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JOE LYNN TURNER Doesn't Believe There Is Any Truth To Rumor That RITCHIE BLACKMORE Has Been In Talks About Returning To DEEP PURPLE

Joe Lynn Turner doesn't believe there's any truth to the rumor that DEEP PURPLE has been entertaining the idea of bringing Ritchie Blackmore back into the band. Turner, who has played with Blackmore in both RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE, weighed in on the possibility of Ritchie's return to PURPLE during a...

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VOLBEAT Announces 'Servant Of The Road' Summer 2023 North American Tour With HALESTORM

Danish/American rockers VOLBEAT have announced an 18-date North American summer tour in support of their eighth studio album, "Servant Of The Mind". The trek will include the band's first Canadian shows since 2019. "We are so excited to finally see our friends in Canada again and also get to play sh...

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STEVE PERRY Is Putting Finishing Touches On His 'Open Arms' Duet With DOLLY PARTON

Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry is putting the finishing touches on his collaboration with country music legend Dolly Parton. Parton recently said that she was making a rock album in order to celebrate her induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Tentatively titled "Rock Star", the LP will i...

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DOLLY PARTON Says NIKKI SIXX 'Played His Butt Off' On Her Upcoming Rock Album

Country legend Dolly Parton says that MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx "played his butt off" on her upcoming rock album. Dolly made her comments in a letter to Sixx's wife Courtney, co-founder of Bouquet Box, the first-ever DIY floral arranging kit/system on the market, after Courtney sent Dolly a Bou...

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TOTO's STEVE LUKATHER Announces Ninth Solo Album, 'Bridges'

Steve "Luke" Lukather, a founding member of the legendary rock band TOTO, will release a new studio album, "Bridges", on June 16 via The Players Club / Mascot Label Group. The official lyric video for the lead single "When I See You Again" can be seen below. Steve's ninth solo album, "Bridges", coul...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Shares 'Inner Sanctum' Single From His 'Rites Of Percussion' Debut Solo Album

Dave Lombardo, one of the most influential, innovative and prolific drummers of modern music, has shared "Inner Sanctum", the third single from his debut solo album, "Rites Of Percussion", which will arrive on May 5 via Ipecac Recordings. An accompanying Displaced/Replaced-created video for the trac...

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JOURNEY Drummer DEEN CASTRONOVO: 'The Amount Of Drugs That I Was Using Would Have Killed A Rhino'

In a new interview with Clint Switzer of "On The Road To Rock", JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo, who famously completed court-ordered drug rehabilitation in 2015 after being arrested on domestic violence charges, spoke about how his faith and sobriety have given him a new outlook on life. He said (a...

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JOHN 5 To Guest On DOLLY PARTON's Rock Album

MÖTLEY CRÜE's John 5 will appear on the upcoming rock album from country legend Dolly Parton. The CRÜE guitarist shared the news of his participation in a tweet earlier today (Tuesday, April 11). He shared a throwback photo of him with Dolly and he wrote: "I'm so honored that I got the opportunity t...

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GHOST Recorded Covers Of RUSH, MISFITS, U2 And MOTÖRHEAD For Possible Future Release

GHOST leader Tobias Forge has revealed in a new interview with NME that he recorded covers of classic songs by RUSH, MISFITS, U2 and MOTÖRHEAD during the sessions that yielded the upcoming "Phantomime" EP, scheduled for release on May 18. However, it is not clear if those tracks will ever see the li...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: Coming Up With A Setlist Is 'Like Pulling Teeth'

In a new interview with Joe Rock of the WBAB 102.3 radio station, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton was asked how hard it is for him and his bandmates to come up with a setlist considering that they have sixteen studio albums' worth of material to choose from. He responded (as transcribed by BLAB...

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GHOST Announces ' Phantomime' Covers EP, Shares 'Jesus He Knows Me' Music Video

Fresh off winning "Best Rock Album Of The Year" at the iHeart Radio Music Awards, GHOST has announced "Phantomime", a five-song covers EP intended from the start to follow last year's international chart-topping opus "Impera". A diverse and spellbinding sampling of the Grammy Award-winning band's mu...

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THE GUESS WHO To Release 'Plein D'Amour' Album In June; Title Track Now Available

Legendary Canadian band THE GUESS WHO will release a new studio album, "Plein D'Amour", on June 30 through its new partnership with Deko Entertainment. Artwork for the LP is provided by world-renowned graphic designer Ioannis (DEEP PURPLE, ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, LED ZEPPELIN) with limited prints to b...

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BLACK SABBATH's 'Live Evil' To Be Re-Released As 40th-Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

BMG has set a June 2, 2023 release date for the 40th-anniversary super deluxe edition of BLACK SABBATH's "Live Evil". This new edition of "Live Evil" was remixed by Wyn Davis and remastered for the 40th anniversary and includes a 1982 "The Mob Rules" tour replica hardback concert book, a 40-page boo...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Add Eight Shows To Fall 2023 North American Tour

Due to incredible fan demand, QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT today announced the addition of eight new dates across North America on their upcoming "Rhapsody" tour, which first launched in 2019 with 25 critically acclaimed shows. The tour will now include second dates in Baltimore, New York, Boston, St. Paul,...

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Doomsday & Salvation

I can't speak for anybody else, but one of the things I love the most is to listen to a bunch of old Swedes playing old-school death metal. It would seem that plenty of folk are in agreement, too, such is the enduring appeal and influence of the sound that emerged from Stockholm and Gothenburg in th...