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DEVIN TOWNSEND Is Open To Celebrating 30th Anniversary Of VAI's 'Sex & Religion' Album: 'STEVE Is A Genius, And I Love Him'

Devin Townsend has spoken about the upcoming 30th anniversary of the release of the Vai band's "Sex & Religion" album. Released in 1993, the alt-rock project featured Townsend, alongside guitar god Steve Vai. Devin made his comments while speaking to Eonmusic during his press conference on Satur...

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HIGHLY SUSPECT Announces 'The Midnight Demon Club' Album

HIGHLY SUSPECT's fourth full-length album, "The Midnight Demon Club", will arrive on September 9 via Roadrunner/FRKST. It is available for pre-order / pre-save at all streaming platforms now. The three-time Grammy Award-nominated band has also shared two new tracks, "Natural Born Killer" and "Pink L...

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HALESTORM Announces Fall 2022 Tour With THE WARNING And NEW YEARS DAY; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

On the heels of "Back From The Dead", HALESTORM's fifth studio album which debuted top 5 on the rock and hard rock album chart last month, the Grammy-winning band today announced U.S. fall tour dates with fellow female-fronted bands THE WARNING and NEW YEARS DAY. The trek will kick off September 21...

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SCOTT GORHAM Is Focusing On Making New 21 GUNS Album After Leaving BLACK STAR RIDERS

Scott Gorham says that he is focusing on making a new 21 GUNS album after exiting BLACK STAR RIDERS last year. Gorham was in BLACK STAR RIDERS for nearly a decade, having formed the band in 2013 with other THIN LIZZY members after deciding to write and record new music under a new moniker. BLACK STA...

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HALESTORM's 'The Strange Case Of...' Album Certified Platinum In U.S.

HALESTORM's sophomore album, 2012's "The Strange Case Of...", was certified platinum on June 2 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of a million copies. The LP was previously certified gold in March 2016. HALESTORM has one other platinum certification: the "I M...

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Musicians Pay Tribute To YES Drummer ALAN WHITE

A number of well-known musicians from around the world have taken to social media to pay tribute to YES drummer Alan White, who died yesterday (Thursday, May 26) after a short illness. He was 72. The musician, born in County Durham, England, passed away in the United States, his family said in a sta...

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SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON 'Can't Wait' To Play Some Shows In Support Of His Upcoming Solo Album

In a new interview with the "Thunder Underground" podcast, SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for his long-in-the-works debut solo album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Me and Sahaj [Daniel Ticotin] from the band RA...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Has 'Noticed A Huge Drop-Off In People Using Their Phones' At Pandemic-Era Concerts

In a new interview with 13th Floor, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale was asked how it has been for her and her bandmates to return to performing live after not being able to play any shows for a year and a half during the coronavirus pandemic. She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, i...

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LZZY HALE: GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Is 'The Most Interesting Person That I've Ever Met'

HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale recently spoke to U.K.'s Rock Sound about her appreciation for the Swedish occult rock band GHOST. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "This new [GHOST] album ['Impera'] I've listened to about 20 times now, and I'm obsessed with it. "I love just the idea tha...

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Watch THE WHO's Entire Performance at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Fan-filmed video of THE WHO's entire April 30 performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival can be seen below. THE WHO's "The Who Hits Back!" tour is again sharing the stage with some of the finest orchestras in the U.S. and Canada. Produced by Live Nation, the tour returns in the fall...

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HALESTORM Shares Acoustic Version Of 'The Steeple'

HALESTORM has released an acoustic version of "The Steeple", the second single from its upcoming fifth studio album album, "Back From The Dead". "The Steeple" follows the album's title track, "Back From The Dead", which arrived last summer. That track marked HALESTORM's sixth No. 1 at rock radio, a...

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HALESTORM Shares Lyric Video For 'The Steeple'

HALESTORM has released the official lyric video for "The Steeple", the second single from its upcoming fifth studio album album, "Back From The Dead". "The Steeple" follows the album's title track, "Back From The Dead", which arrived last summer. That track marked HALESTORM's sixth No. 1 at rock ra...

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How One Italian AC/DC Fan Gave ANGUS YOUNG His Guitar Sound Back

The latest episode of "AC/DC Beyond The Thunder" features Italian AC/DC fan Filippo "SoloDallas" Olivieri discussing a story spanning four decades, three continents, a prolific inventor and eventually a summons to the recording studio from the band's guitarist Angus Young. During the show, Olivieri,...

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DEREK SHERINIAN's New Album 'Vortex' To Feature MICHAEL SCHENKER, ZAKK WYLDE, NUNO BETTENCOURT, Others

World-acclaimed keyboardist Derek Sherinian (SONS OF APOLLO, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),one of the most significant keyboard players of the modern era, will release a new album, "Vortex", on July 1 via InsideOut Music. Returning alongside Sherinian is legendary drummer Simon Phillips, who once again...

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AREJAY HALE On Doing Stand-Up Comedy At HALESTORM's Dublin Concert: 'That Wasn't My Idea'

At the Dublin stop of HALESTORM's recent "An Evening With Halestorm" tour of U.K. and Ireland, drummer Arejay Hale boldly and bravely facilitated a brief stand-up comedy set during the show. He has since told Metal Wani in a new interview that he had mixed feelings about the experience. "That wasn't...