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SAVATAGE's JON OLIVA Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis And Ménière's Disease

SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva has explained his absence from the band's upcoming appearance at the 2025 edition of Brazil's Monsters Of Rock festival, set to take place on April 19 in São Paulo. Joining SAVATAGE on the bill will be SCORPIONS, JUDAS PRIEST, EUROPE, QUEENSRŸCHE, OPETH and STRATOVARIUS...

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SAVATAGE To Perform At 2025 Edition Of Brazil's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

SAVATAGE will play a rare concert at the 2025 edition of Brazil's Monsters Of Rock festival, set to take place on April 19 in São Paulo. Joining them on the bill will be SCORPIONS, JUDAS PRIEST, EUROPE, QUEENSRŸCHE, OPETH and STRATOVARIUS. According to the festival's official web site, SAVATAGE's li...

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Ex-STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TIMO TOLKKI Releases New Single 'Faust'

Finnish guitarist and composer Timo Tolkki has announced the release of his latest single, "Faust", inspired by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe's classic work. The song delves into the eternal dilemma of Faust, a man who sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasure...

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STRATOVARIUS Shares Previously Unreleased Song 'Heroes'

STRATOVARIUS, the iconic pioneers of symphonic metal, have announced the release of their digital single "Heroes". This previously unreleased gem is a key highlight from their critically acclaimed album "Survive", released by earMUSIC and the band's first studio release in nearly a decade. Since its...

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SEPULTURA, EMPEROR, CANDLEMASS And FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Among Confirmed Bands For 2025 '70000 Tons Of Metal' Cruise

The wait is over. The organizers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal festival have announced the public-sales date for the original, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise. Don't miss out on this epic journey from Miami, Florida to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and back, taking place from January 30, 2025 to February 3...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE: ABBA Is 'Probably My Favorite Band Of All Time'

During a new question-and-answer session posted on Instagram, legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was asked to name his favorite ABBA song. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "There's too many. I love them. They are incredible. Their progressions and it's ju...

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TONY KAKKO On SONATA ARCTICA's Return To Power Metal On 'Clear Cold Beyond': 'It Was Like Riding A Bike'

By David E. Gehlke Finland's SONATA ARCTICA were on a four-album winning streak by the time the touring cycle for 2004's "Reckoning Night" concluded. With countrymen STRATOVARIUS consumed by lineup instability, SONATA ARCTICA stepped up to the plate with a series of LPs that were shamelessly fast, o...

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RIOT V Shares Music Video For New Song 'Feel The Fire'

RIOT V, the band featuring members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, will release a new studio album, "Mean Streets", on February 16, 2024 via Atomic Fire Records. The follow-up to 2018's "Armor Of Light" contains 12 tracks which were recorded by Bruno Ravel in New Jersey. Ravel also mixed the LP wh...

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RIOT V To Release 'Mean Streets' Album In February

RIOT V, the band featuring members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, will release a new studio album, "Mean Streets", on February 16, 2024 via Atomic Fire Records. The follow-up to 2018's "Armor Of Light" contains 12 tracks which were recorded by Bruno Ravel in New Jersey. Ravel also mixed the LP wh...

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HELLFEST 2024: METALLICA, AVENGED SEVENFOLD And MACHINE HEAD Among Newly Confirmed Artists

METALLICA, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, THE PRODIGY and MACHINE HEAD are among the newly confirmed artists for the 2024 edition of Hellfest, set to take place June 27-30 in Clisson, France. Several dozen more artists were added to the event, including FEAR FACTORY, SAXON, ENTER SHIKARI, Corey Taylor, Tom More...

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Ex-STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TIMO TOLKKI Gets Suspended Prison Sentence For Fraud And Forgery

According to Seiska and Helsingin Sanomat, former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has been sentenced in Helsinki District Court to 45 days' suspended imprisonment for fraud and forgery. The fraud conviction arose when Tolkki wrongfully applied for income support worth more than €3,000 (approximat...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO Recalls Getting Hit In The Head With A Bottle At SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Concert: 'My Face Was Bleeding'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo reflected on the time he was hit in the head with a bottle prior to his performance with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES on July 1, 1989 at the Giants Of Rock festival in Finland. Also appearing on the bill were...

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SONATA ARCTICA Shares New Single 'First In Line'

After releasing two acoustic albums, Finnish metallers SONATA ARCTICA have been secretly working on a new full-length. Fans can expect a return to their golden power metal roots on the group's forthcoming opus. Slated for release in the spring of 2024 via Atomic Fire, the band has unveiled a first t...

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TIMO TOLKKI'S STRATO Signs With ROAR! ROCK OF ANGELS RECORDS!

The "Dreamspace" lineup of STRATOVARIUS, which recently reformed under the moniker TIMO TOLKKI'S STRATO, has signed a multi-album deal with ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records! Details of the band's debut LP, which was previously said to be titled "Return To Dreamspace", will be revealed soon. TIMO TOLKKI'...

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AMORPHIS Guitarist TOMI KOIVUSAARI Launches Solo Project BJØRKØ

Best known as the driving force behind Finnish metal icons AMORPHIS, guitarist Tomi Koivusaari steps into his own spotlight with BJØRKØ, his long-awaited solo project. A journey 15 years in the making, "Heartrot", the project's debut album, will be released this December through Svart Records. The a...