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ANTHRAX Members Team Up With SKID ROW Guitarist For Quarantine Cover Of IRON MAIDEN's 'Transylvania' (Video)

ANTHRAX members Charlie Benante (drums),Frank Bello (bass) and Jonathan Donais (guitar) have teamed up with SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo to record a "quarantine" cover version of the IRON MAIDEN instrumental classic "Transylvania". Benante uploaded a video of the performance to his YouTube...

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K.K. DOWNING: Paperback Edition Of 'Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest' Due In September

The paperback edition of former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's autobiography, "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest", will be made available on September 1 via Hachette Books. You can now pre-order a copy on Amazon. "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest" was released in Septembe...

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Watch QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Play PANTERA's 'Cowboys From Hell' On Drums

Video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre playing PANTERA's classic song "Cowboys From Hell" on the drums during last fall's inaugural Megacruise can be seen below. The full lineup for the performance was as follows: Patrick Stone - Lead Vocals Tyson Leslie - Bass Dakota Denman - Guitar Sam...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS 'Would Be Up For' Participating In Band's 50th-Anniversary Tour

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins says that he is open to participating in the band's 50th-anniversary tour. Atkins formed JUDAS PRIEST in 1969 in Birmingham, England, naming it after the Bob Dylan tune "The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest". In 1973, Atkins stepped out to land a "real jo...

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CLIFF BURTON's Pre-METALLICA Band TRAUMA To Release Fourth Album In The Fall

Late 2020 will prove to be a busy time for first-wave thrash metallists TRAUMA, as they will release their fourth full-length album and tour throughout Europe on a bill also featuring ROSS THE BOSS and BURNING WITCHES. Comprised of Donny Hillier (lead vocals),Kris Gustofson (drums),Greg Christian...

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MOTÖRHEAD's PHIL CAMPBELL Reflects On Band's Final Tour, Says LEMMY 'Wasn't Quite Himself'

In a brand new interview with the "CATtales" podcast, Phil Campbell reflected on MOTÖRHEAD's final tour leading up to the December 2015 passing of the band's frontman Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister. "Towards the last couple of years, Lem wasn't quite himself," the MOTÖRHEAD guitarist said (hear audio...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer ROB HALFORD's Autobiography, 'Confess', Gets Official Release Date

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford will release his autobiography, "Confess", on September 29 via Hachette Books. Pre-orders are now available at Amazon. Known as "The Metal God" by his devoted, global fan base, Halford has always subverted the norm, and "Confess" will offer readers a compelling, hea...

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ATKINS MAY PROJECT Feat. Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS: 'When The Bell Tolls' Video

The official "social lockdown" video for the song "When The Bell Tolls" from ATKINS MAY PROJECT, the band featuring original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins and Christian guitarist and music artist Paul May, can be seen below. The track is taken from ATKINS MAY PROJECT's latest album, "The Final Cut",...

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BPMD Feat. BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH, MIKE PORTNOY, PHIL DEMMEL And MARK MENGHI: Listen To Re-Energized Cover Of 'Evil'

BPMD — the new heavy metal juggernaut featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL),drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, SONS OF APOLLO),bassist Mark Menghi (METAL ALLEGIANCE) and guitarist Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE, ex-MACHINE HEAD) — will release its debut album, "American Made", on June...

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See JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE IN CHAINS, HALESTORM, Ex-MACHINE HEAD Members Perform Cover Of THIN LIZZY's 'Bad Reputation'

Richie Faulkner (JUDAS PRIEST),Mike Inez (ALICE IN CHAINS),Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM),Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE, ex-MACHINE HEAD) and Dave McClain (SACRED REICH, ex-MACHINE HEAD) recently joined forces to to record a cover version of THIN LIZZY's "Bad Reputation". The accompanying video was shot in quara...

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DIO DISCIPLES' Debut Album Is 'On Hold', Says SIMON WRIGHT

Drummer Simon Wright spoke to Canada's The Metal Voice about the status of the debut album from DIO DISCIPLES, which pays tribute to Ronnie James Dio and is fully supported by Dio's widow/manager Wendy. DIO DISCIPLES is made up of former members of DIO, along with a rotating lineup of vocalists, inc...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Doesn't Believe In Hologram Shows

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick says that he doesn't "believe in hologram shows." Over the course of the past four years, former BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who died in 2010 at the age of 67, has been the subject of a touring show in which his three-dimensional representat...

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Who Is The Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalist Of All Time? PHILIP ANSELMO Weighs In

Who is the greatest heavy metal vocalist of all time? Philip Anselmo — a vocal great in his own right, with bands such as PANTERA and DOWN to his name — makes the case for JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford in a video uploaded by Revolver magazine earlier today. Check it out below. "Hands down, Rob Halford,...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Remembered On 10th Anniversary Of His Death

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio, best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO, died of stomach cancer 10 years ago (May 16, 2010) at the age of 67. Dio was renowned throughout the world as one of the greatest and most influential vocalists in heavy metal h...

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ROB HALFORD Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'His Voice Is Still With Us, As It Always Will Be'

JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford is among the musicians who shared their remembrances of Ronnie James Dio with Billboard.com, one day before the 10th anniversary of the legendary singer's death from stomach cancer in 2010. Rob said: "Ronnie was a mentor to me as far as his solid professionalism musically....