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TOTO Touring Keyboardist DENNIS ATLAS To Release Solo Album 'Principle'

Dennis Atlas, who is currently the keyboardist for TOTO, having joined the renowned rock band in 2024 as TOTO's second keyboardist, replacing Steve Maggiora, will release his solo album titled "Principle" on May 15 via MRI. The debut single from the album is "Violent Power". The anthemic track bring...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says DAVE MUSTAINE Re-Recording 'No Life 'Til Leather' Demo Would Have Been 'Extremely Disrespectful' To METALLICA

In a new interview with Argentina's César Fuentes Rodríguez, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the band's 2022 album "The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!" for which he laid down the original bass tracks in May 2020 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee. A year later, Ellefson was fired...

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GIL MOORE Says Setlist For TRIUMPH's 2026 Tour Is 'Pretty Much Ready To Go'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, drummer/vocalist Gil Moore of legendary Canadian rockers TRIUMPH spoke about the band's decision to reunite for TRIUMPH's first tour in more than 30 years. The North American run of shows will celebrate the legendary Canadian rockers'...

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CARMINE APPICE And CACTUS Announce 'Temple Of Blues II' Album Feat. STEVE MORSE, TRACII GUNS, JOE LYNN TURNER, Others

It's two years since drum legend Carmine Appice and his reformed CACTUS first unbarred the doors to the "Temple Of Blues" — a 15-track slab of headbanging, hip-swinging heavy blues rock whose subtitle, "Influences And Friends", roped in a host of special guests, all of whom held the band very close...

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BAD MARRIAGE, Featuring Former TESLA Guitarist TOMMY SKEOCH, Releases 'Match Made In Hell' Music Video

BAD MARRIAGE, the band featuring former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch, will release its new album, "Match Made In Hell", on March 13 via Ron Keel's RFK Media label. The official music video for the LP's title track can be seen below. The clip is from the beautifully twisted creative genius of Grammy-...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Claims He's An 'Independent': 'I Vote For Whoever's The Least Of Two Evils, Sometimes Three'

In a new interview with "Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations", the podcast hosted by The Independent's music editor Roisin O'Connor, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine once again clarified his political stance, explaining (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm a very keen observer, and I probably see t...

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TRIUMPH's RIK EMMETT Says He Is Working With A Personal Trainer In Order To Get Into Shape For Upcoming Tour

In a new interview with Mike Hsu of the 100 FM The Pike radio station, guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett of legendary Canadian rockers TRIUMPH spoke about the band's decision to reunite for their first tour in more than 30 years. The North American run of shows will celebrate the band's 50th anniversary...

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BILLY CORGAN Celebrates First Anniversary Of His 'The Magnificent Others' Podcast

Last year, Billy Corgan — frontman of the two-time Grammy Award-winning iconic rock band THE SMASHING PUMPKINS — launched his widely praised podcast "The Magnificent Others". In its first year, Corgan's latest foray into podcasting has set itself apart by bringing listeners face-to-face with world-r...

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A Book About Canadian Death/Thrash/Crossover Pioneers SLAUGHTER Is In The Works

A book about Scarborough, Ontario, Canada's death/thrash/crossover pioneers SLAUGHTER is currently being written by two longtime fans of the band, Dragan "Ed" Balog (Utopian Vision Music, Black Mark Production – North America, DOWNFALL, INNER THOUGHT) and Nick Sagias (NIHILIST DEATH CULT, TRIBE OF P...

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Watch: LORDS OF NWOBHM, Featuring Members Of DIAMOND HEAD, RAVEN, TANK And PRAYING MANTIS, Performs In Tokyo

LORDS OF NWOBHM, the new supergroup featuring members of PRAYING MANTIS, DIAMOND HEAD, RAVEN, TANK and PERSIAN RISK, stormed into 2026 with two sold-out shows in Tokyo, Japan with a setlist comprising of NWOBHM classics by SAMSON, PRAYING MANTIS, DIAMOND HEAD, TYGERS OF PAN TANG, IRON MAIDEN, RAVEN,...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On New MEGADETH Album: 'I Hear It And To Me It Just Doesn't Sound Like MEGADETH'

During an appearance on the latest episode of his "The David Ellefson Show", former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson commented on the fact that MEGADETH's latest album includes Dave Mustaine's version of "Ride The Lightning", the title track of METALLICA's 1984 album for which Mustaine got a co-writi...

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BUSH Shares Music Video For 'I Am Here To Save Your Life'

BUSH has released the official music video for the song "I Am Here To Save Your Life". The clip was directed by Ben Alexis, photographer/videographer for Kobra Kult, a tour photography, video and social media agency for bands and touring artists. "I Am Here To Save Your Life" is taken from BUSH's la...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says His Last Conversation With JAMES HETFIELD Ended In Disagreement Over METALLICA Publishing

In a new interview with Classic Rock magazine, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine explained in more detail why the previously planned expanded version of METALLICA's 1982 demo tape, "No Life 'Til Leather" has yet to see the light of day. "No Life 'Til Leather" was released as a limited-edition cassette f...

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FEMME FATALE's LORRAINE LEWIS Says Her Duet With 'Iconic' Singer Will 'Probably' Be Released In Late February

In a new interview with Rev. Tom Brice of Sportzwire RadioLorraine Lewis was asked about a possible 2026 arrival of a new full-length album from her long-running band FEMME FATALE, after the recent release of two singles, "Bad Love" and "Living Like There's No Tomorrow", via Cleopatra Records. She s...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On Recording His Version Of METALLICA's 'Ride The Lightning': 'I Wrote That Song And I Have A Big Claim To It'

In a new interview with Poland's Teraz Rock, Dave Mustaine once again spoke about his decision to include his version of "Ride The Lightning", the title track of METALLICA's 1984 album for which he got a co-writing credit following his 1983 departure from the band, on the final MEGADETH album, simpl...