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Steel, Rust And Disgust

MIDNIGHT have been a formidable and prolific force over the last two decades. Founder and chief creative force Athenar has never deviated from his love of filthy, speed-fueled heavy metal, and underground diehards love him for it. After two particularly great studio records, last year's "Hellish Exp...

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The Regeneration Itinerary

Despite the legions of myopic purists that seek to keep black metal firmly tethered to the past, the genre has always been a fertile breeding ground for subversives and mischief-makers. …AND OCEANS have arguably been a low-key presence over the years, but particularly since releasing "A.M.G.O.D." i...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Singer STU BLOCK Hopes MATT BARLOW Rejoins The Band: 'It Just Works On So Many Levels'

Former ICED EARTH singer Stu Block says that he hopes Matt Barlow rejoins the band if founding guitarist Jon Schaffer decides to reactivate the group at some point in the future. Barlow, who served two stints with ICED EARTH — from 1993 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2011 — was asked about the possibility...

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JOSH FREESE Shares List Of 'Top 10 Possible Reasons' He 'Got Booted From' The FOO FIGHTERS

Josh Freese has shared a humorous list of "Top 10 possible reasons" he "got booted from" the FOO FIGHTERS. Just three days after the drummer announced he had been let go from the Dave Grohl-fronted act without being given a reason, Freese — a session veteran who first came to prominence in the SoCal...

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LIVING COLOUR's COREY GLOVER To Celebrate What Would Have Been AC/DC Singer BON SCOTT's 79th Birthday At Tribute Concert

July 9 will mark the great Bon Scott's 79th birthday, and to celebrate, the second annual official Bon Scott birthday bash will take place that day at the Bowery Electric in New York City. The event will feature LIVING COLOUR's Corey Glover, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA's Peter Shaw and CACTUS's Jimmy K...

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TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT Shares 'Endless Days ' Music Video From His New Band VIOLET BREED

Alternative rock band VIOLET BREED, a collaboration between Brian Wheat, the founder and bassist of the multi-platinum selling band TESLA, and Alex Gonzato, an emerging singer/songwriter from the U.K., has released its third single, "Endless Days". With "Endless Days", VIOLET BREED charges back into...

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GHOST And OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON To Honor QUEEN At This Year's POLAR MUSIC PRIZE Ceremony

GHOST will be joined by OPETH guitarist Fredrik Åkesson for a performance at this year's Polar Music Prize. The ceremony — which will honor the legendary rock band QUEEN, American jazz great Herbie Hancock and Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan — will be held on Tuesday, May 27, at...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Members MATT BARLOW And FREDDIE VIDALES Announce Fourth ASHES OF ARES Album 'New Messiahs'

ASHES OF ARES, the U.S. heavy metal duo featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, has revealed first details of its new studio album, titled "New Messiahs", that is slated for a release in Europe on July 18 and in North America on August 8, 2025 via ROAR! A music video for...

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MATT BARLOW Is Open To Singing For ICED EARTH Again, But Says 'That Would Be Entirely Up To' JON SCHAFFER

Last month, it was announced that ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, will celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of ICED EARTH's third album, 1996's "The Dark Saga", on a European tour in September/October 2025. Vidales played with ICED EART...

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Pink Elephant

Alternative rock was going through a transformation in the early 2000s, when some bands held onto a strongly post-grunge sound, inspired by '90s mainstays such as NIRVANA and PEARL JAM, and others looked to develop a new approach. Alternative rock radio played everyone from SHINEDOWN to THE WHITE ST...

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ANN WILSON & TRIPSITTER: 'Live in Concert' Coming To Blu-Ray

TH Entertainment and Mercury Studios, formerly Eagle Rock Entertainment, have announced the June 6 Bu-ray release of "Live In Concert" from Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Ann Wilson and her band TRIPSITTER. The show originally aired on PBS in November of 2023. HEART singer/songwriter Ann Wilson made a...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS Says 'Censorship Is Worse Now Than It Was In The '80s', Calls DONALD TRUMP 'A Winner'

In a new interview with Mane Campos of Chile's Heavyfonía, Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P., whose single "Animal (F**k Like a Beast)", landed at No. 9 on the PMRC's (Parents' Music Resource Center) "Filthy Fifteen" 40 years ago, spoke about the importance of free speech. He said (as transcribed by BLABB...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON: 'Moving Pictures' Was 'The Most Fun Record We Ever Made'

In a new interview with Fox San Antonio, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson reflected on the making of "Moving Pictures", the band's eighth studio album, which was originally released on February 12, 1981. The LP was recorded in October and November 1980 at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada, which...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO On Rock Concerts: 'You Wanna See Larger-Than-Life Characters' On Stage

In a new interview with Sylvia Alvarado of the Las Vegas radio station KOMP 92.3, FOZZY frontman and wrestling superstar Chris Jericho was asked if his experience and his time in wrestling has helped him with the storytelling of writing songs and performing in his band. He responded (as transcribed...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Members MATT BARLOW And FREDDIE VIDALES To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'The Dark Saga' Album On European Tour

ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, will celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of ICED EARTH's third album, 1996's "The Dark Saga", on a European tour in September/October 2025. In announcing the upcoming trek on social media, ASHES OF ARES...