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K.K. DOWNING 'Shocked' Even Himself With His Decision To Leave JUDAS PRIEST

K.K. Downing says that he "shocked" even himself when he decided to leave JUDAS PRIEST nearly eight years ago. The guitarist, who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends and was part of the group since 1969, announced his retirement from PRIEST in April 2011. He has since been replac...

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Watch Video For New DREAM THEATER Song 'Untethered Angel'

The official music video for "Untethered Angel", a brand new song from progressive music titans DREAM THEATER, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming 14th studio album, "Distance Over Time", which will be released on February 22, 2019. The disc showcases a newfound creativity...

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Ex-MACHINE HEAD Guitarist PHIL DEMMEL: Playing With SLAYER Is 'Beyond My Wildest Dreams'

Former MACHINE HEAD and VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel says that playing with SLAYER as the temporary replacement for Gary Holt is beyond his wildest dreams. Holt, who also plays with EXODUS, announced on Sunday that he would miss the rest of the current SLAYER European trek in order to return home...

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Video: DEE SNIDER Performs In Tampere, Finland

Fan-filmed video footage of Dee Snider's December 5 performance at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland can be seen below. Snider recently said that the decision to end TWISTED SISTER was partly motivated by his desire to go out while he can still put on a great show. TWISTED SISTER called it quits in 201...

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TOOL, KORN, ROB ZOMBIE, JUDAS PRIEST Set For Next Year's WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE Festival

After a record-breaking year in 2018, Welcome To Rockville returns even bigger in 2019. The ninth annual edition of Florida's Biggest Rock Experience will take place Friday, May 3, Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, Florida and will feature must-see headlining se...

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GARY HOLT To Miss Rest Of SLAYER European Tour; Ex-MACHINE HEAD Guitarist PHIL DEMMEL To Step In

Guitarist Gary Holt will miss the rest of the current SLAYER European tour in order to return home and be with his dying father. He will be replaced for the remaining shows on the trek by former MACHINE HEAD and VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel. Demmel will make his live debut with SLAYER Monday nigh...

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DEE SNIDER Has No Desire To Do A Full Tour

Dee Snider says that the decision to end TWISTED SISTER was partly motivated by his desire to go out while he can still put on a great show. TWISTED SISTER called it quits in 2016 after completing a farewell 40th-anniversary tour. The band's last-ever concert took place in November of that year — 20...

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DREAM THEATER: Third Part Of 'Distance Over Time' In-Studio Video Series

Progressive music titans DREAM THEATER have launched the third and final in-the-studio video interview, where the entire band sat down and discussed how their upcoming 14th studio album, "Distance Over Time", came together. In the third clip, which can be seen below, the bandmembers talk about touri...

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TOM MORELLO On Upcoming CHRIS CORNELL Tribute Concert: 'It's Not Gonna Be Some Mournful, Dreary Thing'

A benefit concert in memory of late SOUNDGARDEN and AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell, billed as "I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell", will take place at the Forum in Los Angeles on January 16, 2019. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the show will feature performances from FOO FIGHTERS and METALLICA...

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CARCASS: Back In The Studio

British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS appear to have entered the studio to begin recording the long-awaited follow-up to 2013's comeback album, "Surgical Steel". Earlier today, a photo was posted on the band's Facebook page of drummer Daniel Wilding's drum kit set up at an undisclosed recording fac...

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WILLIAM SHATNER Unveils Music Video For 'Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer' Feat. ZZ TOP's BILLY GIBBONS

William Shatner's first-ever holiday album, "Shatner Claus", is out now, featuring a truly eclectic roster of vanguards, icons and misfits that join him on this collection of reinterpreted classics. Today he's unveiled the first music video from it: a rocked-out rendition of "Rudolf The Red Nosed...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS And JUDITH LYNN STILLMAN To Perform An Evening Of Music For Two Pianos

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will perform a two-piano classical concert event with his longtime Juilliard school friend, pianist Judith Lynn Stillman, on Saturday, December 15 at Sapinsley Hall in Providence, Rhode Island. They will be playing the greats: Mozart, Brahms and a special trea...

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MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Has 'An Hour And A Half's Worth Of Material' Written For Next OPETH Album

OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt has confirmed to Metal Hammer magazine that he has made major headway in the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2016's "Sorceress" album. "I told myself I'd be taking a break, maybe even a sabbatical or something, after the last tour, but I think I las...

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TOM GABRIEL WARRIOR To Perform HELLHAMMER Music With Newly Launched TRIUMPH OF DEATH Project

HELLHAMMER existed for a mere two years, from May 1982 to May 1984. During this time, the band wrote material for three demos, one 12-inch EP, and the legendary "Death Metal" compilation album, along with a number of unrecorded songs. In light of HELLHAMMER's now mythically iconic status in the glob...

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FOO FIGHTERS, SYSTEM OF A DOWN And DISTURBED To Headline Inaugural SONIC TEMPLE ART + MUSIC FESTIVAL

FOO FIGHTERS, SYSTEM OF A DOWN and DISTURBED will headline the inaugural Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival. The three-day event, set to take place May 17-19, 2019 at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, replaces the perennially popular hard-rock fest Rock On The Range, which ended its run in 2017 after...