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THE SWORD Releases Sludgy Cover Of RUSH's 'Working Man'
Texan riff masters THE SWORD have released the third and final installment of their three-song mini-series — "Conquest Of Quarantine" lockdown session — a bone-rattling cover of the RUSH classic "Working Man". THE SWORD bassist Bryan Richie comments: "In the early 2000s, we were given a CD by one of...August 6, 2020
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STYX's TODD SUCHERMAN Releases Music Video For 'Kindling' From Debut Solo Album
This past May, STYX drummer Todd Sucherman released his debut solo album, "Last Flight Home", via Aqua Pulse Records. The official music video for the disc's latest single, a cover of ELBOW's "Kindling", can be seen below. Sucherman explains why he chose "Kindling" to be the sole cover song on the a...August 6, 2020
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MOTÖRHEAD's PHIL CAMPBELL Joins SEPULTURA For 'Orgasmatron' Quarantine Performance (Video)
MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell recently teamed up with the four members of SEPULTURA to record a quarantine version of MOTÖRHEAD's "Orgasmatron". Check out video below. Back in 2018, former SEPULTURA drummer Igor Cavalera said that he and his brother Max were inspired to form the band in 1984 bec...August 5, 2020
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JON ANDERSON 'Would Love To' Get All Surviving YES Members Together For A Tour
Ex-YES singer Jon Anderson has told Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station that he is still hopeful he can reunite with his former bandmates to mark the group's 50th anniversary. "I'd love to get the whole of YES together one day in the next couple of years — everybody, 20 of us on stage, that kin...August 5, 2020
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GEORGE LYNCH Says It's Time To Pull The Plug On LYNCH MOB: 'I'm Not Gonna Tour Anymore Or Put Out Records With That Name'
George Lynch says that he will no longer make new music or tour under the LYNCH MOB name. The former DOKKEN guitarist broke the news of LYNCH MOB's end during a brand new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio. Asked if there are plans for LYNCH MOB to record a new LP following the upcoming...August 4, 2020
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IMMORTAL's DEMONAZ And HORGH Are Fighting Over Rights To Band's Name
IMMORTAL members Harald "Demonaz" Nævdal and Reidar "Horgh" Horghagen are involved in a legal dispute over the rights to the band's name. One of Norway's first and most successful black metal acts, IMMORTAL was formed by Demonaz and Olve "Abbath" Eikemo in 1990. Horgh joined the group in 1996. Six y...August 4, 2020
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Taps TESLA, SACRED REICH, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members For Cover Of DEF LEPPARD's 'Wasted'
ELLEFSON, the solo band of Grammy-winning MEGADETH bassist/co-founder David Ellefson, will release "No Cover", an LP featuring more than 13 cover songs, including classic tracks from MOTÖRHEAD, W.A.S.P., DEF LEPPARD, CHEAP TRICK, QUEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, TWISTED SISTER, FASTWAY, FIGHT, DEAD KENNEDYS, an...July 31, 2020
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SEBASTIAN BACH Says Being Labeled 'Hair Metal' Gets Under His Skin
Sebastian Bach has taken issue with the label "hair metal," saying that the pejorative term was coined in the late 1990s as a way to disparage acts thought to have been all flash and no substance. Earlier today, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider tweeted out a link to an article about an upcoming comp...July 30, 2020
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Has No Regrets About 'St. Anger' Snare Drum Sound: 'I Stand Behind It A Hundred Percent'
During an appearance earlier today (Wednesday, July 29) on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich defended the band's controversial 2003 album "St. Anger", which was criticized by many fans for its lack of guitar solos, extended riffs, its raw production and the th...July 29, 2020
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RUDY SARZO Says 'There's No Blueprint Anymore' For Success In Music Industry
In a new interview with The Network317 Podcast, legendary hard rock bassist Rudy Sarzo was asked what advice he has for up-and-coming musicians who are looking to make it in the music industry. He responded (see video below): "Any advice that I can give, really, is based on my references on a music...July 28, 2020
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RICK WAKEMAN Releases New Digital Single 'Ascraeus Mons' From His New Album 'The Red Planet'
Keyboard legend Rick Wakeman & THE ENGLISH ROCK ENSEMBLE will release "The Red Planet" on August 28. The album features eight newly composed pieces, specially for this project, and harks back to Wakeman's critically acclaimed debut album "The Six Wives Of Henry VIII", where there were six heavy...July 28, 2020
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New EXODUS Album Will Be 'Very Special', Says STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA
On July 21, EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza spoke to Rock Immortal Productions' "Rock Talk" live interview series about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited new album. The San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' next disc will be the follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Ou...July 26, 2020
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Watch GWAR Perform Acoustic Set For AV CLUB
The AV Club has had the honor of being blessed with the presence of your Lords and Masters GWAR, five times so far. Taking part in the AV Club's "Under Cover" series, the Scumdogs Of The Universe gave their take on songs including: KANSAS's "Carry On Wayward Son", Billy Ocean's "Get Outta My Dreams,...July 25, 2020
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METALLICA-Headlined AFTERSHOCK Festival Canceled For 2020 Due To COVID-19 Pandemic; Rescheduled For 2021
The 2020 edition of the Aftershock festival, which was scheduled to take place October 9-11 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, has officially been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. METALLICA and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, who were slated to headline this year'...July 24, 2020
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PATTY SMYTH: Why I Declined Invitation To Join VAN HALEN
When VAN HALEN parted with frontman David Lee Roth in 1985, his eventual replacement, Sammy Hagar, was not the band's first choice to fill Roth's shoes. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen asked Patty Smyth of the group SCANDAL to join the band first, which Smyth has now recounted in a new interview with Ster...July 24, 2020
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