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Cover albums dropped during a career are often dubious contract fillers, though the exceptions can be downright glorious. THE RAMONES's "Acid Eaters" being one case, SLAYER's "Undisputed Attitude", SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES's "Through the Looking Glass" and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME's "The Anatomy Of"...

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SANCTUARY/NEVERMORE Singer WARREL DANE To Release 'Shadow Work' Solo Album In 2018

Warrel Dane, the legendary vocalist of SANCTUARY and NEVERMORE, will return with his second solo album, currently created under the guidance of renowned producer Roy "Z" Ramirez (Bruce Dickinson, HALFORD, HELLOWEEN, Sebastian Bach) in 2018. "Shadow Work" is the follow-up to the acclaimed "Praises To...

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JUDAS PRIEST Members, SEBASTIAN BACH, RUDY SARZO Perform At At 'Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp' Finale At Whisky A Go Go

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach and members of JUDAS PRIEST appeared at the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp earlier this month in Hollywood, California. The campers jammed with Rob Halford, Richie Faulkner, Ian Hill and Scott Travis of JUDAS PRIEST and Sebastian Bach at the private Rock 'N' Roll F...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer, DREAM THEATER Keyboardist, Others To Be Inducted Into 'Hall Of Heavy Metal History'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan. and other metal royalty will be inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Anaheim Wyndham Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. Television and radio persona...

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'Monsters Of Rock' Official Illustrated History In Words And Pictures

Live Nation and Rufus Publications have announced the publication of the official "Monsters Of Rock" visual history, volume one of a two-part series celebrating the legendary Monsters Of Rock and Download festivals. Written by local journalist Jeff Clarke-Meads, who was backstage at every festival,...

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IN THIS MOMENT Guitarist: 'We're Always Trying To Push The Boundaries In Some Way'

Australia's Silver Tiger Media recently conducted an interview with IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth. You can listen to the full chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fan response to the band's new "Ritual" album: Chris: "The re...

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ANNIHILATOR To Release 'For The Demented' Album In November; Cover Artwork Unveiled

Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR will release their new album, "For The Demented", on November 3. The cover artwork for the disc can be seen below. ANNIHILATOR's follow-up to 2015's "Suicide Society" will include the song "Twisted Lobotomy", which the band performed live on its recent European tour. A...

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IN THIS MOMENT's MARIA BRINK Says Having ROB HALFORD Guest On 'Ritual' Is 'An Honor'

IN THIS MOMENT singer Maria Brink says that having Rob Halford guest on the band's new album, "Ritual", is "an honor." The JUDAS PRIEST frontman duets with Brink on the song "Black Wedding" — and Maria says that Halford added his vocals after all the other parts were already laid down. "We actually...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On His Life As Gay Man: 'In Some Parts Of The World, People Like Me Get Thrown Off Buildings'

During an August 15 appearance on Fox Sports 910 AM's "The Freaks With Kenny And Crash" radio show in Phoenix, Arizona, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the discrimination that the LGBT community still faces despite the broad social acceptance of homosexuality and the legality of same-sex...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Would Rejoin JUDAS PRIEST 'Because Of The Friendship' With His Former Bandmates

Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he would rejoin JUDAS PRIEST if asked, but he doesn't believe that it will ever happen. The Ohio-based singer recorded two studio albums with the British heavy metal legends — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before the band reunited with Rob Halford. Asked b...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Calls JUDAS PRIEST His 'Idols'

In a brand new interview with Phoenix New Times, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was asked when the first time was that he heard JUDAS PRIEST or saw them perform. "First time I saw [them] would've been… 'Point Of Entry' tour, um ... I follow it chronologically by album. Not the dates of the album… but I...

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Video: ANNIHILATOR Performs New Song 'Twisted Lobotomy' At BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Fan-filmed video footage of Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR performing a brand new song called "Twisted Lobotomy" on August 12 at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom can be seen below. "Twisted Lobotomy" is expected to appear on ANNIHILATOR'...

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Watch ANNIHILATOR Perform New Song 'Twisted Lobotomy' Live For First Time

Fan-filmed video footage of Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR performing a brand new song called "Twisted Lobotomy" live for the first time on July 29 at the Nord Open Air festival in Essen, Germany can be seen below. "Twisted Lobotomy" is expected to appear on ANNIHILATOR's upcoming follow-up to 2015'...

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Ritual

At this point, IN THIS MOMENT is unstoppable. The band may yet have HALESTORM and LACUNA COIL to contend with if supremacy over this branch of hard rock is its goal. Yet the band's newest offering, "Ritual", for all its witty pop and electronic shakes behind a perpetual theme of repent and deliveran...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, CHRIS CAFFERY, STEVE DIGIORGIO And MARK ZONDER Join Forces In SPIRITS OF FIRE

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED) have joined forces in a new band called SPIRITS OF FIRE. The group, which is completed by the powerhouse rhythm section of bassist Steve DiGiorgio (TES...