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TESTAMENT's New Album To Be Released In January 2020

During a press conference at this weekend's Hellfest in Clisson, France, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake" album. "The day before we got on the plane [to start our...

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Former NAZARETH Singer DAN MCCAFFERTY To Release 'Last Testament' Solo Album

There are very few classic rock vocalists that you recognize after hearing just a few notes. The legendary Dan McCafferty, the former front man of Scottish rockers NAZARETH, is one of those vocalists. After nearly 50 years of road work with the band, McCafferty had to retire due to health reasons. H...

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New ADEMA Singer RYAN SHUCK On Upcoming Tour: 'It's Going To Be Amazing'

Hard rock band ADEMA has officially recruited longtime friend Ryan Shuck (JULIEN-K, ORGY) to take on vocals for the band's upcoming tour. He joins the group as the replacement for original vocalist Mark Chavez, who returned to ADEMA in 2017 after previously exiting the group twice. Commented Shuck:...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's EN MINOR To Release Single In August

Philip H. Anselmo's EN MINOR will release its debut seven-inch this August via Housecore Records. A project inadvertently in the making since Anselmo's earliest days as a child in the French Quarter, the band features Stephen Taylor (SUPERJOINT, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, WOVEN HAND, 16 HORSE...

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BORKNAGAR To Release 'True North' Album In September

The upcoming album by Norway's avant-garde metallers BORKNAGAR, titled "True North", will be released on September 27 via Century Media. The follow-up to 2016's "Winter Thrice" was once again mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden. BORKNAGAR founder and guitarist...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Tour Is 'Opposite' Of A Cash Grab: 'It's A Cash Giveaway'

Former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens recently discussed the "Dio Returns" hologram tour with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the Riverside, California radio station 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as t...

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KIP WINGER And Acclaimed Writer/Director DAMIEN GRAY To Release 'Get Jack' Concept Album

Grammy Award-nominated classical composer and rock icon Kip Winger (WINGER, ALICE COOPER, ALAN PARSONS),in his theatrical composing debut, and acclaimed writer/director Damien Gray ("Atomic The Musical", "Animagique", "Steps In Time", "Biohazard" and "Sing On Tour") will release tahe concept album...

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DEMON HUNTER Announces Summer 2019 'An Evening With' Tour Dates

DEMON HUNTER will perform more than 20 songs each night at a series of special shows this summer. "An Evening With Demon Hunter" is an epic mixture of fan favorite anthems and deep cuts that have never been performed live. Both electric and acoustic presentations will feature songs that span the ba...

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FAITH NO MORE's RODDY BOTTUM Teams Up With 81-Year-Old Vocalist In Art-Doom Collective NASTIE BAND

Sleeping Giant Glossolalia has set a July 26 release date for the self-titled debut album by NASTIE BAND. With leather, chains, macabre makeup, and a cast of characters including an 81-year-old vocalist, shirtless twin brothers, and iconic keyboard player Roddy Bottum (FAITH NO MORE, IMPERIAL TEEN),...

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Watch DUFF MCKAGAN And SHOOTER JENNINGS Perform 'Chip Away' At SiriusXM Studios

Video of GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan and Shooter Jennings performing an "acoustic duo" version of the song "Chip Away" at the SiriusXM studios can be seen below. The performance was recorded for Shooter's weekly "Electric Rodeo" show on SiriusXM's Outlaw Country channel. "Chip Away" is taken...

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TOM MORELLO: 'I'm Out There Trying To Save Souls, Whether It's One Stadium Or One Club At A Time'

Dan from "Mike James Rock Show" conducted an interview with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, PROPHETS OF RAGE and AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello prior to his June 5 concert at Ashton Gate in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, in support of MUSE. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Announce 'Purple' Super Deluxe Edition

When STONE TEMPLE PILOTS returned to the studio in 1994 to record the band's second album, the quartet was facing the high expectations set by its debut "Core" (1992),which sold more than eight million copies and earned a Grammy Award. The release of "Purple" on June 7, 1994 would cement their plac...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Gets Sugar Chakra Pickup From DiMarzio

DiMarzio, Inc. has announced the release of the Sugar Chakra (DP427) pickup for electric guitars. The Sugar Chakra was developed for Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD. An iconic player needs iconic pickups; that's why world-renowned guitarist Phil Collen has used DiMarzio pickups exclusively for over 40 ye...

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Listen To New NORTHLANE Song 'Talking Heads'

"Talking Heads", a new song from Sydney, Australia metallers NORTHLANE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's fifth studio album, "Alien", which will be released on August 2 via UNFD. For a band that has traditionally focused on wider issues in the outside world, "Alien" is easil...

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DEMONS & WIZARDS Feat. JON SCHAFFER And HANSI KÜRSCH: Video Of First Concert In Nearly Two Decades

DEMONS & WIZARDS, the side project of ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN singer Hansi Kürsch, kicked off its first tour in nearly two decades Friday night (May 31) in Saarbrücken, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. After the show, DEMONS & WIZARDS too...