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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER To Release Re-Recorded, Star-Studded Version Of ACCEPT's 'Balls To The Wall'

Marking the 40th anniversary of ACCEPT's iconic album "Balls To The Wall", the band's founding member and former frontman Udo Dirkschneider has reinterpreted this classic with a fresh and star-studded twist. Far from a simple remake, this project was born out of countless conversations with prominen...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Announces Spring 2025 South American Stadium Tour

SYSTEM OF A DOWN will play a a string of stadium shows in South America next spring. The "Wake Up!" run begins on April 24 in Bogota, Colombia and concludes on May 10 in São Paulo, Brazil. SYSTEM OF A DOWN said in a statement: "Wake up, South America! We did. We heard you. We're coming." A ticket pr...

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Watch: SEVENDUST's LAJON WITHERSPOON Performs 'This Christmas' With MARK TREMONTI In Orlando

SEVENDUST vocalist Lajon Witherspoon, whose band will open for CREED in Las Vegas for two shows at the end of the year, joined Mark Tremonti on stage when the CREED guitarist performed in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, December 14 in support of Mark's recent releases "Tremonti Sings Sinatra" and "Chr...

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RAVEN Announces 'Can't Take Away The Fire' EP

Originally formed in 1974, the pioneering Newcastle, U.K. heavy metal legends RAVEN have been celebrating their 50th anniversary throughout the year and to continue with their celebrations, the band offer an electric gift to their fans on February 14, 2025 with the release of their "Can't Take Away...

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TESLA's FRANK HANNON: 'We're Not Rich; We Never Became Millionaires'

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Sonic Perspectives, TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon was asked about the band's decision to focus on releasing standalone singes in recent years — "All About Love" in November 2024, "Time To Rock!" in August 2022 and "Cold Blue Steel" in August 2021 — as opposed...

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VOIVOD On Upcoming Concerts With Montreal Symphony Orchestra: It Will Be 'A Dream Come True' And 'A Life-Changing Experience'

Drummer Michel "Away" Langevin and guitarist Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain of Canadian sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD spoke to The Metal Voice about their upcoming shows with the Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal. This legendary Quebec band, known worldwide for redefining the boundaries of metal for over...

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Watch: THE KOVENANT Returns To Live Stage At EINDHOVEN METAL MEETING

THE KOVENANT returned to the live stage last night (Saturday, December 14) at the Eindhoven Metal Meeting festival in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The band, which won a Norwegian Grammy equivalent, called Spellemannsprisen, in 1999 in the category of "Best Hard Rock Album" for the "Nexus Polaris" LP,...

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JASON BONHAM On His LED ZEPPELIN EVENING Show: 'I Started It Purely As A Therapeutic Way To Get The LED Out Of Me'

In a new interview Terrie Carr of WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey, drummer Jason Bonham — son of the legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham — spoke about what it has been like to perform in front of full houses with his LED ZEPPELIN EVENING s...

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FRANK HANNON Explains Why Fans Shouldn't Expect A TESLA Box Set Any Time Soon

In a new interview with Ruben Mosqueda of We Go To 11, TESLA guitarist and founding member Frank Hannon spoke about the possibility of a box set from TESLA in the not-too-distant future. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That idea of a box set that has been kicked around for ages. And t...

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Watch: METALLICA Performs Acoustic And Electric Set At Fourth 'Helping Hands Concert & Auction'

METALLICA's fourth "Helping Hands Concert & Auction" took place last night (Friday, December 13) at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles. In addition to METALLICA, this year's "Helping Hands Concert & Auction" featured a performance by Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Kenny Aronoff,...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JUSTIN FOLEY On 'This Consequence' Album: 'We Stick To Our Strengths But Also Change And Evolve'

In a new interview with This Day In Metal, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE drummer Justin Foley spoke about the musical direction of the band's upcoming album, "This Consequence", which is due on February 21, 2025 via Metal Blade Records. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think, after so many years...

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L7's DONITA SPARKS On Overturning Of Roe V. Wade: 'I Was Disappointed There Weren't Riots In The Streets'

Donita Sparks, lead singer of the all-woman hard-rock band L7, who helped launch Rock For Choice, a series of benefit concerts held from 1991 to 2001 that raised funds for embattled women's health clinics, spoke to Christina Rowatt of the "Occupy The Void" podcast about the June 2022 decision by the...

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They do things differently in Japan. In many ways, ILLUSION FORCE are the archetypal, over-the-top power metal band, with the customary penchant for extreme technicality and virtuoso excess. But while their debut album delivers the extravagant goods in no uncertain terms, these young swashbucklers h...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Announces First Solo Concert Of 2025

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has announced his first solo concert of 2025: September 7, 2025 at The Town festival in São Paulo, Brazil. More shows are expected to be announced soon. Bruce played the final show of his 2024 solo tour on July 21 at the Release festival in Athens, Greece. On his 2...

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GENE SIMMONS On KISS Avatar Show: 'The Experience Is Gonna Be Beyond Anything You Can Imagine'

During an appearance on "The Adam Carolla Show", KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons once again praised the upcoming KISS avatar show, calling it a "jaw-dropping, never-before-seen thing". The technology being used for the KISS avatars, originally developed for ABBA's "Voyage" show in London, will al...