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SAXON Rejoined By Guitarist PAUL QUINN At Spain's BARCELONA ROCKS Festival

SAXON's founding guitarist Paul Quinn rejoined his bandmates on stage last night (Saturday, July 8) at the Barcelona Rocks festival in Barcelona, Spain. Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. The Barcelona concert took place just one day after DIAMOND HEAD's Brian Tatler made his live...

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Watch: DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER Performs With SAXON For First Time

DIAMOND HEAD's Brian Tatler made his live debut as SAXON's new touring guitarist earlier tonight (Friday, July 7) at the Rockwave festival in Athens, Greece. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. Two months ago, Tatler spoke to Ernest Skinner of Border City Rock Talk about the announcem...

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Damaged Strange Different And Live

Never underestimate a diehard metalhead. Despite all the ups and downs of his three-decades-and-counting career, BLAZE BAYLEY has proved himself to be close to indestructible. Emerging back into the spotlight after major heart surgery last year, the former IRON MAIDEN and occasional WOLSFBANE man is...

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ATREYU Announces 'The Beautiful Dark Of Life' Album; 'The Moment You Find Your Flame' EP Due In August

ATREYU will release a new EP, "The Moment You Find Your Flame", on August 18 via Spinefarm, hot on the heels of the recent EP "The Hope Of A Spark". Inspired initially by ideas brought by guitarist Dan Jacobs, the lead single "Gone" is an arena-ready rock anthem that yearns for a lost love and lamen...

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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN Launches New Death Metal Band ASINHELL

For more than 20 years, vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen has been spearheading Danish rock and roll machine VOLBEAT, releasing eight full-lengths, selling millions of albums, and filling stadiums worldwide. Before fronting VOLBEAT, however, Poulsen formed death metal band DOMINUS, which recorded f...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Releases New Song 'The Falling Sky'

Grammy-winning rock band GRETA VAN FLEET has released a brand new track, "The Falling Sky". It is the latest song to be unveiled from the band's upcoming third studio album, "Starcatcher", due July 21 on Lava/Republic/EMI. GRETA VAN FLEET guitarist Jake Kiszka states about "The Falling Sky": "An unw...

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DIMEBAG's Longtime Guitar Tech On ZAKK WYLDE Playing With PANTERA: 'He's Out There Representing His Brother'

Grady Champion, who was "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's guitar tech throughout his career with PANTERA, spoke to Guitar World magazine about his decision to sign on for the band's current tour. When Grady announced he was joining the crew for the PANTERA celebration shows last August, he said that he wou...

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ODERUS URUNGUS's Final Recorded Performance To Be Made Available On 10th-Anniversary Edition Of GWAR's 'Battle Maximus'

Ten years have passed since the release of GWAR's masterwork known as "Battle Maximus". The record is a tribute to fallen Scumdog Warrior Flattus Maximus (a.k.a. Corey Smoot) and was the last album recorded with vocalist Oderus Urungus (a.k.a. Dave Brockie) before he departed the planet Earth in 201...

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CHAD KROEGER Says 'There's Been A Softening' In Hate For NICKELBACK: 'It's Really Nice To Not Be Public Enemy Number One'

In a new interview with Robin Nash of Tucson, Arizona's KFMA-FM radio station, NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger was asked why he thinks so many people love to hate his band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That kind of used to be a thing. I shouldn't say 'that kind of used to be'...

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DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER On Joining SAXON's Touring Lineup: 'I Was Happy To Accept The Offer'

In a new interview with Ernest Skinner of Border City Rock Talk, DIAMOND HEAD guitarist Brian Tatler spoke about the recent announcement that he was joining SAXON as the replacement for recently departed founding guitarist Paul Quinn. "Paul Quinn has stepped down from touring because — I think partl...

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JON OLIVA Recalls Nearly Auditioning For BLACK SABBATH: 'I Would Have Been The Best Singer For Them Besides OZZY OSBOURNE'

In a new world-exclusive interview with Sakis Fragos of Greece's Rock Hard magazine, SAVATAGE leader Jon Oliva confirmed that he nearly auditioned for BLACK SABBATH almost four decades ago. He recalled (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We [SAVATAGE] were gonna break up after 'Fight For The Nigh...

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ATREYU Releases Music Video For 'God/Devil'

ATREYU has released a music video for the song "God/Devil". The track is taken from the band's latest EP, "The Hope Of A Spark", which came out on April 14 via Spinefarm. The clip was directed by ATREYU bassist Marc "Porter" McKnight. "God/Devil" laments a loss of identity, self and faith, a despera...

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Angus McSix and the Sword of Power

Once upon a time, a dead Scottish prince decided to rise from the grave. He travelled back through the depths of hell, drew the mighty sword "Sixcalibur" from its stony prison and then roared back into existence with an album full of giant, fantasy-via-videogame-influenced power metal anthems. Or so...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS Says He Has Been Performing With A Herniated Disc In His Lower Back

W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless says that he has been performing on the band's ongoing European tour with a herniated disc in his lower back. The 66-year-old guitarist/vocalist, whose real name is Steven Duren, opened up about his injury in a lengthy statement released via W.A.S.P.'s official web...

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Former IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY Is Undergoing Quadruple Heart Bypass Surgery

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley is undergoing a quadruple bypass surgery following his recent heart attack. A heart bypass surgery, or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, is used to improve blood flow to the heart. A surgeon uses blood vessels taken from another area of the body to b...