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SONS OF APOLLO Cover QUEEN, AEROSMITH, LED ZEPPELIN During Bulgarian Concert DVD/Blu-Ray Shoot (Video)

SONS OF APOLLO — the progressive metal supergroup featuring former DREAM THEATER bandmates Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, as well as guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS) and vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (W.E.T., TALISMAN) — professionall...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Welcomes Back STEVE PERRY With 'What Was' Cover (Audio)

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current SONS OF APOLLO vocalist Jeff Scott Soto has released a cover version of the song "What Was" from ex-JOURNEY singer Steve Perry. Soto said: "In celebration of Steve Perry's return to the music world with his new album 'Traces', my longtime friends at Frontiers came...

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Ocean Machine – Live at the Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv

For those that have followed DEVIN TOWNSEND's career since his humbler mid-'90s beginnings with the harsher industrial-metal insanity of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD — and before that, as vocalist for Steve Vai's 1993 rocker "Sex & Religion" — it has to be incredibly satisfying to see the eclectic Canadian m...

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ACCEPT Has 'Started Putting Down Some Riffs' For Follow-Up To 'The Rise Of Chaos' Album

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann has confirmed to The Foundry in a new interview that the band has commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2017's "The Rise Of Chaos" album. "We started putting down some riffs here and there, but the majority of the stuff will happen after we stop tourin...

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MAYAN Feat. EPICA's MARK JANSEN: 'Saints Don't Die' Video

The official music video for the song "Saints Don't Die" from MAYAN — the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst — can be seen below. The track is taken from MAYAN's new album, "Dhyana", which is being released today (Fri...

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ACCEPT: 'Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 2017' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT will release a live set, "Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 2017", on November 23 via Nuclear Blast. Fans can expect a unique ACCEPT show, shot on August 3, 2017 at the legendary Wacken Open Air festival, where the band played the biggest and most extraordi...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Doesn't Find it Difficult To Switch Among Three Different Styles Of Punk

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES drummer Dave Lombardo has told Billboard in a new interview that late SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman introduced him to punk. "He was a big SUICIDAL fan, [and one-time SUICIDAL lead guitarist] Rocky George was one of his best friends," Dave explained. "At first, the [other guys in...

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EVANESCENCE: 'My Immortal' Performance Clip from 'Synthesis Live' DVD

On October 12, Eagle Vision will release EVANESCENCE's "Synthesis Live" on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD and digital formats. Recorded late last autumn during the band's critically acclaimed "Synthesis" tour, the concert was captured in state-of-the-art 4K by director P.R. Brown and produced by Craig Ziogas of...

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EPICA To Enter Studio At The End Of 2019

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA recently announced that they are working on their first-ever book, "The Essence Of Epica". This unique book will tell the story of the remarkable musical journey of EPICA in the bandmembers' own words, and is illustrated throughout with rare, candid and classic photog...

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RAMMSTEIN Putting Finishing Touches On Orchestra And Choir Recordings For New Album

RAMMSTEIN is putting the finishing touches on the orchestra and choir recordings for its upcoming album. The sessions for the German industrial metallers' seventh disc have been taking place in Minsk, Belarus. A couple of photos from the studio can be seen below. Last year, RAMMSTEIN guitarist Richa...

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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Drummer Says He Would 'Really Love To See' SAVATAGE Reunite

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA drummer Jeff Plate (SAVATAGE, ex-METAL CHURCH) recently spoke with Bill Louis of the Cleveland radio station 98.5 WNCX. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On TSO's evolution: Jeff: "It's been an amazing jo...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Says SONS OF APOLLO Will Record Sophomore Album In 2019

Vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (SONS OF APOLLO, W.E.T., TALISMAN) recently spoke with Midlands Metalheads Radio. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his extensive discography: Jeff: "If you add all the albums I've sung lead on, not in...

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SOILWORK: Second Studio Webisode For New Album

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have completed work on their 11th studio album for an early 2019 release via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2015's "The Ride Majestic" was recorded at Nordic Sound Lab studios in Skara, Sweden with producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson. "The Ride Majestic" was SOILWORK's last...

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BRUCE DICKINSON And JON LORD Had 'Crazy Plan' To Go On Tour Performing DEEP PURPLE Songs With An Orchestra

On the back of his recently released autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson is making a string of speaking appearances. On the tour, Dickinson is reading excerpts from his book, delivering slides and hosting a question-and-answer session in which fans can as...

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"Man, I wish LIMP BIZKIT was back," said someone, apparently. Plant a sextet of Arizona millennials into a would-be Compton plot, boasting a "don't give no fucks" attitude and dressed in letterman jackets like Archie Andrews's Red Circle avenger jock squad (other times running like Southside Serpent...