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Memories in Rock II

Longing for days gone by is especially heartfelt in hard rock and heavy metal music, the genre's diehards pining for substance in a music climate growing characterless. More so, they cling to familiarity like syrup to peaches. The mere suggestion of paying to watch a Freddie Mercury hologram, much l...

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NMC17 (No More Censorship)

You had the bountiful and bruising New York and Boston hardcore scenes of the 1980s, but many would argue the DC punk scene was where it was at on the American East Coast. This heralded hub yielded pivotal icons such as MINOR THREAT, BAD BRAINS, GOVERNMENT ISSUE, RITES OF SPRING, DAG NASTY, FUGAZI,...

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DAVID COVERDALE Says It Broke His Heart That RITCHIE BLACKMORE Didn't Attend DEEP PURPLE's ROCK HALL Induction

David Coverdale says that it broke his heart that Ritchie Blackmore couldn't join his former bandmates in DEEP PURPLE onstage during the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, including "Smoke On The...

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Watch JUDAS PRIEST Perform 'Tyrant' Live For First Time In 35 Years

JUDAS PRIEST performed its classic song "Tyrant" live for the first time since 1983 this past Tuesday, May 1 in San Antonio, Texas. The concert marked the final show of the band's spring 2018 "Firepower" North American tour. Notably, only singer Rob Halford and bassist Ian Hill remain in PRIEST's cu...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer DAN NELSON's WOLFPACK BLACK Performs At 'United Ink No Limits Tattoo Expo' (Video)

Video footage of WOLFPACK BLACK, the new band featuring former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson, performing the song "Low" on April 21 at the United Ink No Limits Tattoo Expo in New York City can be seen below. Joining Nelson in WOLFPACK BLACK's current lineup are bassist Pat Foote (STEEL REIGN) and drumme...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO: 'I Don't See SLAYER Ever Really Going Away'

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello was recently interviewed by PureGrainAudio. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SLAYER "packing it in" after one "final" tour: Frank: "For me, I don't feel like that. The 'packing in,' that's very… it's a def...

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JOE ELLIOTT's Previously Unreleased Cover Of 'This Is For You' To Appear On 'Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, The Soundtrack'

UMe has announced the release of "Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, The Soundtrack" on June 8. The album comes on the heels of the film's streaming debuts on Hulu and Amazon Prime following last year's successful theatrical run and the DVD/Blu-ray releases. The soundtrack is the first official ca...

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Watch ANTHRAX Perform 'Madhouse' From 'Kings Among Scotland' DVD

Multi-Grammy-nominated thrash icons ANTHRAX have just released "Kings Among Scotland", the band's long-awaited live-in-concert DVD, via Megaforce. Captured on February 15, 2017 at the band's sold-out concert at Glasgow's historic venue Barrowland Ballroom, the two-hour "Kings Among Scotland" incorp...

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SKELETONWITCH To Release 'Devouring Radiant Light' Album In July

Blackened metallers SKELETONWITCH will release their first full-length album in five years, "Devouring Radiant Light", on July 20 via Prosthetic Records. The first single from the disc, "Fen Of Shadows", can be streamed below. Guitarist Scott Hedrick describes "Fen Of Shadows" as "SKELETONWITCH 2.0....

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Says ANDY SNEAP Is The 'Perfect Replacement' For GLENN TIPTON

Val Tapia of 38IZ Videos recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how Andy Sneap is doing filling in for JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton, who announced two months ago that he was stepping away from the road due to his battle...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN On Finally Embracing SPOTIFY: 'If You Don't Adapt, Then You Don't Survive'

Scott Ian says that Spotify has "worked out really well" for ANTHRAX even though he was initially against the streaming-music service. While Spotify has gotten a lot of criticism for how little it pays artists for their music, many musicians have since have embraced the platform. Once one of the mos...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Says 'Firepower' Chart Success 'Took Everybody By Surprise'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill was recently interviewed by Peoria's classic rock station 95.5 GLO. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about the fact that JUDAS PRIEST's new album, "Firepower", entered the Billboard 200 chart at position No. 5, making it the ban...

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DEEP PURPLE And JUDAS PRIEST Announce North American Co-Headline Tour

Legends will collide late this summer when DEEP PURPLE and JUDAS PRIEST embark on a co-headlining North American tour. Produced by Live Nation, the outing will kick off August 21 in Cincinnati, Ohio and visit 25 cities across the U.S. and Canada before wrapping September 30 in Wheatland, California....

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ROB HALFORD Was 'Personally Upset' By K.K. DOWNING's Inference That GLENN TIPTON Didn't Play On 'Firepower'

Rob Halford says that he was personally "upset" by K.K. Downing's statement in which the former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist insinuated that producer Andy Sneap was covering Glenn Tipton's parts on the band's new album. Two weeks after Tipton announced that he was retiring from the road due to his battle...

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Watch ANTHRAX Perform 'Indians' From 'Kings Among Scotland' DVD

Multi-Grammy-nominated thrash icons ANTHRAX will see "Kings Among Scotland", the band's long-awaited live-in-concert DVD, arrive in stores and online on April 27 (Megaforce). Captured on February 15, 2017 at the band's sold-out concert at Glasgow's historic venue Barrowland Ballroom, the two-hour "...