the September 26 concert at T...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Opens Up About End Of His 36-Year Relationship, 'Financial Armageddon' That Led To His Return To Live Stage

On September 29, Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend recorded an appearance on the Sixty Scales And The Truth podcast, hosted by Niels Guns, in which he addressed his return to live activity with a lengthy solo tour of Europe throughout September and October. The trek, dubbed "Me...

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Watch: EUROPE Launches 'The Final Countdown - 40th Anniversary Tour' In Glasgow

Swedish rock icons EUROPE kicked off a European tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of their third album, "The Final Countdown", Wednesday night (September 30) at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The setlist for the concert was as follows, according to Setlist.fm: 01. Scandinavian Eye...

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STONE SOUR Guitarist JOSH RAND's THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT Releases Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'Immigrant Song'

THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT — the dynamic collaboration between guitarist and songwriter Josh Rand (STONE SOUR) and powerhouse vocalist Casandra Carson (PARALANDRA, CASANDRA'S CROSSING) — has released its latest reimagining, a hard-hitting take on LED ZEPPELIN's iconic "Immigrant Song", out now via Frontie...