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The Great Heathen Army

Rhetorical question incoming: has there ever been a more joyful phenomenon than the rise and rise of AMON AMARTH? As if to prove beyond doubt that the route to glory involves hard work, persistence and a cast-iron identity, the Swedes have become one of the biggest metal bands on the planet by ruthl...

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WOLFSBANE Guitarist JASON 'JASE' EDWARDS Diagnosed With Bone Marrow Cancer

WOLFSBANE guitarist Jason "Jase" Edwards has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer that there is currently no cure for. The long-running British hard rockers broke the news of Jason's diagnosis in a social media post on Monday (August 1). They wrote: "As you all know, Jase playe...

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RAVEN To Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of 'Wiped Out' On North American Tour

British/American metal legends RAVEN will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their iconic record "Wiped Out" by playing the album in full on a North American tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from RIOT ACT, which will perform a RIOT repertoire from legendary band's classic era (1977-1982)...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Reunites With AHRUE LUSTER For 'The Burning Red' Album Playthrough (Video)

On Friday (July 29), MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn teamed up the band's "The Burning Red"/"Supercharger"-era guitar player Ahrue Luster to celebrate 23 years of "The Burning Red" with a Facebook Live and YouTube playthrough of the entire album. Reuniting for the first time in nearly 20 years...

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Did Grunge Kill 1980s Heavy Metal? PEARL JAM's STONE GOSSARD Weighs In

In a new interview with Andrew Daly of VWMusic, PEARL JAM guitarist Stone Gossard was asked for his take on the long-running narrative that grunge killed the career of many hard rock and heavy metal musicians. He replied: "I think there's always renewal in the world, and with that renewal, comes new...

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Watch: SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH Jumps Into Crowd At Toronto Concert To Break Up Fight

SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith stopped the band's concert in Ontario, Canada on July 22 and physically went into the crowd to break up a fight. According to MusicLifeMagazine.net, the incident happened earlier in SHINEDOWN's 17-song set at the at History venue in downtown Toronto. Smith jumped into...

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MOTÖRHEAD: Special 40th-Anniversary Editions Of 'Iron Fist' To Be Released In September

MOTÖRHEAD's fifth album, 1982's "Iron Fist", will be re-released for its 40th anniversary in new deluxe editions on September 23. There will be hardback book-packs in two CD and triple LP formats, featuring a hammer fist blow, remaster of the original album, previously unreleased demo bonus tracks a...

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BRUCE DICKINSON On IRON MAIDEN's European Tour: 'It's Completely Sold Out Everywhere'

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have shared a video update from the 2022 European leg of the "Legacy Of The Beast" tour. The four-minute clip, which can be seen below, features footage from the first half of the trek, along with interviews with all six bandmembers in which they discuss their...

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Watch: NITA STRAUSS Rehearses With DEMI LOVATO For Upcoming Tour

New video of former ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss rehearsing with Demi Lovato as part of the singer's solo band can be seen below. Demi shared the three-minute clip on her Instagram on Tuesday (July 26) and wrote in an accompanying message: "Can't wait to see you guys on tour". Nita made her l...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Is Still 'Working On Finishing Songs' For Upcoming Album

In recent years, Dutch symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION shifted their focus from releasing albums to releasing a series of singles, enabling the band members to indulge themselves in their creative processes thus delivering freshly inspired music. The band has released "Entertain You", "The Pur...

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SOIL Covers HALSEY's 'Nightmare' For 'Play It Forward' Album

Chicago's hard-hitting rock quartet SOIL will release a new studio album, titled "Play It Forward", consisting of some of the songs that inspired the bandmembers throughout the years. They've already previewed two of the LP's songs, releasing their version of Neil Young's anthem "Rockin' In The Free...

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ADRIAN SMITH + RICHIE KOTZEN To Release 'Better Days …And Nights' In September

Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen's project SMITH/KOTZEN will release "Better Days …And Nights" on September 16 via BMG. The effort comprises five previously unreleased live tracks, plus for the first time ever on CD, the four studio tracks featured on their sold-out, limited-edition 12-inch vinyl EP,...

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ROB HALFORD Was 'Pissed' When He Found Out JUDAS PRIEST Would Receive 'Musical Excellence' Award At ROCK HALL

Rob Halford has admitted that he was "pissed" when he first found out that JUDAS PRIEST would receive the Musical Excellence Award at this year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. PRIEST will get the award at the fall 2022 event, which will honor Eminem, Dolly Parton, DURAN DURAN, Lionel Richie, Pat Benat...

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Here Is New Video Of IRON MAIDEN's 'Train 666'

Legendary British heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN played a pandemic-delayed, sold-out concert on its "Legacy Of The Beast" tour in front of 61,867 fans at the football arena Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden on July 22. Train operator MTRX provided a special event train for MAIDEN fans from Stockholm to Got...

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NITA STRAUSS Films Music Video For Her Next Solo Single

Former Alice Cooper and current Demi Lovato guitarist Nita Strauss has revealed that she recently filmed a music video for the next single from her upcoming follow-up to 2018's "Controlled Chaos" solo debut. Last October, Nita shared "Dead Inside", her first new music since the release of "Controlle...