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SANCTUARY To Perform Entire 'Refuge Denied' Album On U.S. Tour

SANCTUARY will perform its 1988 debut album, "Refuge Denied", in its entirety on the band's upcoming North American tour. The trek will kick off on July 11 in Atlanta and conclude on August 17 in Seattle. Support on the tour will come from GHOST SHIP OCTAVIUS, the band featuring former NEVERMORE dru...

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JEFF PILSON On FOREIGNER: 'I'm Not Sure If There's Gonna Be A Whole Record Of New Material Again'

FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson has confirmed that there are no plans for the band to make a new studio album anytime soon. "We have had new songs on various packages that we put out — we had two new songs out just a couple of years ago, on our 40th anniversary," he told the Rock 100.5 radio station i...

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CADAVER Is Back! ANDERS ODDEN Joins Forces With MEGADETH's DIRK VERBEUREN

CADAVER, one of the first Norwegian death metal bands to release an LP, is back. Exploding back into action for the first time since 2004, founder member and CADAVER mastermind Anders Odden (SATYRICON, ORDER) has returned to reclaim his throne as one of Europe's true death metal pioneers. To open u...

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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Feat. ALICE COOPER, JOHNNY DEPP, JOE PERRY: 'Rise' Album Due In June

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES return with new music in the form of their explosive second album, "Rise". Rock and roll royalty Joe Perry, Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp, and shock rock icon Alice Cooper join forces once again for the unmissable rock album of 2019. "Rise" will be released June 21 via earMUSIC....

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DOUG ALDRICH Says He Almost Auditioned For MEGADETH

Former WHITESNAKE and DIO guitarist Doug Aldrich says that he nearly auditioned for MEGADETH in 1989. At the time, MEGADETH had just parted ways with Jeff Young and was preparing to go into the studio to record the now-classic "Rust In Peace" album. "Dave [Mustaine] and I are friends now — Dave Must...

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VOIVOD Drummer MICHEL 'AWAY' LANGEVIN: 'We're Still Pretty Underground'

Alex Haber of Heavy New York conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD prior to the band's April 4 concert at Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On...

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POSSESSED's JEFF BECERRA Recounts 1989 Armed Robbery Attempt That Left Him Paralyzed And Wheelchair-Bound

Californian death metal pioneers POSSESSED originally split in 1987, leaving behind a short but highly influential legacy, most notably their 1985 "Seven Churches" debut, widely considered to be the first-ever death metal album. Internal tensions after the release of 1987's "The Eyes Of Horror" EP l...

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METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD, MEGADETH Members Pay Tribute To UFO's PAUL RAYMOND

Kirk Hammett (METALLICA),Joe Elliott (DEF LEPPARD),David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO) and Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES) are among the musicians who have reacted on social media to the passing of Paul Raymond. The UFO guitarist and keyboard player died early Saturday morning (Ap...

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GEORGE LYNCH Is 'Excited' About Upcoming Performance With DOKKEN At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

Guitarist George Lynch (LYNCH MOB, DOKKEN, THE END MACHINE, KXM) recently spoke with Clint Switzer of the "Music Mania" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview starts at the 5:50 mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLAB...

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POSSESSED Releases 'Shadowcult' Music Video

Californian death metal pioneers POSSESSED will release their first full-length album in over three decades, "Revelatons Of Oblivion", on May 10 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band has unveiled the disc's second single, "Shadowcult", with a live clip from its performance at the Bloodstock Open Air fe...

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HEAVY AS TEXAS Feat. EXHORDER Members: 'Blind' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Blind" from HEAVY AS TEXAS, the aggressive metal project featuring acclaimed guitarist Marzi Montazeri and vocalist Kyle Thomas — otherwise recognized as members of Louisiana-based metal pioneers EXHORDER (named by Spin as one of the "30 Greatest Thrash Bands o...

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Watch VINCE NEIL Perform MÖTLEY CRÜE Classics In Pasadena, California

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil performed with his solo band on April 7 at The Rose in Pasadena, California. Video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "susan goepfert"). Neil is continuing to tour the world with his backing group, which includes Dana Strum and Jeff Bland...

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JIMMY PAGE Shares Psychedelic Story Behind His Famous FENDER Guitar

In the video below, Jimmy Page shares the psychedelic story behind his famous Fender guitar. Page's custom shop "mirror" and "dragon" Telecaster models — a historic, hands-on collaboration between Fender Custom Shop master builder Paul Waller and Page himself — are modeled after Page's beloved 1959...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: Month-Long U.S. Tour Announced

The new Ronnie James Dio hologram will embark on a month-long U.S.tour at the end of May. The legendary heavy metal singer died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram made its debut at the Wacken Open Air festival in August 2016 in front of more than 75,000 fans. The Dio hologram...

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VENOM: 'Bring Out Your Dead' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "Bring Out Your Dead", a song from black metal pioneers VENOM, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's latest, 15th full-length studio album, "Storm The Gates", which was released in December through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2015's "From The...