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CELTIC FROST Founder TOM GABRIEL FISCHER Honored With 'Swiss Music Prize 2021'

Four decades into his career as a musician, HELLHAMMER, CELTIC FROST and TRIPTYKON founder Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Warrior) was among the recipients of the Swiss Music Prize 2021, awarded by the Swiss Federal Office Of Culture in a ceremony on September 17, 2021 at Lugano's Arte e Cultura (L...

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Watch METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Unbox 'Black Album' 'Pop! Albums' Figure From FUNKO

Funko and Walmart have teamed up to get in on the METALLICA "Black Album" celebration with a new-edition "Metallica" Pop! Albums figure. A new one-and-a-half-minute video in which METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett unboxes the product can be seen below. "Hi, this is Kirk from METALLICA," he says at th...

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METALLICA's 'Black Album' To Get 'Pop! Albums' Figure From FUNKO

Funko and Walmart have teamed up to get in on the METALLICA "Black Album" celebration with a new-edition "Metallica" Pop! Albums figure. You can pre-order it now at Walmart.com. It is expected to ship in December. Funko's Pop! Albums line is features music albums featuring the album itself, using th...

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Take A Video Tour Of QUEEN Store On London's Carnaby Street

In celebration of five decades in music, one of the world's most iconic bands, QUEEN, features in a dedicated experiential pop-up shop on Carnaby Street in London, opening today (Tuesday, September 28). A video tour of the store is available below. The shop, "Queen The Greatest", will remain open un...

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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Announce 'A Boots Electric Christmas' EP

On November 19, UMe and EAGLES OF DEATH METAL's Jesse "Boots Electric" Hughes join forces to gift us all with "Eagles Of Death Metal Presents A Boots Electric Christmas", a six-track EP sure to bring much-needed holiday cheer to the ears and hearts of every little girl and boy. The EP will be availa...

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COREY TAYLOR On His COVID-19 Battle: It Was 'The Sickest I've Ever Been In My Life'

Corey Taylor said that his breakthrough case of COVID-19 produced symptoms that made him "the sickest" he had ever been in his life, and he credited the vaccine for keeping him out of the hospital. The 47-year-old SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer, who is fully vaccinated, was forced to call off his ap...

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DEEP PURPLE To Release Covers Album 'Turning To Crime' In November; Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

According to a since-deleted product page on the web site of the French retail chain FNAC (see cached version at this location),DEEP PURPLE's next studio effort will be an album of covers titled "Turning To Crime". Due on November 26 via earMUSIC, the LP will contain DEEP PURPLE's versions of great...

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NIRVANA: 'Nevermind' 30th-Anniversary Editions To Include 70 Previously Unreleased Audio And Video Tracks

The September 24, 1991 release of NIRVANA's "Nevermind" touched off a seismic shift in global youth culture. Rising to No. 1 worldwide over the next few months, its impact would elevate Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl from a promising Pacific Northwest cult band to one of the most succes...

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ALICE COOPER Display Added To Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's 'Legends of Rock' Exhibit

Rock and roll is as much about the spectacle and the visual as it is the sonic and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Alice Cooper spawned a new generation of rock and roll fans with both. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is adding a new Alice Cooper display to its popular "Legends Of Rock" exhibit....

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IRON MAIDEN's EDDIE Mascot To Get His Own FUNKO Pop! Digital NFTs

According to Billboard, Funko and the Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX) have partnered to release a collection of Digital Pop! NFTs of IRON MAIDEN's mascot, Eddie. The first musical artist who is receiving the company's Digital Pop! treatment, MAIDEN's mascot will be available in 44 different versions...

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JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS Postpone Shows Due To COVID-19 Concerns

JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS have announced that all of their 2021 shows after September 28 will be postponed due of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The new dates are not yet available. JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS shared the news of the postponement in a social media post on Tuesday (September...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Featured In New Ad Campaign From PLYMOUTH ROCK Insurance

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford is featured in a new advertising campaign from Plymouth Rock. Lots of insurance ads use characters from pop culture. It can be a little tricky remembering which brand goes with what celebrity. But only one insurance brand has the word "rock" in its moniker: Plymouth R...

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NIGHT RANGER To Celebrate 10th Anniversary Of 'Somewhere In California' With First-Ever Vinyl Release

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of "Somewhere In California", the acclaimed 2011 release by iconic classic rockers NIGHT RANGER, Postseason Records (in conjunction with M-Theory Audio and Record Store Day) will issue the album on vinyl for the first time on Black Friday (November 26). This limit...

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QUEEN Store To Open On London's Carnaby Street To Celebrate Five Decades Of Music

In celebration of five decades in music, one of the world's most iconic bands, QUEEN, will feature in a dedicated experiential pop-up shop on Carnaby Street in London, opening later this month. The shop, "Queen The Greatest", will open on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 until January 2022 with a lineup...

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GENE SIMMONS On KISS's Upcoming Las Vegas Residency: 'We Wanna Have The Best Party On Earth'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to Matt Pinfield of 95.5 KLOS's "New & Approved" show about the band's upcoming second Las Vegas residency, which will kick off at the end of the year. The legendary rockers' engagement at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood will launch the last week of De...