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MISERY INDEX Announces New Album 'Complete Control'

Two decades into their venerable careers, Baltimore death metal savants MISERY INDEX are back with a new album, "Complete Control", which will be released worldwide on May 13 via Century Media Records. The LP was mixed by Will Putney and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street studios. The cov...

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Hammer of Dawn

Swedish power metal powerhouse HAMMERFALL long ago mastered the art of mixing triumphant cries of brotherhood reigning supreme with the catchy hooks that are needed to prevent them from becoming an exercise in vainglorious overindulgence. It's a balancing act that has allowed the venerable Swedes to...

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DEE SNIDER Defends GREAT WHITE Over Deadly Concert Fire: 'They Would Never, Ever Intentionally Hurt Any Of Their Fans'

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider spoke to the New Orleans radio station Bayou 95.7 about his involvement in "America's Deadliest Concert: The Guest List", a documentary about the infamous GREAT WHITE concert fire nearly two decades ago that killed a hundred people and injured hundreds more. The film...

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Watch GEOFF TATE Sing QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Queen Of The Reich' On MONSTERS OF ROCK Cruise

Fan-filmed video footage of Geoff Tate's performance aboard this year's Monsters Of Rock cruise can be seen below. The show saw Tate playing many of QUEENSRŸCHE's biggest songs, including early classic "Queen Of The Reich", which originally appeared on the band's debut EP. Tate had previously expres...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist MIKE STONE On His Return To Band: 'It's Been Going Great'

Mike Stone says that his latest stint as QUEENSRŸCHE's guitar player has "been going great." Since last May, Stone has been handling second-guitar duties in QUEENSRŸCHE, which announced in July that longtime guitarist Parker Lundgren was exiting the group to focus on "other business ventures." Stone...

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Music Assets Of Blues Icon JOHN LEE HOOKER Acquired By BMG

BMG has announced it has acquired the music interests of iconic American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist John Lee Hooker from his estate. The agreement includes his entire publishing catalog ("Boom Boom", "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", "Boogie Chillen", among others),co-acquired with BM...

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THREE DAYS GRACE Shares New Song 'Neurotic' Featuring LUKAS ROSSI

THREE DAYS GRACE has shared "Neurotic (Ft Lukas Rossi)", the second song off its forthcoming album, "Explosions", which will be out on May 6 via RCA Records. The new track originated as a collaboration between Neil Sanderson of the band and Lukas Rossi of ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA for the side project KING...

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DAVE GROHL Has Recorded Entire New Metal Album

Dave Grohl has told Rolling Stone that he recently recorded an entire metal album as the fictional band DREAM WIDOW in the FOO FIGHTERS' horror-comedy film "Studio 666". In "Studio 666", FOO FIGHTERS move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much-anticipated...

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CHRIS POLAND On Being DAVE MUSTAINE's Inspiration For Song 'Liar': 'It's Like The Pot Calling The Kettle Black'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland has confirmed to Sofa King Cool that the song "Liar" from the band's 1988 album "So Far, So Good... So What?" was written by Dave Mustaine about him. He said: "Oh, yeah. Obviously, Dave was very upset with me when I left the band — when he fired me, basically."...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist: Why Heavy Metal Concert Livestreams Without An Audience 'Don't Work At All'

In a new interview with EMP España, HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak spoke about the band's upcoming spring 2022 European tour with HELLOWEEN. The "United Forces 2022" trek will kick off on March 25 in Oslo, Norway and conclude on May 5 in London, England. "We're chomping at the bit to get started...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Shares Previously Unreleased Photo Of TODD LA TORRE And GEOFF TATE During 2017 Encounter At Festival

A nearly five-year-old photo of current QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Todd La Torre with the man he replaced, original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, was shared this past Thursday (February 10) on the band's official Facebook page. The picture was taken when La Torre and Tate crossed paths in June 2017 when...

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FOREIGNER's MICK JONES On IAN MCDONALD: 'He Was A Musician Of Great Substance And Versatility'

FOREIGNER leader Mick Jones has paid tribute to the band's original guitarist Ian McDonald, who passed away peacefully on February 9 in his home in New York City, surrounded by his family. He was 75 years old. Earlier today, Jones released the following statement: "When I had the idea of forming FOR...

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IAN MCDONALD, Founding Member Of FOREIGNER And KING CRIMSON, Dies At 75

Ian McDonald, founding member of KING CRIMSON and FOREIGNER, passed away peacefully on February 9 in his home in New York City, surrounded by his family. He was 75 years old. A master multi-instrumentalist, McDonald's musicianship was an integral part of launching celebrated progressive rock band KI...

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YES Frontman JON ANDERSON Announces Spring 2022 Tour Dates With PAUL GREEN ROCK ACADEMY

Legendary YES vocalist/songwriter Jon Anderson will once again tour with the Paul Green Rock Academy starting in April The "Jon Anderson With The Paul Green Rock Academy" tour is a resumption of the tradition started in 2005 when Jon toured with the original School Of Rock all-stars. These shows, ov...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's New Album Is '90 Percent Done' After 78-Piece Orchestra Records Its Parts

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new album is "90 percent done" after the band was able to get a 78-piece orchestra to record its parts for the follow-up to 2016's "The Stage". Earlier today, AVENGED singer M. Shadows shared new photos of the orchestra in the studio along with him and guitarist Synyster Gates gi...