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BRUCE DICKINSON Announces First Appearance At A U.S. Comic Convention

Legendary IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will make his first appearance at a U.S. comic convention on Saturday, March 30 at WonderCon in Anaheim, California for a panel discussion on his debut comic book series. For the last decade, Dickinson has been developing the story of "The Mandrake Proj...

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ROB HALFORD Says All The Music Is 'Ready' For His Debut Blues Solo Album

In a new interview with Germany's Rock Antenne, Rob Halford spoke about the status of his long-in-the-works debut blues solo album. The JUDAS PRIEST singer is collaborating with the same team that assisted him during the making of his 2019 Christmas LP "Celestial", including his brother Nigel and hi...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Announces Details Of Expanded Edition Of 'Lighthouse' Solo Album

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has announced an expanded digital edition of his acclaimed third solo album, "Lighthouse", available now at all DSPs and streaming services. The deluxe release includes eight additional tracks along with three exclusive live performance videos filmed last December...

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CHRIS JERICHO's KISS Covers Band KUARANTINE Releases 'Good Girl Gone Bad' Single

FOZZY singer Chris Jericho's 1980s KISS cover band KUARANTINE has released its version of "Good Girl Gone Bad", a classic, hidden gem from the KISS songbook. The song is available on Madison Records via The Orchard. It was the No. 1 Most Added track on the SMR Rock chart as well as the Most Added so...

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TED NUGENT Apologizes To God, Asks For 'Strength' And 'Power' To Re-Elect DONALD TRUMP

On the March 15 episode of the "The Spirit Campfire With Ted Nugent", legendary conservative rocker Ted Nugent and his wife Shemane say a prayer, "asking for strength to get our country out of the trouble it's in." In the clip, which is available at AmericasVoice.news, Ted can be seen saying in part...

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BRUCE DICKINSON On 'The Mandrake Project': 'This Is An Album That Has A Lot Of Depth To It'

In a recent interview with Mexico's Sopitas, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked why he chose to release "Afterglow Of Ragnarok", the opening track from his new solo album, "The Mandrake Project", as the first single from the LP. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We had a...

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Would DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN Ever Use Backing Tracks During Live Shows? 'Never In A Million Years', He Says

DISTURBED singer David Draiman has weighed in on bands who rely on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthetic but...

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Watch: BRUCE DICKINSON Signs Copies Of 'The Mandrake Project' At EMP Store In Dortmund

On March 7, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson signed copies of his brand-new solo album, "The Mandrake Project", at the EMP store in Dortmund, Germany. An official video recap of the event is available below. "The Mandrake Project" has become a global smash hit, with huge chart success already anno...

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KANSAS Extends 50th-Anniversary Tour With 23 Dates Added

As a result of brisk ticket sales and numerous sellouts, America's preeminent progressive rock band KANSAS is adding a third and final leg to its 50th-anniversary tour. The "Another Fork in The Road" tour celebrates 50 years of the band's illustrious music history with concerts featuring two full ho...

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NICKELBACK Teams Up With Country-Rocker HARDY For New 'CMT Crossroads' Episode

Acclaimed rockers NICKELBACK and award-winning country-rocker Hardy team up for the latest installment of CMT's critically acclaimed franchise "CMT Crossroads", swapping stories and collaborating on each other's biggest songs, including performances of NICKELBACK's "Save Me" and "Animals", Hardy's "...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: 'I've Been Trying To Do Less Things, But More Of Them'

In a new interview with Japanese music critic and radio personality Masa Ito of TVK's "Rock City", IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson, who is quite the renaissance man — rock singer, pilot, business leader, author, international fencer, motivational speaker, radio host and more — spoke about how he juggl...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Announces Expanded Digital Edition Of 'Lighthouse' Album

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan will release the expanded digital edition of his latest solo album, "Lighthouse", on March 22. The set will feature 19 songs, including previously unreleased studio and live tracks. Earlier today, Duff premiered professionally filmed video of his first live band pe...

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HALESTORM's JOE HOTTINGER: 'We've Got A Boatload More Songs' For Upcoming Album

In a new interview with Monica Strut of Knotfest Australia, HALESTORM guitarist Joe Hottinger spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2022's "Back From The Dead" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Our goal as a band is may the best song win...

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NEW YEARS DAY's ASH COSTELLO Defends Using Backing Tracks During Live Shows: 'Every Band Does It'

NEW YEARS DAY singer Ash Costello has weighed in on bands who rely on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthetic b...

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HALESTORM's AREJAY HALE: 'We Are One Of Few Bands Who Don't Use Any Backing Tracks Or Any Type Of Sound Enhancement'

In a new interview with May The Rock Be With You, HALESTORM drummer Arejay Hale spoke about the band's insistence on performing completely live — without the aid of backing tracks. "We've always kind of prided ourselves by being one of the few bands that doesn't use any backtracks or any type of sou...